StoryForge Code of Conduct

Last Modified: 2/2/2024

Welcome to StoryForge, an online community created by writers for writers. StoryForge is a place to share your works in progress, to read the work of your peers, and to give and receive helpful, constructive feedback. Once the forge is in full force, we will also help you with publication through our own StoryForge Publishing label.

When you become a member of the StoryForge community, you are joining a growing community from across the globe. As a result, there will be work presented on the site from numerous perspectives, exploring different places, backgrounds, emotions, and experiences. In order to keep our authors and readers safe, StoryForge has created a Code of Conduct that all community members must agree to follow. StoryForge may revise and update these Terms of Use at the organizations sole discretion. All changes are effective upon posting public notification.

The following user-generated content is prohibited:

  • Content that facilitates, incites, or encourages violence of any kind

  • Content that facilitates,incites, or encourages illegal actions

  • Content that includes unauthorized depictions or use of another’s intellectual property (including without limitation, software, music, art, and other copyrighted, trademarked, or patented materials, characters, or trade secrets)

  • Content that contains personal or business addresses, telephone numbers, links to social media, or any other Personally Identifiable Information

  • Content that includes the unauthorized impersonation of another living person

  • Content that infringes upon any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual property or other rights of any other person

  • Content that promotes or solicits commercial activity of any sort, whether through links, advertisements, promotions, product placement, or any other means of solicitation 

  • Content that involves commercial activities or sales, such as contests, sweepstakes, and other sales promotions, barter, or advertising

  • Content that contains incites or promotes pornographic material, violence, or discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age

  • Content that violates the legal rights (including the rights of publicity and privacy) of others or contains any material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under applicable laws or regulations or that otherwise may be in conflict with these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy, https://storyforge.com/privacy-policy

  • Content that gives the impression that User-generated statements emanate from or are endorsed by StoryForge or any other person or entity

  • Content that has been created primarily through the use of an AI generator

All user-generated content should include trigger warnings if the work features any of the following topics:

  • Violence and Abuse

  • Mental Health

  • Death and Loss

  • Discrimination and Prejudice

  • Explicit Sexual Content

  • Body Image and Eating Disorders

  • Addiction and Substance Abuse

  • Child Abuse and Neglect

  • Religious and Cultural Trauma

  • Historical Tragedies

  • Suicide & Self Harm

If a StoryForge User violates any of the above guidelines, StoryForge reserves the right to take any number of the following actions:

  • Suspension of access to StoryForge Company Products

  • Disabled or permanent deletion of User StoryForge account

  • Removal of any or all comments or work published in StoryForge by the User

  • Appropriate legal action, including without limitation, referral to law enforcement, for any illegal or unauthorized use of StoryForge Company Products

By joining StoryForge, User agrees to abide by the rules set forth in this document. Any and all prohibited actions performed by the User will result in immediate action from the StoryForge team.