This privacy pledge discloses how CaryPress, LLC. handles personal information collected by CaryPress, which includes full compliance with all general data protection regulations. Any user outside of the United States hereby verifies that they are 18 years of age or older and freely gives specific, informed and unambiguous indication that he or she, by signing up for our services, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her as outlined below.
No mobile information will be shared with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes. All other categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties
CaryPress may collect personal information when you sign up for our newsletter, when you click on a Pay-per-Click ad paid for by CaryPress, or when you participate in the publishing process through the CaryPress website.
CaryPress collects information about your transactions with us through your use of the services that we offer. We do not purchase any personal data from other companies nor do we profile the personal data you provide to us. If you wish to withdraw your consent, it is your responsibility to do so and you can unsubscribe at any time from the emails being provided to you by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of every email. You must also cease using this website.
Our website host automatically receives and records information on our server logs from your browser, including your IP address, browser settings, and pages requested. CaryPress also writes a cookie to your computer. A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user’s computer. CaryPress will write and access CaryPress cookies on your computer to facilitate your log-in process or to track your affiliate referrals. The information linked by the cookie is only your user ID number. We do not link to or store any other personally identifiable information to the cookie. We use both session ID cookies (for the shopping cart) and persistent cookies (Affiliate program). You can manually delete cookies at any time by following the directions given in your Internet browser’s Help file. Server logs from your browser, including your IP address, browser settings, and page requests may be kept through perpetuity, however we only use this specific type of personal information to facilitate your experience on our website.
Outside of the exceptions above CaryPress uses personal information to:
* fulfill your requests for products and services
* contact you
* offer author support program or the Marketing support program. As a registered participant of this program, CaryPress may send e-mails containing publishing or promotion information geared toward helping you make decisions regarding publication and marketing.
Persons within the United States may be 13-17 years of age provided they have the permission of their legal guardian; otherwise over the age of 18.
Personal information is information like your name, address, email address, or phone number, as well as additional information that is not otherwise publicly available.
When you begin the publishing process with your deposit or full package fee, we will ask for your full name, billing address, and phone number. We will also ask for payment information (credit card number) and your billing address. This information is securely processed through Thawte secure certification and is encrypted through secure socket layer (SSL) technology for your protection.
When you order books, we will request your delivery address for the purposes of calculating your shipping fees and for the purposes of delivering your order.
In order to receive royalty checks, you will have to maintain an accurate postal address in your author’s center, including your full name name, address, and phone number.
Your royalties may be subject to US tax laws. Therefore, in order to receive payment, you will need to provide either your SSN, TIN, or EIN for the sole purpose of our issuing a 1099 form reporting your annual earnings.
Book pricing information is set by the author, but the bookstores during their promotion can impact the original pricing.
If you are not a US taxpayer, you will be required to complete a W8 form declaring your exemption.
We limit employee and contractor access to your personal information. For example, only the accounting department has access to your tax information.
If you include any personal information in content that you save to your author webpage or include in your book, that information may be widely available to other users. CaryPress does not exercise control over those users and cannot guarantee that your personal information will be protected as described in this Privacy Policy. CaryPress does not delete or edit your personal information from any content you provide on your personal Author Webpage or within the body of your publications. If you do not want your personal information to be displayed, then only include it in the Author Profile section of your Publishing Center.
Outside of what is described above, CaryPress does not share your personal information with other people or nonaffiliated companies nor to any third country or international organization, although we may need to disclose your personal information in response to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process, or to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims, or as otherwise required by law. Additionally, we may need to disclose your personal information if we believe it is necessary in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, or violations of our production and distribution agreement. Lastly, we would need to share your personal information in the event CaryPress is acquired by or merged with another company.
This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.
This policy does not apply to the practices of companies that CaryPress, Inc. does not own or control, nor to people that CaryPress does not employ. We provide the title catalog metadata to our retailers, but we do not have a direct feed. Retailers manage the metadata they choose to display, and it is completely within their right to not take action on our request.
- Terms of Use
- These terms (the “Terms of Use”) govern your access to and use of https://carypress.com (the “Site”), including all Content (defined below) provided by CaryPress, Inc. (“CaryPress”), a self-publishing company. By accessing or using the Site, you accept and agree to the Terms of Use.The Site is offered and available to users who are either a) at least 18 years of age; or b) at least 13 years of age and accessing the Site with the participation of a parent or legal guardian who is over the age of 18. By using the Site, you represent and warrant that you meet all of the foregoing eligibility requirements. If you do not meet all of these requirements, you must not access or use the Site.ModificationsCaryPress reserves the right to revise and update the Terms of Use at any time and at its sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately upon posting, and apply to all access to and use of the Site thereafter. The most current version of the Terms of Use will supersede all previous versions. Your continued use of the Site following posting of revised Terms of Use means that you accept and agree to the changes.Limited LicenseThe Site, including, but not limited to, all information, software or HTML code, scripts, text, artwork, photography, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection and arrangement thereof and all intellectual property associated with the foregoing (collectively, the “Content”) are the sole property of CaryPress and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws. All Content is provided as a service to users of the Site.MarksAll trademarks, trade names, brand names, logos and images, service marks and trade dress displayed on the Site (collectively, “Marks”) are the property of CaryPress and CaryPress retains all rights regarding their use.Linking to Social Media FeaturesThe Site may provide certain social media features that enable you to:
• Link to or from certain third-party websites to certain content on the Site.
• Send e-mails or other communications with certain content, or links to certain content, on the Site.
• Cause limited portions of content on the Site to be displayed or appear to be displayed on your own or certain third-party websites.Limitation of LiabilityIN NO EVENT WILL CARYPRESS, ITS AFFILIATES OR ITS RESPECTIVE LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES (WHETHER DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THESE TERMS OF USE OR THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT, ANY CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES OBTAINED THROUGH OR OTHERWISE IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE OR OTHER WEBSITES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES ARE BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER THEORIES OF LIABILITY, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE (COLLECTIVELY, THE “EXCLUDED DAMAGES”).IndemnificationYou agree to indemnify and hold harmless CaryPress, its affiliates, licensors and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, successors and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, fines, penalties, or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms of Use or use of the Site, including, but not limited to: (i) any use of the Content other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Use or your use of any information obtained from the Site; and (ii) all claims arising from your fraud, intentional misconduct, criminal acts or gross negligence. If you cause a technical disruption of the Site or the systems transmitting the Site to you or others, you agree to be responsible for any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, fines, penalties, or fees (including reasonable attorneys? fees), arising or resulting from that disruption.Governing Law and JurisdictionThe laws of the State of Colorado govern these Terms of Use and your use of the Site, without giving effect to its conflict of laws provisions. By accessing the Site you agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the State of North Carolina and agree that it shall serve as the exclusive venue for any disputes relating to the Site. You further agree to waive any defense of inconvenient forum in connection with the maintenance of any action or proceeding so brought. - Pledge of Confidentiality
- Since 2013, CaryPress has been entrusted with hundreds of manuscripts by hundreds of authors. Our company and brand integrity depend upon maintaining the confidentiality of each manuscript we review and maintaining the trust of each writer we work with. As such, CaryPress pledges that the manuscript(s) and other materials you submit for publication will not be used, copied, sold, assigned, shared, or disclosed for any other reason outside of the services you specifically request from CaryPress. CaryPress further pledges that you, as the author of said work, retain 100% of the rights and copyrights to 100% of your manuscript and materials.Please maintain possession of your original manuscript and materials while only providing us with digital copies or photocopies. Unless otherwise specified by you, CaryPress assumes all materials we receive are digital and/or photocopies of the original work.
