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Effective Date: October 21, 2026

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

1. Acceptance of These Terms

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) form a legally binding agreement between you and Aden Moss (including Aden Moss Books, collectively referred to as “I,” “me,” “my,” or “Aden Moss Books”) governing your access to and use of https://adenmoss.com and https://adenmossbooks.com (collectively, the “Site”), including all redirected domains and any related services, applications, or content.

By accessing or using the Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy (which is incorporated herein by reference). If you do not agree to all of these Terms, you must immediately cease using the Site.

2. Intellectual Property Rights & Licensing

Owned Content

Unless otherwise explicitly noted, all original content, literary works, universe design, artwork, graphics, characters, lore, world-building elements (including the world of Kel’Tharûn, its associated locations, names, and terminology), book descriptions, logos, site architecture, layout, design, audio, and text (collectively, “Content”) are owned exclusively by Aden Moss and Aden Moss Books and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, trade dress, and intellectual property laws. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

Permitted Personal Use

Subject to strict compliance with these Terms, Aden Moss Books grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to:

• Access and view the Site and its Content solely for personal, non-commercial use;
• Share direct links to the Site or its underlying pages;
• Share short text excerpts with mandatory attribution and a direct hyperlinked backlink to https://adenmoss.com or https://adenmossbooks.com (e.g., in book reviews, blog posts, or social media discussions);
• Share official promotional cover images and marketing collateral provided directly by Aden Moss Books, provided they are unaltered, properly credited, and used solely in non-commercial commentary or promotion of the books.

Prohibited Uses

Except as expressly permitted above, you may not without prior written authorization from Aden Moss Books:

• Copy, reproduce, modify, translate, frame, mirror, license, sublicense, sell, distribute, or create derivative works of any Site Content;
• Use any characters, artwork, logos, trademarks, or world elements for commercial purposes (including merchandise, print-on-demand items, NFTs, or monetized digital content);
• Remove, alter, or obscure any copyright, trademark, or proprietary rights notices;
• AI Training & Mining Restriction: Expressly restrict and forbid the use of any Site Content, text, data, or media for the training, fine-tuning, validation, or evaluation of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), large language models (LLMs), or generative AI tools. Text and data mining (TDM) activities are strictly prohibited. Automated tools, bots, or scrapers utilized for AI data extraction are strictly barred. All TDM rights are expressly reserved pursuant to applicable law, including Article 4(3) of EU Directive 2019/790.

Fan Work & Community Policy

Aden Moss Books welcomes non-commercial fan engagement subject to strict compliance with the following guidelines:

• Permitted Fan Work: Non-commercial fan art, reader playlists, reviews, and community discussions are permitted, provided you properly attribute ownership to Aden Moss / Aden Moss Books, clearly designate the work as “unofficial,” and do not collect fees or accept commercial gain.
• Prohibited Fan Work: Commercial fan products, unauthorized fan fiction publications, and AI-generated content depicting or mimicking Aden Moss Books characters or worlds are strictly forbidden.
• Aden Moss Books reserves the complete right to require immediate removal of any fan work deemed misleading, commercial, infringing, or objectionable.

3. User Comments, Interactive Features, and Submissions

Comments

The Site may allow users to post comments or participate in interactive discussions. By posting a comment or submitting material, you:

• Warrant that you own or possess all necessary rights to post such material;
• Grant Aden Moss Books a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to store, display, reproduce, adapt, and publish your comment on the Site and associated platforms;
• Acknowledge that comments are public and indexable by standard search engines.

Content Restrictions

You agree not to post, upload, or transmit any content that:

• Is unlawful, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, harassing, hateful, or threatening;
• Violates or infringes upon any patent, trademark, copyright, privacy, or intellectual property rights;
• Contains unauthorized advertising, commercial solicitation, spam, affiliate links, or promotional material;
• Transmits computer viruses, malware, trojan horses, or destructive code.

Aden Moss Books reserves the right (but assumes no obligation) to screen, edit, remove, or decline to publish any submission at any time without notice, and to terminate or block access to repeat violators.

Unsolicited Ideas

If you submit ideas, concepts, feedback, or plot suggestions to Aden Moss Books, you agree that such submissions become non-confidential and non-proprietary. Aden Moss Books may use, adapt, or implement these ideas freely without compensation, acknowledgment, or obligation to you.

