Terms of Use
Thank you for visiting Britannica eReader.com. By accessing and using Britannica eReader.com Britannica eReader.com(the "Services"), you are agreeing to be legally bound by these Terms of Use.
1.General.
Britannica eReader.com, which is wholly owned by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., ("Britannica") may change these Terms of Use from time to time. The changes will appear in these Terms of Use, so be sure to check back periodically. Your use of the Services after any changes have been posted will constitute your agreement to the modified Terms of Use and all of the changes. You understand and agree that we may discontinue or change the Services at any time, without notice. You also understand and agree that we may discontinue or restrict your use of the Services for any reason without notice.
2.Copyright and Limitations on Use.
The content displayed on the Services, including the selection, arrangement and design of the content of the Services ("Content") is the property of Britannica or its licensors, and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. The Services and the Content may be used only for your personal and non-commercial use and may not be edited or modified for any purpose. In addition, use of any of our trademarks as metatags on other Services is prohibited and you may not display the Services in frames. You agree to include the phrase "Used with permission from Britannica eReader.com, a service of Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc."when you display or otherwise use the Content. All rights not expressly granted herein are hereby reserved. You may not use the Services for any unlawful purpose. Britannica
3.Trademarks.
"Encyclopædia Britannica" and other marks that appear throughout the Services belong to Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., its affiliates, or third-party trademark owners. Except as permitted by applicable laws, you are prohibited from using any of the marks appearing on the Services without express written consent from the respective trademark owners.
4. Disclaimer of Warranties and Liability.
DUE TO THE NUMBER OF SOURCES FROM WHICH THE CONTENT IS OBTAINED, AND THE INHERENT HAZARDS OF ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION, THERE MAY BE DELAYS, OMISSIONS OR INACCURACIES IN SUCH CONTENT AND THE SERVICES. THE CONTENT AND THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES. BRITANNICA AND ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS AND LICENSORS CANNOT AND DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, NONINFRINGEMENT, TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF THE CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICES, OR THE SERVICES THEMSELVES, AND BRITANNICA HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY SUCH EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES. NEITHER BRITANNICA NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS OR LICENSORS WILL BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY LOSS OR INJURY, OTHER THAN DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY RESULTING DIRECTLY FROM USE OF THE SERVICES, CAUSED IN WHOLE OR PART BY ITS NEGLIGENCE OR CONTINGENCIES BEYOND ITS CONTROL IN PROCURING, COMPILING, INTERPRETING, REPORTING OR DELIVERING THE SERVICES AND ANY CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICES. IN NO EVENT WILL BRITANNICA, ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DECISION MADE OR ACTION TAKEN BY YOU IN RELIANCE ON SUCH CONTENT OR THE SERVICES. BRITANNICA AND ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS AND LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR SIMILAR DAMAGES), OTHER THAN DIRECT DAMAGES, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES OR THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN TYPES OF WARRANTIES, PARTS OR ALL OF THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
5. Links to Third Party Sites.
The Services may contain hyperlinks to web sites, products or services operated by persons other than Britannica. Such hyperlinks are provided for your reference and convenience only. You agree not to hold Britannica responsible for the content or operation of such web sites, products or services. A hyperlink from the Services to another web site, product or service does not imply or mean that Britannica endorses the content on that web site, product or service or the operator or operations thereof. You are solely responsible for determining the extent to which you may use any content at any other web site, product or service to which you might link from the Services.
6. Additional Legal Terms.
These Terms of Use, your rights and obligations, and all actions contemplated by these Terms of Use will be governed by the laws of the United States of America and the State of New York, as if these Terms of Use were a contract wholly entered into and wholly performed within the State of New York. These Terms of Use will not be governed by the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. If any provision in these Terms of Use is invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect, and the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision. These Terms of Use are the entire and final agreement regarding the Services and its Content, and supersede any prior or contemporaneous communications or agreements between Britannica and you regarding the Services and its Content.
7. Security:
The Services at Britannica eReader.com are available only by subscription (the "Subscription Services"). If you are authorized by a subscriber (such as your employer, a school or library) to access and use any of the Subscription Services, your right to use the Subscription Services is not transferable. You are responsible for protecting the confidentiality of your credentials for access to the Subscription Services (e.g., your username and password) and for complying with any guidelines prescribed by Britannica from time to time to prevent unauthorized access to the Subscription Services. You agree to immediately notify Britannica of any unauthorized use of your password or any other breach of security. Britannica reserves the right to perform one-way encryption of passwords for account maintenance purposes.
8.Comments.
