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Last updated: 8 December, 2023
Please be aware of these terms when using the BookNook Community website.
Your use of Community URL owned by BookNook Inc. (“we”, “our” or “us”) is subject to:
Changes to the Website Terms
We may change the Website Terms from time to time by publishing an updated version on the Website. By continuing to use the BookNook Community website you will be deemed to accept the updated Website Terms and agree to be bound by them.
Use of the Website as optional
Use of the BookNook Community website is optional.
Registration may be required to access
We may require you to register with us in order to access some parts of the Website. Where you register with us, you must keep your registration details confidential; you will be responsible for any access to the BookNook Community website using your registration details, even if the access is by another person.
No unlawful, infringing or offensive activity
You must not post or transmit to or via the BookNook Community website any information or material or otherwise use the BookNook Community website for any activity which breaches any laws or regulations, infringes a third party’s rights or privacy or is contrary to any relevant standards or codes, including the BookNook Community Guidelines. You must also not permit or enable another person to do any of those things.
No viruses or other interference
You must not transmit to or via the BookNook Community website any virus or other information or material or otherwise use the BookNook Community website in a way which:
You must also not permit or enable another person to do any of those things.
We may suspend or terminate your access
We may suspend or terminate your access to all or any part of the BookNook Community website at any time, if you breach these Website Terms or violate the Community Guidelines, in our reasonable opinion.
No warranties or representations
To the maximum extent permitted by law, we do not represent or warrant that the content on the BookNook Community website is accurate, reliable, suitable, or complete. In particular, although we use reasonable care and skill in providing the BookNook Community website, we cannot promise that the BookNook Community website will be continuously available or virus or fault free.
Our liability to you
Except as set out under this section, we may be liable to you for breach of contract or negligence under the principles applied by the courts. We are not liable for any loss or damage to the extent that it is caused by you. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we exclude any liability to you that may otherwise arise as a result from your use of the BookNook Community website in connection with any business purpose. If we are not entitled by law to exclude liability arising from breach of a statutory duty or other legislation, then to the extent we are permitted to do so we limit that liability to resupply of the services, information or links and associated services, as the case may be.
Your liability to us
You are liable to us for breach of the Website Terms or negligence under the principles applied by the courts. You are not liable to us for any loss to the extent that it is caused by us.
No waiver for breaches
If we do not act in relation to a breach of the Website Terms by you, we do not waive any rights to act in relation to that breach or any later breach by you. If you do not act in relation to a breach of the Website Terms by us, you do not waive any rights to act in relation to that breach or any later breach by us.
Governing law
The Website Terms are governed by the law in force in the state of California, United States.
Copyright and Trademark Notice
This Copyright and Trademark Notice applies to the BookNook Community website.
Our content
All copyright and other intellectual property rights subsisting in the BookNook Community website (including, without limitation, the software, design, text and graphics included in the BookNook Community Website) are owned or licensed by us and protected by the laws of the United States and other countries. You are authorized to view the BookNook Community website and its contents using your web browser or, where expressly invited to do so, to share certain content on social media. You must not otherwise reproduce, transmit (including broadcast), communicate, adapt, distribute, sell, modify or publish or otherwise use any of the material on the BookNook Community website, including audio and video excerpts, except as permitted by statute or with our prior written consent.
Trademarks
The BookNook Community website includes registered trademarks and trademarks which are protected by law. You may not use any of those trademarks, the names ‘BookNook Inc.’ or ‘BookNook’ without our prior written consent.
Links to third party sites
The BookNook Community website may contain links to third party websites. The links are provided solely for your convenience and do not indicate, expressly or impliedly, any endorsement by us of the sites or the information, products or services provided at those sites. You access those sites and use the information, products and services made available at those sites solely at your own risk. For any questions or information regarding our Terms and Conditions, please contact us via Tutor Support.
Last updated: 8 December, 2023
This Privacy Policy describes our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of your information when you use the BookNook Community website “the Website” and informs you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.
We use your personal data to provide and improve the Website. By using the Website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:
While using the Website, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Website.
Usage Data includes data related to any activities that take place on the Website, including but not limited to course completion data in the Learning Library.
Usage Data may also include information such as your device’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of the Website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
When you access the Website by or through a mobile device, we may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Website or when you access the Website by or through a mobile device.
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Website and store certain information. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Website. The technologies we use may include:
The company may use personal data for the following purposes:
We may share your personal information in the following situations:
The Company will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Website, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.
Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company’s operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.
The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.
If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).
The Company may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
The security of your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, the Company cannot guarantee its absolute security.
The Website has an ethical and legal obligation to ensure the safety and well-being of our students. It is the responsibility of BookNook staff and tutors to protect the safety of our students by not sharing photos, videos, audio clips, or any personal identifiable information (PII), or making inappropriate or unprofessional comments about our students on the Website.
The Website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.
We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
We will let you know via email and/or via a prominent notice on the Website, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “Last updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
For any questions or information regarding our Privacy Policy, you can contact us via Tutor Support.