Journata Books Terms and Conditions

Dated: 7 June 2024

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SERVICES DESCRIBED BELOW. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR OTHERWISE USE THESE SERVICES.

The operator of the online bookstore Journata Books is Journata einkahlutafélag (“Journata ehf” or “Journata”), a company based at Reykjavik, Iceland, national ID number 690922-0880. Journata sells books and a selection of digital articles and other merchandise at www.journata.is.

The email address of Journata Books is books@journata.is.

On this Website we use the terms “we”, “us”, and “our” to refer to Journata ehf, the “Website” to refer to our Website and the “Services” to refer to the services we offer on the Website. Journata ehf provides this Website, including all the Services and the information, products, and tools offered on this Website to you, the “User”, conditional upon your acceptance of all terms, conditions, policies, and notices stated here.

These are our terms and conditions (“Terms of Service” or “Terms”). Please read these Terms carefully before you access or use our Website. Your use of this Website is an acknowledgement that you intend to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms or any part of this agreement, then you should not access the Website or use any of our Services.

We will always abide by the law: In order to provide you with all products and our Services, we need to know basic information about you. Some of this information has the nature of personal data. We promise to always comply with all laws when dealing with your personal data.

By visiting our Website and/or purchasing products from us, you engage in our Services and agree to be bound by the following Terms. These Terms apply to all users of this Website, including without limitation users who are browsers, vendors, customers, merchants, and/or contributors of content.

Any new features or services that we add to the current Website shall also be subject to the Terms of Service. Please visit this page to review the most current version of the Terms of Service at any time. Journata ehf reserves the right to change or replace any part of these Terms by posting updates and/or changes to our Website. It is the User’s responsibility to check this page periodically for changes. By continuing to access and use this Website after we post of any changes, you have accepted those changes.

Section 1. Online Store Terms

AGE OF MAJORITY AND CONSENT. By agreeing to these Terms, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your country, state, province or jurisdiction of residence and you have given your consent to the terms and conditions of our Website.

ACCURATE PERSONAL DATA PROVIDED. By providing us your name, contact information including mailing address, telephone number, and email address, you represent that this information pertains to you and is accurate and up-to-date.

You understand that any violation of these Terms will result in immediate termination of your authorization to use this Website and the Services.

Section 2: General Conditions

Journata ehf reserves the right to refuse service to any person at any time and for any reason. You understand that your information (excluding credit card information) may be transmitted in unencrypted form over various networks and that changes to adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks and/or devices may be made. Your credit card information will always be encrypted when it is being transmitted by Journata over networks.

You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, expose or transmit any portion of the Services without express written permission from Journata ehf. You agree not to use the Website or the Services in any illegal or unauthorized manner.

Section 3: Modifications to the Services and Prices

Journata reserves the right to change the prices of products or services on this Website without notice. We reserve the right to discontinue the Services at any time, in whole or in part, without notice at any time. Journata is not liable to users or to any third-party for any modification, price change, suspension or cancellation of the Services.

Section 4: Products and Services

Journata may offer certain products or services exclusively to certain customers or for a limited period of time, or at special prices. Journata may make limited or special offers or promotional offers of products or services to certain groups of customers, depending on their employment, academic or professional status, country or geographical area. These products, services or special offers may be available only in limited quantities and for limited periods of time. We may exercise these rights at our discretion, or on a case-by-case basis. All information about products and pricing are subject to change at any time without notice, at our sole discretion. We reserve the right to discontinue any product at any time. All offers for products on this Website are void in jurisdictions where prohibited. We reserve the right to limit the quantities of the products and product categories we offer. Products sold via Journata.is or Journata.com are subject to return or exchange only according to our Return Policy. We make no warranties about the quality of the products we offer, or that any product you purchase will meet your expectations, or that any errors in the products supplied will be corrected.

Journata makes every effort to describe the content of its products as accurately as possible on its Website.

Section 5: Accuracy of Billing and Account Information

Journata ehf reserves the right to refuse any order you place with us. We may, at our sole discretion, limit or cancel quantities purchased per person, per household or per order. These restrictions may include orders placed by or under the same customer name, household, account, credit card number, or by other customers who use the same billing information and/or shipping address. In the event that we make a change or cancel an order, we may attempt to contact you via the email and/or phone number and/or billing address that you provided at the time the order was made. We reserve the right to limit or prohibit orders that appear, in our sole judgment, to have been placed by dealers, resellers, distributors or competitors.

You agree to provide current, complete and accurate purchase, contact and account information for all purchases made on our Website, including your name, shipping address, telephone number, and e-mail address. You agree to promptly update your account and contact information in the event of any changes, and you agree to update all credit card numbers and expiration dates, in the event of changes to your credit card(s) or expiration thereof, so that we can complete your transactions and/or contact you as required.

