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    1. When We May Disclose Data

    Universal Concepts Publishing will only disclose your Personal Information to the third parties as described in this section, with your permission, or as otherwise permitted or required by applicable law. We may disclose this information to the following recipients:

    1. Authorized Persons. If you use the Services on behalf of another person or organization (such as your employer) (your “Authorizing Person”), Universal Concepts Publishing may provide your Personal Information to that Authorizing Person. Universal Concepts Publishing has no control over the use of your Personal Information by the Authorizing Person, and that use is not subject to this Privacy Policy. If you do not wish your Personal Information to be disclosed to the Authorizing Person, you should not use the Services.

    2. Service Providers. Universal Concepts Publishing uses third-party service providers like data hosting companies, analytics services, and payment processors that may have access to your Personal Information to perform their contractual obligations to us. The type of information that we disclose to a service provider will depend on the service that they provide to us. Our service providers are subject to contractual agreements that protect your Personal Information, and all service providers are required to maintain confidentiality standards that are commercially reasonable to ensure the security of your Personal Information.

    3. AffiliatesWe may disclose the information we collect from you to our affiliates or subsidiaries to help us operate our business. If we do disclose your Personal Information to our affiliates or subsidiaries, their use and disclosure of your Personal Information will be subject to our Privacy Policy.

    4. Analytics Services. These services help us analyze how visitors use our Site. We do not collect any personal identifiable information through vendors or transfer personal identifiable information to any vendors or service provider. We only use these services to record, on a completely anonymous basis, information such as mouse clicks, mouse movements, scrolling activity as well as non-personally identifiable information text you type in the Site.
    5. Third Parties for a Business Transition. Universal Concepts Publishing may disclose your Personal Information to third parties in certain circumstances as permitted by applicable law, for example: (i) if we go through a business transition (e.g., merger, acquisition, or sale of a portion of our assets); (ii) to comply with a legal requirement or a court order; (iii) when we believe it is appropriate in order to take action regarding illegal activities or prevent fraud or harm to any person; (iv) to exercise or defend our legal claims; (v) with our subsidiaries or affiliates; or (vi) for any other reason with your consent. Universal Concepts Publishing will require the actual or potential acquiring third party to agree to protect the privacy of your Personal Information in a manner that is consistent with our Privacy Policy or a similar policy. Universal Concepts Publishing is not liable for the actual or potential acquiring third party’s use or disclosure of your Personal Information.

    6. Law Enforcement and Legal Obligations. Universal Concepts Publishing may disclose your Personal Information to a government institution that has asserted its lawful authority to obtain the information. Universal Concepts Publishing may also disclose your Personal Information if Universal Concepts Publishing has reasonable grounds to believe the Personal Information could be useful in the investigation of unlawful activity. Universal Concepts Publishing may also disclose your Personal Information to comply with a subpoena, judgment, or warrant or an order made by a court, person, or body with jurisdiction to compel the production of information, or to comply with court rules regarding the production of records and information. Universal Concepts Publishing has no control over, or liability for, those persons’ use and disclosure of your Personal Information, and their use and disclosure is not subject to this Policy.

    Aggregated and De-Identified Information. Universal Concepts Publishing reserves the right to disclose, use, or sell aggregated or anonymized information about any individuals with third parties for any purpose, without restriction. For example, we will not disclose that you bought a particular item, but we may disclose how many customers in demographic groups bought that certain item.


    Terms and Conditions

    General

    Universal Concepts provides or will provide in the future a variety of website features at universalconceptspublishing.com (“Website”), similar services on other websites and applications, and other products owned and maintained by Universal Concepts Publishing, and/or in partnership with other vendors, supplier etc. (collectively, the “Services”). By accessing the Website or by using the Services, you are agreeing to these Terms and Conditions (“Terms”), our Privacy Policy (“Policy”) and all other applicable terms posted on our Website. The Entire Agreement is a legally binding agreement between You (referred to hereinafter as “you,” “user,” “customer,” “your”, or “visitor”) and us. Please read the Entire Agreement carefully. If these terms are inconsistent with any other written policies, terms, and agreements relating to any Services or our Website, the written guidelines, policy, terms, and agreements relating to the specific service will govern.

