Website Terms & Agreements

Acceptance of Terms

All website(s) (listed above) content and services, are provided by Blue Violet Publishing, LLC, and its DBAs (doing business as names) of Author Abigail Owen (author/pen name), Author Kadie Scott (author/pen name), Author Kristen McKanagh (author/pen name), Author Abbie Wilde (author/pen name), and Authors On A Dime (author services provider), (hereafter “we,” “us,” or “our”).

Your use of the website(s) is subject to your compliance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Terms & Conditions agreement (“Terms & Conditions,” “Terms of Use”), which supplement any additional guidelines or other terms posted by us in relation to specific website-related services or content or materials. We reserve the right to update or modify the Terms of Use without advance notice by posting a revised Terms of Use to the bluevioletpublishing.com website. By using the website(s) listed, you agree to be bound by the version of the Terms of Use then in effect. We advise you to print and retain a copy of this Terms of Use in hard copy as a record.

Limited License

We grant a limited, nonexclusive, revocable, nontransferable license to view the contents at the websites listed above on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

Website Content (PG to R)

If you are under 18, you must obtain permission from your parent/guardian to use our websites.

Be forewarned, Abigail Owen, Kadie Scott, Kristen McKanagh, and Abbie Wilde write adult books, written for and enjoyed by adults.

While the goal is that the overall atmosphere of our websites will hang around a PG-13 rating, it will occasionally slide into R rated territory. That includes the occasional hard swear word, sexy teasers or excerpts, provocative pictures, and sexually suggestive jokes or innuendos. By using our website, you do so with understanding of the content and acknowledge that you and you alone know your age, triggers, and limits, and you have been warned about our content and therefore take full responsibility for your own reactions and your mental/emotional health and wellbeing.

Inappropriate Content

We DO NOT accept or allow the following types of content on our website: Gambling, XXX Adult content (porn or sites with adult ads), Pharmacy (Cheap drugs, Viagra, male/female enhancement, etc.), Hate, Discrimination, Link Farms or Spam Sites. We do not need to explain our decision or reasons if we reject visitors, delete/remove comments or content, or block visitors. While we may love and accept and even take as clients those who author XXX adult content, we will not display their content on our websites.

Website Copyright

With the exception of the design/layout of our sites (WordPress templates, and copyrighted by the owners), the entire content included in this site, including but not limited to text, graphics or code is copyrighted as a collective work under the United States and other copyright laws, and is the property of Blue Violet Publishing, LLC. The collective work includes works that are licensed to Blue Violet Publishing, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 

You may not copy, distribute, enter into a database, display, perform, create derivative works of, transmit, or otherwise use any materials from the website (including audiovisual material, text, graphics or computer programs or other code) (“Site Materials”), except that you may download one machine-readable copy of the Site Materials only for personal, noncommercial use. You agree not to alter the text, graphics or audiovisual content, and to refrain from removing any trademark, copyright, or other notice displayed on the Site Materials. 

For any product or service provided by Blue Violet Publishing, LLC, and/or its DBAs, Service/Products Terms & Conditions Apply

Links to Third Party Web Sites

Certain links in our websites listed above may connect to other websites maintained by third parties. Blue Violet Publishing, LLC has no control over these web sites or the information or goods or services provided by such third parties. We shall have no liability for any use or reliance of a user on these third-party websites.

Links, Frames, and Metatags

You may link to the home page of our websites (listed above) as long as the link does not cast us in a false or misleading light. You may not frame the content of our websites. You may not use metatags or any other “hidden text” that incorporates the Blue Violet Publishing, LLC’s, or its DBAs’, Trademarks or our names without our express written consent.

Trademarks

Our websites (listed above), and all page headers, custom graphics and button icons are service marks, trademarks, and/or trade dress of Blue Violet Publishing, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. All other trademarks appearing on the site are the property of their respective owners.

