Star Book Writing provides personal print-on-demand, self-publishing services that allow its customers to create, design, layout, print, and publish professional-quality printed books and publications, including digital versions thereof, (each referred to as a “Book” in these Terms and Conditions and other user policies located in the Privacy Policy and Legal information on the Star Book Writing website) and also personal print-on-demand services that allow its customers to create and print professional-quality wall art prints and other products (“Wall Art”). Visitors to the Star Book Writing website can also become registered members of the Star Book Writing community. The services offered by Star Book Writing (“Star Book Writing”, “us”, or “we”) include the Star Book Writing any other features, content, or services offered from time to time by Star Book Writing in connection with the Website (collectively, the “Services”).
This Terms and Conditions Agreement (“Agreement”) sets forth the legally binding terms for your use of the Services. By using the Services, you agree to be bound by this Agreement, whether you are a “Visitor” (which means that you simply browse the Website) or you are a “Member” (which means that you have registered with Star Book Writing and set up an Account). The term “User” refers to a Visitor or a Member.
BY USING THE WEBSITE AND THE SERVICES OFFERED ON THE WEBSITE, YOU AGREE TO FOLLOW AND BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND THE Star Book Writing PRIVACY POLICY WHICH ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND THE PRIVACY POLICY, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE THIS WEBSITE AND THE SERVICES OFFERED ON THE WEBSITE.
You represent and warrant that you are authorized to enter into this Agreement on behalf of yourself and/or the entity that you purport to represent.
Additional Terms. In order to participate in or receive certain Services, you may be provide content and/or agree to additional terms and conditions. Unless otherwise provided by the additional terms and conditions to the Services in which you choose to participate or that you choose to receive, those additional terms are hereby incorporated into this Agreement. To the extent there is a conflict between the terms in this Agreement and the terms and conditions posted for a specific area of the Website or in connection with a Service, the latter shall have precedence with respect to your use of that area of the Website or Service.
Amendments. Star Book Writing may modify this Agreement from time to time and such modification shall be effective: (1) for Users who first use the Services after the posting by Star Book Writing on the Website; (2) for existing Users, thirty (30) days after the posting by Star Book Writing on the Website; or (3) for existing Members, if the modifications to the Agreement are material, thirty (30) days after Star Book Writing sent an e-mail containing a notification of such modifications and the continued use of the Services by the Member thereafter, which shall constitute the Member’s acceptance of the amended Agreement. If you do not agree to the modification, you must cease your use of the Services.
4.1 Eligibility; Credit Card Terms. To order any Books, Wall Art, or other products, you must be at least eighteen (18) years of age or the applicable age of majority in your jurisdiction. You will be required to give us a valid credit card number (VISA, MasterCard, American Express, or any other issuer then accepted by us) and associated payment information at the time you order Books, Wall Art, or any other products hereunder, including all of the following: (i) your name as it appears on the card; (ii) the credit card type; (iii) the date of expiration of your credit card; (iv) billing address; and (v) any activation numbers or codes needed to charge your card. Star Book Writing currently does not accept cash, checks, or any other payment form, although in the future we may change this policy. Your credit card issuer agreement governs your use of your designated credit card, and you must refer to that agreement and not this Agreement to determine your rights and liabilities as a cardholder. You agree that no additional notice or consent is required before Star Book Writing invoices the credit card for all amounts due and payable. By providing Star Book Writing with your credit card number and associated payment information, you agree that Star Book Writing is authorized to immediately invoice your account for all fees and charges due and payable to Star Book Writing as a result of your purchase of any Books, Wall Art, or other products. You agree to immediately notify Star Book Writing of any change in your billing address or the credit card used for payment hereunder. Star Book Writing reserves the right, at any time, to change its prices and billing methods for Books, Wall Art, and other products sold, either immediately upon posting on the Website, or by e-mail delivery to you.
4.2 Fees and Charges. You agree to pay all fees and charges incurred in connection with your orders and purchases (including any taxes imposed on your orders and purchases, including, but not limited to, sales, use, or value-added taxes, unless you provide Star Book Writing with sufficient evidence that the order and purchase is made solely for the resale or redistribution of the Book, Wall Art, or other product to your customers) at the rates in effect when the charges were incurred. Star Book Writing may automatically charge and withhold such taxes for orders to be delivered to addresses within any jurisdictions where it deems it is required. When you order Books, Wall Art, or other products for overseas delivery, you may be subject to import duties and taxes, which are levied when the package with the Books, Wall Art, or products arrives at the destination that you specified. Any charges for customs clearance have to be borne by you, as Star Book Writing has no control over such charges and cannot foresee the amount charged (if any). Since customs policies vary from country to country, you should contact the customs office in the country where you have us ship your Books, Wall Art, or other products to get more information. Please also be aware that you are considered the importer of record and must comply with all laws and regulations of such country.
