Terms of Service

Welcome to RefQuotes. By accessing our website, you agree to comply with and be bound by the following Terms of Service. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use our services.

1. Service Overview & Usage License

RefQuotes provides an online database of quotations, author biographies, book resources, average score metrics, and categorization analytics. We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use our website under the following conditions:

• You may view and copy individual quotes for personal, educational, and non-commercial reference.
• You may not use any automated scripts, data mining, crawlers, or scraping tools to harvest database records or quote lists from our APIs or pages.
• You may not mirror or frame any portion of this website on other domains without express written permission.

2. Intellectual Property & Fair Use Disclosures

All database compilations, design layouts, graphics, user interface structures, scoring systems, and custom codes are the proprietary property of RefQuotes and protected under copyright and compilation laws.

Individual quotations compiled on this website are the intellectual property and copyright of their respective authors. We display these quotes under fair use principles for educational, critique, and general review purposes. If you are a copyright owner and believe a quotation violates copyright boundaries, please submit a deletion request.

3. User Account Conduct

If you create an account to access premium features or editor modules, you are responsible for maintaining account safety. You agree to:

• Provide accurate, current registration details.
• Guard your password and take responsibility for actions occurring under your session.
• Abstain from attempting to bypass system guardrails, escalate user roles, or corrupt database tables.

4. Disclaimers of Warranties

RefQuotes provides its services on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, completeness, authenticity, or availability of the quotations, book listings, or score indexes. We do not guarantee uninterrupted access or a bug-free experience.

5. Limitation of Liability

In no event shall RefQuotes, its creators, or administrators be liable for any damages (including loss of data, profits, or service disruptions) arising out of the use or inability to use the reference platform, even if notified of such possibilities.

6. External References & Hyperlinks

Our author biography pages link to external sources (such as Wikipedia, Wikidata, and social media platforms). We do not verify, control, or assume liability for the contents, safety policies, or actions of third-party platforms.

7. Governing Law & Dispute Resolution

These terms and regulations are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which RefQuotes operates, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

8. Term Changes

We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Service at any time. When we make updates, we will update the date at the top of this document. Continued navigation of our site constitutes agreement to the modified rules.