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Terms and Conditions

Welcome to EatYourBooks.com ("the Website"), a website owned and operated by Eat Your Books Ltd ("EYB"). The Terms of Use stated below, along with the Privacy Statement define what EYB expects from members of the Website ("Members") and what Members can expect when visiting the Website. While visiting our site, we hope that you will exercise respect for the other members of EYB as well as the material that is made available here. Failure to abide by these terms may result in the termination of your EYB membership and/or privileges. By accessing or using this site you are agreeing to these Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

Membership

You must be a Member to use all parts of the site. By signing up for membership of the Website, you agree to pay all membership fees in effect at the time (see Fees and Payments below) as well as to abide by the terms provided here.

A 30-day free trial Membership is available; however, once the 30-day period has expired you must take out an annual or lifetime membership in order to continue using the Website. The 30-day free Membership is limited to one per household. Subsequent attempts to make use of the free trial by the same household, from the same computer, will be denied.

Membership is for personal owners of cookbooks. If you are an organization such as a culinary school or library, please contact us to arrange a corporate membership.

Children under thirteen years of age (13) cannot join as Members due to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) which restricts the information that can be collected from children under thirteen. Children between the ages of thirteen and eighteen must secure a parent or guardian's permission before becoming a Member.

Membership Renewal

To continue to be a Member of the Website, annual Membership must be renewed on an annual basis, or in the case of a trial Membership at the end of the 30-day free trial (see above). By renewing your membership, you agree to pay all fees in effect at the time of your renewal.

You will be given 30 days' notice prior to renewal (this will be shorter during the trial period but rest assured we will give you plenty of notice). If you have not renewed your membership within that time period or at the end of the 30-day free trial, EYB reserve the right to remove your information from our database

Membership Cancellation

You may cancel your membership at any time by contacting us at EYB. Regardless of the reason for cancellation, you will not be refunded any unused portion of your Membership fee.

EYB reserves the right to cancel the membership of any Member who is considered to be in violation of these Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy or EYB considers to be acting in a disrespectful way toward another Member or the protected materials provided by this site (see below). In the event EYB cancels a Membership, there will be no refund of any portion of the Membership fee.

Lifetime Membership

An initial Lifetime Membership will be made available to all Members. This will only be offered during the development phase of the Website.  Once it is withdrawn, all Lifetime members will retain their Lifetime benefits.  Members on an Annual membership will be given the option of upgrading to Lifetime before it is withdrawn.

Fees and Payments

EYB reserves the right to change annual membership fees at any time, which will only be applicable at your next renewal date. Furthermore, we reserve the right to add additional features to the website in the future which may incur additional fees. You will be given at least 30 days' notice of all changes to EYB's fees.

Payments must be made via Paypal, either using your Paypal account or other credit cards accepted by them.

Posting on EYB

At EYB, we welcome your input to our Website through postings to our chat room. However, there are few rules you must follow in order to do so. Failure to follow these rules could result in the suspension of chat room privileges or termination of your Membership. In the event EYB terminates your membership for abuse of the chat room function, no portion of your annual membership fee will be refunded.

  • Be polite. Only post something you would say face-to-face. Comments posted in chat become the sole property of EYB and may be used for business purposes including but not limited to marketing and promotions.
  • Be alert. If you see a posting you think is abusive, please flag it so that we can deal with it appropriately.
  • Do not get personal. Please respect the personal opinions of others. Even if you strongly disagree with a posting, you must refrain from personal attacks and insults.
  • Be careful. You may not post anything that violates the copyright or proprietary rights of any third party without their express permission.
  • Be warned. EYB is not liable for material posted by members, including defamatory and offensive material. EYB will make every effort to remove any such material.

Further rules for posting to EYB

  • You cannot use the Website for anything illegal.
  • Your username should not be rude or insulting, and cannot imply you are connected to EYB in any way. You also cannot use your username to suggest you are someone or from an organization that you are not.
  • Do not send promotional or marketing messages to members or try to sell any services or products to members.
  • The confidentiality of your registration information is your responsibility. You cannot transfer, sell or assign your membership without the approval of EYB. You are responsible for all activity on your account, whether authorized by you or not. If you think an unauthorized individual is using your account, please let EYB know.

Copyright Protection

You may not change, copy, reproduce, republish or upload any material from the Website. You must respect all copyright and other notices. You cannot make commercial use of any material obtained from the Website, except as allowed in the agreement, or by the prior written permission of EYB. The Website and its content are protected by copyright and trademark laws of the United States and other countries, international conventions, and other laws.

Any comments you post in the chat room or reviews of books or recipes become the property of EYB and can be used by us for any marketing or promotional purposes. However there will be no personal association made to the Member without their explicit permission. All comments and reviews are non-exclusive - i.e. you can use reviews you have also posted on other websites or blogs.

The Last Word

Use of the Website is at your own risk. You assume full responsibility as well as any risk stemming from the use of the information on the Website. We recommend you always check the recipes in your own cookbook before going shopping. There may be slight differences in the recipes and ingredients between editions. EYB will not be liable for any consequential losses or damages which result from the use of the Website.

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