COURTREADZ Book Club — Terms & Conditions
Version 2026-08-11 · Effective 11 August 2026
Important: By creating an account, accessing, subscribing to, participating in, uploading to, streaming through or otherwise using COURTREADZ Book Club (the “Platform”), you agree to these Terms & Conditions. If you do not agree, do not register or use the Platform.
1. Eligibility and authority
You must be legally capable of entering this agreement. If you are under 18, you may use the Platform only with the permission and supervision of a parent or legal guardian who accepts responsibility for your use. If you use the Platform for an organisation, you confirm you are authorised to bind that organisation.
2. Accounts and security
You are responsible for the accuracy of information supplied, keeping your login credentials confidential, all activity under your account, and promptly notifying an Admin of suspected unauthorised access. You must not share, sell, transfer, impersonate, automate or misuse an account, or attempt to bypass subscription, role, moderation or security controls.
3. Memberships, subscriptions and payments
Some features may require a paid subscription. Prices, billing periods, renewal timing and available features may change for future purchases. Where recurring billing is enabled, you authorise the applicable payment processor to charge the agreed recurring amount until cancellation takes effect. Payment processing may be provided by a third party such as Stripe and may also be subject to that provider’s terms. All payments are non-refundable, except where a refund or other remedy is required by applicable law. This includes subscription charges, renewals, partial billing periods, unused access, change-of-mind cancellations, failure to use the Platform, and cancellation or termination of an account. Cancelling a subscription stops future renewal in accordance with the applicable billing arrangements but does not create a refund, credit or reimbursement for amounts already paid. Nothing in this clause excludes, restricts or modifies any refund, remedy, consumer guarantee or other right that cannot lawfully be excluded, including under the Australian Consumer Law.
4. Platform features
The Platform may include books and reading tools, member accounts, subscriptions, announcements, chat, Book Club Feed, voting, live streams, video calls, recordings, uploaded images/files, moderation tools, notifications, PWA installation and other present or future features. Features may be added, changed, limited, suspended or removed where reasonably necessary for operation, security, compliance, maintenance or product changes.
5. Live streams, video calls and recordings
Live broadcasts may be automatically recorded. If you start, join, accept an invitation to, speak in, appear in, or otherwise contribute audio/video to a live stream or video call, you acknowledge and consent to that contribution being transmitted, captured, stored, replayed, moderated and displayed within Platform features where enabled. Do not contribute another person’s image, voice or private information unless you have lawful permission. You are responsible for obtaining any consent required from people appearing through your device or account.
6. User content and communications
You remain responsible for text, books, messages, comments, uploads, images, video, audio, votes, links and other material you submit or transmit (“User Content”). You confirm you have the rights and permissions needed to use that content. You grant the Platform operator a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to host, copy, process, transmit, display, resize, transcode, back up and otherwise use User Content only as reasonably necessary to operate, secure, moderate and provide the Platform.
7. Prohibited conduct
You must not use the Platform for unlawful, fraudulent, abusive, harassing, threatening, defamatory, discriminatory, sexually exploitative or dangerous conduct; infringe copyright, privacy, publicity or other rights; upload malware or harmful code; scrape or harvest data without permission; interfere with streams or services; probe or attack security; reverse engineer protected systems; evade bans, kicks, mutes, access rules or payment controls; send spam; impersonate others; or encourage others to do any of these things.
8. Intellectual property
Except for User Content and third-party material, the Platform’s software, interface, branding, graphics, databases, layout and original content are owned by or licensed to the Platform operator. No ownership is transferred to you. You receive only a limited, revocable, non-transferable right to use the Platform for its intended purpose while your account is authorised.
9. Copyright and third-party material
Users and Admins are responsible for ensuring books, covers, recordings, images, audio, links and other material they upload or publish may lawfully be used. The Platform does not grant you rights in third-party content. Material may be removed or access restricted in response to a credible rights complaint, legal obligation or moderation decision.
