TERMS OF SERVICE

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF SERVICE CAREFULLY. BY USING THE SITE AND/OR SERVICES YOU AGREE THAT THESE TERMS OF SERVICE CONSTITUTE A LEGAL AGREEMENT (THE “AGREEMENT” OR “TERMS OF SERVICE”) BETWEEN YOU AND THE EXERCISE BOOK ARCHIVE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, PLEASE DO NOT ACCESS THE SITE OR SERVICES.

By using the services provided by the NPO Quaderni Aperti through the website available at www.exercisebookarchive.org (the “Site”) or any other interaction with the Exercise Book Archive (the “Services”), you signify that you have read, understand and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.
The Exercise Book Archive allows participants to lend or donate exercise books, diaries, letters and other material (“Material”) containing writing, images and other expression (“Content”) and share it with the world. Content is shared through the Exercise Book Archive physical collection of exercise books, through the digitized Content available on the Site, and/or through various other galleries or events organized by the Exercise Book Archive and its affiliates. These Terms of Service apply whether you are participating by lending or donating exercise books (“Participants”, under Section 1) or you are just visiting the Site (“Visitors”, under Section 2).

The Exercise Book Archive may modify these Terms of Service from time to time in its sole discretion. Each time you use or access the Site or Services or Content from the Site or Services you will be deemed to have accepted any changes to these Terms of Service. The Exercise Book Archive shall have no obligation to notify you of any such changes other than posting such modifications on the Site.
[Last Modified: May 2, 2019]

1. 1.Project Participants.

In addition to the other sections of this Agreement, by donating or lending an exercise book with Content, you agree and acknowledge the following:

1. 1.1.Authorship. You retain any ownership rights you had in the Content at the time you provided it through the Services. You agree to only share writing, images and other expression (“Content”) that you have the right to use and share. You will not share Content if it violates anyone’s intellectual property rights or privacy. If you have been authorized to share Content from another party, you agree that you will only share that Content if you know and can verify the original author of the Content, and they have authorized you to enter into this Agreement with regards to their Content. All data, photographs, messages, graphics, comments, text, or other materials (“Content”) are the sole responsibility of the person from whom such Content originated. You, and not the Exercise Book Archive, are entirely responsible for all Content that you provide, transmit or otherwise make available through the Services. The Exercise Book Archive will not be liable in any way for any Content, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any Content, nor will the Exercise Book Archive be liable for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted, emailed, transmitted or otherwise made available through the Services. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Exercise Book Archive, its officers and employees for any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of Content you submit, transmit, post or otherwise make available through the Services.

2. 1.2. License to Content. By providing Content through the Services, you thereby grant the Exercise Book Archive a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sub-licensable and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform such Content in connection with the Services and the Exercise Book Archive’s (and its successors’ and affiliates’) business, including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the Services (and derivative works thereof) in any merchandise or media formats and through any merchandising or media channels. All other uses of the Content are by default licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (“CC BY-NC-SA”) license (as fully described at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode).

3. 1.1.Rules for the Submission of Material. In order for your Content to be shared through the Exercise Book Archive, you must submit the Material in compliance with these rules:

1. 1.1.1.You must compile the form at https://www.exercisebookarchive.org/contribute/. This is where you will fill out the information about yourself and the Material that will appear in our catalog. If you do not compile the form, we will not be able to effectively keep track of your Material.

2. 1.1.2.You are responsible for any issues arising with mail or shipping of the Material – please be mindful of what mailing method you choose when shipping your Material. We recommend wrapping the Material in plastic and suggest using tracking numbers when possible.

3. 1.1.3. If you have any questions or issues related to Material submission, feel free to contact us mail@exercisebookarchive.org at anytime. Please note, we are a small team, so it may take us a few days to get back to you.

