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My Policies

FTC Disclosure
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The books reviewed on Literary, etc have been provided by the publisher or author, purchased by one of the reviewers, or borrowed from the library. We do not receive / accept monetary compensation for reviewing a book, and all reviews will be discussed honestly; we do not receive a book in return for a promise of a favorable review. A review will state where the book came from (“my copy”) if it was obtained via the author or publisher.

Privacy Policy
I take your privacy very seriously and won’t disclose your name, email address, or any other self-identifying information for any reason. Nor do I collect personal information. The only time I will require any personal information (such as mailing address) is when you enter a contest / giveaway and only if you are the winner.

Copyright and Usage
This website and its content is copyright of Literary, etc – © Literary, etc, 2012-2013. All rights reserved.

Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited other than the following:

-you may print or download to a local hard disk extracts for your personal and non-commercial use only

-you may copy the content to individual third parties for their personal use, but only if you acknowledge the website as the source of the material

You may not, except with our express written permission, distribute or commercially exploit the content. Nor may you transmit it or store it in any other website or other form of electronic retrieval system.

Giveaway Policy
• No purchase necessary and void where prohibited by law.
• Odds of winning depend on total number of eligible entries received.
• Literary, etc is not compensated for contests/giveaways, unless otherwise specified.
• You must be 18 years or older to participate in a Literary,etc giveaway.
• Winners will be chosen randomly by using Rafflecopter or Random.org.
• You do not have to be a follower to participate, unless otherwise stated.
• Literary, etc is not responsible for items lost in shipping or items shipped from 3rd party sponsors.
• Winners will be contacted via email or blog post. Please make sure the email address you use is current. No substitutions allowed.
• Winners will have 48 hours to respond otherwise a new winner will be chosen.
• You must provide me (when requested) with a viable address if you want the book/ bookmark / swag shipped to your address when a physical copy of a book / bookmark / swag is offered in a giveaway.
• If you win a giveaway from an author/publisher, I will pass on your shipping /email information as soon as possible. I am not responsible for when or how the author/publisher sends out the prize. Please be patient with them, they have outside lives.
• Unless otherwise stated, it should be assumed that giveaway items have been provided by a 3rd party as a donation.
• No limit on the amount of giveaways you can enter. Unless stated you can only enter each giveaway once. Any person caught cheating or trying to manipulate their entries will be disqualified.
• Pay attention to any rules in a giveaway, otherwise; entrants can be disqualified.
• Unless otherwise stated, all giveaways are for USA residents only.

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