Terms & Conditions

Effective Date: January 1, 2026

Last Updated: October 3, 2026

Welcome to Business with Purpose Publishing. We're honored to help entrepreneurs, professionals, and purpose-driven leaders share their stories, expertise, and impact through high-quality publishing.

These Terms & Conditions apply to all Business with Purpose Publishing products and services unless otherwise stated in a separate written agreement.

By purchasing any product or service, submitting content, making a payment, checking an agreement box, signing electronically, or participating in any Business with Purpose Publishing program, you agree to these Terms & Conditions.

1. Scope

These Terms & Conditions apply to all Business with Purpose Publishing products, programs, and services, including but not limited to:

BWP Expert Series™ books
BWP Expert Author Program
Collaboration books
Featured chapters
Starter chapters
Publishing services
Editing services
Book and cover design
Marketing materials
Best Seller campaigns
Author community
Training, coaching, consulting, and related publishing services

Specific packages, benefits, bonuses, pricing, payment options, and promotional offers may vary. The applicable sales page, checkout page, order form, or written agreement describes what is included with your specific purchase.

2. Eligibility

By participating, you represent and warrant that you:

Are at least 18 years of age.
Have the legal authority to enter into this agreement.
Own or have permission to use all submitted content.
Will not knowingly submit false, defamatory, plagiarized, unlawful, or infringing material.
Accept responsibility for the accuracy and legality of all submitted content.

3. Ownership of Your Content and the Published Book

You retain ownership of the original written content and intellectual property you create and submit to Business with Purpose Publishing.

Business with Purpose Publishing owns and controls the publishing assets and published edition we create, including, as applicable:

Book cover designs
Interior design and layouts
Formatting
Typography and design elements
ISBN assignments
Production files
Marketing graphics
Templates
Business with Purpose Publishing branding
BWP Expert Series™ branding and designs
Series designs
Publishing workflows
Amazon and other retail listings
Product descriptions created by us
Metadata
Categories and keywords
Promotional materials
Other publishing and production assets created by Business with Purpose Publishing

Owning your original written content does not give you ownership of our cover, formatting, production files, publishing accounts, templates, branding, or other assets created by Business with Purpose Publishing.

It also does not give you the right to copy, recreate, modify, transfer, or republish the published edition created by Business with Purpose Publishing.

You may use your original content in other ways, but you may not reproduce or republish the Business with Purpose Publishing edition, or a substantially similar recreation of that edition using our publishing assets, without our prior written permission.

4. Permission to Publish, Distribute, and Promote

By submitting content for publication, you grant Business with Purpose Publishing a non-exclusive, perpetual, worldwide license to edit, format, publish, reproduce, print, distribute, sell, display, market, and promote your submitted content as part of the applicable book or publication.

This permission applies to print, digital, electronic, audio, promotional, and future formats as applicable.

Your ownership of your original content remains unchanged.

5. Publishing and Production Files

Our publishing and production files are proprietary Business with Purpose Publishing assets and are not included with your publishing package.

We do not provide these files to authors or to anyone working on an author's behalf, including VAs, employees, contractors, designers, marketers, agencies, other publishers, or other third parties.

This includes, but is not limited to:

Editable formatted manuscript or interior files
Cover source files
Adobe, Canva, or other design files
Interior production files
Print-ready production files
Publishing templates
Internal workflows and systems
Amazon KDP access
Publishing platform credentials
Administrative access to publishing accounts

Your team is welcome to help market and promote your book using approved promotional materials, but they may not access, modify, recreate, distribute, or republish Business with Purpose Publishing's production files or published edition.

6. Publishing Platforms and Accounts

All books published through Business with Purpose Publishing are managed through publishing accounts owned or controlled by Business with Purpose Publishing.

For security, quality control, brand consistency, and protection of all authors whose books may be managed through our accounts, authors will not receive access to, login credentials for, ownership of, or administrative rights to Business with Purpose Publishing's Amazon KDP account or other publishing platform accounts.

This includes access requested for an author's VA, employee, designer, marketer, contractor, agency, or other representative.

