Terms of Service

These Terms of Service ("Terms") are a binding agreement between you and Word to Share("we", "us", or "our") governing your access to and use of our website, writer dashboard, APIs, and related services (the "Service").

By registering, signing in, or using the Service, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to these Terms, our Privacy Policy, and our Publishing Guidelines. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

To use Word to Share, you must:

• Be at least 13 years old (or the minimum legal age in your country)
• Provide accurate registration information and keep it up to date
• Maintain the security of your password and account credentials (or your Google/X account, if you sign in with those providers)
• Verify your email address before publishing, commenting, or clapping (Google or X sign-in may satisfy verification when the provider confirms your email)

You may create an account with email and password, or by signing in with Google or X. If you already have an account with the same email address and later sign in with Google or X, we may link that provider account to your existing profile. We do not receive your Google or X password. You remain responsible for activity under your Word to Share account, including activity after social authentication.

You are responsible for all activity under your account. Notify us immediately at hello@wordtoshare.com if you suspect unauthorized access.

One person may not maintain multiple accounts to evade moderation, inflate metrics, or circumvent platform limits. We may merge or terminate duplicate accounts at our discretion.

Word to Share is a free publishing platform. Writers draft long-form articles and publish them after automatic checks. Stories go live immediately; moderators may review flagged or reported content and unpublish stories that violate our guidelines. Readers can discover, clap, comment, bookmark, highlight, and follow writers.

The Service is provided on an "as available" basis. We may add, change, or remove features at any time. We do not guarantee uninterrupted access or that every published story will remain live indefinitely.

Ownership

You retain ownership of the articles, comments, images, and other content you create ("Your Content"). Word to Share does not claim ownership of Your Content.

License you grant us

By submitting or publishing content on the Service, you grant Word to Share a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable license to use, host, store, reproduce, adapt, publish, display, distribute, and promote Your Content in connection with operating and improving the Service. This license includes the right to:

• Display your articles in feeds, search results, category pages, and RSS
• Format and excerpt your content for cards, previews, and social sharing
• Index your content for on-platform search
• Retain published articles in the public archive

This license ends when Your Content is deleted from the Service, except where copies are retained in backups, caches, or the public archive as described in these Terms.

Your warranties

You represent and warrant that:

• You own or have the necessary rights to publish Your Content
• Your Content does not infringe any third party's copyright, trademark, privacy, or other rights
• Your Content complies with these Terms and our Publishing Guidelines
• Reference links and images you submit are accurate, lawful, and relevant

All articles must comply with our Publishing Guidelines. Key requirements include:

• Minimum 300 words to publish
• Original, human-quality writing — no plagiarism or unedited AI dumps
• Optional reference links (up to 2) with matching anchor text when set
• One topic subcategory and up to 5 tags
• No spam, adult, gambling, illegal, or misleading content

The platform runs automatic checks on publish (word count, link validity, duplicate content). Passing those checks publishes your story immediately. We may still review, flag, or unpublish content that violates these Terms or our guidelines.

You may edit published stories; saved changes update the public version. Contact support for help with critical corrections or account issues.

Reference links are external URLs displayed with your published story. By submitting them, you confirm:

• Each URL is valid, reachable, and points to content you are authorized to link to
• Links are relevant to your article and safe for readers
• Links do not point to spam, adult, casino, or blocklisted domains
• Link 1 and Link 2 (if provided) point to different registrable domains

Word to Share assigns rel="nofollow" or rel="dofollow" attributes based on your reputation score and editorial overrides. You may not manipulate reputation metrics to obtain dofollow links through fake engagement.

Word to Share exercises sole discretion over what remains published. We may, at any time and without prior notice:

• Review flagged or reported stories
• Unpublish or remove content that violates our guidelines or these Terms
• Edit metadata (categories, tags) for clarity or policy compliance
• Override reference-link attributes (dofollow/nofollow)
• Flag sensitive content (adult, violence, gambling, drugs)

Removal reasons are provided on unpublished articles so you can revise and publish again. Moderation decisions are final; we are not obligated to provide detailed explanations beyond the stated reason.

You agree not to:

• Submit plagiarized, scraped, or duplicate content
• Use bots, scripts, or fake accounts to inflate views, claps, or followers
• Harass, threaten, or discriminate against other users
• Post malware, phishing links, or attempt to compromise the platform
• Circumvent moderation, spam filters, or account suspensions
• Scrape or bulk-download content without written permission
• Use the Service for unlawful purposes or to promote illegal activity
• Impersonate another person or misrepresent your affiliation
• Collect personal data of other users without consent

Violations may result in content removal, account suspension, or permanent ban without refund (the Service is free; no fees apply).

The Word to Share name, logo, website design, software, and all platform features are owned by us or our licensors and protected by intellectual-property laws. You may not copy, modify, distribute, or reverse-engineer any part of the Service without our written permission. You may share links to public articles and use our RSS feeds as intended.

We may suspend or terminate your account immediately, without prior notice, if you:

• Breach these Terms or our Publishing Guidelines
• Submit spam, plagiarized, or policy-violating content
• Engage in abusive behavior toward users or staff
• Attempt to compromise platform security or integrity

You may delete your account at any time by contacting hello@wordtoshare.com. Upon termination, your right to use the Service ends immediately. Provisions that by their nature should survive (licenses for already-published content, disclaimers, liability limits) will survive termination.

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

Word to Share does not endorse, verify, or guarantee the accuracy of user-submitted content. Reference links point to third-party sites we do not control. You access third-party content at your own risk.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WORD TO SHARE AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, OR GOODWILL, ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING FROM THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICE SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED US DOLLARS (USD $100) OR THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS (WHICHEVER IS GREATER) — WHICH, FOR A FREE SERVICE, IS ZERO.

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Word to Shareand its affiliates from any claims, damages, losses, or expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from Your Content, your use of the Service, or your violation of these Terms or any third party's rights.

We may modify these Terms at any time. We will update the "Last updated" date and, for material changes, provide notice via email or in-app notification where practicable. Continued use after changes take effect constitutes acceptance. If you disagree with updated Terms, you must stop using the Service and may request account deletion.

These Terms are governed by the laws applicable in our principal place of business, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any disputes shall be resolved in the courts of that jurisdiction, unless applicable law requires otherwise. If any provision is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full effect.