4.3 Disputes.You must notify us in writing within seven (7) days after receiving your credit card statement, if you dispute any of our charges on that statement, or such dispute will be deemed waived. Billing disputes should be notified to the following address: Star Book Writing Customer Service, 3325 S 116th St, Tukwila, WA 98168 or via Star Book Writing’s Order Support. If Star Book Writing does not receive payment from your credit card issuer or its agent, you agree to pay all amounts due upon demand by Star Book Writing or its agents
4.4 Returns. All sales of Books, Wall Art, and other products are subject to Star Book Writing’s then-current return policies, as posted on the Website.
4.5 Gift Cards. You agree to the terms and conditions for gift cards that Star Book Writing offers (“Gift Cards”) as may be found here and which are hereby incorporated by reference and may be amended from time to time by Star Book Writing in its sole discretion
8.1 Definitions. “Content” includes text, files, design templates, images, photos, video, sounds, works of authorship, and other material. Your “Book Content” includes Content that you include in the Books, submit to Star Book Writing for Books and print services, or that you contribute to the Books of other Members. Your “Wall Art Content” includes Content that you include in the Wall Art or other products, submit to Star Book Writing for Wall Art and or other print product services, or that you contribute to the Wall Art of other Members. Star Book Writing HAS NO OWNERSHIP OF ANY OF YOUR BOOK OR WALL ART CONTENT, OR YOUR CONTENT THAT IS USED FOR ANY OTHER PRODUCT.
8.2 Ownership of Your Book or Wall Art Content. You represent and warrant that: (i) you own or otherwise have the right to grant the licenses set forth in this section for the Book Content and/or Wall Art Content, or for any other product that you provide to and post on the Services, contribute to other Members, or provide for our print services to have them printed in a Book, as Wall Art, or any other product; and (ii) your Book Content and/or Wall Art Content, and/or Content for any other product does not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, copyright rights, or other rights of any person or entity.
8.3.1 Submission of Your Book Content. You may use any Star Book Writing to submit your Book Content to Star Book Writing for publication or submit your Book Content by providing us with a PDF which meets the specifications required by Star Book Writing.
8.3.2 Submission of Your Wall Art Content. You may use any Star Book Writing to submit your Wall Art Content to Star Book Writing for production or submit your Wall Art Content by providing us with a format which meets the specifications required by Star Book Writing.
8.4 License. In order for Star Book Writing to be able to provide you with our Services, you hereby agree to provide us with the following licenses to use your Book Content and/or Wall Art Content, and/or other product content:
8.4.1 License to print your Books, Wall Art, and/or other product. You hereby grant to Star Book Writing a non-exclusive, worldwide, fully-paid, and royalty-free license (a “License”) to reproduce and distribute your Book Content, Wall Art Content, or your Content for other products for the purpose of printing the Books, Wall Art, and/or other products that you order or that you authorize for purchase by others, and for any other related purpose that you authorize (including the use by other Members as a contribution to their Books, Wall Art, and/or other products). You agree that Star Book Writing reserves the right to maintain the electronic files for any Book(s) or Wall Art to fulfill any further orders which may be placed for such Book(s), Wall Art, or other products and to maintain an archival copy of the printed Book, Wall Art, or other products.
8.4.2 License to use your Book Content for optional Star Book Writing features. In the event you decide to use any optional feature that Star Book Writing may offer, such as allowing others to search for and see an electronic preview of your Book(s) or use the Services in connection with other services and online communities, you hereby grant to Star Book Writing a License to reproduce, distribute, publicly display, use, and otherwise make available the designated Book(s), any Book Content therein, and any other data and information you provide in connection with the optional feature, as required for Star Book Writing to provide such optional feature.
8.5 ISBN Numbers; Publisher Status. Star Book Writing may provide features that permit you to include an International Standard Book Number (“ISBN”) with your Book(s). Depending on the features, you may be permitted to acquire an ISBN through Star Book Writing or provide your own ISBN for inclusion in your Book(s). YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT, NOTWITHSTANDING THE METHOD YOU USE TO OBTAIN AN ISBN FOR YOUR BOOK(S), Star Book Writing IS NOT THE PUBLISHER OF YOUR BOOK(S) (INCLUDING YOUR BOOK CONTENT) AND YOU WILL NOT STATE OR OTHERWISE SUGGEST THAT Star Book Writing IS THE PUBLISHER OF YOUR BOOK(S). YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU ARE THE PUBLISHER OF YOUR BOOK(S) (INCLUDING YOUR BOOK CONTENT) AND, IN ANY CASE, THAT YOU BEAR THE FULL AND ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF YOUR BOOK(S) (INCLUDING YOUR BOOK CONTENT).
