Storyflare

Terms of Service

Welcome to Storyflare!

By clicking "I agree" or other ways to accept the Agreement, you acknowledge that you have reached an agreement with Storyflare and accept all the following terms and conditions.

PR may revise this Terms of Service. Material changes will be announced on the official H5 page in advance for a reasonable period. Continued use of the service after the update constitutes acceptance of the revised agreement. If you do not agree to the revised terms, you may stop using the service.

Article 1 Users' Service

Users must (i) read through and accept this Agreement before installing, copying, downloading, visiting or any other ways to use Storyflare, use Storyflare from official channels.

Users shall confirm that they have reached the legal age to use online services; minors shall use the service under the supervision of guardians.

PR has no willful or grossly negligent obligations or liabilities on any possible risks and/or losses caused by Users' breach of this Agreement.

Article 2 Intellectual Property

2.1 PR is the copyright owner of Storyflare. All intellectual property rights in and to Storyflare and its related information and content, including but not limited to short drama videos, plots, scripts, character images, icons, graphic decorations, images, charts, colors, interface designs, layout frameworks, relevant data, additional programs, printed materials or electronic documents, are protected under copyright laws and international copyright treaties as well as other intellectual property laws and regulations. Users shall not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble Storyflare without the prior written approval of PR.

2.2 Users acknowledge that any texts, images, graphic materials of the network service provided by PR are protected under copyright, trademark and/or other property ownership laws. Without the prior written approval of PR, foregoing information shall not be (i) directly or indirectly published or played in any media, (ii) rewrote or republished for the purpose of publication or playing, or (iii) used for any other commercial purposes. All or any parts of the information shall be only available for private and non-commercial purpose to be saved in Users' terminals.

PR has no obligations or liabilities to any Users or third parties on any damages and/or losses caused by the delay, inaccuracies, errors, omissions (i) of the information, (ii) during the transmission or submission of the information or any parts hereof.

Article 3 Payment

3.1 Internet fee may be caused and charged by the mobile operator during the using of Storyflare. Users shall consult local mobile operator for details.

3.2 Storyflare provides short dramas authorized by the copyright owners. Users may be charged while playing some short dramas or contents thereby.

3.3 Storyflare accepts payments including but not limited to Google wallet, etc. Users are deemed to accept Storyflare's payment methods by accepting this Agreement.

All payment transactions shall comply with local payment regulatory requirements and consumer protection rules.

Article 4 Users' Obligations

4.1 Users represent and warrant to use Storyflare (i) legitimately and honestly, (ii) without infringing any third party's legitimate rights and interests.

4.2 Users represent and warrant not to spitefully delete, change, add functions or data saved in the application, or designedly avoid or destroy technical measures of PR for the protection of Storyflare's copyright. Users shall take all risks and responsibilities caused by their breach of this term. In case Users involve Storyflare into any illegal activities or breach the purpose of this Agreement, PR has the right to stop providing services to Users immediately and reserve the right to investigate and affix the responsibilities of Users through judicial channels.

4.3 Users represent and warrant not to (i) imitate PR's products and services for commercial purposes, (ii) copy or imitate PR's design philosophy, interface, functions and charts, or (iii) modify or create other derivative products of Storyflare without the prior written approval of PR.

4.4 Users shall not use Storyflare or its services to make, upload, copy, send, share contents that violates applicable laws, including but not limited to pornography, violence, discrimination, hate speech, infringement, piracy, and illegal content.

4.5 Users shall take all responsibilities for compensation to PR and/or others' losses caused by their breach of this Agreement. Should PR take such responsibilities, Users shall compensate for PR's related costs and losses, including reasonable attorney's fees.

4.6 Users acknowledge that breach of any of the above representations and warranties or PR's rules and/or notices may result in reasonable notice and immediate termination of their use of Storyflare. For paid users with remaining membership period, proportional refund shall be arranged in accordance with local consumer laws; unreasonable non-refundable provisions shall not apply to consumer users.

4.7 Users agree to accept all information services provided by PR while using Storyflare, and may unsubscribe from non-essential marketing messages at any time.

Article 5 Rights and Obligations

5.1 PR has the right to modify and update Storyflare at any time based on the needs of operation and network environment, and shall make prior public announcement for major function or service adjustments.

5.2 In case Users breach this Agreement while using Storyflare and cause losses to PR, PR has the right to take measures, including but not limited to stop license and services, restrict for use, investigate and affix legal liability, etc. Users shall have the right to submit an appeal for account restriction or service suspension.

5.3 PR may not arbitrarily discontinue overall service without just cause. If overall service termination is required due to operation adjustment, PR shall issue a public notice in advance and provide proportional refund services for paid users with unexpired rights.

