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THIS IS AN IMPORTANT LEGAL DOCUMENT. IT GOVERNS YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY.
Bedford, Freeman & Worth offers this website, including all information, features and services available through this site, to you the user, conditioned upon your acceptance of all the terms, conditions, policies and notices stated here (the "Terms of Use" or "Agreement"). Your continued use of the website constitutes your agreement to all such terms, conditions, policies and notices. The Web is an evolving medium; we may change these Terms of Use from time to time. By continuing to use the service after we post any such changes, you accept the Terms of Use, as modified. We may change, restrict access to, suspend, or discontinue operation of this service, or any portion of this service, at any time.
Bedford, Freeman & Worth respects the privacy of our users. Please take a few minutes to review the privacy policy applicable to this site.
This site is operated for the purpose of providing information on the diverse products and services offered by Bedford, Freeman & Worth. Nothing on this site should be regarded as an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any product or service of Bedford, Freeman & Worth.
As a condition to your continued use of the Web site, you agree that you will not use this Web site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use.
The material that appears on Bedford, Freeman & Worth’s Web site is for informational purposes only. Despite our efforts to provide useful and accurate information, errors may appear from time to time. We are not responsible if information we make available on this site is not accurate, complete or current. The material on this site should not be relied upon or used as the sole basis for making significant decisions without consulting primary or more accurate, more complete or more timely sources of information. Any reliance on the material on this site is at your own risk. This site may contain certain historical information. Historical information necessarily is not current and is provided for your reference only. We reserve the right to modify the contents of this site at any time, but we have no obligation to update any information on the site. You agree that it is your responsibility to monitor changes to the site.
This site and its contents, including but not limited to software, files, graphics and data (the "Materials") are the property of and owned by Bedford, Freeman & Worth or its licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark and other laws of the United States and other countries. Bedford, Freeman & Worth grants you, as a subscriber, a personal, revocable, non-exclusive and non-transferable right to access and display the Materials, and to download and print one hard copy of the Materials on the site for your personal, non-commercial use, provided you do not modify or delete any copyright, trademark or other proprietary notice that appears on such content.
No other use of any of the contents of the site is licensed, and you agree that you will not make any use of the Materials except as expressly permitted by these Terms of Use, including but not limited to the copying, modification, distribution, transmission, performance, broadcast, publication, licensing, reverse engineering, transfer or sale of, or the creation of derivative works from, any part of the Materials. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you agree not to use the Material for any commercial purpose, which includes, without limitation, (i) selling access to the services or Materials on the site, (ii) including any Materials in any website, widget or printed material to which access is sold, or (iii) using the Materials or services on the site for the purpose of earning revenue through subscriptions or advertisements. Requests for permission to reproduce or distribute materials copyrighted in the name of any division of Bedford, Freeman & Worth should be sent to:
W. H. Freeman & Co./Worth Publishers
Attn: Permissions Department
41 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10010
W.H. Freeman titles: permissionsdept@whfreeman.com
Worth Publishers titles: permissionsdept@worthpublishers.com
Bedford/St.Martin’s
Attn: Permissions Department
33 Irving Place 10fl
New York, NY 10003
Beford/St. Martin’s titles: permissionsdept@bedfordstmartins.com
Requests for permission to reproduce or distribute materials accessed through this site which ARE NOT copyrighted in the name of a division of Bedford, Freeman & Worth must be addressed directly to the copyright holder; we will not respond to such requests.
No Framing. Without the prior written permission of Bedford, Freeman & Worth, you may not frame or establish inline links to any Materials, nor may you incorporate into another website or other product or service any intellectual property of Bedford, Freeman & Worth or any of its licensors. Use of manual or automated devices or other processes to "crawl" or "spider" any part of this site is strictly prohibited. Requests for permission to frame, or to establish inline links to, or otherwise incorporate our online content may be sent to: WebStaff, BFW Publishing Group, 41 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010 or webstaff@bfwpub.com.
You acknowledge that you are responsible for any submission you make, including the legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality and copyright of any such material. Bedford, Freeman & Worth does not assure the confidentiality of any submission you make. You may not upload to, distribute or otherwise publish through this site any content that violates any of the Usage Rules, below.