Any requested publishing updates must be submitted directly to Business with Purpose Publishing.

7. Changes After Publication and Cover Policy

Business with Purpose Publishing maintains the integrity and consistency of books published under our imprint.

For this reason, the approved published cover and interior may not be independently altered by authors or third parties after publication.

Our policy is to maintain the approved published cover rather than adding promotional elements to it after publication. This includes Best Seller badges, award badges, promotional messages, stickers, graphics, logos, or similar marketing elements.

Best Seller recognition, awards, and other achievements may instead be promoted through social media graphics, websites, email marketing, presentations, advertising, promotional materials, and other appropriate marketing channels.

Corrections or other necessary updates to a published book must be requested through Business with Purpose Publishing. Requests may include:

Interior corrections
Author bio updates
Book description updates
Categories
Keywords
Pricing
Metadata
Other publisher-approved updates

All requests are subject to review and approval and may require an additional fee.

You may not independently modify, recreate, republish, upload, distribute, or create derivative versions of the published edition. You also may not authorize a VA, designer, contractor, agency, other publisher, or any other third party to do so on your behalf.

All approved changes to the published edition are made and managed by Business with Purpose Publishing.

8. Author Responsibilities

You agree to:

Submit original content.
Meet project deadlines.
Respond promptly to requests and proof approvals.
Carefully review all proofs before approving publication.
Verify the accuracy of names, dates, facts, quotes, links, contact information, and other content.
Obtain necessary permissions for third-party material you submit.

Once final approval has been given, you accept responsibility for any remaining errors in content you reviewed and approved.

9. Editorial and Production Rights

Business with Purpose Publishing may edit submissions for:

Grammar
Spelling
Readability
Formatting
Consistency
Length
Style
Production requirements

We will make reasonable efforts not to change the intended meaning of your work.

Business with Purpose Publishing retains final authority over design, formatting, layout, branding, and production decisions for publications released under our imprint.

10. Deadlines

Publishing schedules depend on timely submission of materials, responses, and approvals.

Failure to meet deadlines may result in:

Delayed publication
Placement into a future project or volume
Removal from the current project

No refunds will be issued because an author fails to meet submission, approval, or production deadlines.

11. Marketing and Best Seller Campaigns

Business with Purpose Publishing may provide marketing support, launch guidance, promotional graphics, and Best Seller campaign coordination depending on the package purchased.

Amazon rankings and sales are determined by factors outside our control.

We do not guarantee:

Amazon Best Seller status
A particular ranking or category
A specific number of book sales
Media coverage
Speaking opportunities
Leads or customers
Revenue or business growth
Any other specific result

Author participation and promotion can significantly affect campaign results.

12. Author Promotion

We encourage every author to actively promote their book through appropriate channels, including:

Email
Social media
Speaking engagements
Networking
Personal outreach

Authors may identify themselves as the author or contributing author of their applicable book and may promote their participation.

Authors may use promotional graphics and marketing materials supplied or approved by Business with Purpose Publishing for their intended promotional purpose.

Permission to use promotional materials does not grant permission to modify or recreate the published book, cover, interior, publishing files, or Business with Purpose Publishing branding.

13. Author Copies

Authors may purchase available copies of their books at current author pricing.

Author pricing is based on current printing, shipping, handling, and other applicable costs and may change.

Authors may resell physical copies they purchase directly and retain 100% of the proceeds from those direct sales.

14. Retail Royalties and Proceeds

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, royalties and proceeds generated through publisher-managed distribution channels, including Amazon and other retail platforms, are retained by Business with Purpose Publishing and/or directed in accordance with the Business with Purpose mission and applicable organizational arrangements.

Authors do not receive retail royalties from publisher-managed distribution unless a separate written agreement expressly provides otherwise.

This does not affect an author's ability to purchase author copies and retain the proceeds from copies they personally resell.

15. Fees, Payment Plans, Cancellations, and Refund Policy

Production and program access may begin immediately upon purchase or enrollment. This may include administrative setup, access to publishing systems and resources, project preparation, manuscript development, editing, design, formatting, communication, community access, mastermind participation, coaching, or other services included with the applicable program.

