Terms and Conditions

Last updated: [June 5, 2025]

Welcome to Quattro Tagalog Online Stories!

These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of our website and services, including the reading and writing platform available at https://tagalogonlinestories.com/. By accessing or using the Site—whether as a Reader, Writer, or both—you agree to these Terms.

Please read them carefully before using our services.

1. General Terms (Applies to All Users)

1.1 Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old to use our platform. If you are under the legal age of majority in your country (typically 18), you must have permission from a parent or legal guardian.

1.2 Account Registration

Some features require you to create an account. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information, and to keep your account credentials secure. You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your account.

1.3 Prohibited Conduct

All users agree not to:

• Violate any laws or regulations.
• Post or share content that is illegal, hateful, defamatory, obscene, violent, or infringing on third-party rights.
• Use bots, scrapers, or automated systems to access or disrupt the Site.
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to other users’ data or accounts.

2. Terms for Readers

2.1 Access to Content

Readers may browse, read, and interact with publicly available stories across genres. Some content may require registration or be age-restricted.

2.2 Community Behavior

When interacting with Writers or other users (e.g., through comments or reviews), Readers must:

• Be respectful and constructive.
• Avoid harassment, discrimination, or spamming.
• Refrain from posting offensive or explicit material in comments or user interactions.

2.3 Content Warnings

Some stories may include mature or sensitive themes. While Quattro Tagalog Online Stories encourages Writers to include appropriate content warnings, Reader discretion is advised.

3. Terms for Writers

3.1 Content Ownership

You retain full ownership of the original stories, chapters, and other written material you submit (“User Content”). By submitting content to the platform, you grant Quattro Tagalog Online Stories an exlusive and a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to:

• Host, display, and distribute your content on the platform.
• Promote your content on our platform and associated services (with attribution).
• You retain the right to remove your content at any time, subject to our data retention policy and platform rules.

3.2 Writer Responsibilities

Writers must ensure that all submitted content:

• Is original or fully licensed for use.
• Does not infringe on copyrights, trademarks, or privacy rights.
• Includes appropriate content warnings where necessary.
• Does not promote violence, hatred, harassment, or illegal activity.
• Only free books or titles might be posted or available on other platforms, those that are paid ones should be exclusive to Quattro for as long as they are earning on our platform.

3.3 Moderation

Quattro Stagioni Application and Hosting Services reserves the right to review, moderate, remove, or restrict access to any content that violates these Terms or our Community Guidelines.

3.4 Monetization

If monetization features are available (e.g., tipping, subscriptions, ad revenue), additional terms will apply and these will be included in the contract. Writers are responsible for any taxes, legal compliance, and personal income reporting.

4. Intellectual Property

All content on the Site (including logos, trademarks, platform design, and software) is owned or licensed by Quattro Tagalog Online Stories and/or its writers. You may not copy, modify, or distribute any proprietary content without our express permission.

5. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability

• The platform is provided “as is” without warranties of any kind.
• Quattro Tagalog Online Stories does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or availability of any content.
• We are not responsible for any user-generated content and disclaim liability for damages arising from its use.
• To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages.

6. Account Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to the platform at our discretion if you violate these Terms, post harmful content, or engage in fraudulent or abusive activity. You may delete your account at any time through your user settings.

7. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to update these Terms at any time. When we make material changes, we will notify users via email or through the Site. Continued use of the platform after changes go into effect constitutes acceptance of the new Terms.

8. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the [Philippnies], without regard to conflict of law principles. Any disputes will be resolved in the courts of the Republic of the Philippines.

9. Contact Us

For questions or concerns about these Terms, please contact us:

📧 Email: [tagalogonlinestories@gmail.com]

📍 Address: [Camachilihan, Bustos, Bulacan]

📍 Facebook Page: Quattro Tagalog Online Stories