1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using the Lines platform (“Lines,” “we,” “our,” or “us”), you confirm that you are at least 13 years old, have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service (“Terms”). If you do not agree, you must not use our Services.
2. Changes to Terms
We may revise these Terms at any time. Material changes will be announced via the platform or email at least 14 days before taking effect. Your continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
3. User Accounts
- Registration – You must create an account and provide accurate, current, and complete information.
- Device Limits – Each subscription tier specifies how many devices may be connected simultaneously; see your subscription details.
- Security – You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your credentials. Notify us immediately of unauthorised use.
4. Subscriptions & Payments
- Tiers – Features, limits, and prices are listed on the subscription page.
- Billing – Fees are billed in advance (monthly, annually, or as otherwise stated) and are non-refundable, except where required by law or expressly provided in Section 4.4.
- Taxes – Prices exclude applicable taxes, which will be added where required.
- Refund Policy – If we permanently discontinue the Service (Section 13), unused prepaid fees will be pro-rata refunded.
5. User Content & Author Rights
- Ownership – Authors retain full ownership of their works.
- Platform Licence – By publishing on Lines, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive licence to host, display, and technically process your content for the purpose of operating the Service.
- Branching & CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 – Where an author designates branching points, derivative works created by other users must be published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence.
- Eligibility Rules – Original authors may set minimum author-level or other criteria for branching participation.
6. Payments to Authors
- Withdrawal Threshold – Payout requests may be submitted once earnings reach USD 100.
- Processing Time – Requests are reviewed and processed in periodic batches; timing details appear in the account dashboard.
- Compliance – Authors are responsible for any taxes or reporting obligations arising from payments.
7. Prohibited Conduct
You agree not to:
- Post content that is unlawful, defamatory, hateful, or infringes third-party rights;
- Use the Service for any illegal or unauthorised purpose;
- Reverse-engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract the platform’s source code;
- Circumvent device limits, security features, or access controls.
8. Intellectual Property of Lines
All platform software, visual interfaces, logos, a