Terms of Service
Effective Date: October 20, 2026
Last Updated: October 20, 2026
Website Address: https://furtherbeyondbycraigsowell.com/
Introduction
Welcome to Further Beyond by Craig Sowell. This website provides information about author Craig Sowell, his book Further Beyond: The Odyssey of a Silver Dollar, historical research and storytelling, blog articles, news, publications, and related updates.
These Terms of Service govern your access to and use of this website, including its pages, written content, images, videos, newsletter features, and other materials made available through the site.
By accessing or using this website, you agree to these Terms of Service. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, please discontinue your use of the website.
For the purposes of these terms, “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the operator of Further Beyond by Craig Sowell. “You” and “your” refer to any visitor or user of the website.
Purpose of the Website
Further Beyond by Craig Sowell is an author and literary website intended to introduce readers to the book, share information about its themes and historical background, publish related articles, provide author updates, and facilitate communication with interested readers.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, the website is provided for informational, educational, and promotional purposes. It does not operate as a direct online bookstore or payment-processing service.
References to books, publishers, retailers, historical subjects, or other third parties are provided to help visitors discover relevant information and resources.
Intellectual Property and Ownership
Unless otherwise indicated, the original content published on this website is owned by Craig Sowell or the respective rights holder and is protected by applicable copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.
Protected materials may include, but are not limited to:
- Written articles, blog posts, essays, and original commentary.
- Book descriptions, original literary material, and excerpts made available on the website.
- Photographs, illustrations, graphics, and other visual materials.
- Website design elements, page layouts, branding, and original promotional content.
- Videos, recordings, and other creative materials published through the website.
The title Further Beyond: The Odyssey of a Silver Dollar, associated original literary content, and related branding may be protected by applicable intellectual property rights.
You may access and read publicly available content for personal, noncommercial purposes. You may also share links to publicly available pages, provided your sharing does not misrepresent the content or imply an endorsement that has not been authorized.
You may not reproduce, republish, distribute, modify, sell, publicly display, or commercially exploit website materials without prior written permission from the applicable rights holder, except where permitted by law.
Any permissions granted for one purpose do not automatically authorize other uses.
Nothing in these terms transfers ownership of any intellectual property to you.
Acceptable Use
You agree to use the Website lawfully and respectfully. You must not:
- Use the Website for any unlawful, fraudulent, or misleading purpose.
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Website, its hosting environment, or any related system.
- Interfere with the Website’s security, operation, or availability.
- Introduce malicious software, harmful code, or other material intended to disrupt the Website.
- Use automated tools to scrape, copy, harvest, or systematically extract Website content without authorization, except where permitted by applicable law.
- Reproduce or exploit Website content for commercial purposes without the necessary permission.
- Submit information through contact forms or other interactive features that is knowingly false, unlawful, abusive, threatening, or infringing of another person’s rights.
We reserve the right to take reasonable steps to protect the Website and its users against misuse.
Book Information and Purchases
This website may provide information about Further Beyond: The Odyssey of a Silver Dollar, including its subject matter, available formats, publication details, and links to external retailers.
Book availability, pricing, shipping, delivery estimates, payment options, taxes, returns, refunds, and other purchase conditions are determined by the applicable retailer or seller.
When you follow an external purchase link, your transaction is governed by the retailer’s own terms, policies, and procedures. We do not control third-party checkout systems or independently guarantee the availability, condition, fulfillment, or delivery of products sold by those parties.
Any purchase-related question, cancellation, return, refund, or delivery issue should be directed to the retailer responsible for the transaction.
Nothing in this section limits any consumer rights that cannot lawfully be excluded.
Third-Party Websites and Book Retailers
The Website may contain links to external websites, including online bookstores, publishing-related services, social media platforms, media outlets, and other third-party resources.
These external websites operate independently and are subject to their own terms, privacy policies, purchasing conditions, and practices.
We do not control or assume responsibility for the content, availability, security, transactions, shipping arrangements, refund policies, or privacy practices of third-party websites.
