Terms of Use

8 april 2026

Please read carefully the following terms and conditions and the documents incorporated by reference therein (collectively, the “Terms of Use”) before you begin using the Thorium Reader application (the “Application”).

By using the Application, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy, which are incorporated herein by reference. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy, you should not access or use our Application.

Access to the Application

We reserve the right to withdraw or modify the Application and any service we provide on it. We will not be liable if, for any reason, all or part of the Application is inaccessible at any time or during any period.

Continuous Agreement

We may change the Terms of Use from time to time. We will notify you by posting the revised Terms of Use on this page and the date on which the last changes were made will be noted at the top of the page. You should review these Terms of Use regularly as you will be bound by any revisions. To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable laws, rules, regulations and requirements (collectively, “Applicable laws”), you understand and agree that your continued access or use of the Application following the posting of changes to the Terms of Use constitutes your acceptance of such changes.

Ownership and Use of the Application

EDRLab is the owner of the Application, including all copyrights, trademarks, trade names, logos, patents, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights relating thereto. EDRLab may license third parties for the use or operation of the Application.

In any case, the user does not have and will acquire no rights in the Application, other than the right to use it under the Terms of Use. Nothing in the Application or the Content may be interpreted as conferring on you any right, title, interest or other license in the software integrated into the Application or the Content or that can be downloaded into the Application, including, in particular, any intellectual property rights in the software making up the Application and its components, except the right to use it according to the Terms of Use. In addition, you may not rent, sell, modify, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer or transfer the Application in whole or in part. You may not use any device, software or routine to interfere with or attempt to interfere with the proper functioning of the Application in whole or in part.

You may use the Application only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use. Without limiting the scope of the foregoing, you agree not to use the Application in any way that violates any local or international law or regulation, to impersonate or attempt to impersonate the identity of another person or to adopt any other conduct that restricts or hinders the use or enjoyment of the Application by anyone.

In the event that you have authorized a minor to use the Application and its Content, you acknowledge that you are responsible for: i) their behavior online; ii) to control their access and use of the Application and its Content; and iii) the consequences of any misuse of the Application and its Content on its part. You acknowledge the Application may import Content that is inappropriate for a minor. We recommend that you exercise reasonable supervision over the use of the Application and its Content by minors in your care.

Intellectual Property of the Content

Contents imported in the Application can be protected by copyright or other intellectual property rights. You are responsible for ensuring that your use of the Contents, as well as of all the elements that compose them, does not violate any intellectual property right or any other right.

Confidentiality

By using the Application, you accept the terms of the privacy policy relative to the Application. This policy is incorporated into these terms of use by reference and explains EDRLab’s privacy practices.

Links to Other Sites or Resources

You may integrate in the Application links to third-party services or resources not operated by EDRLab, including Library data feeds. EDRLab has no control over such third-party sites or resources and is not responsible for their availability, security, Content or resources. The inclusion of such links does not imply an endorsement or a recommendation by EDRLab of the third-party service or resource in question. EDRLab is not responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with your use of or reliance on any Content, information, products, goods or services available on or through any third party service.

Limitation of Warranty

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Application is provided "as is" and "as available", without conditions, representations, or warranties of any kind, express or implied, arising by statute or otherwise, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, uninterrupted operation, freedom from error, accessibility, accuracy, timeliness, reliability, punctuality, legality, privacy, completeness, security, quality, title, non-infringement, or fitness for a particular purpose, and no warranty arising from course of dealing or usage of trade. You assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, or correction of your computer equipment or mobile device and software that may be required as a result of viruses, errors, or other problems of any kind that you may experience as a result of your use of the Application.

Without limiting the foregoing, EDRLab makes no representation as to the availability of the Books, the libraries' compliance with lending conditions, or the libraries' compliance with the Books' licensing conditions from the publishers, and cannot incur any liability in this regard. Some applicable laws do not permit the exclusion of certain warranties, including implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Therefore, the exclusions in this section may not apply to the User. Where such warranties cannot be excluded, they are limited to the minimum scope and duration permitted by applicable law.

