Mentions légales
LEGAL NOTICE
Last Updated: September 16, 2026
1. About Minds In Design
This website, makitiabooks.com, is operated by Minds In Design, an independent creative, publishing, and artistic business registered and operating in Ontario, Canada.
Minds In Design operates from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and provides creative and publishing content to visitors and customers in Canada and internationally.
Minds In Design is the business name under which the website, publications, creative projects, and related activities described throughout this website are operated.
Makitia Thompson is the author and creative name used by Cyanndra Makitia Thompson for her writing, artwork, publishing, and other creative work associated with Minds In Design.
For general inquiries, website questions, copyright matters, permissions, or other business-related correspondence, please contact:
Minds In Design
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Email: mindsndesign@gmail.com
2. About This Website
Minds In Design operates makitiabooks.com as an author and creative platform incorporating an online ebook store, publishing information, artwork information, free Journal/blog content, fictional and creative material, and information about current and upcoming projects.
The website may contain information about publications and creative works that are available directly through Minds In Design as well as publications and artwork that are made available through independent third-party platforms.
The website may be updated, expanded, reorganized, or otherwise changed as Minds In Design develops.
3. Publications and Creative Works
Minds In Design creates and publishes original literary and creative works, including novels, ebooks, print books, audiobooks, companion publications, fictional documents, fictional interviews, fictional testimonies, artwork, articles, and other creative material.
Publications may be made available through the Minds In Design website and through third-party booksellers, distributors, libraries, audiobook platforms, ebook platforms, and other publishing services.
Availability may vary according to publication, format, territory, platform, distributor, or other circumstances.
A publication appearing on this website does not necessarily mean that it is sold directly through this website. Where appropriate, visitors may be directed to an independent third-party retailer or distributor.
4. Fiction and Creative Presentation
Minds In Design produces fictional works that may use documentary-style, testimonial, interview, archival, investigative, or other realistic forms of presentation.
Some fictional works may intentionally be presented in formats that resemble real-world documents, interviews, records, reports, publications, or other forms of nonfiction material.
These presentation methods are creative and literary devices.
Unless expressly identified otherwise, characters, events, organizations, institutions, locations, records, testimonies, interviews, documents, and other elements created for a fictional work are fictional and should not be interpreted as factual accounts of real people, organizations, institutions, or events.
Some works may be inspired by real-world subjects, genres, concepts, or forms of storytelling. Such inspiration does not mean that fictional events or characters described in a work are presented as factual.
Readers should refer to the individual publication for any additional fiction or content notices provided for that work.
5. Intellectual Property and Copyright
Unless otherwise indicated, the content published through Minds In Design and makitiabooks.com is the property of Minds In Design, Makitia Thompson, or the applicable rights holder.
This includes, but is not limited to:
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novels and other written publications
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ebooks
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audiobook-related creative content
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short stories
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companion publications
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characters
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fictional worlds
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fictional organizations and institutions
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fictional documents
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fictional records and testimonies
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interviews and documentary-style fictional material
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artwork
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illustrations
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photographs or other original visual material
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website text
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Journal/blog articles
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original descriptions
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logos and branding
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website graphics
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original concepts and creative materials where protected by applicable law
Copyright and other intellectual-property rights are reserved.
Unless permitted by law or expressly authorized in writing by Minds In Design, visitors may not reproduce, copy, republish, redistribute, modify, adapt, publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, sell, license, commercially exploit, or otherwise use protected content from this website or the associated publications.
This includes reproducing substantial portions of books, companion publications, articles, fictional documents, artwork, or other original material for redistribution or commercial use.
Nothing in this notice is intended to restrict rights that cannot legally be restricted under applicable law, including applicable rights to fair dealing or other statutory exceptions.
6. Artwork
Artwork presented through Minds In Design remains subject to applicable copyright and intellectual-property protections unless otherwise indicated.
Artwork may be made available through third-party services in different forms, including merchandise, prints, posters, canvas products, apparel, home goods, accessories, and other products.
The availability of artwork through a third-party service does not transfer ownership of the underlying intellectual-property rights to the purchaser unless expressly stated otherwise.
Certain canvas artwork made available through third-party services may consist of reproductions or reproductions printed onto canvas rather than original physical paintings.
The specific product description and terms provided by the applicable third-party platform should be consulted for information about the physical product being purchased.
7. Third-Party Websites and Services
Minds In Design may provide links to websites, retailers, publishers, distributors, libraries, marketplaces, art platforms, social-media services, and other third-party websites.
