Last updated: August 2026
By using WritingNepal, you're agreeing to these terms. We've kept it as plain as a legal page can be — if anything's unclear, email us.
Your account
You need to be old enough to legally agree to these terms and to hold money in eSewa/Khalti/your mobile wallet under Nepali law to create an account, and you must provide accurate information when you sign up. You're responsible for what happens under your account, so keep your login details to yourself — tell us right away if you think someone else has access to it. You can pick a Writer, Publisher, or Blogger/Catcher profile — or set up more than one type of profile if you genuinely do more than one of those things.
Your writing stays yours
Anything you publish — a status update, a Catch, a book listing — remains your property. By posting it, you're giving WritingNepal permission to display it on the site (and promote it, e.g. featuring it on the homepage or in the feed), not ownership of it. You can delete your own writing at any time.
What you can't post
- Anything that isn't actually yours to publish, unless you have the rights to it
- Content that harasses, threatens, or targets another person
- Spam, scams, or anything designed to mislead readers about what they're paying for
- Photos or videos — Catch is text only (photo/video Catches are a planned Beta feature, not live yet)
We can remove content or suspend accounts that break these rules.
Pay-Per-Post & payments
- If you set a price on a Catch, that's what readers pay — one time, to unlock that piece permanently.
- Payments are processed by eSewa, Khalti, or mobile wallet providers directly. WritingNepal doesn't store your card or wallet credentials.
- Writers keep 90% of what a reader pays directly with real money; WritingNepal keeps a small share to cover payment processing.
- Purchases are for personal reading access — you can't resell or redistribute a Catch you've unlocked.
- Payment disputes, failed transactions, and refund requests are handled case by case — contact us here. We're not able to guarantee a refund once a Catch has been unlocked and read.
Akshar & your WN Digital Card
Akshar is a loyalty/rewards program, not currency, a deposit, or any kind of bank product — it has no cash value and can't be withdrawn or transferred. Full details, including how purchased vs. earned Akshar work and what happens to your balance if your account closes, are on the dedicated Akshar Terms & Conditions page.
Service availability
We aim to keep the site reliable, but some features (like Catch) run on infrastructure that can occasionally go offline for maintenance or during power interruptions. We're not liable for temporary downtime — your account, drafts, and Akshar balance stay intact regardless.
Limits on our liability
WritingNepal is provided "as is." To the fullest extent permitted under Nepali law, we're not liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of the site — including lost earnings, lost content, or lost Akshar due to technical failure, third-party payment provider issues, or account suspension for a terms violation. Where liability can't be fully excluded under applicable law, our total liability to you for any claim is limited to the amount you've paid us (if any) in the three months before the claim arose.
Indemnification
If your use of WritingNepal — including content you post or a violation of these terms — leads to a claim, loss, or legal dispute involving a third party, you agree to cover reasonable costs and damages we incur as a result, to the extent that dispute was actually caused by your actions rather than ours.
Disputes & governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of Nepal. If a dispute comes up, we'd genuinely rather resolve it directly — contact us here first. Any dispute that can't be resolved that way is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Nepal.
Ending your account
You can delete your account at any time. We may suspend or remove accounts that violate these terms, generally with notice where practical — but immediately, without notice, in cases of fraud, abuse of the Akshar system, or content that could cause harm if left up. Either way, any Akshar balance or unlocked Catches tied to a deleted account can't be recovered afterward.
Changes to these terms
We may update these terms as the site evolves. We'll note significant changes on the Blog rather than changing things quietly.
Questions
If you have anything about these terms, please contact us here.