Terms of Use

TERMS

Last updated April 27, 2024

The Read aloud librarian Services are offered to you subject to your acceptance, without modification, of all of the terms and conditions contained herein and all other operating rules, policies (including, without limitation, our Privacy Policy, the Guidelines and any future modifications thereof, and procedures that may be published from time to time on the Platform or made available to you on or through the Read aloud librarian Services (collectively, the “Terms”). When accepted by you, these Terms form a legally binding contract between you and Read aloud librarian Holdings Inc (“Supplier”).

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY. BY REGISTERING FOR, ACCESSING, BROWSING, AND/OR OTHERWISE USING THE READ ALOUD LIBRARIAN SERVICES, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS, DO NOT ACCESS, BROWSE OR OTHERWISE USE THE PLATFORM OR THE READ ALOUD LIBRARIAN SERVICES.

This site is intended for use by adults or children accompanied by adults and we do not market products or services to children or collect any personal information from children.

Supplier may, in its sole discretion, elect to suspend or terminate access to, or use of the Read aloud librarian Services to anyone who violates these Terms.

1. Definitions

Client Data – Files and any other digital data and information, which is subjected to the Read aloud librarian Services or otherwise inserted to the System by the Client; 

Content – any data and information available through Read aloud librarian Services or contained within the structure of the System, articles, documents, brochures, presentations, pictures, images, audiovisual works, other informational materials and any comments; 

Guidelines – additional guidelines or rules applicable to specific features, applications, products, or services which may be posted from time to time on the Platform or otherwise made available on or through the Read aloud librarian Services; 

Read aloud librarian Materials –the visual interfaces, graphics, design, systems, methods, information, computer code, software, services, “look and feel”, organization, compilation of the content, code, data, and all other elements of the Read aloud librarian Services; 

Read aloud librarian Services – the Web Site, System, Content, Platform and all content, services and/or products available on or through the Platform; 

Platform – the Read aloud librarian online library lessons website for teachers and librarians; and 

System – the integrated cloud computing solution for providing the Read aloud librarian Services, including applications, software, hardware, data bases, interfaces, associated media, documentation, updates, new releases and other components or materials provided therewith. 

2. Authority to Enter into These Terms with Supplier

The use of the Read aloud librarian Services is subject to acceptance of these Terms. If you are entering into these Terms on behalf of an entity, such as the company you work for, you represent that you have the legal authority to bind that entity (corporation, limited liability company, partnership, etc.). To accept these Terms for itself or on behalf of a Client, a person must be at least 18 years of age or have valid authorization from his/her legal representative or custodian. In the case of a legal entity, the entity must be duly incorporated/organized and be in good standing in its state/country of registration/origin (creation).

The Terms are accepted as soon as one of the following occurs first:

1. the person has received the confirmation of the creation of the Account and necessary credentials from Supplier in order to log in to his/her/its Account; or
2. for those Read aloud librarian Services and parts of the Web Site the use of which is not dependent on creating an Account, upon the moment of gaining access to such services.

You may not, without Supplier’s prior written consent, access the Read aloud librarian Services (i) for production purposes, (ii) if you are a competitor of Read aloud librarian , (iii) to monitor the availability, performance or functionality of the Read aloud librarian Services or (iv) for other benchmarking or competitive purposes.

Once accepted, these Terms remain effective until terminated as provided for herein.

3. Modifications to Terms

Supplier reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of the Terms at any time by posting such changes on or through the Platform or the Read aloud librarian Services. Please check these Terms periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Read aloud librarian Services after such changes have been posted as provided above constitutes your binding acceptance of such changes. Such amended Terms will automatically be effective upon the earlier of (i) your continued use of the Read aloud librarian Services, or (ii) 30 days from posting of such modified Terms on or through the Platform. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the resolution of any dispute that arises between you and Supplier will be governed by the Terms in effect at the time such dispute arose.

4. Our Responsibilities

4.1. Provision of Read aloud librarian Services

Supplier will (a) make the Read aloud librarian Services and Content available to a Client pursuant to these Terms, (b) provide applicable standard support for the Read aloud librarian Services to Client at no additional charge, and/or upgraded support (for an additional charge, if applicable), (c) use commercially reasonable efforts to make the Read aloud librarian Services available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except for: (i) planned downtime (of which Supplier shall give advance electronic notice as provided in the Guidelines), and (ii) any unavailability caused by circumstances beyond Supplier’s reasonable control, including, for example, an act of God, act of government, flood, fire, earthquake, civil unrest, act of terror, strike or other labor problem, Internet service provider failure or delay, or denial of service attack.

