Terms of use · Library Manager Cloud

Purpose of the service#

Library Manager is an online service for managing a personal digital library. It lets you import your ebooks, keep their originals and converted or optimised versions (the bibliographic metadata you or the assistant correct, such as the title, the authors or the series, is written into every one of these files; the text of the book is not changed, and the file as imported remains downloadable for 30 days after such a rewrite), organise them, read them online, synchronise them with your e-readers (OPDS, KOReader, Calibre, SD card or USB from the browser), share them with a restricted circle of people and, if you provide your own key, use artificial intelligence providers of your choice.

Definitions#

Account: your personal access to the service, protected by your email address and password.
Space: a library, with its books and members. An account can belong to several spaces.
Owner: the member who administers a space: they import and edit books, invite readers and manage the space’s subscription.
Reader: a person invited by the owner to consult a space, without being able to change it.
Content: the files, metadata, annotations and other items you import or create in the service.

Access and account#

the service is open to people aged at least 15; a minor needs the agreement of the holder of parental authority, in particular to subscribe to a paid plan;
you provide accurate information and an email address you use; it must be verified before your first sign-in;
your account is personal. You keep your password confidential and are responsible for the use of your account. Report any unauthorised use without delay to contact@library-manager.com;
to create an account, you expressly accept these terms and the terms of sale in their current version by ticking the box provided; the accepted version and the date of acceptance are recorded with your account;
on your first sign-in, a space you own, named “My library”, is created for your account; if you no longer own any space, a new one is created on your next sign-in.

Private use#

The service is meant for managing a personal or family library. You must not:

turn it into a public library, a service distributing or reselling books, or make files available to the general public;
circumvent the limits of your plan or security measures, access other users’ data, or disrupt the service;
extract the service or its data by automated means other than the access it provides (OPDS, KOReader, Calibre);
import malware or unlawful content.

Your content and copyright#

You alone are responsible for the content you import, organise and share. By importing a file, you warrant that:

either you hold the necessary rights to that file,
or you only use a copy lawfully acquired or made for your personal use, within the limits set by law, in particular article L122-5 of the French Intellectual Property Code;
you did not circumvent a technical protection measure (DRM) to obtain it.

Sharing a space or a book is reserved for a private circle of people you know. It must not be used to distribute protected works beyond what the law allows.

The publisher acquires no right over your content. You only grant it, for as long as you use the service, the right to store, convert, display and transmit it to you, to your devices and to the people you share it with, to the extent needed for the service to work.

Hosting status and reporting unlawful content#

For the content you import, the publisher acts as a hosting provider within the meaning of article 6 of French law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy (LCEN) and of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 on digital services. It has no general obligation to monitor that content.

Anyone can report content they consider unlawful by writing to contact@library-manager.com. To be handled effectively, the report states:

your name and email address, or the name of your organisation;
a precise description of the content and anything that helps locate it;
why you consider it unlawful, with, where applicable, the legal provisions concerned;
a statement confirming that you act in good faith and that the information provided is accurate.

As soon as it becomes aware of manifestly unlawful content, the publisher promptly removes it or disables access to it. It informs the user concerned, with the reasons for its decision, and lets them contest it by writing to the same address. The publisher may suspend or close the account of a user who repeatedly imports or shares manifestly unlawful content.

Sharing a space:

the owner invites a person by their email address, with the reader role only. The invitation is valid for 7 days and can only be accepted by the verified account of that address;
a reader consults the library, reads, downloads and copies books to their devices, and keeps their own progress and annotations. They can neither import, edit nor delete a book, and do not see the other members;
the owner can cancel an invitation or remove a reader at any time; a reader can leave the space at any time. The reader’s personal data in that space (progress, annotations and devices, in particular) is erased 30 days after they leave, unless they come back on a new invitation; while a new invitation is pending, the erasure is deferred;
when the data of the last owner of a space is erased, the space is erased with it: its other members lose their access and are told by email;
when the last person of a space that no longer has an owner leaves it, the space and its whole library, files included, are permanently deleted within the minute, with no way back. The application warns that person and asks them to type the name of the space before confirming.

