What Royal Road's terms say
Royal Road's terms of service and privacy policy have 22 rated points: 1 serious, 4 bad, 16 worth knowing and 1 good. 15 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 7 only once you have an account.
Whenever you use Royal Road
Bad 2
Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent to changes of terms merely from your usage
Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent merely from your usage.
Where it says this ↗Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to you
Where it says this ↗
Worth knowing 13
This service does not guarantee that it or the products obtained through it meet your expectations or requirements
Where it says this ↗The service can stop being provided at any time
They may stop providing the service at any time
Where it says this ↗No guarantee is made reguarding the accuracy and/or reliability of the information provided
The service does not guarantee accuracy or reliability of the information provided
Where it says this ↗The court of law governing the terms is in location X
The court of law governing the terms is in Israel
Where it says this ↗The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at your sole risk
Where it says this ↗No warranty is made regarding an uninterrupted, timely, secure and/or error-free experience
The service provider makes no warranty regarding uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free service
Where it says this ↗Invalidity of any portion of the Terms of Service does not entail invalidity of its remainder
Where it says this ↗Instructions are provided on how to submit a copyright claim
Where it says this ↗Failure to enforce any provision of the Terms of Service does not constitute a waiver of such provision
Where it says this ↗There is a date of the last update of the agreements
Where it says this ↗You agree not to use the service for illegal purposes
Where it says this ↗You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold the service harmless in case of a claim related to your use of the service
Where it says this ↗The service assumes no liability for any damages the user incurs
This service assumes no liability for any losses or damages resulting from any matter relating to the service
Where it says this ↗
If you have a Royal Road account
Serious 1
Your identity is used in ads that are shown to other users
Where it says this ↗
Bad 2
Prices and fees may be changed at any time, without notice to you
Where it says this ↗Your account can be deleted or permanently suspended without prior notice and without a reason
Your account can be deleted without prior notice and without a reason
Where it says this ↗
Worth knowing 3
If you are the target of a copyright claim, your content and/or your account may be removed
If you are the target of a copyright claim, your content may be removed
Where it says this ↗The posting of pornographic content is prohibited
Where it says this ↗Minors must have the authorization of their legal guardians to use the service
Where it says this ↗
Good 1
You maintain ownership of your content
Where it says this ↗
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Ratings by ToS;DR volunteers; they can lag behind the current terms. Not legal advice.