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Terms of Service - Seek A Story

Last Updated: July 30th, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to Seek A Story ("Service", "we", "our", or "us"). By accessing or using our website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you disagree with any part of these terms, you may not access the Service.

2. Service Description

Seek A Story is a free book recommendation service. You describe what you feel like reading, and we return a small number of books drawn from our own catalogue index, each with a short explanation of why it matches your request. A third-party AI service provider is used to interpret your request and to write those explanations. The Service is funded in part by affiliate links to Amazon. Results are suggestions, not a catalogue of everything available.

3. Use of Service

3.1 Eligibility

You must be at least 15 years old to use the Service. If you are under 18, you should have permission from a parent or guardian.

3.2 Acceptable Use

You agree to use the Service only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to:

  • Use the Service in any way that violates applicable laws or regulations
  • Attempt to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of our systems
  • Use automated systems or software to extract data from the Service (scraping)
  • Interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers
  • Submit queries containing harmful, offensive, or inappropriate content
  • Use the service for commercial purposes
  • Attempt to reverse engineer or manipulate the service
  • Use the service in any way that could damage or overload it

4. Intellectual Property

4.1 Our Content

The Service — its design, its original text, and the software behind it — is owned by us and is protected by international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. This does not extend to the third-party material described in section 5.2.

4.2 Book Information

Book titles, author names, cover images, and other bibliographic information shown by the Service may be subject to copyright and other intellectual property rights owned by third parties. We claim no rights in them.

4.3 AI-Generated Content

You acknowledge that AI-generated content may be subject to intellectual property rights. You agree not to reproduce, distribute, or commercially exploit any content from the Service without authorization.

5. Third-Party Links and Content

5.1 Amazon Affiliate Links

As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Our Service includes affiliate links to Amazon. By clicking these links and making purchases, you acknowledge that:

  • You will be redirected to Amazon's website
  • We may receive a commission from your purchases
  • Your purchase will be subject to Amazon's terms and conditions

5.2 Book Data and Cover Images

The book titles, author names, and other bibliographic data in our catalogue index come from public library data sources. Cover images are served by third parties and remain the property of their rights holders; we display them to help you identify a book, and we neither host them nor claim any rights in them. If you are a rights holder and would like an image removed, contact us at the address in section 14.

5.3 Accuracy of Recommendations

Recommendations, and the explanations shown alongside them, are produced automatically and in part by AI. They may be wrong. A book may be mis-described, out of print, or simply a poor fit for what you asked. We do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any recommendation, and you should check details with the retailer or publisher before buying.

6. Privacy and Data Protection

6.1 Analytics and Cookies

We use PostHog, an analytics provider hosted in the European Union, to understand how the site is used and to receive automatic reports when something breaks. In practice:

  • It stores a first-party identifier in your browser, so that several visits from the same browser count as one visitor rather than several
  • We use it only for aggregate visitor counts, page views, and error reports — we do not build personal profiles, and we do not track you across other websites
  • We do not sell or share this data, and we use no advertising or third-party marketing cookies
  • Our hosting and analytics providers necessarily process technical data such as IP addresses in order to serve and secure the site
  • You can remove the identifier at any time by clearing this site's data in your browser, or avoid it altogether by using private browsing or a tracker blocker

6.2 Your Searches

Your search text is sent to a third-party AI service provider so that it can be interpreted and matched against our catalogue. Please do not include personal or sensitive information in a search. We do not store your searches ourselves, and we do not link them to the analytics identifier described above; our AI service provider may retain them briefly for abuse monitoring under its own terms.

6.3 Your Rights

We hold no accounts and build no personal profiles, so there is usually nothing to look up, correct, or export. Under the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679, you may still contact us at the address in section 14 to:

  • Ask what data we process about you
  • Object to the analytics described in section 6.1
  • Request deletion of anything we hold that relates to you

7. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY, RELEVANCE, OR QUALITY OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OR INFORMATION PROVIDED.

8. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR HOW USERS UTILIZE OUR SERVICE OR ANY CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR USE.

9. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time, particularly in response to legal or technological changes that may affect our service. We will provide notice of any material changes by posting the updated Terms on this page with a new "Last Updated" date. Continued use of the service after any changes constitutes acceptance of the new terms.

10. Service Modifications and Discontinuation

We reserve the right to modify or discontinue the service at any time due to technical, legal, or other constraints. We will make reasonable efforts to provide notice of any significant changes to the service.

11. Dispute Resolution

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of France. In case of any legal dispute, parties will first attempt to reach an amicable settlement before pursuing legal action. If you are a consumer resident in the European Union, nothing in these Terms removes the mandatory protections available to you under the law of your country of residence. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights.

12. AI-Generated Content Disclosure

So that it is clear how results are produced:

  • Recommendations are drawn from our own catalogue index and ordered with the help of artificial intelligence
  • The short explanation shown with each book is written by an AI service provider, not by a human editor
  • Results may vary between searches and are not guaranteed to be complete or accurate
  • The system may occasionally produce incorrect or incomplete information about a book

13. Donations

Donations are voluntary and go towards the running costs of the Service. They are not payment for goods or services, they do not entitle you to any product, feature, or support, and they are not refundable. Cryptocurrency transfers cannot be reversed, so please check the address carefully before sending.

14. Contact Information

For any questions about these Terms, please contact us at seekastory [at] proton [dot] me.

15. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be unenforceable or invalid, such provision will be changed and interpreted to accomplish the objectives of such provision to the greatest extent possible under applicable law and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

16. Entire Agreement

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Seek A Story regarding your use of the Service and supersede all prior and contemporaneous written or oral agreements between you and Seek A Story.