Use of Site

Harassment in any manner or form on this or the sites listed above, including via e-mail, chat, comments, associated emails or by use of obscene or abusive language, is strictly forbidden. Impersonation of others, including a Blue Violet Publishing, LLC employee, host, or representative, as well as other members or visitors on the site is prohibited. You may not upload to, distribute, or otherwise publish through the site any content which is libelous, defamatory, obscene, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, illegal, or otherwise objectionable which may constitute or encourage a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party or which may otherwise give rise to liability or violate any law. You may not upload commercial content on our listed sites or use the sites to solicit others to join or become members of any other commercial online service or other organization.

Participation Disclaimer

We do not and cannot review all communications and materials posted to or created by users accessing this and the sites listed above, and are not in any manner responsible for the content of these communications and materials. You acknowledge that by providing you with the ability to view and distribute user-generated content on the sites, we are merely acting as a passive conduit for such distribution and are not undertaking any obligation or liability relating to any contents or activities on the site. However, we reserves the right to block or remove communications or materials that it determines to be (a) abusive, defamatory, or obscene, (b) fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading, (c) in violation of a copyright, trademark or; other intellectual property right of another or (d) offensive or otherwise unacceptable to us in our sole discretion.

Privacy Policy

Service/Products Terms & Conditions Apply
Privacy Policy

Refund & Replacement Policy

Service/Products Terms & Conditions Apply

Refusal of Service

Service/Products Terms & Conditions Apply

Indemnification

Service/Products Terms & Conditions Apply

Warranties

Service/Products Terms & Conditions Apply

Limitation of Liability

Service/Products Terms & Conditions Apply

Notice

Service/Products Terms & Conditions Apply

Term; Termination

Service/Products Terms & Conditions Apply

Miscellaneous

Service/Products Terms & Conditions Apply

Comments, Reviews, and Posts by Visitors

You agree to abide by The Posting Policy and User Rules below, as they may be modified from time to time. Please be aware that if you decide to disclose personally identifiable information on the Site, this information may become public. Please see our Privacy Policy. Blue Violet Publishing, LLC, and its DBAs, does not control the acts of other visitors to our sites, so please be cautious when deciding to reveal personal information on our sites. If you believe a site participant is improperly collecting or using information about you or other users, please contact us via our contact page.

1. Postings to the Site

We welcome you to post informative and insightful content, including commentary, subject to your agreement to comply with the Terms of Use. Please be aware that in order to operate the sites listed above or redistribute materials you post to the sites or otherwise submit to us, we require certain rights in those materials. So, by posting to the sites or otherwise transmitting comments, pieces, ideas or other information in any form (collectively, “Postings”) to us, you grant to us and our designees a worldwide, non-exclusive, sublicenseable, assignable, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable right (including any moral rights) and license (with a right to sublicense) to use, reproduce, distribute, create derivative works based on, perform and display such Postings (in whole or in part) in any media now known or hereafter developed, for any purpose whatsoever, without compensation to you or any other provider of the Postings. You also permit any participant on the sites to access, display, view, store and reproduce such Postings for personal use.

You acknowledge that to the extent that you include personally identifiable information in Postings, we may republish such information as part of the content. If we republish your content, we may but are not required to provide authorship credit, including listing your email address.

We have no obligation to monitor the Postings, you acknowledge and agree that we may do one or all of the following: (a) monitor the Postings; (b) alter, edit, or remove any Posting in whole or in part, at our sole discretion; or (c) disclose any Postings. This section will survive any termination or expiration of these Terms of Use.

2. Sites Posting Rules

We have adopted the “Sites Posting Rules” set forth below to create sites where information can be shared in a productive way. While using the sites listed above, you agree to adhere to the Site Community Rules below.

You agree to:

• Respect other Site participants – please do not threaten, insult, abuse, intimidate or harass other Site participants.

• Use the Sites for your personal use only. Posting entries solely to promote your own projects or commercial interests is not allowed.

You agree not to:

• Post any private information, or otherwise harvest, collect or disclose information, about another Site participant without his or her express consent.

• Post any content, information or disclosures that could be a violation of any state, federal, or local statute, regulation, code or common law principle.

• Post any content to the Sites that is unlawful, racist, hateful, libelous, defamatory, obscene, or that intentionally discriminates against or harasses particular individuals or groups.

