Terms of Service

The house rules for reading, joining, and paying — written in human.

These terms are an agreement between you and AWFixer, LLC for use of theautist.me (the “Site”). By using the Site, creating an account, subscribing, or buying a membership, you agree to them. If you do not agree, do not use the Site. Effective 17 September 2026.

The Site

The Site publishes notes and essays, optional memberships, and a newsletter. Free reading stays free. Memberships unlock extra access as we ship it. We may change, pause, or stop features. Writing appears when it is ready — there is no promised schedule.

Accounts

You need an account and a passkey to sign in. You are responsible for the devices and authenticators you register. Keep at least one passkey you can use. Do not share your account. We may suspend or close an account that is abused, unpaid, or a risk to the Site or other people.

Memberships and payments

Paid plans are billed by Stripe. Prices are shown at checkout and may change for later renewal periods. You can cancel from the dashboard; access continues through the paid period unless we say otherwise. Chargebacks and fraud may lead to an immediate close. Taxes may apply. Refunds are handled case by case — write hello@theautist.me.

Newsletter

If you subscribe, we email you from newsletter@theautist.me when there is something to send. Every note has an unsubscribe link. Contact and account mail is separate and only sent when needed to run the service.

Acceptable use

  • Do not break the law, harass anyone, or try to break into the Site.
  • Do not scrape, overload, or reverse engineer the service in a way that harms it.
  • Do not use the Site to send spam or to store or share malware.
  • Do not impersonate us or misrepresent your affiliation.

Our content and yours

Writing, design, and marks on the Site belong to us or our licensors. You may share links and short quotations with credit. You may not copy the Site wholesale. If you send us a message or comment, you grant us a license to use it to operate and improve the Site. You keep ownership of what you wrote.

Disclaimer

The Site is provided “as is.” Essays are opinion and exploration, not professional advice. We do not warrant uninterrupted access, error-free software, or that membership perks will stay the same forever. To the fullest extent allowed by law, we disclaim implied warranties of merchantability, fitness, and non-infringement.

Liability

To the fullest extent allowed by law, AWFixer, LLC is not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, data, or goodwill. Our total liability for a claim relating to the Site is limited to the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the claim, or one hundred US dollars if you paid nothing. Some places do not allow these limits; they apply only as far as they can.

Indemnity

You will defend and indemnify us against claims that arise from your misuse of the Site or your breach of these terms, except to the extent we caused the harm.

Law

These terms are governed by the laws of the United States, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. If a dispute cannot be worked out by email, the courts of the United States have exclusive jurisdiction, except where consumer law gives you a mandatory local forum.

Changes and contact

We may update these terms by posting a new version here. Continued use after the effective date is acceptance. Privacy is described in the Privacy Policy. If we process personal data as your processor, the Data Processing Addendum also applies. hello@theautist.me.