Terms and Conditions

Thank you for choosing Crime Traveller to review or feature your true crime book, a website owned and operated by Alythium. This document advises you of the review process and the terms of agreement for Crime Traveller book services. Please read through these carefully. You will need to confirm you have read and accepted these terms before your book can be accepted.

This Agreement (this “Agreement“) is made on the date in which a completed book details form is submitted by you (” the Customer” or “you“). By agreeing to this Agreement and submitting your book details for a review or feature (the “Review” or “Feature”) by Crime Traveller, you as the Customer hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agree to the following terms and conditions.

1. Submission

Crime Traveller offers two book services to customers; a full Book Review or a shorter Book Feature. To order one of these services, Customers are required to complete the online form Step 1: Your Book Details to provide information about the book to be Reviewed or Featured.

Once submitted, an invoice will be sent to the Customer’s email address from PayPal in order to pay the required fee. Please note your invoice will arrive through PayPal from ‘Alythium’ and will detail your order in reference to book services from Crime Traveller.

When both of these steps have been completed, the Customer will receive a Welcome Email from Crime Traveller’s Editor, Fiona Guy, with instructions on how they can provide a digital copy of the book. This can be via email or Dropbox if the digital files are large. Once the digital copy has been received by Crime Traveller ready for the Review or Feature, an estimated completion date will be provided via email.

The Review process will not commence until full payment of the chosen book services fee and a digital copy of the book has been received. Audiobooks and hardcopy books cannot be accepted.

On the rare occasion a submitted book is deemed unsuitable for the Crime Traveller website and audience, the Customer will be informed without any fees being requested.

2. Price and Payment

The fees charged for a Book Review or Book Feature purchased under this Agreement are Crime Traveller’s then-current charges for these services stated on the Get Your True Crime Book Reviewed webpage.

The Review and Feature fees can be paid in either Great British Pounds or US Dollars depending on the Customer’s preference. Which currency the Customer would like to pay the fee can be selected in the Book Details form.

The Review or Feature process will not commence until full payment of the fee has been received. The Customer will receive a payment receipt directly from PayPal and also an invoice marked ‘Paid’ from Crime Traveller via email for the Customer’s own records.

3. Cancellation

Crime Traveller may refuse a submitted Book Review or Book Feature order for any or no reason at any time in the process, regardless of receipt of payment. If Crime Traveller elects not to provide the Review or Feature, the Customer will be notified of such decision and Crime Traveller shall provide a refund for any payments made by the Customer in connection with their Review or Feature order. Upon the completion of the foregoing, Crime Traveller shall be fully released from all obligations to the Customer to provide the Review/Feature or otherwise.

4. Customer Acknowledgements

The Customer hereby acknowledges and accepts that:

• Review/Feature Format and Content: A Book Review will be around 1000 words in length plus a Review Summary and inclusion of direct quotes from the Book. Images to complement the Review and the Book content will also be included. A Book Feature will be around 500 words in length and will focus on the topic of the Book.
• Review Subjectivity: The Review is subjective and shall be based solely upon Crime Traveller’s review of the content of the Book and reading experience.
• Review Publication: Upon completion of the Review or Feature, the Review or Feature will be published on the CrimeTraveller.org website.
• Right To Publish and Promote: Crime Traveller reserves the right to publish and distribute all reviews published on CrimeTraveller.org without limitation.

5. Reproduction of Review

Ownership of Review; Limited License: Crime Traveller retains exclusive ownership of the Review or Feature and owns all intellectual property rights. When published, Crime Traveller grants the Customer a perpetual, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable, royalty-free right to reproduce the Review or Feature.

Excerpt Policy: Any excerpts of the Review or Feature must be attributed to “Crime Traveller” and industry standard best practices for proper excerpting must be followed.

6. Representations and Warranties; Indemnification

You represent and warrant that (i) you are authorized to submit the Book for a Review or Feature, (ii) you have the full power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and to perform your obligations under this Agreement.

7. Disclaimer of Warranties; Limitation of Liability

The Customer has no legal recourse, and may not threaten or commence litigation if they do not agree with the Review or Feature or finds it objectionable.

8. Disputes

The Customer acknowledges and agrees that no second Reviews or Features or refunds of the book services fee will be granted.

9. Interpretation of Policy

All matters and questions not specifically covered in this Agreement are subject to the final decision of Crime Traveller.