1. Who we are
1.1 Neon Squid creates beautiful nonfiction books for inquisitive kids (and kids at heart). Our books are for children who want to decipher ancient scrolls, orbit distant stars, and dive into the deepest oceans.
1.2 Neon Squid is an imprint of Priddy Books. Priddy Books is a trading division of Macmillan Publishers International Limited, which is part of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group.
2. Use of our Website
2.1 By using this website you are agreeing to be bound by these terms and conditions (‘these Conditions’) and our Privacy Notice and, if you use any particular service you do so subject to any additional terms and conditions that are applicable to that service. Please read these Conditions; they are important. If you do not agree to these Conditions do not use this website.
2.2 We may change these Conditions or our Privacy Notice at any time by posting changes on this website, and without giving you notice, so please check them each time you visit this website. If you continue to use this website after we have posted any change to these Conditions or our Privacy Notice, you will be agreeing to that change.
2.3 This website contains materials about children’s books, but it is directed primarily at adults who are interested in children’s books.
2.4 We may, but are not obliged to, monitor or record any use that you or anyone else makes of this website. If you have any complaint about any material submitted by a third party to our website, you should contact hello@neonsquidbooks.com immediately.
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3. Intellectual Property Rights
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2.6 Please do not submit any material if you do not agree to grant the rights in Condition 2.4 and to the waiver of rights in Condition 2.5.
4. Data Protection and Privacy
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6. Accuracy of Information and Disclaimer
6.1 We try to ensure that any information and content on this website that has not been supplied by a third party is accurate, but we make no representation and give no warranty that any information or content is accurate, up to date or complete. We accept no liability for any loss or damage caused by inaccurate, out of date or incomplete information or content.
6.2 If you find any inaccurate, out of date or incomplete information or content on this website, or if you suspect that something is an infringement of intellectual property rights or unlawful, you must let us know immediately by contacting hello@neonsquidbooks.com.
6.3 You should independently verify any information and content on this website before relying on it. The information and content on, and software available through, this website are not intended to address any particular requirements; they do not constitute any form of advice or recommendation by Macmillan Publishers International Limited and are not intended to be relied upon when making (or refraining from making) any decision.
7. Our Liability
7.1 We provide the information and material on this website free of charge; it is provided on the basis that we have no liability for that information or material.
7.2 We have no liability for the inability of anyone to access this website or any information or material on it, and we do not warrant that this website will operate without interruption or will always be available.
7.3 We are not responsible for, and will have no liability for, any error or corruption or breach of security resulting from the transmission of any information or material over any telecommunications network.
7.4 We do not exclude or limit our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or for any fraud on our part, or for any liability that cannot be excluded by law.
7.5 Subject to Condition 7.4, we will not be liable for any indirect or consequential loss, or for any loss of business, profit, revenue or goodwill, or loss or corruption of data, lost or wasted management time or the lost time of other employees arising from your use of our website or any information or material on it, or your inability to use it (whether that loss is direct or indirect).
7.6 All warranties, representations, terms, conditions and undertakings, whether implied by statute, common law, custom, trade usage, course of dealing or otherwise (including any implied warranty, representation, term, condition or undertaking of satisfactory quality or fitness for a particular purpose) are excluded to the fullest extent allowed by law.
7.7 Nothing in these Conditions affects your statutory rights as a consumer.
8. General
8.1 No delay, neglect or forbearance on our part in enforcing any of these Conditions will be, or be deemed to be, a waiver; nor will it prejudice any of our rights.
8.2 If any of these Conditions is (for any reason) held to be unenforceable, illegal or in some other way invalid, the unenforceable, illegal or invalid provision will not affect the remainder of these Conditions; and they will continue in full force and effect.
8.3 These Conditions are governed by English law and you agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England. The place of performance will be England.
8.4 No addition to or modification of any provision of these Conditions that you propose will be binding on us unless made in writing and signed by our duly authorized representative. ‘Writing’ includes email.
Further Information
This website is operated by Macmillan Publishers International Limited. Macmillan Publishers International Limited is a company registered in England. Its registered number is 02063302.
Its registered office is at:
Cromwell PlaceHampshire International Business ParkLime Tree WayBasingstokeHampshireRG24 8YG
If you wish to raise any query, please contact: hello@neonsquidbooks.com
Or write to us at:
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