Terms and Conditions

1. In these Terms and Conditions, “you” and “your” means the person using this website, its contents, services, and applications (which are hereinafter referred to as “Services”), or ordering any “Goods” (which means any books in printed or other form, media products, and anything else made available for sale to you through the Services); “we, “us” and “our” means Salt Desert Media Group Limited (hereinafter referred to as “SDMG”) and its imprints such as Pippa Rann Books & Media (hereinafter referred to as “PRBM”); “working days” means all days other than Saturdays, Sundays, and Public Holidays.

2. SDMG is registered in England, its Company Number is 12330314, and its Registered Office is at: 7 Mulgrave Chambers, 26 Mulgrave Road, Sutton SM2 6LE, U.K.

3. The following Terms and Conditions (together with any documents referred to in it) govern your use of the Services. By using or accessing the Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions, as updated from time to time in accordance with Section 12 (NB) below. If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions, you must not use this site. You are responsible for ensuring that anyone who accesses this site through your internet connection is aware of and complies with these Terms and Conditions, as well as any other applicable Terms and Conditions. The content on our site is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our site, and may change all or any part of our site without notice, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content of our site is accurate, complete or up to date, nor that it is free of errors or omissions. Please note that any of the content of our site may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update it. We do not guarantee that our site, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. We may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or any part of our site without notice. We will not be liable to you if for any reason our site (or any part thereof) is unavailable at any time or for any period. There may be instances when we offer additional terms specific to particular Goods or Services. To the extent such additional terms conflict with these Terms and Conditions, the additional terms associated with the particular Goods or Services will prevail.

4. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change, update or revise these Terms and Conditions at any time. If we make any changes to the Terms and Conditions, we will make an announcement on the home page, whereupon you can and should check the changes. Your continued use of the Services following the posting of any changes to the Terms of Service constitutes acceptance of those changes. In respect of any such alteration, you accept that you will have no claim, whether for breach of contract or otherwise. Placing orders for any Goods on this website will mean that you agree to be bound by the most current version of these Terms and Conditions, which apply to all contracts between you and us. These Terms and Conditions were last updated on May the 2nd, 2020.

5. Please note that by using the Services, you are entering into a legally binding agreement (even if you are using the Services on behalf of a company).

6. These Terms and Conditions consist of two Parts; the first Part covers the Services and their use; the second Part covers any and all Goods purchased through this website; contracts with Authors are separate from these Terms and Conditions; all Author contracts take precedence over these Terms and Conditions which apply only to the use of the Services and purchase of Goods.

THE FIRST PART: SERVICES AND THEIR USE

7. The Services, along with any integral software and codes are owned by SDMG or its affiliated companies, imprints, licensors or suppliers as applicable. These works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world and all such rights are reserved. All trademarks, service marks, logos and trade names used on this site (including without limitation the names and logos of SDMG, PRBM, and associated companies and imprints) are owned by SDMG or its affiliated companies, imprints, licensors or suppliers as applicable. You may not copy, post, transmit, store, publish, download or otherwise use our software, codes, trademarks, service marks, trade names or logos or any other content of this site without our prior written approval. You must not use any part of the content or code on our site for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or from our licensors. If you use any part of our site in breach of these Terms and Conditions, any rights that you may have to use our site or any of its content will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials that you have made.

8. You may link to our home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal, and does not damage our reputation, or take undue advantage of it. You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists. You must not establish a link to our site in any website that is not owned by you. Our site must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of our site other than the home page. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

9. Where our contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources. We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our site. Such links should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We will not be liable for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

10. By submitting content (the “Content”) to the site, you agree: 
    1. the Content is your own original work and you are the owner of the copyright and any related rights;
    2. the Content is not confidential, private, defamatory or otherwise unlawful;
    3. to grant us permission to use the Content on the site in any format worldwide (though you acknowledge we are not obliged to use the Content on the site or anywhere else if we decide not to);
    4. to consent to any alterations of the Content required by us including but not limited to editing, and you waive any moral rights you have in the Content except by agreement with us and therefore otherwise indicated clearly; and
    5. you have obtained the permission of any other people who are featured in the Content.

11. We do not guarantee that our site will be secure or free from bugs or viruses. You must not misuse our site by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our site, the server on which our site is stored, nor any server, computer or database connected to our site. You must not attack our site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack. If you breach this provision, you will commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. We will report any such breach to the relevant law-enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our site will cease immediately.

12. Please note our Cookie Policy (click here to go to that right now, if you wish) which sets out information about the cookies on our site.

