Terms of Service
Welcome to After the Boss. By accessing or using aftertheboss.com (the "Site"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). Please read them carefully before using our service.
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing, browsing, or using After the Boss, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not use the Site. These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and After the Boss.
You must be at least 18 years of age to use this Site. After the Boss features adult-oriented content and discussions about mature video games. By using aftertheboss.com, you represent and warrant that you are of legal age in your jurisdiction to view such content.
2. Description of Service
After the Boss is a blog and critical publication dedicated to reviewing and analyzing adult video games. Our service provides editorial content, game reviews, critical essays, and community discussions that evaluate games based on artistic merit, design coherence, and long-term memorability rather than conventional metrics such as playtime or price-per-hour calculations.
The Site may include written articles, commentary, user-generated content, and links to external resources. We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the service at any time without prior notice.
3. User Accounts and Responsibilities
Certain features of aftertheboss.com may require you to create an account. When creating an account, you agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account.
You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security. After the Boss will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to protect your account information.
You may not use another person's account without permission, create multiple accounts for disruptive purposes, or transfer your account to another party without our express written consent.
4. Acceptable Use Policy
You agree to use After the Boss only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You specifically agree not to:
Violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law or regulation
Harass, abuse, threaten, or intimidate other users or Site administrators
Post or transmit any content that is defamatory, obscene (beyond the adult content scope of the Site), hateful, or racially or ethnically offensive
Impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site, other user accounts, or computer systems or networks
Use automated systems (bots, scrapers, crawlers) to access the Site without our express written permission
Interfere with or disrupt the Site or servers or networks connected to the Site
Collect or store personal data about other users without their consent
Post spam, advertising, or promotional content without authorization
Upload or distribute viruses, malware, or any other malicious code
After the Boss reserves the right to investigate and take appropriate legal action against anyone who violates this Acceptable Use Policy, including removing content and terminating accounts.
5. Intellectual Property Rights
All content on aftertheboss.com, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, articles, reviews, and software, is the property of After the Boss or its content suppliers and is protected by international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.
You may view, download, and print content from the Site for personal, non-commercial use only, provided you do not modify the content and you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices. Any other use of Site content requires our prior written permission.
The After the Boss name, logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of After the Boss. You may not use these marks without our prior written permission.
6. User-Generated Content
After the Boss may allow users to post comments, reviews, and other content ("User Content"). You retain ownership of any intellectual property rights in your User Content, but by posting content on aftertheboss.com, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, and display such content in any media.
You represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary rights to post your User Content and that it does not violate any third-party rights or applicable laws. You are solely responsible for your User Content and the consequences of posting it.
We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to monitor, edit, or remove any User Content that we determine, in our sole discretion, violates these Terms or is otherwise objectionable. We do not endorse any User Content or any opinion, recommendation, or advice expressed therein.
7. Third-Party Links and Content
The Site may contain links to third-party websites, services, or resources that are not owned or controlled by After the Boss. We provide these links for your convenience only and do not endorse or assume responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites.
You acknowledge and agree that After the Boss shall not be responsible or liable for any damage or loss caused by your use of any third-party content, goods, or services available through such websites.
8. Disclaimers
THE SITE AND ALL CONTENT, MATERIALS, INFORMATION, AND SERVICES PROVIDED ON AFTERTHEBOSS.COM ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
After the Boss disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the Site or the servers that make it available are free of viruses or other harmful components.
The reviews, opinions, and commentary on After the Boss represent the subjective views of our writers and contributors. We make no representations or warranties about the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any content on the Site.
9. Limitation of Liability
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, AFTER THE BOSS, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND AFFILIATES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES, WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES RESULTING FROM:
Your access to or use of or inability to access or use the Site
Any conduct or content of any third party on the Site
Any content obtained from the Site
Unauthorized access, use, or alteration of your transmissions or content
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF AFTER THE BOSS EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US, IF ANY, IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS FOR THE SERVICES GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100), WHICHEVER IS GREATER.
10. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless After the Boss and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, arising out of or in any way connected with:
Your access to or use of the Site
Your violation of these Terms
Your violation of any third-party right, including any intellectual property right or privacy right
Any User Content you post on the Site
11. Termination
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to aftertheboss.com, with or without notice, for any reason, including but not limited to violation of these Terms. Upon termination, your right to use the Site will immediately cease.
You may terminate your account at any time by discontinuing use of the Site and, if applicable, deleting your account through the account settings.
All provisions of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination shall survive, including but not limited to ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnification, and limitations of liability.
12. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which After the Boss operates, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
Any dispute arising from or relating to these Terms or your use of the Site shall be resolved through binding arbitration in accordance with the rules of the applicable arbitration association, except that either party may seek injunctive or other equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent the actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation, or violation of intellectual property rights.
You agree to waive any right to a jury trial and to participate in class action lawsuits or class-wide arbitration.
13. Changes to Terms
After the Boss reserves the right to modify or replace these Terms at any time at our sole discretion. We will provide notice of material changes by posting the updated Terms on this page with a new effective date. Your continued use of aftertheboss.com after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.
We encourage you to review these Terms periodically to stay informed of any updates. If you do not agree to the modified Terms, you must stop using the Site.
14. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, that provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that these Terms shall otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable.
15. Entire Agreement
These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and any other legal notices published on aftertheboss.com, constitute the entire agreement between you and After the Boss regarding your use of the Site and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, whether written or oral.
16. Contact Information
If you have any questions, concerns, or comments about these Terms of Service, please contact us:
After the Boss
Website: aftertheboss.com
We will make reasonable efforts to respond to your inquiries in a timely manner.