The agreement, in plain English.

Who we are, who you are

“Starborn Press,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Starborn Press, a small editorial publisher operating in the United States. “You” means anyone who visits this site, contacts us, or buys a book from us.

By using the site or placing an order, you accept these Terms together with our Privacy Policy and our Rights & Permissions. If you don’t agree to them, please don’t use the site.

You must be at least eighteen years old, or have your parent or legal guardian’s permission, to place an order. References to “in writing” in these Terms include email.

Using the site

You may read, browse, and order books for your own personal, non-commercial use. You may quote from the site for editorial, educational, news, and reasonable critical purposes consistent with our Rights & Permissions page and U.S. copyright law.

You may not: scrape, crawl, or harvest the site at scale; use the site or its contents to train machine-learning or generative-AI models without our prior written permission; reverse-engineer, decompile, or attempt to disrupt or break into the site; impersonate another person; or use the site to do anything illegal or to harass anyone.

Orders, prices & payment

Placing an order. Submitting an order is an offer to buy; it does not by itself create a binding contract. A contract forms when we email you an order confirmation. Until then we may refuse or cancel an order at our discretion.

Pricing & errors. Prices, availability, and product descriptions are as listed at the time of order. Despite our best efforts, items may occasionally be mispriced or misdescribed. If we discover an obvious error before we ship, we’ll let you know and either give you the chance to confirm at the corrected price or cancel and refund the order.

Tax. Sales tax is added at checkout where required by law and is your responsibility.

Payment. Card payments are handled by our payment processor under their own terms. We don’t see or store your card number. If your payment is declined or reversed, your order may be cancelled.

Shipping & returns

Shipping, delivery, damaged-goods replacement, and returns are governed by our Shipping & Returns page, which is incorporated into these Terms. Risk of loss and title pass to you when the package is handed to the carrier, unless we say otherwise in writing.

Digital products (ebooks & audiobooks)

When you buy an ebook or audiobook, you’re buying a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to read or listen to it on your own devices. You may not redistribute the file, share it on a public network, post it online, sublicense it, sell it, strip identifying information from it, or use it to train machine-learning models. Lending a physical book to a friend is, of course, fine.

Use of digital products requires a compatible device, an internet connection, and reading or listening software. We’re not responsible for problems caused by hardware, software, or connections you provide.

Intellectual property

All content on this site — including book text, cover art, jacket design, photography, illustrations, the Starborn Press name and marks — is owned by Starborn Press or its authors and is protected by copyright and trademark law. Except as expressly permitted on our Rights & Permissions page or under applicable law, you may not copy, reproduce, republish, modify, distribute, or create derivative works of any of it without our prior written consent.

If you send us suggestions, feedback, or unsolicited ideas, we may use them without obligation, compensation, or attribution.

Disclaimers

Our books offer general information based on research. They are not a substitute for therapy, medical advice, psychological evaluation, or professional consultation about a specific child or family situation. If something serious is happening, please consult a qualified clinician.

The site and its contents are provided “as is” and “as available.” To the maximum extent allowed by law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, accuracy, and uninterrupted availability. We don’t warrant that the site will be free of bugs, errors, viruses, or interruptions.

Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent allowed by law, our total liability for any claim arising out of or relating to your use of this site, our books, or these Terms is limited to the greater of one hundred U.S. dollars or the amount you paid us in the twelve months before the claim arose.

We are not liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages — lost profits, lost data, lost time, missed opportunities — even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some jurisdictions don’t allow the exclusion of certain damages, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold Starborn Press, its officers, employees, contractors, and authors harmless from any claim, loss, liability, or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of your misuse of the site, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of the rights of any third party.

Third-party links

The site may link to sites or services operated by other organizations. Those sites have their own terms and privacy policies, which we don’t control. A link from us is not an endorsement of the linked site or its content.

Force majeure

We’re not liable for any delay or failure to perform caused by circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including printer or warehouse disruptions, carrier delays, labor disputes, internet outages, fire, flood, severe weather, public-health emergencies, war, civil unrest, or acts of government.

Governing law & disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Ohio, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. The state and federal courts located in Ohio will have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or your use of the site, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply.

Before bringing a formal dispute, please contact us at info@starbornpress.com — in most cases we can resolve things by email faster than a lawyer can return your call.

Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top of the page reflects the current version. If a change is material, we’ll do our best to flag it. Continued use of the site after the change becomes effective means you accept the updated Terms.

Miscellaneous

Entire agreement. These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, Shipping & Returns, and Rights & Permissions, are the entire agreement between you and Starborn Press regarding your use of the site.

Severability. If any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions stay in full effect.

No waiver. Our failure to enforce any provision isn’t a waiver of our right to enforce it later.

Assignment. You may not assign these Terms without our written consent. We may assign them to a successor in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.