4. 1.2.Privacy Issues. The staff of the Exercise Book Archive is committed to protecting the privacy of the individuals mentioned in the Material by making unidentifiable family names, addresses and personal data found inside the Content shared on the Site. Nevertheless, we cannot guarantee infallibility. Therefore, by sharing Content with the Exercise Book Archive, you agree and understand that the whole Content will become available to the public, including but not limited to visitors of the Exercise Book Archive (who may view the Content in person) and/or visitors of the Site (who may be able to view your Content online). You should not share any Content that you do not wish to be publically accessible, and by sharing your Content, you agree and acknowledge that it will become publically accessible.

5. 1.3.Publication. Publication by the Exercise Book Archive is not guaranteed. The Exercise Book Archive reserves the right to decline publication and/or display of certain Content.

1.4.Arrangement. You agree and acknowledge that the Exercise Book Archive, in its sole discretion, may determine the medium by which your Content is shared, including margins, resolution, shading, contrast, metadata tags, and other aspects of the arrangement and/or presentation of your Content.

1. 1.5.Your Relationship with the Exercise Book Archive. You hereby agree and acknowledge that you are not (nor shall you be deemed to be) an employee, agent, partner, joint venture affiliate, or representative of the Exercise Book Archive.

2. 1.6.Rights Reserved. You agree and acknowledge that: a) the Exercise Book Archive has the right to reject and/or unpublish any content you publish for any reason whatsoever; b) the right to edit any uploaded or linked Content and/or posted text, at its own discretion; c) the right to transfer your Material and the Exercise Book Archive’s license to the Content therein, either to successors, affiliates or third parties.

3. 1.7.Physical Artifacts. You hereby acknowledge that any physical Material donated through the Services (“Artifacts”) are the sole property of the Exercise Book Archive. The Exercise Book Archive will undertake commercially reasonable best efforts to preserve and display the Artifacts in accordance with the stated goals of the project(s) for which they were submitted, and guarantees the preservation of the Artifacts.

4. 1.8. Disclaimer: IN ADDITION TO THE DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY APPLYING TO ALL USERS OF THE SITE, YOU SPECIFICALLY AGREE THAT THE EXERCISE BOOK ARCHIVE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES SUSTAINED AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND SERVICES, INCLUDING YOUR PUBLICATION AND DISPLAY OF CONTENT. THE EXERCISE BOOK ARCHIVE DISCLAIMS ANY SUCH LIABILITY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW. FURTHER, THE EXERCISE BOOK ARCHIVE ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TIMELINESS, DELETION, MISDELIVERY OR FAILURE TO STORE ANY USER CONTENT, COMMUNICATIONS OR PERSONAL SETTINGS.

1. 2.GENERAL TERMS APPLICABLE TO ALL USERS OF THE SITE

1. 2.1.No Warranties. The Exercise Book Archive is not liable for any statements or conduct of any third party using the Services. The Exercise Book Archive does not control the Content published through the Services and does not guarantee the accuracy or integrity of such Content. Despite our efforts to provide accurate information, this Site may contain technical or other mistakes, inaccuracies or typographical errors. Additionally, this Site and its Content include artistic expression, such as images and text that reflect the beliefs, social attitudes and perspectives of particular individuals, and not that of the Exercise Book Archive. By visiting the Site, you may be exposed to Content that you find objectionable or offensive. All Content is provided “as is” without representation, warranty or condition of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied representations, warranties or conditions of merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. The Exercise Book Archive does not represent or warrant that the Content will meet your requirements or that its use will be uninterrupted or error free. You are solely responsible for determining whether your use of any Content requires the consent of any third party or the license of any additional rights, and you should not rely solely on the information provided by the Exercise Book Archive or its licensors or content providers. If you are unsure whether additional third-party rights are needed for your use, you are responsible for consulting with competent rights management professionals or legal counsel.

2. 2.2.Labeling and Metadata Disclaimer. While the Exercise Book Archive has made reasonable efforts to correctly categorize, keyword, label and title the Content, we do not warrant the accuracy of such information or any metadata provided with the Content.

