Terms of Service

Our stories and characters

Everything on this site — the stories, illustrations, characters (including Douglas, Wellington, and the Gabriel & Ariella and Little Explorers worlds), text, images and video — belongs to Almeida Family Company and is protected by copyright. You are welcome to read, watch and share links for personal, non-commercial enjoyment. Copying, republishing, or using our characters or artwork commercially requires our written permission.

Buying our books

Our books are sold and delivered by Amazon, in paperback and Kindle editions. Your purchase is governed by Amazon’s terms, pricing and availability at the moment you buy. ISBNs and edition details shown on this site are provided for reference.

The family shop

Shop items are made to order when an order is placed. When the shop is open, the storefront’s checkout terms apply to shop purchases, together with our Refund Policy.

Acceptable use

Please use this site as it is offered: do not attempt to disrupt it, scrape it at scale, misrepresent our books or characters as your own, or use it for anything unlawful.

Other websites

This site links to Amazon, Facebook and other services we do not control. We are not responsible for their content or their terms.

Liability

This site and its content are provided “as is” for general information and enjoyment. To the extent permitted by law, Almeida Family Company is not liable for indirect or consequential losses arising from use of this site. Nothing in these terms limits rights that cannot be limited under applicable law.

Changes and contact

We may update these terms; the current version will always be posted here with its effective date. Questions about these terms are welcome through the Contact page.