Welcome to Pagebound! These Terms of Use (“Terms”) apply to your access to and use of the www.pagebound.co website and the Pagebound mobile application (the “Platform”), related content, products, services, and other functionality offered on or through the Platform, and any other website or application that we own or control which posts or links to these Terms (collectively, the “Service”).

By accessing or using the Service, you acknowledge and agree that you have read, understand, and agree to be bound by these Terms. These Terms are a legally binding contract between you and Pagebound LLC (“Pagebound,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). 

These Terms include

1. Your access to the Service

2. Privacy

3. Your use of the Service

4. Your Pagebound Account and Account security

5. Your Content

6. Mobile Application License

7. Third-party content, advertisements, and promotions

8. Things you cannot do

9. Moderators

10. Copyright, trademark, the DMCA, and takedowns

11. Intellectual Property

12. Indemnity

13. Disclaimers and limitation of liability

14. Governing law and venue

15. Changes to these Terms

16. Additional terms

17. Termination

18. Miscellaneous

19. Contact Information

‍1. Your Access to the Service

No one under 13 is allowed to use or access the Service. By using the Service, you state that:

• You are at least 13 years old and over the minimum age required by the laws of your country of residence to access and use the Service;

• You can form a binding contract with Pagebound, or, if you are over 13 but under the age of majority in your jurisdiction, that your legal guardian has reviewed and agrees to these Terms;

• You are not barred from using the Service under all applicable laws; and

• You have not been permanently suspended or removed from the Service.

  
  

If you are accepting these Terms on behalf of another legal entity, including a business or government entity, you represent that you have full legal authority to bind such entity to these Terms.

2. Privacy

Pagebound’s Privacy Policy explains how and why we collect, use, and share information about you when you access or use our Service. You understand that through your use of the Service, you consent to the collection and use of this information as set forth in the Privacy Policy.

3. Your Use of the Service

Subject to your complete and ongoing compliance with these Terms, Pagebound grants you a personal, non-transferable, non-exclusive, revocable, limited license to access and use the Services. We reserve all rights not expressly granted to you by these Terms.

Except and solely to the extent such a restriction is impermissible under applicable law, you may not, without our written agreement:

• license, sell, transfer, assign, distribute, host, or otherwise commercially exploit the Service or Content;

• modify, prepare derivative works of, disassemble, decompile, or reverse engineer any part of the Service or Content; or

• access the Services or Content in order to build a similar or competitive website, product, or service, except as permitted under any Additional Terms (as defined below).

  
  

We are always improving our Service. This means we may add or remove features, products, or functionalities. We will try to notify you beforehand, but that won’t always be possible. We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Service (in whole or in part) at any time, with or without notice to you. Any future release, update, or other addition to functionality of the Service will be subject to these Terms, which may be updated from time to time. You agree that we will not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuation of the Service or any part thereof.

4. Your Pagebound Account and Account security

To use certain features of our Service, you may be required to create a Pagebound account (an “Account”) and provide us with a username, password, and provide us with a username, password (only if you choose to sign up with email and password rather than Google SSO or Apple SSO) as set forth in the Privacy Policy.

By creating an account and using our service, you agree that we may send you emails for account management, to inform you about necessary updates regarding the Service, and for marketing communications. You can opt-out of marketing communications at any time by unsubscribing from our Substack newsletter. This does not unsubscribe you from emails for account management or to inform you about necessary updates regarding the Service.

You are solely responsible for the information associated with your Account and anything that happens related to your Account. You must maintain the security of your Account and immediately notify us if you discover or suspect that someone has accessed your Account without your permission.

You will not license, sell, or transfer your Account without our prior written approval.

5. Your Content

The Service may contain information, text, links, graphics, photos, videos, audio, streams, software, tools, or other materials (“Content”), including Content created with or submitted to the Service by you or through your Account (“Your Content”). We take no responsibility for and we do not expressly or implicitly endorse, support, or guarantee the completeness, truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of any of Your Content.

By submitting Your Content to the Services, you represent and warrant that you have all rights, power, and authority necessary to grant the rights to Your Content contained within these Terms. Because you alone are responsible for Your Content, you may expose yourself to liability if you post or share Content without all necessary rights.

You retain any ownership rights you have in Your Content, but you grant Pagebound the following license to use that Content, including in the case where you have deleted your account but not deleted the content:

When Your Content is created with or submitted to the Service, you grant us a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable, and sublicensable license to use, copy, modify, adapt, prepare derivative works of, distribute, store, perform, and display Your Content and any username provided in connection with Your Content in all media formats and channels now known or later developed anywhere in the world. This license includes the right for us to make Your Content available for syndication, broadcast, distribution, or publication by other companies, organizations, or individuals who partner with Pagebound. You also agree that we may remove metadata or username associated with Your Content, and you irrevocably waive any claims and assertions of moral rights or attribution with respect to Your Content.

