From 09981a5f4d6f905699ec9c21ae49890daa74a636 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Admin Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2026 20:15:26 +0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add Disclaimer, Privacy, and DMCA pages; update footer with legal links and copyright --- ui/src/routes/+layout.svelte | 13 +++++-- ui/src/routes/disclaimer/+page.svelte | 34 +++++++++++++++++ ui/src/routes/dmca/+page.svelte | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++ ui/src/routes/privacy/+page.svelte | 55 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 4 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) create mode 100644 ui/src/routes/disclaimer/+page.svelte create mode 100644 ui/src/routes/dmca/+page.svelte create mode 100644 ui/src/routes/privacy/+page.svelte diff --git a/ui/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/ui/src/routes/+layout.svelte index d773fcf..20ab13b 100644 --- a/ui/src/routes/+layout.svelte +++ b/ui/src/routes/+layout.svelte @@ -352,9 +352,9 @@ diff --git a/ui/src/routes/disclaimer/+page.svelte b/ui/src/routes/disclaimer/+page.svelte new file mode 100644 index 0000000..db34bbe --- /dev/null +++ b/ui/src/routes/disclaimer/+page.svelte @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ + + Disclaimer — libnovel + + +
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diff --git a/ui/src/routes/privacy/+page.svelte b/ui/src/routes/privacy/+page.svelte new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e90e99b --- /dev/null +++ b/ui/src/routes/privacy/+page.svelte @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ + + Privacy Policy — libnovel + + +
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