Article 6 Disclaimer and Liability Limitations

Users acknowledge that PR shall not be liable for the following conditions, including but not limited to:

6.1 System problems caused by hurricane, earthquakes, tsunami, flood, electrical outages, war, terrorist attack, etc. (“Event of Force Majeure”).

6.2 Excluding controllable operation failures, service problems caused by hacker attack, telecom department technical adjustments or failures, website update, bank problems, etc.

6.3 PR does not warrant that (i) Storyflare has no technical bugs, (ii) PR fixes all bugs of Storyflare, (iii) Storyflare meets all needs of Users.

6.4 The only solution of dissatisfaction with this Agreement or Storyflare is to stop using Storyflare.

6.5 Users agree that this Agreement shall be governed by and any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be negotiated between PR and Users in good faith. If, however, the dispute cannot be resolved, both parties agree to submit to the district Court where PR located at for arbitration.

6.6 Any term of this Agreement, for whatever reason, completely or partially invalid or unenforceable or in violation of any applicable laws, shall be deemed to be deleted. Other terms of this agreement shall remain valid and have binding force.

Article 7 Auto-Renewal Service Rules

By subscribing to, opening and using the Storyflare membership auto-renewal service (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Auto-Renewal Service"), you agree to these rules.

Auto-renewal is an optional function, and no default automatic deduction shall be set without user’s explicit consent.

You understand and agree that:

7.1 If you open this Auto-Renewal Service and do not explicitly cancel this Auto-Renewal Service during the Subscription Period, the relevant entity will automatically deduct the balance from your own top-up account, bound third-party payment account, bank card, communication account, etc. (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Accounts") at the time of 1 day before the expiration of each Subscription Period. The service fee for the next subscription period will be automatically deducted from the balance of your Accounts, so as to extend the validity period of the corresponding subscription period. You should pay attention to the status of the above-mentioned accounts and debitable balances, and you will bear the risk and/or loss due to account problems or insufficient balance resulting in renewal failure.

7.2 Subscription period: one week, one year, etc. (subject to the description on the subscription page), members can choose by themselves.

7.3 Storyflare can offer a free trial to new subscribers of paid services. If you purchase a paid service subscription that includes a free trial, you will be able to use the paid service for free during the free trial period. At the end of the applicable free trial period, you will be charged the subscription fee and will continue to be billed until you cancel your subscription. In order to avoid incurring any charges, you must cancel before the end of the free trial period.

7.4 You acknowledge and agree that Storyflare has the right to adjust the price of the service. If Storyflare intends to adjust the price of the service after you activated the auto-renewal service, Storyflare will notify you in advance by appropriate means (including but not limited to onsite announcements, SMS, etc.). If you do not agree to the service price adjustment, you may cancel this auto-renewal service in accordance with these rules. If you do not cancel this auto-renewal service, the subsequent service fees deducted by the relevant entity will be based on the adjusted service fees. If you cancel within 24 hours before the expiration of the subscription period, the relevant entity may stop deducting the service fees for the next subscription period according to the adjusted service fees. After the cancellation of this auto-renewal service, if you open the auto-renewal service again, the service fee automatically deducted by the relevant entity shall be based on the service fee displayed on the page at that time.

7.5 The unsubscribe method for auto-renewal users is as follows.

If you have purchased a paid service subscription for auto-renewal, you can cancel the subscription at any time before the end of the current billing period, and the cancellation will take effect in the next billing period. You will retain access to the paid service from the date of cancellation until the start of the next billing period.

(1) Apple IAP (in-app purchase) payment: Open "Settings" of your iOS device --> go to "iTunes Store and App Store" --> click "Apple ID", select "View Apple ID", enter the "Account Settings" page, click "Subscription", and select Storyflare membership to cancel the subscription. If you do not cancel the auto-renewal feature 1 day before the subscription period expires, the subscription will be automatically renewed and debited.

(2) Google Play Store: Go to google play --> click "Settings" --> click “Subscriptions", and select Storyflare membership to cancel your subscription. If you do not cancel the auto-renewal function 1 day before the subscription period expires, the subscription will be renewed and debited automatically.

(3) PayPal payment: Log in to your PayPal account --> go to "Settings" --> click "Payments" --> select "Manage pre-approved payments", find the Storyflare subscription, and click "Cancel" to terminate the auto-renewal authorization. If you do not cancel the pre-approved payment at least 1 day before the subscription period expires, the subscription will be automatically renewed and debited via PayPal.

7.6 Storyflare may also stop providing auto-renewal service to you according to its operation strategy, and your Storyflare membership will be terminated from the date of expiration of the current service period.

Application of the Terms of Service

These Terms of Service apply to the services provided by 香港星閱有限公司(HK Mynovel Technology Limited).