Publishing Disclaimer
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Codal helps users and organizations prepare books for digital reading, print production, metadata distribution, verification, preservation, and export.
This page explains what Codal's publishing tools do — and what they do not guarantee.
1. Codal is a tool provider
Codal provides software and infrastructure for:
- writing and editing books
- reviewing changes
- managing contributors
- creating releases
- generating EPUB files
- generating PDF and PDF/X files
- generating cover wraps
- creating printer handoff packages
- creating metadata exports
- creating OPID records
- signing artifacts
- creating verification kits
- exporting portable book packages
- creating preservation bundles
Codal does not become the publisher, printer, retailer, distributor, rights holder, or legal reviewer of your content merely because you use these tools.
2. You are responsible for publishing decisions
You and your organization are responsible for:
- deciding whether to publish
- choosing licenses
- clearing rights
- verifying public-domain claims
- verifying facts and citations
- approving contributors
- checking metadata
- reviewing accessibility
- choosing print settings
- submitting to printers, retailers, distributors, libraries, or archives
- complying with laws and third-party rules
3. No legal or copyright advice
Codal's rights checks, public-domain provenance tools, mixed-rights fields, citation checks, and release readiness reports are designed to help you review your project.
They are not legal advice.
Codal does not guarantee that:
- a work is public domain
- a license is correct
- a quotation is fair use
- an image is properly licensed
- a translation is authorized
- a contributor agreement is sufficient
- a release is lawful in every jurisdiction
Consult qualified counsel when needed.
4. No guarantee of printer acceptance
Codal may generate print-ready files, PDF/X files, cover wraps, spine calculations, bleed checks, image-DPI checks, color-profile information, and printer handoff packages.
Printers and print-on-demand services may still reject files for their own reasons.
Codal does not guarantee acceptance by any printer, print broker, print-on-demand platform, or manufacturer.
Before ordering a large print run, you should review proofs carefully.
5. No guarantee of retailer or distributor acceptance
Codal may generate EPUBs, covers, ONIX metadata, OPDS feeds, OAI-PMH records, Apple package files, retailer bundles, and other distribution materials.
Retailers, distributors, wholesalers, libraries, and marketplaces may apply their own rules and may reject or modify submissions.
Codal does not guarantee:
- retailer acceptance
- search placement
- sales
- ranking
- availability
- pricing
- catalog display
- metadata interpretation
- library acquisition
- archive deposit acceptance
6. No guarantee of accessibility compliance
Codal may provide accessibility checks, EPUB metadata, alt-text checks, heading checks, table checks, reading-order checks, and validator integrations.
These tools help identify issues, but they do not guarantee full compliance with every accessibility law, standard, retailer policy, or reader need.
You are responsible for reviewing accessibility and correcting issues.
7. Verification means file integrity, not truth
Codal's OPID records, signatures, release keys, verification kits, and package checks help verify that files match a release record.
They do not prove that the content is legally correct, factually accurate, public domain, non-infringing, complete, or suitable for a particular use.
Verification means: "this file matches what was signed."
It does not mean: "everything in this book is legally or factually correct."
8. Public-domain and historical works
Codal supports public-domain restoration and provenance workflows.
Public-domain status can be complex and jurisdiction-specific. Source scans, OCR text, images, translations, forewords, annotations, and modern editorial additions may have separate rights.
Codal does not guarantee public-domain status.
9. AI-assisted outputs
AI-assisted tools may help draft, translate, format, research, or clean content.
AI outputs may be wrong, incomplete, biased, outdated, or infringing. You are responsible for reviewing and approving AI-assisted content before publication.
10. Backups and preservation
Codal may provide exports, packages, and preservation bundles. You are responsible for downloading and storing copies you need to preserve.
Codal does not guarantee permanent hosting of any content unless a separate written agreement says otherwise.
11. Contact
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