App for Authors Terms and Conditions
1.) Eligible Uses of App for Authors
Each paid account will only have access to one app. Users will be required to independently maintain necessary developer accounts for Android and iOS. App for Authors is not responsible for issues with your developer accounts, and will not provide a refund for any downtime due to devloper account issues.
2.) Eligible Users
- Age – Must be 18 years old and legally capable of entering into contracts
- Contact Information/Registration – You must complete the registration process.
- Legal Use – All Members must affirm that they are using App for Authors in a legal manner that does not violate any laws or regulations.
App for Authors may change eligibility terms at any time and reserves the right to terminate any members account for any reason at any time.
3.) Password and Account Dispute Issues
Each member is responsible for keeping their account password details to themselves. App for Authors is not responsible for any losses or issues to your account related to hacked passwords. If an issue arises involving a dispute between multiple people claiming account ownership, App for Authors may attempt to assist in a resolution, but cannot guarantee a good outcome for the original account holder.
4.) Changes To Terms & Conditions
If App for Authors changes its terms in a significant way, we will notify you by email of the changes. The current Author/Member has 10 days to close their account before any new terms go into effect. If an Author/Member does not respond or close their account, the new terms become effective. Significant changes are changes that will affect member authors directly.
5.) Plans and Pricing
The current cost of a monthly plan with App for Authors is listed on our registration page. Your account will be set to auto-renew each month on your payment date or as close as possible. We will charge your credit card on file for each new month, regardless of whether you actively use the service or not. Members will have the ability to cancel their account from renewing each month via the “contact us” link found at the bottom of our website https://www.appforauthors.com.
6.) Payment Terms
Initial payment will be delayed during 14 day free trial. Af the end of the free trial, your payment method will be automatically charged unless you’ve requested to cancel your account prior to the charge being processed. Payment is due immediately upon subscription renewal each month, and shall be due on a monthly, recurring basis thereafter, or such other routine billing cycle as may be agreed by the parties in writing. Client hereby authorizes such payments to be charged and made by automatic withdrawal from a United States bank or credit institution, such as a credit card, including any past due balances, accrued penalties or late charges, to bring Client’s account current. If payment is by credit card, the Client authorizes App for Authors to charge the credit card listed on the subscription form for those charges for services that may accrue or for any past-due balances, in order to bring the account to current status. Credit card payments will be billed and charged automatically, and App for Authors may charge the amount due to the provided card at any time. Client agrees to maintain a current, non-expired credit card on file for billing purposes.
7.) Free/Discounted Plans
App for Authors reserves the right to offer free/discounted accounts. A Free/Discounted account may restrict the amount of features available to authors on these plans. The Free/Discounted Plan can be given out to any author for any reason. App for Authors is not obligated to adjust pricing if the Free/Discounted Plan is not available when an author wants to sign up. The availability of the Free/Discounted Plan will be determined by App for Authors as is seen fit based on marketing, available resources, or any other need or requirement. App for Authors has the right to enable/disable the Free/Discounted Plan or Free/Discounted accounts at any time with 30 day notice. If an author/member is on said Free/Discounted Plan or account they will be given notice in email and their dashboard if their plan is to be eliminated. If a member is on a Free/Discounted Plan, chooses to cancel, and resume services at a later time, the member will no longer be eligible for the previous pricing, and must pay the current rate. Anyone on a Free/Discounted Plan can upgrade to a standard plan at any time. Customer Service may be limited to anyone on a Free/Discounted Plan.
8.) Coupon Codes/Discounts
App for Authors may occasionally supply coupon codes or other discounts to certain authors. These coupon codes/discounts are given out by App for Authors and can be disabled at any time. App for Authors may give out these codes/discounts to whoever they want and for any reason. These codes/discounts can be for whatever discount the App for Authors team decides. The codes/discounts will be primarily used to gain new customers through the running of promotions.
9.) Refunds/Cancellations
a. Refunds: We are required to provide a refund only if we terminate our Services to you without cause before the end of a month for which you have paid. There is no other circumstance in which you will be entitled to a refund from us.
b. Cancellation: Members have the right to cancel services at any time. Cancellation will result in the termination of your app on all platforms. This means the app will no longer work for any/all users who have downloaded and installed your app. To cancel services, please let us know via the “contact us” link located on our website at https://www.appforauthors.com. Cancellation requests received after subscription renewal will not result in a refund of the most recent payment, but will stop all future payments.
10.) Author/Member Remedies, Limitation of Liability
In the event of a default by App for Authors, the parties agree that the Client’s damages shall be limited to the fees paid to App for Authors pursuant to this Agreement, and that Client shall not be entitled to any further, incidental or consequential damages. The Author/Member assumes all responsibility for any loses or damages caused by the use of our software and services. App for Authors will not be held liable for anything more than the current month of fees paid to use App for Authors service no matter what the circumstance may be including any negligence on App for Authors behalf. All App for Authors employees, owners, investors and independent contractors will be protected by this portion of the agreement also based on the above language and terms.
11.) Warranties of Author/Client
Client hereby warrants and covenants to App for Authors:
a. Use all App for Authors services for lawful purposes only. Transmission or storage of any information, data or material in violation of any United States Federal, State, or local government law, regulation, or ordinance is expressly prohibited. This includes but is not limited to, copyrighted or trademarked material, material legally determined to be threatening or obscene, or material protected by trade secret or other statute.
b. Author expressly represents that it has legal right to the books, images, and other works it references in App for Authors.
c. Author agrees to not transmit on or through App for Authors any sexually explicit or otherwise inappropriate images or material in App for Authors, including but not limited to images of drug use or nudity, any material that is in App for Authors’ sole discretion threatening, abusive, libelous, hateful, that encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense or give rise to civil liability, or any material that potentially jeopardizes the goals of App for Authors.
d. Author gives permission for App for Authors to use authors’ created images for its marketing, advertising and public relations purposes.