Limitation of Liability

to the fullest extent permitted by law, EDRLab, its parent, subsidiary and affiliate companies, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, licensors, licensees, and assigns (collectively, the EDRLab parties”) shall not be liable for any damages or injury, including, without limitation, consequential, special, incidental, punitive, or other damages arising out of the use of, or inability to use, the application or the content, whether in contract, tort, or under any other theory of law, arising out of or in connection with the use or operation of the content, the application, or the information accessed from or related to the application. the EDRLab parties assume no liability, even if they or one of their authorized representatives have been advised of the possibility of such damages. such damages may include, without limitation, damages or injury resulting from any error, omission, interruption, defect, failure of performance, delay in operation or transmission, line failure, or from any computer virus, worm, trojan horse, or other harmful component.

Some applicable laws may not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages. Therefore, some of the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. In all cases of exclusion, direct and indirect damage is limited to the price paid to obtain the right to use the Application.

You acknowledge that the EDRLab Parties have no obligation to monitor any Content accessible through the Application. However, you acknowledge that the EDRLab Parties have the right to monitor the use of the Application, at its sole discretion, and to disclose any information necessary to comply with any law, regulation or government request, in order to be able to operate the Application adequately or in order to protect itself or its users under the “Privacy Policy”.

Compensation

You hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless the EDRLab Parties from and against any and all claims, actions or proceedings of any nature whatsoever and all damages, judgments, losses, liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses (including those incurred to enforce this provision), arising out of your use of the Application, the Content, any actual or alleged breach by you of these Terms of Use, or any violation by you of any applicable law or the rights of any other person or entity.

Severability

If any provision of these Terms of Use shall be deemed unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms of Use and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. The Terms of Use shall be construed to the greatest extent possible so as to give the closest possible effect to the invalid provision, within the bounds of legality.

Absence of Waiver

The fact that EDRLab does not require the execution of any part of these terms of use does not constitute a waiver of its rights hereunder for past or future actions on the part of anyone.

Dispute resolution, applicable laws and jurisdiction

If you have any concern or dispute regarding the Application or these Terms of Use, you agree first to contact EDRLab at contact@edrlab.org and to make a good‑faith effort to resolve the dispute informally for at least thirty (30) days before initiating arbitration or court proceedings. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any dispute, claim or controversy between you and EDRLab that relates in any way to or arises from your use of the Application or these Terms of Use (a “Dispute”) shall be resolved on an individual basis and, except as provided below, exclusively through binding arbitration. A Dispute will be submitted to arbitration, whether it is based on contract, statute, regulation, court order, tort or any other legal or equitable theory. You understand that in arbitration, there is no judge or jury and that judicial review of an arbitral award is limited. Unless otherwise required by mandatory law, the arbitration shall be administered by a recognised arbitration institution (for example, the ICC in Paris, or, for consumers in the United States, the American Arbitration Association) under its applicable rules for consumer or commercial disputes, as modified by this clause. The arbitration shall be conducted by a single arbitrator, in French or English, and, unless the arbitrator decides that an in‑person hearing is necessary, may be held by videoconference. The arbitrator shall apply the applicable governing law set out below and may award any remedies available at law or in equity. The arbitrator’s award shall be final and binding and may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

You agree that any arbitration or court proceeding will be conducted only on an individual basis, not as a class, collective, or representative action. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you and EDRLab each waive any right to a jury trial in any court proceedings. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either you or EDRLab may: (a) bring an individual action in a court of competent jurisdiction for claims that fall within the jurisdiction of a small‑claims or equivalent court, or (b) seek provisional or injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to protect intellectual property rights or prevent unauthorised access to or use of the Application. You and we agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of Paris, France. Unless prohibited by applicable law, and without regard to its conflict of laws principles, you and we agree that any Dispute between you and us will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of France. ​In all cases, nothing in these Terms of Use is intended to waive any sovereign immunity, governmental immunity or other mandatory legal protection that cannot be contractually waived under applicable law.

Contact Us

All questions, comments or requests regarding these terms of use should be sent to EDRLab at: contact@edrlab.org.