Certain areas of the Services may enable you to post comments ("Comments"). Comments are provided free to users of the Services and may be terminated at any time without notice. By posting Comments, you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions. If you do not want to be bound by these terms, then do not make Comments. Britannica has the right to refuse to post or remove, edit or abridge any posting for any reason and to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, all in Britannica’s sole discretion. You agree to be fully responsible for your own postings and agree to make comments at your own risk on an as-is basis. Although we do not have any obligation to monitor these Comments, we reserve the right at all times to delete any content that is unlawful, libelous, defamatory, vulgar, pornographic, abusive, indecent or otherwise objectionable to us in our sole discretion and to disclose any information necessary to satisfy the law, regulation or government request. We also reserve the right to permanently ban any user who violates these terms and conditions. You agree to indemnify and hold Britannica and its affiliates and their respective, officers, directors and employees harmless from any claims, damages, losses or costs (including reasonable attorney's fees) that arise out of any of your postings and any material contained therein, including, without limitation, any material posted or otherwise provided by you that infringes any copyright, trademark, intellectual property right of any person or defames any person or violates any person's rights of publicity or privacy.
9. Copyright Infringement Claims
If you believe that any copyright infringement exists on any of the Services, please use the following process to notify Britannica. We will act expeditiously to remove infringing material once informed. All claims of copyright infringement should be in writing and should be directed to our Designated Agent below:
Carmen E. Pagan, Copyright Manager
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
331 North LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60654
Fax: 312/294-2118
Phone: 312/347-7000
E-mail: copyrightnotice@eb.com
Your notice must contain the following information:
1. Your physical or electronic signature (as either the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed or as a person authorized to act on behalf of such owner).
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single claim, a representative list of such works at that online site.
3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled and information reasonably sufficient to permit Britannica to locate the material.
4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit Britannica to contact you, such as an address, telephone number and, if available, an electronic mail address.
5. A statement that you believe in good faith that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.
6. A statement that the information in the notice is accurate and that, under penalty of perjury, you are the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed or are authorized to act on behalf of such owner.
Britannica has a policy of terminating in appropriate circumstances the subscriptions of users who are infringers of copyrights held by others. If your material is removed or access to it is disabled and you believe in good faith that a claim has been wrongly made against you, you may submit a counter-notification to Britannica. Your counter-notification must be in writing and sent to:
Carmen E. Pagan, Copyright Manager
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
331 North LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60654
Fax: 312/294-2118
Phone: 312/347-7000
E-mail: copyrightnotice@eb.com
Your counter-notification must contain the following information:
1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled.
3. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.
4. Your name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial district in which you are located, or if you are outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which Britannica may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who notified Britannica of the alleged infringement or an agent of such person.
10. Policy Modifications
When we make any material change to this Terms of Use, we will inform you by changing the date on this page noting when the policy was last updated.
This policy was lasted updated on August 18, 2010.
Thank you for visiting Britannica eReader.com. By accessing and using Britannica eReader.com Britannica eReader.com(the "Services"), you are agreeing to be legally bound by these Terms of Use.
1.General.
Britannica eReader.com, which is wholly owned by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., ("Britannica") may change these Terms of Use from time to time. The changes will appear in these Terms of Use, so be sure to check back periodically. Your use of the Services after any changes have been posted will constitute your agreement to the modified Terms of Use and all of the changes. You understand and agree that we may discontinue or change the Services at any time, without notice. You also understand and agree that we may discontinue or restrict your use of the Services for any reason without notice.
2.Copyright and Limitations on Use.
The content displayed on the Services, including the selection, arrangement and design of the content of the Services ("Content") is the property of Britannica or its licensors, and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. The Services and the Content may be used only for your personal and non-commercial use and may not be edited or modified for any purpose. In addition, use of any of our trademarks as metatags on other Services is prohibited and you may not display the Services in frames. You agree to include the phrase "Used with permission from Britannica eReader.com, a service of Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc."when you display or otherwise use the Content. All rights not expressly granted herein are hereby reserved. You may not use the Services for any unlawful purpose. Britannica
3.Trademarks.
"Encyclopædia Britannica" and other marks that appear throughout the Services belong to Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., its affiliates, or third-party trademark owners. Except as permitted by applicable laws, you are prohibited from using any of the marks appearing on the Services without express written consent from the respective trademark owners.
4. Disclaimer of Warranties and Liability.
DUE TO THE NUMBER OF SOURCES FROM WHICH THE CONTENT IS OBTAINED, AND THE INHERENT HAZARDS OF ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION, THERE MAY BE DELAYS, OMISSIONS OR INACCURACIES IN SUCH CONTENT AND THE SERVICES. THE CONTENT AND THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES. BRITANNICA AND ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS AND LICENSORS CANNOT AND DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, NONINFRINGEMENT, TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF THE CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICES, OR THE SERVICES THEMSELVES, AND BRITANNICA HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY SUCH EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES. NEITHER BRITANNICA NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS OR LICENSORS WILL BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY LOSS OR INJURY, OTHER THAN DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY RESULTING DIRECTLY FROM USE OF THE SERVICES, CAUSED IN WHOLE OR PART BY ITS NEGLIGENCE OR CONTINGENCIES BEYOND ITS CONTROL IN PROCURING, COMPILING, INTERPRETING, REPORTING OR DELIVERING THE SERVICES AND ANY CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICES. IN NO EVENT WILL BRITANNICA, ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DECISION MADE OR ACTION TAKEN BY YOU IN RELIANCE ON SUCH CONTENT OR THE SERVICES. BRITANNICA AND ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS AND LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR SIMILAR DAMAGES), OTHER THAN DIRECT DAMAGES, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES OR THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN TYPES OF WARRANTIES, PARTS OR ALL OF THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