    We may from time-to-time amend or modify these Terms in our sole discretion by posting the amended Terms to the Website or by emailing you at the email address you provided to us. If you do not agree or consent to our amended or modified Terms, you should not use the Services. Your continued use of the Services will be considered your acceptance of any amended or modified Terms.

    Nothing in these Terms will be deemed to confer any third-party rights or benefits. Additional terms may apply to certain Services, and those additional terms will become part of your agreement with us if you use those Services.

    If you do not agree to the Entire Agreement, you should not use the Website and/or our Services. If you have any questions or concerns about these Terms, please feel free to contact us at uc4publishing@gmail.com.

    1. Use of the Services

    You may use our Services only if you are above the age of 18 and have the legal authority to enter into a binding contract. INDIVIDUALS BELOW THE AGE OF 18 (“MINORS”) ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED FROM CREATING AN ACCOUNT.  Use of the Services of the Site is strictly prohibited by those under the age of 18. If you are using the Services on behalf of any entity, then you are agreeing to the Terms on behalf of that entity and will be liable for all actions taken under that account. Universal Concepts Publishing reserves the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel orders in our sole discretion.

    1. Types of Users

    There are three types of users that can use the Services: Visitors to the Website, Guests, and Account Holders:

    1. Visitors:Visitors are those who browse our Website (“Visitors”). You are not required to make an account with us in order to be a Visitor. However, these Terms will still govern your visit to our Website. We may collect certain online behavioral and navigational information from your visit to our Website. For more information on the data we may collect from a Visitor, please review our Privacy Policy.

    2. Guests:Guests are those who visit our Website or an affiliate website and use our Services without creating an Account (“Guests”). You are not required to provide certain personal information to us if you are using our Services as a Guest. However, you may still be required to provide us with some personal information, such as payment information, billing information, shipping information, names and addresses. For more information on the personal information we need in order to process orders with us, please view our Privacy Policy.

    3. Account Holders:Account Holders are those who sign up and create an account with us on our Website and use our Services. In order to become an Account Holder, you must sign up and create an Account on our Website and provide us with data as outlined in our Privacy Policy. Personal information may be required in order to use the Services, and we will only use the personal information and user information according to our Privacy Policy

    3. Registration and Account Creation

    When you register to create an account and use the Services, you agree: (a) to submit a valid email address and password, along with your first and last name to create your account (“Account”); (b) to submit accurate information, including but not limited to your location, phone number, billing and shipping address, and other use content, on your account; (c) to keep confidential all aspects of your Account including your user name and password, and content associated with and within it; (d) that you are responsible for any and all uses of your Account, whether or not you’ve authorized such use; (e) to keep confidential all aspects of other Users’ Account information that you may have authorized access to; (f) to immediately notify us in writing of any unauthorized use of your Account; and (g) that you will not use the Services for any unlawful or otherwise illegal, illicit or prohibited activity. The information required to create an Account may vary depending on the country, region, or type of User.

    4. Communications

    In connection with your use of the Services, you agree that we may send you service announcements, administrative messages, notifications, offers, promotions, affiliate information and other important information. You may opt out of some of those communications by clicking the “unsubscribe” button on the bottom of all emails sent from us to you, or by altering your communication preferences by logging into your Account and choosing the email communications you want to receive via the Email Preferences menu. However, there are certain material transactional or data privacy emails from which you may not opt out. Additionally, you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. If you choose to delete your data with us, pursuant to the CCPA, we will continue to communicate with you in order to complete the deletion request, if possible, and to confirm completion of the request, if possible and applicable. For further information on deletion requests and communication, please review our Privacy Policy.

