Terms of Service

These Terms of Service govern your use of the website located at https://erinmaybaillie.com and any related services provided by Erin May Baillie.

By accessing https://erinmaybaillie.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 Erin May Baillie.

We, Erin May Baillie, reserve the right to review and amend any of these Terms of Service at our sole discretion. Upon doing so, we will update this page. Any changes to these Terms of Service will take effect immediately from the date of publication.

These Terms of Service were last updated on 19 October 2023.

Description of Service

Erin May Baillie is a service that provides users with developmental editing, manuscript critiquing and first chapter analysis. More detailed definitions of all hereby services can be found on the ‘Services’ page at https://erinmaybaillie.com.

If you decide to purchase our service, you will need to complete the most relevant form, which can be found on the ‘Services’ page. You will be asked to complete a series of questions about your document and upload a sample of said document. This is so we can provide you with a personalised quote that is tailored to your needs. We will not edit any of this sample since it is intended to give us an idea of the work that will be involved. Once you receive your quote, please review the quote carefully and respond. We will then issue you with a contract that states the service(s) requested, the agreed price and the deadline. After giving your signature, you will be issued an invoice of payment. Please note that all payments must be made before any work begins.

The service will be conducted within the agreed timeframe. You will receive your finished document via email. If you have requested developmental editing or manuscript critiquing, you will also receive an editorial report, outlining the strengths and weaknesses of your document. If you have requested line editing or proofreading, you will receive a Clean Copy of the edited document and a Tracked Changes copy of the edited document. Please read through these documents and confirm you are satisfied with the results.

Limitations of Use

By using this website, you warrant on behalf of yourself, your users, and other parties you represent that you will not:

1. modify, copy, prepare derivative works of, decompile, or reverse engineer any materials and software contained on this website;

2. remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from any materials and software on this website;

3. transfer the materials to another person or ‘mirror’ the materials on any other server;

4. 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 Erin May Baillie provides;

5. use this website or its associated services to transmit or publish any harassing, indecent, obscene, fraudulent or unlawful material;

6. use this website or its associated services in violation of any applicable laws or regulations;

7. use this website in conjunction with sending unauthorised advertising or spam;

8. harvest, collect or gather user data without the user’s consent; or

9. 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 are owned by or licensed to Erin May Baillie and are protected by applicable copyright and trademark law. We grant our users permission to download one copy of the materials for personal, non-commercial transitory use.

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 Erin May Baillie at any time.

User-Generated Content

You retain your intellectual property ownership rights over content you submit to us for publication on our website. We will never claim ownership of your content, but we do require a license from you in order to use it.

When you use our website or its associated services to post, upload, share or otherwise transmit content covered by intellectual property rights, you grant to us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, sub-licensable, worldwide license to use, distribute, modify, run, copy, publicly display, translate or otherwise create derivative works of your content in a manner that is consistent with your privacy preferences and our Privacy Policy.

Any submitted content needs to be copyrighted by you, Erin May Baillie is not liable for plagiarism, and we reserve the right to cease work if given a reason to suspect that plagiarism has been committed. Please note that we do not own the copyright to the documents you submit for review; the same rule applies to any suggestions and comments that have been made to your document.

The license you grant us can be terminated at any time by deleting your content or account. However, to the extent that we (or our partners) have used your content in connection with commercial or sponsored content, the license will continue until the relevant commercial or post has been discontinued by us.

You give us permission to use your username and other identifying information associated with your account in a manner that is consistent with your privacy preferences and our Privacy Policy.

Disclaimer and Limitations of Liability

Our website and the materials on our website are provided on an 'as is' basis. To the extent permitted by law, Erin May Baillie 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 Erin May Baillie 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 Erin May Baillie or an authorised 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.

Erin May Baillie makes no warranties or representations about the accuracy or completeness of the site’s content or the content of any websites linked to this site and assumes no liability or responsibility for any (1) errors, mistakes, or inaccuracies of content and materials, (2) personal injury or property damage, of any nature whatsoever, resulting from your access to and use of the site, (3) any unauthorized access to or use of our secure servers and/or any and all personal information and/or financial information stored therein, (4) any interruption or cessation of transmission to or from the site, (5) any bugs, viruses, trojan horses, or the like which may be transmitted to or through the site by any third party, and/or (6) any errors or omissions in any content and materials or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any content posted, transmitted, or otherwise made available via the site.

