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Terms of Use

Effective date: June 9, 2025

Welcome to The Erudite Bookworm | Imprint Ahasae Tharu @ https://dmdealwis.com

By using dmdealwis.com, you are agreeing to the Terms outlined in this document.

  • By subscribing or signing up as a Free or Patron member of dmdealwis.com, you are agreeing to share your name and email address to receive a digest newsletter. You may unsubscribe anytime!
  • To request the removal of your information, please email hello@dmdealwis.com.
  • I will never share or sell your information to any 3rd parties.
  • You agree to be kind when leaving comments or joining discussions.
    • Don’t Infringe: Your Comments should not violate someone else’s rights. Don’t copy, reproduce, modify, translate, publish, broadcast, transmit, distribute, perform, upload, display, license, sell, commercialize or otherwise exploit for any purpose any content not owned by you unless you have prior consent from the owner of that content. 
    • I reserve the right to remove any content from dmdealwis.com at any time, for any reason (including, but not limited to, if someone alleges you contributed that content in violation of these Terms), in my sole discretion, and without notice.

Creating an Account on dmdealwis.com

You may sign up for an account. A pass-key will be sent to your inbox.

Free & Patron Members

When you sign up as a Free Member on dmdealwis.com, you can access archived posts, join discussions, or post comments, and receive the monthly digest newsletter. You may unsubscribe from the digest newsletter at any time.

Acceptable Use Policy

You are responsible for all your activity in connection with dmdealwis.com.

You also agree that you will not contribute any Comments or Discussion or otherwise use dmdealwis.com in a manner that:

  • Is fraudulent or threatening, or in any way violates Content Guidelines;
  • Jeopardizes the security of your dmdealwis.com account or anyone else’s;
  • Attempts, in any manner, to obtain the password, account, or other security information of any other user;
  • Violates the security of any computer network, or cracks any passwords or security encryption codes;
  • Copies or stores any significant portion of the content on dmdealwis.com.

No Warranties

  • Printful.com fulfills purchases and provides warranties as listed on the item's product pages.
  • Any of my books purchased should be returned to the location where they were purchased.

Paid Subscriptions on dmdealwis.com

I offer the content of this website for free or for a subscription fee, determined at my discretion. Readers may choose to subscribe to this website and agree to incur any applicable subscription fees. 

I set prices for dmdealwis.com's content and products, and may change the prices at my sole discretion, though no price changes shall apply retroactively. 

Terminating Your Account

You can terminate and delete your account for any reason at your discretion.

You understand and agree that it may not be possible to delete your content from dmdealwis.com's records or backups completely, and that your Comments may remain viewable elsewhere to the extent that they were copied or stored by other users.

Third-Party Services and Integrations

We use the following third-party services and integrations on this site: Google Analytics, YouTube, Stripe, Printful, Square, and CookieYes.

Changes to the Terms

We reserve the right to change the Terms at any time, but if we do, we will bring it to your attention by placing a notice on the website, by sending you an email, and/or by some other means. 

Privacy Policy for dmdealwis.com

I will never share or sell your information to any 3rd parties.

The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) requires that online service providers obtain parental consent before they knowingly collect personally identifiable information online from children. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personally identifiable information from children under 16; if you are a child under 16, please do not attempt to register for dmdealwis.com or send any personal information about yourself to us. If we learn we have collected personal information from a child under 16, we will delete that information as quickly as possible.

This site uses cookies to track Google Analytics. Additional cookies may be from YouTube (we post YouTube videos) and Stripe (used for avoiding fraudulent subscribers).

AI Use Policy for dmdealwis.com

Added Jan 20, 2026.
Our policy is built on the belief that AI should be a tool for enhancement, not a replacement for human creativity and professional judgement.

External Submissions and Deliverables

To maintain the authenticity and original integrity of our brand, we do not accept AI-generated content. This includes, but is not limited to any form of written content such as fiction, non-fiction, articles, and blog posts; visual art in the form of illustrations, photography, and graphic designs created entirely by generative AI.

Internal Operational Use

While final products must be human-centric, we occasionally use specific AI-enhanced tools to support internal workflows and marketing endeavours.

  • We use AI-powered software (e.g. Grammarly) to assist with grammar, syntax, and clarity in human-written work for editing & quality assurance. This is done without changing the voice of our BIPOC authors and in collaboration with IRL editors and copy editors.
  • We reserve the right to use AI-integrated design tools (e.g. Adobe Firefly, Canva AI) for occasional marketing materials such as promotional imagery. As a fledgeling company, this has been unavoidable. However, as we grow, we hope to employ more artists and illustrators.
  • AI is sometimes used as a brainstorming partner for marketing concepts, campaign structures, and strategy development. However, to date—we have yet to 'copy-paste' a campaign without vigorous human revisions applied. In our humble opinion, AI can't replace the nuance, context, and social-behavioural-environmental connections made by a human mind.

Disclaimer

The characters in my books are fictional. Unless otherwise indicated, all the names, characters, places, events and incidents in this book are either the product of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. While my work draws inspiration from characters from Buddhist and Hindu cosmology, it is meant as a fictional retelling. For South Asians for whom characters hold great significance, I aim to grow curiosity and understanding to our shared cultural heritage and histories. All religious figures are written with great respect, even the ones who devolve.

If you've read this far and would like to suggest improvements to these Terms & Conditions, please contact me at hello@dmdealwis.com.