USER AGREEMENT

 

Last updated: May 14, 2025

 

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for visiting FreeDigitalBooks, which helps you search and explore books and short stories. This user agreement and all incorporated terms and conditions, as well as any other policies or terms found on our websites, applications or services, such as our privacy policy (the “Agreement”) govern your access and use of the website www.freedigitalbooks.online and any content or services offered through the Site, applications, software, and extensions (the “Services”).

Do not use the Services if you are under the age of 18. By using the Services, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years of age.

The Agreement forms a legal contract between you and FreeDigitalBooks and its officers, directors, agents, employees, representatives, internal operating units, affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, sublicensees, successors and assigns, and independent contractors (“FreeDigitalBooks,” “us,” or “we”).

By accessing or otherwise using the Services,  you agree to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Please read the Agreement carefully, as it affects your legal rights. For instance, this Agreement contains limitations on our liability as well as an arbitration agreement that requires the use of arbitration on an individual basis to resolve disputes rather than jury or any other court proceedings, or class actions of any kind. If you do not accept this Agreement, you must immediately stop using our Services.

 

UPDATES TO THE AGREEMENT

We may modify, add, or delete all or portions of this Agreement at any time, at our full discretion. Your use of the Services after changes have been posted to this Agreement establishes your agreement to the changes. We may also suspend or terminate the Services for any reason, without notice, at any time.

 

UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE

You are required to follow all applicable laws, rules, and/or regulations when registering for, accessing, or using the Services. You may not engage in unfair, malicious, or fraudulent behavior, or any conduct that is harmful or harassing to others.

FreeDigitalBooks has no obligation to review and track your access to, or use of, the Services for violations of this Agreement. FreeDigitalBooks has no obligation to review any content you submit to us. We reserve the right to monitor your access to, and use of, the Services and any content you submit. If we do monitor you, it will be for the purpose of operating and improving the Services, to ensure your compliance with the Agreement, and to comply with the law or any requirement of any governmental, investigatory, or administrative body.

You may face criminal and/or civil liability if you violate the security of our Services. FreeDigitalBooks may investigate violations, and we may cooperate with law enforcement if we believe that a criminal violation has occurred.

Our Services contain content that may be protected by intellectual property rights, such as service marks, trademarks, copyrights, trade dress, patents, moral rights, or other proprietary rights (“Protectable Content”). The Protectable Content is owned by FreeDigitalBooks, and is protected in all forms, including in media and technologies existing now and developed in the future. You cannot modify, publish, or exploit the Protectable Content.

You also agree that you will not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any code, content, or systems underlying or relating in any way to the Services; interfere with our procedures and performance of the Services; damage the functionality of the Services; access protected content on the Services by use of automatic methods, macros, bots, spiders, scrapers, or other types of automatic or manual programs, algorithms or processes; impose a disproportionate load on the infrastructure of our Services; or commit fraud, malicious, or illegal activity of any kind with respect to the Services.

 

INCORPORATION OF OUR PRIVACY POLICY

Information about the collection and usage of your personal information is found in our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into this Agreement. You must review it before using the Services, and you will be deemed to agree to the terms set forth in the Privacy Policy by using the Services.

As set forth in our Privacy Policy, when you use the Services, we may use cookies and monitoring technologies. By using the Services, you acknowledge and agree to our use of cookies and other monitoring technologies.

 

LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES AND CONSENT

The Services may have links to events, offers, and promotions, which are owned by third-parties (“Linked Sites”). When you use our Services, you consent to us sending you third-party content and links.

Linked Sites may have their own privacy policies and terms, which you will also have to read and consider before proceeding. This Agreement does not apply to Linked Sites. Further, we do not endorse, recommend, control, or in any way accept responsibility for the content and safety of Linked Sites, and do not make any express or implied warranties or representations about the accuracy, currency, or completeness of any third-party content on any Linked Sites. If you click on links to Linked Sites, you do so at your own risk.