    5. Restrictions on User Content 

    1. We reserve the right to cancel a User Account at any time for any reason in our sole discretion. User Accounts may be cancelled for several reasons, including but not limited to:
      1. Submitting any unlawful, harassing, libelous, abusive, threatening, harmful, bigoted, racially offensive, obscene, or otherwise objectionable User Content or content that violates our policies;
      2. Submitting any sexually explicit User Content;
      3. Language or User conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law or regulation;
      4. Posting any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, “spam,” or junk mail, including “chain letters” and “pyramid schemes”;
      5. Submitting any User Content that is alleged to infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other proprietary right;
      6. Uploading a virus or User Content designed to disrupt, limit, or damage any functionality of any computer software, hardware or server;
      7. If we in our judgment and sole discretion deem it appropriate; or
      8. Upon a verified data deletion request.



    6. Prohibited Activities

    Unless you have our express written consent, you cannot, and will not attempt to:

      1. Use the Services to submit, store, transmit, or process malicious code, worms or viruses;
      2. Use the Services to submit, store, transmit, or process User Content that is or may be: (a) threatening, harassing, degrading, hateful or intimidating; (b) libelous or defamatory; (c) fraudulent, tortious or unlawful; (d) obscene, indecent, pornographic or otherwise objectionable; or (e) infringing of any person’s rights, any applicable laws, or your obligations to any third party;
      3. Use the Services to submit, store, transmit or process User Content that would give rise to criminal or civil liability or that encourages unlawful activity;
      4. Use the Services for retail arbitrage or any other commercial and/or reselling purposes (bulk purchasing is available solely for non-profit groups, foundations, and charities who do not re-sell items);
      5. Gain unauthorized access to the Services, or to our systems or networks;
      6. Interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Services, or third-party content contained therein;
      7. Impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity in connection with the Services;
      8. Reverse engineer, disassemble, or decompile the Services or apply any other process or procedure to derive the source code of any software included in the Services; or

    Unless otherwise provided, remove any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notice from the Services.

    7. Removal of User Content and Requests. 

    We take the rights of others very seriously. If you have any concerns that User Content is improper or infringing, please contact us at uc4publishing@gmail.com and if you would like the User Content removed, please provide us with:

      1. A detailed description of the objectionable content, including where it is located;
      2. A statement that you have a good faith belief that the poster does not have permission to use the said objectionable content;
      3. A statement that you are the owner, or exclusive agent of the owner, of the objectionable content;
      4. Your contact information, including telephone number and physical address, and;
      5. A signed and sworn statement, under penalty of perjury, that your statements above are true to your knowledge.

    We will investigate the content and if found inappropriate, try our best to remove any infringing User Content, but we are under no obligation or responsibility to do so.

    8. Cancellation, Removal or Suspension of Account

    1. Without limiting or waiving any of our other rights under these Terms, we may limit, suspend, terminate, modify, or delete your Account or access to the Services if you are, or we suspect that you are, failing to comply with any of these Terms for any actual or suspected illegal or improper use of the Services, with or without notice to you. Additionally, we may limit, suspend, terminate, modify, or delete your Account or access to the Services if we believe that you are infringing our intellectual property rights or third parties’, or are acting inconsistently with the letter or spirit of our Terms or any published policies. Data will be removed from all applicable devices when your Account is terminated or deleted, but only as technically feasible and in compliance with applicable laws.
    2. At any time, you may, cancel your Account with us by emailing us at uc4publishing@gmail.com or by accessing your Account preferences.
    3. At all times, you have the right to remove or change your User Content and some personal information by editing or specifically deleting it through your Account. You can edit, modify and delete your contact information, address, email address, payment information and date of birth within your Account. However, in certain instances, some of your removed or edited User Content or data may not be completely removed, and copies of your User Content or data may continue to exist on the system or Site’s server, and other locations belonging to us, including records indicating your deletion request as allowed by applicable data privacy laws. Copies, or meta copies, of User Content and information is solely used for purposes associated with the Services. We are not responsible or liable for the removal or deletion of (or the failure to remove or delete) any of your User Content at any time, or any other content that you have made available online, including comments, photos, testimonials, reviews, videos and ratings.

