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Taerel Wiki – Terms of Service

Last updated: July 15, 2025

By accessing or contributing to the Taerel Worldbuilding Wiki ("Taerel", "this site", or "the project"), you agree to abide by the following Terms of Service.

1. Ownership and Intellectual Property

Lore articles, character descriptions, maps, and timelines
Custom formatting, UI design, CSS code/themes, and all wiki templates
Page structure, naming conventions, and categorization systems

Each article is the intellectual property of its original author, copying, or adapting any content from the wiki — including in derivative works, videos, games, fan wikis, or AI training datasets is not allowed unless you are the original author.

2. Use of Visual Style and Branding

The color schemes, layout structure, typography, and visual design of the Taerel Wiki are considered part of the project's unique visual identity. This includes both light and night mode variants.

You may not copy, reuse, or closely imitate this visual style for any external Taerel-themed websites, fan wikis, or projects, even if hosted separately, without explicit permission from project administrators.

3. Contributions and Publishing

By contributing content to the wiki, you agree that:

You are the original author of the work submitted or have permission to publish it.
You retain full copyright to your contributions.
Your content may be moved, categorized, or edited for formatting, but not republished elsewhere without your permission.
Editors are not permitted to use another writer’s work on external platforms or sites.
By contributing, the author grants Taerel Wiki a non-exclusive, perpetual, worldwide license to publish, display, and distribute their content on the Taerel Wiki for the purpose of the project.

Forking policy: In the event of a fork or derivative wiki based on Taerel, only content that you have personally authored may be included. Writers may not copy or publish content written by others, even if they contributed to the original project.

4. Derivative Projects and Disclaimers

Any fan-made, forked, or derivative projects based on Taerel must clearly state that they are not official.

You are required to include a prominent disclaimer on your site, mod, or document stating:

"This is a fan-made/derivative project based on the Taerel Worldbuilding Project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the official Taerel Wiki or its contributors."

Failure to include such a disclaimer may result in a formal takedown request or legal action. We will first attempt to contact the project owner to request compliance.

Lore Divergence:

With Taerel Names: If a fork chooses to use official Taerel names (e.g., "Taerel" as the world name, or names for specific groups like "kin'toni," "zu'aan," "The Shattering," or place names like "Goya Mesa," "Cheyada"), the project must include a clear and prominent disclaimer on its main page stating that it is not official content related to the primary Taerel Wiki. Furthermore, the lore presented in the fork must be changed sufficiently from the official canon to stand distinctly as its own Alternative Universe (AU).

Without Taerel Names (Independent Setting): If a fork wishes to operate without such a disclaimer, it must change all names originating from the official Taerel Wiki (e.g., world name, group names, place names, event names). In this scenario, the lore must also be changed sufficiently to establish the project as an entirely new and independent setting, not merely a slight variation of official Taerel lore.

5. Enforcement and Violations

Violating these terms, particularly regarding unauthorized use of lore or branding, may result in:

Takedown notices
Bans from the official platform(s)
Reporting to applicable hosting providers
Legal action in cases of repeated or willful infringement

6. Contact

For permissions, licensing inquiries, or to report violations of these terms, contact the administrators via:

Stevie Lambert, Eytirth on Discord