This Non Disclosure Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into by and between Hazel Haze & Amethyst Heart (“Disclosing Party,” “Company,” or “Editor”) and the person(s) entrusted with Alpha, Beta Reader or ARC Reader (Advanced Readers Copy) (“Receiving Party,” or “Alpha” “Beta Reader,” or “ARC Reader”) for the purpose of preventing the unauthorized disclosure of Hazel Haze & Amethyst Heart  (“Author”) Confidential Information as defined below. The parties agree to enter into a confidential relationship with respect to the disclosure of confidential information ("Confidential Information"). 1. DEFINITION OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Any Author’s work received for the purposes of alpha  beta reading or ARC reading, whether it be in electronic or in hard-copy form and a full manuscript or an excerpt. Also any information given by email, post mail, or any other means of communication. 2. EXCLUSIONS. If an Author has published the work that Beta Reader or ARC reader has been asked to alpha, beta or ARC read; Alpha, Beta Reader or ARC Reader will be allowed to speak (verbally or electronically) with members of the public regarding the work but not physically or electronically share it, unless a physical copy has been freely given as a gift from the Author or legally purchased from a book retailer or, if an electronic version, purchased from a physical or digital book retailer (through which the Author has legally given permission to share the work). Alpha, Beta Reader or ARC Reader has permission to post a review on book review websites (e.g. Amazon, Goodreads) after the Author has approved the review. TheAlpha, Beta Reader or ARC Reader has permission to speak with the Author regarding the Author's work. 3. Alpha, Beta Reader or ARC Reader agrees and confirms that any and all work submitted to them from Hazel Haze & Amethyst Heart  is the rightful intellectual property and copyrighted material of the Author. The submission of material for beta reading and/or editing privileges made exclusively under this agreement is in no way to be represented as purchased property. 4. Alpha, Beta Reader or ARC Reader agrees that under no circumstances will they redistribute, copy (either electronically or physically), share, or make public any material in any size or quantity to any third party outside of this Agreement. Alpha, Beta Reader or ARC Reader understands that this includes but is not limited to piracy, speaking about manuscript contents with anyone other than the Author, and duplicating the manuscript in any form.5. LEGAL PROTECTION BY GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be upheld by the legal authority (court) that presides over the Author’s and the Alpha Reader, Beta Reader or ARC Reader’s state and/or country of residence. The Author has the right to prosecute any and all violations of the Agreement by any legal means available. 6. LIABILITY. Alpha, Beta Reader or ARC Reader is solely responsible for any violation of this Agreement. Hazel Haze & Amethyst Heart  will not be held liable for Alpha, Beta Reader or ARC Reader actions. 7. LENGTH OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement will be valid indefinitely, unless otherwise specified in writing and signed by both parties, even in the event Alpha, Beta Reader or ARC Reader is no longer associated with Hazel Haze & Amethyst Heart . 8. This Agreement is in relation to the Alpha, Beta Reader or ARC Reader of the unfinished, unpublished manuscript and any other related material submitted to the ARC or Beta Reader. 9. Upon agreement to beta read this work, the Alpha, Beta Reader or ARC Reader is automatically placed under the legal power of this agreement.