Terms & Conditions

Terms & Conditions

Writing Sanctuary, operated by Sara Brookes

Effective date: October 15, 2026

Last updated: November 11, 2026

Welcome! These Terms & Conditions (“Terms”) apply when you visit saraswritingsanctuary.com, sign up for my emails, take an email course, download a freebie, or buy from my shop at payhip.com/WritingSanctuary. By using any of these, you agree to these Terms. If you don’t agree, please don’t use the site or products.

In these Terms, “I,” “me,” “my” and “Writing Sanctuary” mean Writing Sanctuary, operated by Sara Brookes. “You” means you, the visitor, subscriber or customer.

1. Who can use the site

  • You must be at least 13 years old to sign up for my emails.
  • To make a purchase, you must be at least 18 years old (or the age of majority where you live). If you’re younger, you may only buy with the permission and involvement of a parent or guardian, who agrees to these Terms for you.

2. Products and services

I offer:

  • Instant-download digital products, such as writing prompt packs, journals, planners, trackers, workbooks and bundles.
  • Free downloads.
  • Free email courses, and paid email courses if offered.
  • The Midnight Draft, my free newsletter.

I try hard to describe every product accurately, including page counts, file formats and sizes. Colors and layouts may look slightly different depending on your screen or printer.

3. Purchases and prices

  • Prices are listed in US dollars unless shown otherwise.
  • I may change prices at any time, but a change won’t affect an order you’ve already paid for.
  • Discount codes can’t be combined unless I say so, and they may have end dates.
  • Sales tax, VAT or similar taxes may be added at checkout where required. Payhip collects and pays EU and UK VAT on shop purchases.
  • I may refuse or cancel an order if there’s a pricing error, suspected fraud, or misuse of these Terms. If I cancel a paid order, I’ll refund you.

4. Payment

Payments are handled by trusted third-party providers:

  • Payhip runs my shop checkout and uses Stripe and PayPal to process card and PayPal payments.
  • Kit runs my email list and email courses. Any payments taken through Kit are processed by Stripe.

I never see or store your full card details. Your payment is also covered by the terms and privacy policies of these providers.

5. Digital delivery

  • After payment, Payhip shows you a download link on the confirmation page and sends it to you by email. Please download and save your files promptly, because download links may expire or allow only a limited number of downloads.
  • Email courses are delivered by email through Kit on the schedule described on the course page.
  • If something doesn’t arrive, please check your spam or promotions folder, and add hello@saraswritingsanctuary.com to your contacts.
  • You’ll need a device and software that can open PDF files (for example, a free PDF reader).
  • If you have any trouble, email hello@saraswritingsanctuary.com.

6. Accounts

You may be able to create a Payhip account to see your past purchases, and you can manage your email preferences through the links in my emails. You’re responsible for keeping your login details secure. Please let me know straight away if you think someone else has accessed your account.

7. Refunds

Refunds are covered by my Refund & Return Policy, which is part of these Terms. In short, digital downloads are final sale, except for duplicate purchases and files that weren’t delivered or are broken and can’t be fixed.

8. Ownership and personal use

All content on the site and in my products, including text, writing prompts, designs, layouts, artwork, logos, the names “Writing Sanctuary,” “Sara’s Writing Sanctuary” and “The Midnight Draft,” emails and course materials, is owned by me or used with permission, and is protected by copyright and other laws.

Buying or downloading a product (paid or free) gives you a personal, non-transferable license to use it. It doesn’t give you ownership of the product or its copyright. Every product carries this notice:

For personal use only. This product may not be resold, shared, redistributed, or reused for any commercial or other purpose. © Writing Sanctuary.

You’re welcome to:

  • Download, save and print the product as many times as you need for your own personal use.
  • Use it digitally (for example, in a PDF annotation app) on your own devices.
  • Share a photo of your filled-in pages on social media, as long as the product can’t be copied or reproduced from it. A mention of Writing Sanctuary is always appreciated!

Please don’t:

  • Resell, share, give away or redistribute the product or your download link, in whole or in part, including with friends, classes or writing groups.
  • Upload it to file-sharing sites, shared drives, marketplaces or print shops for others to use.
  • Use it, or anything made from it, for commercial purposes.

If you’d like to use a product with a class, group or business, please email hello@saraswritingsanctuary.com to ask first.

My product artwork and writing prompts are AI-assisted and original. I use AI tools as part of my creative process, and I direct, write, select, edit and finish every design and prompt myself. They’re fully covered by these Terms.

Anything you write using my prompts, journals or workbooks belongs to you.

9. Things you agree not to do

You agree not to:

  • Resell, share, sublicense or redistribute my products or download links.
  • Use my products, text, prompts or artwork to train, fine-tune or feed any artificial intelligence or machine-learning system.
  • Claim my artwork, designs or content as your own, or remove copyright or license notices.
  • Use the site in a way that’s unlawful, harmful or harassing, or that could damage, disable or overload it.
  • Scrape, copy or harvest content or email addresses from the site.
  • Use stolen payment details or file false chargebacks.

I may suspend or cancel your access to products, courses or emails if you break these Terms.

10. Comments and testimonials

If you reply to emails, leave comments, share testimonials or send me your writing, you’re responsible for what you share, and you keep ownership of your writing. By sending me a testimonial, you give me permission to display it (with your first name or initials) on my site, emails or marketing, unless you ask me not to. I may remove any comment for any reason.

11. Links to other sites

The site and emails may link to other websites and tools. I’m not responsible for their content, products or policies. If a page or email includes affiliate links, I may earn a small commission if you buy through them, at no extra cost to you. I’ll say so where that applies.

12. No guarantees

My content and products are for educational, creative and personal purposes. They aren’t professional, legal, financial, medical or mental-health advice, and I can’t promise any particular result (like finishing a novel, getting published or earning money). The site and products are provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, to the fullest extent allowed by law.

13. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent allowed by law, Writing Sanctuary won’t be liable for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages, or for lost profits, data or opportunities, arising from your use of the site, products, emails or courses. My total liability for any claim is limited to the amount you paid me for the product the claim relates to in the 12 months before the claim. Some places don’t allow these limits, so they may not fully apply to you.

14. Your responsibility

You agree to cover any losses, costs or claims (including reasonable legal fees) that arise from your misuse of my products or your breach of these Terms.

15. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina, USA, without regard to its conflict-of-law rules. Any dispute will be handled in the state or federal courts located in Burke County, North Carolina, unless the law where you live gives you the right to bring a claim locally. Before filing any claim, please contact me so we can try to sort it out informally.

16. Changes to these Terms

I may update these Terms from time to time, for example when I add new products. I’ll change the “Last updated” date at the top. Using the site or buying after an update means you accept the new Terms. The Terms in place when you made a purchase apply to that purchase.

17. Other terms

If any part of these Terms is found to be unenforceable, the rest stays in effect. If I don’t enforce a part of these Terms right away, that doesn’t mean I’ve given up the right to do so later. These Terms, together with my Refund & Return Policy and Privacy Policy, are the whole agreement between us about the site and products.

18. Contact

General questions: hello@saraswritingsanctuary.com

Download or purchase problems: hello@saraswritingsanctuary.com