Terms & Conditions
1. Introduction & Acceptance
Welcome to our website. By accessing and using this site, you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms & Conditions. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, please do not use our website.
We reserve the right to amend, modify, or update these Terms & Conditions at any time without prior notice. Any changes will become effective immediately upon being posted on this page. Your continued use of the website following the posting of any amendments constitutes your explicit acceptance of the revised terms.
2. Intellectual Property
All content on this website—including but not limited to book excerpts, text, graphics, logos, images, and digital downloads—is the exclusive intellectual property of the author and is protected by Canadian and international copyright laws.
- You may download or read provided excerpts for your personal, non-commercial use only.
- You are strictly prohibited from reproducing, distributing, modifying, or selling any content from this site without express written permission from the author.
- You are strictly prohibited from using any automated or manual means (such as spiders, robots, scrapers, or AI data-mining tools) to crawl, download, scrape, or extract any content from this website for any purpose—excluding legitimate search engine indexing (SEO)—including training generative artificial intelligence models.
3. User-Submitted Content & YouTube Broadcast License
When you submit messages, feedback, or any content whatsoever to us directly (via email, our website forms, or when explicitly prompted on our interactive platforms):
- You grant us an irrevocable, worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to read, discuss, edit, adapt, and broadcast your submission (along with your chosen name or pseudonym) on our associated YouTube Channel or other media platforms.
- You irrevocably waive any moral rights in connection with your submission, allowing us to edit, adapt, or build upon your ideas without restriction. Furthermore, you assign or waive any and all economic rights (including any worldwide rental, lending, or distribution rights) associated with the creative works inspired by or incorporating your message.
- You guarantee that you own the rights to the content you submit and that it does not infringe on anyone else’s rights or violate any laws.
- You agree that you will not receive any financial compensation or royalties if your submission is featured in our videos or creative content.
- You agree and understand that we are not responsible or liable for any third-party reactions, comments, or external platform behaviors (such as YouTube comment sections) resulting from the broadcast of your submission.
4. Novel Launch Promotions & Incentives
Any giveaways, advanced reading copies (ARCs), or free promotional incentives offered on this site are provided at our sole discretion. We reserve the right to modify, cancel, or restrict access to these promotions at any time without notice.
5. Age Restrictions
By using our online contact or subscription forms, you represent and warrant that you are at least 14 years of age. If you are under the age of 14, please do not submit any personal information through this website.
6. Limitation of Liability
This website and its content are provided on an “as is” basis. We make no guarantees that the site will always be error-free or uninterrupted. We are not liable for any direct or indirect damages resulting from your use of, or inability to use, this website.
7. Governing Law (Quebec)
These Terms & Conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Quebec and the federal laws of Canada. Any disputes arising from the use of this website shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Quebec.