4.2. Protection of Client Data

Supplier will maintain administrative, physical, and technical safeguards for protection of the security, confidentiality and integrity of identifying Client Data, as described in the Guidelines. Those safeguards will include, but will not be limited to, measures for preventing access, use, modification or disclosure of Client Data by Supplier personnel except (a) to provide the Read aloud librarian Services and prevent or address service or technical problems, (b) as compelled by law in accordance with Section 7.4 (Compelled Disclosure) below, or (c) as a Client or User expressly permit in writing.

Supplier may use service providers to perform the Services. Supplier will make commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that data transfers to service providers meet requirements applicable to Clients’ processing of data and will provide information on such data transfers in these Terms for Client’s consideration.

5.1 Establishing an Account

Certain Features, functions, parts or elements of the Read aloud librarian Services can be used or accessed only by holders of an Account. The person who wishes to create an Account must:

1. complete the sign-up form on the Web Site; and
2. accept these Terms by clicking “Sign up” or other similar button

Each Client may have only one Account. If several persons need to use an Account on behalf of Client, Client must designate such persons as Users. Each such User shall be subject to the restrictions set forth in these Terms.

The Client and any User associated with an Account must provide Supplier with true, accurate, current, and complete information about the Client, Users or Account and keep it up to date. If Client has designated Users and granted them Authorization, such Users will be deemed to be authorized to act on behalf of Client when using the Account. Supplier is not responsible for and shall have no liability for verifying the validity of Authorization of any User. However, Supplier may, in its discretion, request additional information or proof of the person’s credentials. If Supplier is not certain if a User has been granted Authorization, Supplier may, in its sole discretion, prevent such User from accessing the Read aloud librarian Services.

A User may be associated with multiple Clients and Accounts. Deleting a User from one Account will not remove the User from the Platform if he/she is connected to multiple Accounts.

5.2 Logging Into an Account

Supplier shall provide Client with a username and password (“Login Credentials”) to be used to log in to its Account unless the Client uses the single sign-on Feature or another service to log in. These Login Credentials must not be used by multiple adults (teachers and librarians) but may be shared with students using the services pursuant to the Subscription service. Each school must have a separate account. Multiple schools in a district require multiple accounts. The Client is prohibited from posting log-in credentials and passwords on any public website. If Client has designated several Users, each User will be provided with separate Login Credentials. Client and each User are responsible for keeping confidential all login credentials associated with an Account. Client must promptly notify Supplier:

1. of any disclosure, loss or unauthorized use of any Login Credentials;
2. of a User’s departure from the Client’s organization;
3. of a change in a User’s role in the Client’s organization;
4. of any termination of a User’s right for any reason.

5.3 Termination of Account

Client may terminate these Terms at any time as provided in Section 17.

Supplier shall permanently delete the Account within three months of the effective date of the termination but shall retain records for its licensing and accounting purposes and retain its license for the aggregated unidentifying Client Data.

5.4 Fees.

The use of an Account is subject to a Fee. Upon sign-up for an Account, the Client must select a Plan. Different rates apply to different Plans. The applicable Fee is charged in advance on monthly or annual payment intervals, unless agreed otherwise between parties. All Fees are non-refundable, i.e. there are no refunds or credits for periods where the Client did not use an activated Account, used it only partially, or deactivated the Account or terminated these Terms during an ongoing payment interval. If, after signing up, Client elects to upgrade to a more expensive Plan, the unused portion of any prepaid Fees shall be applied to the Fee of the more expensive Plan.

All Fees are exclusive of all taxes, levies or duties applicable under any applicable law, unless stated otherwise stated herein. Client is solely responsible for the payment of such taxes, levies or duties.

5.5 Changing Plans

Any Client has the right to upgrade or downgrade a current Plan at any time by selecting a new Plan among the collection of Plans determined by the Supplier. In such an event, the Client’s credit card on file with the Supplier will automatically be charged with a Fee for the next payment interval with the rate stipulated in the new Plan.

Downgrading of the current Plan may cause the loss of Features, functionality, or capacity of the Account, as well as the loss of Client Data.

6. Payment

The following provisions are applicable only if you purchase access to the Read aloud librarian Services directly from Supplier.