5. Links to Third Party Sites.
The Services may contain hyperlinks to web sites, products or services operated by persons other than Britannica. Such hyperlinks are provided for your reference and convenience only. You agree not to hold Britannica responsible for the content or operation of such web sites, products or services. A hyperlink from the Services to another web site, product or service does not imply or mean that Britannica endorses the content on that web site, product or service or the operator or operations thereof. You are solely responsible for determining the extent to which you may use any content at any other web site, product or service to which you might link from the Services.
6. Additional Legal Terms.
These Terms of Use, your rights and obligations, and all actions contemplated by these Terms of Use will be governed by the laws of the United States of America and the State of New York, as if these Terms of Use were a contract wholly entered into and wholly performed within the State of New York. These Terms of Use will not be governed by the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. If any provision in these Terms of Use is invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect, and the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision. These Terms of Use are the entire and final agreement regarding the Services and its Content, and supersede any prior or contemporaneous communications or agreements between Britannica and you regarding the Services and its Content.
7. Security:
The Services at Britannica eReader.com are available only by subscription (the "Subscription Services"). If you are authorized by a subscriber (such as your employer, a school or library) to access and use any of the Subscription Services, your right to use the Subscription Services is not transferable. You are responsible for protecting the confidentiality of your credentials for access to the Subscription Services (e.g., your username and password) and for complying with any guidelines prescribed by Britannica from time to time to prevent unauthorized access to the Subscription Services. You agree to immediately notify Britannica of any unauthorized use of your password or any other breach of security. Britannica reserves the right to perform one-way encryption of passwords for account maintenance purposes.
8.Comments.
Certain areas of the Services may enable you to post comments ("Comments"). Comments are provided free to users of the Services and may be terminated at any time without notice. By posting Comments, you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions. If you do not want to be bound by these terms, then do not make Comments. Britannica has the right to refuse to post or remove, edit or abridge any posting for any reason and to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, all in Britannica’s sole discretion. You agree to be fully responsible for your own postings and agree to make comments at your own risk on an as-is basis. Although we do not have any obligation to monitor these Comments, we reserve the right at all times to delete any content that is unlawful, libelous, defamatory, vulgar, pornographic, abusive, indecent or otherwise objectionable to us in our sole discretion and to disclose any information necessary to satisfy the law, regulation or government request. We also reserve the right to permanently ban any user who violates these terms and conditions. You agree to indemnify and hold Britannica and its affiliates and their respective, officers, directors and employees harmless from any claims, damages, losses or costs (including reasonable attorney's fees) that arise out of any of your postings and any material contained therein, including, without limitation, any material posted or otherwise provided by you that infringes any copyright, trademark, intellectual property right of any person or defames any person or violates any person's rights of publicity or privacy.
9. Copyright Infringement Claims
If you believe that any copyright infringement exists on any of the Services, please use the following process to notify Britannica. We will act expeditiously to remove infringing material once informed. All claims of copyright infringement should be in writing and should be directed to our Designated Agent below:
Carmen E. Pagan, Copyright Manager
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
331 North LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60654
Fax: 312/294-2118
Phone: 312/347-7000
E-mail: copyrightnotice@eb.com
Your notice must contain the following information:
1. Your physical or electronic signature (as either the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed or as a person authorized to act on behalf of such owner).
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single claim, a representative list of such works at that online site.
3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled and information reasonably sufficient to permit Britannica to locate the material.
4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit Britannica to contact you, such as an address, telephone number and, if available, an electronic mail address.
5. A statement that you believe in good faith that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.
6. A statement that the information in the notice is accurate and that, under penalty of perjury, you are the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed or are authorized to act on behalf of such owner.
Britannica has a policy of terminating in appropriate circumstances the subscriptions of users who are infringers of copyrights held by others. If your material is removed or access to it is disabled and you believe in good faith that a claim has been wrongly made against you, you may submit a counter-notification to Britannica. Your counter-notification must be in writing and sent to:
Carmen E. Pagan, Copyright Manager
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
331 North LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60654
Fax: 312/294-2118
Phone: 312/347-7000
E-mail: copyrightnotice@eb.com
Your counter-notification must contain the following information:
1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled.
3. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.
4. Your name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial district in which you are located, or if you are outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which Britannica may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who notified Britannica of the alleged infringement or an agent of such person.
10. Policy Modifications
When we make any material change to this Terms of Use, we will inform you by changing the date on this page noting when the policy was last updated.
This policy was lasted updated on August 18, 2010.