Because work, access, and services may begin immediately, all payments are non-refundable and non-transferable unless Business with Purpose Publishing expressly agrees otherwise in writing.

If you choose to withdraw, discontinue participation, fail to submit required materials, or choose not to use included program benefits after enrollment has begun, amounts already paid remain non-refundable.

Payment Plans

When a payment plan is selected, the payment plan is a method of paying the total program obligation. It is not a month-to-month membership or cancel-anytime subscription.

By selecting a payment plan, you agree to make all payments specified at checkout or in your applicable purchase agreement, regardless of when your book is completed or published.

Publication or completion of your book before completion of the payment schedule does not cancel, reduce, or otherwise change your remaining payment obligation.

By selecting a payment plan and providing a payment method, you authorize Business with Purpose Publishing and its payment processor to automatically charge that payment method according to the payment schedule disclosed and accepted at enrollment.

If a scheduled payment is declined or cannot be processed, you agree to provide an updated payment method and bring the account current. Business with Purpose Publishing may pause or suspend ongoing services, program access, mastermind participation, community benefits, promotional opportunities, future publishing work, or other benefits until the account is brought current.

Failure to attend or participate in the Author Community, promotional opportunities, training, coaching, or other included benefits does not reduce or cancel the agreed payment obligation.

Business with Purpose Publishing is not required to delay publication until all scheduled payments have been completed.

16. Fiscal Sponsorship, Purchases, and Charitable Contributions

Business with Purpose Publishing operates as a fiscally sponsored project of BridgesUS.

Payments made in exchange for publishing services, books, program participation, training, coaching, or other products or services are payments for goods or services and are not charitable contributions. These payments are not tax-deductible as charitable donations.

Separate voluntary charitable contributions made to support the Business with Purpose Publishing project without receiving goods or services in return may be treated differently. Donors should consult their tax advisor regarding the tax treatment or deductibility of any contribution.

Payment processing and administration may be handled through BridgesUS and its authorized payment processing systems.

18. No Unauthorized Reproduction or Republishing

To protect our authors, publishing systems, intellectual property, and the integrity of the Business with Purpose Publishing imprint, the published edition created by Business with Purpose Publishing may not be copied, recreated, modified, transferred, or republished by you or anyone acting on your behalf.

You may not:

Republish the Business with Purpose Publishing edition yourself or through another publisher.
Upload the published edition to another Amazon KDP account or publishing platform.
Give our publishing or production files to another person or company.
Ask or authorize a VA, designer, contractor, agency, marketer, or other publisher to modify, recreate, upload, or republish the book.
Copy or recreate our cover design.
Duplicate or substantially recreate our interior design and formatting.
Create a substantially similar edition using Business with Purpose Publishing publishing assets.
Alter the published cover or interior.
Remove, alter, or replace Business with Purpose Publishing imprint or series branding.
Copy or reuse Business with Purpose Publishing templates, graphics, branding, or design elements except as expressly authorized for promotional purposes.
Use the Business with Purpose Publishing name, logo, or BWP Expert Series™ branding in a manner not authorized by Business with Purpose Publishing.
Your ownership of your original written content does not include ownership of the published edition, cover, design, formatting, production files, publishing accounts, templates, branding, or other publishing assets created by Business with Purpose Publishing.

19. Business with Purpose Publishing Imprint and BWP Expert Series™

Books created and published through Business with Purpose Publishing are released under the Business with Purpose Publishing imprint.

Books accepted into the BWP Expert Series™ are part of a branded publishing series. The BWP Expert Series™ name, series identity, visual presentation, templates, and associated branding are maintained and controlled by Business with Purpose Publishing.

We reserve the right to maintain the quality, consistency, branding, and integrity of publications carrying the Business with Purpose Publishing imprint and BWP Expert Series™ identity.

Authors and their representatives may market and promote their books using approved materials, but they may not independently alter, recreate, transfer, or republish the Business with Purpose Publishing edition or create materials that suggest ownership of Business with Purpose Publishing or BWP Expert Series™ branding.

