Terms of Use

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Conditions of Use:

This site (the “Site”) is owned and operated by The Literary Press Group of Canada (referred to as โ€œthe LPGโ€ herein) for your personal entertainment, information, education and communication. The LPG welcome you to browse the Site, but want you to know that your access to, and use of, the Site is subject to the following terms and conditions (“Terms and Conditions”) and all applicable laws. By accessing and browsing the Site, you accept, without limitation or qualification, the Terms and Conditions.

IF YOU ARE USING THE SITE WITHIN A COMPANY, YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU ARE AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY AND YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE RIGHTS TO USE THE SITE WHICH ARE GRANTED TO YOU AND THE COMPANY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT ARE EXPRESSLY CONDITIONED UPON ACCEPTANCE BY SUCH AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL OF THE COMPANY.

The LPG will have the right at any time to modify or add to these Terms and Conditions, effective immediately upon notice thereof, which may be given by any means, including but not limited to posting on the Site a revised version of these Terms and Conditions. If any such change is unacceptable to you, you may discontinue your use of the Site. You agree to periodically review the Terms and Conditions to be aware of such revisions. Your use of the Site may also be subject to additional rules or regulations the LPG may have posted to this site, including the Usage and Guidelines, or different terms or conditions imposed by third party content providers in connection with third party content, products or services accessible through the Site.

No Unsolicited Manuscripts:

The LPG is not a publisher, and therefore does not accept unsolicited manuscripts sent via its Websites, and takes no responsibility for any manuscript so transmitted.

Messages and Blogs:

You are welcome to post, transmit or submit messages and other materials (which include uploading files, inputting data or any other materials or engaging in any form of communication in connection with this Site) (collectively “Messages”) to blogs or other public areas within, or in connection with, this Site. However, the LPG accepts no responsibility whatsoever in connection with or arising from such Messages. The LPG does not endorse and has no control over the content of Messages submitted by others to blog posts. Messages submitted to blogs are not necessarily reviewed by the LPG prior to posting and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of the LPG. The LPG makes no warranties, express or implied, as to the content of the Messages in blogs or the accuracy and reliability of any Messages and other materials in blogs. Nonetheless, the LPG reserves the right to prevent you from submitting Materials to blogs and to edit, restrict or remove such Messages for any reason at any time.

The LPG assumes no responsibility for actively monitoring blogs for inappropriate Messages. If at any time the LPG chooses, in its sole discretion, to monitor the blogs, the LPG nonetheless assumes no responsibility for the content of the Messages, no obligation to modify or remove any inappropriate Messages, and no responsibility for the conduct of the user submitting any Message. In submitting Messages to blogs, you agree to strictly limit yourself to discussions about the subject matter for which the Forums are intended. You agree that the LPG accepts no liability whatsoever if it determines to prevent your Messages from being submitted or if it edits, restricts or removes your Messages. You also agree to permit any other user of this Site to access, view, store or reproduce the material for that other user’s personal use and not to restrict or inhibit the use of the Site by any other person.

It is a condition of your use of the Messages and blogs and this Site that you do not: Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Messages and blogs; Post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane or indecent information of any kind, including without limitation any transmission constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any local, provincial, national or foreign law; Post or transmit any information, software or other material which violates or infringes upon the rights of others, including material which is an invasion of privacy or publicity rights or which is protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary right or derivative works with respect thereto, without first obtaining permission from the owner or right holder; Post or transmit any information, software or other material which contains a virus or other harmful component; Post, or transmit or in any way exploit any information, software or other material for commercial purposes or which contains advertising, promotion or marketing. You agree that any Message whatsoever submitted by you becomes the property of the LPG and may be used, copied, sublicensed, adapted, edited, transmitted, distributed, publicly performed, published, displayed or deleted as the LPG sees fit.

You agree to release the LPG, its parents and affiliates together with their respective employees, agents, officers, directors and shareholders, from any and all liability and obligations whatsoever in connection with or arising from your use of blogs. If at any time you are not happy with the blogs or object to any material within blogs, your sole remedy is to cease using them.

Jurisdictional Issues:

Unless otherwise specified, the materials in the Site are presented solely for the promotion of books available in Canada, its provinces, territories, possessions and protectorates. The LPG control and operate this Site from offices within the Province of Ontario, Canada. The LPG make no representation that materials in the Site are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who choose to access this Site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable. Software from this Site is further subject to Canadian export controls. DISCLAIMER.

Your use and browsing of the Site is at your risk. If you are dissatisfied with any of the Materials contained in the Site, or with any of these Terms and Conditions, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue accessing and using the Site. The LPG do not warrant that the functions contained in the materials will be uninterrupted or error-free, and/or that defects will be corrected. The LPG do not warrant or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the materials in this Site in terms of their correctness, accuracy, reliability, or otherwise. You (and not us) assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair or correction. Certain of the disclaimers/limitation herein may be superseded by applicable local law.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, THE LPG AND/OR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING, OR DELIVERING THE SITE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO, OR USE OF, THE SITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING ON THE SITE IS PROVIDED TO YOU “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. You specifically acknowledge and agree that the LPG and/or its affiliates are not liable for any defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct of any user. The LPG also assume no responsibility, and shall not be liable for any damages to, or viruses or other harmful components that may infect, the computer equipment or other property on account of your access to, use of, or browsing in the Site (including any blog content) or the server that makes it available, or your downloading of any Materials from the Site.

