SEREN PUBLISHING CO., INC.
TERMS OF USE
Seren Publishing Co., Inc. (“we,” “us,” or “Seren”), is the owner of the website
https://serenpublishing.com and all rights therein and associated therewith, including, but not
limited to, the copyrights and trademarks (hereinafter, the “Site”). These Terms of Use, including
any additional terms and conditions referenced herein or presented elsewhere on the Site (defined
below), generally or in relation to a specific service or feature (collectively, the “Terms” and/or
“Agreement”), and the Privacy Policy set forth the terms and conditions that apply to your use of
the Site.
Your access to the Site is subject to these Terms, and by using the Site, you agree to follow and be
bound by the Terms, and further agree to comply with all applicable laws and regulations,
including United States and Florida laws. In these Terms, the words “you” and “your” refer to each
customer, Site visitor or user. “We,” “us,” and “our” refers to Seren. “Services” refers to all
services provided by us on the Site.
YOU AGREE THAT BY USING THE SITE AND THE SERVICES THAT YOU ARE AT
LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE AND YOU ARE LEGALLY CAPABLE OF ENTERING INTO A
CONTRACT. Minors are not eligible to use the Site without the supervision of a legal guardian
and we ask that they do not submit any personal information to us. You acknowledge that we
reserve the right to refuse service to anyone and to cancel user access at any time.
Changes to Terms: It is your responsibility to review the Terms periodically. If you do not agree
to the Terms, do not use this Site. We may modify these Terms at any time without notice to you,
and such modifications, additions, or deletions shall be effective immediately upon posting.
Changes to Site: We may change or discontinue any aspect, service, or feature of the Site,
including, but not limited to, the content, availability, and equipment needed to access or use the
Site, at any time and without notice. If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact
us.
Date of Last Revision: June 17, 2022
Your Account: During your use of the Site, it shall be solely your responsibility to maintain the
confidentiality of your e-mail address, password, and any other account identifiers related to any
personal account you create on the Site (the “Account”), and for restricting access to other users
or computer(s). You also agree to accept sole responsibility for any and all activity that occurs
under your Account.
Monitoring: We shall have the right, but not the obligation, to monitor your or other users’ use of
the Site to determine compliance with the Terms and to satisfy any law, regulation, or authorized
government request. We may share personally identifiable information in response to a law
enforcement agency’s request, or where we deem, in our sole discretion, that it is necessary or
otherwise required by law.
Ownership: This Site is owned and operated by Seren. Aside from third-party licensed content,
all rights, title, and interest in and to the materials provided on this Site, including, but not limited
to, information, documents, logos, graphics, sounds, images, audio-visual works, characters, and
the intellectual property rights therein, including, without limitation, copyright and trademark (the
“Materials”) are owned by us. “Seren” and the Seren logo are trademarks and are the exclusive
property of Seren. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, none of the Materials may be
copied, reproduced, republished, downloaded, uploaded, posted, displayed, transmitted, or
distributed in any way, and nothing on this Site shall be construed to confer any license under any
of our intellectual property rights, whether by estoppel, implication, or otherwise. Any rights not
expressly granted herein are reserved by us.
Third-Party Content: The Site may contain links to websites controlled by third parties. We have
no control over the content of any third-party site, and these Terms do not govern your use of any
such third-party site. Additionally, the Site may reference products, services, or other information
by trade name, trademark, or otherwise, and such reference shall not be construed as an
endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation of or by such third parties unless expressly stated
to the contrary.
Submissions: We are pleased to hear from our visitors and welcome your comments. However,
please be advised that all material is received on a non-confidential basis.
If you send us unsolicited creative suggestions, ideas, notes, drawings, concepts, or other
information (individually and collectively, "Submissions"), you hereby grant us a non-exclusive,
perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free right, but not the obligation, to use the same. If you would like
to send us your content for review for the purposes of securing our services or a possible business
relationship, please follow the instructions on our Site.
We may already be exploring concepts and ideas generated by Seren or other outside sources that
resemble the Submissions. We may have similar or identical ideas that may have been generated
independently. Therefore, you hereby waive any claim that we misappropriated any ideas or
portions of the Submissions in any current or future productions or endeavors.
Reservation of Rights: Seren reserves the right to refuse service or access to the Site to any
person, entity, geographic region, or jurisdiction. We may exercise this right on a case-by-case
basis and in our sole discretion. We reserve the right to discontinue any product or service at any
time.
User Behavior: Seren grants you permission to use the Site subject to all of the terms and
conditions set forth in these Terms. As a condition of use, you agree not to use the Site for any
purpose that is unlawful. You agree to abide by all applicable local, state, national, and
international laws and regulations, including, without limitation, all intellectual property laws
(such as U.S. copyright laws). Any unauthorized use of the Site is expressly prohibited.
