The Rules of the Confessional
Terms
of Use
By entering the confessional, you agree to these terms. Read them. They matter — especially if you’re submitting.
These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of TheStacieStiletto.com and all associated content, features, and services (collectively, the “Site”). By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Site.
01 — Acceptance of Terms
These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Stiletto Confessions (operated by Stacie Stiletto through TheStacieStiletto.com). We may update these Terms at any time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised date. Continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
02 — Age & Eligibility
You must be 18 years of age or older to use this Site. By accessing the Site, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years old. Certain sections (including After Dark) contain mature content intended exclusively for adults.
If you are accessing this Site on behalf of a minor, you are responsible for ensuring they do not use the Site. We reserve the right to terminate access for any user we believe is underage.
03 — Entertainment Purposes Only
Stiletto Confessions is an entertainment platform. All confessions published on the Site are user-submitted and anonymous. We do not verify the accuracy, truthfulness, or authenticity of any confession.
Important: Confessions may be fictional, exaggerated, composite stories, or otherwise not literally true. Nothing published on this Site should be taken as factual reporting, and no confession should be understood to refer to any specific real person unless explicitly stated. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is coincidental and unverified.
The Site does not provide legal, medical, financial, or psychological advice. Nothing on the Site constitutes professional advice of any kind.
04 — Submission of Confessions
By submitting a confession to the Site, you agree to the following:
- Your submission is voluntary and unsolicited
- You grant Stiletto Confessions a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide license to publish, display, edit, adapt, share, and distribute your submission across this Site and associated social media platforms
- We may edit submissions for clarity, length, grammar, or readability without notice to you
- We may decline to publish any submission at our sole discretion, for any reason or no reason
- We may remove any published submission at any time at our sole discretion
- You represent that your submission does not violate any third party’s rights, including privacy rights
You retain ownership of the content of your submission, but you waive any right to compensation, credit, or attribution in connection with its publication.
05 — Prohibited Submissions & Conduct
The following content is strictly prohibited and will not be published. Submissions containing prohibited content may result in being permanently banned from submitting.
- Any content involving minors in a sexual, romantic, or exploitative context
- Threats, harassment, or targeted abuse directed at any real, identifiable person
- Content that includes full names, addresses, phone numbers, or other identifying details of real individuals without their consent
- Content that describes, promotes, or instructs in illegal activity
- Defamatory statements presented as factual about identifiable individuals or businesses
- Spam, commercial solicitations, or promotional content
- Content designed to impersonate another person or entity
- Any content that violates applicable law
We reserve the right — but assume no obligation — to review, screen, edit, or remove any submission. You are solely responsible for the content you submit.
06 — Anonymity & No Guarantee of Privacy
We publish confessions without identifying the submitter. However, we cannot guarantee absolute anonymity. We are not responsible for any self-identifying details you voluntarily include within the text of your submission. Do not include your own name, location, or other identifying details in a confession if you wish to remain anonymous.
If a confession contains information that could identify a third party (real names, specific locations, workplaces, etc.), we may edit or decline to publish it. However, this is done at our discretion and does not constitute an obligation on our part.
By submitting, you acknowledge that once published, confessions may be shared, screenshotted, or distributed by third parties beyond our control.
07 — Advertising & Affiliate Disclosure
This site may display advertisements and contains affiliate links. By using the Site, you acknowledge and agree to the following:
FTC Disclosure: Stiletto Confessions participates in affiliate marketing programs. This means we may earn a commission if you click a link on this site and make a purchase — at no additional cost to you. This is how we keep the confessional running. We only promote products and services we believe are relevant to our community. All affiliate relationships are disclosed in accordance with FTC guidelines.
- Advertisements displayed on this Site are served by third-party ad networks. We are not responsible for the content of those ads or the products/services they promote.
- Affiliate links are identified where practical. The presence of an affiliate link does not influence our editorial content or confession publishing decisions.
- We do not accept payment to publish, alter, or remove confessions. Advertising and affiliate relationships are kept entirely separate from editorial content.
- Third-party advertisers and affiliate partners have their own privacy policies governing their use of your data. We encourage you to review those policies.
For a complete list of affiliate programs and advertising relationships, see our Disclosure Page.
08 — Intellectual Property
All original content on the Site — including design, branding, layout, graphics, written content created by Stiletto Confessions, and all “Stiletto Confessions” branding — is the property of the operator and is protected by applicable copyright and trademark law.
You may not reproduce, copy, republish, or redistribute Site content for commercial purposes without express written permission. Sharing individual published confessions for non-commercial purposes (with attribution to Stiletto Confessions) is permitted and encouraged.
The “Stiletto Confessions” and “Stacie Stiletto” names and associated branding may not be used without prior written consent.
09 — Confession Court & Community Voting
Confession Court is an entertainment feature that allows the community to vote on published confessions. Verdicts rendered in Confession Court are entirely for entertainment purposes and carry no legal weight, moral authority, or factual determination of any kind.
Voting results do not constitute the views of Stiletto Confessions. We are not responsible for community reactions to published confessions.
10 — Disclaimers & Limitation of Liability
The Site is provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, express or implied. We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of harmful components.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Stiletto Confessions and its operator shall not be liable for:
- Any damages arising from your use of or inability to use the Site
- Any reliance on content published on the Site
- Any unauthorized access to or alteration of your submissions
- Any third-party conduct or content linked to or from the Site
- Any emotional distress, reputational harm, or other consequential damages arising from content published on the Site
In jurisdictions that do not allow limitation of liability for certain damages, our liability is limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.
11 — Third-Party Rights & Defamation
If you believe a confession published on this Site falsely identifies you by name, is defamatory, or violates your rights, please contact us at StacieStiletto@gmail.com with the following information:
- A link to or description of the specific content you believe is problematic
- An explanation of why you believe it violates your rights
- Your contact information
We will review all legitimate requests and respond in a reasonable time. We reserve the right to make our own editorial judgment about whether content warrants removal.
Submitters are solely responsible for the accuracy and legality of their submissions. Stiletto Confessions is not the publisher of record in the legal sense and operates as a platform for user-generated content under applicable intermediary liability protections including, where applicable, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
12 — Copyright Claims (DMCA)
If you believe content on this Site infringes your copyright, you may send a written notice to StacieStiletto@gmail.com containing:
- Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed
- Identification of the specific content on our Site that you claim is infringing
- Your contact information
- A statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorized by the copyright owner
- A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on their behalf
- Your physical or electronic signature
We will respond to valid DMCA notices in accordance with applicable law.
13 — Termination of Access
We reserve the right to restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to the Site at any time, for any reason, with or without notice. This includes restricting submission privileges for users who submit prohibited content or who attempt to abuse the platform.
14 — Governing Law & Disputes
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States and the state in which the operator resides, without regard to conflict of law principles. Any dispute arising from these Terms or your use of the Site shall be resolved through binding individual arbitration rather than in court, except where prohibited by law.
You waive any right to participate in a class action lawsuit or class-wide arbitration.
15 — Miscellaneous
These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Stiletto Confessions regarding your use of the Site. If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect. Our failure to enforce any provision does not constitute a waiver of that provision.
Questions about these Terms? Contact us at StacieStiletto@gmail.com.
We’re Listening
If something in these Terms doesn’t make sense, or if you need to reach us about a legal matter, contact us directly.
StacieStiletto@gmail.com