    9. Third Party Affiliates and Content

    In order to enhance your experience, we may display and use some content and services that are not owned or operated by us (“Affiliate Content and Services”). This Affiliate Content and Services are solely responsible for the content and service it provides to you, and we in no way guarantee the accuracy of the Affiliate Content and Services or their compliance with their own terms of use and privacy policies. You should review any Affiliate Content and Services’ agreements to make sure you agree with their services, policies and terms. We are under no obligation to ensure that those Affiliate Content and Services work error-free, are accurate and are up-to-date. We may (but are not obligated to) review content to determine whether it is illegal or violates our policies, and we may remove or refuse to display the Affiliate Content and Services that we reasonably believe violates our Terms or the law. The Services may contain links to other third-party websites that are not owned or controlled by us. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy or other practices of such third-party websites and/or vendors. Accordingly, we cannot and will not be responsible for any issues, including offensive or malicious content, usability, or other problems with or related to those websites. You are solely responsible for reading and understanding the policies and terms of use or service of any other website that you visit, both directly and indirectly relating to the Services. If you delete your account or data (or a portion thereof) with us, or opt-out-of-sale of your data, we will request that our third-party affiliates do the same, but we are not responsible for confirming their compliance or following up with the request. We will no longer process, transfer, share, or sell any data that has been deleted with us, and will not be able to provide you with the Services unless you register with a new account or withdraw your request. Further, we are not responsible or liable for the actions or omissions of any third-party affiliate in regard to their use, processing, sharing and/or transferring of such data. You are responsible for notifying or requesting the deletion of your data or personal information to any third-party affiliate to whom you’ve separately provided your data or personal information.

    10. Fees and Payment Information

    1. When using the Services or placing an order with us, you may be required to pay a purchase price associated with the item(s), along with applicable fees and taxes (“Fees”).
    2. We use third party payment gateways (“Third Party Payment Gateways”), such as, PayPal, and Authorize.net to process any applicable order fees, taxes and/or payments. By using the Services, you hereby agree to the terms of use and privacy policy of the then-current Third-Party Payment Gateway. We are not liable for any issues arising from or related to your breach of any Third-Party Payment Gateway’s policies. We may, from time-to-time, change our Third-Party Payment Gateway, and will provide you with written notice of such change. All information collected through our Third-Party Payment Gateway, such as credit card information, names, and addresses, may be accessible to us or stored by us. We are not liable for any data breach or security incident, or compromised personal information that is caused, directly or indirectly, by the Third-Party Payment Gateway. You are responsible for any data or personal information that you directly provide to any Third-Party Payment Gateway.
    3. If you choose to delete certain data or personal information with us, or if you opt-out-of-sale, we may not be able to process payments, fees, refunds, orders, credits, promotions or offers with our Third-Party Payment Gateway.

    11. Intellectual Property and License

    Using our Services does not give you ownership of any intellectual property rights in our Services or the content you access. Except in the context of browsing or accessing our Services in accordance with these Terms, you may not use content from our Services unless you obtain written permission from its owner or are otherwise permitted by law. These Terms do not grant you the right to use any branding or logos used in our Services. Do not remove, obscure, or alter any legal notices displayed in or along with our Services.

    1. Copyright Protection.

      All content included in any Service, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, is the property of Universal Concepts Publishing or its content suppliers and protected by United States and international copyright laws.

    2. The compilation of all content on this site and included in any Service is the exclusive property of Universal Concepts Publishing and protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. All software used on this site and included in any Service is the property of Universal Concepts Publishing or its software suppliers and protected by United States and international copyright laws.

