Terms of Use

By using this ABC-CLIO web site, you agree to the following terms and conditions of this Agreement:

This Agreement constitutes the agreement between ABC-CLIO, LLC and you as a user who accesses or establishes a connection to this web site.

By choosing to use this web site, you will be agreeing to abide by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. You must agree to abide by all of the provisions in this Agreement in order to remain an authorized user of this web site and your use of this web site constitutes your agreement to abide by those provisions. You are solely responsible for your use of this web site and for ensuring that your use complies fully with the provisions of this Agreement.

ABC-CLIO, LLC reserves the right to change, add or remove portions of this Agreement at any time, but if it does so, it will post such changes on this web site, or send them to you via e-mail. Any changes to this Agreement will be effective immediately upon notice to you. Your use of this web site after notice of changes to this Agreement will be deemed your acceptance of the changes.

Copyright and Trademark Policy

All information provided on the ABC-CLIO web site is owned by or licensed to ABC-CLIO, LLC unless otherwise indicated. ABC-CLIO and its licensors retain all proprietary rights to the information on our web site. Copyright law protects the content written by our authors and editors and posted on the ABC-CLIO web site.

ABC-CLIO, LLC will permit you to download content contained on the ABC-CLIO web site on any single computer and/or make a single print copy of the content for your own personal non-commercial use provided you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices. Modification of the content or use of the content for any other purpose would be a violation of ABC-CLIO's and/or licensor's copyright, trademark and other proprietary rights.

You are not permitted to republish, post, transmit or in any way distribute ABC-CLIO content including the copying of our content and posting it on your web site or a third-party web site without the written permission of ABC-CLIO, LLC. You may obtain permission by writing to us at CustomerService@abc-clio.com.

Content Provided by Visitors to the ABC-CLIO Web Site

Visitors to the ABC-CLIO web site who place any content on any of our web pages are responsible for the content of that material. ABC-CLIO, LLC has no responsibility for the content of any messages or information posted by visitors. ABC-CLIO, LLC retains the right, which it may or may not exercise, in its sole discretion, to review, edit or delete from the ABC-CLIO web site any content placed on the web site which ABC-CLIO, LLC believes to be illegal, offensive, and inappropriate or for any other reason. Any visitor posting content on the ABC-CLIO web site agrees to indemnify ABC-CLIO, LLC for any damages, losses and costs incurred as a result of such content being placed on our web site.

Portions of this web site may provide users an opportunity to exchange ideas and information. The ideas and information posted do not necessarily reflect the views of ABC-CLIO, LLC. While using this web site, you may not post, transmit, or otherwise distribute any material that may be unlawful, obscene, defamatory, threatening, infringing on any copyright or other rights of others, or damaging to software or hardware. You may not advertise or solicit on these pages without the express permission of ABC-CLIO.

Creating Links to the ABC-CLIO Web Site

Creating a link to ABC-CLIO non-password protected web sites on the World Wide Web does not require our permission unless:

1.  You wish to use our logo or trademarks.
2.  You charge visitors to your web site a fee for the pages that contain a link to the ABC-CLIO web site.
3.  The link opens within a frame or in any other way that it makes the ABC-CLIO content appear as if it were in your web site.

Creating links to password protected ABC-CLIO products is not allowed.

Content on Web Sites that Link to the ABC-CLIO Web Site

ABC-CLIO, LLC cannot control the content of third party owned web sites that link to our web site.

If you visit the ABC-CLIO web site through a link from a third party web site and believe that the content of that third party web site is inappropriate please contact us and we will evaluate this matter.

Links from the ABC-CLIO Web Site

Visitors may find links from the ABC-CLIO web site to third party owned web sites where we believe their content may be of interest to our visitors. While we have initially visited these sites before linking to them, please understand that we do not control their content and that such content is usually being changed. Therefore, we recommend that children and young adults check with their parents or teachers before clicking on any linked web sites. ABC-CLIO, LLC is not responsible for the availability of these outside resources or their contents and is not undertaking any responsibility or liability for information or publications of third parties on the Internet even if you access them through these pages.

