This agreement is between you, Protagonist Labs, Inc. (“Protagonist”), the other participants in this Game, and other users of the Storium service and the public at large. You agree to the terms of this agreement by participating in a game using this agreement. This agreement applies to the specific Game (“Game”) for which it is selected and does not apply to other games or other areas of the Storium website.

Participation in the game

The person who creates and manages the Game is the “host”. The person who is running the Game at any given moment is the “narrator”. The people in the Game who control characters are the “players”. The same person can hold any or all of these roles at the same time, and these roles can be transferred between people. Any person currently holding at least one of these roles is a “participant”, regardless of their role.

If you are a player, you may leave the Game by using the “retire” or “hand-off” features on the Storium site. If you hand-off your character, the host may assign your character to a new or current participant. If you are the host, you may leave the Game by using the hand-off feature on the Storium site. If you are the narrator, the host must reassign your role in order for you to leave the game.

If you are a player, the host may remove you from the game, at any time and for any reason, by retiring your character or by handing it off to a new or existing participant. If you are the narrator, the host may remove you from the game, at any time and for any reason, by reassigning the narrator role to a new or existing participant. Regardless of your role, Protagonist may remove you from the game at any time for violation of Storium’s Terms of Service, Code of Conduct, or other site policies.

Your rights under this agreement terminate when you leave or are removed from the Game except as otherwise stated in this agreement.

Ownership and Use of Game Content

You agree that all original content posted by you to this Game is solely owned by the host. The host may use original content from the Game outside the Game as otherwise permitted by this agreement, including for commercial use and without attribution. The host grants you a limited license to use the original content from the Game within the Game only. Your right to use the content from the Game inside the Game terminates if you leave or are removed from the Game for any reason. Your use of the content from the Game inside the Game shall not be construed as being adverse to the host’s ownership rights.

The host may edit or delete any game content posted by any participant at any time, for any reason, subject to the functionality of the site. The host may delete the Game at any time, for any reason. Participants other than the host may not delete content.

The Game may be based upon a “World,” which is a pre-made collection of content, separate from the Game, that can be re-used in the course of playing the Game. The person who created the World in which the Game takes place is the “creator”. The World you use, if any, may affect your rights under this agreement.

If the Game is based upon a World, you acknowledge that you have no ownership interest in the World content unless you yourself are the creator. You acknowledge that the creator might continue to create works related to the World content and that some of these works might bear similarities to material created on Storium. You release Protagonist and the creator for any injury, loss, or damage arising out of your use of Storium, including but not limited to any claim of copyright infringement or other theft of intellectual property. You waive your right to sue Protagonist and the creator in any venue for any reason arising out of the use of Storium and the World content. You agree to indemnify Protagonist and creator for all costs associated with any such lawsuit, including but not limited to court costs, attorneys’ fees, and appellate fees. You agree not to harm, misuse, or bring the World content into disrepute. You agree that the creator may use content from the Game outside of the Game and for commercial purposes, provided that attribution is given to the participants.

If the Game World is a “starter” World or if you are the creator, you may use the World content in any way you choose as limited by any other agreement and the site functionality. If the Game World is an “open” World, the host may use content from the Game outside of the Game for non-commercial reasons and with attribution given to Storium, the creator, and the World name. If the Game World is a “closed” World, the host may not publish any content from the Game outside of the Game for any reason, even for non-commercial reasons or for reasons that might otherwise constitute “fair use” of the content. If the host is the creator, they retain the right to use the content from the Game outside of the Game for commercial reasons and without attribution.

Other Terms

Protagonist reserves the right to modify the terms of this agreement at any time upon notice to you, which becomes effective as of the date of the notice to you.

This agreement represents the entire agreement between the parties. Any ambiguity in this agreement will be construed in a manner that gives the most rights to the creator in a “closed” World Game or to the host in all other circumstances, who are both intended third-party beneficiaries of the agreement if they are not a party to it. This agreement will not be construed for or against any party based on who drafted it.

This agreement is subject to the terms of any other agreement that covers your use of the Storium service, such as the Terms of Service and Code of Conduct. In the event of a conflict between this agreement and the Terms of Service or Code of Conduct, the Terms of Service and Code of Conduct supersede this agreement.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, you waive any reference to law that would render any term of this agreement invalid. In the event that a provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, it will be interpreted to fulfill its intended purpose as much as permitted by applicable law, and the remaining terms will remain in full effect.