Terms of Use

1. Acceptance of Terms

This agreement governs your access to and use of PirateShipNames.com (the "Website"). By accessing, browsing, or using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you disagree with any part of these terms, please do not use our Website. For information regarding data handling, please see our Privacy Policy.

2. Description of Service

PirateShipNames.com provides free online tools designed to generate creative pirate names, ship names, and character concepts (the "Service") for use in fiction, tabletop RPGs, video games, and creative projects.

3. User Conduct & Prohibited Use

You agree to use the Website and Service only for lawful purposes. You are strictly prohibited from:

• Generating or sharing names or content that are illegal, hateful, discriminatory, harassing, or deceptive.
• Infringing upon the intellectual property rights or trademarks of any third party.
• Deploying malicious scripts, scrapers, or bots designed to overload our server infrastructure or harvest proprietary site content.
• Attempting unauthorized access to our hosting systems or network infrastructure.

4. Intellectual Property & Generated Outputs

Website Content: The design, code, editorial guides, and site layout are the property of PirateShipNames.com and are protected under copyright laws.

Generated Outputs: You may generally use generated names for your personal or commercial creative projects (such as novels, indie games, or D&D campaigns). However, generated names are dynamically created using structural patterns, and we do not guarantee that any generated output will be unique, exclusive, or legally available. You are responsible for checking trademarks and legal rights before commercial use.

5. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Website and Service are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind, express or implied. PirateShipNames.com does not warrant that generated names are trademark-free, legally registerable, or free from conflict with existing brand names.

6. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, PirateShipNames.com shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of your use of, or inability to use, the Service.

7. Third-Party Links & Ads

The Website displays advertisements served by Google AdSense and may contain links to third-party websites. We do not control or assume liability for third-party ad content or external sites.

8. Governing Law

These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with applicable laws, without regard to conflict of law principles.

9. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to revise these Terms of Use at any time. Updated terms will be posted on this page with a revised date.

10. Contact

If you have questions about these Terms of Use, please reach out via our Contact Page or email us directly at pirateshipnames@gmail.com.