Terms of Service

Effective Date: June 27, 2026

Welcome to GenevaLee.com (the "Website"), owned and operated by Geneva Lee ("we," "our," or "us").

By accessing or using this Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you do not agree with these Terms, please discontinue use of the Website.

1. Purpose of This Website

GenevaLee.com exists to share information about Geneva Lee, her books, characters, fictional worlds, events, newsletters, and related content. The Website is intended for readers, booksellers, librarians, educators, media professionals, and others interested in Geneva Lee's work.

2. Acceptable Use

You agree to use this Website only for lawful purposes.

You agree that you will not:

• Violate any applicable laws or regulations.

• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Website or its servers.

• Introduce viruses, malware, or other harmful code.

• Interfere with the security or operation of the Website.

• Use automated software, bots, crawlers, or scraping tools to collect Website content except as permitted by applicable law or standard search engine indexing.

• Impersonate another individual or misrepresent your identity.

We reserve the right to restrict or terminate access to the Website if these Terms are violated.

3. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise indicated, all content on this Website is owned by Geneva Lee or used with permission and is protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

This includes, but is not limited to:

• Books and excerpts

• Characters

• Fictional worlds and worldbuilding

• Story concepts

• Articles and blog posts

• Photographs

• Artwork and illustrations

• Maps

• Logos

• Graphics

• Videos

• Downloadable materials

• Website design

• Branding

• Original written content

All rights are reserved.

Nothing contained on this Website transfers ownership or grants any license beyond the limited permissions described below.

4. Limited Permission to Use Website Content

You are welcome to:

• Browse and read Website content.

• Share links to Website pages.

• Share publicly available content using standard social media sharing tools.

• Quote brief excerpts for reviews, commentary, journalism, scholarship, or other uses permitted by applicable copyright law, provided proper attribution is given.

You may not, without prior written permission:

• Copy substantial portions of Website content.

• Reproduce or republish Website materials.

• Sell or commercially exploit Website content.

• Modify or create commercial derivative works based on Website content.

• Remove copyright notices or attribution.

5. Artificial Intelligence and Automated Use

The stories, characters, fictional worlds, articles, artwork, graphics, and other original creative works published on this Website represent years of creative effort and are valuable intellectual property.

Unless expressly authorized in writing, you may not use any content from this Website to:

• Train, fine-tune, or improve artificial intelligence, machine learning models, large language models, or other generative AI systems.

• Build, contribute to, or expand datasets used for AI training or evaluation.

• Scrape, harvest, download, or systematically collect Website content through automated means.

• Generate commercial works that substantially reproduce or imitate the original creative expression found on this Website.

• Reproduce or distribute Website content through automated systems without permission.

Nothing in these Terms grants permission to use Website content for AI training, machine learning, dataset creation, or similar automated purposes.

This section is not intended to restrict lawful activities such as search engine indexing, quoting brief excerpts for reviews, commentary, journalism, scholarship, or other uses permitted by applicable law.

6. Fan Works and Reader Community

Readers are encouraged to celebrate Geneva Lee's books through reviews, book clubs, discussions, fan theories, cosplay, fan art, and other non-commercial expressions of enthusiasm.

These Terms do not grant permission to reproduce substantial portions of copyrighted works, publish unauthorized derivative works for commercial purposes, or otherwise infringe Geneva Lee's intellectual property rights.

If you have questions regarding licensing or permissions, please contact us.

7. User Submissions

If you submit comments, testimonials, fan art, photographs, messages, or other content through this Website or in connection with Website promotions, you retain ownership of your original work.

By submitting content, you grant Geneva Lee a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to display, repost, publish, or share that content in connection with the Website, newsletters, or social media, unless you specifically request otherwise.

You represent that you have the legal right to submit any content you provide.

We reserve the right to remove submissions that are unlawful, abusive, defamatory, infringing, or otherwise inappropriate.

8. Newsletter

If you subscribe to our newsletter, you consent to receive occasional emails regarding:

• New book releases

• Cover reveals

• Bonus content

• Events

• Exclusive reader updates

• Promotions

• Other news related to Geneva Lee

You may unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link included in every email.

Your personal information is handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

9. Third-Party Websites

This Website contains links to third-party websites, including online retailers, social media platforms, and other services.

These websites operate independently of GenevaLee.com. We are not responsible for their content, security, availability, or privacy practices.

Your use of third-party websites is entirely at your own risk.

10. Disclaimer

The information on this Website is provided for informational and entertainment purposes only.

While we strive to keep information accurate and current, we make no guarantees regarding its completeness, reliability, or accuracy.

Book release dates, appearances, events, preorder availability, and other information may change without notice.

11. Disclaimer of Warranties

This Website is provided "as is" and "as available."

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Geneva Lee disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, availability, security, and non-infringement.

We do not guarantee that the Website will always be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free.

12. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Geneva Lee shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive, or exemplary damages arising out of or relating to your use of this Website.

Your sole remedy for dissatisfaction with the Website is to discontinue using it.

13. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Geneva Lee and any affiliated representatives from claims, damages, liabilities, costs, or expenses arising from your misuse of the Website or your violation of these Terms.

14. Accessibility Commitment

Geneva Lee believes stories should be accessible to as many readers as possible.

We are committed to making GenevaLee.com welcoming and usable for all visitors, including individuals with disabilities.

We strive to design and maintain the Website in accordance with recognized accessibility best practices, including the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA, where reasonably feasible.

Accessibility is an ongoing effort, and we continually evaluate opportunities to improve the usability of the Website.

If you experience difficulty accessing any portion of this Website or need information in an alternative format, please contact us at hello@genevalee.com. We welcome feedback and will make reasonable efforts to address accessibility concerns.

Some features or services linked from this Website—including online retailers, social media platforms, embedded media, or other third-party services—operate independently and may have their own accessibility standards, which are outside our control.

15. Changes to the Website

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any portion of the Website at any time without notice.

We shall not be liable for any resulting interruption or loss of access.

16. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these Terms from time to time.

Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised Effective Date.

Your continued use of the Website after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

17. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri, without regard to its conflict of law principles.

Any legal action arising out of or relating to these Terms or your use of the Website shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Missouri, and you consent to the jurisdiction of those courts.

18. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

19. Contact

Questions regarding these Terms of Service may be directed to:

Geneva Lee
Email: contact@genevalee.com

Thank you for visiting GenevaLee.com and for supporting original storytelling. We appreciate your respect for the creative work shared here.