Terms of Service

1. The short version

The Mayor Awesome Cinematic Universe (“MACU,” “we,” “us”) is an open platform where creators make shows with MACU Studio and publish them here. By using this site — browsing, signing in, creating a show, or publishing an episode — you agree to these Terms. If you don’t agree, don’t use the site.

2. Be a person worth having around

Rule #1 is the law. In practice, that means you don’t harass, threaten, demean, stalk, dox, or pile on other people. You don’t show up to wreck someone else’s good time. You don’t use MACU to spread hate against anyone based on who they are — race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, disability, age, sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation. We don’t owe a warning. Being a jerk is grounds for removing your content or your account.

3. Keep it PG-13

MACU is for everyone, so all content published here stays at a PG-13 level. No NSFW. No R-rated material. Specifically, do not post, publish, or link to:

• Sexual content. No pornography, nudity, sexually explicit material, or content that sexualizes anyone — and absolutely nothing sexual involving minors, ever.
• Graphic or gratuitous violence. No gore, torture, or content that exists to glorify cruelty.
• Shock and cruelty. No content meant primarily to disgust, traumatize, or degrade.
• Hate. No slurs, hateful symbols, or content that attacks or dehumanizes a group of people.
• Harassment of real people. No content targeting a specific real person for abuse.

Think network-TV-at-8pm, not late-night-premium-cable. Mild edge is fine — MACU is a comedy universe and the apocalypse gets dark — but when in doubt, dial it back. We decide where the line is, and our call is final.

4. Nothing illegal, nothing harmful

Don’t use MACU to break the law or to help anyone else do it. That includes content promoting illegal activity, real-world violence or extremism, instructions for causing harm, malware, scams, spam, or anything that infringes someone else’s rights.

5. Your content and rights

You keep ownership of the shows and episodes you make. By publishing on MACU, you confirm that you have the rights to everything you post — scripts, voices, characters, music, footage — and you grant us a non-exclusive license to host, display, and distribute it on the platform so people can actually watch it. Videos may be hosted on third-party services like YouTube and are also subject to those services’ rules.

Don’t post other people’s work as your own. If you used AI tools to make your show (you probably did — that’s kind of the point), you’re still responsible for what comes out of them.

6. Your account

You’re responsible for what happens under your account. Keep your sign-in secure, and don’t impersonate other people or pretend to be an official MACU account. One human, acting in good faith.

7. Enforcement

If you break these Terms, we may remove your content, hide or unpublish a show, suspend your account, or ban you outright — with or without notice, depending on how bad it is. We aim to be fair, not bureaucratic. Persistent or serious jerk behavior gets you gone.

8. No guarantees

MACU is provided “as is.” It’s a labor of love, not a paid service with a service-level agreement. Things may break, change, or disappear. We’re not liable for losses arising from your use of the platform, to the fullest extent the law allows.

9. Changes

We may update these Terms as MACU grows. When we do, we’ll update the date at the top. If you keep using the site after a change, that means you accept the new version.

10. Contact

Questions, reports of jerks, or content concerns? Reach out to the MACU team. We read it.

tl;dr — Make cool stuff. Keep it PG-13. Don’t be a jerk.