Terms
of Use Agreement
If you do not agree to the
Terms or the Participation
Agreement, please discontinue using the site immediately!
By using this site, you agree you are over eighteen years old, you signify your
Assent and Agreement to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these Terms
of Use, please do not use the site.
Please check this Agreement periodically for changes as Wisdom Books, LLC
reserves the right to revise this Agreement and your continued use of this site
following the posting of any changes to the Agreement constitutes acceptance of
such changes. Wisdom Books, LLC reserves the right to terminate a User's use of
this site at any time without notice and may do so for any breach of this
Agreement or the instructions on this site by User. This Agreement applies to
licensors and advertisers as well.
Restrictions on Use of Materials
Except as may be explicitly permitted through this site, you agree not to save,
download, cut and paste, sell, license, rent, lease, modify, distribute, copy,
reproduce, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, publish, adapt, edit,
or create derivative works from materials, code or content on or from this site.
Systematic retrieval of data or other content from this site to create or
compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database or
directory without written permission from Wisdom Books, LLC is prohibited. In
addition, use of the content or materials for any purpose not expressly
permitted in this Agreement is prohibited. All the materials are available in
the electronic form and cannot be printed.
Database Ownership, License, and Use
Except with regard to personal information, all information which you post on
this site or communicate to Wisdom Books, LLC through this site (collectively
"Submissions") shall forever be the property of Wisdom Books, LLC.
Wisdom Books, LLC shall not treat any submission as confidential and shall not
incur any liability as a result of any similarities that may appear in future
Company services or products. Without limitation, Wisdom Books, LLC shall have
exclusive ownership of all present and future existing rights to any Submission
of every kind and nature everywhere. You acknowledge that you are fully
responsible for the message, including its legality, reliability,
appropriateness, originality and copyright. You hereby represent and warrant
that your Submission does not infringe the rights of any third party.
Trademarks
Wisdom Books, LLC's, licensors' or other third party materials, services or
products referenced on this site are common law or registered trade marks or
service marks of such parties.
Third party sites
You may be transferred to online merchants or other third party sites through
links or frames from this site. You are cautioned to read such sites' Terms and
Conditions and/or Privacy Policies before using such sites in order to be aware
of the terms and conditions of your use of such sites. These sites may contain
information or material that is illegal, unreasonable or that some people may
find inappropriate or offensive. These other sites are not under the control of
Wisdom Books, LLC, are not monitored or reviewed by Wisdom Books, LLC, and
Wisdom Books, LLC is not aware of the contents of such sites. You acknowledge
that Wisdom Books, LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, copyright
compliance, legality, decency, or any other aspect of the contents or any
transmissions received through such sites. The inclusion of such a link or frame
does not imply endorsement of this site by Wisdom Books, LLC, its advertisers or
licensors, any association with its operators and is provided solely for your
convenience. You agree that Wisdom Books, LLC and its licensors have no
liability whatsoever from such third party sites and your usage of them.
Forums
A "forum" means any message
board, chat room, user review forum or other interactive service appearing on
any of the Sites and includes both public boards and private folders. You must
register in accordance with instructions that you will find on the Sites in
order to contribute to any forum. You may not post on any forum, or send to any
other forum user or our staff, any material that is abusive, vulgar,
threatening, harassing, libelous, defamatory, obscene, invades a person's
privacy, violates any intellectual or other property rights, or that would
otherwise violate any law. You may not use any forum in a commercial manner. You
may not post material that solicits funds, or that advertises or solicits goods
or services. You may not post material known to be false. You may not post
messages that contain stock touts. You may not post or transmit any information,
software or other material that contains a virus or other harmful component. We
are not responsible for material appearing in any forum on the Sites, except for
material signed by one of our identified representatives. We are not responsible
for screening material posted by users for libel, obscenity, invasion of
privacy, copyright or trademark infringement, accuracy, or for any other reason.
We retain, however, the right to modify or remove messages or other material
that we, in our sole discretion, consider infringing, offensive, abusive,
defamatory, obscene, stale, or otherwise unacceptable. We also reserve the right
to edit materials for any other reason. Whether or not we modify or remove such
material, users remain solely responsible for the content of their messages or
postings. By posting on the Sites, you grant (or warrant that the owner of such
rights has expressly granted) us and/or relevant affiliated companies the
worldwide, perpetual, nonexclusive right to use your questions, comments, and
postings, in their original or edited form, in television programs, books,
articles, commentaries, or in any other medium now known or later developed. You
also warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content
you have posted and that the public posting and use of such content by us will
not infringe the rights of any third party. Additionally, you warrant that any
"moral rights" in posted materials have been waived. You are not entitled to any
compensation for any materials you may post on the Sites.
