General Terms and Conditions

1. BUKU services

This article explains what BUKU is and what the services entail.

1. 1.1 BUKU offers as part of its services concerning the provision of books and other literature from third parties in digital form (hereinafter 'Content') via the internet, whereby users can access and read Content using a user-friendly application (app). The services associated with this online platform are partly dependent on various suppliers and are supplied in the state in which they are located and can be changed from time to time, both in terms of content and the form in which the Content is offered.
2. 1.2 The Content and the content of data and communication of users via the service of BUKU as well as between users themselves, such as ratings of Content or contributions to (public and private) discussions, are not substantively regulated by BUKU. BUKU therefore does not exercise any control over the quality, legitimacy, safety, accuracy or integrity of the various parts of the service.
3. 1.3 Due to the many technical factors, largely beyond BUKU's control, such as an adequate internet connection, BUKU cannot guarantee that its services will always be accessible without disruptions or interruptions.
4. 1.4 BUKU is not obliged to keep any archived agreement or files accessible.

2. Account

Participation in the services of BUKU is through a personal account.

1. 2.1 You must create an account to be able to use the services of BUKU. For this account you then create a profile of yourself, as described in the registration process.
2. 2.2 When you have created an account and a profile, you can gain access to Content and, when BUKU offers this option, you can share messages or reviews with others.
3. 2.3 You guarantee to BUKU that the information regarding your personal data, such as name and e-mail address that you provide to BUKU, is complete, truthful and correct. It is not allowed to create accounts in a fictional name or in the name of another person, unless that other person has given you the assignment and permission to do so. You agree that BUKU will store and use your data in connection with the management of your account.
4. 2.4 If you are younger than eighteen (18) years of age, you must have permission from your parents or guardian to create an account with BUKU. By accepting these terms of use, you guarantee that you are eighteen (18) years of age or older or have permission from your parents or guardian to create an account with BUKU.
5. 2.5 Your account is personal and you will not grant others access to BUKU services through your account. You are responsible for keeping your login details confidential, including the password of your account for others. If third parties have used your account, you must immediately inform BUKU. Until that time, you yourself are liable for all consequences and damage that result from unauthorized use by third parties, even if this happens without your knowledge or permission.

3. Rules for use

When using the BUKU services you adhere to current standards and behave properly.

1. 3.1 You guarantee that you will act in accordance with these terms of use and that you are authorized to use the services of BUKU. In addition, you guarantee to BUKU that you will always comply with the obligations arising from these conditions of use and laws and regulations and that you will respect the rights of third parties.
2. 3.2 You ensure that the messages and reviews that you share are appropriate, do not contain pornography, and do not infringe the rights of third parties, including the right to privacy and intellectual property rights of others.
3. 3.3 BUKU reserves the right to remove or reject (parts of) the added messages and reviews from its platform and website if it deems this infringing, unlawful or inappropriate, whether or not after complaints from third parties, or when BUKU takes the risks thereon big eight. You indemnify BUKU against all claims from third parties with regard to data and files added by you or via your account.
4. 3.4 With sharing messages and reviews through the services of BUKU you are respectful towards others.
5. 3.5 You furthermore refrain from appropriating, reproducing, distributing or making public Content in the manner that is not intended. You also refrain from distributing or using material that contains software that can contain an automated work or data damage, render inaccessible or unusable, erase or appropriate or are intended to circumvent BUKU technical protection measures.
6. 3.6 By sharing messages and reviews through the services of BUKU you guarantee to BUKU that you are fully entitled to it and that you are fully entitled and authorized to grant the license as referred to in these terms of use. You indemnify BUKU and all its affiliated companies and persons against all claims from third parties based on the claim that the messages, reviews and / or other shared content infringe any applicable (intellectual property) right of third parties or are otherwise unlawful towards third parties third parties and for all claims arising from your actions in violation of these terms of use. Costs that BUKU incurs or the damage that BUKU suffers as a result will be reimbursed by you.

4. Subscription, prices and payment

BUKU provides paid services at payment terms as listed here.

1. 4.1 A subscription to a paid service from BUKU comes into effect when BUKU has received the amount stated on its website for the package chosen by you for you and is entered into for the period chosen by the payer. An unpaid BUKU service starts when the user uses the service.
2. 4.2 All prices of paid services or products offered by BUKU are in euros and include VAT, unless agreed otherwise.
3. 4.3 You pay for the services of BUKU the prices stated on the website of BUKU according to the payment method indicated on the website of BUKU. Unless explicitly agreed otherwise, payment must be made the moment you place an order or enter into an agreement.
4. 4.4 BUKU is free to change prices without prior notice. The prices stated on the BUKU website are binding. BUKU is not obliged to prizes that contain an obvious mistake or mistake.

5. Intellectual property rights of BUKU

The services of BUKU are in principle the intellectual property of BUKU and you as a user may use them under certain conditions.

1. 5.1 You acknowledge that the services, platform and website of BUKU contains content, programs, files and design whose intellectual property rights belong to BUKU, its licensors and / or other users of the services of BUKU. Nothing in these terms of use or on the BUKU website has the purpose of transferring any intellectual property rights. The Content in particular belongs to third parties, who are only made available temporarily for their own exercise, study or use via BUKU's services during the subscription.
2. 5.2 BUKU grants you a limited, personal, revocable, non-exclusive, non-licensable and non-transferable right to use the aforementioned content, design, files and programs in the manner and in the format as these files are made available by BUKU services.
3. 5.3 It is expressly forbidden to download, copy, modify, make public or use for direct or indirect commercial purposes the aforementioned content, design, Content, files and programs, substantial parts or repeated systematic non-substantial parts of reusing the data, unless BUKU or the relevant entitled party has given explicit permission for this.
4. 5.4 It is not permitted to remove, make illegible, hide or change notifications or statements with regard to intellectual property rights.
5. 5.5 The granting of a user right to BUKU services does not in any way entail a transfer of any intellectual property rights from BUKU (or third parties) to you as a user.

