document: title: Goodreads
sentences: this agreement was last revised on dec 6 , 2017 .
recent updates to this agreement .
welcome to goodreads.com , the website and online service of goodreads llc -lrb- together with its affiliates , `` goodreads '' `` we , '' or `` us '' -rrb- .
this page explains the terms by which you may use our service .
by accessing or using the goodreads services , website and software provided through or in connection with the service -lrb- `` service '' -rrb- , you signify that you have read , understood , and agree to be bound by this terms of use agreement , the goodreads privacy policy , the amazon.com conditions of use , and the other applicable rules , policies and terms posted on the goodreads.com website or provided with the service -lrb- collectively , this `` agreement '' -rrb- , whether or not you are a registered user of our service .
we reserve the right to amend this agreement at any time in our sole discretion by posting the revised agreement on the goodreads.com website .
your continued use of the service after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised agreement .
this agreement applies to all visitors , users , and others who access the service -lrb- `` users '' -rrb- .
goodreads provides a place for you to discover , track , and talk about books with friends and our community .
you do not have to register in order to visit goodreads .
to access certain features of the service , though , including creating `` bookshelves '' to organize what you 've read , posting book reviews , and commenting on other members ' reviews , you will need to register with goodreads and create a `` member '' account .
your account gives you access to the services and functionality that we may establish and maintain from time to time and in our sole discretion .
you may never use another member 's account without permission .
you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your account , and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password .
you agree to notify goodreads immediately of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your account .
you may change the settings on your my account page to control your profile and how other members communicate with you .
by providing goodreads your email address you consent to our using the email address in accordance with our privacy policy .
subject to your compliance with this agreement and your payment of any applicable fees , we grant you a limited , non-exclusive , non-transferable , non-sublicensable license to access and make personal and non-commercial use of the service .
this license does not include any resale or commercial use of any part of the service , or its contents ; any collection and use of any book listings , descriptions , reviews or other material included in the service ; any derivative use of any part of the service or its contents ; any downloading , copying , or other use of account information for the benefit of any third party ; or any use of data mining , robots , or similar data gathering and extraction tools .
all rights not expressly granted to you in this agreement are reserved and retained by us or our licensors , suppliers , publishers , rightsholders , or other content providers .
no part of the service may be reproduced , duplicated , copied , sold , resold , visited , or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without our express written consent .
you may not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark , logo , or other proprietary information -lrb- including images , text , page layout , or form -rrb- of goodreads without our express written consent .
you may not use any meta tags or any other `` hidden text '' utilizing our name or trademarks without our express written consent .
you may not misuse the service .
you may use the service only as permitted by law .
the licenses granted by us terminate if you do not comply with this agreement .
in order to protect our members from unsolicited advertising or solicitation , goodreads reserves the right to restrict the number of communications that a member may send to other members in any 24-hour period to a number that goodreads deems appropriate in its sole discretion .
goodreads may permanently or temporarily terminate , suspend , or otherwise refuse to permit your access to the service without notice and liability for any reason , including if in goodreads ' sole determination you violate any provision of this agreement , or for no reason .
upon termination for any reason or no reason , you continue to be bound by this agreement .
the service is subject to scheduled and unscheduled service interruptions .
all aspects of the service are subject to change or elimination at goodreads ` s sole discretion .
you agree that goodreads will not be liable to you for any interruption of the service , delay or failure to perform .
you are solely responsible for your interactions with other goodreads users .
we reserve the right , but have no obligation , to monitor disputes between you and other users .
goodreads shall have no liability for your interactions with other users , or for any user 's action or inaction .
some areas of the service may allow users to upload , publish , display , link to or otherwise make available -lrb- hereinafter , `` post '' -rrb- reviews , comments , questions , highlights , and other information including users ' names , voices and likenesses -lrb- `` user content '' -rrb- .
you are solely responsible for your user content .
you agree not to post user content that is illegal , obscene , threatening , defamatory , invasive of privacy , infringing of intellectual property rights -lrb- including publicity rights -rrb- , or otherwise injurious to third parties or objectionable , and does not consist of or contain software viruses , political campaigning , commercial solicitation , chain letters , mass mailings , or any form of `` spam '' or unsolicited commercial electronic messages .
you may not use a false e-mail address , impersonate any person or entity , or otherwise mislead as to the origin of content .