Erin May Baillie does not warrant, endorse, guarantee or assume responsibility for any product or service advertised or offered by a third party through the site, any hyperlinked website or any website or mobile application featured in any banner or other advertising, and we will not be a party to or in any way be responsible for monitoring any transaction between you and any third-party providers of products or services. As with the purchase of a product or service through any medium or in any environment, you should use your best judgment and exercise caution where appropriate.

Please note that any suggestions made to your documents are based purely on personal research and experience. You are free to accept or disregard the suggestions that have been made. We do not accept any liability for the changes made by you. While Erin May Baillie strives to create top-quality work on every occasion, we cannot guarantee a concrete result. For instance, we cannot guarantee that your book will be published after taking our advice, nor can we guarantee a specific grade for an academic assignment.

Refunds and Complaints

All complaints should be made directly to the editor, who can be contacted at erinmaybaillie@gmail.com. The editor will assess the nature of your complaint and will try to reach a solution. If you are still unsatisfied after the solution has been provided, you may have the right to refund. If you decide to go through with the refund, we will still provide you with any feedback that has already been drafted. All refunds are at our sole discretion.

Notice Regarding Marketing

Erin May Baillie reserves the right to use any content that you provided us with in our promotional, advertising and marketing materials. Please note that you cannot use our brand or company name to market your own work.

Right to Refuse Work

Erin May Baillie has the right to refuse the service to anybody who acts in an abusive or threatening manner. Additionally, we reserve the right to decline any work that is believed to contain any plagiarised content or the content provided has racist, sexist, or other hateful and threatening remarks.

Communication and Confidentiality

All communication will be done via the email that you provide in the questionnaire and will be conducted through erinmaybaillie@gmail.com. Reaching out to us through our social media platforms is the exception to this rule; however, please remember that all formal discussions about services and quotes should be conducted via email.

Please note that all documents provided to us are entirely confidential; the editor does not discuss your work with anyone unless you give written permission to do so. Reasonable security measures are kept in order to protect your sensitive data; we will not share any of the details provided without written consent from you.

Accuracy of Materials

The materials appearing on our website are not comprehensive and are for general information purposes only. Erin May Baillie does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on this website, or otherwise relating to such materials or on any resources linked to this website.

Links

Erin May Baillie 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 Erin May Baillie 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.

Inaccuracies and Mistakes

Please note that the content provided on our website may occasionally contain typographical errors, inaccuracies or mistakes that are related to service descriptions, pricing, promotions, offers, and availability. We reserve the right to cancel or update your orders if any information regarding our service is inaccurate. Additionally, we have the right to amend said information at any time without prior notice. At the same time, we are not obliged to clarify any of the information about our website and service, except in regard to pricing information, as required by law.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold us harmless, including our subsidiaries, affiliates and all of our respective officers, agents, partners, and employees, from and against any loss, damage, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, made by any third party due to or arising out of: (1) your Contributions; (2) use of the website; (3) breach of these Terms of Service; (4) any breach of your representations and warranties set forth in these Terms of Service; (5) your violation of the rights of a third party, including but not limited to intellectual property rights; or (6) any overt harmful act toward any other user of the website with whom you connected via the website.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, we reserve the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defence and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us, and you agree to cooperate, at your expense, with our defence of such claims. We will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim, action, or proceeding which is subject to this indemnification upon becoming aware of it.

Right to Terminate

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

Severance

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.

Entire Agreement

These Terms of Service and any policies or operating rules posted by us on the website or with respect to the website constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and us. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Service shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. These Terms of Service operate to the fullest extent permissible by law. We may assign any or all of our rights and obligations to others at any time. We shall not be responsible or liable for any loss, damage, delay or failure to act caused by any cause beyond our reasonable control.

If any provision or part of a provision of these Terms of Service is determined to be unlawful, void or unenforceable that provision or part of the provision is deemed severable from these Terms of Service and does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. There is no joint venture, partnership, employment or agency relationship created between you and us as a result of these Terms of Service or use of the website. You agree that these Terms of Service will not be construed against us by virtue of having drafted them. You hereby waive any and all defences you may have based on the electronic form of these Terms of Service and the lack of signing by the parties hereto to execute these Terms of Service.

Governing Law

These Terms of Service are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Scotland. You irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Edinburgh, Scotland.