10. Moderation, suspension and termination
Admins may moderate content and may mute, kick, suspend, ban, restrict or remove accounts or content where reasonably believed necessary to enforce these Terms, protect users or systems, investigate abuse, comply with law, address payment/access issues or maintain service integrity. Serious or repeated breaches may result in permanent loss of access. This does not remove any non-excludable legal rights.
11. Availability, maintenance and changes
The Platform is provided using internet, hosting, browser, device, WebRTC, storage, payment and other technologies that can fail or become unavailable. Continuous, uninterrupted, error-free or universally compatible operation is not guaranteed. Maintenance, upgrades, outages, network congestion, browser restrictions, hosting limits, third-party failures and events outside reasonable control may interrupt or reduce service.
12. Data, backups and security
Reasonable technical safeguards may be used, but no internet service or storage system can be guaranteed absolutely secure, permanent or loss-free. You are responsible for keeping copies of content that is important to you. To the extent permitted by law, the Platform is not a substitute for your own archival, backup, cybersecurity or disaster-recovery arrangements.
13. Privacy and technical data
Operation of the Platform may require processing account details, subscription status, usage/activity records, device/browser and connection information, messages, presence information, uploads, live-stream signalling and recordings. Information may also be processed by hosting, payment, network and other service providers where necessary to provide the Platform. You must not submit sensitive or third-party personal information unless you are authorised to do so and it is necessary for the intended Platform feature.
14. Third-party services and links
The Platform may rely on or link to third-party services, browsers, hosting, networks, payment processors or content. Those services are outside the Platform operator’s direct control. To the extent permitted by law, the Platform operator is not responsible for third-party availability, terms, security, content, decisions, charges, outages or acts and omissions.
15. No professional advice or guaranteed outcomes
Books, discussions, streams, messages, recommendations and other Platform content are provided for club, community and informational purposes and may be created by users. They are not a substitute for professional legal, financial, medical, safety or other specialist advice. You are responsible for decisions you make based on Platform content.
16. Disclaimer and assumption of risk
To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Platform and all content and features are provided on an “as available” basis. You use the Platform, participate in communications and streams, and rely on User Content at your own risk. No representation is made that all content is accurate, complete, current, suitable, lawful or free from defects, or that every misuse by another user can be prevented.
17. Limitation of liability
Nothing in these Terms excludes, restricts or modifies any guarantee, right or remedy that cannot lawfully be excluded, restricted or modified. Subject to that qualification and to the maximum extent permitted by law, the Platform operator is not liable for indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, punitive or consequential loss; loss of profits, revenue, opportunity, goodwill or anticipated savings; business interruption; loss or corruption of data or User Content; unauthorised user conduct; or loss arising from third-party systems, outages, internet/network failures or circumstances outside reasonable control. Where liability may lawfully be limited, the aggregate liability of the Platform operator arising from the Platform is limited to the amount you actually paid directly for the Platform during the 12 months immediately before the event giving rise to the claim, or AUD $100 if you paid nothing, whichever is greater.
18. Indemnity for your misconduct
To the extent permitted by law, you are responsible for losses, liabilities, claims and reasonable costs caused by your unlawful conduct, material breach of these Terms, infringement of another person’s rights, or User Content you had no right to submit. This clause does not require you to indemnify the Platform operator for loss caused by the operator to the extent the law does not permit that result.
19. Australian Consumer Law and other non-excludable rights
These Terms are intended to operate only to the extent permitted by applicable law. Nothing in them is intended to exclude, restrict or modify consumer guarantees, statutory rights, remedies or liabilities that cannot lawfully be excluded, restricted or modified, including rights that may apply under the Australian Consumer Law.
20. Changes to these Terms
The Terms may be updated for legal, security, operational or feature changes. The current version and effective date will be shown with the Terms. Material changes may require renewed acceptance before continued use. Changes do not retrospectively remove rights that have already accrued under applicable law.
21. General
If a provision is invalid or unenforceable, it is to be read down or severed to the minimum extent necessary and the remainder continues. A failure to enforce a provision immediately is not a waiver. These Terms, together with any specific subscription or feature terms presented at the time of use, form the agreement governing your use of the Platform. Applicable Australian law governs to the extent legally permitted, subject to any mandatory law that applies to you.