Section 6: Third-Party Services, Links and Applications

We may provide you with services, links, tools or applications that originate from third-party vendors or service providers. You acknowledge and agree that we provide access to such tools or application “as is” and that we make no warranties, promises, or representations about the quality, accuracy, or reliability of such tools or applications. Journata is not responsible for any harm or damages related to any third- party services, links or applications used on the Website. Please carefully read each third-party’s terms and conditions and privacy policy before you use them in any transaction. Questions, complaints, technical support requests and claims relating to third-party services, links and applications should be sent directly to the third-party providers.

Section 7: Personal Information

The Journata Bookstore protects the digital privacy of its users. We have published our Privacy Policy which answers questions about how we use and protect your data.

Section 8: Prohibited uses

You agree not to use the Website and the Services to:

• Violate any law or regulation or facilitate the violation of any law or regulation, of any country, state, province, region, municipality or other jurisdiction;
• Commit fraud;
• Violate, plagiarize, or infringe on the intellectual property or contractual rights of any third party, including copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, confidentiality or other rights;
• Transmit any abusive, hateful, inflammatory, discriminatory, harmful, threatening, harassing, tortious material, or any racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable material;
• Transmit libelous, defamatory, pornographic, obscene, abusive, or otherwise unlawful material;
• Invade the privacy of any employee or user of this Website or of any other third party, or attempt to utilize another user’s account, name, identity, or personal or financial information without authorization from that user;
• Transmit a software virus, trojan horse, spam, malware, worm, bot, or any other malicious, harmful, or software-disabling code designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of the Website or any computer hardware or software or any telecommunications network or device;
• Engage in phishing, identity theft, data scraping, or denial of service activities on or through this Website.

You understand that any violation of these Terms will result in immediate termination of your authorization to use this Website and that such activity will be reported to the appropriate law enforcement authorities.

Section 9:  Refund Policy

Journata Books (www.journata.is) has a refund policy intended to give all customers the right to a refund for products which have been received in damaged condition, or which are not to their liking.  Our refund policy applies to our customers in all parts of the world, not just the EU and EEA.  

Section 10: Proprietary Materials

Material accessible to you through the Services, including but not limited to books, magazines, articles, publications, stories, scripts, summaries and descriptions, and other content, may be the subject of intellectual property rights, including, without limitation, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets. Except as expressly permitted by the owner of such rights, you may not reproduce, redistribute, retransmit, publish or otherwise transfer, or commercially exploit, any such material.

Section 11: Limitation of liability

Journata does not guarantee, represent or warrant that your use of our Services will be uninterrupted, reliable, secure or error-free. You understand that we may from time to time remove the online store from service for indefinite periods of time or may cancel the Services at any time, without advance notice.

You agree that the Services and all products we sell through them are provided “as is” and “as available”, without representations, guarantees or warranties of any kind, express or implied, and are subject only to any “right of return” that is legally-binding and valid in the relevant jurisdictions.

You agree to hold harmless and indemnify Journata ehf, Journata Books, our directors, officers, employees, affiliates, agents, contractors, interns, service providers, vendors, suppliers, and licensors for any injury, loss, claim, or any direct, indirect, incidental punitive, special, or consequential damages. …

Section 12: Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Journata ehf, Journata Books and our directors, officers, employees, affiliates, agents, contractors, interns, service providers, vendors, suppliers and licensors for any injury, loss, claim, tort, demand, loss or corruption of data, replacement costs, lost profits, lost revenues, made by any third-party and arising from your breach of these Terms or use or misuse of the Services or your intentional, reckless, negligent, malicious activity on the Journata Website or while using the Services, including reasonable attorney’s fees.

Section 13: Severability

In the event that any provision of these Terms is determined to be unlawful, void or unenforceable, each provision shall nonetheless be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by the applicable law, and the unenforceable provision(s) shall be deemed severed from these Terms. Such determination shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any other remaining provisions of the Terms.

Section 14: Termination

The obligations and liabilities of the Parties prior to the termination date of these Terms shall survive the termination of this agreement for all provisions herein.

Section 15: Entire Agreement

The failure of Journata to exercise or enforce any provision or right of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such provision or right.

These Terms and any policies or operating rules posted by Journata to the Website shall constitute the entire agreement between you and Journata and shall govern your use of the Services, suspending any prior or contemporaneous agreements, communications or proposals, whether oral or written between you and Journata or any of its agents, employees, or representatives.

Section 16: Governing Law

These Terms of Service and any subsequent agreements, litigation, disputes, claims, negotiations, or settlements arising therefrom or from Journata, the Services, or any aspect thereof, shall be governed by and in accordance with the laws of Iceland.

Section 17: Changes to Terms of Service

You can review the most current version of the Terms of service at any time on this page.

Journata ehf reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to update, change, or replace any part of these Terms by posting updates and changes to the Terms on our Website. It is your responsibility to check the Website periodically to look for updates and changes. Your continued use of the Services or access to the Website following posting of any updates or changes to the Terms constitutes an acceptance of such updates or changes.

Section 18: Contact information

Our email address for all inquiries, including refund requests:   books@journata.is