    3. Trademark Protection

      Universal Concepts Publishing and other Services’ graphics, logos, page headers, button icons, scripts, and service names are trademarks, registered trademarks, or trade dress of Universal Concepts Publishing in the U.S. and other countries. Universal Concepts Publishing’  trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not owned by Universal Concepts Publishing, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits Universal Concepts Publishing . All other trademarks not owned by Universal Concepts Publishing  that appear in connection with Services are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by Universal Concepts Publishing.  Universal Concepts Publishing offers information on its site that is relevant to readers who may buy books, which may include (without limitation) the publisher’s names and books titles that are trademarks of their respective authors and/or publishers. Universal Concepts Publishing  use of such third-party trademarks is descriptive only and not intended to convey any endorsement.

    4. License and Site Access.   
       
      Universal Concepts Publishing grants you a limited license to access and make personal use of the Services and not to download (other than page caching) or modify it, or any portion of it, except with express written consent of Universal Concepts Publishing . This license does not include any resale or commercial use of Services’ content; any collection and use of any product listings, descriptions, or prices; any derivative use of Services’ content; any downloading or copying of account information for the benefit of another merchant; or any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools. Services’ content or any portion of such content may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, assigned, sub-licensed, visited, or otherwise exploited for any purpose, including commercial purposes, without the express written consent of Universal Concepts Publishing . You may not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form) of Universal Concepts Publishing  without express written consent. You may not use any meta tags or any other “hidden text” utilizing Universal Concepts Publishing’ name or trademarks without the express written consent of Universal Concepts Publishing . Any unauthorized use terminates the permission or license granted by Universal Concepts Publishing. You are granted a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right to create a hyperlink to the home page of Universal Concepts Publishing so long as the link does not portray Universal Concepts Publishing, or its products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive matter. You may not use any Universal Concepts Publishing logo or other proprietary graphic or trademark as part of the link without express written permission. Violation of this section will constitute a material breach of these Terms and may be grounds for immediate termination and/or cancellation of your Account.

    12. Copyright Complaints and Digital Millennium Copyright Act

    1. Notice of Copyright Infringement

    The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (the “DMCA”) provides recourse for copyright owners who believe that material appearing on the Internet infringes their rights under U.S. copyright law. If you believe in good faith that materials on the Services infringe your rights under U.S. copyright law, you may send Universal Concepts Publishing  a notice requesting that the material be removed. The notice must include the following information:

    1. The signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
    2. Identification of the work claimed to have been infringed;
    3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or the subject of infringing activity, and information that reasonably allows us to locate the material within the Services;
    4. Your name, address, telephone number, and email address (if available);
    5. A representation that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by you, your agent, or the law; and
    6. A representation that the information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

    Please be advised that Universal Concepts Publishing may not respond to complaints that do not meet the requirements above. If Universal Concepts Publishing determines in good faith that the materials alleged to infringe do not require removal, Universal Concepts Publishing may remove those materials only pursuant to a court order that declares the content or use of the materials unlawful.

    Please note that under Section 512(f) of the DMCA, any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity is infringing may be subject to liability. If you are unsure whether the material available online infringes your rights, we suggest that you contact an attorney before sending us a notice.

    1. Counter-Notices
      If you believe that a notice of copyright infringement has been wrongly filed against you, the DMCA permits you to send us a counter-notice. Counter-notices must include the following information:
    1. Your name, address, and telephone number;
    2. A description of the source of the content that was removed;
    3. A representation under penalty of perjury that you believe that the content was removed in error;
    4. A representation that you consent to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located, or if your address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district that Universal Concepts Publishing chooses, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original complaint; and
    5. Your signature (physical or electronic is acceptable).
    6. Updated Requirements

      Notices and counter-notices with respect to the Services must meet the then-current statutory requirements imposed by the DMCA and should be sent to Universal Concepts Publishing designated agent through the address listed below.
      ATTN: DMCA Designated Agent
      Universal Concepts Publishing Co. LLC
      P.O. Box 9431
      Newark, DE 19711

    13. Risk of Loss

    All items purchased from Universal Concepts Publishing are made pursuant to a shipment contract. This means that the risk of loss and title for such items pass to you upon our delivery to the carrier.

