Traveller’s Almanac Terms of Use
Summary
Traveller’s Almanac website is an online open-content collaborative travel guide, that is develop by experiences of volunteers people of the entire world. The structure of this website allows anyone with an Internet connection to alter its content. Please be advised that nothing found here has necessarily been reviewed by people with the expertise required to provide you with complete, accurate or reliable information.
That is not to say that you will not find valuable and accurate information in Traveller’s Almanac website; much of the time you will. However, Traveller’s Almanac website cannot guarantee the validity of the information found here. The content of any given article may recently have been changed, vandalized or altered by someone whose opinion does not correspond with the state of knowledge in the relevant fields.
All content posted by you will be published under the GNU Free Documentation License.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL PROVISIONS OF THESE SITE TERMS, DO NOT USE THIS WEB SITE.
Privacy Policy
Please refer to Traveller’s Almanac Privacy Policy for information on how Traveller’s Almanac website collects, uses and discloses personally identifiable information from its users.
Pricing Terms and Conditions
Traveller’s Almanac website is not a booking agent or a travel agency, and does not charge service fees to users of the Site.
No contract; limited license
Please make sure that you understand that the information provided here is being provided freely, and that no kind of agreement or contract is created between you and the owners or users of this site, the owners of the servers upon which it is housed, the individual Traveller’s Almanac website contributors, any project administrators, sysops or anyone else who is in any way connected with this website or sister projects subject to your claims against them directly. You are being granted a limited license to copy anything from this site, but any displays or printouts of Traveller’s Almanac website Content must be marked “Source: www.travellersalmanac.com”; it does not create or imply any contractual or extracontractual liability on the part of Traveller’s Almanac website or any of its agents, members, organizers or other users.
There is no agreement or understanding between you and Traveller’s Almanac website regarding your use or modification of this information beyond the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL); neither is anyone at Traveller’s Almanac website responsible should someone change, edit, modify or remove any information that you may post on Wikipedia or any of its associated projects.
Hyperlinks
You are granted a limited, non-exclusive right to create a text hyperlink to the Site, provided such link does not portray Traveller’s Almanac website or any of its products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory or otherwise defamatory manner and provided further that the linking site does not contain any adult or illegal material or any material that is offensive, harassing or otherwise objectionable. This limited right may be revoked at any time.
You may not use frame, utilize framing techniques or any other way to enclose any Traveller’s Almanac website logo or other proprietary information, including the images found at the Site, the content of any text or the layout/design of any page or form contained on a page on the Traveller’s Almanac website without express written consent. Except as noted above, you are not conveyed any right or license by implication, estoppel or otherwise in or under any patent, trademark, copyright or proprietary right of Traveller’s Almanac website or any third party. Nothing contained on the Site may be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license or right to use any patent, trademark, copyright or other proprietary right of Traveller’s Almanac website or any third party without the prior written permission of Traveller’s Almanac or such other party that may own such patent, trademark, copyright or other proprietary right(s).
The Site may contain links to third-party Web sites ("Third-Party Sites") and third-party content ("Third-Party Content") as a service to those interested in this information. You use links to Third-Party Sites, and any Third-Party Content therein, at your own risk. Traveller’s Almanac website does not monitor or have any control over, and makes no claim or representation regarding, Third-Party Content or Third-Party Sites. Traveller’s Almanac website provides these links only as a convenience, and a link to a Third-Party Site or Third-Party Content does not imply Traveller’s Almanac website endorsement, adoption or sponsorship of, or affiliation with, such Third-Party Site or Third-Party Content. Traveller’s Almanac website accepts no responsibility for reviewing changes or updates to, or the quality, content, policies, nature or reliability of, Third-Party Content, Third-Party Sites, or Web sites linking to the Site. When you leave the Site, our terms and policies no longer govern. You should review applicable terms and policies, including privacy and data gathering practices, of any Third-Party Site, and should make whatever investigation you feel necessary or appropriate before proceeding with any transaction with any third party.
Use of Interactive Areas
The Site may contain discussion forums, chat rooms, review services or other areas in which you or third parties may post reviews of travel experiences or other content, messages, materials or other items on the Site ("Interactive Areas"). If Traveller’s Almanac website provides such Interactive Areas, you are solely responsible for your use of such Interactive Areas and use them at your own risk. By using any Interactive Areas, you expressly agree not to post, upload to, transmit, distribute, store, create or otherwise publish through the Site any of the following:
- Any message, data, information, text, music, sound, photos, graphics, code or other material ("Content") that is unlawful, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, indecent, lewd, suggestive, harassing, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, inflammatory, fraudulent or otherwise objectionable;
- Content that would constitute, encourage or provide instructions for a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party, or that would otherwise create liability or violate any local, state, national or international law, including, without limitation, the regulations of Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission or any rules of a securities exchange such as the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ;
- Content that may infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other intellectual or proprietary right of any party;
- Content that impersonates any person or entity or otherwise misrepresents your affiliation with a person or entity;
- Unsolicited promotions, political campaigning, advertising or solicitations;
- Private information of any third party, including, without limitation, addresses, phone numbers, CPF number, email addresses, Social Security numbers and credit card numbers;
- Viruses, corrupted data or other harmful, disruptive or destructive files;
- Content that is unrelated to the topic of the Interactive Area(s) in which such Content is posted; or
- Content that, in the sole judgment of Traveller’s Almanac website, is objectionable or which restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying the Interactive Areas or the Site, or which may expose Traveller’s Almanac website or its affiliates or its users to any harm or liability of any type.