20. Use of Name, Likeness, and Book Information

You grant Business with Purpose Publishing permission to use your:

Name
Biography
Company name
Headshot
Book title
Chapter title
Book cover
Book excerpts
Testimonials you provide
Photos you provide for promotional use
Promotional videos

for publishing, marketing, publicity, websites, presentations, advertising, social media, author directories, and promotion of your book and Business with Purpose Publishing programs.

21. Artificial Intelligence

You may use artificial intelligence tools while developing your content unless otherwise instructed for a particular project.

You remain responsible for:

Originality
Accuracy
Copyright compliance
Fact checking
Permissions
Legal compliance
The final content submitted under your name

Business with Purpose Publishing is not responsible for inaccuracies, plagiarism, copyright issues, or other problems resulting from an author's use of artificial intelligence.

22. Intellectual Property and Third-Party Content

You represent that materials you submit do not violate another person's or organization's copyrights, trademarks, privacy rights, publicity rights, contractual rights, or other intellectual property rights.

You are responsible for obtaining permission to use third-party photographs, illustrations, lengthy quotations, testimonials, logos, copyrighted materials, or other protected content when permission is required.

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Business with Purpose Publishing from claims, damages, liabilities, or reasonable expenses arising from content or materials you submit.

23. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Business with Purpose Publishing shall not be liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive, or lost-profit damages arising from participation in a publishing program or use of our services.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Business with Purpose Publishing's total liability for a claim relating to a specific purchase shall not exceed the amount you paid Business with Purpose Publishing for the applicable publishing package giving rise to the claim.

24. Referral Programs, Credits, Bonuses, and Promotions

Business with Purpose Publishing may offer referral programs, publishing credits, discounts, bonuses, special pricing, or other promotional opportunities.

Unless otherwise stated in writing, these programs and offers may be modified or discontinued at any time.

Credits and promotional benefits have no cash value and may not be redeemed for cash unless specifically stated otherwise.

25. Right to Decline or Discontinue a Project

Business with Purpose Publishing reserves the right to decline content or discontinue participation when submitted material:

Violates applicable law.
Contains plagiarism.
Infringes copyrights, trademarks, or other rights.
Promotes illegal activity.
Contains defamatory material.
Contains content Business with Purpose Publishing reasonably determines is inappropriate for its publishing imprint.
Is inconsistent with the mission, values, quality standards, or publishing requirements of Business with Purpose Publishing.

We may also pause or discontinue production, services, community access, mastermind access, promotional opportunities, or other program benefits when an author repeatedly fails to provide required materials, approvals, payments, or communication necessary to complete or administer the project or program.

Any refund, if applicable, will be determined according to these Terms, the applicable purchase agreement, and the circumstances of the project.

26. Privacy

Personal information submitted to Business with Purpose Publishing will be used for publishing, communication, customer support, book marketing, author community activities, and normal business operations.

We do not sell personal information.

27. Electronic Acceptance

Electronic acceptance has the same effect as signing a written agreement.

Checking an agreement box, completing a purchase, electronically signing an author agreement, or otherwise indicating acceptance electronically constitutes your agreement to the applicable terms.

28. Changes to These Terms

These Terms & Conditions are effective January 1, 2026 and may be updated, clarified, or revised from time to time to reflect our publishing policies, programs, services, and practices.

The date of the most recent revision will be identified as the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page.

Updates that clarify existing publishing policies, ownership rights, publishing procedures, or use of Business with Purpose Publishing assets do not transfer any ownership rights or publishing assets to an author.

Nothing in an earlier version of these Terms should be interpreted as granting an author ownership of or access to Business with Purpose Publishing's publishing accounts, production files, source files, cover designs, templates, branding, or other proprietary publishing assets unless such rights were expressly granted in writing.

29. Acceptance

By purchasing a Business with Purpose Publishing product or service, making a payment, checking an agreement box during checkout, signing electronically, or submitting content for publication, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to these Terms & Conditions.

Questions?

If you have questions about these Terms & Conditions or our publishing model, please contact us before purchasing or submitting your materials. We are happy to make sure you understand how the publishing process works before you enroll.