Disclaimer of warranties
Wisdom Books, LLC, its advertisers and licensors make no representations or
warranties about this site, the suitability of the information contained on or
received through use of this site, or any services or products received through
this site. All information and use of this site are provided "as is"
without warranty of any kind. Wisdom Books, LLC, advertisers and/or its
licensors hereby disclaim all warranties with regard to this site, the
information contained on or received through use of this site and any services
or products received through this site, including all express, statutory, and
implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title
and non-infringement. Wisdom Books, LLC, advertisers and/or its licensors do not
warrant that the contents or any information receive through this site are
accurate, reliable or correct; that this site will be available at any
particular time or location; that any defects or errors will be corrected; or
that the contents or any information received through this site is free of
viruses or other harmful components. Your use of this site is solely at your
risk. User agrees that it has relied on no warranties, representations or
statements other than in this agreement. Because some jurisdictions do not
permit the exclusion of certain warranties, these exclusions may not apply to
you but shall apply to the maximum extent permitted by law of your jurisdiction.
Limitation of liability
Under no circumstances, including but not limited to negligence, will we or any
of our licensors or suppliers be liable for any special or consequential damages
that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials or
information on the Sites, or any products or services provided pursuant to the
Sites, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. Applicable law may
not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability or incidental or
consequential damages (including but not limited to lost data), so the above
limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. In no event shall the total
liability to you by us or any of our licensors or suppliers for all damages,
losses, and causes of action (whether in contract, tort, or otherwise) exceed
the amount paid by you to us, if any, for accessing the Sites.
Under no
circumstances will we be held responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for
any loss or damage that is caused or alleged to have been caused to you in
connection with your use of any advice, goods or services you receive from the
Sites, or any products or services provided pursuant to the Sites, or from a
guest speaker on our Sites.
Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Wisdom Books, LLC, its
advertisers, licensors, subsidiaries and other affiliated companies, and their
employees, contractors, officers, agents and directors from all liabilities,
claims, and expenses, including attorney's fees, that arise from your use of
this site, or any services, information or products from this site, or any
violation of this Agreement. Wisdom Books, LLC reserves the right; at it own
expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise
subject to indemnification by you, in which event you shall cooperate with
Wisdom Books, LLC in asserting any available defenses.
Legal compliance
Wisdom Books, LLC may suspend or terminate this Agreement or User's use
immediately upon receipt of any notice which alleges that User has used this
site for any purpose that violates any local, state, federal or law of other
nations, including but not limited to the posting of information that may
violate third party rights, that may defame a third party, that may be obscene
or pornographic, that may harass or assault others, that may violate hacking or
other criminal regulations, etc. Of its agents, officers, directors, contractors
or employees. In such event, Wisdom Books, LLC may disclose the User's identity
and contact information, if requested by a government or law enforcement body or
as a result of a subpoena or other legal action, and Wisdom Books, LLC shall not
be liable for damages or results thereof and User agrees not to bring any action
or claim against Wisdom Books, LLC for such disclosure.
Choice of law and forum
This site (excluding third party linked sites) is controlled by Wisdom Books,
LLC. It can be access from all countries around the world to the extent
permitted by site. As each of these places has laws that may differ from
owner's, by accessing this site, both you and Wisdom Books, LLC agree that the
statues and laws of owner's country shall apply to any actions or claims arising
out of or in relation to this Agreement or your use of this site, without regard
to conflicts of laws principles thereof. You and Wisdom Books, LLC also agree
and hereby submit to the filing of any claim only in the exclusive personal
jurisdiction and venue of owner's country and any legal proceedings shall be
conducted in English. Wisdom Books, LLC makes no representation that materials
on this site are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and
accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited.
This Agreement shall not be governed by the United Nations Convention on
Contracts for the Sale of Goods.
Miscellaneous
These Terms of Use will apply to every access to Wisdom Books, LLC. Wisdom
Books, LLC reserves the right to issue revisions to these Terms of Use by
publishing a revised version of this document on this site: that version will
then apply to all use by you following the date of publication. Each access of
information from Wisdom Books, LLC will be a separate, discrete transaction
based on the then prevailing terms. These Terms of Use shall be governed by,
construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of owner's country, as it is
applied to agreements entered into and to be performed entirely within such
jurisdiction.
To the extent you have in any manner violated or threatened to violate Wisdom
Books, LLC and/or its affiliates' intellectual property rights, Wisdom Books,
LLC and/or its affiliates may seek injunctive or other appropriate relief in any
state or federal court in the State of owner's country, and you consent to
exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts.
Any other disputes will be resolved as follows:
If a dispute arises under this agreement, we agree to first try to resolve it
with the help of a mutually agreed-upon mediator in the following location:
Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Any costs and fees other than attorney fees and
travel/communication costs associated with the mediation will be shared equally by each of us.
If it proves impossible to
arrive at a mutually satisfactory solution through mediation, we agree to submit
the dispute to binding arbitration at the following location: Hunterdon County,
New Jersey, under the rules of the American Arbitration Association. Judgment
upon the award rendered by the arbitration may be entered in any court with
jurisdiction to do so.
If any provision of this agreement is void or unenforceable in whole or in part, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.
Wisdom Books, LLC reserves the right to update this policy at any time. Please check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of our site and programs following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes.
Affiliate Commissions
Affiliate commissions are not paid on personal orders. Affiliate payouts have not gone down since the company was started more than 9 years ago - in fact we've raised the commissions twice in that time frame. However, like all affiliate programs, we reserve the right to change the commission structure at any time if we feel that the change is beneficial to the growth of the company.
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