Legal Notice, Terms of Service & Privacy Policy
Operator information, merchant compliance statement for payment platforms, intellectual property safe-harbor, and privacy policy.
🏢 Operator Information & Impressum
OperaForMe is an independent open-access cultural and digital arts initiative dedicated to classical opera education and multilingual libretto preservation.
Digital Infrastructure: High-availability global edge CDN architecture.
📜 Terms of Service
OperaForMe is provided as a free educational and cultural reference on an 'as-is' and 'as-available' basis. While we strive for rigorous textual fidelity and historical accuracy, we provide no warranties regarding completeness or uninterrupted availability.
💳 Merchant of Record & Payment Platform Compliance (Lemon Squeezy, Buy Me a Coffee)
To support our ongoing preservation work, server costs, and new libretto translations, OperaForMe accepts voluntary donations, memberships, and optional digital product purchases via certified payment platforms including Buy Me a Coffee and Lemon Squeezy.
Merchant of Record: For transactions processed via Lemon Squeezy, Lemon Squeezy (Lemon Squeezy LLC) acts as the Merchant of Record. Lemon Squeezy handles order processing, card payments, customer invoicing, sales tax, and EU/UK VAT compliance on our behalf.
Digital Product Delivery: Any optional digital guides, curated PDF libretto editions, or sponsor perks are delivered electronically and instantly upon checkout completion.
🛡️ Copyright, Public Domain Safe Harbor & DMCA
Historical Librettos: The original underlying opera librettos featured on this website (Cherubini, Puccini, Verdi, Bizet) date from the 18th to the early 20th century and reside in the worldwide public domain.
Special Jurisdiction Safe-Harbor (Spain Life+80): While Puccini's Turandot (1926) is fully public domain in the United States and standard Berne Life+70 nations, Spain observes a transitional Life+80 rule for authors deceased prior to 1987 (co-librettist Renato Simoni, d. 1952). To ensure global safe-harbor compliance, OperaForMe publishes only short critical excerpts with commentary for Turandot (excluding Alfano's ending) until 2033.
Original Translations & Commentary: All modern English, German, Spanish, Belarusian, and Chinese translations, scene commentary guides, and character diagrams are © OperaForMe and licensed for personal educational study. Commercial redistribution is prohibited.
Notice & Takedown: If you believe any material on this website infringes upon your copyright, please notify our designated agent immediately at support@operaforme.com with detailed documentation.
🔒 Privacy Policy & Local Storage
We respect your digital privacy. OperaForMe does not require user accounts, does not deploy tracking cookies, and does not sell or share personal data with advertisers or data brokers.
Browser Local Storage: The website utilizes your browser's local storage (localStorage) exclusively to store your viewing preferences locally on your device: active color theme (light/dark), preferred site language, and three-column display visibility. No identifiers are transmitted to external servers.