Last Updated: May 31, 2026
Welcome to NovelCircle. Please read these Terms of Service (“Terms”, “Terms of Service”) carefully before using the https://novelcircle.com website (the “Service”) operated by NovelCircle (“us”, “we”, or “our”).
Your access to and use of the Service is conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who access or use the Service. By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of the terms, then you may not access the Service.
1. Eligibility
By using our Service, you represent and warrant that you are at least 13岁 (or 16 in the EU/EEA) and are fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, obligations, affirmations, representations, and warranties set forth in these Terms. If you are under the legal age of majority in your jurisdiction, you must have your parent or legal guardian’s permission to use this Service.
2. User Accounts & Security
When you create an account with us, you must provide us with information that is accurate, complete, and current at all times. Failure to do so constitutes a breach of the Terms, which may result in immediate termination of your account on our Service.
- You are responsible for safeguarding the password that you use to access the Service and for any activities or actions under your password.
- You agree not to disclose your password to any third party. You must notify us immediately upon becoming aware of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your account.
- You may not use as a username the name of another person or entity or that is not lawfully available for use, a name or trademark that is subject to any rights of another person or entity other than you without appropriate authorization, or a name that is otherwise offensive, vulgar, or obscene.
3. Intellectual Property Rights (Copyright)
The Service and its original content (excluding content provided by users), features, and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of NovelCircle and its licensors. The Service is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of both foreign and domestic jurisdictions.
- Platform Content: All novels, manga, comic chapters, translations, graphics, logos, and software available on the Site are protected by intellectual property rights. You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and read the content strictly for personal, non-commercial entertainment.
- Prohibited Actions: You strictly agree NOT to copy, scrape, crawl, reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Service using automated tools (such as bots, spiders, or scrapers) or manual processes, without prior written consent from us.
4. User-Generated Content (Comments, Reviews, Ratings)
Our Service may allow you to post, link, store, share, and otherwise make available certain information, text, graphics, videos, or other material (“User Content”). You are responsible for the User Content that you post to the Service, including its legality, reliability, and appropriateness.
- By posting User Content to the Service, you grant us the right and license to use, modify, publicly perform, publicly display, reproduce, and distribute such Content on and through the Service. You retain any and all of your rights to any Content you submit, post, or display.
- You represent and warrant that: (i) the Content is yours (you own it) or you have the right to use it and grant us the rights and license as provided in these Terms, and (ii) the posting of your Content on or through the Service does not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, copyrights, contract rights, or any other rights of any person.
5. Acceptable Use & Prohibited Conduct
You agree not to use the Service in any way that violates any applicable local, national, or international law. Additionally, you agree not to:
- Post or transmit any content that is defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory, or otherwise objectionable.
- Engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the Service, or which, as determined by us, may harm NovelCircle or users of the Service.
- Attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Service, overload our servers, or bypass any measures we may use to prevent or restrict access to the Service.
6. Fees, Purchases, and Refunds (If Applicable)
Certain parts of the Service may be billed or unlocked on a subscription basis or through digital currency/points (“Coins”).
- All financial transactions are processed securely by third-party payment gateways (e.g., Stripe, PayPal). By purchasing premium content or subscriptions, you agree to provide valid billing information and authorize us to charge all accrued fees to your payment instrument.
- Refund Policy: Due to the digital nature of web novels and manga content, all purchases of virtual currency (Coins), subscription plans, or premium unlocked chapters are **final and non-refundable** once the digital content has been consumed or accessed, except as required by applicable local consumer law.
7. DMCA and Copyright Infringement Claims
We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you are a copyright owner, or authorized on behalf of one, and you believe that the copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please submit your notice via email to [email protected] with the subject line: “Copyright Infringement Notice”.
Your notice must include a detailed description of the copyrighted work, the specific location (URL) of the allegedly infringing material on our site, and your contact information.
8. Termination
We may terminate or suspend your account and bar access to the Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, under our sole discretion, for any reason whatsoever and without limitation, including but not limited to a breach of the Terms.
If you wish to terminate your account, you may simply discontinue using the Service or request account deletion by contacting us.
9. Limitation of Liability & Disclaimer
The Service is provided on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis. NovelCircle makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the operation of their services, or the information, content, or materials included therein.
In no event shall NovelCircle, nor its directors, employees, partners, agents, suppliers, or affiliates, be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from your access to or use of or inability to access or use the Service.
10. Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which the operating entity of NovelCircle is registered, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
11. Changes to Terms
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, we will try to provide at least 30 days’ notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion. By continuing to access or use our Service after those revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us:
Email: [email protected]