1. Age Requirements
You must be at least 13 years old to participate in the chat, and 18 years old (or have the explicit permission of a parent/guardian) to make financial contributions to the stream.
2. Platform Compliance (Twitch)
StoryByWord is a third-party interactive experience. We strictly adhere to and respect the Terms of Service and Community Guidelines of Twitch. Any user attempting to use our bot or stream to bypass or violate these platform rules will be banned from the game. StoryByWord is not officially affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Twitch.
3. The 14-Day Story Cycle
StoryByWord operates on a 14-day season. Every two weeks, the current narrative reaches a finale and the world resets. Contributions are archived but not guaranteed for permanent display.
4. The "Wacky" Content Rule
We encourage creativity and wacky storytelling! However, users must not submit content that is illegal, hateful, or promotes harm. All submissions are processed by an AI storyteller and filtered for profanity. We reserve the right to reject any input.
5. Ownership of Contributions
By using the !addword command, you grant StoryByWord a non-exclusive, perpetual license to use and display your contribution as part of the collective narrative and public archives.
6. Virtual Currency & Donations (No Refunds)
All financial contributions (including Twitch Bits and Ko-Fi donations) are voluntary tips to support the broadcast. In appreciation, users are granted a digital balance of "Coins" to interact with the story. Coins hold no real-world monetary value, cannot be cashed out, and are non-transferable. All transactions and tips are final and non-refundable.
7. Account Bans & Forfeiture
We reserve the right to ban any user from our live streams for violating chat rules, harassing others, or attempting to maliciously exploit the bot. If you are banned from the channel, any remaining Coin balance or Membership status is immediately forfeit without refund.
8. System Maintenance & Downtime
To ensure the smooth operation of the engine, we periodically perform system updates and maintenance. During these windows, the AI bot will be temporarily disconnected from the live stream. While the bot is offline, new viewers will be unable to join the game, and word submissions will be paused. We appreciate your patience as we upgrade the systems.
9. Privacy & Data Collection
To operate the leaderboards and attribute story contributions, the StoryByWord engine stores your public platform username, profile picture URL, chat messages containing our specific commands, and your donation history. We do not sell this data to third parties. It is used strictly to run the game and display your statistics on this website.
10. Disclaimer
StoryByWord is powered by AI. We are not responsible for the unpredictable nature of the generated text. User views and submitted words do not reflect the views of the creators.