11.1 Prohibited Content. YOU MAY NOT INCLUDE “PUBLISHED BY Star Book Writing,” “Star Book Writing PUBLISHING” OR ANY OTHER REFERENCE THAT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY SUGGESTS OR IMPLIES THAT Star Book Writing IS THE PUBLISHER OF THE BOOK(S) THAT YOU CREATE USING THE SERVICES. You agree that you will not post, submit for print services, or otherwise provide to the Services, any Prohibited Content. “Prohibited Content” includes Book Content, Wall Art Content, other product content, or Other Content that: (i) is offensive, pornographic, or promotes racism, bigotry, hatred, or physical harm of any kind against any group or individuals; (ii) bullies, harasses, or advocates stalking, bullying, or harassment, of another person; (iii) involves the transmission of “junk mail,” “chain letters,” unsolicited mass mailing, or “spamming,”; (iv) is false or misleading or promotes, endorses or furthers illegal activities or conduct that is abusive, threatening, obscene, defamatory, or libelous; (v) promotes, reproduces, performs, or distributes an illegal or unauthorized copy of another person’s work that is protected by copyright or trade secret law, such as providing pirated computer programs or links to them, providing information to circumvent manufacturer-installed copy-protection devices, or providing pirated music or links to pirated music files; (vi) is involved in the exploitation of persons under the age of eighteen (18) in a sexual or violent manner, or solicits personal information from anyone under thirteen (13); (vii) provides instructional information about illegal activities such as making or buying illegal weapons, violating someone’s privacy, or providing or creating computer viruses and other harmful code; (viii) solicits passwords or personally identifying information for commercial or unlawful purposes from other Users; (ix) contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, corrupted files (x) violates any law, including, but not limited to laws and regulations governing export control, unfair competition, anti-discrimination, and false advertising; (xi) involves commercial activities that are detrimental to the interests of Star Book Writing; (xii) involves commercial activities or content that harms buyers and/or affects the reputations of others, including but not limited to our distributors, as determined in Star Book Writing’s sole discretion; or (xiii) otherwise violates this Agreement or creates liability for Star Book Writing. Such content prohibited from selling via third-party channels may include: (i) summaries, workbooks, or similar content for which permission from the original author has not been obtained; (ii) books which have more than 10% of blank pages, including journals, notepads, planners, and publications with similar repetitive, low content; (iii) books or content that mirrors or mimics popular books (for example similar covers, titles, author names, or content); (iv) books that mislead or are likely to cause confusion to the buyer, including without limitation, inaccurate descriptions and cover art, pixelated images, unreadable text, or trimmed content; (v) books or other products listed at prices which do not reflect the book’s or product’s market value; (vi) books scanned from original versions where parts contain illegible content; (vii) books created using artificial intelligence or automated processes including but not limited to content scraped/collected from Wikipedia, or other online sources and publications, content that violates rights of publicity, public domain titles that are too similar to existing versions of the same title available via other retail sites. Star Book Writing RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUSE TO PRINT ANY BOOK, WALL ART, OR OTHER PRODUCT THAT CONTAINS CONTENT THAT IT DETERMINES IN IT’S SOLE DISCRETION IS PROHIBITED CONTENT, and you agree to indemnify and hold Star Book Writing and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, employees, suppliers, service providers, and partner companies harmless for any claims, losses, liabilities, and expenses arising out of or relating to any breach of this section.
11.2 Your Profile. Any Content posted by you in your profile may not contain nudity, violence, sexually explicit, or offensive subject matter. You may not post or submit for print services a photograph of another person without that person’s permission.
11.3 Member Interaction. You will not use (a) the Services and (b) any information obtained from the Services in order to harass, abuse, send Spam to, or harm another person, or in order to contact, advertise to, solicit, or sell to any User without their prior explicit consent.
11.4 No Disruption. You will not: (i) cover or obscure the banner advertisements that might be placed on your personal profile page, or any Star Book Writing page via HTML/CSS, scripting, or any other means, if any; (ii) interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Services or the networks or services connected to the Services; or (iii) introduce automated agents to the Services, generate automated messages, or to strip or mine data from the Services.
11.5 Miscellaneous. You will not attempt to impersonate another User or person, including any employee of Star Book Writing. You will use the Services in a manner consistent with any and all laws and regulations.
11.6 Enforcement by Star Book Writing. Star Book Writing has the right (but not the obligation) to review any Content and delete any Content that in the sole judgment of Star Book Writing violates this Agreement; is Prohibited Content, is illegal, violates the rights, harms, or threatens the safety of any User or any other person; or creates liability for Star Book Writing, its suppliers, service providers, partner companies, or any User. Star Book Writing reserves the right (but has no obligation) to investigate and take action in its sole discretion against you if you violate this provision or any other provision of this Agreement, including without limitation, removing Prohibited Content from the Services, terminating your membership, reporting you to law enforcement authorities, and taking legal action against you.
