Terms and Conditions

1. About Laurèvia

Laurèvia is an online publishing platform that allows authors to share original written works and readers to discover and read published stories.

By creating an account or using Laurèvia, you agree to follow the applicable platform rules and policies.

2. Eligibility and Accounts

• You must provide accurate registration information.
• You must keep your login details secure.
• You must not impersonate another person.
• You must not use another person's account without permission.
• Users below the applicable age of digital consent must have any legally required parent or guardian involvement.

3. Author Ownership and Copyright

Authors retain ownership and copyright of original works they create and publish on Laurèvia.

By uploading a book, an author grants Laurèvia a non-exclusive permission to host, store, display and distribute that work through the platform for the purpose of operating the service.

This permission does not transfer copyright ownership to Laurèvia.

Authors confirm that they have the rights and permissions needed to publish the material they upload.

4. Publishing Rules

Authors must not publish:

• Content copied from another creator without permission.
• Content that infringes copyright or other intellectual property rights.
• Content that unlawfully threatens, harasses or targets others.
• Content that is illegal under applicable law.
• Material that violates Laurèvia's content policies.

Laurèvia may investigate reported content and take appropriate action in accordance with its policies and applicable law.

5. Book Visibility and Removal

Authors may be able to save books as drafts, publish them, make them private or remove them, depending on the available platform features.

Making a book private or deleting it may not undo previous purchases or remove copies that readers have already lawfully accessed.

6. Pricing and Author Earnings

Where paid publishing is available, authors may choose the price of eligible books in accordance with the platform's pricing rules.

The proposed revenue allocation is:

• 70% of eligible net book-sale revenue to the author.
• 30% of eligible net book-sale revenue to Laurèvia.

The meaning of net revenue, payment processing fees, taxes, refunds, chargebacks, payout schedules and minimum payout amounts must be specified in a separate author agreement before real payments begin.

No earnings are guaranteed.

7. Reader Purchases

Readers must review the price and purchase details before completing a transaction.

Completed purchases will be associated with the reader's account so that eligible purchased books can remain accessible in their library.

Refunds, payment disputes and access after refunds will be handled under the published refund policy and applicable consumer protection laws.

8. Platform Availability

Laurèvia will aim to keep the platform available and functioning, but uninterrupted access cannot be guaranteed.

Maintenance, technical problems and circumstances outside the platform's reasonable control may temporarily affect availability.

9. Privacy and Personal Information

Laurèvia will handle personal information in accordance with its Privacy Policy and applicable data protection laws.

Users should review the Privacy Policy before creating an account.

10. Account Suspension and Termination

Laurèvia may restrict or suspend accounts where there is a reasonable basis to believe that a user has violated these terms, infringed another person's rights or engaged in unlawful activity.

Where appropriate and legally required, users will be informed of the reason and available review process.

11. Changes to These Terms

Laurèvia may update these terms as the platform develops. Material changes should be communicated to users, and renewed acceptance will be requested where required.

12. Contact

Questions or complaints about these terms may be submitted through Laurèvia's designated contact channel.

13. Applicable Law

The applicable law, dispute resolution process and jurisdiction for Laurèvia must be confirmed through legal review before these terms are adopted.