By way of example, you agree not to (a) take any action, or (b) upload, download, post, submit or
have Seren upload or post on your behalf or otherwise distribute or facilitate distribution of any
material and/or content, using any communications service or other service available on or through
the Site, that:
• infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity, or other right
of any other person or entity; or
• is threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, invasive
of another’s privacy, tortious, offensive, profane, pornographic, or obscene, or
promotes hate or incites violence; or
• misrepresents the source, identity, or content of information transmitted via the Site; or
• constitutes unauthorized or unsolicited advertising, junk or bulk e-mail (“spamming”)
or a chain letter, a pyramid scheme, petitions for signatures, charity requests, or any
other similar solicitation; or
• contains software viruses or any other computer codes, files, or programs that are
designed or intended to disrupt, damage, limit, or interfere with the proper function of
any software, hardware, or telecommunications equipment or to damage or obtain
unauthorized access to any system, data, or other information of Seren or any third
party; or
• impersonates, or falsely indicates an affiliation with, any person or entity, including,
without limitation, any employee or representative of Seren; or
• collects, or attempts to collect, personal information about users without their consent
or constitutes a solicitation, for commercial purposes, of any users of the Site; or
• otherwise violates these Terms, the Privacy Policy, or any other policy posted on the
Site.
Additionally, you agree that you will not: (i) take any action that imposes, or may impose, in
Seren’s sole discretion, an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on Seren’s infrastructure;
(ii) interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Site or any activities conducted
on the Site; (iii) alter or modify any part of the website; (iv) bypass any measures Seren may use
to prevent or restrict access to the Site, other accounts, or computer systems or networks connected
to the Site; or (v) interfere with any other user’s enjoyment of the Site, including, without
limitation, accessing an account of a Seren user that is not yours.
You may not (and may not permit others to), directly or indirectly, modify, translate, decompile,
disassemble, or reverse engineer any part of the Site, any content of third parties or any other
content available through the Site (except to the limited extent applicable laws specifically prohibit
such restriction), or copy, rent, lease, distribute, or otherwise transfer any of the rights that you
receive hereunder. In addition, you may not remove any proprietary notices, marks, or labels.
You shall not launch or otherwise use any robot, spider, scraper, or other automated means to
access the Service in a manner which sends more request messages to the Seren server in any given
period of time than a typical human would normally produce in the same period by using a
conventional on-line web browser to read, view, and submit materials. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, we grant the operators of search engines permission to use robots to copy materials
from the site for the sole purpose of creating publicly available searchable indexes of the materials,
but not caches or archives of the materials, provided that we reserve the right to revoke these
exceptions either generally or in specific cases.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY: YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE
SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SITE, AND ALL MATERIALS PROVIDED ON OR
THROUGH YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR APPLICATIONS ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS
IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW,
WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT: (A) THE SITE, SERVICES, OR MATERIALS WILL
MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; (B) THE SITE, SERVICES, OR MATERIALS WILL BE
AVAILABLE ON AN UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE BASIS; (C)
THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SITE, OR ANY
SERVICES OR MATERIALS OFFERED THROUGH THE SITE, WILL BE ACCURATE OR
RELIABLE; OR (D) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR
OTHER MATERIAL OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH
THE SITE, OR IN RELIANCE ON THE MATERIALS OR SERVICES, WILL MEET YOUR
EXPECTATIONS.
OBTAINING ANY MATERIALS OR SERVICES THROUGH THE USE OF THE SITE IS
DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND AT YOUR OWN RISK. WE SHALL HAVE NO
RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF
DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY CONTENT, MATERIALS, OR
INFORMATION.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL WE AND/OR
OUR OFFICERS, OWNERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND/OR AGENTS BE LIABLE
TO YOU FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE, HOWEVER IT ARISES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, ANY CLAIM FOR PERSONAL INJURY, PROPERTY DAMAGE, LOST
PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, COST OF
SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, COMPUTER AND/OR DEVICE OR TECHNOLOGY
FAILURE OR ANY ALLEGED COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE,
THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, AND/OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO,
ALTERATION OF, OR USE OF OR POSTING OF ANY RECORD, CONTENT, OR
TECHNOLOGY, PERTAINING TO OR ON THE SITE. YOU AGREE THAT THIS
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY APPLIES WHETHER SUCH ALLEGATIONS ARE FOR
BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS BEHAVIOR, NEGLIGENCE, OR FALL UNDER
ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION, REGARDLESS OF THE BASIS UPON WHICH
LIABILITY IS CLAIMED AND EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGE.
Indemnification: You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless from and against any and
all claims and expenses, including, but not limited to, attorneys’ fees and court costs, that arise out
of or are related to your use of the Site.
Interpretation: These Terms were written in English (U.S.). To the extent any translated version
of this Agreement conflicts with the English version, the English version controls.