    14. Product Descriptions and Content Guidelines

    Universal Concepts Publishing attempts to be as accurate as possible. However, Universal Concepts Publishing does not warrant that product descriptions or other content provided through Services is accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-free. If a product offered by Universal Concepts Publishing itself is not as described, your sole remedy is to contact Universal Concepts Publishing and explain your issue. Whether return/refund or exchange our representative will make the final decision as to whether to issue a refund, issue store credit, or take no action as determined in our sole discretion.

    At Universal Concepts Publishing, our goal is to provide inspirational, religious and Spiritual books and associated products and materials to empower our readers to find peace, happiness and inspiration. We strive to provide high quality books and associated materials, but we do not dictate what our customers should read, nor do we censor ideas. Instead, we respect our customers’ ability to choose from books that espouse a wide range of ideas and viewpoints related to the topics noted above.

    We believe our genre of books offered on the Site are wholesome and free expression of beliefs and learning.  Therefore, we will not remove any books from our inventory because the viewpoints they may espouse are objectionable to some of our readers. Instead, we will strive to deliver our promise to customers to provide high quality books at fair prices, and content aligned with the genre which we were founded on.

     

    15. Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability

    UNIVERSAL CONCEPTS PUBLISHING AND ALL INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS (INCLUDING SOFTWARE) AND SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH UNIVERSAL CONCEPTS PUBLISHING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY UNIVERSAL CONCEPTS PUBLISHING ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN WRITING. UNIVERSAL CONCEPTS PUBLISHING MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF UNIVERSAL CONCEPTS PUBLISHING SERVICES OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS (INCLUDING SOFTWARE) OR SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH UNIVERSAL CONCEPTS PUBLISHING SERVICES. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF UNIVERSAL CONCEPTS PUBLISHING SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, UNIVERSAL CONCEPTS PUBLISHING DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, ADEQUACY, AND COMPLETENESS. UNIVERSAL CONCEPTS PUBLISHING DOES NOT WARRANT THAT UNIVERSAL CONCEPTS PUBLISHING SERVICES, INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS (INCLUDING SOFTWARE) OR SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH UNIVERSAL CONCEPTS PUBLISHING SERVICES, OUR SERVERS, OR EMAIL SENT FROM UNIVERSAL CONCEPTS PUBLISHING ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. UNIVERSAL CONCEPTS PUBLISHING WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF UNIVERSAL CONCEPTS PUBLISHING SERVICES OR FROM ANY INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS (INCLUDING SOFTWARE) OR SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH UNIVERSAL CONCEPTS PUBLISHING SERVICES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN WRITING. CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.

    16. Legal Compliance

    You represent and warrant that (i) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a “terrorist supporting” country; and (ii) you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.

    17. Applicable Law

    By using any Service, you agree that the laws of the state of Delaware, without regard to principles of conflict of laws, will govern these Terms of Use and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and Universal Concepts Publishing will be subject to exclusive jurisdiction in the state and federal courts located in Wilmington, Delaware.

    18. Disputes

    Any dispute relating in any way to your visit to our sites or use of any Service, or to products or services sold or distributed by Universal Concepts Publishing or through Services in which the aggregate total claim for relief sought on behalf of one or more parties exceeds $7,500 will be adjudicated in any state or federal court in Newcastle County, Delaware and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts.

     

    19. Site Policies, Modification, and Severability

    We reserve the right to make changes to Services, policies, and these Terms of Use at any time. Any changes to the Terms of Use will be effective from the time we publish the updated Terms of Use on our Website. By using our Website or Services after the changes have been implemented, you accept and agree to be bound by the new Terms of Use. If you do not consent to the terms of the updated Terms of Use, you must stop using the Services. If any of these conditions are deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that condition will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining condition.