Traveller’s Almanac takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any Content posted, stored or uploaded by you or any third party, or for any loss or damage thereto, nor is Traveller’s Almanac website liable for any mistakes, defamation, slander, libel, omissions, falsehoods, obscenity, pornography or profanity you may encounter. As a provider of interactive services, Traveller’s Almanac website is not liable for any statements, representations or Content provided by its users in any public forum, personal home page or other Interactive Area. Although Traveller’s Almanac website has no obligation to screen, edit or monitor any of the Content posted to or distributed through any Interactive Area, Traveller’s Almanac reserves the right, and has absolute discretion, to remove, screen or edit without notice any Content posted or stored on the Traveller’s Almanac website at any time and for any reason, and you are solely responsible for creating backup copies of and replacing any Content you post or store on this website at your sole cost and expense.
Any use of the Interactive Areas or other portions of the Site in violation of the foregoing violates these Site Terms and may result in, among other things, termination or suspension of your rights to use the Interactive Areas and/or the Site. In order to cooperate with legitimate governmental requests, subpoenas or court orders, to protect Traveller’s Almanac systems and customers, or to ensure the integrity and operation of Traveller’s Almanac website business and systems, Traveller’s Almanac may access and disclose any information it considers necessary or appropriate, including, without limitation, user profile information (i.e. name, email address, etc.), IP addressing and traffic information, usage history, and posted Content. Traveller’s Almanac website right to disclose any such information shall govern over any terms of Traveller’s Almanac Privacy Policy.
Rights to User Content
By posting or distributing Content to or through the Site, unless we indicate otherwise, you: (a) agree to release your contributions under the GNU Free Documentation License; (b) accept that your writing be edited mercilessly or redistributed for profit by others; (c) represent and warrant that: (i) you own and control all of the rights to the Content that you post or otherwise distribute, or you otherwise have the lawful right to post and distribute such Content to or through the Site; (ii) such Content is accurate and not misleading; (iii) use and posting or other transmission of such Content does not violate these Site Terms and will not violate any rights of or cause injury to any person or entity; and (iv) you further grant Traveller’s Almanac the right to pursue at law any person or entity that violates your or Traveller’s Almanac rights in the Content by a breach of these Traveller’s Almanac Terms of Use.
Without limiting the foregoing, Traveller’s Almanac reserves the right to use the Content as it deems appropriate, including, without limitation, deleting, editing, modifying, rejecting, or refusing to post it. Traveller’s Almanac is under no obligation to offer you any payment for Content that you submit or the opportunity to edit, delete or otherwise modify Content once the it has been submitted to Traveller’s Almanac website. Traveller’s Almanac will to attribute authorship of Content to the user name that you are identified publicly on this website. This is the user name that you selected when you created your account in the Traveller’s Almanac website. Traveller’s Almanac shall not be obligated to enforce any form of attribution by third parties.
Advertisements and Promotions
Traveller’s Almanac website may show advertisements and promotions from third parties. Your business dealings or correspondence with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers other than Traveller’s Almanac, and any terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such third party. Traveller’s Almanac is not responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of third-party advertisers on the Site.
Copyright Complaints
If you believe that material posted on the Traveller’s Almanac website infringes upon any copyright that you own or control, or that any link on the Traveller’s Almanac website directs users to another Web site that contains materials that infringes upon any copyright that you hold or control, you may tell us by e-mail to: copyright@travellersalmanac.com (e-mail form).
We may give notice of a claim of copyright infringement to our users by means of a general notice on the Site, electronic mail to a user's email address in our records, or by written communication sent by first-class mail to a user's address in our records.
Repeat Infringer Policy
Traveller’s Almanac reserves the right, and has absolute discretion, to remove subscribers or account holders who are deemed to be repeat infringers. Traveller’s Almanac website may also at its sole discretion limit access to this Site and/or terminate the accounts of any users who infringe any intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement.
Registration Data; Account Security
You agree to (a) provide accurate, current and complete information about you when you fill you provile; (b) maintain the security of your password, and; (c) accept all risks of unauthorized access to the your profile information and any other information you provide to Traveller’s Almanac website.
