Terms of Service – TurnScrew Press

TURNSCREW PRESS LLC

TERMS OF SERVICE AND USE

Effective Date: April 18, 2026

AGREEMENT TO TERMS

By accessing or using the website located at turnscrewpress.com (the “Site”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and Use (“Terms”). If you do not agree to these Terms in their entirety, you are expressly prohibited from using the Site and must discontinue use immediately. TurnScrew Press LLC reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time without prior notice. Continued use of the Site following any modification constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

All content published on this Site — including but not limited to literary works, short stories, novels, novellas, serialized fiction, character names, fictional worlds, settings, storylines, dialogue, plot elements, artwork, illustrations, drawings, graphics, logos, trademarks, and the TurnScrew Press name and medallion mark — is the exclusive intellectual property of TurnScrew Press LLC and its author, H.C. Duryea, and is protected under the United States Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.), applicable state law, and international copyright conventions.

All rights are reserved. No content from this Site may be reproduced, republished, redistributed, sold, licensed, modified, adapted, translated, transmitted, displayed, performed, or used to create derivative works, in whole or in part, in any form or by any means — electronic, mechanical, digital, print, or otherwise — without the express prior written consent of TurnScrew Press LLC.

PROHIBITED USES

Without limiting the foregoing, the following uses are strictly prohibited and constitute actionable infringement:

(a) Copying, scraping, or reproducing any written content, story, character, world, or fictional element from this Site for any purpose, commercial or otherwise;

(b) Using any content from this Site to train, fine-tune, or otherwise develop artificial intelligence systems, machine learning models, large language models, or any automated systems, without express written authorization;

(c) Claiming authorship of, or presenting as your own, any work, character, story, or creative element originating from this Site;

(d) Creating and distributing unauthorized derivative works, fan fiction for commercial gain, adaptations, or translations of any work published on this Site;

(e) Removing, altering, or obscuring any copyright notice, attribution, or proprietary marking appearing on or in connection with any content on this Site;

(f) Using the TurnScrew Press name, logo, medallion mark, or the pen name H.C. Duryea for any commercial purpose without prior written authorization.

PERMITTED PERSONAL USE

You are permitted to access and read content on this Site for your own personal, non-commercial enjoyment. You may share links to individual pages or stories on this Site through social media or other platforms, provided that such sharing includes proper attribution to TurnScrew Press LLC and H.C. Duryea, and does not reproduce the substantive content of any work in its entirety or in substantial part.

DMCA AND COPYRIGHT COMPLAINTS

TurnScrew Press LLC takes copyright infringement seriously and will pursue all available legal remedies against infringing parties. If you believe that your copyrighted work has been reproduced on this Site in a manner that constitutes copyright infringement, please submit a written notice to hcduryea.press@gmail.com containing the information required under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3).

USER-SUBMITTED CONTENT

If this Site, at any time, permits users to submit comments, reviews, or other content, you represent and warrant that any content you submit is your original work, does not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party, and is not defamatory, obscene, or otherwise unlawful. By submitting content to this Site, you grant TurnScrew Press LLC a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual license to use, display, and reproduce such content in connection with the Site.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

This Site and all content thereon are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without warranty of any kind, express or implied. TurnScrew Press LLC makes no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, or fitness for a particular purpose of any content on the Site.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, TurnScrew Press LLC shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of, or inability to use, this Site or its content, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any dispute arising under or relating to these Terms or your use of this Site shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in New Jersey.

CONTACT

For permissions, licensing inquiries, or any questions regarding these Terms, contact TurnScrew Press LLC at:

Email: hc@turnscrewpress.com

Website: turnscrewpress.com