Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of These Terms

By creating an account or using poetryverse.com (the "Website"), you agree to these Terms & Conditions. If you don't agree, please don't use the Website.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 16 years old to create an account. By creating an account, you confirm that you meet this requirement.

3. Your Account

You're responsible for keeping your account credentials secure and for anything that happens under your account. If you believe your account has been accessed without your permission, contact us through the contact form on the homepage.

4. Your Content

Poems, comments, your bio, and anything else you submit to the Website remain yours. By submitting content, you grant PoetryVerse a non-exclusive, worldwide license to display, distribute, and promote that content on the Website and in connection with operating and marketing the Website.

You may edit, unpublish, or delete your poems and other content at any time, without restriction. If you delete your account, your content is permanently removed, as described in our Privacy Policy.

You confirm that content you submit is your own original work, or that you have the right to submit it. Don't submit content that infringes someone else's copyright, is illegal, or violates the rights of others.

5. Acceptable Use

We want the Website to remain a welcoming space for poetry. You agree not to:

• Submit content that is unlawful, harassing, hateful, or infringes someone else's rights
• Impersonate another real person in a way intended to deceive
• Attempt to disrupt, hack, or abuse the Website or its infrastructure
• Use automated tools to scrape or submit content in bulk without our permission
• Submit spam or repeatedly submit the same or substantially similar content

We generally take a hands-off approach to how you write, format, or style your own poems and bio — we won't dictate your creative choices. However, we may remove content or suspend accounts that violate this section or applicable law.

6. Curated Poetry Content

Poems by classic and historical poets featured on the Website are presented for informational and educational purposes. Where such works are in the public domain, no additional rights are claimed over the original text.

Our poem analyses, summaries, and commentary are created by PoetryVerse, whether written directly by us, by writers we commission, or with the assistance of AI tools, and are owned by PoetryVerse to the extent permitted by law.

7. Third-Party Links and Advertising

The Website displays advertising through Google AdSense and may include links submitted by publishers to external websites. We don't control and aren't responsible for the content, accuracy, or practices of any third-party website you may visit through the Website.

8. Disclaimers

PoetryVerse is, and will remain, free to use. We built it as a home for poetry, and we work to keep it running smoothly and reliably. That said, as with any website, we can't promise it will always be perfectly uninterrupted or error-free, and we provide it without additional warranties.

9. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, PoetryVerse is not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of the Website.

10. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your account if you violate these Terms. You may delete your own account at any time, as described in our Privacy Policy.

11. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we'll update the "Last updated" date above.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions about these Terms, contact us through the contact form on the homepage of the Website.