If you do not want to receive third-party content from us, please uninstall the Services by visiting the Website’s “Uninstall Page” and following the directions.

 

USE OF YOUR CONTENT

Do not send us any confidential, proprietary, or trade secret information (for example, idea submissions, feedback, reviews, comments, questions, suggestions, business plans, know-how, techniques, products, concepts or demos in any media, including photographs, graphics, audiovisual media or other material, which is referred to as “Content”).

If you voluntarily send us any Content, the terms of this Agreement also grants us an unrestricted, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide, and fully transferable, assignable, and sub-licensable right and license to copy, use, reproduce, adapt, modify, print, publish, translate, create derivative works from, create collective works from, and distribute, perform, display, license and sublicense (through multiple levels) the Content in any media now known or invented later, including for commercial purposes.

If you think our Services infringe on your intellectual property or proprietary rights, contact us at .

 

INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless from and against any losses, claims, damages, costs, fines, penalties, settlements, or other liabilities, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, arising from your use of, or access to, the services; a violation of any of the terms of this Agreement; and any actual or alleged violation of any law, rule, or regulation related in any way, directly or indirectly, to the Services, as well as any actual or alleged violation of any third-party rights, including but not limited to, any rights of trademark, copyright, trade secret, or privacy rights.

 

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

ALL INFORMATION OR CONTENT FOUND ON THE SERVICES IS PROVIDED “AS IS,” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (1) WARRANTIES REGARDING THE INFORMATION OR PRODUCTS PROVIDED THROUGH OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES; (2) ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY; (3) ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, OF WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE; AND (4) ALL WARRANTIES RELATING TO PRIVACY OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

WE ALSO DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES THAT SERVICES WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT WE WILL CORRECT ANY DEFECTS IN THE SERVICES, OR THAT THE SERVICES OR ANY WEBSITE SERVER HOSTING THE SERVICES IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL ISSUES. IT IS YOUR OBLIGATION TO ENSURE THAT THE SERVICES ARE COMPATIBLE WITH YOUR HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, AND WE WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH ANY HARM TO YOUR HARDWARE OR SYSTEMS.

IF WE CHOOSE TO MODIFY THE SERVICES, IT WILL BE AT OUR SOLE DISCRETION, AND DOING SO WILL NOT BE A WAIVER OF THESE LIMITATIONS OR ANY OTHER TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT.

 

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

WE ARE NOT LIABLE TO YOU, OR TO ANY THIRD-PARTY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR SPECIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES OR CONTENT, ANY BREACH OF SECURITY, OR ANY CONTENT, INFORMATION, OR PRODUCTS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICES, INCLUDING ANY LOSS OF REVENUE OR PROFITS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF DATA, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, REGULATION, COMMON LAW PRECEDENT OR OTHER LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF YOU HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES AND EVEN IF SUCH DAMAGES RESULT FROM OUR NEGLIGENCE OR GROSS NEGLIGENCE.

OUR TOTAL LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO, THIS AGREEMENT OR OUR SERVICES WILL NOT EXCEED TWO HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS.

ANY ADDITIONAL DISCLAIMERS CONTAINED WITHIN OUR SERVICES ARE INCORPORATED INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY REFERENCE. IF ANY OTHER REFERENCED DISCLAIMERS PLACE GREATER RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF THE SERVICES OR THE MATERIAL CONTAINED IN THEM, THE GREATER RESTRICTIONS WILL APPLY.

THIS SECTION WILL APPLY THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY THE LAW. IF ANY PORTIONS ARE SEVERABLE TO MAKE THIS LIMITATION ON LIABILITY ENFORCEABLE, SUCH PROVISIONS WILL BE SEVERED. THIS PROVISION FORMS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN US.

