1. Introduction

Welcome to Ocean! These terms and conditions ("Terms") outline the rules and regulations for the use of our platform, operated by Ocean ("Company", "we", "us", or "our"). By accessing this website we assume you accept these terms and conditions. Do not continue to use Ocean if you do not agree to all of the terms and conditions stated on this page.

2. Intellectual Property Rights

Other than the content you own ("User Content"), under these Terms, Ocean and/or its licensors own all the intellectual property rights and materials contained in this Website, including all artwork, text, and software. You are granted a limited license only for purposes of viewing and interacting with the material contained on this Website.

3. User-Generated Content and Creator Responsibility

Our platform allows users, particularly "Creators," to upload, post, and display content, including stories, images, and text ("User Content").

Ownership: You retain all of your ownership rights in your User Content. By uploading User Content, you grant Ocean a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the User Content in connection with the Service and Ocean's business.
Responsibility: You are solely responsible for your own User Content and the consequences of posting or publishing it. You affirm, represent, and warrant that you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to publish User Content you submit.

4. Content and Community Standards

Ocean is dedicated to fostering a community centered around storytelling for a general audience. To maintain a safe, welcoming, and premium environment for all users, we prohibit certain types of content. You agree not to post User Content that:

Is illegal, threatening, defamatory, harassing, or hateful.
Promotes discrimination, bigotry, racism, or harm against any individual or group.
Contains sexually explicit material, pornography, or is otherwise Not Safe For Work (NSFW). This includes depictions of nudity intended to be sexually provocative.
Depicts or glorifies extreme violence, self-harm, or content that may be gratuitously shocking to a general audience.
Explores or promotes political agendas or social commentaries on sensitive topics. To ensure our platform remains focused on general entertainment, content featuring themes or depictions of sexuality, gender identity, and LGBTQ+ topics is not permitted.
Infringes upon any third-party's intellectual property rights.

We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to determine what content violates our standards and to remove any User Content and terminate a user's account without prior notice for such violations. Our goal is to ensure Ocean remains a safe harbor for creative expression within our established framework.

5. No warranties

This Website is provided “as is,” with all faults, and Ocean express no representations or warranties, of any kind related to this Website or the materials contained on this Website. Also, nothing contained on this Website shall be interpreted as advising you.

6. Limitation of liability

In no event shall Ocean, nor any of its officers, directors and employees, be held liable for anything arising out of or in any way connected with your use of this Website whether such liability is under contract. Ocean, including its officers, directors and employees shall not be held liable for any indirect, consequential or special liability arising out of or in any way related to your use of this Website or the content posted on it.

7. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Ocean, its officers, directors, employees, and agents, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees) arising from: (i) your use of and access to the Service; (ii) your violation of any term of these Terms; (iii) your violation of any third party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right; or (iv) any claim that your User Content caused damage to a third party.

8. Termination

We may terminate or suspend your account immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach the Terms. Upon termination, your right to use the Service will immediately cease.

9. Governing Law & Jurisdiction

These Terms will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State/Country, and you submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in State/Country for the resolution of any disputes.