Terms
Terms of service
The agreement between MLJ, SASU and the person or institution using BookClubRoster. In force from September 4, 2026.
1. Acceptance
These terms form a contract between you and MLJ, SASU, a French simplified joint stock company registered in Paris under SIREN 934 769 837, publisher of BookClubRoster. You accept them when you open an account, when you send the request form on this website with the consent box ticked, or when you use the service in any way. If you accept on behalf of a library, a school or a bookstore, you confirm that you are authorized to bind that institution.
2. What the service does
BookClubRoster is a hosted web application for running monthly reading groups. It provides book selection ballots with ranked or single choice voting, RSVP collection for meetings without requiring member accounts, a host rotation calendar, a shared discussion guide attached to each title, reminder messages by email and, on paid plans that include it, by text message, and reading history with attendance reporting and exports. The service is delivered through a browser. It is not a library catalog, it does not lend or sell books, and it does not process payments on your behalf.
3. Accounts and eligibility
You must be at least eighteen years old to hold an account. You give accurate registration details, you keep your credentials confidential, and you are responsible for everything done under your account. Coordinator and co-host roles may be granted to other people, and you remain responsible for what they do. We may suspend an account after notice if we believe the credentials have been compromised.
4. Acceptable use
Use the service for running reading groups and reading programs. You agree not to send unsolicited commercial messages through the reminder system, not to upload material you have no right to distribute, not to copy substantial parts of a published work into a discussion guide beyond what quotation allows, not to attempt to access another customer's data, not to probe or overload the infrastructure, and not to resell access without a written agreement. We may remove content that clearly breaches this section and will tell you why.
5. Subscription and billing
Three plans are offered. One Club is $9 per month and covers a single group. Multi Club is $29 per month and covers up to ten clubs on one dashboard. Library Program is $79 per month and covers unlimited clubs and coordinators with reporting and program year exports. All prices are in United States dollars, are exclusive of any sales tax or value added tax that may apply, and are billed monthly in advance from the day you subscribe.
Changing plan takes effect immediately and the difference is prorated on the next invoice. If a payment fails we retry and notify you, and access may be suspended if the invoice stays unpaid for fourteen days after the due date. Prices may change with at least thirty days written notice before the change applies to your account, and you may cancel before it takes effect.
6. Cancellation
You may cancel at any time from the account screen without giving a reason and without a cancellation fee. The subscription then runs to the end of the period you have already paid for and is not renewed. Months already paid are not refunded, except where mandatory consumer law says otherwise. Before you leave, export your clubs: we keep the data for thirty days after the account closes so that a change of mind is possible, then delete it.
7. Your data
Everything you and your members put into the service belongs to you. That includes member lists, votes, RSVPs, rotations, discussion guides, ratings and attendance history. We hold it to run the service for you and we do not sell it, mine it for advertising or use it to train a model. You can export it as CSV or as a printable archive at any time while the account is open. Personal data is handled as described in the privacy policy, and you remain responsible for having a lawful basis to record information about your members.
8. Service availability
We aim for the service to be available at all times and we watch it closely around evenings, which is when reading groups meet. Planned maintenance is announced in advance and scheduled outside United States evening hours whenever possible. We do not promise uninterrupted service and we are not liable for interruptions caused by your network, your browser, a hosting provider incident or an event beyond our reasonable control.
9. Warranty disclaimer
The service is provided as it stands and as it is available. To the extent the law allows, we disclaim implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non infringement. We do not warrant that the service will meet every requirement of your club or your institution, or that reminder messages will be delivered by every email provider and every mobile carrier without exception. Statutory guarantees that cannot be excluded remain unaffected.
10. Limitation of liability
To the extent permitted by law, our total liability arising out of or in connection with these terms is limited to the amounts you paid us in the twelve months before the event giving rise to the claim. We are not liable for indirect or consequential loss, for loss of profit, for loss of membership or reputation, or for the loss of data where you had the ability to export it and did not. Nothing here limits liability for fraud, for wilful misconduct or for anything that cannot be limited under applicable law.
11. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify MLJ, SASU against third party claims, damages and reasonable legal costs arising from content you put into the service, from your use of it in breach of these terms, or from your failure to meet your own obligations toward the members whose information you record.
12. Changes to these terms
We may update these terms as the service changes or the law does. Material changes are announced by email to the account address at least thirty days before they apply, and the date at the top of this page is updated. If you do not accept a change, cancel before it takes effect. Continuing to use the service after that date means you accept the new version.
13. Governing law and jurisdiction
These terms are governed by French law. Any dispute that cannot be resolved amicably after a written notice to jimenezjulien42@gmail.com will be submitted to the competent courts of Paris, France. Where you are a consumer, mandatory protections of your country or your state of residence continue to apply, and this clause does not deprive you of them.
14. Contact
MLJ, SASU, publication director Jimenez Julien, jimenezjulien42@gmail.com. Full company details are on the legal notice page, and plan contents are described on the pricing section of the home page.