Terms and Conditions
Effective Date: January 1, 2026
Last Updated: April 3, 2026
Welcome to www.lindleymchucheson.com site.By accessing or using this Site, you agree to these Terms & Conditions. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.
This Site is an author platform created to share books, blog content, newsletter correspondence, reader opportunities, and related merchandise or services.
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On This Page
Use of This Site
Intellectual Property
Book Information, Covers, and Works in Progress
Reader Programs and Advance Materials
Purchases, Preorders, and Shop Terms
User Submissions
No Guarantee of Availability
Third-Party Services and Links
Disclaimer of Warranties
Limitation of Liability
Indemnification
Governing Law
Changes to These Terms
Contact
1. Use of This Site
This Site is provided for informational, entertainment, community, and commercial purposes related to:
- books and reading content
- blog/editorial content
- newsletters
- events and appearances
- reader programs
- merchandise and related offerings
You agree to use the Site lawfully and not to:
- violate any law or regulation
- interfere with Site security or functionality
- attempt unauthorized access
- scrape, copy, republish, or exploit Site content without permission
- submit false, abusive, defamatory, or infringing content
2. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise stated, all content on this Site is owned by or licensed to [Author Name / Pen Name] and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.
This includes, without limitation:
- book text and excerpts
- blog posts
- graphics
- branding
- logos
- downloadable materials
- character names and original creative content
- design elements
- newsletters and reader materials
You may:
- view the Site for personal, non-commercial use
- share links to public pages
- quote brief excerpts only with proper attribution where legally permitted
You may not:
- reproduce, sell, republish, distribute, adapt, train AI on, or commercially exploit Site content without prior written permission
3. Book Information, Covers, and Works in Progress
From time to time, the Site may display:
- placeholder covers
- works in progress
- tentative titles
- early blurbs
- draft descriptions
- unreleased materials
- estimated release dates
These items may change at any time without notice.
4. Reader Programs and Advance Materials
Any participation in ARC, beta, launch, or other reader programs is subject to approval and may be revoked at any time.
Advance materials, manuscript excerpts, protected downloads, and related reader assets are confidential and proprietary unless we expressly state otherwise. You may not:
- share them
- upload them
- reproduce them
- distribute them
- post spoilers or excerpts in unauthorized ways
- remove watermarks or access controls
We reserve the right to deny or revoke access for any reason.
5. Purchases, Preorders, and Shop Terms
If products, books, signed editions, merchandise, or digital items are offered through this Site or linked platforms:
- all prices are subject to change
- availability is not guaranteed
- product descriptions are provided in good faith but may contain minor errors
- preorder timelines are estimates unless expressly guaranteed
- certain items may be fulfilled by third-party providers
Additional store, shipping, refund, or preorder terms may appear on product pages and are incorporated into these Terms by reference.
6. User Submissions
If you submit comments, messages, testimonials, reviews, photos, contest entries, or other content, you represent that:
- you have the right to submit it
- it does not infringe any third-party rights
- it is not unlawful, threatening, defamatory, obscene, or abusive
Unless otherwise stated, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, display, reproduce, and share that content for Site, promotional, editorial, or marketing purposes.
7. No Guarantee of Availability
We may modify, suspend, or discontinue any portion of the Site, newsletter, downloads, shop, applications, or reader programs at any time without liability.
8. Third Party Services and Links
The Site may link to or integrate with third-party platforms, including booksellers, email services, social media, e-commerce tools, analytics providers, or event tools. We do not control those third parties and are not responsible for their content, policies, products, or practices.
9. Disclaimer of Warranties
This Site and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim warranties of any kind, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
We do not guarantee that:
- the Site will always be available
- the Site will be error-free or uninterrupted
- downloads will be free of harmful code
- information will always be complete, current, or accurate
10. Limitation of Liability
o the fullest extent permitted by law, Lindley McHucheson shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of or inability to use the Site, products, downloads, newsletters, or third-party services linked from the Site.
11. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Lindley McHucheson from claims, damages, liabilities, and expenses arising out of:
- your misuse of the Site
- your violation of these Terms
- your infringement of any third-party rights
12. Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed by the laws of the State of Missouri, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.
Any disputes shall be resolved in the appropriate state or federal courts located in Camden, Missouri, unless applicable law requires otherwise.
13. Changes to These Terms
We may revise these Terms at any time by posting updated language on this page. Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
14. Contact
Lindley McHucheson
letters@lindleymchucheson.com
[Mailing Address or P.O. Box]
With gratitude,
© 2026 Lindley McHucheson
Crafted with ink, imagination, and a touch of mischief.
