Terms of Service

These Terms of Service govern your use of ISBNdirect.com and app.isbndirect.com, and any related services provided by Founder Technology LLC.

These Terms are a contract between you and Founder Technology LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company. ISBNdirect is a brand of Founder Technology LLC. You can contact us at hey@isbndirect.com or at 447 Broadway #660, New York, NY 10013.

By accessing ISBNdirect.com, you agree to abide by these Terms of Service and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree with these Terms of Service, you are prohibited from using or accessing this website or using any other services provided by Founder Technology LLC.

We may update these Terms of Service from time to time. We will post changes on this page and update the "Last updated" date. For material changes, we will notify customers by email or a notice on the site before they take effect. Changes do not affect orders already placed.

Our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy explain how we handle your personal data and use cookies.

Services

ISBNdirect provides services for self-publishing authors and independent publishers, including assigning and registering ISBNs, barcodes, copyright registration filing, and press release distribution. ISBNdirect is a service provider, not a publisher, and does not take any ownership, rights, or royalties related to your book or its content. Copyright applications are filed with the U.S. Copyright Office. We are not a law firm and do not provide legal advice.

Age Requirement

You must be at least 18 years old and legally capable of entering into a binding contract to use ISBNdirect services. By using this website, you confirm that you meet these requirements.

Refunds

Unused ISBNs can be refunded within 14 days of purchase. An ISBN counts as used once a book is registered to it or it has been used on any platform. Copyright registration and press releases have their own refund rules. For full details, see our Refund Policy.

Your Right to Cancel (EU and UK Consumers)

If you are a consumer in the EU or UK, you can cancel your order within 14 days of purchase without giving a reason, by emailing hey@isbndirect.com. By placing an order, you ask us to deliver it immediately and acknowledge that your right to cancel ends for each ISBN once it is used or a book is registered to it. If you cancel, we refund what you paid for each unused ISBN, using your original payment method, within 14 days and without deductions.

Third-Party Fees

Some of our additional services (such as copyright filing and press releases) include fees we pay to third parties, such as the U.S. Copyright Office. If a third party raises its fee before we complete your order, and the delay is because we were waiting on you, we may ask you to pay the difference. You can choose instead to cancel and receive a refund of the third-party fee included in your order. If the delay is on our side, we cover the difference. This does not apply to ISBNs, which are delivered immediately.

Changes to Services

Founder Technology LLC reserves the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of our services, pricing, or features at any time. We will make reasonable efforts to notify you of significant changes in advance. Changes do not affect orders already placed.

Third-Party Platforms

ISBNdirect is not affiliated with any retail or distribution platform. While our ISBNs are valid internationally and compatible with most major platforms, some platforms may impose their own restrictions on ISBN usage. ISBNdirect is not responsible for platform-specific limitations, policies, or compatibility issues that may affect your ability to use an ISBN on a particular service. Platform policy changes, account suspensions, metadata errors, or retailer-specific enforcement actions do not constitute a defect in the ISBN itself. If you run into a compatibility issue, your purchase may still be eligible for a refund under our Refund Policy.

Limitations of Use

By using this website, you agree that you will not:

• modify, copy, prepare derivative works of, decompile, or reverse engineer any materials and software contained on this website;
• remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from any materials and software on this website;
• transfer the materials to another person or "mirror" the materials on any other server;
• knowingly or negligently use this website or any of its associated services in a way that abuses or disrupts our networks or any other service Founder Technology LLC provides;
• use this website or its associated services to transmit or publish any harassing, indecent, obscene, fraudulent, or unlawful material;
• use this website or its associated services in violation of any applicable laws or regulations;
• use this website in conjunction with sending unauthorized advertising or spam;
• harvest, collect, or gather user data without the user's consent; or
• use this website or its associated services in such a way that may infringe the privacy, intellectual property rights, or other rights of third parties.

Intellectual Property

The intellectual property in the materials contained in this website is owned by or licensed to Founder Technology LLC and is protected by applicable copyright and trademark law. We grant users permission to access and use the website materials for personal, non-commercial transitory use, excluding any purchased services or ISBN data. The ISBNs assigned to you and their barcodes may be used for any lawful purpose, including commercial publication.

This constitutes the grant of a license, not a transfer of title. This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions or the Terms of Service, and may be terminated by Founder Technology LLC at any time.

Liability

Our website and the materials on our website are provided on an 'as is' basis. To the extent permitted by law, Founder Technology LLC makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties including, without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property, or other violation of rights.

In no event shall Founder Technology LLC or its suppliers be liable for any consequential loss suffered or incurred by you or any third party arising from the use or inability to use this website or the materials on this website, even if Founder Technology LLC or an authorized representative has been notified, orally or in writing, of the possibility of such damage.

In the context of this agreement, "consequential loss" includes any consequential loss, indirect loss, real or anticipated loss of profit, loss of benefit, loss of revenue, loss of business, loss of goodwill, loss of opportunity, loss of savings, loss of reputation, loss of use and/or loss or corruption of data, whether under statute, contract, equity, tort (including negligence), indemnity, or otherwise.

Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to you.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Founder Technology LLC's total liability to you for any claim arising out of or relating to these Terms of Service or the use of our services shall not exceed the amount you paid to ISBNdirect for the specific service giving rise to the claim.

Nothing in these Terms of Service limits any rights you have as a consumer that cannot be limited by law.

Links

Founder Technology LLC has not reviewed all of the sites linked to its website and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement, approval, or control by Founder Technology LLC of the site. Use of any such linked site is at your own risk and we strongly advise you make your own investigations with respect to the suitability of those sites.

Right to Terminate

We may suspend or terminate your right to use our website and terminate these Terms of Service immediately upon notice to you for any breach of these Terms of Service.

Severability

Any term of these Terms of Service which is wholly or partially void or unenforceable is severed to the extent that it is void or unenforceable. The validity of the remainder of these Terms of Service is not affected.

Governing Law

These Terms of Service are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Wyoming, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Wyoming. If you are a consumer in the EU or UK, you also keep the protection of the mandatory laws of your country of residence, and you may bring a claim in the courts there.