• Post any content to the Sites that infringes any third-party’s intellectual property or other rights.

• Use the Sites for any unlawful purpose, or transmit or otherwise make available in connection with the Sites any material that would give rise to criminal or civil liability.

• Use the Sites for advertisements, political campaigning, chain letters, “spamming,” survey solicitations, junk mail or solicitations.

• Impersonate any person or entity, including any Blue Violet Publishing, LLC’s employees, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity.

• Imply or state that Blue Violet Publishing or any of its DBAs endorses any of your statements or positions.

• Transmit any harmful, invasive or disruptive code or other materials (such as viruses, worms or web bugs) through or to the Sites, or otherwise “hack” or deface any portion of the Sites.

• Frame or mirror any part of the Sites without our prior written authorization.

You acknowledge that we have the right, but not the obligation, to modify or remove, any Postings that violate the Site Rules or that otherwise violate the Terms of Use.

3. Blue Violet Publishing, LLC, Proprietary Rights and Re-Use Policy

You acknowledge and agree that the information and materials presented on or through the sites listed above will remain the property of Blue Violet Publishing, LLC, and its DBAs, licensors or providers, and are protected by copyright, trademark, patent, and/or other proprietary rights and related laws, rules and regulations. The materials produced by us (including photographs, graphics, video and audio content, if any) are protected by copyright including, where applicable, as a collective work or compilation under the copyright laws of the United States and other countries. All individual articles, content and other elements comprising this compilation and produced by Blue Violet Publishing, LLC, and its DBAs, are also copyrighted works. You agree to abide by all additional copyright notices or restrictions contained in any materials produced by Blue Violet Publishing, LLC.

The trademarks, service marks, logos and trade names displayed on the Site listed above (collectively the “Marks”) are the registered and unregistered trademarks of Blue Violet Publishing, LLC, our DBAs, licensors and suppliers, and others. All Marks on the Sites not owned by Blue Violet Publishing, LLC, are the property of their respective owners. The Marks owned by Blue Violet Publishing, LLC, whether registered or unregistered, may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not Blue Violet Publishing, LLC, without written/contractual permission.

All graphics and content on the sites listed above are protected by U.S. copyright and international treaties and may not be copied without permission of Blue Violet Publishing, LLC, which reserves all rights. Re-use is strictly prohibited. The materials from our sites are available for informational and non-commercial use only, provided that the content and/or graphics are not modified in any way, all copyright notices are retained, and permission is granted by Blue Violet Publishing, LLC.

4. Your Additional Representations and Warranties

You represent and warrant to Blue Violet Publishing, LLC, and its DBAs, that (a) you have full power and authority to enter into this Terms of Use; (b) your Postings are original to you or you have obtained all permissions, releases, rights or licenses required to grant the rights and assignments granted herein without obtaining any further releases or consents; (c) your Postings do not violate, infringe or misappropriate any third party’s copyright, trademark, right of privacy or publicity, or other personal or proprietary right, and do not contain any matter that is defamatory, or protected from disclosure by any law or regulation; and (d) you are eighteen years of age or older if you enter the Adult eBooks portion of our website. If you are under 18 years of age, you are not permitted to view or make Postings to our websites.

5. Information Available on or Through the Site

Some information made available on or through the Sites listed above is provided by third parties or other Site participants (such information referred to as “Third-Party Content”). The inclusion or appearance of Third-Party Content on the Site does not indicate any approval or endorsement by Blue Violet Publishing, LLC, and its DBAs, of such Third-Party Content, or of any opinion, advice, or other information made or displayed on the Site by any user or other third party. Blue Violet Publishing, LLC, and its DBAs, is not responsible for, and hereby disclaims any and all liability that may arise from Third-Party Content.

6. Links

Site participants may, on occasion, include links to other websites and resources in their postings. Because Blue Violet Publishing, LLC, has no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that Blue Violet Publishing, LLC and its DBAs, does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources, or for the availability of such external sites or resources. Blue Violet Publishing, LLC, shall have the right, but not the obligation, at any time and in its sole discretion, to block links from or to the sites listed above through technological or other means, without prior notice.