Terms of Use

1. Acceptance of Terms

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of www.pleasemrshenry.com (the “Site”), operated by Stinky Tofu Publishing. By using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms and by our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Site.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years of age (or the minimum age required in your jurisdiction) to use the Site. If you are under the age of majority, you may only use the Site with the involvement of a parent or legal guardian.

3. License to Use the Site

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Site for personal, non-commercial purposes only.

4. Intellectual Property

All content on the Site—including text, graphics, logos, illustrations, photographs, book excerpts, poems, characters, plot elements, audio, video, software, and design—is the property of Stinky Tofu Publishing or its licensors, including Brian A. Ask as the author of Please, Mrs. Henry!, and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, lease, publicly perform, or create derivative works of any content on the Site without our prior written permission. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

5. User Conduct

You agree that you will not:

• Use the Site in any way that violates applicable law or these Terms;
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the Site, accounts, systems, or networks connected to the Site;
• Scrape, crawl, or otherwise harvest content or data from the Site except through publicly documented mechanisms or with our written permission;
• Attempt to circumvent the Easter-egg fair-play limits (such as per-visitor discovery caps or per-name finder credits);
• Use the Site to transmit any unlawful, harassing, defamatory, infringing, or otherwise objectionable content;
• Interfere with or disrupt the operation of the Site, the servers or networks used to host the Site, or any third-party services.

6. User-Submitted Content

If the Site allows you to submit content (such as Easter-egg guesses, finder names, suggestions, or messages), you represent that you have all necessary rights in such content and that it does not infringe any third-party rights. You grant Stinky Tofu Publishing a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, display, and (in the case of suggested Easter eggs) incorporate such submissions into the Site or related materials. We may remove any content that we reasonably believe violates these Terms or applicable law.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

The Site relies on third-party services (including hosting, database storage, AI evaluation, and email delivery) and may include links to other websites. We are not responsible for the availability, accuracy, or practices of those services. Your use of third-party services is governed by their own terms and policies.

8. Copyright Complaints (DMCA)

Stinky Tofu Publishingrespects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users to do the same. If you believe that material accessible on the Site infringes your copyright, you may submit a notice under the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512) to our designated agent at the email address below. Your notice must include all of the following:

• A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or an authorized representative;
• Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed;
• Identification of the material that you claim is infringing, with information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate it on the Site (a URL is preferred);
• Your contact information (name, address, telephone number, and email);
• A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
• A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.

Send notices to brian@pleasemrshenry.com with subject line “DMCA Notice.” Knowingly materially misrepresenting that material is infringing may expose you to liability for damages under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f).

If you believe material you posted was removed by mistake, you may submit a counter-notice to the same address; we will forward valid counter-notices to the original claimant in accordance with the DMCA.

9. Disclaimer

THE SITE AND ALL CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. Stinky Tofu Publishing DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE.

10. Limitation of Liability

The Site is provided free of charge and does not directly sell any product. Purchases of Please, Mrs. Henry! are completed on third-party retailers, whose own terms govern those transactions.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, Stinky Tofu Publishing SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUES, DATA, OR GOODWILL ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE THE SITE IS OFFERED AT NO CHARGE, OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF THE SITE SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (US $100).

11. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Stinky Tofu Publishingand our respective officers, employees, agents, and licensors from and against any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or related to your use of the Site, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any rights of another party.

12. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Site at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice. The provisions of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination shall survive, including intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification, and governing law.

13. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, United States of America, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. Any dispute arising out of or related to these Terms or the Site shall be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in the State of Texas, United States of America, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts.

14. Changes to These Terms

We may modify these Terms from time to time by posting a revised version on the Site. The “Last Updated” date at the top indicates when the Terms were most recently revised. Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

15. Severability and Entire Agreement

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect. These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Stinky Tofu Publishing regarding your use of the Site.

16. Contact

Questions about these Terms can be sent to brian@pleasemrshenry.com.