Terms of Service

Official operator

Who operates AstraNovel

AstraNovel is operated by HONGKONG COLLECT VISION LIMITED. In these Terms, “AstraNovel,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to HONGKONG COLLECT VISION LIMITED as the operator of the AstraNovel website and related editorial services.

The AstraNovel service

AstraNovel provides independent editorial guides, reading explainers, trope education, and related website content for web-fiction readers. We are not a file-hosting service, author upload platform, or publisher portal on this website.

You may use AstraNovel to read public editorial content, browse guides, follow links to related reading destinations, and contact us about website, editorial, privacy, or support questions.

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable permission to access and use the public AstraNovel website for personal, lawful, non-commercial reading and information purposes.

Accounts and registration

AstraNovel's public editorial website can generally be browsed without creating an account. If an account, newsletter, contact form, comment feature, or related service becomes available, you are responsible for providing accurate information, keeping your credentials secure, and promptly updating information that becomes inaccurate.

You are responsible for activity that occurs through credentials or contact information you provide. We may refuse, suspend, or limit access if information appears inaccurate, unauthorized, abusive, or inconsistent with these Terms.

Content, comments, and intellectual property

Unless otherwise stated, the AstraNovel name, site design, editorial content, graphics, and website materials are owned by or licensed to HONGKONG COLLECT VISION LIMITED. You may read and share links to public pages for personal, non-commercial use.

You may not copy, republish, sell, mirror, frame, or commercially exploit AstraNovel content without written permission.

If AstraNovel allows comments, messages, submissions, or other user-provided content, you remain responsible for what you submit. You must not submit unlawful, infringing, abusive, misleading, spam, or privacy-invasive material. We may review, remove, restrict, or decline to display user-provided content where appropriate.

Restricted user conduct

You agree not to misuse AstraNovel or interfere with the website, including by attempting to:

• Access, copy, scrape, or monitor the website through abusive automated means.
• Bypass security, rate limits, copyright notices, or technical controls.
• Use the website in a way that violates applicable law or harms other users, partners, or services.
• Misrepresent your relationship with AstraNovel, HONGKONG COLLECT VISION LIMITED, NovelFlow, or any partner company.
• Upload, transmit, or encourage malicious code, unauthorized advertising, spam, harassment, or fraudulent activity.
• Collect information about other users or interfere with the security, performance, or normal operation of the website.

Payments and purchases

AstraNovel's public editorial website is primarily informational. If a paid feature, subscription, in-app purchase, promotion, or other payment flow is offered through AstraNovel or a related service, you will have an opportunity to review applicable fees before purchase.

Payment processing may be handled by app stores, payment providers, or support partners. Purchases may be subject to taxes, currency differences, platform rules, refund policies, and additional terms from the relevant payment processor or related service.

Unless otherwise required by applicable law or the relevant payment provider's policy, fees may be non-refundable once the relevant paid feature, content, or service has been provided.

Partner support roles

AstraNovel remains the consumer-facing editorial brand operated by HONGKONG COLLECT VISION LIMITED. Other company names may appear in support, payment, technical, content, or version contexts because partner companies help provide parts of the operating chain.

Content and version support

Payment and technology support

These partner roles do not change the operating entity for AstraNovel. The operator of AstraNovel is HONGKONG COLLECT VISION LIMITED.

Third-party links, ads, and related services

AstraNovel may link to third-party websites, advertising services, analytics providers, app stores, or related reading platforms such as NovelFlow. Those destinations are operated under their own terms and privacy policies.

Commercial or referral links are provided as optional next steps. AstraNovel does not guarantee the availability, accuracy, pricing, content, or policies of third-party services.

Promotions

Any campaign, promotion, offer, reward, or special feature made available through AstraNovel or a related service may have additional rules. If promotion-specific rules conflict with these Terms, the promotion-specific rules apply to that promotion.

Infringement notices

AstraNovel respects intellectual property rights. If you believe material on AstraNovel infringes your copyright, trademark, or other rights, contact us with enough information for us to review the claim.

• Your physical or electronic signature, or authorization to act for the rights owner.
• A description of the work or right you believe has been infringed.
• The AstraNovel URL or location of the material at issue.
• Your email address and other contact information.
• A statement that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized.
• A statement that the information in your notice is accurate.

Send infringement notices to support@astranovel.app with “Notice of Infringement” in the subject line.

Choice of law and dispute resolution

These Terms and any dispute relating to AstraNovel will be handled under applicable law and competent dispute resolution procedures. Where a mandatory forum, arbitration process, or consumer protection rule applies by law, that rule will control.

Nothing in these Terms limits rights that cannot be waived under applicable consumer, privacy, or platform laws.

Disclaimers and limitation of liability

AstraNovel is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. We aim to provide useful editorial guidance, but we do not guarantee that every page will be complete, error-free, uninterrupted, or suitable for every reader preference.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, HONGKONG COLLECT VISION LIMITED will not be liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages arising from your use of AstraNovel or third-party links.

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless HONGKONG COLLECT VISION LIMITED from claims, losses, liabilities, damages, and expenses arising from your misuse of AstraNovel, violation of these Terms, infringement of rights, or unlawful activity.

Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Updates become effective when posted on this page, unless a later effective date is stated. Your continued use of AstraNovel after an update means you accept the updated Terms.

Notices

Legal notices to AstraNovel should be sent in writing by email to support@astranovel.app. Notices we send electronically, including notices posted on the website or sent by email where applicable, may satisfy legal communication requirements to the extent permitted by law.

Contact

For support, legal, privacy, or editorial questions, contact HONGKONG COLLECT VISION LIMITED at support@astranovel.app.