Terms and Conditions for Beta Readers

Test Reader Non-Disclosure Agreement
Upon agreeing to become a Beta Reader for this novel “Wherefore Sings the Blackbird” by Laura A Coats, a Non-disclosure Agreement (the ‘agreement’) will entered into by and between Laura A Coats (Author,’) and you the Beta Reader (‘receiving party,’ or ‘Test Reader’) for the purpose of preventing the unauthorised disclosure of Confidential Information as defined below. The parties agree to enter into a confidential relationship with respect to the disclosure of confidential information (‘Confidential Information’).

1. DEFINITION OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. The Author’s work
   received for the purposes of test reading, whether it be in electronic or in
   hard-copy form and a full manuscript or an excerpt. Also any information
   given via email, Facebook Messenger, text message, or any other means of
   communication.
2. EXCLUSIONS. If an Author has published the work that Test Reader has been
   requested to read, Test Reader will be allowed to speak (verbally or
   electronically) with members of the public regarding the work but not
   physically or electronically share it, unless a physical copy has been freely
   given as a gift from the author or legally purchased from a physical or digital
   book retailer or, if an electronic version (through which the Author has legally
   given permission to share the work). The Test Reader has permission to post a
   review on book review websites (e.g. Amazon, Goodreads) after the book has
   been published. The Test Reader has permission to speak with the Author or
   other Test Readers regarding the Author’s work.
3. The Test Reader agrees and confirms that any and all work submitted to them
   from the Author is the rightful intellectual property and copyrighted material
   of the Author. The submission of material for test reading and/or editing
   privileges made exclusively under this agreement is in no way to be
   represented as purchased or gifted property.
4. The Test Reader agrees that under no circumstances will they redistribute,
   copy (either electronically or physically), share, or make public any material in
   any size or quantity to any third party outside of this Agreement. The Test
   Reader understands that this includes but is not limited to piracy, speaking
   about manuscript contents with anyone other than the Author, and
   duplicating the manuscript in any form.
5. This Agreement shall be upheld by the legal authority (court) that presides
   over the Author’s and the Test Reader’s state and/or country of residence,
   whether that be a state of the United States or other country. The Company or
   Author has the right to prosecute any and all violations of the Agreement by
   any legal means available.

LIABILITY. Test Reader is solely responsible for any violation of this
Agreement. Author will not be held liable for Test Reader’s actions.

6. LENGTH OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement will be valid indefinitely, unless
   otherwise specified in writing and signed by both parties, even in the event the
   Test Reader is no longer associated with the Author.

A copy of this agreement must be signed in full by both parties before any copies of the manuscript with be made available to the Beta Reader.