13. All rights (including without limitation, copyrights, trademarks, patents and trade secrets) in and regarding the Services, are and will remain the sole and exclusive property of SDMG or its affiliated companies, imprints, licensors or suppliers as applicable. These works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world and all such rights are reserved.

14. Some Services may allow you to:

8. add your own original content or post your content in blog or user comment areas (“Your Content”). If you do so, you become a “Contributor” to this website. Remember that all information that is disclosed in blog, comment or other public areas becomes public information unless, after agreement with us, you declare copyright in it at the appropriate point in this website; you should exercise caution when deciding to share any of your personal information as part of Your Content;

8. use the Services as modified with Your Content; and,

c. arrange for third parties to have access to Your Content subject to these Terms and Conditions.

15. By submitting Your Content to the Services, you hereby grant us a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, sublicensable and transferable license to use, distribute, reproduce, prepare derivative works of, perform and display Your Content in connection with the Services and our business, including without limitation for promoting the Services, in all media now known or hereafter devised through any media channels. You acknowledge that use of the Services is for your personal use only.

16. Except as expressly permitted herein, you shall not:

1. access the Services by any means other than instructions provided by us,

2. use the Services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose

3. share with any third party any access codes or account information, including without limitation your username and password that you may create or that we may provide in connection with the Services and/or upload, post or otherwise distribute or facilitate distribution of any content that is unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, deceptive, fraudulent, invasive of another’s privacy, discriminatory, sexually oriented or tortious; infringes on any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity, or other proprietary right of any party; constitutes unauthorized or unsolicited advertising, junk or bulk e-mail, or any form of lottery or gambling; constitutes the selling or trading of any merchandise; constitutes the soliciting for advertisers/sponsors; conducting contests/raffles; displaying advertising/sponsorship art; promoting, soliciting or participating in chain letters or marketing/pyramid schemes; contains software viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs that are designed or intended to disrupt, damage, or limit the functioning of any software, hardware, or telecommunications equipment or to damage or obtain unauthorized access to any data or other information of any third party; contains links to sites that violate these Terms of Service, such as pornographic sites, defamatory sites, and so on; or impersonates any person or entity.

17. We generally do not pre-screen, monitor or edit the content posted by users of the Services. However, we have the right at our sole discretion to remove any content that, in our judgment, does not comply with the foregoing or is otherwise harmful, objectionable, or inaccurate. We are not responsible for any failure or delay in removing such content.

18. You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your name and you’re your account, and you are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your access codes and account information. You must notify us immediately if you become aware of any unauthorized use of your access codes or account information.

19. In the Services, all content (other than Your Content and the Content of other Contributors such as yourself), constitutes “Our Content”. Our Content is and will remain our sole and exclusive property, while the Content contributed by Contributors, such as you, has the rights and obligations outlined in these Terms and Conditions, subject to English law. No title to or ownership of any portion of the Services is or will be transferred pursuant to or by virtue of this agreement with you. We hereby grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, revocable license to display and reproduce Our Content (other than software code) solely for your personal use in connection with using the Services in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.

THE SECOND PART: PURCHASE OF GOODS

Eligibility

20. To be eligible to purchase Goods from our website, you must:

1. be at least 18 years old;

1. specify a valid delivery address; and,

1. possess a valid credit or debit card issued by a reputable bank.

21. If you are less than 18 years old, you can only purchase Goods with the help of a parent or guardian.

Registration

22. In order to purchase Goods from this website, you do need to register your details with us. In order to register, you provide us with accurate and complete information as requested, and it is your responsibility to inform us of any changes to that information (especially regarding your email address) by updating your details in the My Account section.

23. On first registration, you will choose a username and password (ID). None of our employees or agents will ever ask you for this password. Do not disclose this password to anyone under any circumstances whatsoever.

24. You are responsible for any and all use of your ID, as well as for preventing unauthorised use of your ID. If you believe there has been any breach of security such as disclosure, theft, unauthorised use of your ID or any payment information, you must notify us immediately by contacting us at info@pipparannbooks.com

25. Your registration does not itself entitle you to purchase Goods from us, and we are not obliged to accept any or all orders that you place with us.

26. All orders for Goods are offers by you to purchase. They are accepted by us only when you receive a confirmation email from us to the effect that your order has been processed and your Goods have been dispatched. That is what forms a contract between you and us – and that Contract incorporates these terms and conditions.

27. Where the use of the Goods is stated to be subject to any instructions or warnings, they are supplied on the condition that such instructions or warnings will be strictly observed, followed and implemented.

Prices

28. All prices for Goods are inclusive of taxes but exclusive of delivery charges.

29. The price of an item is the price on the day of your order. We try to ensure that all prices on display on this website are accurate but the price on your order will need to be validated by us prior to processing your order. Where an item’s correct price is higher than the price stated on your order we will contact you to let you know the correct price and give you the opportunity of reconfirming your order or cancelling before we dispatch the Goods.

