Terms of Use
These terms govern use of the Cybria Press™ publishing imprint website.
Introduction
These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your access to and use of press.cybria.net (the "Site"), the website of Cybria Press™, a publishing imprint of Cybria Enterprises LLC, a Maryland limited liability company ("Cybria," "we," "us," or "our"). By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms.
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using press.cybria.net, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Site.
2. Use License
Subject to these Terms, Cybria grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Site for lawful, personal purposes, including:
- Browsing information about Cybria Press books and authors
- Following links to retailers (such as Amazon) to purchase books
- Submitting inquiries through our contact form
- Downloading or sharing information for personal, non-commercial use
3. Prohibited Conduct
You agree not to:
- Use the Site in any manner that violates applicable law
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site or related systems
- Use automated means (bots, scrapers, crawlers) except for legitimate search engine indexing
- Submit false, misleading, defamatory, or harassing content through the contact form
- Submit content that infringes any third party's intellectual property rights
- Use the contact form to send spam, solicitations, or unauthorized commercial communications
- Reproduce, distribute, modify, or create derivative works of Site content or our published books without authorization
- Misrepresent your identity or affiliation
- Interfere with the Site's operation or security
- Use the Site to transmit malware, viruses, or harmful code
4. User Communications
When you submit content through the contact form or via email, you grant Cybria a limited, non-exclusive license to use that content solely for the purpose of responding to your inquiry and operating our business. We do not claim ownership of your communications, but we may retain records of correspondence as described in our Privacy Policy.
You represent and warrant that any content you submit:
- Is your own or you have the right to submit it
- Does not infringe any third party's rights
- Is truthful and not misleading
- Complies with applicable law
5. Intellectual Property
All content on the Site — including text, graphics, logos, images, design, layout, code, and underlying structure — is the property of Cybria Enterprises LLC or its licensors and is protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.
"Cybria Press" is a trade name and common-law trademark of Cybria Enterprises LLC. See our Trademark Notice for details.
6. Books and Publishing Content
Books published under the Cybria Press™ imprint are protected by copyright and are sold exclusively through authorized retailers, including Amazon. Purchase, license, and use of our books are governed by the terms of the retailer through which you purchased the book and applicable copyright law.
Book descriptions, cover images, sample text, and promotional content displayed on the Site are provided for informational purposes. Such content is the property of Cybria Enterprises LLC or its licensors and may not be reproduced for commercial purposes without written authorization.
7. External Links and Amazon
The Site contains links to external websites, including Amazon.com, where our books are available for purchase. When you click such links, you leave press.cybria.net and are subject to the terms and privacy policies of the destination site.
Cybria does not control, endorse, or assume responsibility for the content, products, services, terms, or privacy practices of any third-party site. Purchases made on Amazon or other retailers are transactions between you and that retailer; we are not a party to those transactions.
8. Disclaimer of Warranties
THE SITE AND ALL CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. CYBRIA EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS:
- Implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement
- Warranties that the Site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure
- Warranties regarding the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of any content
- Warranties regarding the availability of any books or products through external retailers
YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
9. Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL CYBRIA ENTERPRISES LLC, ITS MEMBERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, OR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION:
- Loss of profits, revenues, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses
- Damages resulting from your access to, use of, or inability to use the Site
- Damages resulting from any conduct or content of any third party
- Damages resulting from any unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or content
- Damages arising from any purchases made through external retailers linked from the Site
OUR TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING FROM THE SITE OR THESE TERMS SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS (USD $100.00).
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages; in such jurisdictions, our liability is limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.
10. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Cybria Enterprises LLC and its members, officers, employees, contractors, and agents from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from:
- Your use of the Site
- Your violation of these Terms
- Your violation of any third-party rights
- Your submission of content through the contact form
11. Governing Law
These Terms and your use of the Site are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland, without regard to its conflict-of-law provisions. Cybria Enterprises LLC is a Maryland limited liability company with its principal office in Columbia, Maryland.
12. Dispute Resolution
Informal Resolution
Before initiating any formal proceedings, you agree to attempt to resolve disputes informally by contacting us at [email protected]. We will work in good faith to resolve disputes within 30 days.
Venue and Jurisdiction
If informal resolution fails, you agree that any legal action must be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Howard County, Maryland, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts.
Class Action Waiver
To the maximum extent permitted by law, you agree that disputes will be resolved only on an individual basis and not as a plaintiff or class member in any class, consolidated, or representative action.
13. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so the remaining Terms remain in full force and effect.
14. Changes to Terms
We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will indicate changes by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. For material changes, we will provide additional notice on the Site. Your continued use of the Site after changes constitutes acceptance of the modified Terms.