Payment processing services for customers on readaloudlibrarian.com are provided by Stripe and are subject to the Stripe Connected Account Agreement, which includes the Stripe Terms of Service (collectively, the “Stripe Services Agreement”). By agreeing to these terms or continuing to operate as a customer on readaloudlibrarian.com, you agree to be bound by the Stripe Services Agreement, as the same may be modified by Stripe from time to time. As a condition of readaloudlibrarian.com enabling payment processing services through Stripe, you agree to provide customer accurate and complete information about you and your business, and you authorize readaloudlibrarian.com to share it and transaction information related to your use of the payment processing services provided by Stripe.

6.1 Payment Card Authorization

Supplier may seek pre-authorization of Client’s payment card account prior to your purchase of Read aloud librarian Services in order to verify that the card is valid and has the necessary funds or credit available to cover your purchase. You authorize such payment card account to pay any amounts described herein, and authorize Supplier to charge all sums described in these Terms to such card account. You agree to provide Supplier updated information regarding your payment card account upon Supplier’s request and any time the information earlier provided is no longer valid.

6.2 Direct Debit Payments and Credits

In some markets Supplier may, if Client elects, request that Client complete a direct debit mandate to enable direct debit payments and credits. In such cases Supplier shall comply with all applicable state and national rules and regulations related to direct debit payments.

6.3 Electronic Invoice

If Supplier has not sought pre-authorization of your payment card, then before the end of each payment interval, Client will be issued an electronic invoice for payment of the Fee of the next payment interval. Client must pay the invoice by the due date indicated on the invoice.

6.4 Overage Charges

Upon delay with any payments, Supplier may require the Client to pay interest on the delay (penalty for late payment) for the period as of the time the payment obligation falls due until conforming performance is rendered. The interest rate of penalty for late payment due shall be 1% per month; provided, however, if any interest paid to Read aloud librarian Holdings Inc is determined to be in excess of the then legal maximum rate, then that portion of each interest payment representing an amount in excess of the then legal maximum rate shall be deemed a payment of amounts owing under Section 6.2. Upon calculation of the penalty for late payment, one year shall be deemed to contain 365 calendar days.

7. Client data

7.1 Uploading Client Data to Platform

If the Client uploads Client Data to the Platform, such Client Data and any processing of such Client Data must be in compliance with these Terms and applicable law. All rights, title and interest in and to the Client Data belong to the Client or third persons (including Users, persons and Organizations) whether posted and/or uploaded by you or made available on or through the Read aloud librarian Services by Supplier. Client is responsible for ensuring that:

1. the Client and any of the Users associated with the Account do not create, transmit, display or make otherwise available any Client Data that violates the terms of these Terms, the rights of Supplier, other Clients or Users, persons or Organizations or is harmful (for example viruses, worms, malware and other destructive codes), offensive, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful or otherwise unlawful; and
2. the Client and all of the Users associated with the Account have the necessary rights to use the Client Data, including to insert it into the Platform and process it by means of the Account.

7.2 No Guarantee of Accuracy

Supplier does not guarantee any accuracy with respect to any information contained in any of the research content but it was created by a trained educator after diligent research.

7.3 Unlawful Client Data

Supplier is not obliged to pre-screen, monitor or filter any Client Data or acts of its processing by the Client in order to discover any unlawful nature therein (for example, infringing of intellectual property rights and trade secrets). However, if such unlawful Client Data or the action of its unlawful processing is discovered or brought to the attention of Supplier or if there is reason to believe that certain Client Data is unlawful, Supplier has the right to:

1. notify the Client of such unlawful Client Data;
2. deny its publication on the Web Site, App or its insertion to the System;
3. demand that the Client bring the unlawful Client Data into compliance with these Terms and applicable law;
4. temporarily or permanently remove the unlawful Client Data from the Web Site or Account, restrict access to it or delete it.

If Supplier is presented convincing evidence that the Client Data is not unlawful, Supplier may, at its sole discretion, restore such Client Data, which was removed from the Web Site or Account or access to which was restricted.

In addition, in the event Supplier believes in its sole discretion Client Data violates applicable laws, rules or regulations or these Terms, Supplier may (but has no obligation), to remove such Client Data at any time with or without notice.

Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, Read aloud librarian Holdings Inc complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and will remove Client Data from the Platform upon receipt of a compliant takedown notice.

7.4 Compelled Disclosure

Supplier may disclose a Client’s confidential information to the extent compelled by law to do so. In such instance, Supplier will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide Client with prior notice of the compelled disclosure (to the extent legally permitted) and Client shall provide reasonable assistance, at its cost, if Client wishes to contest the disclosure. If Supplier is compelled by law to disclose Client’s confidential information as part of a civil proceeding to which Supplier is a party, and Client is not contesting the disclosure, Client will reimburse Supplier for its reasonable cost of compiling and providing secure access to that confidential information.

