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Terms of Service

Terms of Service

Last updated: 29 January 2025

Welcome to BookMonty! This page describes the terms and conditions that govern your use of the BookMonty ("us," "we," or "our") website, https://bookmonty.com (the "Site").

1. Acceptance of Terms

By using BookMonty or creating an account, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to its Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these terms, we kindly ask that you discontinue the use of our platform.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old to use BookMonty. By using this platform, you represent and warrant that you have the legal authority to agree to these terms.

3. Service Description

BookMonty provides a platform for authors to receive authentic and honest book reviews from real readers. We do not guarantee the quality, quantity, or timing of reviews and all users are responsible for adhering to ethical reviewing practices.

Anonymous Review Policy. BookMonty ensures that authors and reviewers remain anonymous to each other. Authors DO NOT know who reviews/reviewed their book.

NOT Review Swapping. BookMonty ensures a strict separation between authors and reviewers.

  1. No Direct Exchanges. If Reviewer A reads and reviews Author B's book, Reviewer A will never be shown books by Author B. This prevents any expectation of reciprocity or biased reviewing.
  2. Completely Independent Review Process. Reviews are assigned based on an anonymous, randomized system, ensuring that every book is reviewed objectively by independent readers.

Zero Review Manipulation Policy. At BookMonty, we do not allow any form of review manipulation and strictly enforce guidelines to ensure all reviews remain genuine, honest, and unbiased.

  1. Honest & Unbiased Reviews. BookMonty does not attempt to manipulate reviews in any way. Reviewers are encouraged to share their true opinions, whether positive, neutral, or negative.
  2. NO to Malicious Reviews. If we detect reviews that are intentionally misleading, malicious, or posted with the sole purpose of harming an author's reputation, we will take immediate action. This includes suspending or banning the reviewer from our platform, with no entitlement to refunds.
  3. Strict Anti-Abuse Measures.
    1. We actively monitor for patterns of unfairly low ratings, spammy reviews, or coordinated attacks.
    2. If an author believes they have received a malicious review, they can report it for investigation to us via our Red Flag feature.
    3. Repeated violations by a reviewer will result in account termination, with no entitlement to refunds.

By using BookMonty, you agree to uphold these ethical standards, ensuring a trustworthy environment for both authors and readers.

4. Compliance with Amazon's and Other Platforms' Policies

BookMonty is committed to complying with Amazon's Customer Review Guidelines and Community Standards. You can review Amazon's policies here: 🔗 Amazon Review Guidelines.

By using BookMonty, you agree to follow Amazon's guidelines and ensure that your conduct on BookMonty does not violate their policies. This applies to both authors and reviewers.

Violating Amazon's policies may result in suspension or termination of your account. You are solely responsible for ensuring compliance with these policies.

5. Author Responsibilities & Prohibited Conduct

As an author using BookMonty, you agree to uphold fair and ethical publishing standards. The following activities are strictly prohibited:

  1. Plagiarized Content. Uploading or distributing content that you do not have the rights to or that is copied from other sources.
  2. Low-Quality Content. Submitting books that contain excessive errors, poor formatting, unreadable text, or AI-generated content with minimal human editing.
  3. Artificial Engagement. Using bots, fake accounts, or review exchange groups to manipulate BookMonty's system or external platforms like Amazon.
  4. Duplicate Submissions. Repeatedly submitting the same book to the system to gain additional reviews unfairly.
  5. Misleading Book Listings. Providing inaccurate book descriptions, falsely advertising a book's genre, or misrepresenting its content.
  6. Inappropriate or Harmful Content. Uploading books that contain hate speech, graphic violence, or other content that violates Amazon's guidelines or local laws.
  7. Intellectual Property Violations. Using unauthorized book covers, stolen artwork, or any copyrighted material without explicit permission.

Violating these policies may result in account suspension or permanent removal from BookMonty, with no entitlement to refunds.

6. Reviewer Responsibilities & Prohibited Conduct

As a reviewer on BookMonty, you must adhere to ethical reviewing practices. The following activities are strictly prohibited:

  1. Misleading Reviews. Writing reviews that do not reflect your true opinion of the book.
  2. AI-Generated Reviews. Posting reviews created using AI tools (such as ChatGPT or similar) that lack personal experience with the book. All reviews must be original and reflect genuine human opinions. This ensures compliance with Amazon's policies, which require authentic, human-written reviews.
  3. Fake or Spam Reviews. Submitting multiple reviews under different accounts or using automated tools to manipulate ratings.
  4. Malicious Reviews. If we detect reviews that are intentionally misleading, malicious, or posted with the sole purpose of harming an author's reputation, we will take immediate action. This includes suspending or banning the reviewer from our platform.

Violating these policies may result in immediate removal from BookMonty without a refund.

7. Account Security

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials. If you suspect unauthorized access to your account, notify us immediately at .

8. Payments, Refunds, and Subscription Plans

10-Day Free Trial Policy

BookMonty offers a 10-day free trial for new users. During this period, you can explore the platform without being charged. If you do not cancel your subscription before the trial period ends, you will be automatically billed based on your selected plan.

  1. Only one free trial per user is allowed.
  2. If you cancel before the 10-day trial ends, you will not be charged.
  3. Refunds will not be issued for users who forget to cancel before the trial expires.

Subscription Payments & Refunds

  1. Payments for subscription plans or other services are non-refundable unless otherwise stated.
  2. If your account is suspended or terminated due to violations of these terms, you will not be eligible for a refund.
  3. BookMonty reserves the right to modify pricing or subscription features at any time.

By signing up for BookMonty, you acknowledge and agree to these payment terms.

9. Intellectual Property

  1. All content on BookMonty, including logos, text, and design, is the property of BookMonty.
  2. You may not use, copy, or distribute BookMonty's content without explicit permission.
  3. Authors retain ownership of their books but grant BookMonty a non-exclusive right to display and distribute content for review purposes.

10. Limitation of Liability

BookMonty is not responsible for:

  1. The opinions expressed in user reviews.
  2. Any disputes between authors and reviewers.
  3. Losses or damages resulting from your use of the platform.

BookMonty makes no guarantees regarding the quantity, quality, or speed of reviews. Our liability is limited to the extent permitted by law.

11. Suspension & Termination of Service

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account at any time if:

  1. You violate these Terms of Service or Amazon's policies.
  2. You engage in fraudulent, unethical, or manipulative practices.
  3. Your conduct is deemed harmful to the integrity of BookMonty and its user community.

Suspended or terminated accounts will not receive refunds.

12. Dispute Resolution

If you believe your account was wrongfully suspended or terminated, you may submit an appeal by contacting .

BookMonty will review appeals on a case-by-case basis but is under no obligation to reinstate accounts.

13. Changes to Terms

BookMonty reserves the right to modify these terms at any time. If we make significant changes, we will notify users via email or platform updates. Continued use of BookMonty after changes are made signifies your acceptance of the updated terms.

14. Governing Law

These terms are governed by the laws of the United States of America without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law.

15. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these terms, please get in touch with us at .