Scribd Paid Access End User License Agreement

PLEASE READ THIS PAID ACCESS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (AGREEMENT) CAREFULLY
BEFORE PURCHASING, DOWNLOADING, OR ACCESSING SCRIBD COMMERCIAL CONTENT.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, YOU CANNOT PURCHASE, DOWNLOAD, OR ACCESS
SCRIBD COMMERCIAL CONTENT.
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Other terms incorporated. The following additional Scribd terms, policies, and guidelines are
expressly incorporated herein and form a binding part of this Agreement as if reproduced fully herein:

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Scribd Privacy Policy

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Options for Paid Access. Scribd provides You with access to eBooks, audiobooks and documents
from participating publishers and Users (Scribd Commercial Content) in one of two ways either by Direct
Purchase or by Membership.

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Direct Purchases. In the case of Direct Purchases, Scribd, and the participating publisher or
User, grant You a limited, nonexclusive, nontransferable, revocable and personal license to access and use a
digital copy of the selected Scribd Commercial Content for Your personal reference and informational
purposes. Additional terms and conditions (i.e., additional usage limitations) may apply to Your access to
Scribd Commercial Content in which case those terms will be communicated to you in connection with your
access to such content. For example, the rights granted to You do not include the right to download a copy of
the selected Scribd Commercial Content unless the such terms are provided with the Scribd Commercial
Content you have selected for Direct Purchase.

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Memberships. In the case of Membership, Scribd, and the participating publishers or Users,
grant You a limited, nonexclusive, nontransferable, revocable and personal license to access and use all
Scribd Commercial Content available under Your Membership for Your personal reference and informational
purposes.

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Restrictions. Regardless of which access option You have selected (Direct Purchase or
Membership) Your access to and use of the Scribd Commercial Content is subject to the following restrictions:

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Scribd Commercial Content is provided for Your personal non-commercial use only;

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No commercial or promotional use rights are granted in any Scribd Commercial Content;

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You may not sell, distribute, or display any Scribd Commercial Content other than for
personal use;

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You may not share, lend, or rent copies of Scribd Commercial Content;

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You may not disable or circumvent DRM supplied with Scribd Commercial Content;

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You may not exceed usage limitations set by content providers (participating publisher or
User);

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You may not make copies of all or any portion of any Scribd Commercial Content;

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You are prohibited from making any public display or public performance of Scribd
Commercial Content, or sharing accounts that allow access to Scribd Commercial Content; and

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The ability to print/copy/paste and/or download may be restricted by the participating

timely payment and maintenance of Your Membership account; and You will not have access to Scribd
Commercial Content if Your Membership is cancelled, allowed to lapse, or terminated for non-payment.
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Payments and Billing

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For Direct Purchases and Memberships, the current fee amounts and any materially different
terms from those described to you in this Agreement will be disclosed to you at sign-up or in other
communications made available to you. When You purchase a Membership or a Direct Purchase (such
purchase, a Transaction), we may ask You to supply additional information relevant to Your Transaction,
including, without limitation, Your credit card number, the expiration date of Your credit card and Your billing
address (such information, Payment Information). You represent and warrant that You have the legal right to
use all payment method(s) represented by any such Payment Information. When You initiate a Transaction,
You authorize us to provide Your Payment Information to third parties so we can complete Your Transaction
and to charge Your payment method for the type of Transaction You have selected; You may need to provide
additional information to verify Your identity before completing Your Transaction (such information is included
within the definition of Payment Information).

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If You elect to purchase an annual or monthly Membership, You will be charged the annual or
monthly Membership fee (Membership Fee) at the beginning of the paying portion of Your Membership and
each year or month thereafter, respectively, at the then-current rate. If You elect to purchase an annual
Membership, we will automatically charge You on the anniversary of the commencement of the paying portion
of Your Membership using the Payment Information You have provided. If You elect to purchase a monthly
Membership, we will automatically charge You each month, on the calendar day corresponding to the
commencement of the paying portion of Your Membership, using the Payment Information You have provided.
In the event Your Membership began on a day not contained in a given month, we may charge Your payment
method on a day in the applicable month or such other day as we deem appropriate. For example, if You
started Your Membership on January 31st, Your next payment date is likely to be February 28th, and Your
payment method would be billed on that date. You may also elect to purchase a non-recurring 24-hour
Membership pass that will permit you to access the Scribd Commercial Content available through
Memberships for 24 hours from the time of purchase.

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By entering into the Agreement and electing to purchase an annual or monthly Membership,
You acknowledge that Your Membership has recurring payment features and You accept responsibility for all
recurring payment obligations prior to cancellation of Your Membership by You or Scribd. We may also
periodically authorize Your payment method in anticipation of applicable fees or related charges. Your
Membership continues until cancelled by You or we terminate Your access to or use of the Scribd Platform or
the Membership in accordance with this Agreement (and the Terms of Use which forms part of this Agreement).

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Scribd may offer a free trial Membership (Free Trial) for a specified period of time (Free
Trial Term). If we offer You a Free Trial, the specific terms of Your Free Trial will be provided at signup and/or
in the promotional materials describing the Free Trial. Free Trials may not be combined with any other offer. If
you cancel your Free Trial before the expiration of the Free Trial Term, you may be eligible to use any unused
portion of such Free Trial Term the next time you sign up for a Scribd Membership, provided that Scribd
continues to offer the Free Trial that you were previously offered. Except as may otherwise be provided in the
specific terms for the Free Trial offer, Free Trials are only available to users who have not previously completed
a Free Trial for a Membership to the Scribd Platform. Unless You cancel Your Membership prior to the end of
Your Free Trial, we (or our third party payment processor) will begin charging Your payment method on a
recurring basis for the Membership Fee (plus any applicable taxes and other charges) until You cancel Your
Membership. Instructions for cancelling Your Membership are stated below under the Section titled
Cancellation and Termination. You will not receive a notice from us that Your Free Trial has ended or that the
paid portion of Your Membership has begun. We reserve the right to modify or terminate Free Trials at any
time, without notice and in our sole discretion.

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Scribd Credits: Audiobooks and eBooks. If You elect to purchase a Membership, You may also
have access to audiobooks and eBooks through the Scribd Platform using Scribd Credits (defined below)
subject to the following terms:

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Audiobook Credits. To access certain audiobooks, You may need to use monthly audiobook
credits (Monthly Audiobooks). As part of your monthly or annual Membership, You will accrue one (1) Monthly
Audiobook per month on the calendar day corresponding to the commencement of the paying portion of Your
Membership or such other day as we deem appropriate. Any unused Monthly Audiobook can be rolled over

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into the following month, provided that You can only accumulate a maximum of three (3) Monthly Audiobooks
at one time. You can use one or more Monthly Audiobooks to access an audiobook, as specified in the listing
for each such audiobook. If You are out of Monthly Audiobooks and want to listen to another audiobook, You
can purchase additional Monthly Audiobooks. If You elect to purchase additional Monthly Audiobooks, You
expressly authorize us to provide Your Payment Information to third parties so we can complete Your purchase
and to charge Your payment method, as further specified in Section 4(a), the then-applicable Monthly
Audiobook fee. Once You access an audiobook using Your Monthly Audiobook, subject to the terms of Section
8, You will be able to continue to listen to that audiobook as long as Your Membership remains active. Monthly
Audiobooks are made available to You at the sole discretion of Scribd and may be discontinued at any time.
Additional information regarding the accrual of Audiobook Credits is available here.
Monthly Reads. To access certain eBooks, You may need to use monthly read credits
(Monthly Books). As part of Your monthly or annual Membership, You will accrue three (3) Monthly Books per
mon