30. All Goods are subject to availability. Where stock has run out or Goods cannot for some reason be dispatched, we will contact you by email to inform you of this and give you a likely delivery date for within 14 days. If it is not possible to deliver within 14 days, we will not accept that part of your order. Where these Goods are part of a larger order, we will process and dispatch the available Goods to you in the normal manner in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.

Payment

31. Payment authorisation must be provided by you on the date that you place an order for Goods.

32. Payment must be made by credit/debit card. We accept payment by Visa, MasterCard, Switch, Maestro and Delta. (CHECK!)

33. Payment will be debited from your account before despatch of the Goods to you.

34. Upon receiving your order we will charge your payment card so we can fulfil the transaction.

35. On some occasions, we are required by the card issuer to perform additional security checks on the payment card, which can delay the order until the card has been authorised.

36. You confirm that the credit/debit card that is being used is yours.

37. Prices and delivery charges for all Goods are shown in UK Pounds Sterling. Your payment card company will perform any currency conversion, if that is necessary.

Privacy

38. We will only use the details supplied by you in accordance with our Privacy Policy, which is available for you to read on this website; please click here to go to it now if you wish. We will process and store profile information that you provide to us (name and email) in accordance with this policy. We may also send you service announcements, administrative messages and other information in connection with your use of the Services. You may opt out of all or specific communications from us at any time.

Delivery of Goods

39. We can deliver to many parts of the world. If, for any reason, we cannot deliver to a particular address, that will be indicated to you by us either at the time you place your order, or as soon after that as possible.

40. There may be a charge for delivery. Click here for our delivery charges.

41. All delivery times are estimates only and, while we will endeavour to avoid delay, we will not be liable to you for any loss or damage arising from delay in delivery.

42. If you order a list of Goods from us, we may deliver the Goods ordered by you in instalments. Delivery charges will be those set out at the time you placed your order.

43. If we are unable to fulfil the whole or part of your order due to any cause or event beyond our reasonable control we may, at our option, by notice in writing to you, cancel or suspend your order and/ or these Terms and Conditions, in whole or in part, without liability and without prejudice to our rights to receive payment of the price for all Goods previously delivered.

44. If you receive the wrong Goods, or Goods are damaged in transit, you must contact us within 28 calendar days via the My Account section and inform us about what has happened. Please refer to the terms and conditions of our Cancellation and Returns Policy (details of which are available by clicking here).

Orders of Goods to and from outside the United Kingdom

45. There may be a territorial restriction on our ability to deliver and we will inform you accordingly. It is your responsibility to provide us with a full and accurate delivery address (including the name of the country).

46. The provisions of all preceding clauses, as relevant, apply also to sales of Goods (but not Services) outside the United Kingdom.

47. When ordering Goods for delivery overseas you may be subject to import duties and taxes, which are levied once the Goods reach the specified destination. Any additional charges for customs clearance must be borne by you.

48. We have no control over these charges and cannot predict what they may be. Customs policies vary widely from country to country, so you should contact your local customs office for further information.

49. When ordering from us, you are considered the importer of record and must comply with all laws and regulations of the country in which you are receiving the Goods. You are responsible for notifying your local customs office of your purchase. Please be aware that cross-border deliveries are subject to opening and inspection by customs authorities.

Risk/Title

50. The Goods are at your risk from the time of delivery.

51. Ownership of the Goods does not pass to you until we have received in full (cash or cleared funds) all sums due in respect of:
    1. the Goods; and
    2. all other sums which are or become due to us from you on any account.

Security

52. We take your online privacy seriously. However, although we use appropriate encrypted security software on our website, the security of any payments transmitted and processed via the Internet cannot be guaranteed. Any losses incurred or sustained by you as a result of transmitting information by means of e-mail or other internet link will be borne solely and exclusively by you.

Limitation of liability

53. We will not be liable to you for any loss or damage in circumstances where or to the extent that:

a. neither we nor our employees or agents are in breach of a legal duty owed to you;
b. such loss or damage is not a reasonably foreseeable result of any such breach; or
c. any increase in loss or damage results from a breach by you of any term of this contract.

54. Except as expressly provided in these Terms and Conditions and save for fraudulent misrepresentation, all conditions, representations and warranties (express or implied, statutory or otherwise) are excluded to the extent permitted by law including without limitation any implied warranties or conditions as to quality, fitness for purpose and reasonable skill and care.