8. Services

If Supplier determines Client usage of the Services to be outside of the permitted and intended use as outlined herein, or bandwidth usage of the Service or any Features or functionality to be significantly excessive in relation to other Users, Supplier reserves the right to suspend respective Client Account, (or part thereof) until Client assures Supplier that Client shall refrain from further abuse of the Services.

8.2 Technical Support.

Supplier shall provide reasonable technical support to Client and its authorized User at the reasonable request of the Client. Supplier shall respond to inquiries of support from a Client utilizing the contacts set forth below as soon as reasonably possible. Responding to inquiries of Clients and Users who have accepted these Terms but do not have an Account may be less expedient, or may not occur at all.

The contacts for all inquiries of support are:

1. built-in notification application on the Web Page, or
2. e-mail: hi@readaloudlibrarian.com

8.3 Modifications to Service

Supplier reserves the right to modify the Read aloud librarian Services or any part or element thereof from time to time without prior notice, including, without limitation:

1. rebranding the Read aloud librarian Services at its sole discretion;
2. ceasing providing or discontinuing the development any particular Read aloud librarian Service or part or element of the Platform temporarily or permanently;
3. taking such action as is necessary to preserve Supplier’s rights upon any use of the Read aloud librarian Services that may be reasonably interpreted as violation of Supplier’s intellectual property rights, distribution of Internet viruses, worms, Trojan horses, malware, and other destructive activities or illegal activity.

As applicable, Client may be notified of such modifications when logging in to the Account. Modifications, including change in applicable rates for the Read aloud librarian Services, will become effective thirty (30) days before the effective date of such modification.

If the Client does not accept the modification, the Client shall notify Supplier before the effective date of the modification, and these Terms will terminate on the effective date of the modification. The Client’s continued use of the Read aloud librarian Services, or any part or element thereof, after the effective date of a modification shall indicate its consent to the modifications. Supplier shall not be liable to the Client or to any third person for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Read aloud librarian Services, or any part or element thereof.

8.4 Additional Features

Supplier may from time to time make additional Features available through the Read aloud librarian Services, which may be subject to Additional Terms and Fees. The Client’s use of any such Feature is subject to their acceptance of Additional Terms presented within the relevant Feature or these Terms of Service.

8.5 Beta Services

Supplier may offer certain Features of functionality for the purpose of testing and evaluation (“Beta Service” or “Beta Services”). The Supplier reserves the right to fully or partially discontinue, at any time and from time to time, temporarily or permanently, any of the Beta Services with or without notice to the Client. The Client agrees that the Supplier will not be liable to the Client or to any third party for any harm related to, arising out of the Client’s use of the Beta Services, or caused by the modification, suspension or discontinuance of any of the Beta Services for any reason.

9. Data Processing Contract

These Terms constitute the data processing contract between the Client as the data controller and the Supplier as the data processor. The Client hereby instructs the Supplier to process the data as described in these Terms.

9.1 Subject matter and nature of processing

The Supplier provides the Platform where the Client, as the data controller, can collect, store and organize the identifying personal and/or business data of data subjects determined by the Client. To the extent not regulated by these Terms, the Client decides how they use the Platform.

9.2 Duration

The Supplier will process data on behalf of the Client until the termination of the Read aloud librarian Services in accordance with these Terms. Upon termination, Supplier will store the Client’s identifying data for a period of six months, should the Client wish to reopen the Account to resume the use of the Read aloud librarian Services or to export Client Data, unless instructed otherwise by the Client. After that, the contents of the account may be recoverable from Supplier’s backups for another three months. The Supplier deletes or returns all the identifying personal or business data to the controller after the end of the provision of services relating to processing, and deletes existing copies unless law requires storage of the identifying business or personal data. After such time, only aggregated non-identifying data may be retained by Supplier.

9.3 Parties’ rights and obligations

The Client’s rights and obligations regarding identifying Client Data are provided in sections 4 through 10 of these Terms. The Supplier ensures that persons authorized to process the personal data have committed themselves to confidentiality or are under an appropriate statutory and/or contractual obligation of confidentiality.

The Supplier undertakes to make available to the controller all information necessary to demonstrate compliance with their obligations and to allow for and contribute to audits, including inspections, conducted or mandated by the Client as the data controller.