you hereby represent that you are the owner of all the copyright rights with respect to , or that you have the legal right to post , your user content , and that you have the power to grant the license granted below .
goodreads reserves the right to monitor , reject and/or remove any user content at any time .
for example , goodreads may , but is not obligated to , reject and/or remove any user content that goodreads believes , in its sole discretion , violates these provisions .
goodreads takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any user content that you or any other users or third parties post or send over the service .
you understand and agree that any loss or damage of any kind that occurs as a result of the use of any user content that you post is solely your responsibility .
goodreads is not responsible for any public display or misuse of your user content .
you understand and acknowledge that you may be exposed to user content that is inaccurate , offensive , indecent , or objectionable , and you agree that goodreads shall not be liable for any damages you allege to incur as a result of such user content .
goodreads may provide tools for you to remove some user content , but does not guarantee that all or any user content will be removable .
by posting any user content on the service , you expressly grant to goodreads a nonexclusive , royalty-free , perpetual , irrevocable , and fully sublicensable right to use , reproduce , modify , adapt , publish , perform , translate , create derivative works from , distribute , and display such content throughout the world in any media .
you represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content that you post ; that the content is accurate ; that use of the content you supply does not violate this policy and will not cause injury to any person or entity ; and that you will indemnify goodreads for all claims resulting from content you supply .
if you submit user content via the `` my writing '' or `` ebook '' features , our terms of use for writers apply to that user content .
except for your user content , the service and all materials therein or transferred thereby , including , without limitation , software , images , text , graphics , illustrations , logos , patents , trademarks , service marks , copyrights , photographs , audio , videos , music , and user content -lrb- the `` goodreads content '' -rrb- , and all intellectual property rights related thereto , are the exclusive property of goodreads and its licensors .
except as explicitly provided herein , nothing in this agreement shall be deemed to create a license in or under any such intellectual property rights , and you agree not to sell , license , rent , modify , distribute , copy , reproduce , transmit , publicly display , publicly perform , publish , adapt , edit or create derivative works from any materials or content accessible on the service .
use of the goodreads content or materials on the service for any purpose not expressly permitted by this agreement is strictly prohibited .
you may choose to or we may invite you to submit comments or ideas about the service , including without limitation about how to improve the service or our products -lrb- `` ideas '' -rrb- .
by submitting any idea , you agree that your disclosure is gratuitous , unsolicited and without restriction and will not place goodreads under any fiduciary or other obligation , and that we are free to use the idea without any additional compensation to you , and/or to disclose the idea on a non-confidential basis or otherwise to anyone .
you further acknowledge that , by acceptance of your submission , goodreads does not waive any rights to use similar or related ideas previously known to goodreads , or developed by its employees , or obtained from sources other than you .
this service is intended solely for users who are thirteen -lrb- 13 -rrb- years of age or older , and any registration , use or access to the service by anyone under 13 is unauthorized , unlicensed , and in violation of this agreement .
if you are under 18 years of age you may use the service only if you either are an emancipated minor or possess legal parental or guardian consent , and are fully able and competent to enter into the terms , conditions , obligations , affirmations , representations , and warranties set forth in this agreement , and to abide by and comply with this agreement .
certain aspects of the service may be provided for a fee or other charge .
these fees and charges , if any , are described on the website .
if you elect to use paid aspects of the service , you agree to the pricing , payment and billing policies applicable to such fees and charges , posted at the website .
goodreads may add new services for additional fees and charges , or amend fees and charges for existing services , at any time in its sole discretion .
you may cancel your goodreads account at any time ; however , there are no refunds for cancellation .
as permitted under the terms of this agreement , goodreads has the right at any time for any reason or no reason to suspend or terminate your account , terminate this agreement , and/or refuse any and all current or future use of the service without notice , refund , obligation , or liability to you .
in the event that goodreads suspends or terminates your goodreads account or this agreement , you understand and agree that you shall receive no refund or exchange for any unused time on a subscription , any license or subscription fees for any portion of the service , any content or data associated with your goodreads account , or for anything else .
you acknowledge that goodreads has the perpetual and irrevocable right to delete any or all of your content and data from goodreads 's servers and from the service , whether intentionally or unintentionally , and for any reason or no reason , without any liability of any kind to you or any other party .
