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Please read these Terms of Use carefully before using this Website.  The following terms and conditions govern your use of the Ripple website located at http://www.ripplereader.com (“Website”) and all books (“Books”) and other information and content available on the Website.  Your access and use of this Website in any way shall be deemed to indicate your acceptance of and agreement to all terms, conditions and notices contained or referenced herein (“Agreement” or “Terms of Use”).

Ripple reserves the right to update, change or revise the Terms of Use at any time.  Changes to the Terms of Use will be effective when posted on the Website.   You agree to review the Terms of Use periodically to be aware of any changes.  Your continued use of the Website following the posting of any changes or revisions to the Terms of Use constitutes your acceptance to those changes.  Before using the Website or any associated services, please review Ripple’s Privacy Policy. 

Services
Ripple offers software and services via its Website which allow a user of the software and Website to create a digital recording of the user's voice reciting the contents of literary Books (the “Software”).  In connection with the Website and Software, Ripple also offers delivery services to its users for transmission of the user’s recording to designees of the user (the “Services”).

Ripple also allows the user to browse titles of Books available on its Website and otherwise allows users to browse information available via its Website.  Ripple does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy of any information or content available on the Website.

Use of the Website
Ripple grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to access, use and display the Website and the materials thereon for your personal non-commercial use only, provided you comply fully with these Terms of Use.

You agree not to use the Website:
Ripple reserves the right to take such action as it deems appropriate where the Website, Service or Software is used in a manner that is deemed by Ripple to be in violation of the Terms of Use or is used in any way that is otherwise unlawful.

Copyright and Trademark Notices; Proprietary Rights
All contents of the Website and Software are protected under U.S. and international intellectual property laws.  The Website and Software are the property of Ripple.  © 2009 Ripple.  All rights reserved.

Ripple and its licensors are the owners of the copyright and all rights of copyright in and to the Website, Books, Software and other materials contained on the Website.  Users may not copy, reproduce, transmit, republish, distribute or download any material contained on the Website or Software without the express prior written permission of Ripple or the copyright owner(s).

The Ripple name, and all related trademarks, service marks and slogans are owned by Ripple.  All other trademarks and service marks contained on the Website are trademarks of their respective owners.  You may not use any Ripple or third party trademarks, service marks or logos without the prior written consent of Ripple or the third party trademark owner.

Registration with Ripple
The Software, Services and access to Books are offered to you conditioned on your registration and creation of an account with Ripple.  If you elect to register and create an account with Ripple, and/or purchase content or services from Ripple, you warrant that all information you submit is true and accurate (including without limitation your credit card number and expiration date), and you agree to pay all fees you incur plus all applicable taxes.  Your account and registration is personal to you.  Ripple may, for any reason, at any time in its sole discretion, terminate your account, username and password. 

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your username and password.  You will be solely responsible for the activities of anyone accessing your account, even if the individual is not, in fact authorized by you.  If you have reason to believe your username or password has been compromised or used without your authorization, you must promptly notify Ripple at webmaster@ripplereader.com and immediately login to your account to change your credentials.

The Terms of Use may be supplemented or amended by the Terms of Submission and other “click-through” or “online” agreements you are required to agree to when registering to submit Books through Ripple’s Online Submission Form and procedure.

Use of Services and Books
In consideration of your use of this Website, the Software and the Services, you represent and warrant you have the right, authority, and capacity to enter into this Agreement and to abide by the Terms of Use.

Permission to use the Website, Software and Services is granted, provided that use of the Website, Software and Services is for the purposes allowed under these Terms of Use and that  no portion of the Website, Software or Books will be reproduced, copied or distributed without express written license to do so.  You may not exploit the Website, Software, Books, or the underlying data in any way without prior written consent of Ripple.

You shall not derive or attempt to derive the source code or structure of all or any portion of the Website by reverse engineering, disassembly, decompilation or any other means.  You shall use the Books, Website, and Software for legal purposes only and shall not use them in any manner that violates the laws of any jurisdiction.  By virtue of your use of the Website, you do not receive any ownership rights in the Website, Software or Books.  You may not alter or remove any copyright notice or proprietary notice contained in or on the Website, Software or Books.

