Terms & Conditions
BetaLast updated: 6/9/2026
1. Who we are
Fandom Shelf ("we", "us", "our") provides a personal reading tracker for fanfiction. By creating an account or otherwise using the service, you ("you", "the user") enter into an agreement with us governed by these Terms.
2. Acceptance
By continuing to use Fandom Shelf you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please stop using the service.
3. The service
Fandom Shelf is a metadata-only reading tracker. We do not host, distribute, or display story text. You enter the metadata you wish to track and we link out to the original source. Fandom Shelf is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by any fanfiction hosting platform or publisher.
4. Your account
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for all activity under your account. You agree to provide accurate information and to keep it up to date.
5. Acceptable use
You agree not to misuse the service. In particular, you must not:
- use the service for any unlawful purpose, fraud, or spam;
- infringe the intellectual property or other rights of any third party;
- interfere with the security or integrity of the service, including by introducing malware, probing, scanning, or scraping;
- attempt to reverse engineer, resell, or redistribute the service;
- circumvent any technical limitations or access controls.
6. Intellectual property
The Fandom Shelf software, design, branding, and documentation are owned by us. We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the service in line with your selected plan. All other rights are reserved.
7. Your content
You retain ownership of the metadata, notes, and tags you add. You grant us a limited licence to host and process this content solely to provide the service to you.
8. Pricing
Fandom Shelf is free to use. If that ever changes, we'll update these Terms and clearly disclose any pricing before you're asked to pay anything.
9. Service level
We work to keep Fandom Shelf available and reliable, but we do not guarantee that the service will be uninterrupted, timely, or error-free. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all implied warranties, including merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
10. Suspension and termination
We may suspend or terminate your access to the service for: material breach of these Terms, security or fraud risk, or repeated or serious policy violations. You may stop using the service at any time. On termination, you may export your data from Settings for a reasonable period before it is deleted.
11. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, our aggregate liability arising out of or relating to the service is limited to the fees you paid to us in the 12 months before the event giving rise to the claim. We are not liable for indirect, consequential or special damages, including loss of profits, data, or goodwill. Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot be excluded by law.
12. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify us against claims arising from your content, your unlawful use of the service, or your breach of these Terms.
13. Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. Continued use of the service after changes take effect means you accept the updated Terms.
14. Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in which Fandom Shelf operates. Disputes will be handled by the competent courts of that jurisdiction, unless otherwise required by mandatory consumer protection laws.
15. Contact
For questions about these Terms, please use the "Send feedback" option in Settings.