TERMS OF USE

Last updated: September 2026

These Terms of Use govern access to and use of Chapter & Chronicle. By accessing, browsing or using this website, you agree to comply with these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you should not use this website.

Chapter & Chronicle is an independent literary website publishing original fiction, fantasy writing, essays, articles, reflections, commentary and related creative works. The website is provided for literary, informational, reflective and entertainment purposes.

All content published on Chapter & Chronicle is owned by Chapter & Chronicle unless expressly stated otherwise. This includes all original writing, stories, essays, articles, literary works, characters, settings, invented worlds, names, dialogue, lore, titles, branding, visual presentation and associated creative material. Such content is protected by copyright and other applicable intellectual property laws.

You may read the website for personal, non-commercial purposes and may share ordinary links to published pages. You may not copy, reproduce, republish, distribute, adapt, translate, upload, scrape, harvest, commercially exploit, falsely attribute or otherwise misuse any content from this website without prior written permission.

You must not use this website in any manner that is unlawful, harmful, fraudulent, abusive, defamatory, threatening, invasive, malicious or otherwise objectionable. You must not attempt to interfere with the security, availability, integrity or proper functioning of the website. You must not use automated systems, bots, scrapers, crawlers, data-mining tools or similar technologies to access, extract or process content from the website without express written permission.

You must not use any content from Chapter & Chronicle for the training, development, improvement, testing, operation or commercial exploitation of artificial intelligence systems, machine learning models, large language models, datasets, automated writing tools or similar technologies without express prior written consent.

This website may contain links to external websites, platforms or third-party services. Such links are provided for convenience only. Chapter & Chronicle is not responsible for the content, accuracy, availability, security, privacy practices or policies of any third-party website or service.

The content published on Chapter & Chronicle is provided in good faith. Whilst reasonable care is taken in preparing and maintaining the website, no representation, warranty or guarantee is given that the website or its content will always be accurate, complete, uninterrupted, secure, current or free from errors.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Chapter & Chronicle shall not be liable for any loss, damage, claim, expense or liability arising from or in connection with the use of, reliance upon, inability to access, or misuse of this website or its content. Nothing in these Terms shall exclude or limit liability where such exclusion or limitation would be unlawful under the laws of England and Wales.

Chapter & Chronicle may amend these Terms from time to time. The updated version will be published on this page with a revised date. Continued use of the website after changes are published constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms, the website or its content shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

For enquiries relating to these Terms, permissions or intellectual property matters, please contact hello@chapterchronicle.org.uk.