Any ideas, suggestions, and feedback about Pagebound or our Service that you provide to us are entirely voluntary, and you agree that Pagebound may use such ideas, suggestions, and feedback without compensation or obligation to you.

Although we have no obligation to screen, edit, or monitor Your Content, we may, in our sole discretion, delete or remove Your Content at any time and for any reason, including for violating these Terms, violating our Content Policy & Community Guidelines, or if you otherwise create or are likely to create liability for us.

If you delete Your Content, that content is removed from our database and will no longer be accessible. if you delete your Account, your profile is removed from Pagebound. You username is disassociated from post history, review history, comment history, avatar, and any other profile information you may have set up. Even if someone has a direct link to your profile, they’ll get a message that says the account has been deleted. Once you delete your account, it’s removed from Pagebound, and you cannot recover it. Your username will become available for other Pagebound users to claim.

6. Mobile Application License

Use License

If you access the Service via a mobile application, then we grant you a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to install and use the mobile application on wireless electronic devices owned or controlled by you, and to access and use the mobile application on such devices strictly in accordance with the terms and conditions of this mobile application license contained in these Terms of Use. You shall not: (1) decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, attempt to derive the source code of, or decrypt the application; (2) make any modification, adaptation, improvement, enhancement, translation, or derivative work from the application; (3) violate any applicable laws, rules, or regulations in connection with your access or use of the application; (4) remove, alter, or obscure any proprietary notice (including any notice of copyright or trademark) posted by us or the licensors of the application; (5) use the application for any revenue generating endeavor, commercial enterprise, or other purpose for which it is not designed or intended; (6) make the application available over a network or other environment permitting access or use by multiple devices or users at the same time; (7) use the application for creating a product, service, or software that is, directly or indirectly, competitive with or in any way a substitute for the application; (8) use the application to send automated queries to any website or to send any unsolicited commercial e-mail; or (9) use any proprietary information or any of our interfaces or our other intellectual property in the design, development, manufacture, licensing, or distribution of any applications, accessories, or devices for use with the application.

Apple and Android Devices

The following terms apply when you use a mobile application obtained from either the Apple Store or Google Play (each an “App Distributor”) to access the Service: (1) the license granted to you for our mobile application is limited to a non-transferable license to use the application on a device that utilizes the Apple iOS or Android operating systems, as applicable, and in accordance with the usage rules set forth in the applicable App Distributor’s terms of service; (2) we are responsible for providing any maintenance and support services with respect to the mobile application as specified in the terms and conditions of this mobile application license contained in these Terms of Use or as otherwise required under applicable law, and you acknowledge that each App Distributor has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the mobile application; (3) in the event of any failure of the mobile application to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify the applicable App Distributor, and the App Distributor, in accordance with its terms and policies, may refund the purchase price, if any, paid for the mobile application, and to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the App Distributor will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the mobile application; (4) you represent and warrant that (i) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. government as a “terrorist supporting” country and (ii) you are not listed on any U.S. government list of prohibited or restricted parties; (5) you must comply with applicable third-party terms of agreement when using the mobile application, e.g., if you have a VoIP application, then you must not be in violation of their wireless data service agreement when using the mobile application; and (6) you acknowledge and agree that the App Distributors are third-party beneficiaries of the terms and conditions in this mobile application license contained in these Terms of Use, and that each App Distributor will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce the terms and conditions in this mobile application license contained in these Terms of Use against you as a third-party beneficiary thereof.

7. Third-Party content, advertisements, and promotions

The Service may contain links to third-party websites, products, or services, which may be posted by advertisers, our affiliates, our partners, or other users (“Third-Party Content”). Third-Party Content is not under our control, and we are not responsible for any third party’s websites, products, or services. Your use of Third-Party Content is at your own risk and you should make any investigation you feel necessary before proceeding with any transaction in connection with such Third-Party Content.

The Service may also contain sponsored Third-Party Content or advertisements. The type, degree, and targeting of advertisements are subject to change, and you acknowledge and agree that we may place advertisements in connection with the display of any Content or information on the Service, including Your Content.

If you choose to use the Service to conduct a promotion, including a contest or sweepstakes (“Promotion”), you alone are responsible for conducting the Promotion in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, including creating official rules, offer terms, eligibility requirements, and compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations which govern the Promotion (such as licenses, registrations, bonds, and regulatory approval). Your Promotion must state that the Promotion is not sponsored by, endorsed by, or associated with Pagebound, and the rules for your Promotion must require each entrant or participant to release Pagebound from any liability related to the Promotion. You acknowledge and agree that we will not assist you in any way with your Promotion, and you agree to conduct your Promotion at your own risk.