3. 2.3.Ownership. The Site is owned and operated by the Exercise Book Archive. All aspects of the Site, including, but not limited to the design and “look and feel” thereof and all of the Content featured or displayed thereon, including, but not limited to text, graphics, photographs, images, moving images, animation, sound, illustrations and software and compilations thereof are, as between you and the Exercise Book Archive, owned by the Exercise Book Archive and/or its licensors or content providers. All elements of the Site, including but not limited to, the Content thereof are protected by trade dress, copyright, moral rights, trademark and other laws relating to property rights. Except as explicitly permitted under separate agreement with the Exercise Book Archive, no portion or element of the Site or the Content may be reproduced, distributed, modified, publicly performed or displayed, transmitted, reverse engineered, decompiled, sold, sublicensed or otherwise exploited via any means or in any way and the Site, its Content and all related rights shall remain the exclusive property of the Exercise Book Archive and/or its Licensors and/or Content providers unless otherwise expressly agreed.

4. 2.4. Eligibility. You must be 18 years of age to be eligible to use this Site unsupervised and we ask that minors and children only use the Site and/or Services with the supervision of an adult. By using this Site and/or registering for an account, you warrant that you are 18 years of age or older, or are using the Site and/or Services under the supervision of an adult. You are responsible for any charges incurred in obtaining access to the Site and the Services.

5. 2.5. Registration. Registration with the Site grants you certain privileges. Registration may be required to access certain Services or Content or to receive email alerts or other interactive or on demand Services. You agree to provide true, accurate and complete information about yourself, and to update this information when it changes. If you provide any information that is untrue or inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, or if the Exercise Book Archive suspects that your information is untrue or inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, or for any other reason, the Exercise Book Archive may, in its sole discretion, suspend or terminate your membership and/or access to certain Content or refuse current or future access to the Service. Any personal information supplied hereunder will be subject to the terms of our Privacy Policy. You shall be liable for payment for all Content downloaded by others using your account, with or without your permission and knowledge prior to the time that you notify the Exercise Book Archive of any unauthorized use. You acknowledge and agree that you are responsible for damages, fees or costs resulting from all uses of your account, whether actually or expressly authorized by you.

6. 2.6.Privacy Policy. You confirm that you have read, understood and agree to the Exercise Book Archive’s Privacy Policy, the terms of which are incorporated herein, and agree that the terms of such policy are reasonable and satisfactory to you. You consent to the use of your personal information by the Exercise Book Archive, its third-party providers, and/or partners in accordance with the terms of and for the purposes set forth in the Exercise Book Archive’s Privacy Policy. Please note that the personal information you submit to the Site may be transferred within or outside Italy and processed by the Exercise Book Archive in order to provide this Site and its services to you, or for such other purposes (as set forth in the Privacy Policy).

7. 2.7. Amendments to the Terms of Service. The Exercise Book Archive reserves the right, at our sole discretion, to change, modify or otherwise alter this Agreement at any time. You agree that we may modify these Terms of Service and such modifications shall be effective immediately upon posting. You agree to review these terms periodically to be aware of modifications. Continued access or use of the Site following such posting shall be deemed conclusive evidence of your acceptance of the modified Agreement except and to the extent prohibited by applicable state or federal law.

8. 2.8.Passwords. Should the Exercise Book Archive provide to you a password that allows you to access certain parts of the Site or for the Services, you will be solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password and your account information, and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your password or account. You agree that you will immediately notify the Exercise Book Archive of any unauthorized use of your password or account, or any other breach of security, and that you will log off of the Site or the Services at the end of each session to prevent fraud on your account by third parties.

9. 2.9. Communications from the Exercise Book Archive. The Exercise Book Archive may send you newsletters or other communications. You have the option to unsubscribe from such emails. The Exercise Book Archive reserves the right to send you emails regarding your account or emails containing service updates or other communications relating to the operation of the Site or Services.

10. 2.10.Third Parties. If you use this Site to conduct business for or on behalf of a third party (“Third Party”), you are responsible for any error in the accuracy of information provided in connection with such use as well as for any transactions entered into, including related fees, charges and performance obligations. In addition, you must inform the Third Party of all terms and conditions applicable to all products or services acquired through this Site, including all rules and restrictions applicable thereto.

