Terms and Conditions

These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern the use of the Blue Harvest Publishing, Inc. website, including its forms, downloadable resources, manuscript assessments, payment pages, and related online services.

“BHP,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Blue Harvest Publishing, Inc. “You” and “your” refer to the person using the website or purchasing services, including anyone authorized to act on behalf of an author or organization.

Please read these Terms before submitting materials or purchasing services. By selecting an acceptance box, signing electronically, or completing a transaction that expressly incorporates these Terms, you agree to them.

1. Relationship to Other Agreements and Policies

These Terms apply alongside BHP’s Privacy Policy, Refund, Cancellation, and Production Completion Policy (“Refund Policy”), and any additional terms presented for a particular service.

A signed publishing agreement or service agreement governs the specific relationship between BHP and an author or client. This includes the agreed services, deliverables, publishing rights, royalties, production decisions, author responsibilities, and termination procedures.

If these Terms conflict with a signed agreement, the signed agreement controls the matters it specifically addresses, subject to applicable law. Our Privacy Policy governs our handling of personal information and submitted manuscripts.

Changes to website content or these Terms do not automatically change an existing signed agreement.

2. Eligibility and Accurate Information

You must be at least eighteen (18) years old and legally capable of entering into an agreement to purchase services or independently submit a manuscript. A parent or legal guardian must manage purchases and submissions for a minor author.

If you act for another person or organization, you represent that you have the authority to do so.

Information submitted through our website must be accurate and sufficiently complete for the requested service. You are responsible for keeping your contact information current and protecting any account credentials provided to you.

3. Publishing Services and Project Acceptance

BHP provides author-funded publishing and related professional services. Available services may include editing, ghostwriting, cover design, interior production, publishing preparation, distribution setup, and marketing.

The services included in a purchase are those identified in the package description, proposal, and applicable agreement provided before payment. A service described elsewhere on the website is not automatically included in every package.

Submitting an inquiry, completing a scorecard, uploading a manuscript, receiving an automated recommendation, or scheduling a consultation does not, by itself, establish a publishing relationship or guarantee acceptance.

A publishing engagement requires BHP’s acceptance of the project and execution of the applicable agreement. Authors must review and accept that agreement before purchasing the corresponding publishing package.

BHP may decline a proposed project because of its content, scope, suitability, rights issues, production requirements, or available capacity. If BHP declines an order without having accepted the project or performed contracted services, any payment collected for that order will be refunded.

Additional services or material changes to an accepted project require written agreement. An assessment does not authorize BHP to charge for a more expensive package or additional services without the client’s approval.

4. Christian Content Standards

BHP is a nondenominational Christian publisher that affirms the Bible as the infallible Word of God and Jesus Christ as God come in the flesh.

BHP evaluates proposed publications under its Christian Content Guidelines and may decline material that, in its editorial judgment, conflicts with those guidelines or its understanding of the Bible. This includes content promoting idolatry or the veneration of persons or objects other than God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

For an existing publishing engagement, any request for revisions, suspension, or termination must follow the signed agreement and applicable Refund Policy. BHP’s content standards do not independently eliminate its contractual obligations or any refund required under those documents or applicable law.

5. Manuscript Submissions and Ownership

You retain the copyrights and other rights you hold in your manuscript and submitted materials. Uploading a manuscript does not transfer its copyright to BHP or authorize its publication.

By submitting materials, you give BHP limited permission to receive, store, process, and review them for the assessment or services you request, subject to our Privacy Policy and any applicable agreement.

You represent that you own the submitted materials or have the necessary authority and permissions to submit them. This includes any permissions required for third-party text, photographs, illustrations, or other protected content.

BHP does not circulate manuscripts submitted for an initial assessment to other authors, marketing partners, beta readers, independent reviewers, or outside publishing contractors merely because the manuscript was uploaded. Access by an outside editor, designer, or other production professional must be separately authorized through your instructions or the applicable service agreement.

Limited processing by necessary website, hosting, storage, communications, security, and AI providers, and disclosures required by law, are addressed in our Privacy Policy.

Keep your own copies of manuscripts and other important files. Our submission tools are not intended to serve as your sole backup or permanent archive.

6. Scorecards, Manuscript Evaluations, and AI-Assisted Tools

BHP may provide self-assessments, manuscript-readiness scorecards, automated evaluations, and AI-assisted recommendations.

These tools provide preliminary guidance based on the information supplied. Their results may be incomplete or inaccurate and do not constitute a comprehensive editorial review, legal clearance, publication guarantee, or prediction of commercial success.

A recommended package is not a requirement to purchase that package. Final project suitability and scope are established through BHP’s acceptance process and the applicable agreement.

When you request an AI-assisted manuscript review, your manuscript and related information may be transmitted to a third-party AI provider for processing. Review the provider information, applicable terms, and processing disclosures presented with the submission feature before uploading.

Provider practices may involve retention, logging, human review, or other uses described in the applicable disclosures. BHP does not guarantee that every AI provider offers the same confidentiality, retention, or deletion protections.

Do not use the AI submission feature if you do not agree to the disclosed processing. You may contact BHP to ask whether another review arrangement is available.