If you do submit material, and unless we indicate otherwise, you grant Bedford, Freeman & Worth and its affiliates a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute and display such content throughout the world in any media. You grant Bedford, Freeman & Worth and its affiliates the right to use the name you submit in connection with such content, if they so choose. All personal information provided via this Web site will be handled in accordance with the site’s online Privacy Notice. Whenever you submit materials through this site, you also grant each user of the site a nonexclusive license to access any materials you submit through the site in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and to use, reproduce, publish, distribute, display and perform such materials, in accordance with the grant of rights to users set forth above in the section entitled Use of the Materials From This Site.
With respect to any materials you submit through this site ("User Content"):
You represent and warrant that: you own or otherwise control all necessary rights to grant the rights you grant hereunder; that the User Content is accurate; that you have not violated the section entitled "Usage Rules", below, and that, if you submit video content through this site, you have written consent or permission of each identifiable individual in such content to use his/her name and likeness and grant the rights you grant in these Terms of Use.
You acknowledge that you are solely responsible for any royalties or other payments due for use of the User Content;
You acknowledge that if in our opinion the User Content raises any legal risks, we have the right to exclude such User Content from the site without any prior notice to you.
In connection with your use of this Site, you agree:
Not to submit or create any link to material that infringes the copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, right of publicity or privacy, or any other proprietary or personal right of any third party; and not to submit or create a link to any material that is subject to any such right(s) unless you are the owner of such right(s), or have first obtained from the owner of such right(s) all necessary rights and permissions to grant the rights in such materials you grant under the section entitled "Material You Submit", above;
Not to submit or create any link to material that is unlawful, defamatory, abusive, obscene, indecent, lewd, pornographic, violent, threatening, discriminatory, or otherwise objectionable;
Not to make any personal attack on any person, firm or company;
Not to submit or create any link to material, or otherwise use this site for any purpose, that constitutes or encourages a criminal offense, including but not limited to conspiring to violate laws;
Not to misrepresent your identity, or impersonate any party, including but not limited to misrepresenting your current or previous positions, qualifications, or affiliations;
Not to submit any material that you do not have the legal right to disclose;
Not to submit or create any link to any material that is intentionally false or misleading, or is potentially damaging or harmful;
Not to advertise or engage in any form of marketing on this site or use user information obtained through this site for marketing or other commercial purposes, or use this site to post or transmit "spam", "chain letters", "pyramid schemes" or any other form of solicitation;
Not to submit or create any link to any material that contains software viruses or any other malicious computer code or programs that might damage, destroy or interfere with the proper functioning of any software, hardware or systems;
Not to stalk or harass anyone;
Not to take any action that interferes with the proper working of, or places an unreasonable burden on, the infrastructure of this site, or that would damage, compromise the security of, or disrupt this site or any connected network;
Not to use this site to collect personal information about individuals;
Not to post or make available private information of any third party;
Not to use this site as a forwarding service to another website;
Not to allow usage by others in such a way as to violate these Terms of Use.
This site features trademarks, service marks and logos that are the property of Bedford, Freeman & Worth and its affiliates or licensors. The site also may include trademarks, service marks or logos of other third parties. All of these trademarks, service marks and logos are the property of their respective owners, and you agree not to use them in any manner without the prior written permission of the applicable owner. This site and all of its contents including but not limited to text, design, graphics, interfaces and code, and the selection and arrangement thereof, is protected under the copyright laws of the United States and other countries.
We respect the intellectual property rights of others, and we request that our visitors do the same. If you think your work has been copied in a manner that constitutes copyright infringement, you may notify our copyright agent, who can be reached at:
Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishing Group, LLC
c/o Macmillan
175 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10010
Attention: General Counsel
e-mail: Copyrightagent@macmillanusa.com
Please include all of the following in your notification:
A physical or electronic signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive copyright that is allegedly infringed;
a description of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed;
a description of where the material you claim is infringing is located on the site;
your address, telephone number, email address and all other information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you;
a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law; and
a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
We may, but are not obligated to, monitor any or all activity and/or content on this site. If we determine, in our sole discretion, that any activity of, or content submitted by, a user violates this policy or is otherwise objectionable, we may take any action we deem appropriate, including without limitation, removing content or terminating accounts (where applicable). Without limiting the foregoing, it is our policy to terminate the account of any user whom we determine to be a repeat infringer of these Terms of Use or any third-party rights.
