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PRIVACY
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THE ABEBOOKS CUSTOMER AGREEMENT
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YOUR ACCOUNT
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COMMUNICATIONS
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COPYRIGHT COMPLAINTS
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TRADEMARK INFORMATION
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LICENSE AND SITE ACCESS
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APPLICABLE LAW
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DISPUTES
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MODIFICATIONS, SEVERABILITY
AbeBooks may, in its discretion, change, supplement, or amend these Terms and Conditions as they relate to your future use of the Web Site at any time. If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is found to be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision will be deemed to be severed from the rest of these Terms and Conditions and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
Notice and Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement
If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide AbeBooks's copyright agent the written information specified below. Please note that this procedure is exclusively for notifying AbeBooks that your copyrighted material has been infringed.
- An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
- A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed upon;
- A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the site;
- Your address, telephone number, and e-mail address;
- A statement by you that you have a good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
- A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
AbeBooks.com's Copyright Agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement on its site can be reached as follows:
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Copyright Agent
AbeBooks.com Legal Department
655 Tyee Road, Suite 500
Victoria BC V9A 6X5 Canada