Terms of Service

Agreement to Terms

By accessing and using Black Lantern Club (the "Website"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and all applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using this Website.

Use License

Permission is granted to temporarily view and read the stories on this Website for personal, non-commercial use only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license you may not:

• Modify or copy the materials
• Use the materials for any commercial purpose or public display
• Attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software on the Website
• Remove any copyright or proprietary notations from the materials
• Transfer the materials to another person or "mirror" the materials on any other server
• Republish, redistribute, or reproduce the stories without explicit permission

Copyright and Intellectual Property

All content on this Website, including but not limited to stories, text, graphics, logos, and images, is the property of Black Lantern Club or the respective authors and is protected by copyright laws.

Author Rights

Each story published on this Website is the intellectual property of its respective author. All rights are reserved by the authors unless otherwise stated.

Attribution

If you wish to share or reference any story from this Website, you must:

• Provide proper attribution to the author
• Include a link back to the original story on our Website
• Not present the work as your own
• Obtain explicit permission for any substantial reproduction

Disclaimer

The stories on this Website are works of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the authors' imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

Content Disclaimers

Stories on this Website may contain:

• Mature themes and content
• Violence or disturbing imagery
• Strong language
• Horror or supernatural elements

Reader discretion is advised. We are not responsible for any emotional distress or discomfort caused by reading the stories.

User Conduct

You agree not to:

• Use the Website for any unlawful purpose
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Website
• Interfere with or disrupt the Website's operation
• Transmit any viruses, malware, or harmful code
• Harass, abuse, or harm other users
• Scrape or data mine the Website's content

Third-Party Links

This Website may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by Black Lantern Club. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services.

Advertising

This Website displays third-party advertisements. We are not responsible for the content of advertisements or the products/services advertised. Clicking on advertisements may redirect you to third-party websites.

Limitations of Liability

In no event shall Black Lantern Club or its authors be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption) arising out of the use or inability to use the materials on this Website.

Accuracy of Materials

The materials appearing on the Website may include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. Black Lantern Club does not warrant that any of the materials on its Website are accurate, complete, or current.

Modifications

Black Lantern Club may revise these Terms of Service at any time without notice. By using this Website, you are agreeing to be bound by the then-current version of these Terms of Service.

Termination

We reserve the right to terminate or suspend access to our Website immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach the Terms.

Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

DMCA Copyright Policy

We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please contact us with:

• A description of the copyrighted work
• A description of where the material is located on the Website
• Your contact information
• A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use is not authorized
• A statement that the information in the notification is accurate
• Your physical or electronic signature

Age Restrictions

Our Website is intended for users aged 13 and older. If you are under 13 years of age, please do not use or access this Website.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us at:

Email: legal@blacklantern.club

Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be unenforceable or invalid, such provision will be changed and interpreted to accomplish the objectives of such provision to the greatest extent possible under applicable law and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

Waiver

No waiver of any term of these Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and our failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.