Terms and Conditions
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Terms and Conditions
Welcome to stacisweet.com. The stacisweet.com website, herein referred to as (the “Site”) is comprised of various web pages operated by Real Issues Publishing, herein referred to as (“RIP”). stacisweet.com is offered to you, herein referred to as (the “user”) conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, agreements and notices contained herein (the “Terms”). Your use of stacisweet.com constitutes your agreement to all such Terms and Conditions. Please read these Terms carefully.
stacisweet.com is an e-commerce site. It is a minority, sole proprietorship that also houses Real Issues Publishing (RIP), a faith-based, Black-owned book publishing company, writing practice, and publishing consultancy owned by Staci Sweet.
Privacy
Your use of stacisweet.com is subject to the Real Issues Publishing’s Privacy Policy. Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs our Site and keeps users informed of our data collection practices.
Children Under Eighteen
Real Issues Publishing does not collect, either online or offline, personal information from persons under the age of eighteen. If you are under 18, you may not use stacisweet.com without your parent or guardian’s permission. By using this site, you agree that you are 18 or above.
Refund Policy
To be eligible for a refund, you must notify our customer service department of your desire to terminate a project at least 48 hours before work begins. Thereafter, client/user will be responsible for all work completed before notification. Please refer to our Client and/or Speakers Agreement for terms and conditions regarding speaking refunds. There are no refunds for digital goods (i.e., eBooks, eGuides, eDocuments, and eJournals). Paperback purchases are eligible for site credit which is transferrable to other products and/or services.
Links to Third Party Sites/Third Party Services
stacisweet.com may contain links to other websites (“Linked Sites”). The Linked Sites are not under the auspices or control of Real Issues Publishing and thus, Real Issues Publishing is not responsible for the contact of any Linked Site, including without limitation any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. Real Issues Publishing is providing these links to you for your consideration as you are not under any obligation to view and purchase from the Linked Sites. It should be stated that Linked Sites does not constitute and/or imply endorsement by Real Issues Publishing, nor does it imply any association with its owners, operators, and/or users.
Certain services made available via stacisweet.com are delivered by third party sites and/or organizations. By purchasing any product, service or functionality originating from the stacisweet.com domain, you hereby acknowledge and consent that Real Issues Publishing may share your information and date for the purpose of providing a service only. We will not share your data with any Linked and/or Third Party site.
No Unlawful or Prohibited Use/Intellectual Property
As a condition of your use of stacisweet.com, you agree that you will not use the Site for any purpose that is unlawful, deceitful, or prohibited by law. You agree to not mine data, back link, and/or access/hack data during your visit and/or in the future. By using the Site, you agree to not use the Site in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, impede, hack, grease, or impair the Site or interfere with any other party’s use of the Site. You also agree not to obtain and/or attempt to obtain any materials, data, design, post, phrase, tagline, or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Site.
All content included such as blog entries, book descriptions, paperback books, eBooks, data, phrases, designs, texts, graphics, logos, images, pictures, as well as the compilation thereof, and any software used on the Site, is the intellectual property of Real Issues Publishing or its authorized providers and suppliers and protected by copyright and other laws that protect intellectual property and proprietary rights. Some designs may originate from other providers but have been used in agreement with their terms and conditions. As a user, you agree to observe and abide by all copyright and other proprietary notices or other restrictions contained in any such content and will not alter and/or change or attempt to use without the express, written permission of Real Issues Publishing.
No part of the blogs, posts, paperback books, and/or eBooks may be reproduced, stored in retrieval system, or transmitted by any means – electronic, mechanical, photographic (photocopying), recording, or otherwise – without prior permission in writing from the author – unless the author’s name, blurb, sole credit and/or contact information is attached. For more information, contact info@stacisweet.com.
You agree to not modify, publish, transmit, reverse engineer, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit any of the content, in whole or in part, found on the site without the express written permission of Real Issues Publishing. At this time, Real Issues Publishing content is not for resale, but design services are available by contacting our Customer Service Department at info@stacisweet.com. Be advised that your use of the Site does not entitle you to make any unauthorized use of any protected content. We do not grant any user any license, express and/or implied, to the intellectual property of Real Issues Publishing or our affiliates except as expressively authorized by these Terms.
