TERMS & CONDITIONS Last Updated: June 15, 2026

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to barbarabernini.com (the "Website"). These Terms and Conditions ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the Website and your purchase of any digital products sold here, including e-books, PDFs, and digital essays (collectively, the "Digital Products"). By using the Website or purchasing any Digital Product, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Website or purchase from it.

The Website is operated by Barbara Bernini ("we," "us," "our"). For any questions about these Terms, contact us.

1. The Products

We sell digital books and written works delivered electronically. All Digital Products are for your personal, non-commercial use. When you purchase a Digital Product, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to download and read it for your own personal enjoyment. You may not resell, redistribute, reproduce, share, or commercially exploit any Digital Product, in whole or in part, without our prior written consent.

All intellectual property in the Digital Products and on the Website, including text, images, design, and the works themselves, belongs to Barbara Bernini and is protected by copyright. Purchase grants you a reading license, not ownership of the underlying work.

All work is digitally timestamped, archived, and cryptographically protected under global reference registration with Protect My Work. Unauthorized distribution will be met with immediate legal escalation and DMCA takedown action.

2. Purchases and Payment

Prices are listed on the Website and may change at any time. You are responsible for providing accurate purchase and contact information, including a valid email address for delivery. Payment is processed by our third-party payment provider; your purchase is also subject to that provider's terms.

3. Delivery

Digital Products are delivered electronically, either by a download link or by delivery to the email address you provide at checkout. It is your responsibility to provide a correct, working email address and to ensure you can receive and download the file. We are not responsible for non-delivery caused by an incorrect email address, a full inbox, or spam filtering on your end.

4. Refund and Cancellation Policy

4.1 Digital Products: All Sales Final

Due to the immediate, downloadable nature of our digital products (including but not limited to PDFs, e-books, and digital essays), all sales are final, non-cancelable, and non-refundable once the download link has been generated or delivered to your email address.

4.2 European Union and United Kingdom Residents: Waiver of Right of Withdrawal

For European Union and United Kingdom Residents: In accordance with Article 16(m) of the EU Consumer Rights Directive, by purchasing and initiating the download of any digital content from this website, you explicitly request immediate performance of the contract and acknowledge that you lose your statutory 14-day right of withdrawal (refund). If you do not agree to this waiver of your right of withdrawal, you must not purchase or download our digital products.

5. Acceptable Use

You agree to use the Website lawfully and not to attempt to gain unauthorized access to it, disrupt its operation, or use it to infringe the rights of others. We may suspend or terminate your access if you breach these Terms.

6. Disclaimers

The Website and Digital Products are provided "as is." While we work to ensure the Website functions properly and that files are complete and readable, we do not warrant that the Website will be uninterrupted or error-free. The Digital Products are creative and literary works offered for reading; they do not constitute professional advice of any kind.

7. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, our total liability to you for any claim arising out of your use of the Website or purchase of a Digital Product is limited to the amount you paid for the relevant Digital Product. We are not liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages. Nothing in these Terms limits any liability that cannot be limited under applicable law, including your mandatory statutory rights as a consumer where those rights apply.

8. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. The version in effect at the time of your purchase governs that purchase. Continued use of the Website after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

9. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of EU, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. This does not deprive consumers resident in the EU or UK of the protection of mandatory provisions of the law of their country of residence.

10. Contact

Questions about these Terms can be sent here.