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IN CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS, THE LAW MAY NOT PERMIT THE DISCLAIMER OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE DISCLAIMER MAY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, NOT APPLY TO YOU.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT NEITHER BEDFORD, FREEMAN & WORTH NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES OR THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES OR LOST PROFITS RELATING TO OR RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SITE OR ANY OTHER SITE YOU ACCESS THROUGH A LINK FROM THIS SITE OR FROM ANY ACTIONS WE TAKE OR FAIL TO TAKE AS A RESULT OF EMAIL MESSAGES YOU SEND US. THESE INCLUDE DAMAGES FOR ERRORS, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, DEFECTS, DELAYS, COMPUTER VIRUSES, YOUR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO AND ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS AND DATA, AND OTHER TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE LOSSES.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL BEDFORD, FREEMAN & WORTH OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR MORE THAN THE AMOUNT IT RECEIVED FOR YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TO THIS SITE. THIS LIMITATION APPLIES REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE DAMAGES ARE CLAIMED UNDER THE TERMS OF A CONTRACT, AS THE RESULT OF NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE ARISE OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE, INABILITY TO USE, OR PERFORMANCE OF THE INFORMATION, SERVICES, PRODUCTS OR MATERIALS AVAILABLE FROM THIS SITE, AND EVEN IF WE OR OUR REPRESENTATIVES HAVE BEEN NEGLIGENT OR HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, ALL OR A PORTION OF THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Bedford, Freeman & Worth, its affiliates and licensees, and its and their officers, directors, members, employees, contractors, other agents and customers from any loss, damage, payment, settlement, judgment or other expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) arising out of or resulting from (i) any violation of these Terms of Use, or (ii) any claim that you have violated any third-party right or that any material submitted by you caused harm or damage to a third party. If you cause a technical disruption of the site or the systems transmitting the site to you or others, you agree to be responsible for any and all loss, damage, payment, settlement, judgment or other expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) arising out of or resulting from that disruption.
This Web site may contain links to other Web sites. These links are provided as a convenience to you and as an additional avenue of access to the information contained therein. We have not necessarily reviewed all the information on those other sites and are not responsible for the content of those or any other sites or any products or services that may be offered through other sites. Inclusion of links to other sites should not be viewed as an endorsement of the content of linked sites. Different terms and conditions may apply to your use of any linked sites.
Bedford, Freeman & Worth, LLC is organized under the laws of the State of New York in the United States of America, and this site is operated in the United States. The laws of the State of New York, without reference to the principles of conflicts of law thereof, govern these Terms of Use and your use of the site, and you irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in the City and State of New York for any action to enforce these Terms of Use. By using this site, you agree you have waived trial by jury in any action or proceeding arising out of or related to the use of this site. We recognize that it is possible for you to obtain access to this site from any jurisdiction in the world, but we have no practical ability to prevent such access. This site has been designed to comply with the laws of the State of New York and of the United States. If any material on this site, or your use of the site, is contrary to the laws of the place where you are when you access it, the site is not intended for you, and we ask you not to use the site. You are responsible for informing yourself of the laws of your jurisdiction and complying with them.
We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to change these Terms of Use at any time by posting revised terms on the site. It is your responsibility to check periodically for any changes we may make to these Terms of Use. Your continued use of this site following the posting of changes to these terms or other policies means you accept the changes.
If any provision of this agreement is unlawful, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the agreement will remain in place. These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and Bedford, Freeman & Worth with respect to use of the Web site and the contents thereof, superseding all prior or contemporaneous communications. A printed version of these Terms of Use shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based on or relating to use of the Web site to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.
If you have any questions or comments about these Terms of Use or want to report a violation of these Terms of Use, please click here or write to us at:
Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publisher, LLC
c/o Macmillan
175 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10010
Attention: Legal Department