These Terms do not give BHP permission to publish your submission or override the manuscript protections in our Privacy Policy.

7. Prices, Payments, and Additional Charges

Prices are stated in U.S. dollars unless expressly identified otherwise. Applicable taxes and any separately charged expenses will be disclosed before payment.

Full payment of the applicable publishing package is required before services begin, unless BHP agrees otherwise in writing.

You must use a payment method you are authorized to use. Payment processing may be provided by third-party payment services and is subject to their applicable terms.

BHP may change prices for future purchases. A website price change does not alter the price of an accepted purchase or signed agreement.

Additional work outside the agreed scope requires written authorization, including approval of any additional charge.

If a material pricing or description error affects an order that BHP has not accepted, BHP may ask you to confirm the corrected terms or decline the order and refund any payment collected for it. BHP will not impose a higher charge without your authorization.

8. Refunds and Cancellations

BHP uses publishing package fees to fund professional services, contractor expenses, project time, and book production, which is why package payments are generally nonrefundable.

Publishing package payments are final and nonrefundable upon receipt, except as expressly provided in the applicable agreement, BHP’s Refund Policy, or applicable law.

BHP does not offer a general money-back guarantee. Refunds, including partial or prorated refunds, are not provided solely because an author changes their mind, changes publishing plans, experiences personal or financial difficulties, chooses another provider, or voluntarily discontinues the project.

Completed cover design and interior production are not refundable solely because of a later change in creative preferences or a decision not to publish, provided BHP has met the agreed specifications and completed the applicable contractual requirements.

BHP remains responsible for correcting qualifying material errors and performing the services it has agreed to provide. Completing the cover and interior does not eliminate obligations for remaining contracted services.

The Refund Policy addresses exceptions, including qualifying BHP-initiated termination, material failures to perform, and legally required remedies. It also establishes the procedures for requests, corrections, accounting, and refunds.

Refund Processing

Any refund approved by Blue Harvest Publishing, Inc. or required by applicable law will be initiated in full within fifteen (15) business days after the refund amount has been determined, unless a shorter period is required by law. Actual receipt of funds may depend on the processing time of the payment provider or financial institution.

BHP will not unreasonably delay determining an amount that is due.

Cancellation and refund requests must be submitted in writing through the notice method in the applicable agreement. When no agreement specifies a method, use the website’s General Questions contact form.

9. Production Decisions, Timelines, and Publishing Results

BHP’s editorial, creative, production, and pricing authority is established by the applicable publishing agreement. Website examples, sample covers, and portfolio materials do not guarantee that another project will receive identical treatment or results.

Published timelines are estimates unless a specific deadline is expressly agreed upon in writing. Project timing may depend on manuscript condition, scope, author responses, required revisions, and third-party processing. BHP will communicate material delays affecting an accepted project.

Unless expressly guaranteed in a signed agreement, BHP does not guarantee particular sales, royalties, rankings, reviews, media placements, bookstore stocking, advertising results, or financial returns.

Distribution setup or retailer availability does not guarantee that a retailer will purchase, stock, feature, or promote a title.

These limitations concern outcomes, not BHP’s obligation to perform promised services.

Any right to request reversion of publishing rights is governed by the signed publishing agreement. Rights reversion does not, by itself, entitle an author to a refund or transfer ownership of cover artwork, production files, or other materials not included in the reversion provisions.

10. Marketing Services, Bonuses, and Recurring Charges

Marketing activities, campaign duration, advertising budgets, and reporting obligations are limited to those included in the purchased service and applicable agreement.

Any performance-based advertising bonus is subject to its written eligibility requirements, measurement period, verification procedures, and stated benefits. A bonus does not guarantee sales or other commercial results.

Recurring marketing services require separate disclosure of the amount charged, billing frequency, renewal terms, and cancellation procedure before enrollment. A one-time publishing-package purchase does not automatically enroll the author in a paid recurring service.

Cancellation of recurring services is governed by the accepted recurring-service terms and applicable law. BHP will not impose new recurring charges without the required authorization.

11. Website Content and Downloadable Resources

BHP or its licensors own the applicable rights in the website’s original text, branding, graphics, designs, tools, and downloadable materials.

Unless a resource expressly states otherwise, BHP permits you to access and use its downloadable guides, scorecards, templates, and free digital books for personal reading or internal use in your own writing and publishing project.

Except with permission or as allowed by law, you may not resell, publicly repost, commercially redistribute, or claim authorship of protected BHP materials. You may share links to the original resource pages.

These restrictions do not create ownership rights over underlying public-domain material or restrict uses otherwise permitted by law.

Downloading a resource does not create a publishing agreement, require the purchase of a package, or grant a license to use BHP’s name, logo, or trademarks.

You are responsible for using a compatible device or application to access downloadable files.

12. Privacy, Reader Signups, and Communications

Our Privacy Policy explains how BHP collects, uses, stores, and discloses personal information, including information submitted through inquiries, reader signups, manuscript uploads, and purchases.

Contact and general project information may receive different treatment from manuscript content. Review the Privacy Policy and any additional notice presented with the relevant form.

