Terms of Use

1. Acceptance of These Terms

These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of resetnovels.com, the official website for the RESET science fiction series by Elijah Canfield.

By using the website, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, do not use the website.

2. Purpose of the Website

The website provides information about:

• The RESET science fiction series
• Books and companion works by Elijah Canfield
• The free companion novella RESET: First Contact
• Author news and announcements
• Related creative projects and external resources

Website content may be changed, removed, or updated at any time.

3. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old to use the website or provide personal information through it.

If you are under the age of legal majority where you live, you should use the website only with the involvement of a parent or legal guardian.

4. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, the website and its content are owned by Elijah Canfield or used with permission.

Protected content may include:

• The RESET name and branding
• Book titles and series materials
• Written copy
• Fictional characters, settings, concepts, and story materials
• Book covers
• Artwork
• Photographs
• Graphics
• Website design
• Downloadable materials

Copyright, trademark, and other intellectual-property laws may protect this content.

You may view the website and download materials expressly offered for personal use. No other rights are granted.

5. RESET: First Contact

RESET: First Contact may be provided as a complimentary digital work.

Unless expressly stated otherwise, downloading the novella grants you a limited, personal, nonexclusive, nontransferable license to read it for your own noncommercial use.

You may not:

• Sell or sublicense the novella
• Upload it to another website or distribution service
• Publicly distribute copies
• Remove copyright or ownership notices
• Create or distribute unauthorized adaptations
• Use it to train, develop, or improve an artificial intelligence or machine-learning system
• Use substantial portions for commercial purposes without written permission

You may recommend the official signup page to other readers so they can obtain their own authorized copy.

6. Permitted Website Use

You may use the website only for lawful, personal, and noncommercial purposes.

You may not:

• Attempt to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to the website
• Circumvent security measures
• Introduce malware, malicious code, or automated attacks
• Scrape or harvest personal information
• Use automated systems to copy substantial website content
• Impersonate another person
• Misrepresent your relationship with RESET or Elijah Canfield
• Use website content in a way that infringes intellectual-property or privacy rights
• Use the website for unlawful, fraudulent, abusive, or harmful activity

7. Email Subscriptions

By requesting RESET: First Contact or joining the mailing list, you agree to receive communications related to RESET, Elijah Canfield’s books, and relevant author news.

You may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link in an email.

Delivery is not guaranteed. Messages may be delayed or filtered by email systems, service providers, or user settings.

8. Fiction Disclaimer

RESET is a work of fiction.

Names, characters, organizations, technologies, places, events, and incidents may be imaginary or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, organizations, technologies, events, or locations is coincidental unless expressly stated otherwise.

The website’s descriptions of fictional systems, artificial intelligence, governments, civilizations, technologies, and events are presented for storytelling and promotional purposes.

9. External Websites and Services

The website may contain links to third-party websites and services, including retailers, email providers, social platforms, media pages, RIPT Apparel, and other resources.

External links are provided for convenience and context. We do not control and are not responsible for third-party content, availability, security, products, services, policies, or practices.

A link does not necessarily constitute an endorsement of every statement, product, or service offered by that third party.

Your use of an external website is governed by that website’s own terms and policies.

10. No Professional Advice

Website content is provided for informational, literary, and promotional purposes.

Nothing on the website constitutes legal, financial, medical, technical, investment, or other professional advice.

11. Disclaimer of Warranties

The website and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, no warranties are made regarding:

• Accuracy or completeness
• Availability or uninterrupted access
• Freedom from errors or harmful components
• Compatibility with a particular device or system
• Delivery of email or downloadable materials
• Results obtained from using the website

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain warranty exclusions, so portions of this section may not apply to you.

12. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Elijah Canfield and parties involved in operating the website will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from or connected with:

• Use of or inability to use the website
• Reliance on website content
• Loss of data
• Third-party websites or services
• Unauthorized access
• Website interruptions
• Downloaded materials

Nothing in these terms excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.

13. Indemnification

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to be responsible for claims, losses, liabilities, and reasonable costs resulting from your unlawful use of the website, violation of these terms, or infringement of another party’s rights.

14. Suspension or Termination

We may restrict or terminate access to the website when reasonably necessary to protect the website, enforce these terms, comply with law, or respond to harmful or unauthorized activity.

15. Governing Law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Michigan and applicable United States federal law, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

Nothing in this section limits consumer rights that cannot legally be waived under the laws where you live.

16. Changes to These Terms

We may update these terms as the website, services, or legal requirements change.

The revised version will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Continued use after an update means that the revised terms apply to future use of the website.

17. Severability

If any provision of these terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in effect to the fullest extent permitted by law.

18. Entire Agreement

These terms and the Privacy Policy constitute the agreement governing use of the website, except where separate written terms expressly apply.

19. Advance Reader Applications and Copies

Submitting an advance-reader application does not guarantee selection.

Selected readers may receive a complimentary digital advance copy for personal, noncommercial reading and review consideration. Receiving a copy does not require a review, and any review or public reaction should reflect the reader’s honest opinion.

Advance copies may not be sold, forwarded, uploaded, publicly distributed, or used to create unauthorized derivative works. Reader-specific identifiers or watermarks may be applied by BookFunnel to discourage unauthorized distribution.

We may modify, suspend, or close an advance-reader campaign at any time.

20. Contact

For questions about these terms, contact:

resetnovels@gmail.com