This Web site is offered to you, the customer, conditioned on your acceptance, without modification, of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein. If you do not agree with any of these terms, do not access or otherwise use this Web site or any information or material contained on the Web site. Your use of this Web site constitutes your agreement to all such terms, conditions, and notices.
The content and information on this Web site (including, without limitation, price and availability of travel services), as well as the software and infrastructure used to provide such content and information, is proprietary to TripHub or its affiliates, suppliers, and providers.
Your use of this Web site is governed by the TripHub Privacy Policy, which is available at
Privacy Policy and incorporated by reference into these terms.
TripHub provides customers with tools and resources for planning, purchasing, and participating in group trips, including online communication tools and shopping services now known or hereafter developed, including without limitation any software incorporated into such tools and services (the "Service"). You understand and agree that the Service may include certain communications from TripHub, such as service announcements, and that these communications are considered part of TripHub membership and you will not be able to opt out of receiving them. You understand and agree that the Service is provided "AS-IS" and that TripHub assumes no responsibility for the timeliness, deletion, mis-delivery, or failure to store any user communications or personalization settings. You are responsible for obtaining access to the Service and that access may involve third party fees (such as Internet service provider). In addition, you must provide and are responsible for all equipment necessary to access the Service.
TripHub is not a travel agent or merchant. TripHub works with third party travel providers to offer goods and services including hotel reservations. TripHub is not responsible for collecting or remitting taxes in connection with your purchases of products and services from these third party travel providers.
Any materials on this Web site, including without limitation any documentation, content, text, data, graphics, images, interfaces or other materials or works of authorship, (the "Materials") are copyrighted materials owned by or licensed to TripHub. All rights are reserved. The Materials contain trademarks, service marks and trade names which are owned by TripHub and its affiliates, and may also contain brand and product names which are trademarks, service marks or trade names of third parties which are owned by their respective owners. Except as otherwise noted in the Web site, you are hereby authorized to view, download, cache, copy, and print the Materials, subject to the following conditions: (1) Any copy of the Materials or portion thereof must include the TripHub copyright notice. (2) TripHub reserves the right to revoke such authorization at any time, and any such use by you shall be discontinued immediately upon notice from TripHub.
You are granted a limited, nonexclusive right to create a "hypertext" link to this Web site provided that such link does not portray TripHub or any of its other products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise defamatory manner. This limited right may be revoked at any time for any reason whatsoever. You may not use, frame, or utilize framing techniques to enclose any TripHub trademark, logo or trade name or other proprietary information including the images found at the Web site, the content of any text or the layout/design of any page or any form contained on a page without the express written consent of TripHub.
Certain areas of the Web site may be password-restricted and require registration or sign-in before they can be accessed. Upon registering with the Service, you will receive an account and password. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the account and password, and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your account and password. You agree to immediately notify TripHub of any unauthorized use of your account or password, and to ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session.
You warrant that you are at least 18 years of age and possess the legal authority to enter into this agreement and to use this web site in accordance with all the terms and conditions herein.
For certain private-label sites operated by TripHub with parental consent procedures in place, parental consent shall constitute such legal authority for customers under 18 years of age.
TripHub is not liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this Section.
You acknowledge that you are responsible for the information, photographs, graphics, messages, content and other material that you upload, post, email or otherwise submit to the Web site or make available using the Service, and that you have full responsibility for each of your submissions, including its legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality, and copyright.
TripHub does not claim ownership of content (including photos and graphics) you submit or make available for inclusion as part of a group trip. However, with respect to content you submit or make available for inclusion as part of a group trip, you grant TripHub a world-wide, royalty free, and non-exclusive license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, and publicly display such content for the purposes of providing and promoting the group trip to which such content was submitted. This license exists only for as long as you elect to continue to include such content on the Service and will terminate at the time you remove or TripHub removes such content from the Service.
You agree to provide a world-wide, royalty free, non-exclusive, and irrevocable license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly display, and sublicense content (including photos and graphics) you submit or make available for inclusion in "publicly accessible" areas of the Service. "Publicly accessible" areas of the Service are those areas that are intended by TripHub to be available to the general public including trips where the option to share a trip with the public has been selected. Publicly accessible areas do not include group trips that you post on an invite only basis and do not include portions of the Web site intended for private communications between members of a group trip.
TripHub does not control the content posted by third parties via the Service and, as such, does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such content. You understand that by using the Service, you may be exposed to content that is offensive, indecent, or objectionable. Under no circumstances will TripHub be liable in any way for any content, including, but not limited to, for any errors or omissions in any content, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any content posted, emailed, transmitted, or otherwise made available via the Service.
You acknowledge that TripHub may establish general practices and limits concerning use of the Service, including without limitation the maximum number of messages that may be sent from an account on the Service, the maximum size of any email message that is sent from an account on the Service, and the maximum disk space that will be allotted on TripHub's servers on your or your group's behalf. In addition, you agree not to take any action that might impose, in TripHub's discretion, a disproportionately large load on TripHub's servers or infrastructure.
TripHub reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently the Service (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that TripHub shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of the Service.
You agree that TripHub may, at its sole discretion and without prior notice, immediately terminate your account and access to the Service. Cause for such termination shall include, but not be limited to, (a) breaches or violations of these Terms of Service or other TripHub agreements or guidelines, (b) requests by law enforcement or other government agencies, (c) a request by you (self-initiated account deletions), (d) discontinuance or material modification to the Service (or any part thereof), (e) unexpected technical or security issues or problems, (f) extended periods of inactivity, (g) you have engaged in fraudulent or illegal activities, and/or (h) nonpayment of any fees owed by you in connection with the Services. Termination of your account includes (a) removal of access to all offerings within the Service, including but not limited to your group trips, (b) deletion of your password and all related information, files, and content associated with or inside your account (or any part thereof), and (c) barring further use of the Service. Further, you agree that all terminations for cause shall be made in TripHub's discretion and that TripHub shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any termination of your account or access to group trips created using the Service.
YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. TRIPHUB EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. TRIPHUB MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT (i) THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, AND (v) ANY ERRORS IN THE SERVICE WILL BE CORRECTED.
THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, AND SERVICES ON THE WEB SITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. IN PARTICULAR, TRIPHUB AND ITS AFFILIATES DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY OF, AND DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR INACCURACIES RELATING TO THE INFORMATION AND DESCRIPTION OF HOTEL, AIRLINE, AND OTHER TRAVEL PRODUCTS DISPLAYED ON THIS WEB SITE (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, PHOTOGRAPHS, LIST OF HOTEL AMENITIES, GENERAL PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS, ETC.), MUCH OF WHICH INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY THE RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS. HOTEL RATINGS DISPLAYED ON THIS WEB SITE ARE INTENDED AS ONLY GENERAL GUIDELINES, AND TRIPHUB AND ITS AFFILIATES DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY OF THE RATINGS. TRIPHUB AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES ON THIS WEB SITE AT ANY TIME.
TRIPHUB MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION, PRODUCT, AND SERVICES CONTAINED ON THIS WEB SITE FOR ANY PURPOSE, AND THE INCLUSION OR OFFERING FOR SALE OF ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ON THIS WEB SITE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ENDORSEMENT OR RECOMMENDATION OF SUCH PRODUCTS OR SERVICES BY TRIPHUB. ALL SUCH PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. TRIPHUB, ITS AFFILIATES, AND/OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
TRIPHUB SUPPLIERS INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION AIRLINES, HOTELS, TRAVEL AGENCIES, AND TOUR OPERATORS, PROVIDING TRAVEL OR OTHER SERVICES FOR OR THROUGH TRIPHUB ARE NOT AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES OF TRIPHUB. TRIPHUB MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR GUARANTEES WITH REGARD TO THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTY SUPPLIERS. TRIPHUB IS NOT LIABLE FOR THE ACTS, ERRORS, OMISSIONS, REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, BREACHES, OR NEGLIGENCE OF ANY SUPPLIERS OR FOR ANY PERSONAL INJURIES, DEATH, PROPERTY DAMAGE, OR OTHER DAMAGES OR EXPENSES RESULTING THEREFROM. TRIPHUB HAS NO LIABILITY AND WILL MAKE NO REFUND IN THE EVENT OF ANY DELAY, CANCELLATION, OVERBOOKING, STRIKE, FORCE MAJEURE, OR OTHER CAUSES BEYOND ITS DIRECT CONTROL, AND IT HAS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ADDITIONAL EXPENSE, OMISSION, DELAYS, RE-ROUTING, OR ACTS OF ANY GOVERNMENT OR AUTHORITY.
IN NO EVENT SHALL TRIPHUB AND ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH, THE USE OF THIS WEB SITE OR WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEB SITE, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES OBTAINED THROUGH THIS WEB SITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS WEB SITE. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT WILL THE TOTAL, CUMULATIVE LIABILITY OF TRIPHUB (OR ITS AGENTS OR SUPPLIERS) FOR DAMAGES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT EXCEED THE AMOUNTS EARNED BY TRIPHUB FOR THE PRODUCT OR SERVICE GIVING RISE TO SUCH DAMAGES.
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold TripHub harmless from and against any claims, causes of action, demands, recoveries, losses, damages, fines, penalties, or other costs or expenses of any kind or nature including but not limited to legal and accounting fees, brought by (i) you or on your behalf in excess of the liability described above; or (ii) by third parties arising out of content you submit, post, transmit, or make available through TripHub, your use of the Service, (iii) any third party arising out of your use of the Service or the use of the Service by any person using your account and/or password, or (iv) by third parties arising out of your breach of these Terms of Service, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.
As a condition of your use of this Service, you warrant that you will not use the Service for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices.
TripHub encourages you to use our group communication services as long as you follow the TripHub Terms of Service and TripHub's prohibition of spamming and inappropriate content.
In particular, it is prohibited to use TripHub's computer systems to transmit unsolicited material except for the legitimate purpose of inviting people to participate in a group trip or communicating with members of a group trip.
