Terms of Use

Effective date: 9-30-2025

This website, ROMANITASPRESSS.COM, is owned and operated by Romanitas Press LLC. These Terms of Use set forth the terms and conditions under which you may use our website and services as offered by us.

Romanitas Press offers its website visitors a variety of paid and unpaid services concerning the traditional Roman Liturgy, ecclesiastical architecture, and the Catholic religion in general. These services include publications in print and digital formats, material items such as metalware and vesture, information materials, audio and video offerings, and training and consulting resources.

To use our website and/or receive our services, you must be at least 18 years of age, or of the legal age of majority in your jurisdiction, and possess the legal authority, right and freedom to enter into these Terms as a binding agreement. You are not allowed to use this website and/or receive services if doing so is prohibited in your country or under any law or regulation applicable to you. If you are under the age of 18, or the age of majority in your jurisdiction, you must have parental or guardianship consent to use our website, engage our services, or contact our staff.

By accessing or using the website and/or services of Romanitas Press, you approve that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy which explains what information is collected while using our website and services and how it may be used.

Purchase of products and services

We offer physical and virtual products for sale, such as books in print, ebooks, audio and video files, as well as training and consulting services for a fee such as webinars and designs.

When you purchase a product or service, you agree that:

you are responsible for reading the full description of each product or service before making the commitment to purchase it;
you are entering into a legally binding contract to purchase a product or service when you complete the payment process.

Retail sale prices

The retail prices charged for our products and services are listed on the website. We reserve the right to change our retail prices for products featured on our website at any time or to correct pricing errors that may occur.

Retail sale shipping costs and sales tax

Shipping costs and sales tax for retail sales are determined during the checkout process according to the mailing address of the particular order. See our Shipping and Returns page for more information about our policy concerning shipping costs and delivery, damaged goods, incorrect orders, returns and refunds of product.

Guarantee of product quality and delivery

We guarantee our dedication to ensuring that our customers receive their purchased items in good order and in a timely manner. See our Shipping and Returns page for more information about our policy concerning the resolution of a back order, delayed delivery, receiving a damaged or incorrect product. Complaints and concerns may be sent via our contact form.

Return and refund policy

See our Shipping and Returns page for more information about our policy concerning the return or refund of physical or digital products.

Vendor sales

For vendors—reseller or distributors—of our physical products such as books, their terms of sales, fulfillment, shipping, product payment, distribution, resolution of dispute, refunds or returns are regulated under our Vendor’s Terms and their prices are provided on the vendor’s Pricing List.

Consulting fees

Under the auspices of Romanitas Press LLC, Louis Tofari offers a variety of consulting services on liturgical matters (rubrics, serving or celebrating Mass) or ecclesiastical design. Consulting fees are determined based upon the type of services rendered and agreed upon in advance with the consultee. For consulting projects exceeding $100 (one hundred dollars), a duly authorized contract outlining the specific terms will be executed between Louis Tofari and the consultee.

Services

A variety of services are offered at ROMANITASPRESS.COM such as webinars and bookings. We may without prior notice change these services, stop providing these services or any features associated with them, or create limits for these services. We also reserve the right to permanently or temporarily terminate or suspend access to our services without notice and liability for any reason, or for no reason.

Refusal of service

We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone, and without giving prior notice or a reason. This right of refusal extends to the products, services and communications of Romanitas Press.

Right to suspend or cancel user account

We may permanently or temporarily terminate or suspend your access to our services without notice and liability for any reason, including if in our sole determination you violate any provision of these Terms of Use or any applicable law or regulations. You may discontinue use and request to cancel your site account and/or any services at any time as explained in our Privacy Policy.

Promotional emails and content

You agree to receive promotional messages and/or materials from us, by mail, email or any other contact form you may provide to us. If you do not want to receive such promotional materials or notices, please notify us through our contact form.

Ownership of intellectual property, copyrights, and logos

The materials and services featured at ROMANITASPRESS.COM therein or transferred thereby, including, without limitation, software, images, text, graphics, logos, patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, photographs, audio, videos, music and all Intellectual Property Rights related thereto, are the exclusive property of Romanitas Press. Except as explicitly provided herein, nothing in these Terms shall be deemed to create a license in or under any such Intellectual Property Rights, and you agree not to sell, license, rent, modify, distribute, copy, reproduce, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, publish, adapt, edit or create derivative works thereof.

Right to change and modify Terms

We reserve the right to modify these terms from time to time at our sole discretion. Therefore, you should review this page periodically. When we change the Terms of Use in a material manner, we will notify you that material changes have been made to the Terms of Use. Your continued use of our website, ROMANITASPRESS.COM, purchase of our products or services or use of our services after any such change constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms of Use. If you do not agree to any of these terms or any future version of the Terms of Use, do not use or access—or continue to access—our website or services.

Governing law and jurisdiction

Romanitas Press LLC operates in the state of Missouri in the United States of America. These Terms of Use, the rights and remedies provided hereunder, and any and all claims and disputes related hereto and/or to the services, shall be governed by, construed under and enforced in all respects solely and exclusively in accordance with the internal substantive laws of United States of America in the state of Missouri, without respect to its conflict of laws principles. Any and all such claims and disputes shall be brought in, and you hereby consent to them being decided exclusively by a court of competent jurisdiction located in Kansas City, Missouri.

Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall Romanitas Press LLC, its owner, or its employees, be liable for any indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages, including without limitation, damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data or other intangible losses, arising out of or relating to the use of, or inability to use, the service.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Romanitas Press LLC, its owner, or its employees, assumes no liability or responsibility for any:

errors, mistakes, or inaccuracies of content;
personal injury or property damage, of any nature whatsoever, resulting from your access to or use of our service; and
any unauthorized access to or use of our secure servers and/or any personal information stored therein.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold Romanitas Press LLC, its owner, Louis Tofari, or its employees harmless from any demands, loss, liability, claims or expenses (including attorneys’ fees), made against them by any third party due to, or arising out of, or in connection with your use of the website or any of the services offered on the website.

Severability

In the event that any provision of these Terms of Use is determined to be unlawful, void or unenforceable, such provision shall nonetheless be fully enforceable permitted by applicable law, and the unenforceable portion shall be deemed to be severed from these Terms of Use, such determination shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any other remaining provisions.

Termination

The obligations and liabilities of the parties incurred prior to the termination date shall survive the termination of this agreement for all purposes.

These Terms of Use are effective unless and until terminated by either you or us. You may terminate these Terms of Use at any time by notifying us that you no longer wish to use our services, or when you cease using our site.

If in our sole judgment you fail, or we suspect that you have failed, to comply with any term or provision of these Terms of Use, we also may terminate this agreement at any time without notice and you will remain liable for all amounts due up to and including the date of termination; and/or accordingly may deny you access to our services (or any part thereof).

Entire agreement

The failure of us to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

These Terms of Use and any policies or operating rules posted by us on this site or in respect to the service constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between you and us and govern your use of the service, superseding any prior or contemporaneous agreements, communications and proposals, whether oral or written, between you and us (including, but not limited to, any prior versions of the Terms of Use).

Any ambiguities in the interpretation of these Terms of Use shall not be construed against the drafting party.

Contact information

Romanitas Press LLC may be contacted in writing at:

Romanitas Press

PO Box 901979

Kansas City, MO 64190

Or by email via our contact form.