For author-specific reader signups or free-book offers, the signup notice identifies whose communications you are requesting and any disclosed sharing with that author. A signup for one author does not, by itself, authorize unrelated authors to contact you.

BHP may send communications needed to respond to your inquiry, deliver a requested resource, process a purchase, or manage a publishing project.

12.1. Text Messaging (SMS) Terms and Disclosures

Business Identity & Program Description: Blue Harvest Publishing, Inc. offers optional text messaging programs to provide subscribers with updates regarding their manuscript evaluations, publishing package progress, consultation scheduling, and promotional announcements or special service offers.

Opt-Out & Support Mechanisms: You can cancel the SMS service at any time. Just text “STOP” to 757-364-2970. After you send the SMS message “STOP” to us, we will send you an SMS message to confirm that you have been unsubscribed. After this, you will no longer receive SMS messages from us. If you want to join again, just sign up as you did the first time and we will start sending SMS messages to you again. If you are experiencing issues with the messaging program you can reply with the keyword HELP for more assistance, or you can get help directly at info@blueharvestpublishing.com or 757-364-2970.

Carrier Liability Disclaimer: Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.

Message Frequency & Data Rates: As always, message and data rates may apply for any messages sent to you from us and to us from you. Message frequency may vary depending on your interactions, project status, or opt-in choices. If you have any questions about your text plan or data plan, it is best to contact your wireless provider.

Privacy Policy Link: If you have any questions regarding privacy, please read our privacy policy: https://blueharvestpublishing.com/privacy-policy.

13. Third-Party Websites and Services

Our website may link to or use third-party retailers, payment providers, scheduling services, publishing platforms, or other external services.

Those providers may have their own terms, policies, technical requirements, and eligibility rules. A link does not mean BHP controls or endorses every aspect of the linked service.

BHP is not responsible for independent third-party conduct outside its control. However, using a contractor or platform does not eliminate BHP’s responsibility for obligations it has expressly undertaken.

Purchases made directly from an independent retailer are governed by that retailer’s purchase and return terms, together with applicable law.

14. Acceptable Use and Access Restrictions

You may not use the website to submit fraudulent information, infringe another person’s rights, transmit malicious software, attempt unauthorized access, collect private user information without authority, or interfere with website security or operation.

You may not manipulate assessments, promotional eligibility, or cover-feedback results through fabricated identities, automated abuse, or other deceptive activity.

BHP may restrict access when reasonably necessary to address security risks, unlawful conduct, or material violations of these Terms.

Restricting website access does not automatically cancel an existing paid agreement, eliminate BHP’s outstanding obligations, or extinguish a refund or other remedy that is due.

Nothing in these Terms prohibits honest reviews, lawful complaints, reports to regulators, or other legally protected activity.

15. Website Availability and General Information

General website information and free tools are provided on an “as available” basis. BHP does not promise uninterrupted website access, error-free operation, or that every free resource will remain available indefinitely.

Website content and automated assessments are not substitutes for legal, tax, financial, or other professional advice concerning your individual circumstances.

These website disclaimers do not replace the standards, warranties, or service commitments expressly included in a paid agreement. They do not exclude protections that applicable law does not allow BHP to exclude.

16. Limitations of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, BHP will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, or consequential losses arising solely from use of the website or free resources, including speculative lost profits or anticipated publishing opportunities.

Liability relating to paid publishing services is governed by the applicable signed agreement and law. These website Terms do not impose a separate financial cap on a refund, royalty payment, or other amount BHP is obligated to pay.

Nothing in these Terms excludes liability for fraud, willful misconduct, gross negligence, or any other liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.

17. Concerns, Payment Disputes, and Applicable Law

Please contact BHP with concerns about the website, a charge, or a purchased service so that we can review the issue and seek a resolution.

Requesting that you contact BHP does not waive a lawful payment-dispute right, require you to miss a statutory deadline, or prevent you from seeking assistance from a regulator or court.

Where a signed agreement applies, its valid governing-law, dispute-resolution, and venue provisions govern the matters covered by that agreement. Otherwise, applicable law and the proper forum are determined under the relevant jurisdictional rules.

These Terms do not independently require arbitration or waive participation in a class action. Nothing in them removes mandatory consumer protections that apply to a transaction.

18. Changes to These Terms

BHP may update these Terms to reflect changes in website features, services, or legal requirements. The effective date identifies the current version.

Changes apply prospectively. Where additional notice or affirmative acceptance is required, BHP will obtain it before applying the revised terms.

Posting revised Terms does not retroactively change an accepted purchase, expand rights granted in a submitted manuscript, or authorize new uses of previously collected information contrary to prior commitments or applicable law.

If a provision is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain effective to the extent permitted by law. A failure to enforce a provision on one occasion does not automatically waive the right to enforce it later.

19. Contact

Blue Harvest Publishing, Inc.

For questions about these Terms, use the General Questions form on our website’s contact page. Include your name, a way to respond, and any relevant project or order reference.

For notices relating to an existing publishing agreement, use the notice procedure specified in that agreement.