 

NO RIGHT TO SUE; ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

You agree to resolve any and all disputes with us in the following manner:

• Many disputes are resolved without litigation. You agree to reach out to us to attempt to resolve any dispute through informal negotiation at . You may not institute arbitration or any type of legal proceedings without following these rules.
• If we cannot resolve a dispute through informal negotiation within a period of 60 days from the time you notify us, then you may initiate arbitration. To commence arbitration, you must: (a) write a Demand for Arbitration that includes a description of the claim and the amount of damages you seek to recover; (b) send three copies of the Demand, plus the appropriate filing fee, to JAMS, 620 Eighth Ave, NY Times Building 34th Floor New York, NY 10018 USA; and (c) email a copy of the Demand for Arbitration to us at , with DEMAND FOR ARBITRATION in the subject line.
• In the absence of the negotiation and mandatory arbitration provisions in this Agreement, you would have the right to proceed in court and have a jury trial. The costs of arbitration could be more expensive than the costs of a lawsuit. In addition, your right to conduct discovery in arbitration could be more limited than in a court.
• This Agreement will be interpreted under California law. You agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of any federal or state court in Los Angeles County or Orange County, California in order to compel arbitration, to stay proceedings pending arbitration, or to confirm, modify, vacate, or enter judgment on the award entered by the arbitrator.

 

CLASS ACTION WAIVER

YOU MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST US ONLY IN YOUR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.

You may not bring any claim or proceeding as a class action or other type of representative action. You expressly waive the right to file a class action or seek relief on a class basis. If any court or arbitrator determines that this waiver is void or unenforceable, then the arbitration provisions set forth above will be deemed null and void in their entirety and the parties will be deemed to have not agreed to arbitrate disputes.

RIGHT TO OPT OUT: YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OPT OUT AND NOT BE BOUND BY THE ARBITRATION AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER PROVISIONS SET FORTH ABOVE BY SENDING WRITTEN NOTICE OF YOUR DECISION TO OPT OUT TO WITH THE SUBJECT LINE, “ARBITRATION AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER OPT-OUT.” NOTICE MUST BE SENT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF YOUR FIRST USE OF THE SERVICES; OTHERWISE, YOU WILL BE BOUND TO ARBITRATE DISPUTES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THOSE PARAGRAPHS. IF YOU OPT OUT OF THESE ARBITRATION PROVISIONS, WE ALSO WILL NOT BE BOUND BY THEM.

We will try to provide 30 days’ notice of any material changes to the Dispute Resolution and Class Action Waiver sections by posting changes on the Services, by sending you a message, or otherwise notifying you in a reasonable manner. Amendments will be effective 30 days after they are posted via our Services, or sent to you. Any changes will apply prospectively to claims arising 30 days after notice is posted. The Dispute Resolution and Waiver Class Action sections will survive any termination of our Services.

 

GOVERNING LAW

California law applies to the interpretation of this Agreement and the relationship between us, without regard to California’s conflict of law provisions. All dispute resolution procedures, including any arbitration, must take place in Los Angeles County or Orange County, California. If any claims are deemed not arbitrable, you agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located within Los Angeles County or Orange County, California.

 

LIMITATIONS PERIOD

You must notify us of any claim arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement or the Services within one year after it arises, or it will be barred.

 

ADDITIONAL TERMS

• This Agreement supersedes and replaces any and all prior oral or written understandings or agreements between us and you regarding any issue covered in this document.
• This Agreement forms the entire and exclusive understanding and agreement between the parties regarding the Services. Some of the provisions of this Agreement will survive any termination of your account or any aspect of the Services, even if we cease offering Services.
• If we choose not to enforce any part of this Agreement, it will not be considered a waiver.
• You may not amend this Agreement.
• If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable by any court having competent jurisdiction, then that part will be deemed severable from this Agreement and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. In that case, any invalid or unenforceable part will be replaced by a valid and/or enforceable part that meets the intention of the parties to the extent possible.
• While you have no right to assign your duties under this Agreement, all of our rights and obligations under the Agreement, including any license rights, are freely assignable by us in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, or by operation of law or otherwise.
• Nothing in this Agreement will prevent us from complying with the law.

 

CONTACT US

You can always email us at with questions.