WARRANTY DISCLAIMER
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED TO THE CONTRARY IN A WRITING BY TRAVELLER’S ALMANAC WEBSITE, THE SITE, THE MATERIALS CONTAINED THEREIN AND THE SERVICES PROVIDED ON OR IN CONNECTION THEREWITH (THE "SERVICES") ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TRAVELLER’S ALMANAC EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NONINFRINGEMENT AS TO THE SERVICES, INFORMATION, CONTENT AND MATERIALS ON THE SITE. TRAVELLER’S ALMANAC DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT MATERIALS IN THE SITE OR THE SERVICES ARE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, RELIABLE, CURRENT OR ERROR-FREE, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION AS TO THE ACCURACY OR PROPRIETARY CHARACTER OF THE SITE, THE SITE CONTENT OR ANY PORTION THEREOF.
TRAVELLER’S ALMANAC IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS OR OMISSIONS RELATING TO PRICING, TEXT OR PHOTOGRAPHY. WHILE TRAVELLER’S ALMANAC ATTEMPTS TO MAKE YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SITE AND THE SERVICES SAFE, TRAVELLER’S ALMANAC CANNOT AND DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE SITE OR ITS SERVER(S) ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS; THEREFORE, YOU SHOULD USE INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED SOFTWARE TO DETECT AND DISINFECT VIRUSES FROM ANY DOWNLOAD.
Not professional advice
If you need specific advice (for example, medical, legal, financial, or risk management) please seek a professional who is licensed or knowledgeable in that area.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
YOU WAIVE AND COVENANT NOT TO ASSERT ANY CLAIMS OR ALLEGATIONS OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER AGAINST TRAVELLER’S ALMANAC, ITS AFFILIATES, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE, THE SERVICES, THE CONTENT OR THE MATERIALS CONTAINED IN OR ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY CLAIMS OR ALLEGATIONS RELATING TO THE ALLEGED INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS, ALLEGED INACCURACY OF SITE CONTENT, OR ALLEGATIONS THAT TRAVELLER’S ALMANAC HAS OR SHOULD INDEMNIFY, DEFEND OR HOLD HARMLESS YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FROM ANY CLAIM OR ALLEGATION ARISING FROM YOUR USE OR OTHER EXPLOITATION OF THE SITE. YOU USE THE SITE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
WITHOUT LIMITATION OF THE FOREGOING, NEITHER TRAVELLER’S ALMANAC NOR ANY PARTIES PROVIDING SITE CONTENT SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF PROFITS OR LOSS OF DATA, WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF THE SITE, THE SERVICES, THE CONTENT OR THE MATERIALS CONTAINED IN OR ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY OR RESULTING FROM YOUR RELIANCE ON ANY SITE CONTENT OR OTHER INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM TRAVELLER’S ALMANAC OR ACCESSIBLE VIA THE SITE, OR THAT RESULT FROM MISTAKES, ERRORS, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, DELETION OF FILES OR EMAIL, DEFECTS, VIRUSES, DELAYS IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION OR ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, WHETHER OR NOT RESULTING FROM ACTS OF GOD, COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE, THEFT, DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO RECORDS, PROGRAMS OR SERVICES THAT TRAVELLER’S ALMANAC IS OWNER.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF TRAVELLER’S ALMANAC, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, WHETHER ACTIVE, PASSIVE OR IMPUTED), PRODUCT LIABILITY, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE USE OF THE SITE EXCEED ANY COMPENSATION YOU PAY, IF ANY, TO TRAVELLER’S ALMANAC FOR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SITE.
BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Trademarks
Any of the trademarks, service marks, collective marks, design rights, personality rights or similar rights that are mentioned, used or cited in the articles of the Traveller’s Almanac website are the property of their respective owners. Their use here does not imply that you may use them for any other purpose other than for the same. Unless otherwise stated encyclopedia website are neither endorsed nor affiliated with any of the holders of any such rights and as such Traveller’s Almanac website cannot grant any rights to use any otherwise protected materials. Your use of any such or similar incorporeal property is at your own risk.
Jurisdiction and legality of content
Publication of information found in Traveller’s Almanac may be in violation of the laws of the country or jurisdiction from where you are viewing this information. The Traveller’s Almanac website owner are located in the city of Salvador on the State of Bahia in the Brazil and database is stored on a server in the State of São Paulo in the Brazil, and is maintained in reference to the protections afforded under local and federal law. Laws in your country or jurisdiction may not protect or allow the same kinds of speech or distribution.
Traveller’s Almanac does not encourage the violation of any laws; and cannot be responsible for any violations of such laws, should you link to this domain or use, reproduce, or republish the information contained herein.
To any question about any information on Traveller’s Almanac website, is defined any court on the city of Salvador, on the State of Bahia in the Brazil.
Severability
If any provision of these Site Terms shall be deemed unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Site Terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
Questions and Comments
If you have any questions regarding these Site Terms or your use of the Site, please submit them to us by using our online form.
Changes to this Terms or Use
Traveller’s Almanac reserves the right, and has absolute discretion, to change in any time this terms or any Content of this website. This is the first version of this document.