The LPG are distributor of content supplied by third parties. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties are those of the respective authors or distributors and not of us. Without limiting any of the foregoing limitation or disclaimers, neither the LPG nor any third party provider of information guarantees the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any content provided on or through the Site.

The LPG will have the right at any time to change or discontinue any aspect or feature of the Site, including without limitation content, hours of availability, and equipment required for access or use.

The LPG do not warrant or make any representations of any kind or nature with respect to the Materials. Therefore, you are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.

Links to Other Websites:

The LPG may provide links and pointers to internet sites maintained by others (“third party sites”). The LPG have not reviewed all of the third party sites which may be linked to the Site and are not responsible for the contents of or any products or services offered in such third party sites. These terms and conditions apply solely to the the LPG site and you should always review the terms and conditions of any site that you access through a link from this site.

Limitation of Liability:

IN NO EVENT SHALL WE, OUR AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, SUPPLIERS OR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, PRODUCTION OR DELIVERY OF THE SITE BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, RELIANCE, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR ACCESS TO, OR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE OR THE MATERIALS CONTAINED WITHIN THE SITE, OR THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR HARM TO BUSINESS, LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS OR LOST REVENUES, HOWEVER SUCH DAMAGES ARE CAUSED AND WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR ANY OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY. THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY WHETHER OR NOT WE, OUR AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, SUPPLIERS OR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, PRODUCTION OR DELIVERY OF THE SITE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

WE, OUR AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, SUPPLIERS AND ALL OTHER PARTIES INVOLVED WITH THE CREATION, PRODUCTION OR DELIVERY OF THE SITE FURTHER SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGE RESULTING FROM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS BY THIRD PARTIES TO OTHER PARTY’S TRANSMISSION FACILITIES OR PREMISE EQUIPMENT OR FOR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION, THEFT, LOSS OR DESTRUCTION OF NETWORK SYSTEMS, APPLICATIONS, DATA FILES, PROGRAMS, PROCEDURES OR INFORMATION THROUGH ACCIDENT, FRAUDULENT MEANS OR DEVICES OR ANY OTHER METHOD UNLESS SUCH DAMAGE IS CAUSED BY AN INTENTIONAL ACT OF US, OUR AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, SUPPLIERS OR THIRD PARTIES INVOLVED WITH THE CREATION, PRODUCTION OR DELIVERY OF THE SITE. THE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY SET FORTH HEREIN SHALL APPLY EVEN IF THE LPG OR OUR AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Applicable law may not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability or incidental or consequential damages so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. In no event shall the LPGโ€™s total liability to you if any for all damages, losses, and causes of action, whether in contract, tort (including without limitation negligence), or otherwise exceed the amount paid by you, if any, for accessing this Site.

IN THE EVENT YOU TRANSMIT, INTRODUCE, OR OTHERWISE CAUSE ANY TECHNICAL DISRUPTION OF OUR SITE OR THE SERVICES TRANSMITTING OUR SITE TO YOU, YOU AGREE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES AND COSTS (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES) ARISING FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS BROUGHT BY THIRD PARTIES BASED UPON SUCH TECHNICAL DISRUPTIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS AGREEMENT, “TECHNICAL DISRUPTION” MEANS DISTRIBUTION OF UNSOLICITED ADVERTISING OR CHAIN LETTERS, PROPAGATION OF COMPUTER WORMS, VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL CODE, AND/OR USING THE SITE TO MAKE UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY TO ANY OTHER MACHINE ACCESSIBLE VIA THE SITE. YOU ARE FURTHER SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT OF ANY TRANSMISSIONS USING THE SITE AND AGREE NOT TO UPLOAD, POST OR OTHERWISE MAKE AVAILABLE ON THE SITE ANY MATERIAL PROTECTED BY A PROPRIETARY RIGHT OF A THIRD PARTY WITHOUT FIRST OBTAINING THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF THE OWNER OF SUCH PROPRIETARY RIGHT YOU SHALL BE SOLELY LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, LOSSES COSTS OR EXPENSES (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS FEES) ARISING OUT OF INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS OR ANY OTHER HARM ARISING FROM THE UPLOADING, POSTING OR OTHER SUBMISSION OF MATERIALS BY YOU.

Indemnity:

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold the LPG and any affiliated company or individual harmless from any and all liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, related to any violation of these Terms by you or your authorized users, or in connection with the use of the Web site or the Internet or the placement or transmission of any message or information on this Web site by you or your authorized users. the LPG shall provide notice to you promptly of any such claim, suit or proceeding and shall reasonably cooperate with you, at your expense, in your defense of any such claim, suit or proceeding.

Termination:

This agreement may be terminated by the LPG at any time without notice. In the event of termination, you are no longer authorized to have access to the site, and all limitations on the LPG’s liability and on your use of the LPG material shall survive.

These Terms and Conditions, along with any additional rules or conditions referred to herein and the the LPG Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and the LPG as to your use of the the LPG Web site, superseding all prior or contemporaneous communications and/or proposals. These Terms and Conditions are severable, and in the event any provision is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not in any way affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions. A printed version of these Terms and Conditions shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to use of the the LPG Web site to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.

Contact the LPG:

If you have any questions, please contact us at laurag@lpg.ca. Please include the words “All Lit Up Terms of Use” in the subject line of your email.

You can refer to the All Lit Up Privacy Policy here.

This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. If any provision of this agreement shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from this agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. This is the entire agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter herein and shall not be modified except in writing, signed by both parties.