10. Restrictions

10.1 Prohibited Activities

Client and its authorized Users may use the Read aloud librarian Services and any part or element thereof only in the scope, with the means and for purposes as identified in these Terms and applicable law. By way of example, neither the Client nor any User may:

1. use the Read aloud librarian Services or any part or element thereof to commit a crime, breach any applicable law or entice or invite others to carry out such illegal actions;
2. copy, duplicate, distribute, modify, adapt, hack, create derivative works, reverse engineer or decompile the Read aloud librarian Services or any part or element thereof, or attempt to extract the source code thereof, unless (i) it is expressly allowed under applicable law, and (ii) to the extent that the Supplier is not permitted by that applicable law to exclude or limit the foregoing rights;
3. use the Read aloud librarian Services or any part or element thereof unless it has agreed to these Terms.

10.2 Certain Uses Require Supplier Consent

The Client or any User may not, without Supplier’s prior express written consent (e-mail, fax, etc.):

1. sell, resell, lease, license, sublicense, distribute, provide, disclose, divulge, exploit or otherwise grant Access or make the Read aloud librarian Services or brand licenses available in whole or in part to any third persons, unless such third person is another authorized User of the same Client;
2. use the Read aloud librarian Services or any part or element thereof in a scope, with means or for purposes other than those for which their functionality was created; and
3. use the Read aloud librarian Services or any part or element thereof by means of programs that send them automatic inquiries or requests, unless such program has been made available by Supplier.

The Client may provide external links back to our site by hyperreference or image link provided there is no framing of our content within such external source. Further, the Client is prohibited from adding false or misleading information to our content or endorsements, or implying that Supplier endorses the Client or any third party.

11. Privacy

Supplier takes the privacy of its Clients and Users very seriously. Supplier’s Privacy Policy is hereby incorporated into these Terms by reference. Please read the Privacy Policy carefully as it governs Supplier’s collection, use, and disclosure of Client’s or User’s identifying personal or business information.

12. Intellectual Property Rights

12.1 Read aloud librarian ’s Intellectual Property Rights in the Read aloud librarian Services

The Read aloud librarian Services, Read aloud librarian Materials, Read aloud librarian trade names and trademarks, and any parts or elements thereof are solely and exclusively owned and operated by Supplier and its third party vendors and hosting partners. Read aloud librarian Materials are protected by copyright, trade dress, patent, trade secrets, and trademark laws, international conventions and treaties, and all other relevant intellectual property and proprietary rights laws. Supplier, its affiliates and licensors retain all right, title and interest in such Read aloud librarian Services, Read aloud librarian Materials, Read aloud librarian trade names and trademarks, and any parts or elements. Your use of the Read aloud librarian Services and Read aloud librarian Materials, and any parts or elements does not grant to you any ownership right or intellectual property rights therein. Any commercial or promotional distribution, publishing or exploitation of the Read aloud librarian Materials is strictly prohibited unless you have received the express prior written permission from Supplier or the otherwise applicable rights holder. Supplier reserves all rights to the Read aloud librarian Services, Read aloud librarian Materials and Read aloud librarian trade names and trademarks not expressly granted in the Terms.

12.2 Content Owned by Read aloud librarian

Subject to these Terms and the payment of the applicable service Fee, Supplier grants Client and its authorized users a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sub-licensable license to download a single copy of any part of the Content solely for your personal, non-commercial use if you retain all copyright and proprietary notices that are contained in such part of the Content. You expressly acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership rights by downloading any copyrighted material from or through the Platform or the Read aloud librarian Services. You shall not copy, distribute or publish any Content or any information obtained or derived therefrom except as permitted on or through the Read aloud librarian Services or as otherwise permitted by applicable law.

12.3 COPPA Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act

No personally identifying information for users under the age of 13 is collected. All passwords and credentials belong to the institutional user (teacher or librarian) and there is no 2-way communication or offline contact with minors using the platform.

12.4 Feedback

If Client or a User provides Suppliers with any comments, bug reports, feedback, or modifications for the Read aloud librarian Services (“Feedback”), Supplier shall have the right to use such Feedback at its discretion, including, but not limited to the incorporation of such suggested changes into the Read aloud librarian Services.

Client or User (as applicable) hereby grants Supplier a perpetual, irrevocable, nonexclusive, royalty free license under all rights necessary to incorporate, publish, reproduce, distribute, modify, adapt, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, exploit and use your Feedback for any purpose. Supplier shall have the right to modify or remove any Feedback provided in the public areas of the Web Site if the Supplier deems, at its discretion, harmful, offensive, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful or otherwise unlawful.