These may include services through which Minds In Design publications or artwork are made available.
Third-party websites operate independently from Minds In Design.
Minds In Design does not control and is not responsible for the content, availability, security, privacy practices, terms and conditions, policies, products, services, transactions, or practices of third-party websites.
A link provided on this website does not necessarily constitute an endorsement, partnership, guarantee, or representation regarding the third-party website or its services.
Visitors should review the applicable third party's own terms, privacy policy, purchasing information, and other policies before using its services or completing a transaction.
8. Online Purchases
Certain ebooks and other eligible products may be purchased directly through the Minds In Design website.
Information concerning prices, available formats, payment methods, delivery, refunds, returns, cancellations, and other purchase conditions is provided through the applicable store pages, checkout process, and store policies.
Where required by applicable law, transaction information will be presented to the customer before completion of the purchase.
Nothing in this Legal Notice is intended to remove, limit, or replace any rights or protections provided to consumers under applicable Canadian or Ontario law.
The Minds In Design Terms & Conditions and applicable Refund/Return Policy should be reviewed before completing a purchase.
9. Website Content and Accuracy
Minds In Design makes reasonable efforts to maintain accurate and current information throughout the website.
However, publication information, prices, availability, links, descriptions, project status, artwork availability, platform availability, and other website information may change.
Minds In Design reserves the right to correct errors, update information, remove content, discontinue products or publications, change prices, change website features, modify website structure, or otherwise alter the website without individual notice.
The existence of information on the website at one point in time does not guarantee that the same information, product, publication, link, or feature will remain available.
10. Website Availability
Minds In Design does not guarantee that the website will always be available, uninterrupted, error-free, or free from technical problems.
Website availability may be affected by maintenance, updates, hosting issues, technical failures, third-party services, internet connectivity, security issues, or circumstances beyond the reasonable control of Minds In Design.
Minds In Design may temporarily suspend, modify, or discontinue portions of the website when necessary.
11. User Comments and Reviews
Certain areas of the website may allow visitors to submit comments, reviews, or other permitted forms of user-generated content.
Visitors remain responsible for the content they submit.
Minds In Design reserves the right to remove, refuse, restrict, or moderate comments or reviews that are unlawful, abusive, defamatory, misleading, discriminatory, threatening, excessively disruptive, infringing, or otherwise inconsistent with the purpose of the website.
Visitors should not submit confidential, private, or sensitive information through public comments or reviews.
Minds In Design does not accept unsolicited creative submissions, manuscripts, story ideas, artwork, or other creative works through the website.
Comments, reviews, and other permitted submissions are subject to the applicable website policies.
12. Privacy
Minds In Design may collect and use personal information when visitors interact with the website, contact the business, leave comments or reviews, make purchases, or otherwise use features that require personal information.
The collection, use, disclosure, retention, and protection of personal information are addressed separately in the Minds In Design Privacy Policy.
Visitors should review the Privacy Policy to understand how personal information is handled.
13. International Visitors and Customers
Minds In Design operates from Ontario, Canada, but its website and publications may be accessed by visitors and customers in other provinces, territories, states, and countries.
Products and publications may be subject to different availability, taxes, fees, restrictions, purchasing conditions, digital-delivery conditions, or other requirements depending on the customer's location and the platform through which a purchase is made.
Where a transaction is completed through a third-party retailer, distributor, marketplace, or other service, that service's applicable terms and policies may also apply.
14. Governing Law
This Legal Notice and the operation of this website are governed by the laws applicable in the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except where applicable law requires otherwise.
Any rights or obligations arising from a specific transaction may also be subject to mandatory consumer-protection or other applicable laws that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.
15. Changes to This Legal Notice
Minds In Design may update or revise this Legal Notice from time to time.
Changes may be made to reflect changes to the website, business operations, publications, services, applicable requirements, or other circumstances.
The updated version will be posted on this website with a revised Last Updated date.
Visitors are encouraged to review this page periodically.
16. Contact
Questions concerning this website, copyright, permissions, publications, artwork, or other matters relating to Minds In Design may be directed to:
Minds In Design
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
mindsndesign@gmail.com
COPYRIGHT
© 2026 Minds In Design. All rights reserved.
Minds In Design and the creative works associated with the business are protected by applicable intellectual-property laws.
Individual publications and creative works may contain additional copyright notices and rights statements that apply specifically to those works.