55. Under no circumstances, including negligence, shall we or any affiliated company or individual be held liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damage (including, without limitation whether for loss of profit, loss of business, lost data, viruses that may infect your computer, depletion of goodwill or otherwise), costs, expenses or other claims for economic loss (howsoever caused) which arise out of or in connection with these Terms and Conditions or your use of this website generally.

56. We further do not warrant that the Goods and materials contained on such site are error free, or that errors will be corrected, or that this site or the server from which it is run is free of viruses or other potentially harmful codes.

57. Our employees and agents are not authorised to make any representations or give any warranty concerning the Goods unless these are confirmed in writing by us. In entering into the Contract you acknowledge that you do not rely on and waive any claim for any breach of any representation or warranty which is not so confirmed.

Indemnity

58. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold us and any affiliated company or individual harmless from any and all liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees, related to any violation of these Terms and Conditions by you or your authorised users, or in connection with the use of the website or the Internet or the placement or transmission of any message or information on this website by you or your authorised users.

59. The Services and Goods are provided “as is”, without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, reliability, availability or fitness for a particular purpose. the entire risk as to the results or performance of the Services and Goods is assumed by you. In no event will we or our agents or licensors be liable to you for any damages, including without limitation lost profits, lost savings, or other incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the services, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

60. To the extent permitted by applicable law, you will defend, indemnify and hold harmless SDMG, its imprints and licensees, and their respective affiliates, parents and subsidiaries and their respective officers, directors, agents, representatives, successors and assigns (the “Our Indemnitees”) from and against all liability and expense, including without limitation reasonable counsel fees and costs, arising from any claim, suit or proceeding brought against a our Indemnitee (i) claiming that Your Content infringes or misappropriates any patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary right of any third party or (ii) in connection with your violation of these Terms of Service.

61. In the event of a claim triggering your obligation to indemnify, you shall provide us with (i) prompt written notice of any such claim; (ii) control over the defense and settlement of such claim and (iii) proper and full information and assistance to settle or defend any such claim.

Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement

62. If you believe that any work has been copied and is accessible in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, you may notify the Publisher, Salt Desert Media Group Limited, 7 Mulgrave Chambers, 26 Mulgrave Rd, Sutton SM2 6LE, U.K., , by providing the following information:

a. the signature of the owner of the copyright or the person authorized to act on the owner’s behalf;

b. a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed and a description of the infringing activity;

c. identification of the specific location on the relevant Services or Goods where the material that you claim is infringing is located;

d. your name, address, telephone number, and email address;

e. a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and

f. a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.

General

63. From time to time we may make special offers available to you. These are available for limited periods only.

64. Our failure to insist upon the strict performance of any of your obligations under the Terms and Conditions will not be construed as a waiver and will not affect our rights to require strict performance of such obligations.

65. If any provision of the Terms and Conditions or part thereof is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision or part will not affect any other provision or the remainder of the provision in which such invalid or unenforceable part is contained, which will remain in full force and effect.

66. All notices will be in writing and may be served by either party on the other by hand or by first class prepaid post. The address for service, in the case of a notice from you to us, is specified at the bottom of this page and, in the case of a notice from us to you, will be the address stated on your order.

67. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions which form the agreement between you and us will give nor is intended to give rights to any third party under the Contacts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 or otherwise.

68. This website may provide links to the websites and services of third parties. Such links are provided for your convenience only, and their provision does not constitute or imply control of or an endorsement of the content of such third party websites by us. You acknowledge that the use of such third-party websites is governed by the terms and conditions of use as applicable to such websites.

69. These Terms and Conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with English law and the parties will submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

70. Neither we nor our affiliates make any representation that materials on this website are appropriate or available for use in locations outside the United Kingdom. Accessing our website and the material on it from territories where that is illegal is prohibited, if you choose to access this website from any such locations, you do so on you own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.

71. These Terms and Conditions (including the further materials referred to herein) represent the entire agreement between you and us and supersede any proposals or prior agreements, oral or written, and any other communication between us relating to the subject matter of these Terms and Conditions.

Comments on how we may improve our service to you

72. We aim to provide outstanding customer service. When relevant, you may provide us with suggestions, ideas or other feedback regarding the Goods and Services (“Feedback”) by emailing us at info@pipparannbooks.com. Both parties agree that we shall own such Feedback and that we are entitled, but not obligated, to use, develop and exploit the Feedback in any manner, without restriction or duty to compensate or seek permission from you.

Contact us

73. For all purposes, we may be contacted at our Registered Address:

SALT DESERT MEDIA GROUP LIMITED,
7 Mulgrave Chambers, 26 Mulgrave Rd, Sutton SM2 6LE, UK