Booksprouts Terms of Use

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE. By using this web site, you explicitly agree to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions, which BookSprouts may change at any time. Please review these terms and conditions periodically for changes.

1. General

This site (the "Site") is owned and operated by Sprout Online Media Inc. for your entertainment and communication. Your use of this Site, and all information, products and services on this Site (collectively, the "Services") are subject to the binding legal terms set forth below ("Terms"). You understand that BookSprouts may modify, alter, or otherwise update these Terms from time to time without giving you any notice. Any new features or updated Services that we put on the Site will be subject to these Terms. BY USING THE SERVICES, YOU AGREE TO EACH OF THE TERMS SET FORTH BELOW. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY TERM OR CONDITION SET FORTH BELOW, YOU ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO USE THE SERVICES FOR ANY PURPOSE.

2. Ownership and Copyright

The Content of this website, and the site as a whole, is intended solely for personal, noncommercial use by the users of oursite. You may download, print and store selected portions of the Content, provided you (1) only use these copies of the Content for your own personal, non–commercial use, (2) do not copy or post the Content on any network computer or broadcast the Content in any media, and (3) do not modify or alter the Content in any way, or delete or change any copyright or trademark notice.

No right, title or interest in any downloaded materials is transferred to you as a result of any such downloading. BookSprouts reserves complete title and full intellectual property rights in any Content you download from this website.

Except as noted above, you may not copy, download, reproduce, modify, publish, distribute, transmit, transfer or create derivative works from the Content without first obtaining written permission from BookSprouts.

3. User Conduct

As a condition of use, you promise not to use the Services for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use, or any other purpose not reasonably intended by BookSprouts. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree not to use the Services:

  1. to abuse, harass, threaten, impersonate or intimidate other BookSprouts users;
  2. to contribute any Content that is infringing, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive, offensive or otherwise violates any law or right of any third party;
  3. for any illegal or unauthorized purpose. If you are an international user, you agree to comply with all local laws regarding online conduct and acceptable content;
  4. to post or transmit, or cause to be posted or transmitted, any communication or solicitation designed or intended to obtain password, account, or private information from any BookSprouts user;
  5. to create or submit unwanted email ("Spam") to any other BookSprouts users or any URL;
  6. to violate any laws in your jurisdiction (including but not limited to copyright laws);
  7. to submit stories or comments linking to affiliate programs, multi-level marketing schemes, sites/blogs repurposing existing stories (source hops), or off-topic content;
  8. With the exception of accessing RSS feeds, you will not use any robot, spider, scraper or other automated means to access the Site for any purpose without our express written permission. Additionally, you agree that you will not: (i) take any action that imposes, or may impose in our sole discretion an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure; (ii) interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Site or any activities conducted on the Site; or (iii) bypass any measures we may use to prevent or restrict access to the Site;

BookSprouts may remove any Content and user accounts at any time for any reason (including, but not limited to, upon receipt of claims or allegations from third parties or authorities relating to such Content), or for no reason at all. To report Terms of Use Abuse, please email: abuse@booksprouts.com

4. Your Postings

If you post anything to the site, you guarantee to us that all posted information and materials of any kind, including graphics, text, or otherwise are subject to the following terms:

  1. By posting Member Content you give us the royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide right to: allow other people to use the Member Content as described in these Terms; and to use, distribute, display, and create derivative works from this Member Content, in any and all media, in any manner, in whole or in part, without any restriction or responsibilities to you;
  2. You understand that we are not responsible for the truth, completeness, objectivity, or usefulness of any Member Content, nor do we endorse any Member Content;
  3. We do not verify the identity of people using our Site, and you assume the risk of believing any Member Content you read; and
  4. We do not screen, monitor, edit, or review Member Content. We do have the right to monitor or remove any Member Content at any time and without notice if we believe it will improve our Site. We can also suspend or terminate use of the Services by anyone who does not follow these Terms.

5. Warranty Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

BookSprouts makes no representation of any kind regarding the suitability of the site content, or any portion thereof, for any purpose. All site content is provided "as is" and BookSprouts expressly disclaims any and all warranties of merchantability or fitness for particular use, including all implied warranties. BookSprouts also expressly disclaims any warranty or representation as to the accuracy or proprietary character of the site content. You waive and covenant not to assert any claims or allegations of any nature whatsoever arising from or relating to your use of the web site, including, without limitation, all claims and allegations relating to the alleged infringement of proprietary rights, the alleged inaccuracy of site content, or allegations that BookSprouts has or should indemnify, defend or hold you harmless from any claim or allegation arising from your use or other exploitation of the site. You use the site at your own risk and neither BookSprouts nor the parties who provide information and material for publication within the site content shall be liable for any damages of any sort arising from your use of the site. Because some states/jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limitations may not apply to you.

6. Links to Other Sites

The site contains links to third-party web sites. The linked sites are not under the control of BookSprouts, and BookSprouts is not responsible for the contents of any linked site. BookSprouts provides these links as a convenience, and a link does not imply endorsement of, sponsorship of or affiliation with the linked site by BookSprouts. Linked sites are owned and operated by independent retailers or service providers, and therefore, BookSprouts cannot ensure that you will be satisfied with their products, services or business practices. You should make whatever investigation you feel necessary or appropriate before proceeding with any transaction with any of these third parties.

7. Use of Discussion Forums and other Communication Tools

The site may contain and allow its users to post general messages in chat rooms, discussion forums or other facilities. If the site provides such services, you expressly agree to use such services only to send messages and material that are appropriate and that are related to the topic of the particular forum. BookSprouts does not edit or control the information or materials posted to or distributed through any chat rooms, bulletin boards or other communications forums, and will not be in any way responsible or liable for such information or materials and claims no proprietary rights of any kind arising from the posting or distribution of information or material in such forums. BookSprouts nevertheless reserves the right for any reason in its sole discretion to remove without notice any contents of any such forum. By posting or distributing information or material through such forums, you expressly abandon any proprietary rights you may have in such information or material, and such information or material may be freely used, copied and distributed, in any medium and in any form, by BookSprouts without your permission. You agree not to post or distribute any information or material that is copyrighted by any third party without the express written consent of such party, and you agree to indemnify and hold harmless BookSprouts from any claim arising out of or relating to your violation of this provision.

8. Access Restrictions; Termination

We can terminate your access to the Site or the Services at any time, immediately and without notice if, in BookSprouts' sole discretion, you fail to comply with any of the Terms. Upon termination, you must destroy all materials obtained from this Site and all copies thereof, whether made under the Terms or otherwise. In the event of termination, you are no longer authorized to access the Site, and the restrictions imposed on you with respect to any materials downloaded from the Site and the disclaimers and limitations of liabilities set forth in the Terms shall survive. We may also remove any Member Content that you post without cause and without notice to you.

We can also change these Terms at any time, without notice, and your continued use of the Services after any change we make will mean that you agreed with the changes. IN THE EVENT THAT YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ANY CHANGE, PLEASE DO NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICES IN ANY MANNER FOR ANY PURPOSE.

Your continued use of BookSprouts now, or following the posting of any such notice of any changes will indicate acceptance by you of such modifications.