Website Terms of Use
Effective date: [1st January 2026]
Last updated: [1st January 2026]
Welcome to the Sizzle & Sparks website.
These Website Terms of Use explain the rules for accessing, browsing, and using this website. By using this website, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use the website.
Sizzle & Sparks is an independent fiction story studio and publisher based in Spain. We publish fiction across multiple genres and pen names, and we use this website to share information about our books, authors, news, reader offers, and related content.
1. Website Owner
This website is owned and operated by:
Sizzle & Sparks
Independent fiction story studio and publisher
Based in Spain
Website: www.sizzleandsparks.com
Email: info@sizzleandsparks.com
In these terms, “Sizzle & Sparks”, “we”, “us”, or “our” refers to the owner and operator of this website.
2. Purpose of This Website
This website exists to provide information about Sizzle & Sparks, our books, our author brands, our news, reader updates, and related publishing activity.
The website may include:
- information about Sizzle & Sparks;
- author and pen-name profiles;
- book descriptions and cover images;
- news, blog posts, release updates, and studio notes;
- newsletter and Readers Club sign-up forms;
- links to third-party retailers and platforms;
- free content, sample chapters, bonus material, or reader offers;
- contact forms or other ways to communicate with us.
This website is for general information, reader engagement, and promotional purposes only.
3. Acceptance of These Terms
By accessing, browsing, or using this website, you confirm that you accept these Website Terms of Use and agree to comply with them.
You are also responsible for ensuring that anyone who accesses this website through your internet connection is aware of these terms and complies with them.
We may update these terms from time to time. The version published on this website at the time of your visit will apply to your use of the website.
4. Use of the Website
You agree to use this website only for lawful purposes and in a way that does not infringe the rights of Sizzle & Sparks, our authors, our partners, other users, or any third party.
You must not use this website:
- in any way that breaches applicable local, national, or international law;
- in any way that is unlawful, fraudulent, harmful, or misleading;
- to transmit or upload viruses, malware, or other harmful code;
- to interfere with the operation, security, or availability of the website;
- to attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the website, server, database, or connected system;
- to scrape, copy, harvest, extract, or reuse website content without permission;
- to impersonate Sizzle & Sparks, one of our author brands, or any other person or organisation;
- to send spam, unsolicited promotions, or abusive messages through any contact form or communication feature;
- to reproduce, sell, license, distribute, or commercially exploit any part of the website without our written permission.
We reserve the right to restrict, suspend, or block access to the website if we reasonably believe these terms have been breached.
5. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise stated, all intellectual property rights in this website and its content are owned by or licensed to Sizzle & Sparks.
This includes, but is not limited to:
- text;
- author profiles;
- book descriptions;
- blurbs;
- news posts;
- blog posts;
- logos;
- brand names;
- pen names;
- images;
- book covers;
- graphics;
- page designs;
- layout;
- downloadable content;
- promotional materials;
- audio, video, and other media.
All rights are reserved.
You may view the website for personal, non-commercial use. You may also share links to public pages of the website.
You must not reproduce, copy, modify, adapt, distribute, publish, sell, license, upload, transmit, display, or otherwise use any website content without our prior written permission, except where permitted by applicable law.
6. Book Covers, Author Images, and Promotional Material
Book covers, author images, illustrations, logos, and promotional graphics displayed on this website may be owned by Sizzle & Sparks, one of our author brands, artists, photographers, designers, licensors, or other third parties.
You may not copy, download, reuse, adapt, or redistribute these materials without permission.
Members of the press, reviewers, bloggers, booksellers, librarians, retailers, or promotional partners may contact us to request authorised images, media kits, review copies, or other approved promotional assets.
7. Author Brands and Pen Names
Sizzle & Sparks publishes books across multiple genres and pen names.
Author profiles and pen names on this website may represent author brands, publishing imprints, house names, collaborative creative identities, or other fictional publishing identities used by Sizzle & Sparks.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, the presence of an author profile on this website should not be interpreted as confirmation of a single individual author, employee, contractor, or public-facing person behind that author brand.
All author names, pen names, series names, and related branding are used for publishing, marketing, storytelling, and reader-discovery purposes.
8. No Author Services or Submission Invitation
Sizzle & Sparks is not currently offering author services, agenting services, manuscript assessment, publishing packages, paid promotion services, or open submissions through this website.
Nothing on this website should be interpreted as an invitation to submit manuscripts, story ideas, proposals, pitches, artwork, or other creative materials.
If you send us unsolicited creative material, you acknowledge that:
- we are under no obligation to read, review, respond to, or return it;
- we may already be developing similar ideas, themes, titles, characters, genres, or story concepts;
- you should not send confidential, commercially sensitive, or original creative material unless we have expressly agreed in writing to receive it.
9. Reader Club, Newsletter, and Contact Forms
If you submit information through a contact form, newsletter form, Readers Club sign-up, free download form, survey, giveaway, or similar feature, you confirm that the information you provide is accurate and that you have the right to provide it.
You must not submit false, misleading, offensive, unlawful, or abusive information.
Our use of your personal data is explained in our Privacy Policy. Our use of cookies and similar technologies is explained in our Cookie Policy.