6. Intellectual property rights of the user

Everything you share in principle via the services of BUKU remains in principle yours, but you do give BUKU permission to use it for the proper functioning of the services.

1. 6.1 Under the conditions set out in these terms of use, you will in principle retain any copyrights and any other intellectual property rights that belong to you with regard to the messages, reviews and other content that you make available to you through the services of BUKU. other users.
2. 6.2 You acknowledge and agree that by making messages, reviews and other content available through the services of BUKU, you automatically grant a free, unencumbered, worldwide, sublicensable, non-exclusive license to BUKU for the files, data and to use and process materials in the broadest sense of the word in the context of its services.
3. 6.3 You acknowledge and agree that the messages, reviews and other content that you make available through the BUKU platform will be used in the context of BUKU's services. You acknowledge that it is possible that the messages, reviews and other content made available by you may be used by third parties in ways that conflict with these terms of use. BUKU does not accept any liability for non-compliance with these terms of use by other users of the services of BUKU or other unlawful behavior of third parties.

7. Privacy

Your privacy is important and that is why BUKU handles your data with care.

1. 7.1 BUKU protects your personal data in accordance with applicable law in the Netherlands.
2. 7.2 BUKU may process data from your use (logins, activity, etc.) anonymously and statistically to improve its service and to conduct research into how people read, learn and use the Content. Furthermore, BUKU can provide anonymized data of your use, not linked to your personal data, to the relevant parties whose Content you have searched for or used, so that they too know how their Content is used. Based on your use, BUKU can proactively present suggestions for other Content or keep reading lists for you, but personal data will not be shared with third parties, including the suppliers of the Content. If, however, you are a teacher, then your name, contact details and usage data will be provided to the Content suppliers in an anonymous manner, so that they also know how teachers use their Content and can contact you on the basis thereof.
3. 7.3 BUKU will furthermore only cooperate with the provision of your personal data to third parties when this is necessary to comply with a legal obligation or a judicial decision.
4. 7.4 You are also responsible for which other users of BUKU services you share your data and personal data with or which people you invite for your reading lists or connection to your profile in another way.
5. 7.5 You give BUKU unambiguous consent to use your data for the performance of its services, whereby your personal data is processed in the manner referred to in this article.

8. Suspending and discontinuing services

In special cases, BUKU may suspend or discontinue the services to you.

1. 8.1 In addition to other legal remedies at its disposal, BUKU is entitled at any time and without stating reasons and without prior explanation to (temporarily) limit, suspend or decommission your activities in connection with its services. BUKU may also delete messages with reviews or other content, issue a warning, temporarily or permanently suspend your account, terminate services to you or refuse to provide services to you, particularly if you act in violation of these terms of use or the law or when BUKU believes that your actions can be harmful to yourself or others.
2. 8.2 If your use of a paid service from BUKU is terminated, for whatever reason, BUKU will not be liable for any damage that ensues from this. There is no full or partial refund of the already paid subscription fee.

9. Third Party Content

BUKU has no influence on the content made available by third parties via the services.

1. 9.1 The services of BUKU contain messages, content, books, applications, services from third parties and / or links to websites or content from third parties. The inclusion or presence thereof does not imply that BUKU has checked or approved these applications, content and services. BUKU is not responsible for the content and working method of third-party applications, content and services or for any use thereof by users of BUKU services.
2. 9.2 The suppliers of the Content remain entitled to the Content and can determine when they make, modify or remove their Content. BUKU therefore explicitly does not guarantee the continued availability of the Content.

10. Liability

BUKU strives for the perfect delivery of its services, but should damage nevertheless occur, BUKU is not liable in all cases.

1. 10.1 BUKU is not liable for the acts or omissions of its users, including the sharing and content of messages, reviews or other content made available through the services of BUKU. Nor is BUKU liable for the accuracy, suitability, completeness and integrity of the Content, which is largely supplied by third parties.
2. 10.2 BUKU is not liable for damage as a result of force majeure (including hacking or attacks by third parties) or damage caused by cyber-attacks) or an attributable shortcoming on the part of its suppliers or as a result of an unlawful act on the part of its suppliers, to the extent permitted by mandatory law.
3. 10.3 BUKU is in any case not liable for consequential damage, including pure financial loss, lost revenue and profit, loss of data and immaterial damage, which is related to or ensues from the services that BUKU performs and / or your use of its services.
4. 10.4 The liability limitations from these terms of use also extend to staff and third parties engaged by BUKU, but do not apply if there is intent or deliberate recklessness on the part of BUKU or its management.

11. Other provisions

Finally, the last provisions.

1. 11.1 All disputes regarding the use of BUKU services are governed by Dutch law. The court in the district of BUKU is exclusively competent to take cognizance of this.
2. 11.2 These terms of use can be changed by BUKU at any time. The most current version of the terms of use can be consulted on the BUKU website. If, after one or more changes to the terms of use, you continue to use BUKU's services, you irrevocably accept the changes.
3. 11.3 The possible invalidity or cancellation of one or more provisions of these conditions does not affect the validity and application of the other provisions.