13. Third-Party Sites, Products and Services

The Read aloud librarian Services may include links to other websites or services (“Linked Sites”) solely as a convenience to Clients. Unless otherwise specifically and explicitly indicated, Supplier does not endorse any such Linked Sites or the information, material, products, or services contained on or accessible through Linked Sites. Furthermore, Supplier makes no express or implied warranties with regard to the information, material, products, or services that are contained on or accessible through Linked Sites. ACCESS AND USE OF LINKED SITES, INCLUDING THE INFORMATION, MATERIAL, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES ON LINKED SITES OR AVAILABLE THROUGH LINKED SITES, IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Any content referred to as community provided is provided by third parties and not developed or maintained by Read aloud librarian . By using any community marked code or libraries in your software development, you acknowledge and agree that Read aloud librarian is not in any way responsible for the performance or damages caused by such community provided code or library.

14. Disclaimers; No Warranty

UNLESS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY STATED BY SUPPLIER, THE READ ALOUD LIBRARIAN SERVICES, READ ALOUD LIBRARIAN MATERIAL, AND ANY CONTENT, SERVICES, OR FEATURES MADE AVAILABLE IN CONJUNCTION WITH OR THROUGH THE READ ALOUD LIBRARIAN SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, SUPPLIER AND ITS AFFILIATES DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, STATUTORY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS, CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, AND RELIABILITY.

UNLESS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY STATED BY SUPPLIER, SUPPLIER AND ITS AFFILIATES DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE READ ALOUD LIBRARIAN SERVICES AND ANY CONTENT, CLIENT DATA SERVICES, OR FEATURES MADE AVAILABLE IN CONJUNCTION WITH OR THROUGH THE READ ALOUD LIBRARIAN SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE READ ALOUD LIBRARIAN SERVICES AND ANY CONTENT, CLIENT DATA, SERVICES, OR FEATURES MADE AVAILABLE IN CONJUNCTION WITH OR THROUGH THE READ ALOUD LIBRARIAN SERVICES OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES THEM AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

UNLESS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY STATED BY SUPPLIER, SUPPLIER AND ITS AFFILIATES DO NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE PLATFORM, THE READ ALOUD LIBRARIAN SERVICES, READ ALOUD LIBRARIAN MATERIAL OR ANY LINKED SITES, IN TERMS OF CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE.

THE LAWS OF CERTAIN COUNTRIES AND STATES 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.

15. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Supplier and its affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents, from any claims, losses, damages, liabilities, including attorney’s fees, arising out of your use or misuse of the Read aloud librarian Services, Read aloud librarian Materials, representations made to the Supplier, its affiliates and/or third parties, violation of these Terms, violation of the rights of any other person or entity, or any breach of the foregoing representations, warranties, and covenants. Supplier reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify Supplier, and you agree to cooperate with such defense of these claims.

16. Limitation of Liability

16.1 No Liability

Supplier shall not be liable to the Client or User for any consequences resulting from:

1. any modifications in these Terms, calculation and rates of Fees, the Read aloud librarian Services, Read aloud librarian Material, or any part or element thereof (including but not limited to Account), including any error, permanent or temporary interruption, discontinuance, suspension or other type of unavailability of the Read aloud librarian Services or Read aloud librarian Material;
2. deletion of, corruption of, or failure to store any Client Data;
3. use of Client Data by the Client or any of the Users associated with the Account;
4. upgrading or downgrading the current Plan;
5. any disclosure, loss or unauthorized use of the login credentials of Client or any authorized User due to Client’s failure to keep them confidential;
6. the Client’s use of the Account or the Read aloud librarian Services by means of browsers other than those accepted or supported by the Supplier;
7. the application of any remedies against the Client or authorized Users by the Supplier, for example if the Client or User has committed a crime or conducted a breach of applicable law by using the Read aloud librarian Services or any part or element thereof;
8. the differences between technologies and platforms used for access, for example if certain Features, functions, parts or elements of the Read aloud librarian Services are designed for use on a personal computer or laptop and do not function on a mobile platform or a tablet; and/or
9. the Supplier’s application of the remedies described in these Terms, even if the reasonable grounds or legal basis for the application of these remedies turned out to be unfounded or invalid afterwards.

In addition, Supplier and its affiliates shall not be liable to the Client for any claim by any User, person, Organization or third persons against the Client arising out of the Client’s failure to:

1. provide Supplier with accurate information about the Client, Users or Account;
2. notify Supplier of any reasons due to which a User does not have the right to use the Account on behalf of the Client;
3. provide any Products which it has agreed to provide to such a person or Organization (whether such failure arises as a result of Supplier’s negligence, breach of these Terms or otherwise);
4. ensure the lawfulness of the Client Data;
5. obtain the necessary rights to use the Client Data; or
6. abide by any of the restrictions described in these Terms.