11. 2.11.Monitoring. You acknowledge and agree that the Exercise Book Archive reserves the right to, and may from time to time, monitor any and all information transmitted or received through the Site or Services for operational and other purposes. During monitoring, information may be examined, recorded, copied, and used for authorized purposes in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Use of the Site or Services constitutes consent to such monitoring. However, you acknowledge and agree that The Exercise Book Archive has no obligation to monitor the use of the Site or Services by members.

12. 2.12. Use of the Site and Services. You may not either directly or through the use of any device, software, internet site, web-based service or other means remove, alter, bypass, avoid, interfere with, or circumvent (i) any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices marked on the Content, (ii) any administrative mechanism, device, or other content protection or access control measure associated with the Content including geo-filtering mechanisms, or (iii) any advertisement inserted on the Site and/or within the Content. You may not either directly or through the use of any device, software, internet site, web-based service or other means copy, download, stream capture, reproduce, duplicate, archive, distribute, upload, publish, modify, translate, broadcast, perform, display, sell, transmit or retransmit the Content unless expressly permitted by the Exercise Book Archive in writing. You may not incorporate the Content into, or stream or retransmit the Content via, any hardware or software application or make it available via frames or in-line links, or scrape or aggregate Content from the Site. You may not build a business, in whole or in part, utilizing any portion of the Content, whether or not for profit. The Content covered by these restrictions includes without limitation any text, graphics, layout, interface, logos, photographs, audio and video materials, and stills. In addition, you are strictly prohibited from creating derivative works or materials that otherwise are derived from or based on in any way on the Content, including montages, mash-ups and similar videos, wallpaper, desktop themes, greeting cards, and merchandise. This prohibition applies even if you intend to give away the derivative materials free of charge.

You are also prohibited from disabling, reverse engineering, modifying, interfering with or otherwise circumventing any technology to allow users to view the Content without: (i) displaying visibly both the Content and all surrounding elements (including the graphical user interface, any advertising, copyright notices, and trademarks); and (ii) having full access to all functionality permitting viewing of the Content, including, without limitation, all video quality and display functionality and all interactive, elective or click-through advertising functionality.

Unless authorized by the Exercise Book Archive in writing, you may not:
• deep link or employ software or any automatic device, technology or algorithm, to “crawl,” “scrape,” search or monitor the Site and/or retrieve or copy Content or related information;
• violate the mechanical restrictions of the Site, or bypass other measures employed to prevent or limit access to the Site or Content by hacking or other means;
• copy, redirect, or exploit the Site or any Content;
• probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Site or of the network supporting the Site, or seek information on visitors to the Site or personal information of our customers; or use any device, software or routine that would interfere with the proper functioning of the Site, or any transaction conducted via the Site;
• use the Site or Services to send, post, email, or transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, “junk mail,” “spam,” “chain letters,” “pyramid schemes,” or any other form of solicitation.

1. 2.13.DISCLAIMERS. YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:

THE SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, THE EXERCISE BOOK ARCHIVE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

THE EXERCISE BOOK ARCHIVE MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT: (i) THE SITE SHALL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; (ii) THE SITE SHALL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, ERROR-FREE OR FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS; (iii) THE CONTENT OR THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SITE SHALL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE; (iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SITE SHALL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS; (v) ANY ERRORS IN THE CONTENT OR SITE SHALL BE CORRECTED; AND (vi) THE SITE OR ANY CONTENT IS MERCHANTABLE, FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR DOES NOT INFRINGE UPON ANOTHER’S RIGHTS.

NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM THE EXERCISE BOOK ARCHIVE OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY, UNLESS EXPRESSLY STATED IN THESE TERMS OF SERVICE OR IN ANY APPLICABLE AGREEMENT, BETWEEN YOU AND THE EXERCISE BOOK ARCHIVE.

