Effective July 19, 2026
Terms of Use
These Terms govern use of the Written Worlds website and purchases of direct Written Worlds services. They apply together with the active Refund Policy and any written quote, project scope, or service agreement provided for a specific project.
1. Eligibility and authority
You must be at least 18 years old and able to enter a binding agreement to purchase a Written Worlds service. If you act for an author, company, or other organization, you confirm that you have authority to accept these Terms and provide project materials on its behalf.
2. Website use
You may use the website only for lawful purposes. You may not interfere with site operation, misuse forms or checkout, attempt unauthorized access, submit malicious code, impersonate another person, or use the site to violate another person's rights.
3. Services and project scope
Written Worlds may offer ghostwriting, manuscript and publishing support, author websites, book promotion support, listing setup, book discovery, and related creative services. A checkout description, written quote, project blueprint, or service agreement identifies the approved scope. Quote-only services do not become payable projects until scope and pricing are approved.
4. Prices, payments, taxes, and promotions
Checkout prices apply only to the selected service and approved options. Custom requests, additional revisions, rush work, taxes, domains, hosting, software, advertising spend, stock assets, platform fees, and other third-party costs may be separate. Promotions apply only to eligible services during the stated offer period. Refunds for discounted purchases are based on the amount actually paid.
5. When work begins
Work may begin after payment, receipt of required materials, project intake, and scope confirmation. A payment does not require Written Worlds to begin work before necessary information, permissions, access, or customer approvals are provided.
6. Customer responsibilities
You are responsible for accurate project information, timely communication, requested approvals, rights-cleared materials, and access to any customer-controlled platform account needed for the project. Delays, missing materials, changed instructions, or unavailable third-party accounts may change the schedule or require additional scope.
7. Timelines, revisions, and changes
Timelines are good-faith estimates unless a written agreement states otherwise. Included revision rounds and approval deadlines are determined by the purchased service or written scope. Requests outside the approved scope may require a revised quote, additional payment, or a new delivery schedule.
8. Ownership and licenses
Customers retain ownership of materials they submit and of approved custom manuscripts and deliverables, subject to full payment and any separately disclosed third-party license restrictions. Written Worlds retains ownership of its pre-existing templates, systems, workflows, code, internal tools, and reusable materials that do not contain customer-specific confidential content.
9. Customer-supplied content
You may submit only content you own, created, licensed, or have permission to use. You are responsible for permissions involving manuscripts, excerpts, covers, logos, photographs, testimonials, music, fonts, artwork, trademarks, and platform data. Written Worlds may pause or reject work that creates legal, safety, rights, or platform concerns.
10. AI-assisted workflows
Writing, planning, drafting, editing support, research organization, design planning, or administrative work may use AI-assisted tools. Written Worlds remains responsible for delivering the confirmed service, but customers must review and approve final creative, factual, and publishing decisions. Legal, medical, financial, academic, and professional advice is not included unless expressly stated.
11. Confidentiality and project materials
Written Worlds will use submitted project materials for the requested service, quote, support, or administration of the customer relationship. Highly sensitive information should not be submitted unless necessary and covered by a separate confidentiality agreement.
12. Third-party platforms
Written Worlds may assist with or link to Amazon, KDP, Stripe, PayPal, hosting providers, domain registrars, email providers, analytics tools, print suppliers, and other services. Those providers control their own accounts, approvals, fees, availability, security, delivery, refund procedures, and policy decisions. Written Worlds does not guarantee approval or uninterrupted operation by a third party.
13. Amazon book purchases
Books linked from Written Worlds are purchased through Amazon. Amazon controls checkout, pricing, availability, delivery, returns, refunds, account support, reviews, and rankings for those purchases. Direct Written Worlds service payments are separate from Amazon book purchases.
14. Refunds and cancellations
Direct service cancellations, delivered work, duplicate charges, third-party costs, promotional purchases, and refund requests are governed by the active Refund Policy and any customer-specific written agreement. Nothing in these Terms removes rights that cannot legally be waived.
15. Advertising and publishing results
Written Worlds does not guarantee publication approval, sales, rankings, reviews, bestseller status, search placement, advertising performance, audience growth, or acceptance by Amazon or another platform. Promotional and publishing services provide the confirmed work, not a guaranteed commercial result.
16. Suspension or termination
Written Worlds may refuse, pause, or end a project for nonpayment, unlawful or unauthorized content, abusive conduct, security risks, repeated failure to provide required materials, or requests outside the approved scope. Payment and refund treatment following cancellation will be handled under the Refund Policy and applicable written agreement.
17. Disclaimers
The website and services are provided with reasonable care, but the site may occasionally be unavailable and third-party platforms may change without notice. Except for promises expressly stated in a purchased scope or required by law, Written Worlds disclaims warranties to the fullest extent permitted by law.
18. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Written Worlds will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, sales, rankings, opportunities, or data caused by third-party platforms or customer-supplied materials. Written Worlds' total liability relating to a paid service will not exceed the amount paid for the specific service giving rise to the claim. These limits do not apply where prohibited by law or to liability that cannot legally be limited.
19. Governing law and venue
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to conflict-of-law rules, except where applicable consumer law requires otherwise. Court proceedings relating to these Terms or a Written Worlds service must be brought in a state or federal court located in Cook County, Illinois, unless applicable law permits or requires another venue.
20. Changes to these Terms
Written Worlds may update these Terms prospectively. The version displayed and affirmatively accepted when checkout begins governs that transaction unless a later written agreement signed by the parties states otherwise.
21. Contact
Questions about these Terms may be sent to written.worlds.exist@gmail.com.