13.1 Third Party Content. Content from other Users, advertisers, and other third parties is made available to you through the Services. Because Star Book Writing does not control such Content, you agree that Star Book Writing is not responsible for any such Content, including advertising and information about third party products or services. Because Star Book Writing does not have control over such Content, Star Book Writing makes no guarantees about the accuracy, currency, suitability, or quality of such Content, and Star Book Writing assumes no responsibility for unintended, objectionable, inaccurate, misleading, or unlawful Content made available by other Users, advertisers, and third parties.
13.2 Responsibility. Your interactions with other Users or third parties, or with advertisers, including payment and delivery of goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties, or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and the other User, the advertiser, or third party. The foregoing also applies to any interaction between Members (including the contribution and/or receipt of any Content) in the course of using the Services’ functionality to make contributions to the Books, Wall Art, or other products of other Members and to receive contributions from other Members to your own Books, Wall Art, or other products. You agree that Star Book Writing will not be responsible for any loss or damage incurred as the result of any such interactions and dealings listed in this section or with respect to any other User’s use or disclosure of your personally identifiable information. If there is a dispute between you and any third party (including any User), Star Book Writing is under no obligation to become involved; however, Star Book Writing reserves the right to monitor disputes between you and other Users.
13.3 Third-Party Links. The provision of links to other websites or locations is for your convenience and does not signify our endorsement of such other websites or locations, or their contents. Links to other Websites or locations may also be posted by other Users within the Star Book Writing community. Star Book Writing has no control over, does not review, and cannot be responsible for, these outside websites or their content. Please be aware that the terms of our Privacy Policy do not apply to these outside websites.
14.1 Limited Warranty for Books, Wall Art, and any other products. Star Book Writing warrants that, subject to minor differences across products and printing partners as described in Star Book Writing’s Return Policy available at https://www.Star Book Writing.com/returns, Books, Wall Art, and any other products will be free of any material defects in materials and workmanship. Star Book Writing will, at its own expense and at its sole obligation and your exclusive remedy, replace any materially defective Books, Wall Art, or any other products which you report to Star Book Writing via Star Book Writing’s Order Support within fourteen (14) days of your receipt thereof in accordance with the Return Policy.
14.2 Exceptions to Warranty. Star Book Writing does not proof, edit, or change any of the Content in the Books, Wall Art, or other products that you post or submit for print services. As a result, the foregoing limited warranty does not include the obligation to correct (a) typographical errors, mistakes in grammar, unfinished text, or other text errors; (b) low resolution images that may appear blurry in print; (c) design issues, including book format, organization, style, color, and page layout; or (d) any other creative choices that you make related to the Book, the Wall Art, or other products. YOUR BOOK CONTENT, WALL ART CONTENT, AND ANY OTHER PRODUCT CONTENT CANNOT BE EDITED ONCE IT IS UPLOADED TO THE WEBSITE. Therefore, you agree that you will not upload Book Content, Wall Art Content, or other product Content unless it has been fully proofed and you are satisfied that it is ready to be published. Star Book Writing is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate Content (including any profile information) posted on the Services, whether caused by Users, Members, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Services. Star Book Writing assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction, or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, any User or User communication. Star Book Writing is not responsible for any problems due to technical problems on the Internet or at the Website combination thereof, including any injury or damage to Users or to any person’s computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading materials in connection with the Services. Under no circumstances shall Star Book Writing be responsible for any loss or damage, including personal injury or death, resulting from use of the Services or from any Content posted on the Website to Users, or any interactions between Users of the Services, whether online or offline.
14.3 Disclaimers. TO THE EXTENT LEGALLY PERMITTED UNDER THE LAWS: (A) THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS-IS” AND AS AVAILABLE AND EXCEPT FOR THE WARRANTY SET FORTH IN SECTION 14.1 ABOVE; (B) Star Book Writing EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, ACCURACY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY MAY LAST, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS. YOU MAY HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION. FOR FURTHER WARRANTY INFORMATION YOU MAY CONTACT Star Book Writing’S CUSTOMER SUPPORT DEPARTMENT At 3325 S 116th ST, TUKWILA, WA 98168.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
If you are a California resident, you hereby waive California Civil Code Section 1542, which states: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which, if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor.”
26.1 United Kingdom. A third party who is not a party to this Agreement has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of this Agreement, but this does not affect any right or remedy of such third party which exists or is available apart from that Act.
26.2 Germany. Notwithstanding anything contrary in Section 15, Star Book Writing is also not liable for acts of simple negligence (unless they cause injuries to or death of any person), except when they are caused by a breach of any substantial contractual obligations.
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