You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link in our emails or by contacting us directly.
10. Free Content, Downloads, and Reader Offers
From time to time, we may offer free stories, sample chapters, bonus scenes, ebooks, downloadable files, giveaways, competitions, or other reader offers.
Unless otherwise stated, these are provided for personal, non-commercial use only.
You must not sell, redistribute, upload, share, modify, reproduce, or commercially exploit free content or downloads without our written permission.
We may change, withdraw, limit, or end any free content, download, offer, giveaway, or promotion at any time.
Additional terms may apply to specific competitions, giveaways, promotions, or reader offers.
11. Book Information
We make reasonable efforts to ensure that book information on this website is accurate and up to date.
However, book details may change, including:
- titles;
- subtitles;
- covers;
- blurbs;
- genre tags;
- publication dates;
- prices;
- formats;
- retailer availability;
- series information;
- content descriptions;
- bonus content;
- promotional offers.
Retailer pages are responsible for their own pricing, availability, delivery, refunds, platform terms, and customer service.
If there is a difference between information on this website and information shown by a retailer at the point of purchase, the retailer’s information will usually apply to that purchase.
12. Retailer Links and Third-Party Websites
This website may include links to third-party websites, platforms, retailers, or services, including but not limited to:
- Amazon;
- Apple Books;
- Kobo;
- Google Play;
- BookFunnel;
- StoryOrigin;
- newsletter platforms;
- social media platforms;
- other book retailers or promotional services.
These links are provided for convenience and reader discovery.
We do not control third-party websites and are not responsible for their content, availability, policies, pricing, terms, privacy practices, customer service, or any purchases made through them.
If you buy a book or other product through a third-party retailer, your purchase is governed by that retailer’s own terms and conditions.
13. Affiliate Links
Some links on this website may be affiliate links.
This means that we may earn a small commission if you click a link and make a qualifying purchase, at no additional cost to you.
Where required, we will identify affiliate links or affiliate relationships in accordance with applicable law and platform rules.
Affiliate relationships do not affect our book descriptions, recommendations, or editorial content unless expressly stated.
14. Reviews, Comments, and User Contributions
If this website allows comments, reviews, testimonials, ratings, survey responses, reader feedback, or other user contributions, you are responsible for anything you submit.
You must not submit material that is:
- unlawful, defamatory, abusive, threatening, or harassing;
- obscene, hateful, discriminatory, or deliberately offensive;
- misleading, fraudulent, or impersonating another person;
- infringing copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or other rights;
- spam, advertising, or unrelated promotional material;
- technically harmful or designed to interfere with the website.
By submitting content to us, you grant Sizzle & Sparks a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide licence to use, reproduce, edit, publish, display, and share that content for website, marketing, publishing, promotional, and business purposes.
We may moderate, edit, refuse, remove, or disable user contributions at our discretion.
We are not responsible for user contributions posted by third parties.
15. No Professional Advice
The content on this website is provided for general information, entertainment, reader engagement, and promotional purposes.
Nothing on this website constitutes legal, financial, tax, business, publishing, medical, psychological, or other professional advice.
You should not rely on website content as a substitute for professional advice.
16. Website Availability
We aim to keep the website available and functioning properly, but we do not guarantee that the website will always be available, uninterrupted, secure, or error-free.
We may suspend, withdraw, update, restrict, or change all or part of the website at any time without notice.
We are not liable if the website is unavailable for any reason.
17. Accuracy and Changes to Website Content
We take reasonable care with the content we publish, but we do not guarantee that all website content is complete, accurate, current, or free from errors.
We may update, correct, remove, or change website content at any time.
Any content on this website may be out of date at a given time, and we are under no obligation to update it unless required by law.
18. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Sizzle & Sparks will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from:
- your use of, or inability to use, this website;
- reliance on website content;
- errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in website content;
- third-party websites, retailers, platforms, or services linked from this website;
- viruses, malware, distributed denial-of-service attacks, or other harmful technology;
- unauthorised access to or use of our website, systems, or data;
- changes to books, prices, retailers, publication dates, offers, or availability.
Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability where it would be unlawful to do so.
19. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Sizzle & Sparks, its owners, operators, author brands, employees, contractors, licensors, and partners from any claims, losses, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses arising from your breach of these terms or misuse of the website.
20. Data Protection
We process personal data in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
Our website may also use cookies and similar technologies, as explained in our Cookie Policy.
By using forms, sign-up features, downloads, or other interactive parts of the website, you agree to provide accurate information and to use those features lawfully.
21. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Website Terms of Use are governed by the laws of Spain.
Subject to any mandatory consumer protection rules that may apply, any dispute relating to these terms, this website, or your use of this website shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of Spain.
If you are a consumer resident in the European Union, you may also have mandatory rights under the laws of your country of residence.
22. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Website Terms of Use from time to time.
When we make changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.
Please check this page periodically to ensure you understand the terms that apply when you use this website.
23. Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Website Terms of Use, please contact:
Sizzle & Sparks
Independent fiction story studio and publisher
Based in Spain
Website: www.sizzleandsparks.com
Email: info@sizzleandsparks.com