Terms of Use

Terms at a Glance

Welcome to The Guardian: Mission Northern Atlantic website. Here are the basics:

Intellectual Property: All content on this site (text, images, book excerpts, logos, etc.) belongs to Feyzi Çelik. Please don’t copy, republish, or use it without permission.
User Content: You may post reviews, ratings, or comments. By doing so, you allow us to display and share them on the site. You’re responsible for what you post.
Purchases: Payments are handled by trusted third parties (like payment processors). We don’t store your credit card details.
Prohibited Behavior: Don’t post unlawful, offensive, or misleading content. Don’t hack or disrupt the site.
Disclaimer: The website is provided “as is,” with no guarantees that it will always be error-free or uninterrupted.
Limitation of Liability: We’re not liable for damages resulting from use of the site, to the fullest extent allowed by law.
Jurisdiction: These Terms are governed by the laws of Massachusetts, USA.

Please read the full Terms of Use below for complete details.

Effective Date: September 1, 2025
Website: theguardianseries.com
Owner: Feyzi Çelik, Author of The Guardian: Mission Northern Atlantic

1. Acceptance of Terms

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) constitute a legally binding agreement between you (“User,” “you,” or “your”) and Feyzi Çelik (“Owner,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) governing your access to and use of the website, including any content, functionality, services, purchases, and user-generated features made available through it (the “Website”).

By accessing, browsing, or using this Website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms, as well as our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference. If you do not agree with these Terms, you must immediately discontinue use of the Website.

We reserve the right to revise, amend, or update these Terms at any time in our sole discretion. Updates will become effective upon posting to the Website. Your continued use of the Website constitutes acceptance of any modifications.

2. Intellectual Property Rights

All materials contained on this Website, including without limitation, text, graphics, logos, icons, images, audio and video clips, software, blog posts, reviews, book excerpts, and the overall design, selection, and arrangement thereof (collectively, “Content”), are the property of Feyzi Çelik unless otherwise expressly identified.

The Content is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws of the United States and international jurisdictions. You may not reproduce, republish, distribute, transmit, display, modify, create derivative works of, or exploit in any manner any Content without prior written consent from the Owner.

Limited personal, non-commercial use of Content for review or educational commentary is permitted provided proper attribution is given and such use does not violate the spirit of these Terms.

3. User Obligations and Conduct

By using the Website, you agree not to:

Violate any applicable law, regulation, or third-party right.
Post or transmit any content that is unlawful, defamatory, obscene, harassing, threatening, or otherwise objectionable.
Use the Website for commercial solicitation, spam, or unauthorized advertising.
Attempt to interfere with or compromise the integrity, functionality, or security of the Website.
Impersonate another person or misrepresent your affiliation with any entity.

The Owner reserves the right, but not the obligation, to monitor User activity, remove content, and restrict or terminate access to the Website at their sole discretion.

4. User-Generated Content

Users may have the ability to submit content, including but not limited to blog posts, comments, reviews, ratings, and emails (“User Content”). By submitting User Content, you grant the Owner a non-exclusive, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, transferable license to use, reproduce, display, distribute, and adapt such content for the operation, promotion, and improvement of the Website.

You represent and warrant that your User Content does not infringe or violate any third-party rights and that you are solely responsible for your submissions. The Owner disclaims liability for User Content and does not endorse or control such materials.

5. Purchases, Orders, and Third-Party Services

The Website may offer books and related merchandise for sale. Payments are processed by third-party service providers, and you may be subject to their terms and conditions. The Owner does not collect or store payment card details directly and disclaims responsibility for third-party services.

Prices, availability, and promotions are subject to change without notice. All sales are final unless otherwise required by law.

6. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Website and all Content are provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Owner disclaims all warranties, including but not limited to merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, reliability, non-infringement, or uninterrupted access.

The Owner makes no representations regarding the availability, accuracy, or completeness of the Website or any linked content.

7. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, in no event shall the Owner, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, or agents be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from or related to your use of or inability to use the Website, including but not limited to loss of profits, goodwill, data, or other intangible losses, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages; in such cases, liability shall be limited to the greatest extent permitted by law.

8. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Owner and its affiliates, officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) arising from your use of the Website, your violation of these Terms, or your infringement of any rights of another.

9. Military and Government Disclaimer

This book has not been prepared, approved, or endorsed by the U.S. Department of Defense, the Department of the Navy®, any other U.S. Military Service, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), or any government or agency. References to military organizations, units, equipment, operations, and terminology are used for identification and storytelling only; no sponsorship or affiliation is implied.

10. Disclaimer

Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

11. Governing Law & Dispute Resolution

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.
Any dispute arising under these Terms shall be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Massachusetts, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of such courts.

12. Governing Law & Dispute Resolution

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

Any dispute arising under these Terms shall be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Massachusetts, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of such courts.