Terms of use

Last updated January 10, 2020

This is an agreement between you and The ReadBetter® Company LLC (with its affiliates, “ReadBetter” or “we” or “us”). Please read these ReadBetter Services Terms& Conditions of Use, the ReadBetter Privacy Notice, and the other applicable rules, policies, and terms available at the thereadbettercompany.com website, or on or through the ReadBetter Software (collectively, this “Agreement”) before using the ReadBetter Services. By using the ReadBetter Services, you agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and all terms and conditions set forth. If you do not accept the terms of this Agreement, then you may not use the ReadBetter Services. In this agreement, the words "including" and "include" mean "including, but not limited to."

Definitions:

ReadBetter Website: collectively means our services offered through the use of www.thereadbettercompany.com website, our mobile and other software applications
Using our Services
You must follow any policies made available to you within our Services.
Do not misuse our Services, for example, do not interfere with our Services or try to access them using a method other than the interface and the instructions that we provide. You may use our Services only as permitted by law, including applicable export and control laws and regulations. We may suspend or stop providing our Services to you if you do not comply with our terms or policies or if we are investigating suspected misconduct. Using our Services does not give you ownership of any intellectual property rights in our Services or the content that you access. You may not use content from our Services unless you obtain 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 In connection with your use of the Services, we may send you service announcements, administrative messages and other information. You may opt out of some of those communications. Some of our Services are available on mobile devices. Do not use such Services in a way that distracts you and prevents you from obeying traffic or safety laws. Your ReadBetter Account
You may need to create a ReadBetter Account in order to use our Services. To protect your ReadBetter Account, keep your password confidential. You are responsible for the activity that happens on or through your ReadBetter Account. Try not to reuse your ReadBetter Account password on third-party applications. If you learn of any unauthorised use of your password or ReadBetter Account, please notify us immediately by email or phone number published on the contact us section of our website We may suspend your account at any time that your account is suspected to be misused, found to be used for any unauthorized purpose or suspected to be in violation of ReadBetter terms and conditions Connectivity & Availability
Internet connectivity - ReadBetter Services may require an Internet connection from a third-party provider in order to use some features. In such cases, your Internet connection is subject to the fees, restrictions, terms and limitations imposed by your provider. Availability. Some ReadBetter Services may be unavailable, vary (by product or geography, for example), be offered for a limited time, or require separate subscriptions. General
Information received:
The ReadBetter Software may provide us with information about your use of the Product, and use of Digital Content, other content, and the Services. Information provided to ReadBetter may be processed in the cloud to improve your experience and our services, and may be stored on servers outside the country in which you live. We will handle any information we receive in accordance with the ReadBetter Privacy Notice. Information Provided To Others. You are responsible for any information you provide to others, including third-party Digital Content providers. Use of information you provide to these third parties will be subject to any privacy notice or other terms that they may provide to you Changes to our Services; Amendments. We may change, suspend, or discontinue the Services, or any part of them, at any time without notice. We may amend any of this Agreement's terms at our sole discretion by posting the revised terms on the ReadBetter website. Your continued use of our Services after the effective date of the revised Agreement constitutes your acceptance of the terms. We are constantly changing and improving our Services. You can stop using our Services at any time, although we would be sorry to see you go. We may also stop providing Services to you or add or create new limits to our Services at any time. We believe that you own your data, and preserving your access to such data is important. If we discontinue a Service, where reasonably possible, we will give you reasonable advance notice and a chance to remove information from that Service. Termination. Your rights under this Agreement will automatically terminate without notice if you fail to comply with any of its terms. In case of such termination, ReadBetter may immediately revoke your access to the ReadBetter Services. ReadBetter's failure to insist upon or enforce your strict compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of any of its rights. Disputes/Binding Arbitration. Any dispute or claim arising from or relating to this Agreement, our Software, or our Services is subject to the binding arbitration, governing law, disclaimer of warranties, limitation of liability, and all other terms in the ReadBetter Conditions of Use. You agree to those terms by entering into this Agreement, or the ReadBetter Services. Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability. We provide our Services using a commercially reasonable level of skill and care and we hope that you will enjoy using them. But there are certain things that we do not promise about our Services.

