Epic Trip, LLC. TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Please read these terms and conditions of use carefully before using or
obtaining any information from us (¡°Epic Trip¡±) or through our website
(¡°EpicTrip.com,¡± ¡°Site¡±). If you do not agree with any part of the following
terms and conditions, you must not use this Site.
Acceptance of Terms and Conditions
By using this Site, you agree to these terms and conditions. Epic Trip reserves
the right to update these terms and conditions at any time without notice to
you. We may, at any time and without advance notice or liability, restrict your
access to any portion of our Site, or cancel your membership.
Membership Account
Use of and Membership in the Services is void where prohibited. By using the
membership services, you represent and warrant that you are at least 14 years
of age or older; all registration information you submit is truthful and the
best of your knowledge; and your use of the services does not violate any
applicable local, state, federal, international law, regulation, or applicable
law. Your profile and membership may be terminated without advance notice or
warning, if we believe that you are less than 14 years of age.
To register, you will be required to include your personal, active e-mail
account and to create a password. You will be required to submit your e-mail
address and password to register and login. We recommend that you do not share
your password with anyone else. You understand that you are financially
responsible for all uses of the Site such as but not limited to making any
travel related reservations, bookings, plans, or any purchases on the Site or
through our affiliates. Epic Trip is not responsible for links to external
websites.
Privacy Policy
Epic Trip collects user submitted information such as name, e-mail address, and
age for verification purposes. Epic Trip also collects other profile data and
information including but not limited to age, gender, interests, and any
information that you may post on your profile and on the Site. In addition, the
Site allows members¡¯ profile to be searched and viewed (in whole or in part) by
other users in order to assist users to interact among other users of the Site.
User IP addresses may be recorded for security and monitoring purposes. Epic
Trip will never reveal other users' full names to other users.
Epic Trip also collects non-personally identifiable information including but
not limited to traffic count, browser type, and sales. We may use
non-personally identifiable information to determine how people use the Site
and its services.
Analyzing non-personally identifiable information on our Site may allow us to
improve the performance of and offerings on our Site. For example, this data
may provide us with information including how often users click onto our Site,
listings, and which areas of our Site is most frequently used or needs to be
improved. In addition, this non-personally identifiable information may be
shared with other third-parties to provide relevant services and advertisements
to users.
User Conduct
You agree to the following guidelines while using this Site and you will not
use the Site to:
Submission of Content and Other Materials
Epic Trip encourages interaction among users of the Site. You understand
that all contents on this Site such as but not limited to journals, comments,
opinions, recommendations, guides, texts, photographs, news, directories,
search results, videos, virtual tours, illustrations, graphics, logos, images,
data, software, hardware, and messages or other materials, including
information created and submitted by members and Epic Trip, appearing on this
Site may be incorrect or inaccurate and is at the users¡¯ discretion to accept
(in whole or in part) or disregard the content on the Site. Epic Trip disclaims
any liability with respect to such content on the Site.
By submitting journals, photographs, comments, recommendations, opinions,
reviews, news, guides, text, images or other materials, you warrant (1) you are
the owner of such content or have been granted all the necessary rights from
the respective owner or the rights holder to display, submit, post, or upload
onto this Site. You may not post, distribute, or reproduce any copyrighted
material, trademarks, or other proprietary information without obtaining the
prior written consent of the owner of such proprietary rights and (2) the use
of the aforementioned by Epic Trip will not infringe the intellectual property
rights or in any way violate the rights of the third parties involved; (3) you
automatically grant Epic Trip and its affiliates a worldwide, non-exclusive,
royalty free rights to store, use, adapt, modify, create derivative works of,
copy, translate, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform,
publish, print, transfer or sell any content (in whole or in part) such as but
not limited to images, photographs, journals, videos, reviews, comments for any
purpose, including, without limitation, a commercial purpose, without any
compensation to you.
In addition, you agree not to post, submit, or upload the contents of Epic Trip
or its members¡¯ profiles to other commercial travel related sites, online
services or other sites without the prior written consent of Epic Trip.
Epic Trip is not responsible for content posted by users of the Site on any
area including but not limited to members¡¯ profile section, forums, comments,
reviews, photos, opinions, articles, videos, and news. The opinions and views
expressed on the Site do not necessarily represent the views of Epic Trip, its
affiliates, employees, partners, merchants, advisors and other members.
Personal and non-commercial use limitation:
The services of our Site are for your personal and non-commercial use only. You
may not collect, modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform,
reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell
contents from this Site such as, but not limited to texts, graphics, software,
videos, virtual tours, services, products, or data, obtained from this Site for
commercial purposes.
Legal Disclaimer
In no circumstances shall Epic Trip, its employees, advisors, merchants,
partners, associates, advertisers, and their respective suppliers be liable for
any damages resulted from direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, through,
special, or in any way connected or related from the use of this Site.
Epic Trip sites contain links to other sites operated by parties other than
Epic Trip. Epic Trip does not control those sites and is not responsible for
their contents, including the accuracy, timeliness, or completeness of
information it may obtain from third party sites or your use of them. Epic
Trip's inclusion of links to such Web sites does not imply any endorsement of
the material or any association with their operators.
Your interaction with Epic Trip, its third party sites and partners accessed
from our Site is at your own risk, and Epic Trip will have no liability with
any negligence, omissions, breach of contract, errors, misrepresentations,
personal injuries, death, or other damages or expenses from your interaction
with our Site or with its merchants, partners, associates and their respective
suppliers.
Please be aware that Epic Trip is not responsible for the terms of use and
privacy practices of such other sites. Epic Trip encourages its visitors to be
aware and read the terms of use and privacy practices of such other sites.
Disputes
If there is any dispute about or involving Epic Trip, you agree that the
dispute will be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard
to its conflict of law provisions. You agree to personal jurisdiction by and
venue in the state and federal courts of the State of California, City of
Barstow.
You are solely responsible for your interactions with other Epic Trip members.
Epic Trip reserves the right, but has no obligation, to monitor disputes
between you and other members of the Site.
Indemnification
You agree to defend and indemnify Epic Trip, its employees, advisors,
merchants, partners, associates, advertisers, and their respective suppliers
from and against any claims, damages, fines, liabilities, causes of action,
demands, recoveries, losses, penalties or other costs or expenses of any kind
including but not limited to reasonable legal and accounting fees, brought by
you or on your behalf.
Copy Right and Trademark
Epic Trip and EpicTrip.com are either registered trademarks or trademarks of
Epic Trip. © 2006 Epic Trip, 1801 Rimrock Road, Suite 7, Barstow, California,
92311, USA. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the
trademarks of their respective owners.
Miscellaneous
Epic Trip reserves the right to change the Policy at any time without notice.
We may modify these terms and conditions, at any time, by posting notice on our
Site. Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and any other notifications, warnings,
modifications, and notices are effective the moment they are posted on the
Site.
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