12.) Privacy Policy
The App for Authors Privacy policy is a part of the terms and conditions. Please read through them.
13.) Disclaimers
App for Authors will not be responsible for the behavior of any advertisers, partners or other Author/Members actions. This includes any websites or services that App for Authors recommends or links to for Authors.
14.) Compliance With Laws
It is the Author/Members responsibility to ensure they are using App for Authors Services in compliance with all laws. Authors agree to indemnify and hold harmless App for Authors from any losses or lawsuits that result from an Author failing to comply with any law while using our services.
The software and services of App for Authors are also subject to U.S. export laws. Authors should not violate U.S. Export laws in downloading or exporting the services and software. Your use of the software and services are at your own risk.
15.) Notification of Security Breaches
If we find out there was a security breach to any member, we will notify you as soon as possible along with a description of what happened. The notification will come on the website and through email.
16.) Not A Partnership
Under no circumstances shall this Agreement be considered a contract of partnership or joint venture. Neither party shall be liable for any of the debts, accounts, obligations or other liabilities of the other party, its agents or employees, and neither party shall have any authority to obligate or bind the other party in any manner except as may be expressly provided herein.
17.) Force Majeure
If any event occurs whereby App for Authors’ performance hereunder is materially hampered, as a result (wholly or in part) of any cause not entirely within its control and which it could not by reasonable diligence have avoided, such as a fire or other Act of God, riot, labor strike, work stoppage, refusal to work, lock-out, slow-down, picketing, boycott, or any other concerted activities, whether engaged in by employees or non-employees of App for Authors, national or local emergency, or any other condition disabling App for Authors from performing its Services under this Agreement, accident, calamity, or other cause not entirely within App for Authors’ control (each a “Force Majeure”), App for Authors’ performance under this Agreement shall be suspended for the period of the Force Majeure, and App for Authors shall return to Client any advance payment made by Client for the affected period without any further liability or obligation on the part of App for Authors which arises out of such suspension.
18.) Attorneys’ Fees and Costs
In addition to the remedies provided elsewhere herein, in the event of a default by Client, App for Authors shall recover from Client App for Authors’ costs of collection and litigation, including but not limited to reasonable attorneys’ fees, expert witness fees, deposition costs, fees related to a subpoena and related travel expenses.
19.) Indemnification
Client shall indemnify and hold harmless App for Authors, its officers, directors, shareholders, members, managers, employees, agents, heirs and assigns (the “Indemnitees”) from and against any cost, damage, claim, liability or expense occasioned by any negligent or wrongful act of Client or any of Client’s officers, directors, employees, invitees, or agents, and Client shall defend and protect the Indemnitees from and against the same at Client’s own cost and expense. This indemnification shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement.
20.) No Warranty or Guaranty
Client expressly acknowledges that Developer/App for Authors makes no promises or warranties, whether express or implied, regarding the results of services provided, and hereby explicitly disclaims any warranties that may otherwise be implied by law, and that App for Authors does not guarantee any increase in revenue, sales or marketing performance as a result of App for Authors’ Services under this Agreement. We maintain the software and services on this website are “as is”.
21.) Assignment
Client may not transfer or assign its rights under this Agreement without App for Authors’ prior written consent.
22.) Choice of Law, Venue
This Agreement is entered into in the State of Idaho, County of Bonneville, and, in the event of any controversy or litigation, shall be subject to the jurisdiction of, and venue shall be proper in, the Circuit Court for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Bonneville County, Idaho, and governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Idaho, without regard to its principles of conflicts of laws.
23.) No Waiver
No waiver shall be effective unless in writing and executed by the party to be charged with such waiver. No waiver shall be deemed a continuing waiver in respect of any subsequent breach or default, whether similar or dissimilar in nature, unless expressly so stated in writing.
24.) Severability
The invalidity or unenforceability of any particular provision of this Agreement shall not affect the other provisions hereof, and this Agreement shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid or unenforceable provision were omitted.
25.) Amendments
Any amendments to this agreement will not be effective until an email being sent to members. Even if we do not take action immediately on violation of any terms, we still may take action at a further time.
26.) Change Requests
App for Authors will not make a change to the terms and agreements based on the request of a single author or member. If we decide to take action on the terms, it will apply to all authors/members and be announced by email and on our website.
27.) Ambiguities
Each party and its counsel have participated fully in the review and revision of this Agreement. Any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not apply in interpreting this Agreement. The language in this Agreement shall be interpreted as to its fair meaning and not strictly for or against any party.
28.) Headings
Any headings preceding the text of the several sections, paragraphs or subparagraphs hereof are inserted solely for convenience of reference and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement, nor shall they affect its meaning, construction or effect.
29.) Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
30.) Entire Agreement
This Agreement, including any and all exhibits hereto and links to other important pages, reflects the entire agreement between the parties respecting the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all prior agreements, understandings or commitments, written or oral between the parties hereto. Any changes, alterations, additions or deletions to the printed contents of this Agreement shall be effective on the date published on the website and announced to members/Authors by email.