User Recordings Through Ripple
The Ripple Service and Software can be used to make audio recordings of a user reading any Book contained in the Ripple catalog for transmission by Ripple to a third party of the user’s choice.  You represent and warrant that to the extent you use the Ripple Services or Software to create recordings using a book not available through the Ripple catalog that you have all necessary rights to make such recording and to authorize Ripple to transmit such recording to a third party.

Ripple does not review user recordings before transmitting the recording to a third party.  Thus, you should review all recordings before requesting their transmission.  Ripple does not store or archive user recordings.  User-created recordings will remain on Ripple’s system no longer than ninety (90) days before they are permanently deleted.

You expressly agree and warrant that you will use the Ripple Services and Software only for personal use and not for any commercial purpose and that you will not reproduce, distribute or sell any user recording, other than through the authorized transmission process offered by Ripple, except that you are entitled to make one back-up copy of your recording for archival purposes.

User Submissions to Ripple
Registration and creation of an account with Ripple is necessary to post any Book for viewing and use by users.  By registering and creating an account with Ripple you agree that the information you provide to Ripple upon registration and at all other times is true, accurate, current and complete (“Registration Data”).  You also agree to maintain and promptly update the Registration Data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete.  Ripple has the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Website (or any portion thereof), for any reason, at any time, in Ripple’s sole discretion. 

If you chose to submit Books to Ripple for use on its Website, you must agree to the Terms of Submission and submit an Online Submission Form.  Ripple will not pay for any submission of Books except as expressly set forth in the Terms of Submission.  Ripple is under no obligation to post your Book or use any Book submitted to Ripple and Ripple reserves the right to remove your Books from the Website and Services at any time.  These Terms of Use may be supplemented or amended by the Terms of Submission and other “click-through” or “online” agreements you are required to agree to when registering to submit Books to Ripple through Ripple’s Online Submission Form and procedure.

Any material, information or other communications you post to a public forum on the Website will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary communications. 

You understand that all information, data, text, images or other materials, including without limitation, Books submitted to Ripple, (“Content”) whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, are the sole responsibility of the person from which such Content originated.  You are entirely responsible for all Content you upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available to Ripple.  You must have the legal right to display, upload and share your Content to or with Ripple.  Ripple is not liable or responsible for any Content, including, but not limited to, for any errors or omissions in any Content, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use, including unauthorized use, of any Content posted, transmitted or otherwise made available via the Website and Services.

Use By Minors
The Website is intended to be used by an individual of reading age and may require a registration for Membership to access certain services and content.  To register and create an account with Ripple, you must be 18 years of age or have authorization from a parent or legal guardian.  By using the Website or registering with Ripple, you represent that you are at least 18 years of age or that you have the express consent of a parent or legal guardian to register with Ripple and/or use the Website.  For further information related to collection of information related to use of the Website, Services or Software, please see Ripple’s Privacy Policy.

User submissions of Books to Ripple are allowed only by registered users who are at least 18 years of age.   Ripple does not intentionally collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 18 in connection with its user submissions of Books. 

Suspension and Termination
Ripple reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to any or all Ripple services, or any portion thereof at any time, without notice.  Ripple also reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to refuse to accept your request for registration with Ripple.

Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Ripple, its partners, affiliates, officers, agents and employees for any action, claim or demand, including attorneys’ fees, arising from or in connection with your use or misuse of the Website, Software, and Service.

Disclaimer of Warranties
You understand Ripple cannot and does not guarantee or warrant the Website, Software, or Services will be free of infection or viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other destructive code.  You are responsible for implementing security and safeguards to protect your property and data.  You assume the risk for your use of the Website, Software and Services.

