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Terms of Use

The agreement that governs your access to and use of Merindly.

Effective date: July 15, 2026

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY. THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING A BINDING ARBITRATION CLAUSE AND CLASS-ACTION WAIVER (SECTION 15) THAT APPLIES TO USERS IN THE UNITED STATES.

1. Acceptance of these terms

These Terms of Use (the “Terms”) form a binding agreement between you and Ameridian Publishing, LLC, doing business as Ameridian Press (“Ameridian,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), governing your access to and use of the Merindly website, associated pages, and related services (collectively, the “Service”). By accessing or using the Service, you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 16 years old (or the age of digital consent in your jurisdiction, whichever is greater) to create an account. By creating an account, you represent that you meet this requirement and that the information you provide is accurate and complete.

3. Accounts and security

  • You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account.
  • Notify us promptly of any unauthorized access or suspected breach of security.
  • Accounts are personal, non-transferable, and intended for individual, non-commercial use.

4. The Service

Merindly is a digital library that offers (a) public-domain works provided under their existing public-domain status, and (b) original works published under the Ameridian Press imprint, protected by copyright and licensed for personal use as described on each book’s page.

We may add, modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service, including individual works, at any time and without liability, except as required by law.

5. Intellectual property

5.1 Our content

Except for public-domain works and third-party content clearly attributed to their respective owners, all content on the Service, including original works, editorial materials, trademarks (including “Merindly” and “Ameridian Press”), logos, designs, software, and site organization, is owned by Ameridian Publishing, LLC or its licensors and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws.

5.2 License to you

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to access and use the Service and to read, listen to, and privately store copies of works made available to you, solely for your personal, non-commercial use.

5.3 Public-domain works

Works identified as public-domain remain in the public domain. Our editorial arrangement, typography, digital layout, cover art, annotations, translations, and other original contributions are protected as separate works.

5.4 Restrictions

You agree not to:

  • Reproduce, distribute, publicly display or perform, sell, rent, lease, sublicense, or commercially exploit any copyrighted content on the Service.
  • Circumvent, disable, or interfere with security-related or access-control features.
  • Use automated means (bots, scrapers, crawlers) to access the Service other than as expressly permitted by our robots-instruction file.
  • Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to derive source code, except to the extent this restriction is prohibited by law.
  • Use the Service to train, fine-tune, or evaluate any machine learning or generative AI model without our prior written consent.

6. Acceptable use

You agree not to use the Service to:

  • Violate any applicable law or the rights of others.
  • Upload or transmit malware, or interfere with the Service’s operation.
  • Harass, threaten, defame, or impersonate any person.
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to accounts, systems, or data.
  • Collect personal information about other users.

7. User submissions

If you submit any content to us (for example, feedback, messages through the Contact form, or reviews), you grant Ameridian a worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable, transferable license to use, reproduce, adapt, publish, and display that content in connection with operating and promoting the Service. You represent that you have all rights necessary to grant this license and that your submission does not infringe any third-party rights.

8. Copyright complaints (DMCA)

We respect intellectual property rights. If you believe content on the Service infringes your copyright, send a written notice to our designated agent containing the information required by 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3), including:

  • Your physical or electronic signature.
  • Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed.
  • Identification of the allegedly infringing material and its location.
  • Your contact information.
  • A statement of good-faith belief that the use is not authorized.
  • A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information is accurate and that you are authorized to act.

Send notices to Ameridian Publishing, LLC, Attn: DMCA Agent, via the Contact page. Repeat infringers’ accounts may be terminated.

9. Third-party links and services

The Service may contain links to third-party websites or resources. We are not responsible for the content, policies, or practices of any third party. Your interactions with third parties are solely between you and them.

10. Fees and paid features

The Service is currently offered without charge for the features described. If we introduce paid features, we will disclose their price and terms before you incur any charge, and you will have the opportunity to accept those terms.

11. Termination

You may close your account at any time from your account settings. We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service, with or without notice, for any violation of these Terms or where required by law. Sections that by their nature should survive termination (including intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification, and dispute resolution) will survive.

12. Disclaimers

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SERVICE AND ALL CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTY ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE.

Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes any liability that cannot lawfully be limited or excluded, including, for consumers in the EEA and UK, statutory rights that may not be waived.

13. Limitation of liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL AMERIDIAN, ITS AFFILIATES, OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, USE, OR GOODWILL, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE.

OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNTS YOU PAID TO US FOR THE SERVICE IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE LIABILITY, OR (B) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100).

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages; in those jurisdictions, our liability is limited to the smallest extent permitted by law.

14. Indemnification

To the fullest extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Ameridian Publishing, LLC and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or in any way connected with your access to or use of the Service, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any third-party right.

15. Governing law; dispute resolution (U.S. users)

15.1 Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles, except that mandatory consumer-protection laws of your country of residence continue to apply where required.

15.2 Binding arbitration; class waiver

If you are a resident of the United States, you and Ameridian agree that any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service will be resolved by binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Consumer Arbitration Rules. Arbitration will take place in the county of your residence or another mutually agreed location. YOU AND AMERIDIAN WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY AND THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION OR CLASS-WIDE ARBITRATION. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may bring an individual claim in small-claims court.

15.3 30-day opt-out

You may opt out of Section 15.2 by sending written notice to us through the Contact page within 30 days of first accepting these Terms.

16. Consumers in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland

If you are a consumer resident in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland:

  • Nothing in these Terms affects your mandatory statutory rights, including consumer-protection rights, that cannot be waived by contract.
  • These Terms are governed by the laws of your country of habitual residence, and you may bring proceedings in the courts of that country.
  • The arbitration and class-waiver provisions in Section 15 do not apply to you to the extent they would deprive you of mandatory statutory protections.
  • The European Commission provides an online dispute-resolution platform accessible at ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr.

17. Export controls and sanctions

You represent that you are not located in, and are not a national or resident of, any country or region subject to comprehensive U.S., EU, or UK sanctions, and that you are not on any restricted party list. You will comply with all applicable export control and sanctions laws.

18. Changes to the Service and to these Terms

We may modify these Terms from time to time. We will revise the “Effective date” and, for material changes, provide additional notice (such as an in-product notice or email to account holders). Continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms, except where additional consent is required by law.

19. Miscellaneous

  • Entire agreement: these Terms and the Privacy Policy form the entire agreement between you and Ameridian regarding the Service.
  • Severability: if any provision is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.
  • No waiver: our failure to enforce any right or provision is not a waiver of that right or provision.
  • Assignment: you may not assign these Terms without our prior written consent. We may assign these Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
  • Language: these Terms are drafted in English. Any translation is provided for convenience only; the English version controls in case of conflict, except where local law requires otherwise.

20. Contact

Ameridian Publishing, LLC, d/b/a Ameridian Press. For questions about these Terms, please use the Contact page.