Terms of Use
Effective Date: July 6, 2026
Welcome to kevinsnell.com. This website is operated by Kevin Snell and provides information about books, short stories, author updates, creative work, Patreon content, and related projects.
By using this website, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you don’t agree with these terms, please don’t use this website.
Website Content
The content on this website is provided for general informational, promotional, creative, and entertainment purposes. This may include book descriptions, author information, blog posts, short stories, excerpts, images, links, updates, and other written or visual material.
Kevin Snell may update, revise, remove, or change website content at any time without notice.
Mature Content
Some books, short stories, excerpts, posts, or linked content may include mature themes, explicit language, sexual content, LGBTQ+ relationships, violence, trauma, or other adult subject matter.
By accessing mature content on this website, you confirm that you are at least 18 years old or the age of majority in your location, whichever is higher.
If you are not legally permitted to access adult or mature content in your location, please do not access that content.
Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise stated, all content on this website, including text, stories, excerpts, book descriptions, images, graphics, logos, branding, page copy, and other creative material, is owned by Kevin Snell or used with permission.
You may view and read the content for personal, non-commercial use.
You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, publish, sell, modify, scrape, archive, upload, or create derivative works from website content without prior written permission.
Brief quotations for reviews, commentary, criticism, scholarship, or news may be used where legally permitted, provided appropriate credit is given to Kevin Snell and the source website.
No AI Training or Data Scraping
You may not use, scrape, copy, download, reproduce, or harvest content from this website for machine learning, artificial intelligence training, dataset creation, model development, automated analysis, content generation systems, or similar technologies without prior written permission.
Automated scraping, crawling, copying, or bulk collection of website content is not permitted except where necessary for ordinary search engine indexing.
RSS Feeds
This website may provide RSS or similar feeds for short stories, blog posts, updates, or other content.
RSS feeds are provided for personal reading, subscription, and standard feed-reader use. You may not republish, sell, archive, scrape, or redistribute full RSS content without prior written permission.
Reader Comments and Submissions
If commenting, messaging, or submission features are enabled, you are responsible for anything you post or submit.
You agree not to submit content that is unlawful, abusive, threatening, defamatory, harassing, invasive of privacy, spam, malicious, infringing, or otherwise inappropriate.
Kevin Snell may remove, moderate, or decline to publish comments or submissions at any time.
By submitting a comment or message intended for public display, you grant Kevin Snell permission to display, reproduce, and moderate that content on this website.
Do not submit private, confidential, or sensitive information through public comment areas.
Third-Party Links
This website may link to third-party websites and services, including Amazon, Patreon, Goodreads, BookBub, social media platforms, audiobook retailers, newsletter services, or other book-related platforms.
These third-party websites are not controlled by Kevin Snell. Their own terms, privacy policies, purchasing rules, refund policies, and content rules apply.
Kevin Snell is not responsible for the content, policies, availability, security, or practices of third-party websites or services.
Purchases and External Platforms
Books, audiobooks, subscriptions, memberships, or other products linked from this website may be sold or provided through third-party platforms.
Any purchase, subscription, membership, refund, delivery issue, account issue, or billing matter is governed by the terms and policies of the platform where the transaction occurs.
This website does not control Amazon, Patreon, audiobook retailers, payment processors, or other external services.
No Professional Advice
The content on this website is not legal, financial, medical, psychological, or professional advice. Any personal essays, creative notes, blog posts, or commentary are provided for general reading and informational purposes only.
Disclaimer of Warranties
This website is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.
Kevin Snell makes no warranties that the website will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, current, or free from viruses or other harmful components.
Kevin Snell does not guarantee that all content will always be available, accurate, complete, or up to date.
Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Kevin Snell is not liable for any damages arising from your use of, inability to use, or reliance on this website or any third-party website linked from it.
This includes direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive, or other damages, including loss of data, loss of access, lost profits, or website interruptions.
Copyright Concerns
If you believe content on this website infringes your copyright or intellectual property rights, please contact Kevin Snell through the Contact page with enough detail to identify the material and the nature of your concern.
Changes to These Terms
These Terms of Use may be updated from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.
Your continued use of the website after changes are posted means you accept the updated Terms of Use.
Contact
For questions about these Terms of Use, please use the Contact page on this website.