Disclaimer

ABC-CLIO, LLC MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ABC-CLIO WEB SITE OR ITS CONTENTS with regard to the accuracy, completeness or results obtained by accessing and using the content contained on the ABC-CLIO web site.

ABC-CLIO will not be liable for any damages to any visitor who uses our content with respect to any inaccuracy, error or omission, regardless of cause.

YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THIS WEB SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. NEITHER ABC-CLIO, LLC, NOR ANY OF ITS EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS, OR LICENSORS WARRANT THAT USE OF THIS WEB SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR FREE, OR THAT THE PAGES OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES THEM AVAILABLE ARE FREE FROM VIRUSES, WORMS, OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. ABC-CLIO, LLC MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THIS WEB SITE OR ITS CONTENTS WITH REGARD TO ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR RESULTS OBTAINED BY ACCESSING AND USING THE CONTENT CONTAINED ON THIS WEB SITE.

IN NO EVENT SHALL ABC-CLIO, ITS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS, OR ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, PRODUCTION, OR DELIVERY OF THESE PAGES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF ANTICIPATED PROFITS, BENEFITS, USE, OR DATA RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THESE PAGES. THESE LIMITATIONS APPLY REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE PARTY LIABLE OR ALLEGEDLY LIABLE WAS ADVISED, HAD OTHER REASON TO KNOW, OR IN FACT KNEW OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ABC-CLIO, LLC (AND ANY OF ITS EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS, OR LICENSORS, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS), IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY USER, INCLUDING YOU.

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless ABC-CLIO, LLC (and any of its employees, agents, third party content providers, or licensors, and their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents) from and against all claims, liability, and expenses, including attorneys' fees and legal fees and costs, arising out of your use of this web site or your breach of any provision of this Agreement. ABC-CLIO, LLC reserves the right, in its sole discretion and at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you. You will cooperate as fully as reasonably required in the defense of any claim.

This Agreement, your performance under it, and any disputes arising under it shall be governed exclusively by the laws of the United States of America and the State of California, without giving effect to their conflict of laws principles. You expressly consent to the exclusive forum, jurisdiction, and venue of the Courts of the State of California, with venue in Santa Barbara County or Central District of California, in any and all actions, disputes, or controversies relating to this Agreement.

ABC-CLIO, LLC reserves the right to change this Agreement at any time without notice.

ABC-CLIO, LLC, is committed to protecting the privacy of your personal information. We offer the following privacy policy to help you understand the information that we collect, and the choices we offer in how we collect and use that information.

Contact Information
ABC-CLIO, LLC
P.O. Box 1911
Santa Barbara, CA 93116-1911

Phone: 800-368-6868 or 805-968-1911
Email: CustomerService@abc-clio.com

Personal Information

ABC-CLIO, LLC, does not collect personally identifiable information unless the information is willingly provided to us. As part of purchasing products from ABC-CLIO, LLC, requesting services, participating in surveys, or accessing certain content on our Web Site, you may be required to supply us with personally identifiable information, such as postal address, name, job title, email address, and/or phone number. ABC-CLIO, LLC, requests students under the age of 13 to ask their parents or teachers for approval before sending us any personally identifiable information.

Disclosure of Personal Information

ABC-CLIO, LLC, does not sell or rent any personal information to third parties. We use your personal information for internal purposes, to process your transaction, notify you of content updates, or for marketing purposes. If you do not wish to have your personal information exchanged or disclosed, please let us know by calling us at the number above, e-mailing us at the above address, or writing to us at the above address. For special cases, we may disclose personal information if we have reason to believe that disclosing this personal information is reasonably necessary to: comply with the law, enforce or apply our terms of business, protect our rights and those of our users, or with your consent.