1. Who we are

This website, morticiansnotebook.com, and the e-book The Mortician's Notebook (the "Book") are published by The Mortician's Notebook ("we", "us"). By buying the Book or using this website, you agree to these terms. If you don't agree, please don't buy or use them.

2. What you're buying

The Book is a digital product: a PDF file, First Edition, 2026. It is not a printed book and nothing is shipped. Right after payment you'll be taken to a download page with a button to save the PDF. Please keep that page's address if you'd like to download again later. If the download doesn't work, write to hello@morticiansnotebook.com and we'll sort it out.

3. Price and payment

The price is shown on the website in U.S. dollars at the time you buy. Our order process is conducted by our online reseller Paddle.com. Paddle.com is the Merchant of Record for all our orders. Paddle provides all customer service inquiries and handles returns, and may add sales tax or VAT depending on where you live. We never see or store your full card details. See our Privacy Policy for more.

4. Your license to use the Book

When you buy the Book, you get a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use it. That means you may:

• download it and keep copies on your own phones, tablets and computers;
• print it, in whole or in part, for use in your own home;
• share what you learn from it with family and friends, and bring it to a funeral-home arrangement conference.

You may not:

• resell, share, give away or upload the PDF or any part of it, including to file-sharing sites, group chats or shared drives;
• republish the text, charts or photos on a website, social media, in another book or in a course without our written permission (a short quote with credit and a link to morticiansnotebook.com is fine);
• use the Book's content to train or build an AI or machine-learning product;
• remove any copyright notice from the file.

The Book, its text, charts, photographs and design are protected by copyright and belong to Samuel Whitaker and The Mortician's Notebook. Buying the Book gives you a license to use it; it doesn't transfer ownership of the copyright.

5. Not legal, financial or medical advice

The Book is general educational information drawn from Samuel Whitaker's experience in the funeral industry. It is not legal, financial, medical or religious advice, and it does not create any professional relationship between you and us. Please:

• check the rules that apply where you live — funeral, burial, cremation and body-transport laws differ from state to state;
• read the General Price List and any contract you are given, and ask the provider about anything you do not understand;
• speak to a qualified attorney, financial adviser or your clergy where a decision calls for one.

Nothing in the Book is an accusation against any particular funeral home. Descriptions of industry practice are general, and many funeral directors are honest, caring professionals.

6. Cost figures are estimates

The price ranges and comparisons in the Book and on this website are rough U.S. planning figures, drawn from published industry and government surveys and from Samuel's experience. They are not quotes from any funeral home, cemetery or seller and are not a promise or guarantee that you will save any amount of money. Prices vary with location, provider, timing, taxes and the choices you make.

7. Refunds

Refunds are covered by our Refund Policy, which is part of these terms. You may request a refund within 7 days of purchase using our Refund Request form.

8. Disclaimers and limits on our liability

We work hard to make the Book accurate and useful, but it is provided "as is", without warranties of any kind beyond those the law requires. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental or consequential loss arising from your use of the Book or this website, and our total liability for any claim relating to your purchase is limited to the amount you paid for the Book.

Nothing in these terms limits any rights you have under consumer protection laws that can't be waived where you live.

9. Changes

We may update these terms from time to time. The version shown here, with the date at the top, applies to purchases made on or after that date. We may also issue corrected or updated editions of the Book; whether updates are free for past buyers is at our discretion.

10. Contact

Questions about these terms? Write to hello@morticiansnotebook.com.

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