Last updated: July 19, 2026
These Terms & Conditions (the “Terms”) govern your access to and use of usermanualforanemptyplanet.com and any related pages, features, newsletters, shops, digital materials, and services that link to these Terms (collectively, the “Site”). The Site is operated by PMBV Digital, a business located in New Mexico, United States (“PMBV Digital,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).
By accessing or using the Site, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site. Additional terms or policies may apply to particular features, promotions, submissions, or purchases. Those additional terms form part of these Terms where applicable.
1. About the Site
User Manual for an Empty Planet is a creative fiction and entertainment project. The Site may present stories, log entries, notices, manuals, archival fragments, images, audio, video, interactive material, merchandise, and other creative content.
Some material may be written or presented as though it were an authentic record, official notice, technical document, historical archive, institutional communication, or operating protocol. Unless expressly stated otherwise, such material is part of the fictional world of User Manual for an Empty Planet and should be understood as fiction, satire, or creative commentary — not as a factual record or real-world instruction.
Names, characters, organizations, protocols, products, incidents, and events within the fictional material are either imaginary or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, organizations, products, events, or institutions is coincidental unless clearly identified otherwise.
2. Eligibility and Responsible Use
The Site is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly solicit personal information, purchases, accounts, or Submissions from children under 13. If you are under 13, please do not provide personal information through the Site.
To make a purchase, create an account, submit material, or enter into another binding transaction, you must be legally capable of doing so in your jurisdiction. If you are under the age of legal majority, you may use those features only with the involvement and permission of a parent or legal guardian.
You are responsible for ensuring that your use of the Site complies with all laws and regulations that apply to you.
3. Intellectual Property
The Site and its contents — including stories, characters, fictional systems, log entries, notices, manuals, artwork, graphics, photographs, audio, video, animation, designs, typography, logos, names, slogans, product designs, page layouts, code, and compilations — are owned by or licensed to PMBV Digital and are protected to the extent available under applicable copyright, trademark, design, database, and other intellectual-property laws.
Except where we expressly state otherwise, we grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and view the Site for personal, non-commercial purposes.
You may share links to public pages and quote brief excerpts for commentary, criticism, review, or other purposes permitted by law, provided that you give appropriate credit, do not misrepresent the source, and do not suggest that we endorse you or your use.
Without our prior written permission, you may not:
- reproduce, republish, upload, distribute, sell, license, translate, adapt, or create derivative works from substantial portions of the Site or its content;
- repost complete stories, logs, artwork, downloads, newsletters, or paid material on another website, platform, publication, repository, or social-media account;
- remove or alter copyright, trademark, attribution, watermark, or other rights notices;
- use our names, logos, fictional brands, characters, artwork, or other distinctive elements for merchandise, advertising, domains, social-media identities, or commercial projects;
- frame, mirror, or create a substitute service or archive from the Site; or
- imply a partnership, sponsorship, approval, or affiliation that does not exist.
Nothing in these Terms transfers ownership of any intellectual-property rights to you. Any rights not expressly granted are reserved.
4. Text and Data Mining; Automated and AI Uses
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we expressly reserve all rights in the Site and its content for purposes of text and data mining and automated analysis. We do not consent to the use of Site content for commercial data mining, artificial-intelligence development, or machine-learning purposes except under a separate written license from us.
Unless we have given prior written permission, you may not use Site content to create or expand a dataset; train, fine-tune, ground, test, benchmark, or evaluate an artificial-intelligence or machine-learning system; generate synthetic data; support retrieval-augmented generation; imitate a creator’s style or voice; or enable a system to reproduce, summarize, transform, or generate content substantially derived from the Site.
Automated access — including scraping, crawling, harvesting, extraction, bulk downloading, or the use of bots or agents — is prohibited except for ordinary indexing by public search engines that comply with our machine-readable instructions, or where applicable law does not permit us to restrict the activity.
5. Acceptable Use
You agree not to:
- use the Site for unlawful, fraudulent, abusive, threatening, harassing, hateful, defamatory, obscene, or infringing purposes;
- interfere with the operation, security, availability, or integrity of the Site;
- attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site, its server, accounts, databases, or connected systems;
- introduce malware, malicious code, or harmful technology;
- evade access controls, rate limits, purchase limits, or other technical restrictions;
- impersonate another person or misrepresent your identity or affiliation;
- collect personal information about other users without lawful authority;
- use the Site to send spam, unauthorized promotions, or deceptive communications; or
- assist anyone else in doing any of the above.