If you purchase Further Beyond: The Odyssey of a Silver Dollar through an external retailer, your purchase is governed by that retailer’s applicable terms and policies. Please review those terms before completing a transaction.
A link to an external website does not necessarily constitute an endorsement of every product, service, statement, or practice offered by that website.
Newsletter and Communications
The website may offer visitors the opportunity to subscribe to email updates about the book, historical discoveries, collecting, writing, publications, and related news.
By subscribing, you agree to receive the communications described when you sign up. You may unsubscribe from promotional emails at any time using the unsubscribe instructions provided in the message, where available.
You agree to provide accurate information when submitting a subscription or contacting us. You must not use the website’s communication features to transmit unlawful, fraudulent, harmful, or unauthorized material.
Additional information about the handling of personal information is provided in our Privacy Policy.
Website Availability and Changes
We aim to keep the website accessible and functioning properly. However, uninterrupted availability cannot be guaranteed.
Access may occasionally be limited or interrupted because of maintenance, hosting issues, technical failures, security concerns, updates, or circumstances beyond our reasonable control.
We reserve the right to modify, suspend, discontinue, or remove any portion of the website, its content, or its features at any time, subject to applicable law.
We are not obligated to maintain any particular page, feature, publication announcement, or external link indefinitely.
Disclaimer of Warranties
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, this website and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.
We make no express or implied warranties regarding the website’s uninterrupted availability, accuracy, completeness, suitability for a particular purpose, or freedom from technical errors.
We do not warrant that the website will always be secure, compatible with every device or browser, or free from harmful components, although reasonable measures may be taken to maintain its operation and security.
This disclaimer does not exclude any warranty or protection that applicable law does not permit us to exclude.
Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Craig Sowell and the persons or entities responsible for operating this website shall not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from or related to your use of, or inability to use, the website.
This includes, where legally permissible, losses resulting from reliance on website information, temporary service interruptions, external website activity, unauthorized access, or changes to published material.
Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability for fraud, intentional misconduct, gross negligence where such limitation is prohibited, death or personal injury caused by negligence where liability cannot be excluded, or any other liability that cannot lawfully be restricted.
Your statutory rights remain unaffected.
Indemnification
To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to be responsible for losses, claims, liabilities, and reasonable expenses arising directly from your unlawful use of the website, your infringement of another party’s rights, or your material violation of these terms.
This provision applies only to the extent that the relevant loss or claim is attributable to your conduct and does not impose obligations that applicable law prohibits.
Privacy
Your use of the website may involve the processing of personal information, including information you provide when contacting us or subscribing to updates.
Our Privacy Policy explains the categories of information that may be collected, the purposes for which it may be used, the circumstances in which it may be disclosed, and the choices available to you.
Please review the Privacy Policy alongside these Terms of Service.
Changes to These Terms
We may revise these Terms of Service from time to time to reflect changes in the website, its features, our practices, or applicable legal requirements.
The updated version will be published on this page with a revised effective or updated date. Your continued use of the website after revised terms become effective constitutes acceptance of the updated terms to the extent permitted by applicable law.
We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.
Governing Law
These Terms of Service shall be governed by the laws applicable in the jurisdiction where the website operator is legally based, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except where applicable law requires otherwise.
Any dispute relating to these terms shall be handled by the courts or other competent authorities having jurisdiction under applicable law. Nothing in this section removes any mandatory consumer protections or legal rights available to you.
Before publication: Confirm the operator’s legal location and have this section reviewed to identify the appropriate governing law and jurisdiction.
Contact Information
If you have questions about these Terms of Service, website content, permissions, or other matters relating to this website, you may contact:
Further Beyond by Craig Sowell
Email: author@furtherbeyondbycraigsowell.com
Website: https://furtherbeyondbycraigsowell.com/
We welcome relevant inquiries and will make reasonable efforts to respond.
Thank you for visiting Further Beyond by Craig Sowell and for your interest in the stories, history, and people that connect the past to the present.