International Users
Our website is controlled, operated, and administered by Real Issues Publishing from our offices within the USA. Should you access our website from a location outside of the United States, you are responsible for compliance with all national, state, and local laws. You agree that you will not use the Real Issues Publishing content accessed through stacisweet.com in any country or in any manner prohibited by any applicable laws, restrictions or regulations.
Indemnification
You also agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Real Issues Publishing, its officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, and third parties, for any losses, costs, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) relating to or arising from your use of or inability to use the website or services, any user postings made by you, your violation of any terms of this Agreement or your violation of any rights of a third party, or your violation of any applicable laws, rules, or regulations. Real Issues Publishing reserves the right, at its own cost, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will fully cooperate with Real Issues Publishing in asserting any available defenses.
Arbitration
In the event the parties are not able to resolve any dispute between them arising out of or concerning these Terms and Conditions, or any provisions hereof, whether in contract, tort, or otherwise at law or in equity for damages or any other relief, then such dispute shall be resolved only by final and binding arbitration pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act, conducted by a single neutral arbitrator and administered by the American Arbitration Association, or a similar arbitration service selected by the parties, in a location mutually agreed upon by the parties. The arbitrator’s award shall be final, and judgement may be entered upon it in any court having jurisdiction. In the event that any legal or equitable action, proceeding or arbitration arises out of or concerns these Terms and Conditions, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its costs and reasonable attorney’s fees. The parties agree to arbitrate all disputes and claims regarding these Terms and Conditions or any disputes arising as a result of these Terms and Conditions, whether directly or indirectly, including Tort claims that are a result of these Terms and Conditions. The parties agree that the Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of this provision, unless deemed by a Real Issues Publishing lawyer. The entire dispute, including the scope and enforceability of this arbitration provision shall be determined by the Arbitrator. This arbitration provision shall survive the termination of these Terms and conditions.
Liability Disclaimer
THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS, FOR WHICH WAS NOT INTENDED AND FOR WHICH WE APOLOGIZE. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION TO CORRECT BOTH THE INACCURACIES AND TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. REAL ISSUES PUBLISHING AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES TO THE SITE AT ANY TIME, WHICH MAY OCCUR AT OR DURING PURCHASE.
REAL ISSUES PUBLISHING AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND ACCURACY OF THE SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED ON THE SITE, THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF OUR DIRECT CONTROL, FOR ANY PURPOSE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL SUCH INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND BY REAL ISSUES PUBLISHING OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS. REAL ISSUES PUBLISHING AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS, FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL REAL ISSUES PUBLISHING AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA BREACH OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE WEBSITE, WITH THE DELAY OR FUNCTIONALITY OF THE WEBSITE OR RELATED SERVICES, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE WEBSITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF REAL ISSUES PUBLISHING OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE FUNCTIONALITY ISSUES, REPAIR, AND/OR DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, THE USER. IF YOU, THE USER, ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE WEBSITE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE WEBSITE IMMEDIATELY.
Termination/Access Restriction
Real Issues Publishing reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the website and the related services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice. To the maximum extent permitted by law, this agreement of these Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of the State of Texas and you hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts in the State of Texas in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of stacisweet.com. Use of the website is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give deference and effect to all provisions of these Terms, without limitation.
You, the user, agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and Real Issues Publishing as a result of this agreement or use of the website. Real Issues Publishing’s performance of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process in the State of Texas, and nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of Real Issues Publishing’s right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the website or information provided to or gathered by Real Issues Publishing with respect to such use. If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth therein, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision, reviewed by all legal parties, that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect.
Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the user and Real Issues Publishing with respect to the website and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether digital, electronic, oral, visual or written, between the user and Real Issues Publishing with respect to the website. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form with the express written permission of the proprietor. It is the express wish of the proprietor that this agreement and all related documents be written in English and approved by appropriate Real Issues Publishing staff.
Changes to Terms
Real Issues Publishing reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change the Terms and Conditions under which stacisweet.com is offered and operated. The most current version of the Terms and Conditions will supersede all previous versions, unless deemed by proprietor forthwith. Real Issues Publishing encourages its users to periodically review the Terms and Conditions in order to stay abreast of our dealings and operations. Feel free to subscribe to our email list for updates.
Contact Us
Real Issues Publishing welcomes your questions or comments regarding our Terms and Conditions:
Real Issues Publishing
Dallas, Texas 75228
(214)554-6459
Effective as of: March 7, 2022
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