16.2 Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF READ ALOUD LIBRARIAN AND ITS AFFILIATES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID BY CLIENT HEREUNDER FOR THE READ ALOUD LIBRARIAN SERVICES GIVING RISE TO THE LIABILITY IN THE SIX MONTHS PRECEDING THE FIRST INCIDENT OUT OF WHICH THE LIABILITY AROSE.

THE FOREGOING LIMITATION WILL APPLY WHETHER AN ACTION IS IN CONTRACT OR TORT AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY, BUT WILL NOT LIMIT CLIENT’S PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE “PAYMENT” SECTION ABOVE.

16.3 Exclusion of Consequential and Related Damages

IN NO EVENT WILL EITHER PARTY OR ITS AFFILIATES HAVE ANY LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, REVENUES, GOODWILL, OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, COVER, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, WHETHER AN ACTION IS IN CONTRACT OR TORT AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY, EVEN IF A PARTY OR ITS AFFILIATES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR IF A PARTY’S OR ITS AFFILIATES’ REMEDY OTHERWISE FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMER WILL NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY LAW.

17. Termination of These Terms

17.1 For Convenience

These Terms may be terminated for convenience in the following situations;

1. by the Client any time by clicking the cancellation link on the Web Site, which will guide them through the cancellation process when logged in to the Account, or by revoking the billing agreement on its payment or Client account profile;
2. by Supplier upon decision to end provision of the Read aloud librarian Services and close the Platform; or
3. immediately by either party, if proceedings are initiated for the other party’s liquidation or insolvency or a negotiated settlement with the other party’s creditors is concluded or an assignment is made on behalf of the other party for the benefit of creditors.

17.2 For Default

These Terms may be terminated for default upon written notice to the other party as indicated in the “Notice” Section below:

1. by either party in case of breach of these Terms by the other party, if the breach has not been cured within 30 days of receipt of a notice from the non-breaching party; or
2. immediately by either party if the other party breaches its obligations, as applicable under Sections 12 [Intellectual Property Rights], 15 [Indemnification], or 10 [Restrictions] of these Terms.

17.3 Effect of Termination

Upon termination of these Terms,

1. Supplier shall deactivate and permanently delete the Account, within three months of the effective date of termination of these Terms. If the Client has specifically requested for an earlier deletion of the Account, Supplier shall fulfill such request within 1 month of its receipt of such request.
2. Client must:
   1. stop using and prevent the further usage of the Read aloud librarian Services, including, without limitation, the Platform;
   2. pay any amounts owed to Supplier under these Terms; and
   3. discharge any liability incurred by the Client before under these Terms prior to their termination; and
3. The following provisions shall survive the termination of these Terms: Sections 1, 7.4, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18 and 19.

17.4 Remedies

If Supplier terminates these Terms as a result of an uncured breach by a Client or User, Supplier is entitled to use the same or similar remedies against any other persons who use the Read aloud librarian Services in conflict with these Terms. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Supplier may also apply any other remedies available to it under the applicable law. Upon application of any remedies, the Client or User may lose Access or suffer a loss of certain Features, functions, parts or elements of the Read aloud librarian Services.

If Supplier has reasonable grounds to believe that the Client’s or User’s use of the Read aloud librarian Services, including the Account may harm any third persons, Supplier has the right to take adequate measures under its control to prevent, stop and eliminate the harm, where possible, in order to protect those third persons.

The Supplier has the right to suspend access to all or any part of the Service, including removing Content, at any time for violation of this Agreement or to protect the integrity, operability, and security of the Service, effective immediately, with or without notice. Unless prohibited by law or legal process or to prevent imminent harm to the Service or any third party, Supplier typically provides notice in the form of a banner or email on or before such suspension. Supplier will, in its discretion and using good faith, tailor any suspension as needed to preserve the integrity, operability, and security of the Service.