Sharing a book:

the owner shares a book with a person who has a verified account, identified by their email address;
the recipient finds it in “Shared with me”: they can read it online, download it and get it on their e-reader through OPDS. No copy is made in their own spaces;
the owner can revoke the share, and the recipient can return the book, at any time. Ending the share removes the recipient’s access and progress on that book; it does not erase a file they already downloaded. The record of an ended share is deleted 12 months after it ends.

The limits that apply to sharing, by the plan of the account, and what happens when an account goes beyond them are set out in the terms of sale. The person who shares remains responsible for respecting the rights to the books they share.

Devices#

You decide which files are copied to your devices and which are removed from them. The service never deletes a file from your e-reader without a request from you. The wireless Calibre protocol is not encrypted: on a network you do not trust, prefer OPDS or KOReader, which use HTTPS. You can revoke a device’s access at any time.

AI keys and AI providers#

artificial intelligence features use the API key you provide, for the provider you choose. You must hold an account with that provider and comply with its terms;
each run is billed by the provider, on your account with it; these costs are not included in the plans of the service;
the data of your request is sent to the provider, which processes it under its own terms (see the privacy policy);
model output may be inaccurate: check it before applying it. The service never automatically repeats a paid call whose outcome is uncertain.

The publisher is not responsible for the services, prices, availability or answers of AI providers. You remain responsible for the use of your key and for the data you submit to them.

Web search key (Brave Search)#

you may save in the settings, section “Web search”, your own Brave Search API key. You must hold an account with Brave and comply with its terms;
when you ask for a search on the Web in the assistant, and during an analysis of a book’s metadata made with your AI key, our servers query Brave Search with your key. Only your key is used, never a key of the publisher nor that of another member;
each search, including the check request made when you save the key, counts against your plan with Brave and is billed to you by Brave; these costs are not included in the plans of the service;
the queries and their results are processed as described in the privacy policy;
the results come from public pages the publisher does not control: check them before applying them. If Brave refuses your key, it is shown as refused in the settings and is no longer used until you replace it.

The publisher is not responsible for the service, prices, availability or results of Brave Search. You remain responsible for the use of your key and for the data your requests contain.

Availability of the service#

The publisher strives to provide access to the service at all times, without guaranteeing uninterrupted availability. The service may be interrupted for maintenance, updates or in the event of an incident; the publisher strives to announce planned interruptions in advance. The originals you import are kept unchanged and backed up; you are nevertheless advised to keep your own copies of your files.

Liability#

The publisher is liable for the proper performance of the service under the conditions set by law. It is not liable for damage resulting from use of the service contrary to these terms, from the act of a third party, from the services of the AI providers you choose, or from force majeure. Towards a business user, the publisher’s liability is limited to direct and foreseeable damage, and to the amount paid for the service in the twelve months preceding the event giving rise to the claim. Nothing in these terms limits the rights the law grants to consumers.

Suspension and termination#

You can stop using the service at any time, and delete your account yourself from the section “Delete my account” of the settings, or by asking at contact@library-manager.com. The deletion takes effect 14 days after you confirm it, a period during which you can cancel it; it closes and purges the spaces you are the only owner of, whose readers lose access, and ends the shares you gave and received. It is refused while a paid subscription of a space you are the only owner of has not ended. A paid subscription is cancelled as set out in the terms of sale.

If you breach these terms, the publisher may, after a formal notice that remains without effect, suspend or close your account. In the event of a serious breach (manifestly unlawful content, harm to the security of the service or to other users’ rights) or of repeated breaches, suspension may be immediate. Your data is then handled as set out in the privacy policy.

Changes to these terms#

The publisher may change these terms, in particular to follow changes in the service or in regulations. The version and update date are shown at the top of the page. In the event of a significant change, you are informed by email or in the application at least 30 days before it takes effect; if you do not accept it, you can stop using the service and cancel your subscription.

Governing law and disputes#

These terms are governed by French law. In the event of a difficulty, first contact the publisher at contact@library-manager.com to seek an amicable solution; a consumer may also turn, free of charge, to the consumer mediator named in the terms of sale.

Failing agreement, the dispute is brought before the competent French courts. A consumer may bring the matter, at their choice, before the court of the place where they lived when the contract was concluded or when the damage occurred, or any other court competent under the law, and keeps the protection of the mandatory rules of the country where they live. Where both parties are businesses, the courts within the jurisdiction of the Paris Court of Appeal have jurisdiction.