THE WEBSITE, SERVICES, SOFTWARE AND BOOKS ARE PROVIDED BY RIPPLE "AS IS" WITH NO WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER.  ALL EXPRESS, IMPLIED, AND STATUTORY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED.  TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, RIPPLE DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES THAT THE WEBSITE AND SOFTWARE ARE FREE OF DEFECTS, VIRUS FREE AND DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES FOR THE SECURITY, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND PERFORMANCE.  NO ADVICE GIVEN BY RIPPLE, ITS AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES OR AUTHORIZED AGENTS SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY OR EXPAND THE SCOPE OF ANY WARRANTY THAT CANNOT BE DISCLAIMED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.  YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE, SERVICE, SOFTWARE AND BOOKS IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE SUBMISSION OF ANY CONTENT TO RIPPLE, AND THE DOWNLOAD OR UPLOAD OF ANY CONTENT THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT MAY RESULT IN THE DOWNLOAD OR UPLOAD OF ANY CONTENT TO THE WEBSITE.  YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING BACK-UPS OF CONTENT YOU SUBMIT TO RIPPLE.

Limitation on Liability
YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE AND UNDERSTAND THAT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, RIPPLE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES RESULTING FROM (I) THE USE, MISUSE, OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE, SOFTWARE OR SERVICE, (II) RELIANCE UPON THE WEBSITE, SOFTWARE OR SERVICES; (III) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR CONTENT TO RIPPLE; OR (IV) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE WEBSITE, SOFTWARE OR SERVICE. 

RIPPLE DISCLAIMS AND IS NOT LIABLE IN ANY MANNER FOR ANY USER CONTENT YOU MAY ENCOUNTER ON OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE, OR FOR THE ACTS, OMISSIONS, OR CONDUCT OF ANY USERS, ADVERTISERS OR OTHER THIRD PARTIES RELATED TO THE WEBSITE OR SERVICE.  RIPPLE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, SERVICES, ACTIONS OR FAILURE TO ACT OF ANY THIRD PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH OR REFERENCED ON THE WEBSITE.  YOU AGREE THAT RIPPLE SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY SORT INCURRED AS THE RESULT OF ANY DEALINGS WITH ADVERTISERS FOUND ON OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE, OR AS A RESULT OF THE PRESENCE OF SUCH ADVERTISERS ON THE WEBSITE. 

APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.  IN NO EVENT SHALL RIPPLE’S AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, OR OTHERWISE) EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING THIS WEBSITE OR SOFTWARE OR USING THE SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH THE WEBSITE.

Notice of Copyright and Intellectual Property Violations and Infringement
Ripple respects the intellectual property rights of others.  If you believe your or someone else’s intellectual property rights, including without limitation, copyrights or trademarks, have been violated by any portion of the Website, Software or Services, please contact Ripple’s Copyright Agent with the following information:


Ripple’s Agent for notice of infringement can be reached as follows:

Applicable Law and Arbitration
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado without regard to its conflicts of laws provisions.   Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement will be resolved by a panel of three arbitrators in accordance with the rules then in effect of the American Arbitration Association and will take place in Denver, Colorado.   The decision of the arbitration panel will be final and binding on the parties and may be entered in any court with jurisdiction.

Entire Agreement
These Terms of Use constitute the entire understanding and agreement between Ripple and you with respect to your use of the Website, Software and Services and it supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, warranties, or covenants, written or oral, express or implied, at law or in equity, respecting your use of the Website, Software and Services.

These Terms of Use, the Online Submission Form and the Terms of Submission constitute the entire understanding between Ripple and you with respect to your submission of Book(s) to Ripple.  In the event of discrepancy between these Terms of Use and the Terms of Submission, the Terms of Submission shall govern.

Waiver and Severability
Ripples’ failure to enforce any right or provision in these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.  If any provision of this Agreement is found to be prohibited by law and invalid, or for any reason such provision is held unenforceable, in whole or in part, that provision shall be considered severable and its invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the remainder of this Agreement, which shall continue in full force and effect.   

Contact
If you have any comments or questions about the Website, Software, Services or these Terms of Use, or if you wish to report a violation of the Terms of Use, please contact us by email at webmaster@ripplereader.com or via mail to:
Ripple
2630 W. Belleview Ave #200
Littleton, CO 80123

For Information Regarding the Ripple Privacy Policy, click here.