18. Who You Are Contracting With

18.1 General

The Supplier with whom Client is contracting is Read aloud librarian Holdings Inc. Its complete contact information is provided below:

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18.2 Governing Law and Jurisdiction

In the event of a dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or in relation to these Terms, including but not limited to the formation, validity, breach or termination thereof, the parties shall attempt to solve the matter amicably in mutual negotiations. In the event a mutually acceptable resolution cannot be reached within a reasonable time, either party will be entitled to seek all available remedies, including legal remedies subject to the terms and conditions set forth below. Notwithstanding the foregoing and subject to the terms and conditions set forth below, either party may seek injunctive relief with respect to any disputed matter to the extent possible under applicable law. Should an amicable settlement between parties not be possible, the dispute shall be finally solved in court or by arbitration as designated herein subject to the terms and conditions set forth below. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (Vienna Convention of 1980) shall not be applied to these Terms. Any questions relating to these Terms which are not expressly or implicitly settled by the provisions contained in these Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. Any dispute arising from or relating to the subject matter of these Terms shall be finally settled by arbitration in New York, New York, using the English language in accordance with the Arbitration Rules and Procedures of JAMS then in effect, by one commercial arbitrator with substantial experience in resolving intellectual property and commercial contract disputes, who shall be selected from the appropriate list of JAMS arbitrators in accordance with the Arbitration Rules and Procedures of JAMS. The prevailing party in the arbitration shall be entitled to receive reimbursement of its reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, expert witness fees and all other expenses) incurred in connection therewith. Judgment upon the award so rendered may be entered in a court having jurisdiction or application may be made to such court for judicial acceptance of any award and an order of enforcement, as the case may be. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party shall have the right to institute an action in a court of proper jurisdiction for injunctive or other equitable relief pending a final decision by the arbitrator. For all purposes of these Terms, the parties consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the United States Federal Courts located in New York, New York. Use of the Read aloud librarian Services is not authorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these Terms, including without limitation, this section.

We each agree that we shall bring any dispute against the other in our respective individual capacities and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class, representative proceeding or as an association. In addition, we each agree that disputes shall be arbitrated only on an individual basis and not in a class, consolidated or representative action. The arbitrator does not have the power to vary these provisions.

If any part of this provision is ruled to be unenforceable, then the balance of this provision shall remain in full effect and construed and enforced as if the portion ruled unenforceable were not contained herein.

Use of the Read aloud librarian Services is not authorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these Terms, including without limitation, this section.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, you and the Suppliers agree that nothing herein shall be deemed to waive, preclude, or otherwise limit either party’s right to (i) pursue enforcement actions through applicable federal, state, or local agencies where such actions are available, (ii) seek injunctive relief in a court of law, or (iii) to file suit in a court of law to address intellectual property infringement claims.

19. General Provisions

19.1 Relationship of the Parties

The parties will act solely as independent contractors. These Terms shall not be construed as creating an agency, partnership, joint venture, fiduciary duty, or any other form of legal association between the Client and either Supplier, and the Client shall not represent to the contrary, whether expressly, by implication, appearance or otherwise. These Terms are not for the benefit of any third parties.

19.2 Severability

If any term, condition or provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal in whole or in part for any reason, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of the parties. The validity and enforceability of the remaining terms, conditions or provisions, or portions of them, shall not be affected.

19.3 Entire Agreement

These Terms are the entire agreement between Client and Supplier regarding Client’s use of the Read aloud librarian Services and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, proposals or representations, written or oral, concerning its subject matter. Except as otherwise provided herein, no modification, amendment, or waiver of any provision of these Terms will be effective unless in writing and signed by the party against whom the modification, amendment or waiver is to be asserted.

19.4 Assignment

Client may not, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, assign or transfer these Terms or delegate any of its rights and/or obligations under these Terms without Supplier’s prior written consent. Any attempted assignment, transfer or delegation without such prior written consent will be void and unenforceable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Client, or its permitted successive assignees or transferees, may assign or transfer these Terms or delegate any rights or obligations hereunder without consent: (1) to any entity controlled by, or under common control with the Client, or its permitted successive assignees or transferees; or (2) in connection with a merger, reorganization, transfer, sale of assets or product lines, or change of control or ownership of the Client, or its permitted successive assignees or transferees.

19.5 No Waiver

Failure of either Party to exercise or enforce any provision of or any of its rights under these Terms shall not be deemed a waiver of future enforcement of that or any other provision or right.

19.6 Notices

Except as otherwise specified in these Terms, all notices related to these Terms will be in writing and will be effective upon (a) personal delivery, (b) the second business day after mailing, or (c), except for notices of termination or an indemnifiable claim (“Legal Notices”), which shall clearly be identifiable as Legal Notices, the day of sending by email. Billing-related notices to you will be addressed to the relevant billing contact designated by you. All other notices to you will be addressed to the relevant Services system administrator designated by you.