2. 2.14.LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:
NEITHER THE EXERCISE BOOK ARCHIVE NOR ITS LICENSORS OR CONTENT PROVIDERS SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SITE OR THE CONTENT THEREON UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN AN APPLICABLE AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND THE EXERCISE BOOK ARCHIVE. WITH RESPECT TO ALL OTHER CLAIMS RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR CONTENT, UNLESS OTHERWISE SET FORTH IN A LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR USE OF THE CONTENT WITH THE EXERCISE BOOK ARCHIVE, THE EXERCISE BOOK ARCHIVE’S LIABILITY SHALL NOT EXCEED THE LESSER OF THE AMOUNT PAID TO THE EXERCISE BOOK ARCHIVE BY YOU, IF ANY.

THE LIMITATIONS, EXCLUSIONS AND DISCLAIMERS IN THIS SECTION AND ELSEWHERE IN THESE TERMS OF SERVICE APPLY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

1. 2.15.Indemnification. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Exercise Book Archive, its parent and subsidiary companies and divisions, its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims, actions, suits or proceedings, as well as any and all losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees) arising out of or accruing from your breach of these Terms of Service or your unauthorized use of the Site, the Content and/or other related rights.
2. 2.16.Termination. The Exercise Book Archive may, in its sole discretion, terminate your password, account (or any part thereof) and/or your use of or license to the Site or Services (or any portion thereof), or remove and discard any information stored, sent, or received via the Site or Services without prior notice and for any reason, including, but not limited to: (i) permitting another person or entity to use your Registration information to access a Site or Service, (ii) any other access or use of the Site or Service except as expressly provided in these Terms of Service, (iii) any violation of the terms and conditions of these Terms of Service including the rules and regulations relating to the use of, the Content, Site or Services, or (iv) tampering with or alteration of any of the Content, Site or Services. You may terminate your Registration by closing your Registration account. Termination, suspension, or cancellation of these Terms of Service or your access rights shall not affect any right or relief to which the Exercise Book Archive may be entitled, at law or in equity. Upon termination of these Terms of Service, all rights granted to you will automatically terminate.
3. 2.17.Infringement Policy. The Exercise Book Archive respects the rights of all copyright holders and in this regard, the Exercise Book Archive has adopted and implemented a policy that provides for the termination in appropriate circumstances of users and account holders who infringe the rights of copyright holders. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide the Exercise Book Archive’s Copyright Agent the following information required by the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. 512:

1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;

2. Identification of the copyright work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that 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 us to locate the material;

4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact the complaining party;

5. A statement that the complaining party has a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and

6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

For copyright inquiries under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act please contact:

1. 2.18.Export Control. Unless otherwise specified, the materials on the Site and Services are presented solely to provide information regarding and to promote the Exercise Book Archive’s Services and other related products. The Site and Services are controlled and operated by the Exercise Book Archive from its offices within Milan, Italy. The Exercise Book Archive makes no representation that materials on the Service are appropriate or available for use in every jurisdiction. Those who choose to access the Site and Services do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent that local laws are applicable.

2. 2.19.Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. Although you acknowledge that the Exercise Book Archive has the ability to enforce our rights in any court of competent jurisdiction, you hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in Milan, in the Italy, regarding any and all disputes relating to these Terms of Service or your use of the Site and Services. You acknowledge and agree that the warranty disclaimers and liability and remedy limitations in these Terms of Service are material terms of these Terms of Service and that they have been taken into account in the decision by the Exercise Book Archive to provide the Site and Services hereunder. You may not assign any of your rights, obligations or privileges hereunder without the prior, written consent of the Exercise Book Archive. Any assignment of the foregoing other than as provided for in this section shall be null and void, ab initio. If any provision of this agreement shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms of Service, shall be enforced to the fullest extent allowed by law as to effect the intention of the parties, and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. These Terms of Service and any posted operating rules constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether oral or written, between the parties with respect to such subject matter. No waiver of any provision or any right granted hereunder will be effective unless set forth in a written instrument signed by the waiving party. No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default. You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, or exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion of the Service or access to the Service. The titles and subtitles used in these Terms of Service are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting these Terms of Service.

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