We may restrict or block access where we reasonably believe these Terms have been violated or the Site, its users, or third parties are at risk.
6. User Submissions
The Site may allow you to submit comments, messages, “user logs,” stories, images, feedback, reviews, contest entries, or other material (“Submissions”). You retain any ownership rights you hold in your Submission.
By submitting material for display, publication, or participation in the project, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, format, edit for length or clarity, publish, display, distribute, and promote that Submission in connection with the Site and User Manual for an Empty Planet. This license lasts for as long as the Submission remains part of the Site or related promotional material, subject to applicable law. If a specific submission form or project invitation provides different terms, those specific terms will control.
You represent that you have the rights and permissions needed to make the Submission and grant this license, and that the Submission does not violate any law or the rights of another person. Do not submit confidential information or material belonging to someone else without permission.
We are not required to publish, retain, return, or respond to any Submission. We may review, edit, reject, unpublish, or remove Submissions at our discretion, subject to applicable law. Submission of an unsolicited idea does not create a confidential, fiduciary, employment, or creative-development relationship.
7. Products, Orders, and Payments
The following provisions apply when products or services are offered directly through the Site.
Product information and availability
We try to describe and display products accurately. Screen settings, production methods, materials, and the handmade or made-to-order nature of an item may cause reasonable differences in color, scale, placement, texture, or appearance. Product images may include mockups or props that are not included unless the listing says otherwise.
Products, prices, promotions, and availability may change. Placing an item in a cart does not reserve it. We may limit quantities or discontinue an item, subject to any obligations arising from an order we have already accepted.
Orders and contract formation
By placing an order, you offer to purchase the selected items under these Terms and the information shown at checkout. An automated order-receipt message only confirms that we received the order; it does not necessarily mean that we accepted it. A purchase contract is formed when we expressly accept the order, dispatch the goods, or make purchased digital content available, whichever occurs first.
We may decline or cancel an order before acceptance for legitimate reasons, including unavailability, an obvious pricing or description error, suspected fraud, payment failure, shipping restrictions, or a violation of these Terms. If payment has already been taken for a cancelled order, it will be refunded.
Prices, taxes, and payment
Prices are shown in the currency displayed at checkout. Applicable taxes, shipping charges, duties, or other fees will be shown or calculated as required before you complete the order. You are responsible for import duties or charges imposed by your destination country unless checkout states otherwise.
You agree to provide current, complete, and accurate billing, payment, contact, personalization, and delivery information. Payments may be processed by third-party payment providers under their own terms and privacy notices.
Personalized and made-to-order products
You are responsible for checking names, dates, spelling, addresses, uploaded files, and other personalization details before submitting an order. We may reproduce personalization exactly as provided. Production previews, where offered, may be subject to approval deadlines.
Personalized and made-to-order products may be nonreturnable or non-cancelable once production has begun, as explained in the applicable product listing and our Return & Cancellation Policy. This does not affect any rights you may have if an item arrives defective, damaged, incorrectly produced, or materially different from the description.
Shipping and delivery
Delivery dates are estimates unless we expressly identify a guaranteed date. Delays may occur because of production, carriers, customs, weather, force majeure, incorrect address information, or other circumstances beyond our reasonable control. If we cannot ship within the time stated in the listing, at checkout, or in the order confirmation, we will provide any notice, cancellation option, or refund required by applicable law.
Returns, cancellations, and refunds
Returns, cancellations, exchanges, and refunds are governed by our Return & Cancellation Policy and any mandatory consumer-protection laws that apply to the purchase. Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits your statutory rights.
Digital content
Digital products are licensed, not sold, for the personal use stated in the applicable listing. Unless the listing expressly allows it, you may not share, resell, sublicense, redistribute, upload, or make a digital product available to others.
Except where our Return & Cancellation Policy or applicable law provides otherwise, digital products are nonreturnable and nonrefundable after access or download has been provided. This does not affect rights that cannot lawfully be waived, including rights concerning defective, corrupted, or materially misdescribed digital products.
8. Affiliate Links, Advertising, and Sponsorships
The Site may include affiliate links, sponsored material, advertisements, or other commercial relationships. If you purchase through an affiliate link, we may receive a commission or other benefit at no additional cost to you. Material connections and sponsored relationships will be disclosed clearly within or near the relevant content where required.
An affiliate link, advertisement, or reference to a third-party product does not by itself constitute a guarantee or endorsement. Your purchase from a third party is governed by that third party’s terms, policies, and customer-service procedures.
