Terms of Use

1. About Kind Hands Books

Kind Hands Books creates children’s books, educational resources,
articles, activities, free printables, and related materials
designed to encourage kindness, respect, patience, and responsible
behavior toward animals.

The website is intended primarily for parents, caregivers,
grandparents, teachers, librarians, educators, and other adults
who use our books and resources with children.

2. Children and Use of This Website

Although our books and activities are created for children,
this website is intended to be accessed and managed by adults.
Children should use the website and its resources with the
involvement and supervision of a parent, legal guardian,
teacher, caregiver, or other responsible adult.

Children should not independently submit personal information,
email addresses, contact forms, newsletter registrations,
or other information through this website.

3. Educational Information

The books, articles, discussion guides, activities, printables,
safety notes, and other materials available through Kind Hands Books
are provided for general educational and informational purposes.

They are not intended to replace individualized advice from a
veterinarian, physician, mental-health professional, animal behavior
professional, trainer, educator, attorney, or other qualified
professional.

4. Animal Safety

Adults are responsible for supervising children around animals
and deciding whether an activity, interaction, suggestion,
or lesson is appropriate for a particular child and animal.

Nothing on this website should be interpreted as a guarantee
that interaction with any animal is safe.

If you have concerns about an animal’s health, behavior, aggression,
fear, or safety around children, please seek assistance from an
appropriate qualified professional.

5. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, the content appearing on KindHandsBooks.com
belongs to Kind Hands Books or is used with appropriate permission.

This includes, without limitation:

• book manuscripts and story text;
• characters and character designs;
• illustrations and artwork;
• logos and branding;
• website graphics and designs;
• articles and written content;
• discussion guides;
• worksheets and activities;
• coloring pages;
• downloadable printables; and
• other original materials appearing on the website.

These materials are protected by applicable copyright,
trademark, and other intellectual-property laws.

Except for the limited permissions expressly granted below,
you may not reproduce, republish, sell, redistribute,
modify, claim as your own, or commercially exploit our content
without prior written permission.

6. Free Printables and Downloads

Certain Kind Hands Books resources may be offered as free
downloadable or printable materials.

You May

• print copies for your own household;
• use the materials with children in your care;
• use them in your own classroom;
• use them during library or educational activities you personally conduct; and
• print reasonable quantities needed for those noncommercial uses.

You May Not

• sell our printables or downloads;
• upload our files to another website or file-sharing service;
• include our files in another digital or physical product for sale;
• remove copyright notices or branding;
• claim our resources as your own work;
• alter our materials and redistribute them as new products; or
• use our artwork or printables for commercial merchandise without written permission.

When sharing a resource with someone outside your household,
classroom, or group, please send that person to
KindHandsBooks.com so they can obtain their own copy.

7. Books and Other Published Materials

Purchasing or obtaining a Kind Hands Books publication does not
transfer ownership of the underlying copyright, illustrations,
characters, or other intellectual property.

Books may be read and enjoyed in the ordinary ways permitted
by law. Reproduction, scanning, redistribution, commercial use,
or creation of derivative products may require permission from
the copyright owner.

8. Newsletter and Email Communications

Adults may choose to join the Kind Hands Books email list to receive
book news, free printable announcements, Kindness Corner articles,
activities, and other updates.

Newsletter registration is intended for adults. Please do not
provide a child’s email address or other personal information
in place of your own.

You may unsubscribe from promotional email communications at any
time by using the unsubscribe option included in those messages.

9. Acceptable Use

You agree not to use KindHandsBooks.com in a way that interferes
with the website, harms another person, violates applicable law,
or infringes another person’s rights.

You may not attempt to:

• gain unauthorized access to the website or its systems;
• introduce malicious software or harmful code;
• scrape or systematically copy protected site content for unauthorized commercial use;
• impersonate another person;
• submit knowingly false or harmful information; or
• use the site in connection with unlawful activity.

10. External Websites and Services

KindHandsBooks.com may contain links to third-party websites,
booksellers, service providers, social-media platforms,
or other outside resources.

We do not control third-party websites and are not responsible
for their content, availability, privacy practices, terms,
products, or services.

Visiting a third-party website is subject to that website’s own
policies and terms.

11. Website Availability and Accuracy

We work to keep the website useful and accurate, but we do not
guarantee that every page, resource, link, description, download,
or feature will always be complete, current, error-free,
or continuously available.

Content may be corrected, revised, removed, or updated without notice.

12. Disclaimer of Warranties

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law,
KindHandsBooks.com and its content are provided on an
“as is” and “as available” basis without warranties of any kind,
whether express or implied.

We do not guarantee a particular educational, behavioral,
developmental, safety, or other result from using our books,
activities, articles, printables, or other resources.

13. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law,
Kind Hands Books and its owners, authors, contributors,
contractors, and affiliates will not be liable for indirect,
incidental, special, consequential, or similar damages arising
from or relating to use of, inability to use, or reliance upon
the website or its content.

Adults remain responsible for decisions concerning children,
animals, supervision, safety, and the suitability of activities
or resources for their own circumstances.

14. Privacy

Your use of this website is also subject to our Privacy Policy,
which explains how information may be collected and used.

You can review it here:

Kind Hands Books Privacy Policy
.

15. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these Terms of Use as the website, our books,
our resources, or applicable requirements change.

The current version will be posted on this page with an updated
effective date. Your continued use of the website after revised
terms are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated terms
to the extent permitted by law.

16. Governing Law

These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of the State of Florida,
United States, without regard to conflict-of-law principles,
except where applicable law requires otherwise.

17. Severability

If any part of these Terms of Use is found to be invalid
or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue
in effect to the fullest extent permitted by law.

18. Contact Us

If you have questions about these Terms of Use,
please contact Kind Hands Books.