Statement of Rights and Responsibilities: These Terms govern our relationship with you and
others who interact with the Site as well as other products and services (our “Services”), if any.
By using or accessing the Site or our Services, you agree to these Terms, as updated from time to
time.
Privacy: Your privacy is very important to us. We designed our Privacy Policy to make important
disclosures about how you can use the Site and how we collect and can use the content and
information you share with us. We encourage you to read the Privacy Policy, and to use it to help
you make informed decisions.
Advertising: We may run advertisements and promotions from third parties on the Site. Your
business dealings or correspondence with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers other than
us, and any terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are
solely between you and such third party. We are not responsible or liable for any loss or damage
of any sort incurred by you as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of
third-party advertisers on the Site.
Mobile and Other Devices: We currently provide our Site for free, but please be aware that your
carrier's normal rates and fees, such as data charges, will still apply.
Termination: If you violate the letter or spirit of these Terms, or otherwise create risk or possible
legal exposure for us, or for any or no reason whatsoever, we can stop providing all or part of the
Site and/or Services to you.
Disputes: You will resolve any claim, cause of action, or dispute you have with us arising out of
or relating to these Terms or the Site exclusively in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District
of Florida or a state court located in Marion County, Florida, and you agree to submit to the
personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of litigating all such claims. The laws of the
State of Florida will govern these Terms, as well as any other claim that might arise between you
and us, without regard to conflict of law provisions.
Miscellaneous: The Terms and Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement between you and
us and supersedes all previous written or verbal agreements between you and us with respect to
the subject matter herein. If any portion of these Terms is found to be unenforceable, the remaining
portions will remain in full force and effect. If we fail to enforce any of these Terms, it will not be
considered a waiver. These Terms shall be deemed a joint work product of you and us and may
not be construed against either party by reason of its/his/her preparation or word processing. If any
term of this Agreement is to any extent illegal, otherwise invalid, or incapable of being enforced,
such term shall be excluded to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability; all other terms
hereof shall remain in full force and effect; and, to the extent permitted and possible, the invalid
or unenforceable term shall be deemed replaced by a term that is valid and enforceable and that
comes closest to expressing the intention of such invalid or unenforceable term. The section
headings contained herein are for convenience only and shall not impact the meaning or effect on
the content of the Terms.
If you access the Site from outside the United States, you accept full responsibility for compliance
with local laws.
Any amendment to or waiver of these Terms must be made in writing and signed by us. You will
not transfer any of your rights or obligations under these Terms to anyone else without our written
consent. All of our rights and obligations under these Terms are freely assignable by us in
connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, or by operation of law or otherwise.
Nothing in these Terms shall prevent us from complying with the law.
These Terms do not confer any third-party beneficiary rights. We reserve all rights not expressly
granted to you. You will comply with all applicable laws when using or accessing the Site.
DMCA Policy
Seren respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. In
accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, the text of which may be found
on the U.S. Copyright Office website at http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf, Seren
will respond expeditiously to claims of copyright infringement committed using Seren’s service(s)
and/or the Seren website (the “Site”) if such claims are reported to Seren’s Designated Copyright
Agent identified in the sample notice below.
If you are a copyright owner, authorized to act on behalf of one, or authorized to act under any
exclusive right under copyright, please report alleged copyright infringements taking place on or
through the Site by completing the following DMCA Notice of Alleged Infringement and
delivering it to Seren’s Designated Copyright Agent. Upon receipt of Notice as described below,
Seren will take whatever action, in its sole discretion, it deems appropriate, including removal of
the challenged content from the Site.
DMCA Notice of Alleged Infringement (“Notice”)
1. Identify the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, or - if multiple
copyrighted works are covered by this Notice - you may provide a representative list of the
copyrighted works that you claim have been infringed.
2. Identify the material or link you claim is infringing (or the subject of infringing activity)
and to which access is to be disabled, including at a minimum, if applicable, the URL of
the link shown on the Site or the exact location where such material may be found.
3. Provide your company affiliation (if applicable), mailing address, telephone number, and,
if available, email address.
4. Include both of the following statements in the body of the Notice:
o “I hereby state that I have a good faith belief that the disputed use of the copyrighted
material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law (e.g., as a
fair use).”
o “I hereby state that the information in this Notice is accurate and, under penalty of
perjury, that I am the owner, or authorized to act on behalf of, the owner, of the
copyright or of an exclusive right under the copyright that is allegedly infringed.”
5. Provide your full legal name and your electronic or physical signature.
Deliver this Notice, with all items completed, to Seren’s Designated Copyright Agent:
Copyright Agent
Karin Nicely Lord
Seren Publishing Co., Inc.
2455 NW 44th Avenue
Ocala, FL 34482
Or submit online: serenpublishing@gmail.com