9. Email and Other Communications
If you subscribe to a newsletter or other marketing communications, you may unsubscribe at any time by using the link in the message or another method we provide. Even if you opt out of marketing, we may still send non-promotional communications concerning an order, account, Submission, security issue, policy change, or other transaction involving you.
You are responsible for keeping your contact information accurate. Message and data rates may apply to communications received on a mobile device.
10. Third-Party Services and Links
The Site may link to or integrate services operated by third parties, including shops, payment processors, newsletter providers, social networks, video or audio platforms, shipping providers, and embedded media. We do not control those services and are not responsible for their content, security, availability, or practices. Accessing a third-party service is at your discretion and may be subject to separate terms and privacy notices.
11. Privacy and Cookies
Our collection and use of personal information are described in our Privacy Policy. Information about cookies and similar technologies is provided in our Cookie Policy or consent tool, where applicable. These policies should be read together with these Terms.
12. No Professional Advice
The Site is provided for fiction, art, commentary, and entertainment. It does not provide medical, mental-health, legal, financial, technical, survival, safety, or other professional advice. Do not rely on fictional logs, manuals, protocols, instructions, calculations, warnings, or system messages as real-world guidance. Seek an appropriately qualified professional for advice relevant to your circumstances, and contact local emergency services in an emergency.
13. Disclaimers
We aim to keep the Site accurate, secure, and available, but we do not promise that it will always be complete, current, uninterrupted, error-free, or free from harmful components.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SITE AND ITS CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED.
This disclaimer does not apply to warranties expressly stated in a product listing or our Return & Cancellation Policy, and it does not exclude any warranty or consumer right that cannot lawfully be excluded. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain warranty exclusions, so some of the foregoing may not apply to you.
14. Limitation of Liability
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability where doing so would be unlawful, including liability for fraud, willful misconduct, or violation of rights that cannot be waived under applicable law.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, PMBV DIGITAL AND ITS OWNERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AGENTS, LICENSORS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL, OR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THE SITE, ITS CONTENT, THIRD-PARTY SERVICES, OR THESE TERMS, EVEN IF ADVISED THAT SUCH DAMAGES WERE POSSIBLE.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, our total liability for a claim arising solely from your use of the free portions of the Site will not exceed $100. For a claim arising from a purchase, our total liability will not exceed the amount you paid for the product or service giving rise to the claim. These limitations do not apply where prohibited by law. Some jurisdictions do not permit certain limitations of liability, so some of the foregoing may not apply to you.
15. Indemnification
To the extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless PMBV Digital and its owners, officers, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, and service providers from claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, losses, and reasonable costs arising from your unlawful use of the Site, your material violation of these Terms, or your Submission’s infringement of another person’s rights. This obligation does not apply to the extent a claim results from our own unlawful conduct and does not limit any non-waivable consumer right.
16. Changes to the Site or These Terms
We may update the Site, its content, features, or these Terms from time to time. The “Last updated” date shows when these Terms were most recently revised. Material changes will be communicated in a reasonable manner where required by law. Changes apply prospectively from their effective date and do not alter existing purchase contracts unless legally permitted.
Your continued use of the Site after revised Terms take effect constitutes acceptance where permitted by law. If you do not agree to revised Terms, you must stop using the Site.
17. Severability, Entire Agreement, and No Waiver
If any provision of these Terms is found invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in effect. The invalid provision will be interpreted or replaced only to the extent permitted by applicable law. A failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of the right to enforce it later.
These Terms, together with the policies and additional terms expressly incorporated into them, constitute the entire agreement between you and PMBV Digital concerning the Site and supersede prior discussions or communications about the same subject.
18. Governing Law and Disputes
These Terms and any dispute arising from or relating to the Site are governed by the laws of the State of New Mexico and applicable federal law of the United States, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.
Except where applicable law permits or requires a different forum, you and PMBV Digital agree that disputes will be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in New Mexico, and each party consents to the personal jurisdiction of those courts. Either party may bring an eligible individual claim in small-claims court.
Before beginning formal proceedings, we encourage you to contact us so that we can try to resolve the issue directly.
If you access the Site from outside the United States, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for complying with applicable local laws. Nothing in this section deprives a consumer of any protection or forum that cannot lawfully be waived.
19. Contact
The Site is operated by PMBV Digital in New Mexico, United States. For questions, concerns, or legal notices concerning these Terms, please use the contact information or contact form provided on the Site.