OTHER THAN AS EXPRESSLY SET OUT IN THESE TERMS OR ADDITIONAL TERMS, NEITHER READBETTER NOR ITS SUPPLIERS OR DISTRIBUTORS OR AFFILIATES MAKES ANY SPECIFIC PROMISES ABOUT THE SERVICES. FOR EXAMPLE, WE DO NOT MAKE ANY COMMITMENTS ABOUT THE CONTENT WITHIN THE SERVICES, THE SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS OF THE SERVICES OR THEIR RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY OR ABILITY TO MEET YOUR NEEDS. WE PROVIDE THE SERVICES “AS IS”. SOME JURISDICTIONS PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN WARRANTIES, LIKE THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE EXCLUDE ALL WARRANTIES. WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED, WHETHER INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR DIRECT. YOU AGREE THAT OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY IN ANY EVENT WITH RESPECT TO ANY CLAIM ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES EXCEEDS FIVE US DOLLARS ($5.00)

Contact Information. For help with the ReadBetter Services or resolving other related issues, please contact Customer Service at www.thereadbettercompany.com/contact-us/. Privacy
Please review our Privacy policy, which explains how we treat your personal data and protect your privacy when you use our Services. By using our Services, you agree that ReadBetter can use such data in accordance with our Privacy Policies.. The personal information / data provided to us by you during the course of usage of our Services will be treated as strictly confidential and in accordance with the Privacy Notice and applicable laws and regulations. If you object to your information being transferred or used, please do not use the website.Content displayed on our website is copyrighted by us. We respect all copyrights and trademarks owned by third-parties. Any third-party content or logos displayed on this website are owned by the respective third-party. We expect you to respect all copyrights. You may not copy or reproduce any content offered on our Services without express consent of ReadBetter Access to TheReadBetterCompany.com
We will do our utmost to ensure that availability of the website will be uninterrupted and that transmissions will be error-free. However, due to the nature of the Internet, this cannot be guaranteed. Also, your access to the website may also be occasionally suspended or restricted to allow for repairs, maintenance, or the introduction of new facilities or services at any time without prior notice. We will attempt to limit the frequency and duration of any such suspension or restriction.
    Requirements and conduct
  • Use of our Service is available only to persons who can form a legally binding contract. If you are a minor i.e. under the age of 18 years, you may use our Service only with the involvement of a parent or legal guardian. If you are permitting a child to use the Service, you agree to take full responsibility and liability for any You may not assign or otherwise transfer your Account to any other person or entity.
  • You agree to comply with all applicable laws when using the Services, and you may only use the Services for lawful purposes.
  • By use of our services you undertake the responsibility to ensure that the service meets your needs and expectations. We provide the service ‘as-is’ and do not make any commitment to the content, nature, reliability or safety of the service.
  • You will not in your use of the Services cause nuisance, annoyance, inconvenience, personal or property damage, whether to the Third Party Provider or any other party. In certain instances we may require you to provide proof of identity to access or use the Services, and you agree that you may be denied access or use of the Services if you fail to provide proof of identity.
  • You must not use the website in any way that causes, or is likely to cause, the website or access to it to be interrupted, damaged or impaired in any way You understand that you, and not ReadBetter, are responsible for all electronic communications and content sent from your computer to us and you must use the website for lawful purposes only.
  • You must not use the website for any of the following:
  • for fraudulent purposes, or in connection with a criminal offense or other unlawful activity
  • to send, use or reuse any material that does not belong to you; or is illegal, offensive (including but not limited to material that is sexually explicit content or which promotes racism, bigotry, hatred or physical harm), deceptive, misleading, abusive, indecent, harassing, blasphemous, defamatory, libelous, obscene, pornographic, pedophilic or menacing; ethnically objectionable, disparaging or in breach of copyright, trademark, confidentiality, privacy or any other proprietary information or right; or is otherwise injurious to third parties; or relates to or promotes money laundering or gambling; or is harmful to minors in any way; or impersonates another person; or threatens the unity, integrity, security or sovereignty of India or friendly relations with foreign States; or objectionable or otherwise unlawful in any manner whatsoever; or which consists of or contains software viruses, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings or any "spam
  • to cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety

License for website access
Subject to your compliance with these Conditions of Use and payment of applicable fees, if any, ReadBetter grants you a limited license to access and make personal use of this website, but not to download (other than page caching) or modify it, or any portion of it. This license does not include any resale or commercial use of this website or its contents; any collection and use of any product listings, descriptions, or prices; any derivative use of this website or its contents; any downloading or copying of account information; or any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools. This website or any portion of this website (including but not limited to any copyrighted material, trademarks, or other proprietary information) may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, distributed or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without express written consent of ReadBetter and / or its affiliates, as may be applicable.
You may not frame or use framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form) of ReadBetter and its affiliates without express written consent. You may not use any meta tags or any other "hidden text" utilising ReadBetter's or its affiliates' names or trademarks without the express written consent of ReadBetter and / or its affiliates, as applicable. Any unauthorised use terminates the permission or license granted by ReadBetter and / or its affiliates, as applicable. You may not use any ReadBetter logo or other proprietary graphic or trademark without express written consent of ReadBetter and / or its affiliates, as may be applicable. Trademarks
TheReadBetterCompany.com, ReadBetter, THE READBETTER LOGO and other marks indicated on our website are trademarks or registered trademarks of The ReadBetter Company, LLC. or its subsidiaries (collectively "ReadBetter") in their respective jurisdictions. TheReadBetterCompany.com’s graphics, logos, page headers, button icons, scripts and service names are the trademarks or trade dress of ReadBetter. ReadBetter’s trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not ReadBetter's, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits ReadBetter. All other trademarks not owned by ReadBetter that appear on this website are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by ReadBetter. Communications
When you visit TheReadBetterCompany.com, you are communicating with us electronically. You will be required to provide a valid phone number and/or email address while using our services. We may communicate with you by e-mail, SMS, phone call or by posting notices on the website or by any other mode of communication. For contractual purposes, you consent to receive communications (including transactional, promotional and/or commercial messages), from us with respect to your use of our Services. Events beyond our reasonable control
We will not be held responsible for any delay or failure to comply with our obligations under these conditions if the delay or failure arises from any cause which is beyond our reasonable control. This condition does not affect your statutory rights. About these Terms
We may modify these terms or any additional terms that apply to a Service to, for example, reflect changes to the law or changes to our Services. You should look at the terms regularly. We’ll post notice of modifications to these terms on this page. We’ll post notice of modified additional terms in the applicable Service. Changes will not apply retrospectively and will become effective the day after they are posted. However, changes addressing new functions for a Service or changes made for legal reasons will be effective immediately. If you do not agree to the modified terms for Service, you should discontinue your use of our Service. If there is any inconsistency between these terms and any additional and more specific terms that apply, the more specific of the terms will prevail to the extent of the inconsistency. These terms govern the relationship between ReadBetter and you. They do not create any third party beneficiary rights. If you do not comply with these terms and we do not take action immediately, this doesn’t mean that we are giving up any rights that we may have (such as taking action in the future). If it turns out that a particular term is not enforceable, this will not affect any other terms.
The laws of Austin, TX, USA will apply to any disputes arising out of or relating to these terms or the Services. All claims arising out of or relating to these terms or the Services will be referred to an arbritrator appointed by ReadBetter, failing him to any other arbitrator chosen by ReadBetter and you in writing. The decision of such an arbitrator shall be binding on both parties. For information about how to contact ReadBetter, please visit us at www.TheReadBetterCompany.com/contact_us.