Last updated: March 31, 2026
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of Povella (“Povella,” “the Service,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), a personalized fiction generation platform accessible at povella.net. By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
You must be at least 13 years of age (or 16 in jurisdictions where required by law, including the European Economic Area) to use the Service. By using the Service, you represent and warrant that you meet the applicable age requirement and have the legal capacity to enter into these Terms. If you are accessing the Service on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have authority to bind that organization to these Terms.
Povella is an AI-powered personalized fiction platform that creates custom novels where the user is the protagonist. The Service uses profile information you provide—including your name, career, personality attributes, and preferences—to generate unique stories, character bibles, chapter outlines, and narrative prose. The Service includes a web-based reader with customizable display modes and optional EPUB export functionality.
Certain features of the Service require you to create an account. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration and to update such information as necessary.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify us immediately viaour contact form of any unauthorized use of your account. We are not liable for any loss arising from unauthorized access to your account where such access results from your failure to safeguard your credentials.
Each individual may maintain only one account. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate duplicate accounts.
You retain all ownership rights in the profile data you provide to the Service (name, career details, personality information, photos, etc.). By providing this data, you grant Povella a limited, non-exclusive, revocable license to use it solely for the purpose of generating personalized story content for you and improving the Service. This license terminates when you delete your account.
Stories generated through the Service are owned by you, the user. You are free to download, share, publish, modify, and commercially exploit your generated stories without restriction. Povella retains no ownership rights or licenses to your generated content. You acknowledge that generated stories are produced by AI and may require editing before publication.
The Service, including its storytelling engine, algorithms, user interface, design, source code, trademarks, and all associated intellectual property, is owned by Povella and protected by applicable intellectual property laws. Nothing in these Terms grants you any rights in the platform itself beyond the limited right to use the Service as described herein.
If you provide feedback, suggestions, or ideas about the Service, you grant Povella a non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use, modify, and incorporate such feedback into the Service without compensation or attribution to you.
You acknowledge and agree that all story content generated by the Service is produced by artificial intelligence (currently Anthropic's Claude). As such:
You agree not to:
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Service for violations of this section, with or without notice.
The Service offers both free and paid subscription tiers. The features available in each tier are described on our Pricing page. We reserve the right to modify available features, pricing, and tier structures at any time.
Paid subscriptions are billed on a recurring basis (monthly or annually, as selected by you). By subscribing, you authorize us to charge the payment method on file at the start of each billing period. All fees are stated in United States dollars unless otherwise specified.
Paid subscriptions automatically renew at the end of each billing period at the then-current subscription rate unless you cancel prior to the renewal date. You may cancel at any time through your account settings or by contacting us.
Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will retain access to paid features until the end of the period for which you have already paid. No partial refunds are issued for unused portions of a billing period.
Refunds are handled on a case-by-case basis. If you believe you are entitled to a refund due to a service issue, contact us within 14 days of the charge in question.
We may change subscription prices at any time. Price changes will take effect at the start of the next billing period following notice of the change. Your continued use of the Service after a price change constitutes acceptance of the new price.
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, SECURE, OR FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT GENERATED CONTENT WILL MEET YOUR SPECIFIC QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR CREATIVE EXPECTATIONS, THOUGH WE STRIVE FOR PUBLICATION-QUALITY OUTPUT.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL MAIN CHARACTER ENERGY, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, DATA, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY (CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE) AND EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID TO US IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR (B) ONE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($100.00).
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Povella and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to: (a) your use of the Service; (b) your violation of these Terms; (c) your violation of any rights of a third party; (d) any content you generate, publish, or distribute using the Service; or (e) your negligent or wrongful conduct.
We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that content available through the Service infringes your copyright, you may submit a notice under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to our designated agent:
Your notice must include:
Before initiating any formal dispute resolution proceedings, you agree to first contact us and attempt to resolve the dispute informally for at least 30 days.
If informal resolution is unsuccessful, any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service shall be resolved by binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules. The arbitration shall be conducted in English and shall take place in New York County, New York, or at another mutually agreed location. The arbitrator's decision shall be final and binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction.
YOU AND Povella AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS, CONSOLIDATED, OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION. Unless both you and Povella agree otherwise in writing, the arbitrator may not consolidate or join more than one person's claims and may not preside over any form of class or representative proceeding.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may seek injunctive or equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to prevent the actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation, or violation of intellectual property rights.
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, United States, without regard to its conflict of law principles. For any disputes not subject to arbitration, the exclusive jurisdiction and venue shall be the state and federal courts located in New York County, New York.
You may terminate your account at any time by deleting your account through your account settings or by contacting us. Upon termination, your right to use the Service ceases immediately, and your data will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice. Grounds for termination include, but are not limited to, violation of these Terms, fraudulent or illegal activity, prolonged inactivity, or conduct that we determine to be harmful to other users or the integrity of the Service.
Upon termination, your license to use the Service shall immediately cease. You may export your stories prior to account deletion. Sections of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination (including Sections 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13) shall survive any termination or expiration of these Terms.
We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Material changes will be communicated via email to the address associated with your account or through a prominent notice on the Service at least 14 days before they take effect. Your continued use of the Service after the effective date of any modifications constitutes your acceptance of the modified Terms. If you do not agree to the modified Terms, you must stop using the Service and delete your account.
Povella shall not be liable for any delay or failure to perform resulting from causes outside its reasonable control, including but not limited to acts of God, war, terrorism, pandemics, natural disasters, government actions, power failures, internet or telecommunications failures, or failures of third-party AI service providers.
If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable by a court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect. The invalid or unenforceable provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable while preserving its original intent.
These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Povella regarding the Service and supersede all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations, and communications, whether written or oral, relating to the Service.
The failure of Povella to enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of that right or provision. Any waiver of any provision of these Terms will be effective only if in writing and signed by Povella.
Questions about these Terms of Service? Contact us: