Service Terms of Use

We are The Travel Info Blogger and our website is: thetravelinfoblogger.com.

These Terms apply to the Website and were last updated on 15 October 2020.

 
About these Terms


The Travel Info Blogger Service Terms of Use is a contract between You and The Travel Info Blogger and governs Your use of this Service. You will signify Your agreement with these Terms and to be bound by them if you use the Service in any way.

If You do not agree with any provision contained in these Terms, please do not use the Service in any way.

Important Provisions in These Terms

These Terms contain provisions which limit Our exposure to legal liability and even make You responsible for a variety of acts. Some of these provisions do have the effect of limiting your rights in law and conferring obligations on You by virtue of your agreement to these terms of use. You can find these provisions in the Liability section below.

Legal Age and Capacity

You may not use the Service and may not accept these Terms if You –

  • lack the legal capacity to enter into a binding contract with The Travel Info Blogger; and/or
  • require the consent of a guardian or parent to competently agree to these Terms and have failed to obtain that consent.

By using the Service and/or the Content You represent and warrant that You are of full legal age or are emancipated or have Your guardian’s consent to enter into a contract being these Terms.

Changes to these Terms

The Travel Info Blogger may revise these Terms from time to time as it sees fit and will document the date that the Terms were last updated. It is your responsibility to review these Terms from time to time.

Service Use

Notwithstanding the subject matter of the Content provided through the Service, Your reliance on the Content for any purpose whatsoever and to any extent must be on the basis set out in these Terms.

The Travel Info Blogger presents the Content through the Service for informational purposes only. Although the Content is based upon information that The Travel Info Blogger considers reliable, The Travel Info Blogger does not represent that Content is accurate, current, or complete and it should not be relied upon as such.

Not advice

The Travel Info Blogger has not determined that the Content is suitable for any particular purpose and/or User whatsoever, other than as a general reference and has not necessarily disclosed all risks relating to the Content or its subject matter.

The fact that The Travel Info Blogger has made the Content available to You is neither a recommendation that You enter into a particular transaction or a representation that the Service or any part thereof is suitable or appropriate for You.

We claim no expert knowledge in any subject and You should not rely on the Content for professional advice.

The Travel Info Blogger’s Content License

Unless otherwise stated, The Travel Info Blogger owns the Intellectual Property rights for all Content on Website.

You may:

  • access and download Content from Website for your own personal use; and/or
  • share Content through social networks,

subject to the restrictions set out below and elsewhere in these Terms.

You must not

  • republish, sell, rent, sub-license, reproduce, duplicate, copy, redistribute or publicly display any material from the Website
  • edit or otherwise modify any material from the Website.

In the event that The Travel Info Blogger revokes this license, you may no longer use the Service or make any use of The Travel Info Blogger’s Content.

Hyperlinking to our Content

You may link to our Website provided the link: (a) is not in any way deceptive; (b) does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement or approval of the linking party and its products and/or services; and (c) fits within the context of the linking party’s site.

No link(s) should appear on any website that would reflect unfavourably in any way on our Website. We reserve the right to request that You remove links to our Website.

Comments

Parts of this website offer an opportunity for Users to post and exchange opinions and information through the use of Comments. The Travel Info Blogger does not necessarily filter or review Comments prior to their presence on the Website. Comments do not reflect the views and opinions of The Travel Info Blogger and its Associates. Comments reflect the views and opinions of the User who posts their views and opinions. The Travel Info Blogger shall not be liable for the Comments or for any Losses caused and/or suffered as a result of any use of and/or posting of and/or appearance of the Comments on this Website.

The Travel Info Blogger reserves the right to monitor all Comments and to remove any Comments which could be considered inappropriate, offensive or cause breach of these Terms.

Your Conduct

You agree to comply with all local laws, rules and regulations which govern Your use of the Service as well as to adhere to generally acceptable Internet, social media and e-mail etiquette. In this regard, without being limited to the examples listed below, You agree not to:

  • take any action aimed at deceiving or misleading any person, attempt to impersonate or misrepresent Your affiliation to any person or disguise the origin of anything posted or transmitted through the Service;
  • submit any person’s personal information to the Service without that person’s informed consent to do so;
  • use the Service to Post or transmit anything which is defamatory, discriminatory, obscene, offensive, threatening, abusive, harassing, harmful or hateful;
  • use or access the Service in any manner which could damage, impair, overburden or disable the Service or interfere with any other User’s Service use;
  • use the Service to Post anything which contains viruses or any other destructive features, regardless of whether or not damage is intended;
  • use the Service to advertise;
  • use the Service in a manner that may infringe the intellectual property rights (for example copyright or trade marks) or other proprietary rights of others; and/or
  • otherwise use the Service to engage in any illegal or unlawful activity.

Should You engage in any one or more of the above practices, which shall be determined in our sole discretion (and which decision shall be final), then The Travel Info Blogger shall be entitled, without prejudice to any other rights, to:

  • without notice, suspend or terminate Your Service use;
  • hold You liable for any costs The Travel Info Blogger incurs as a result of Your misconduct; and/or
  • notwithstanding The Travel Info Blogger’s Privacy Policy referred to below, disclose any information relating to You, whether public or personal, to all persons affected by Your actions.

Your Privacy

For more detail on how your information will be used and The Travel Info Blogger’s data protection practices, please read The Travel Info Blogger’s Privacy Policy which you can find at Privacy Policy.

By using the Service you agree to your information being processed in accordance with The Travel Info Blogger’s Privacy Policy.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

You irrevocably agree that the law of the Republic of South Africa shall govern Your use of this Service and these Terms. You further consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of Johannesburg, South Africa in respect of disputes which may arise out of Your use of the Service and these Terms.

Liability

Disclaimers and Liability Limitation

Your use of and reliance through the Service is entirely at Your own risk. The Service is provided “As Is” and “As Available”.

The Travel Info Blogger disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including without limitation to the implied warranties that the Content published to the Service (or the Service itself, for that matter) is fit for any purpose other than as a reference work in respect of the Content provided on the Service.

Indemnity

You hereby indemnify The Travel Info Blogger and The Travel Info Blogger’s Associates from any Losses due to or arising out of Your use of the Service or Your breach of these Terms.

Third Parties

The Website may contain links or references to Third Party Websites, including those of advertisers. This does not constitute The Travel Info Blogger’s endorsement of such linked services or their contents nor does The Travel Info Blogger necessarily associate itself with their owners or operators. You are solely responsible for identifying and familiarising Yourself with any terms of use which will govern Your relationship with such Third Party.

We accept no responsibility for Third Party advertisements which are posted on the Website.

Severability

Any provision in these Terms which is or may become illegal, invalid or unenforceable will be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability and shall be treated as if it were not included in these Terms and severed from these Terms, without invalidating the remaining provisions of these Terms.

Documents and Notices

We shall supply an email address for all communication purposes under these Terms, whether in respect of court process, notices or other documents or communications of whatsoever nature. Please contact us via the Contact Form on the Contact page for the relevant email address.

Assignment

The Travel Info Blogger is allowed to assign, transfer, and subcontract its rights and/or obligations under these Terms without any notification. However, you are not allowed to assign, transfer, or subcontract any of your rights and/or obligations under these Terms.

Miscellaneous

These terms of use constitute the whole agreement between You and The Travel Info Blogger relating to Your Service use.

How to Interpret These Terms

These Terms contain a number of words and phrases which have specific meanings and most of which are capitalised. The Glossary, below, contains these words and phrases.

In these Terms, headings are for convenience and we don’t intend for them to be used to interpret the Terms.

All annexures, addenda and amendments to these Terms form an integral part of these Terms and, therefore, our contract with You.  

Glossary

  • “Comment” means a written expression of an opinion, view or remark;
  • “Content” means all information (such as data files, written text, computer software, music, audio files or other sounds, photographs, videos or other images) which You may have access to as part of, or through Your use of, the Service;
  • “Intellectual Property” means, collectively, the patents, copyrights (and moral rights), trademarks, logos, designs, models, brands, names, domain names, trade names, graphics, icons, Know-how, trade secrets and any other type of intellectual property (whether registered or unregistered including applications for and rights to obtain or use same) which We own, license, use and/or hold (whether or not currently) in relation to the Website;
  • “The Travel Info Blogger” means the owner and operator of the Website;
  • “The Travel Info Blogger’s Associates” means The Travel Info Blogger’s directors, officers, employees, agents or contractors or other persons in respect of whose actions The Travel Info Blogger may be held to be vicariously liable;
  • “Know-how” means all the ideas, designs, documents, diagrams, information, devices, technical and scientific data, secrets and other processes and methods We use in connection with the Website, as well as, all available information regarding marketing and promotion of the products and services described in these Terms;
  • “Losses” means all losses (including, but not limited to those in respect of injury, damage to physical property or loss of life), liabilities, costs, expenses, fines, penalties, damage, damages and claims, and all related costs and expenses (including legal fees on the scale as between attorney and own client, tracing and collection charges, costs of investigation, interest and penalties);
  • “Our” refers to You and Us;
  • “Post” means to upload, publish, transmit, share or store;
  • “Service” means The Travel Info Blogger’s content sharing service whereby Users may use The Travel Info Blogger’s Content on the Website or through other content delivery platforms and mechanisms including, but not limited to, online social networks, from time to time;
  • “Terms” means these terms of service, as amended from time to time;
  • “Third Party” means parties other than You and The Travel Info Blogger (“Third Parties” shall have a corresponding meaning);
  • “Third Party Websites” means websites other than the Website and which are operated or controlled by Third Parties;
  • “use” when used in the context of –
    • the Website, means to visit or load the Website in a web browser, mobile phone or similar software application or device or otherwise engage with the Website;
    • Content, means to copy, download, distribute, display, view, modify, adapt, load in a web browser, mobile phone, software application or device or to otherwise engage with and/or manipulate such Content;
  • “User” and “You” means, in the context of Content or the Website, anyone who registers with and/or uses the Website (“Users” and “Your” have corresponding meanings);
  • “We” means You and The Travel Info Blogger (“Us” bears a corresponding meaning);
  • “Website” means the website located at or accessed through thetravelinfoblogger.com