Disclaimer & Content Sources

Last Updated: April 12, 2026

The information provided on BooksAffair (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is for general informational and community purposes in connection with our book discovery and social reading services. This page explains how book-related data and other content appear on the platform. It supplements our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and does not replace them. Nothing here is legal advice.

1. Third-party book catalog services and attribution

To populate and enrich book records (for example titles, authors, identifiers, and descriptive metadata), we obtain information through application programming interfaces (APIs) and similar integrations. You must not treat such data as an independent BooksAffair proprietary database; our use is to operate the Service in line with each provider’s terms.

• Google Books API. We may use Google’s Books API in accordance with the Google APIs Terms of Service, the Google Books APIs Additional Terms, and related Google policies. That typically includes requirements around attribution, acceptable use, and limits on how certain content (such as previews or thumbnails) may be displayed or stored. Where we show Google-sourced material, we may display attribution such as “Data provided by Google Books” or similar wording as required.
• ISBNdb (paid API). We may use ISBNdb’s paid API subject to ISBNdb’s applicable terms of service, licence, and subscription. Commercial use may be permitted under your account type, but restrictions may apply—for example on redistribution of raw data, bulk export, or reselling their dataset. We do not authorise you to extract or republish ISBNdb-sourced data outside the Service in violation of those terms. Where appropriate, we may display attribution such as “Data provided by ISBNdb”.

We do not claim ownership of third-party catalog data except as necessary to operate the Service under those agreements. Trademarks, book covers, descriptions, previews, and related materials may be protected by third-party rights; they remain the property of their respective owners.

2. No scraping; APIs only

BooksAffair is not a substitute for licensing or downloading third-party datasets outside the APIs we use. You must not use the Service to scrape, harvest, or systematically extract book data in ways that violate our Terms of Use, any API provider’s terms, or applicable law.

3. User-generated content

Most features that are not automated catalog enrichment are user-generated, including reviews, ratings, comments, BookVerse lists, social interactions, recommendations, profile content, and similar material. That content reflects the views or information supplied by the relevant users only and does not necessarily represent the views of BooksAffair.

We are not responsible for user-generated content, but we may remove or restrict content that violates our policies or applicable law, as described in our Terms of Use and Review Guidelines.

4. Author-submitted and manually entered book details

Authors and other eligible users may add or update book information on the platform. Those fields are user- or author-provided for purposes of operating the Service. You should not assume every field on a book page came from a third-party API.

5. Accuracy, availability, and no endorsement

While we strive to keep information useful, we make no warranties or representations of any kind regarding the reliability, accuracy, completeness, or availability of any content on the platform, including API-sourced metadata or user posts. Listing or displaying a book, author, or publisher does not imply endorsement, partnership, or affiliation unless we say so explicitly.

6. Copyright and intellectual property complaints

If you believe content on the Service infringes your intellectual property or other rights, please follow the notice and contact process in our Terms of Use (including our copyright and takedown section). You may also reach us via our contact page or the contact details in our Privacy Policy. We may remove or disable access to material where appropriate.

7. Agreement

By using the Service, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

8. Changes

We may update this page or the third-party services we use. When we do, we will revise the “Last Updated” date. Continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated disclaimer to the extent described in our Terms of Use.