Terms of Use
By using the Spaghetti Book Club website, you agree to our terms and conditions of use. We may change these terms and conditions, so please check this page periodically.
Posting of materials on the website
The children who submit material (book reviews and illustrations) to be posted on the website (prior to January 1, 2021) are the copyright owners of that material. This means that book reviews or parts of book reviews may not be copied, distributed or transferred by anyone else without permission.
The copyright law provides for a limited fair use exception, which allows material to be downloaded or printed by other people as long as it is for personal or educational non-commercial uses.
Spaghetti Book Club may make editorial changes to reviews from time to time without obtaining permission from the copyright owners. Examples of changes we might make include correcting typing errors, spelling mistakes and punctuation.
By posting material on our website, the author of the material grants Spaghetti Book Club the right to reproduce book reviews for the purpose of marketing and advertising of the Spaghetti Book Club, including reproduction in other media.
Happy Medium Productions, Inc. is not an agent for any of the authors of the written works published on the Spaghetti Book Club Web site.
Removal of materials from the website
Spaghetti Book Club has the right, in its sole discretion and at any time, to refuse access to the site or delete material, including book reviews and illustrations, from the site if it violates this agreement, or for any other reason.
Parents should contact us in writing if they want Spaghetti Book Club to remove a posted book review.
If the Spaghetti Book Club is told that material on the site is believed to be defamatory, harmful, illegal or otherwise objectionable, we may look into the matter to determine whether to remove the material. Spaghetti Book Club does not ensure the prompt removal of any such materials. Neither Spaghetti Book Club nor Happy Medium Productions, Inc. assumes liability for any action or inaction regarding conduct or materials posted on the Spaghetti Book Club Web site.
A user must immediately inform the Spaghetti Book Club if he or she believes that another user is infringing copyrighted materials, by using the Notice available by clicking on notification of claimed infringement.
Disclaimer of Warranty
Spaghetti Book Club and Happy Medium Productions, Inc. disclaim all express and implied warranties with respect to the information and materials on the Spaghetti Book Club Web site, including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. All information and materials are provided "as is" without warranties of any kind.
Limitation of Liability
Spaghetti Book Club and Happy Medium Productions, Inc. do not promise that the material on the Spaghetti Book Club Web site or the functioning of the site itself are free from problems, mistakes or viruses. Users agree that Spaghetti Book Club and Happy Medium Productions, Inc. are not responsible for any harm to you or your computer or any other property from your use of our Web site.
Spaghetti Book Club may link to other websites and post links in social media platforms, but we are not responsible for the content or functioning of those other sites or platforms. Spaghetti Book Club does not endorse any other website, and any material or services accessed in or through such other sites is accessed solely at the user's own risk.
In no event shall Spaghetti Book Club or Happy Medium Productions, Inc. be liable for any indirect, consequential, incidental, special or punitive damages, including but not limited to lost profits and business interruption, whether in contract or in tort, including negligence, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Spaghetti Book Club and Happy Medium Productions, Inc. from any liability, claim, loss and expense, including reasonable attorney's fees, relating to your use of the Spaghetti Book Club Web site.
Applicable Law
This agreement and any dispute relating to this agreement or the Spaghetti Book Club Web site shall be governed by the laws of the state of New York, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law. Any action or proceeding between you and Spaghetti Book Club or Happy Medium Productions, Inc. relating to this agreement shall be brought exclusively in the Federal or State Courts located in the State of New York, County of New York.
Copyrights
Except for children's book reviews pubished prior to Janurary 1, 2021, all materials and content in this Web site, and the Web site itself, are copyrighted materials owned exclusively by Happy Medium Productions, Inc. and protected by federal law and international treaties. Happy Medium Productions, Inc. reserves all rights.
Trademarks
Spaghetti and Spaghetti Book Club, and the Spaghetti Book Club Web site and trade dress are the exclusive property and trademarks of Happy Medium Productions, Inc. Happy Medium Productions, Inc. reserves all rights under applicable laws.
Privacy Policy
By using this site, you agree to the terms of the Spaghetti Book Club Privacy Policy. We may make changes to this policy at any time, so please check this page periodically.
Spaghetti Book Club is committed to the privacy of every adult and child who visits or posts reviews on the site. This statement explains what information we collect from participating teachers and children, why we ask for the information and how we use the information.
What personal information we ask for and why
Children's information
This policy complies with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which prohibits us from collecting information from children under 13 on our Web site without parental consent. No information is collected from children through our site.
- The only information about children that the Spaghetti Book Club collects is through a written parental consent form. When a parent or guardian signs the Spaghetti Book Club consent form we ask for certain information. We ask only for the child's first name, last name, and birth date.
- A child's name is used to properly give credit to each student work. Only a child's first name and the first initial of his/her last name are displayed on the site. For additional privacy, a parent may provide an alias instead of the child's real name.
- A child's birth date is used to calculate age for book reviews and for administration purposes.
- Spaghetti Book Club does not share any of this information with third parties.
Adult's information
- Member teachers are those who join the Spaghetti Book Club by filling out a form and paying a membership fee.
- Teachers fill out a registration form on the Web site in order to join the Spaghetti Book Club. This form requires the teacher's name and e-mail address, the name, address and telephone number of the school, the principal's name, the grade of the class and the number of students.
- The only information from teachers that is displayed on the site is the name of the teacher and the school, the city and state where the school is located, and the grade of the class. This information is used to properly give credit to student works.
Cookies
Children's information
This policy complies with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which prohibits us from collecting information from children under 13 on our Web site without parental consent. No information is collected from children through our site.
Adult's information
- Member teachers are those who join the Spaghetti Book Club by filling out a form and paying a membership fee.
- Teachers fill out a registration form on the Web site in order to join the Spaghetti Book Club. This form requires the teacher's name and e-mail address, the name, address and telephone number of the school, the principal's name, the grade of the class and the number of students.
- The only information from teachers that is displayed on the site is the name of the teacher and the school, the city and state where the school is located, and the grade of the class. This information is used to properly give credit to student works.
"Cookies" are pieces of information that are put on a computer by a Web site and can be used to track the identity and activity of a user on a Web site and which features of the site are most often used.
- Spaghetti Book Club does not use cookies at all in the areas of the site that are accessed by children.
- The only place that cookies are used is in the password-protected area where teachers who have joined the Spaghetti Book Club sign in to submit student reviews. Cookies are used so that a teacher does not need to enter his or her password each time a different section of the site is accessed.
- Spaghetti Book Club will never use cookies to retrieve information from a visitor's computer for any other purpose.
Other Sites
- Other websites may link to our site, and we do not have control over those other sites. We do not support linking by sites that advertise or seek financial benefit from linking to our site. Also be aware that the Spaghetti Book Club is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those other sites.
- Spaghetti Book Club may link to other sites on the Internet. Those other sites may have a privacy policy that is different from the Spaghetti Book Club's privacy policy and may use cookies. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those other sites.