4. Commercial Interactions, Affiliates, and Third-Party Links

Retailers & Purchases

The Site contains links to external retail platforms (e.g., Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Kobo, independent bookstores) for book purchases, pre-orders, or merchandise. Transactions, payments, order fulfillments, and returns are handled entirely by third-party retailers subject to their respective terms and policies. Aden Moss Books is not a party to these transactions and assumes no liability for retailer errors, pricing changes, or inventory delays.

Third-Party Links & Services

The Site contains links to external websites, social platforms (Instagram, Threads, TikTok), and third-party tools. Aden Moss Books does not control, endorse, or accept responsibility for the availability, privacy policies, security practices, or content of external sites. Accessing third-party sites is done strictly at your own risk.

Affiliate Disclosure

The Site may participate in affiliate advertising programs (including the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program). When you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, Aden Moss Books may earn a small referral commission at no additional cost to you. Affiliate links will be designated as such in accordance with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) guidelines.

5. Acceptable Use Policy & System Integrity

You agree to use the Site exclusively for lawful purposes and in compliance with all local, national, and international laws.

You shall not:

• Interfere with, impair, disable, or overburden the infrastructure or security networks of the Site;
• Attempt to breach, probe, scan, or exploit vulnerabilities in Site security or authentication systems;
• Utilize automated scrapers, spiders, robots, or data harvesting scripts on the Site (except for legitimate, non-malicious standard web crawler indexing by commercial search engines);
• Inject malicious scripts, viruses, logic bombs, or destructive code;
• Impersonate Aden Moss, Aden Moss Books personnel, or any third party, or misrepresent an affiliation with the Site.

6. Copyright Infringement & DMCA Takedown Policy

Aden Moss Books respects intellectual property rights. If you believe in good faith that any content hosted on the Site infringes your copyright, please submit a written DMCA notice to our designated contact:

Designated Copyright Agent:

Aden Moss / Aden Moss Books

Email: privacy@adenmoss.com

Your notice must contain:

1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner;
2. Precise identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed;
3. Identification of the material claimed to be infringing, including specific URLs or locations on the Site;
4. Your full name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address;
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
6. A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner.

7. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, ADEN MOSS AND ADEN MOSS BOOKS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, ACCURACY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, SECURITY, AND FREEDOM FROM COMPUTER VIRUSES OR MALICIOUS CODE.

WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL OPERATE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR SECURELY, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED.

8. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ADEN MOSS AND ADEN MOSS BOOKS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, OR COMPUTER FAILURE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE OR ITS CONTENT.

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF ADEN MOSS OR ADEN MOSS BOOKS FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE SITE EXCEED US $100.00.

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

9. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Aden Moss, Aden Moss Books, and their respective representatives, contractors, licensors, and affiliates from and against any claims, liabilities, losses, damages, judgments, costs, and legal fees arising out of or relating to: (a) your breach of these Terms; (b) your user submissions or comments; or (c) your violation of any third-party right or applicable law.

10. Termination

Aden Moss Books reserves the right, in its sole discretion and without notice or liability, to suspend, terminate, or restrict your access to all or part of the Site, or to delete any submitted content, for any reason—including a breach of these Terms. Sections 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, and 13 shall survive termination.

11. Governing Law & Dispute Resolution

These Terms and all matters arising from or relating to the Site shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of [State], United States, without regard to its conflict-of-law provisions.

You agree that any legal action, suit, or proceeding arising out of or relating to these Terms shall be instituted exclusively in the state or federal courts located in [County, State], and you hereby irrevocably submit to the personal and subject-matter jurisdiction of such courts. Consumers residing within the European Economic Area (EEA) or United Kingdom retain any mandatory statutory protections provided by the laws of their home country.

12. Modifications to Terms & Site

Aden Moss Books reserves the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the Site at any time without notice. We may update these Terms periodically to reflect operational, legal, or regulatory changes. Updated Terms will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date. For material changes, we may notify you by posting a notice on the Site or emailing newsletter subscribers. Your continued use of the Site following updated Terms constitutes acceptance of those changes.

13. General Terms

• Severability: If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.
• Waiver: No failure or delay by Aden Moss Books to exercise any right or remedy under these Terms shall operate as a waiver.
• Entire Agreement: These Terms and our Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement between you and Aden Moss / Aden Moss Books regarding the Site.
• Assignment: You may not assign or transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms. Aden Moss Books may assign its rights to a successor entity or purchaser.

14. Contact Information

For questions regarding these Terms or legal notices, please contact:

Aden Moss / Aden Moss Books

Email: privacy@gmail.com

Websites: https://adenmoss.com | https://adenmossbooks.com