Terms of Use / Participation Agreement

Welcome to Bookstores.com, a website owned and operated by Book Dog Books, LLC. These terms of use govern your use of our website and services. By accessing or using our Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms. Please read them carefully before using our Services.

The terms and conditions stated below, along with the policies and guidelines located throughout the Bookstores.com services, identify what a user of Bookstores.com can expect from Bookstores.com.

  1. Use of Services

    1. Bookstores.com grants the User a limited, nonexclusive, revocable license to access and make personal, non-commercial use (unless User has a business relationship with Bookstores.com documented in a separate agreement) of the Bookstores.com Services, its Content (as that term is defined in Section 2 below. Bookstores.comfurther grants the User a limited, nonexclusive and revocable right to create a hyperlink to the Bookstores.com Services so long as the link does not portray Bookstores.com, its subsidiaries, and affiliates, or their respective products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive matter.
    2. You agree to use our Services only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms and all applicable laws and regulations.
    3. Our products and services are marketed for and directed towards purchase by adults or with the consent of adults. Individuals under the age of 18 (‘Minors’) are not permitted to useBookstores.com without the supervision of a parent or legal guardian.
    4. You agree not to:
      • Violate or attempt to violate the security of our Services.
      • Use any device, software, or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper functioning of our Services.
      • Use our Services to collect or store personal data about other users without their consent.
      • Use our Services in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair our Services.

  2. Intellectual Property

    1. All content included on our Services, such as text, graphics, logos, images, and audio clips, is the property of Bookstores.com or its content suppliers and is protected by copyright laws.
    2. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the content on our Services, except as necessary for your own personal, non-commercial use.
    3. Bookstores.com is a distributor and not a publisher of Content supplied by third parties and Users. Bookstores.com has no editorial control over such Content. Bookstores.com is not obligated to review Content. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers, or other information that constitutes part of Content, including User Created Content, expressed or made available by third parties, including any other User, are those of the respective authors or distributors and not of Bookstores.com or any Bookstores.com Provider, unless expressly stated otherwise. Neither Bookstores.com nor any Bookstores.com Provider makes any representation, warranty or guarantee on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any third-party Content unless otherwise expressly stated. Under no circumstance shall either Bookstores.com or any Bookstores.com Provider be liable for any loss, damage or harm caused by a User’s reliance on information obtained through Bookstores.com. It is the responsibility of User to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of the information, opinion, advice, or Content, including User Created Content, available through the Bookstores.com Services.

  3. Purchases

    1. When you make a purchase through our Services, you agree to provide accurate and complete information for all transactions.
    2. Prices for our products are subject to change without notice. The price for an item on Bookstores.com may differ from the price shown in a User’s shopping cart and it is possible that such price may increase or decrease between the time the item is placed in a shopping cart and the time that the purchase is actually made.
    3. We reserve the right to refuse or cancel any order for any reason, including but not limited to product availability, errors in the description or price of the product, or error in your order.

  4. Limitation of Liability

    1. In no event shall Bookstores.com or its affiliates be liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising out of or in any way connected with the use of our Services.
    2. We do not warrant that our Services will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free.

  5. Changes to Terms

    1. We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time, effective upon posting the modified Terms on our Services. Your continued use of our Services following such changes constitutes your acceptance of the modified Terms.

  6. Password and Account Security

    1. Every User that has an account for Bookstores.com is responsible for (i) keeping his or her account password confidential and secured; (ii) avoiding unauthorized access to such User’s computer or other devices; and (iii) keeping the contact information associated with that account current. User acknowledges that it is necessary to keep the e-mail address associated with his or her account current because although the User may be able to log into his or her Bookstores.com account using an old e-mail address, such User will not receive messages from Bookstores.com about his or her orders and inquiries or other matters.
    2. User accepts full responsibility for all activities that occur within such User’s Bookstores.com, whether or not authorized by the User.

  7. Termination of Usage

    1. Bookstores.com may issue a warning, temporarily suspend, indefinitely suspend or terminate any User’s right to use or access all or any part of Bookstores.com including any account thereon, without notice, for any reason in Bookstores.com sole discretion, including, without limitation, violation of the Terms of Use, Bookstores.com belief that such access would violate any applicable law or would be harmful to the interests of, or potentially cause financial loss or legal liability to,Bookstores.com, any Bookstores.com Provider or another User.

  8. Contact Us

    1. If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at support@bookstores.com.

  9. Acknowledgement

    1. The Terms of Use, including all documents referenced herein, represents the entire understanding between User andBookstores.com regarding User’s relationship with Bookstores.comand supersedes any prior or contemporaneous statements or representations. Headings used in the Terms of Use are for reference only and shall not affect the meaning of any terms. As used in these Terms of Use, “including” means “including, without limitation.”

These terms were last revised on February 5, 2024.