Effective Date: October 27, 2025
Jurisdiction: State of Arkansas, United States
Welcome to BookGur. By creating an account or using this platform, you agree to these terms and conditions.
1. User Responsibilities
- You are responsible for the accuracy, originality, and legality of all content you upload, create, or generate using the BookGur platform.
- All works must be either your original creation or legally licensed to you.
- You must not upload or generate content that violates the rights or safety of others.
2. AI-Generated and AI-Assisted Works
- You acknowledge that purely AI-generated works, without meaningful human authorship, are not protected under U.S. copyright law.
- You accept full legal responsibility for any AI-generated or AI-assisted materials created or published through BookGur, including compliance with third-party publisher rules such as Amazon KDP's AI disclosure requirements.
3. Ownership and License
- You retain ownership of all original materials you upload or create.
- BookGur does not claim copyright or creative control over user content.
- You grant BookGur a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to process, display, and store your content solely for the operation and improvement of its services.
4. Prohibited Content
BookGur supports creative freedom but maintains a strict zero-tolerance policy for content that violates law, endangers others, or depicts criminal activity.
You may not upload, generate, distribute, or promote any of the following:
Illegal or Harmful Material
- Any form of child exploitation, abuse, or endangerment (including real, simulated, or implied sexualized depictions of minors).
- Content promoting human trafficking, self-harm, or violence against others.
- Non-consensual sexual acts, rape depiction, or sexual violence.
- Bestiality or sexual acts involving animals.
- Incest, necrophilia, or other explicitly illegal sexual content.
- Terrorism, hate crimes, or materials designed to incite violence.
- Explicit instructions for criminal acts, including drug manufacturing or weapon construction.
- Fraudulent or intentionally deceptive material that impersonates another person or entity.
- Malware, viruses, or any code intended to damage systems or steal data.
Erotic and Adult Content Policy
- Legal erotica, romance, and adult fiction are permitted on BookGur as long as the content complies with local, national, and international laws.
- Characters depicted in erotic material must be explicitly confirmed as adults (18 years or older).
- Sexual content involving coercion, minors, or illegal sexual acts is strictly prohibited.
- AI-generated erotic imagery must comply with all platform and legal restrictions concerning likenesses, deepfakes, or sexualized renderings of real individuals without consent.
Image and Visual Content Restrictions
- No real-world images or AI renderings depicting minors in sexual or harmful contexts.
- No violent, gory, or torture imagery intended to shock or harm.
- No non-consensual intimate images or realistic simulations thereof.
- No copyrighted or trademarked visuals without permission.
- All uploaded images must meet the same ethical and legal standards as text content.
BookGur reserves the right to remove, restrict, or report any content that violates these standards or applicable law.
5. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless BookGur, its affiliates, officers, and employees from any claim, loss, or expense arising from your content, actions, or breach of these terms.
6. Limitation of Liability
- BookGur provides its services "as is," without warranties of any kind.
- BookGur shall not be liable for direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from the use or inability to use the platform, including the loss or corruption of data or disputes over ownership.
7. Safe-Harbor Protection
BookGur functions as a software intermediary and hosting provider and is protected under applicable safe-harbor provisions. Infringing or illegal content may be suspended or removed pending review.
8. Governing Law and Arbitration
- These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Arkansas.
- All disputes will be resolved through binding arbitration in Little Rock, Arkansas.
9. Amendments
BookGur may update or modify these terms at any time. Continued use after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.
10. Acknowledgment
By registering or using BookGur, you confirm that you have read and agree to these Terms and Conditions, that you are the rightful owner or licensee of all submitted content, and that you understand and will comply with all AI authorship, publication, and disclosure laws.