if you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and is accessible via the service , please send us the following information :
an electronic or physical signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner ;
a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed upon ;
a description of the material that is claimed to be infringing and where it is located on the service ;
your address , telephone number , and e-mail address ;
a statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner , its agent , or law ; and
a statement , made under penalty of perjury , that the above information is accurate , and that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on behalf of the owner .
goodreads ' copyright agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement on its site can be reached as follows :
188 spear street , 3rd floor , san francisco , ca 94105
please note that this procedure is exclusively for notifying goodreads and its affiliates that your copyrighted material has been infringed .
third-party websites , advertisers or services
goodreads may contain links to third-party websites , advertisers , or services that are not owned or controlled by goodreads .
goodreads has no control over , and assumes no responsibility for , the content , privacy policies , or practices of any third party websites or services .
if you access a third party website from goodreads , you do so at your own risk , and you understand that this agreement and goodreads ' privacy policy do not apply to your use of such sites .
you expressly relieve goodreads from any and all liability arising from your use of any third-party website or services or third party owned content .
additionally , your dealings with or participation in promotions of advertisers found on goodreads , including payment and delivery of goods , and any other terms -lrb- such as warranties -rrb- are solely between you and such advertisers .
you agree that goodreads shall not be responsible for any loss or damage of any sort relating to your dealings with such advertisers .
we encourage you to be aware of when you leave the service , and to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of any third-party website or service that you visit .
you agree to defend , indemnify and hold harmless goodreads and its subsidiaries , agents , managers , and other affiliated companies , and their employees , contractors , agents , officers and directors , from and against any and all claims , damages , obligations , losses , liabilities , costs or debt , and expenses -lrb- including but not limited to attorney 's fees -rrb- arising from : -lrb- i -rrb- your use of and access to the service , including any data or content transmitted or received by you ; -lrb- ii -rrb- your violation of any term of this agreement , including without limitation your breach of any of the representations and warranties above ; -lrb- iii -rrb- your violation of any third-party right , including without limitation any right of privacy , publicity rights or intellectual property rights ; -lrb- iv -rrb- your violation of any law , rule or regulation of the united states or any other country ; -lrb- v -rrb- any claim or damages that arise as a result of any of your user content or any that are submitted via your account ; or -lrb- vi -rrb- any other party 's access and use of the service with your unique username , password or other appropriate security code .
disclaimers of warranties and limitation of liability
the service and all information , content , materials , products -lrb- including software -rrb- and other services included on or otherwise made available to you through the service are provided on an `` as is '' and `` as available '' basis , unless otherwise specified in writing .
goodreads makes no representations or warranties of any kind , express or implied , as to the operation of the service , or the information , content , materials , products -lrb- including software -rrb- or other services included on or otherwise made available to you through the service , unless otherwise specified in writing .
you expressly agree that your use of the service is at your sole risk .
to the full extent permissible by applicable law , goodreads disclaims all warranties , express or implied , including , but not limited to , implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose .
goodreads does not warrant that the service , information , content , materials , products -lrb- including software -rrb- or other services included on or otherwise made available to you through the service , goodreads ' servers or electronic communications sent from goodreads are free of viruses or other harmful components .
goodreads will not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from the use of the service , or from any information , content , materials , products -lrb- including software -rrb- or other services included on or otherwise made available to you through the service , including , but not limited to direct , indirect , incidental , punitive , and consequential damages , unless otherwise specified in writing .
certain state laws do not allow limitations on implied warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain damages .
if these laws apply to you , some or all of the above disclaimers , exclusions , or limitations may not apply to you , and you might have additional rights .
this agreement , and any rights and licenses granted hereunder , may not be transferred or assigned by you , but may be assigned by goodreads without restriction .
any dispute or claim arising from or relating to this agreement or a kindle , any reading application , the software , the digital content or the service is subject to the binding arbitration , governing law , disclaimer of warranties , limitation of liability and all other terms in the amazon.com conditions of use .
you agree to those terms by entering into this agreement or using a kindle , any reading application , or the service .
no waiver of any term of this agreement shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term , and goodreads ' failure to assert any right or provision under this agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision .
please contact us with any questions regarding this agreement .
december 6 , 2017 : we have updated our terms of use agreement .
please read this agreement carefully .
april 7 , 2010 : we added terms of use for writers , which apply to works submitted to the service via the `` my writing '' or `` ebook '' features .
october 16 , 2008 : we replaced our former terms of use agreement with a new agreement .
please read this agreement carefully .
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