Violations of our Terms of Service and spam policy may result in legal action against you and the termination, without notice, of your TripHub account and all information and trip associated with it. TripHub does not waive any rights by the failure to enforce this policy in every instance in which it might apply.
You agree to not use the Service to:
- Upload, post, email, or otherwise make available any content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable;
- Impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a TripHub official or travel supplier, or to falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
- Upload, post, email, or otherwise make available any content that you do not have a right to make available;
- Upload, post, email, or otherwise make available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," or any other form of solicitation;
- Upload, post, email, or otherwise make available any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
- Interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers or networks connected to the Service;
- Provide material support or resources (or to conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, or ownership of material support or resources) to any organization(s) designated by the United States government as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act;
You acknowledge that TripHub may or may not pre-screen content, but that TripHub has the right (but not the obligation) at its discretion to screen, refuse, or move any content that is available via the Service. Without limiting the foregoing, TripHub and its designees shall have the right to remove any content that violates these Terms of Service or is otherwise objectionable. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such content. In this regard, you acknowledge that you may not rely on any content created by TripHub or submitted to TripHub.
This Web site contains hyperlinks to Web sites operated by parties other than TripHub. Such hyperlinks are provided for your information and reference only. TripHub does not control such Web sites and is not responsible for their contents or your use of them. TripHub's inclusion of hyperlinks to such Web sites does not imply any endorsement of the material on such Web sites or any association with their operators. You further acknowledge and agree that TripHub shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any content, goods or services available through any third party Web site.
You agree not to copy, reverse engineer, attempt to discover any source code, distribute or create derivative works based on the Service, in whole or in part. You agree not to access the Service by any means other than through the interface that is provided by TripHub for use in accessing the Service. In addition, any software that is made available from this Web site, including, without limitation, all HTML code and Web controls, are owned by or licensed to TripHub. Any reproduction or redistribution of this software is expressly prohibited.
TripHub's travel searching and purchasing tools are to assist customers in determining the availability of travel-related goods and services and to make legitimate reservations or otherwise transact business with suppliers, and for no other purposes. You agree to be financially responsible for all of your use of this Web site (as well as for use of your account by others, including, without limitation, minors living with you). You also warrant that all information supplied by you or members of your household in using this Web site is true and accurate. Without limitation, any speculative, false, or fraudulent reservation or any reservation in anticipation of demand is prohibited. You agree that the travel services reservations facilities of this Web site shall be used only to make legitimate reservations or purchases for you or for another person for whom you are legally authorized to act. You understand that abuse of the travel services reservation facilities of this Web site may result in you being denied access to such facilities.
Separate terms and conditions will apply to your reservation and purchase of travel-related goods and services that you select. You agree to abide by the terms or conditions of purchase imposed by any supplier with whom you elect to deal, including, but not limited to, payment of all amounts when due and compliance with the supplier's rules and restrictions regarding availability and use of fares, products, or services. You understand that any violation of any such supplier's conditions of purchase may result in cancellation of your reservation(s) or purchase, in your being denied access to any flights or hotels, in your forfeiting any monies paid for such reservation(s) or purchase. You shall be completely responsible for all charges, fees, duties, taxes, and assessments arising out of the use of this Web site.
Although most travel, including travel to international destinations, is completed without incident, travel to certain destinations may involve greater risk. By offering for sale travel to particular destinations, TripHub does not represent or warrant that travel to such points is advisable or without risk and is not liable for damages or losses that may result from travel to such destinations.
TripHub urges passengers to review travel prohibitions, warnings, announcements, and advisories issued by the United States Government prior to booking travel to international destinations. Information on conditions in various countries and the level of risk associated with travel to particular destinations can be found at
www.state.gov,
www.tsa.gov,
www.dot.gov,
www.faa.gov,
www.cdc.gov,
www.treas.gov/ofac, and
www.customs.gov.
TripHub reserves the right to change the terms, conditions, and notices under which this Web site is offered and you agree to accept and be bound by those terms, conditions, and notices that are in effect at the time of your use of TripHub's Web site.
TripHub respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. The TripHub may, in appropriate circumstances and at our discretion, terminate service to users who infringe the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please
contact us and provide TripHub's copyright agent, in writing, the following information required by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512:
(i) an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest; (ii) a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, including the URL (i.e., web page address) of the location where the copyrighted work exists or a copy of the copyrighted work; (iii) identification of the URL or other specific location on the Site where the material that you claim is infringing is located; (iv) your address, telephone number, and email address; (v) a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; (vi) a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
TripHub's agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement on this site can be reached using the contact information below.
This agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Washington, USA. You hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in King County, Washington, USA, in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of this Web site.
Nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of TripHub's right to comply with law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of this Web site or information provided to or gathered by TripHub with respect to such use.
The failure of TripHub to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Terms of Service shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and agreement shall continue in effect.
These Terms of Service constitute the entire agreement between the customer and TripHub with respect to this Web site and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications between the customer and TripHub with respect to this Web site.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
If you have questions, please
contact us. Thank you.
TripHub Inc.
2033 6th Avenue, Suite 308
Seattle, WA 98121
Updated April 6, 2007