Terms of Use

Who may use this platform

Thing.pub is available to verified members who have been approved through the human verification process. Access is granted individually. Sharing your account credentials or circumventing the verification process is not permitted and will result in permanent removal.

What you may do

• Share your own original manuscripts with readers you invite or approve
• Read manuscripts shared with you by authors on the platform
• Leave annotations, endorsements, and feedback within the platform
• Build a public literary profile and manage your reading identity
• Invite others through the invitation system

What you may not do

• Reproduce, distribute, or share manuscript content outside the platform in any form
• Attempt to circumvent device locking, watermarking, or any security feature
• Use the platform to harvest, scrape, or collect data about other members
• Upload AI-generated content and represent it as your own original work
• Harass, threaten, or act in bad faith toward any member of the community
• Share your access credentials or allow others to use your account

Intellectual property

All manuscripts shared on Thing.pub remain the intellectual property of their authors. Accessing a manuscript through the platform grants you a limited, personal, non-transferable right to read it. It does not grant any licence to reproduce, adapt, or distribute the work. Thing.pub makes no claim of ownership over any content you upload.

Trust and accountability

Thing.pub is built on verified trust. Members who violate the terms of this community—by leaking manuscripts, abusing the annotation system, misrepresenting their identity, or acting in bad faith—will be removed permanently. Because access is invitation-based, accountability may extend to the member who issued the invitation. We take this seriously and act on reports promptly.

Free and premium features

All core functionality of Thing.pub is free to use and will remain so. Premium subscriptions are available for cosmetic customization features only. No functional feature that protects your work or enables platform participation will ever be paywalled. Premium is voluntary support, not a requirement.

Availability and changes

Thing.pub is in active development. Features may change, be added, or be removed. We will communicate material changes directly. The platform may occasionally be unavailable for maintenance. We are not liable for losses arising from downtime or data loss, though we will make every reasonable effort to prevent both.

Governing terms

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas. Thing.pub is operated by Thing.pub Series of Althing LLC, a Texas Series LLC. Any disputes will be resolved in the courts of Texas.

Contact

Questions or concerns about these terms can be directed to Jules Mourne via email contact@thing.pub or through the Substack.