8. Things You Cannot Do

When using or accessing the Services, you must comply with these Terms and all applicable laws, rules, and regulations. Please review the Content Policy & Community Guidelines, which is incorporated by this reference into, and made a part of, these Terms and contain Pagebound’s rules about prohibited content and conduct. In addition to what is prohibited in the Content Policy & Community Guidelines, you may not do any of the following:

• Use the Service in any manner that could interfere with, disable, disrupt, overburden, or otherwise impair the Service;

• Gain access to (or attempt to gain access to) another user’s Account or any non-public portions of the Service, including the computer systems or networks connected to or used together with the Service;

• Upload, transmit, or distribute to or through the Service any viruses, worms, malicious code, or other software intended to interfere with the Service, including its security-related features;

• Use the Service to violate applicable law or infringe any person’s or entity’s intellectual property rights or any other proprietary rights;

• Access, search, or collect data from the Service by any means (automated or otherwise) except as permitted in these Terms; or

• Use the Service in any manner that we reasonably believe to be an abuse of or fraud on Pagebound or any payment system.

  
  

We encourage you to report content or conduct that you believe violates these Terms or our Content Policy & Community Guidelines. We also support the responsible reporting of security vulnerabilities. To report a security issue, please email team@pagebound.co.

9. Moderators

Creating or moderating a Quest is an unofficial, voluntary position that may be available to some users of the Service. We are not responsible for actions taken by the moderators. We reserve the right to revoke or limit a user’s ability to moderate at any time and for any reason or no reason, including for a breach of these Terms.

Pagebound reserves the right, but has no obligation, to overturn any action or decision of a moderator if Pagebound, in its sole discretion, believes that such action or decision is not in the interest of Pagebound or the Pagebound community.

10. Copyright, trademark, the DMCA, and takedowns

Pagebound respects the intellectual property of others and requires that users of our Service do the same. We have a policy that includes the removal of any infringing material from the Service and for the termination, in appropriate circumstances, of users of our Service who are repeat infringers. If you believe that anything on our Service infringes a copyright or a trademark that you own or control, you may notify Pagebound by contacting team@pagebound.co. All investigation, defense, settlement and discharge of any such intellectual property infringement claim will be handled by Pagebound and not any App Distributor.

Please note that if you knowingly misrepresent that any activity or material on our Service is infringing, you may be liable to Pagebound for certain costs and damages.

If we remove Your Content in response to a copyright or trademark notice, we will notify you. If you believe Your Content was wrongly removed due to a mistake or misidentification in a copyright notice, you can send a counter notification to team@pagebound.co. Please see 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3) for the requirements of a proper counter notification.

11. Intellectual Property

The Service is owned and operated by Pagebound. The visual interfaces, graphics, design, compilation, information, data, computer code, products, services, trademarks, and all other elements of the Service (“Materials”) provided by Pagebound are protected by intellectual property and other laws. All Materials included in the Service are the property of Pagebound or its third-party licensors. You acknowledge and agree that you shall not acquire any ownership rights whatsoever by downloading Materials or by purchasing Paid Services. Except as expressly authorized by Pagebound, you may not make use of the Materials. Pagebound reserves all rights to the Materials not granted expressly in these Terms.

Copyright Infringements

We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that any material available on or through the Site infringes upon any copyright you own or control, please immediately notify us using the contact information provided below (a “Notification”). A copy of your Notification will be sent to the person who posted or stored the material addressed in the Notification. Please be advised that pursuant to federal law you may be held liable for damages if you make material misrepresentations in a Notification. All investigation, defense, settlement and discharge of any such intellectual property infringement claim will be handled by Pagebound.

12. Indemnity

Except to the extent prohibited by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold Pagebound, its affiliates, and their respective, directors, officers, employees, affiliates, agents, contractors, third-party service providers, and licensors (the “Pagebound Entities”) harmless from and against any claim or demand made by any third party, and any related liability, damage, loss, and expense (including costs and attorneys’ fees) due to, arising out of, or in connection with: (a) your use of the Services; (b) your violation of these Terms; (c) your violation of applicable laws or regulations; or (d) Your Content. We reserve the right to control the defense of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us, and you agree to cooperate with our defense of these claims.

13. Disclaimers and limitation of liability

Nothing in these Terms will prejudice the statutory rights that you may have as a user of the Service. Some countries, states, provinces or other jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the limitation of liability as stated in this section, so the below terms may not fully apply to you. Instead, in such jurisdictions, the exclusions and limitations below shall apply only to the extent permitted by the laws of such jurisdictions.

THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, LEGAL, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE PAGEBOUND ENTITIES DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES ARE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, RELIABLE, CURRENT, OR ERROR FREE. PAGEBOUND DOES NOT CONTROL, ENDORSE, OR TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY CONTENT AVAILABLE ON OR LINKED TO THE SERVICES OR THE ACTIONS OF ANY THIRD PARTY OR USER, INCLUDING MODERATORS. WHILE PAGEBOUND ATTEMPTS TO MAKE YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF OUR SERVICES SAFE, WE DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT OUR SERVICES OR SERVERS ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

IN NO EVENT WILL ANY OF THE PAGEBOUND ENTITIES BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR LOST PROFITS ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICES, INCLUDING THOSE ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO CONTENT MADE AVAILABLE ON THE SERVICES THAT IS ALLEGED TO BE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL. ACCESS TO, AND USE OF, THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR DEVICE OR COMPUTER SYSTEM, OR RESULTING LOSS OF DATA. IN NO EVENT WILL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE PAGEBOUND ENTITIES EXCEED THE GREATER OF ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100) OR ANY AMOUNT YOU PAID PAGEBOUND IN THE PREVIOUS SIX MONTHS FOR THE SERVICES GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM. THE LIMITATIONS OF THIS SECTION WILL APPLY TO ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, INCLUDING THOSE BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, STATUTE, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF THE PAGEBOUND ENTITIES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY SUCH DAMAGE, AND EVEN IF ANY REMEDY SET FORTH IN THESE TERMS IS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

14. Governing law and venue

We want you to enjoy Pagebound, so if you have an issue or dispute, you agree to raise it and try to resolve it with us informally. You can contact us with feedback and concerns at team@pagebound.co.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any claims arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Services will be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of laws rules; all disputes related to these Terms or the Service will be brought solely in the federal or state courts located in Brooklyn, NY, and you and Pagebound consent to personal jurisdiction in these courts.

If you are a U.S. city, county, or state government entity, then this Section 14 does not apply to you. If you are a U.S. federal government entity, any claims arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Services will be governed by the laws of the United States of America without regard to its conflict of laws rules. To the extent permitted by federal law, the laws of New York will apply in the absence of applicable federal law. All disputes related to these Terms or the Service will be brought solely in the federal or state courts located in Brooklyn, NY.

15. Changes to these Terms

We may make changes to these Terms from time to time. If we make changes, we will post the revised Terms and update the Effective Date above. If the changes, in our sole discretion, are material, we may also notify you by sending an email to the address associated with your Account (if you have chosen to provide an email address) or by otherwise providing you with notice through our Service. By continuing to access or use the Service on or after the Effective Date of the revised Terms, you agree to be bound by the revised Terms. If you do not agree to the revised Terms, you must stop accessing and using our Service before the changes become effective.

16. Additional terms

Because we offer a variety of Services, you may be asked to agree to additional terms, policies, guidelines, or rules before using a specific product or service offered by Pagebound (collectively, “Additional Terms”). All Additional Terms are incorporated by this reference into, and made a part of, these Terms, and to the extent any Additional Terms conflict with these Terms, the Additional Terms govern with respect to your use of the corresponding Service.

View Additional Terms of Use for Quest Creation

17. Termination

You may terminate these Terms at any time and for any reason by deleting your Account and discontinuing use of all Service. If you stop using the Service without deactivating your Account, your Account may be deactivated due to prolonged inactivity.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, we may suspend or terminate your Account, moderator status, or ability to access or use the Services at any time for any or no reason, including for violating these Terms or our Content Policy & Community Guidelines.

The following sections will survive any termination of these Terms or of your Account: 5 (Your Content), 7 (Things You Cannot Do), 11 (Indemnity), 12 (Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability), 13 (Governing Law and Venue), 16 (Termination), and 17 (Miscellaneous).

18. Miscellaneous

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any other agreements expressly incorporated by reference into these Terms, constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding your access to and use of the Service. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. If any part of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the unenforceable part will be given effect to the greatest extent possible, and the remaining parts will remain in full force and effect. You may not assign or transfer any of your rights or obligations under these Terms without our consent. We may freely assign any of our rights and obligations under these Terms.

Headings are used in these Terms for reference only and will not be considered when interpreting them. For purposes of these Terms: (a) the words “include,” “includes,” and “including” will be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation;” (b) the words “such as,” “for example,” “e.g.,” and any derivatives of those words will mean by way of example and the items that follow these words will not be deemed an exhaustive list; and (c) the word “or” is used in the inclusive sense of “and/or” and the terms “or,” “any,” and “either” are not exclusive. No ambiguity will be construed against any party based on a claim that the party drafted the language.

These Terms are a legally-binding agreement between you and Pagebound LLC. If you have any questions about these Terms, please email us at team@pagebound.co.

19. Contact Information

In order to resolve a complaint regarding the Service or to receive further information regarding use of the Service, please contact us at:

Pagebound LLC
892 Bergen St
Brooklyn, NY 11238-3358
United States

Phone: +1 (973) 520-7822
Email: team@pagebound.co