EDITION & CO. — THE LITERARY EXCHANGE
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These Terms of Use govern access to and use of the EDITION & CO. website and any features made available through it. EDITION & CO. is operated by PALERMO AGENCY, Tina Arsenovič s.p., Kerenčičeva 5, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia, tax identification number SI59258454. These Terms are a working draft and must be reviewed against the actual services before publication.
Our platform is intended to bring together authors, publishers, readers and other literary professionals. Some features may be introduced in stages. Specific products, subscriptions, paid services, competitions, book-club programmes or manuscript-submission tools may be governed by additional terms displayed before the relevant action. Where mandatory consumer law applies, it prevails over inconsistent contractual wording.
Where accounts are offered, users must provide accurate registration information, protect their login credentials and notify us if they suspect unauthorised access. Account access is personal unless the relevant service expressly allows an organisation or team account. We may restrict access where reasonably necessary to address security threats, abuse or serious breaches, subject to applicable law and any contractual obligations.
Publicly accessible literary content may be available to people under 18. Age-appropriate rules will apply to account creation, community participation, manuscript submissions and paid services. Where legally required, parental or guardian authorisation must be obtained. The applicable age checks and permissions must be built into the relevant user journeys before those features launch. Users must not misrepresent their age.
Users must respect others, applicable law and intellectual-property rights. Prohibited conduct includes harassment, threats, discriminatory abuse, fraud, impersonation, malware, spam, unauthorised data collection, circumvention of access controls and sharing material that infringes another person's rights. Community-specific conduct and moderation rules will be displayed where relevant.
Authors retain their rights in original manuscripts and other material they submit, subject to any separate written agreement. Submission does not itself transfer copyright or grant a publisher publication rights. The platform requires only the permissions necessary to store, process and display content for the specific services selected by the author. Any visibility to publishers, use of AI-assisted tools, third-party processing, withdrawal and deletion arrangements must be disclosed clearly before submission. Detailed licence terms and confidentiality controls remain to be finalised before manuscript uploads are enabled.
Publishers and other professionals are responsible for their own editorial, acquisition and commercial decisions. Access to projects or submission materials does not confer a right to reproduce, distribute or commercially exploit them. Any publisher portal, submission-management service, organisational account, paid access or professional agreement will require feature-specific terms before launch.
Where reading groups, profiles, reviews, events or other community tools are enabled, participants must follow applicable community rules and respect other users' privacy. Content visible to other members may be accessible to the audience indicated at the point of posting. We will explain reporting, moderation and account controls before interactive community features become available, with additional protections for younger users.
Purchases of digital products, subscriptions and other paid services will be governed by separate Terms of Sale shown before checkout. Product descriptions, total prices, taxes, payment schedules, access conditions, renewal and cancellation rules must be provided clearly before payment. Statutory consumer rights, including any applicable withdrawal rights and exceptions, will be respected. No provision in these Terms is intended to exclude mandatory consumer protections.
Unless otherwise indicated, the platform's own branding, editorial material, designs and original website content are protected by applicable intellectual-property laws. Users may access them for permitted personal or professional use, but may not copy, republish or commercially exploit protected content without permission or another lawful basis. Third-party names, trademarks and works remain the property of their respective owners.
Some author tools or discovery features may use AI-assisted processing. Before such tools are activated, we will identify material limitations, relevant content-processing arrangements, any third-party providers and applicable user choices. Users remain responsible for reviewing material they submit or publish and for respecting third-party rights. Unpublished manuscripts will not be represented as confidential or excluded from AI training unless the actual technical and contractual arrangements support that statement.
We may maintain, improve or change website features and may temporarily suspend services for maintenance, security or technical reasons. Where a change materially affects an existing paid service, we will provide any notice and remedies required by applicable law or the relevant agreement. We do not guarantee uninterrupted availability.
The platform may link to third-party websites or integrate external providers. Such services may have their own terms and privacy notices. We are not responsible for third-party content or practices to the extent permitted by applicable law. Users should review the relevant provider information before using external services.
Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot lawfully be limited, or removes mandatory consumer rights. The extent of any contractual liability and available remedies depends on the relevant service, the parties and applicable law. Detailed service-specific provisions require legal review before launch.
Our Privacy Policy explains how personal data is processed in connection with the platform. Cookie-related information will be provided in a separate Cookie Policy. Users should consult those documents, especially before creating an account, submitting material or participating in community features.
These Terms are intended to operate under applicable Slovenian and European Union law, without depriving consumers of mandatory protections available under the law of their habitual residence where applicable. Dispute-resolution and competent-court wording must be reviewed for the actual customer base and business model before publication.
We may update these Terms to reflect legal, technical or service changes. The effective date will be shown on this page. Where required, material changes affecting existing users or contracts will be notified in advance and any necessary consent will be obtained.
EDITION & CO. is operated by PALERMO AGENCY, Tina Arsenovič s.p., Kerenčičeva 5, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia. Tax identification number: SI59258454. Website: editionandco.com. General contact: [insert verified email address before publication]. Privacy enquiries: privacy@editionandco.com [activate and test before publication].
This is a working draft, not the final public Terms of Use. Verify all active features, legal notices, user permissions, contact details and linked policies before publication.
Separate Terms of Sale, service-specific terms and a legal review are required before paid products, subscriptions, manuscript submissions or interactive community features go live.