Individuals who wish to utilize CKYBooks.com must read and agree to the following agreement and terms of service. By clicking on the check box above and completing the registration process you are stating that you have read and are in agreement with the Terms of Service (ToS) and Conditions of Use Below.
STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP
By registering on our site and creating an order you are representing you have full legal rights to the items you are selling to CKY Books.
CKY AUTOMTED OFFERING SYSTEM
Our automated offering system is designed to help individuals sell their used items quickly at anytime of the day. The offers that are made are accurate 99.9% of the time. However with over 7 million titles in our catalog there are certain items where the offer amount may be computed incorrectly. If an offer has been made in error CKY Books will notify you of the error and your item will be returned to you at our expense.
CONDITION OF MERCHANDISE
All books must be in good used condition or better.
CKY Books will be solely responsible for the determination of the condition, type, and quantity of each book that was received. CKY Books reserves the right to adjust any prior offer based upon condition, type, or the number of books that were received.
UNACCEPTABLE CONDITIONS
- CKY Books WILL NOT accept books with the following physical/visual defects:
- Water damage/Moisture damage from any liquid
- Staining of any sort
- Missing /Loose / Torn Pages or Covers
- Books with an odor (smoke, musty, etc.)
- Workbooks/Activity Books/Manuals with answers written in the blanks or exercises worked
- Torn/Loose/Broken Binding
- Excessive Highlighting or Underlining
- Chewed on by a dog, cat, etc.
- Missing Dust Jackets - are subject to a lesser payment amount
UNACCEPTABLE ITEM TYPES
Also, CKY Books WILL NOT purchase the following types of books even though our system may make an offer on them:
- Dated Items - Day Planners, Calendars, Code Guides not from the current year
- Advanced Reading Copies
- Uncorrected Proofs
- Galley copies
- Instructor or Teacher's editions of textbooks
- Foreign/International Textbooks
- Reader's Digest Books
- Books without an ISBN
- Magazines
- Encyclopedia sets
- Partial Sets or sets with missing volumes
- Pornography
- Books with front cover torn to indicate disposal
- Any books marked "not for resale"
- Bind in Cards/OLC/Online Access Items that are OPENED
- CKY Books automated offering system is unable to flag the book types above, so it is possible offers may be made for them even though we will not purchase them. It is your responsibility to understand the types of books we are not permitted to purchase. Any questions on book types that we will not purchase can be sent to CKY Books, 500 John C. Watts Dr, Suite B, Nicholasville, KY 40356.
RETURN OF MERCHANDISE
Should CKY Books reject any item that does not meet our guidelines; we will notify you of what items were rejected, and the reason, by email. We will hold these rejected items for 30 days. We will be glad to return the item/s to you after receiving payment for the cost of return shipping. The customer shall bear the responsibility for all return shipping costs and insurance or tracking information if so desired. After 30 days, if your item/s are not claimed, they will be recycled without further c0mmunication.
Should CKY Books reduce the offer amount of any books that do not meet the above criteria; we will notify you of what books were adjusted and the reason. Notification will be sent to you by email.
SHIPMENT LOSS / DAMAGE
CKY Books is not responsible for books lost or damaged in transit to our warehouse. While CKY Books provides free shipping for incoming shipments, this is not an assurance of delivery. Any loss or damage to your item or shipment is between you and the carrier. CKY Books highly suggests insurance and tracking for all shipments at your own expense to protect yourself from loss or damage. No payment will be issued for books/shipments that do not arrive.
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
When you visit CKYBooks.com or send e-mails to us, you are communicating with us electronically. You consent to receive communications from us electronically. We will communicate with you by e-mail or by posting notices on this site. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.
CKY Books may from time to time contact your via email, phone, or postal letter concerning your orders. All information contained in those emails, phone conversations or letters is considered confidential information. Reproduction in full or in part of any email, phone conversation, letter or any other correspondence without express written permission of CKY Books is prohibited.
YOUR ACCOUNT
If you use this site, CKYBooks.com, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password, and for restricting access to your account, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. If you are under 18, you may use CKYBooks.com only with involvement of a parent or guardian. CKY Books reserves the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel orders at their sole discretion.
CKY Books will not sell, lease, or otherwise disseminate your personal information.
CKY Books, in the event that any offer is made in error, will return those item/s to the customer at the expense of CKY Books, provided that all other CKY Books Policies, Conditions and ToS have been complied with.
CKY Books customers who have high order defect rates may have their accounts suspended or banned.
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CKY Books will not tolerate attempts to misuse or abuse the website CKYBooks.com. This includes but is not limited to creating multiple orders to sell the same title, circumventing quantity thresholds, creating multiple accounts, selling items that you have no legal right to, using the website in any malicious way to defraud, commit theft or cause damage to CKY Books or any third party. CKY Books will cooperate fully with any law enforcement agency or postal agency to assist in the prosecution of wrongdoing.
DISCSLAIMER To the fullest extent permitted at law, CKY Books provides this web site and all its contents on an "as is" basis. CKY Books makes absolutely no representations or warranties, and expressly disclaims all representations and warranties, of any kind, implied or expressed, with respect to this web site or the information, the materials, the content, the services or the products included in this site. This includes, without limitation, warranties of fitness for a particular purpose or of merchantability. Additionally, CKY Books does not warrant or represent that any information accessible via this web site in any way is accurate, current, free from defect or complete. To the fullest extent permitted at law, neither CKY Books nor any of its employees, directors, affiliates, officers, contractors or other representatives will be liable for damages arising out of or in connection with the use of this Web site or the information, content, services, materials or products included on this site. This is a comprehensive limitation of liability that applies to all damages of any kind, including (without limitation) direct, indirect compensatory or consequential damages, loss of data, loss of income or profit, loss of or damage to property and claims of third parties. If any part of this agreement is found invalid under law it does not negate any other portion.
APPLICABLE LAW By visiting CKYBooks.com, you agree that the laws of the state of Kentucky, without regard to principles of conflict of laws, will govern these Conditions of Use and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and CKY Books.
DISPUTES Any dispute relating in any way to your visit to CKYBooks.com or to products or services purchased or distributed by CKY Books or through CKYBooks.com shall be adjudicated in any state or federal court in Jessamine County, Kentucky, and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts.
SITE POLICIES, MODIFICATION AND SEVERABILITY
Please review our other policies posted on this site. These policies also govern your visit to CKYBooks.com. We reserve the right to make changes to our site, policies, and these Terms of Service at any time. If any of these conditions shall be deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that condition shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining condition.
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