Terms of Use

1. Acceptance of Terms

These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of PirateShipNames.com (the "Website"). By accessing or using the Website, you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use our Website.

Please note that accepting these Terms of Use is entirely distinct from cookie and privacy consent. Your choices regarding optional cookies and analytics are governed independently through our consent interface, as detailed in our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.

2. Description of Service

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

• Using the service to produce, publish, or transmit content that is unlawful, hateful, harassing, defamatory, or threatening.
• Infringing upon the copyrights, trademarks, or proprietary rights of any third party.
• Deploying automated scrapers, denial-of-service scripts, or bots intended to overwhelm our server infrastructure or extract bulk content without permission.
• Attempting to bypass security headers, access unauthorized server endpoints, or interfere with site availability.

4. Intellectual Property & Generated Outputs

Website Content: All software code, site architecture, UI designs, editorial articles, and logos on PirateShipNames.com are the intellectual property of PirateShipNames.com and its creator, protected under applicable copyright laws.

5. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Website and Service are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or completely secure.

6. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, PirateShipNames.com and its creator shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages resulting from your use of, or inability to use, the Website, the tools, or any names generated through the Service.

7. Third-Party Links and Advertisements

PirateShipNames.com may display digital advertisements served by third-party ad networks (such as Google AdSense) and may include links to external websites. We do not endorse, control, or assume responsibility for any third-party products, services, or web content.

8. User Creative Ownership & Derivative Works

We believe in supporting creative independence. When you incorporate names, captain titles, or lore concepts generated on PirateShipNames.com into your original novels, tabletop roleplaying campaigns, video game projects, comic books, or scripts, you retain full and exclusive copyright over your original creative work.

PirateShipNames.com asserts no claim of copyright, licensing royalty, or ownership over your downstream derivative creative works. We only require that you do not attempt to copyright or monopolize the standalone word generation algorithms, raw word database files, or website code of PirateShipNames.com itself.

9. DMCA Notice & Copyright Compliance

We respect the intellectual property of authors, artists, and game developers. If you believe that any content hosted on this Website infringes upon your copyright, please submit a formal notice of infringement in accordance with our DMCA Policy. We investigate all verified notices promptly.

10. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless PirateShipNames.com, its creator, and its affiliates from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms of Use or your use of generated titles for commercial enterprise without independent trademark clearance.

11. Governing Law

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

12. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to revise these Terms of Use at any time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. Your continued use of the Website after modifications constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

10. Contact

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

For related policies, please review our Disclaimer, DMCA Policy, and Editorial Guidelines.