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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE
1. ACCEPTANCE
By using the Products and Services, you are agree, without limitation or qualification, to be bound by,
and to comply with, these Terms and Conditions and any other posted guidelines or rules applicable to
any individual web site published by mx intermedia, Product or Service.
All such guidelines and rules are hereby incorporated by reference into the Terms and Conditions.
2. CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE
Use of the Products and Services is subject to compliance with these Terms and Conditions.
You acknowledge and agree that SecuredTravel.com and its designees shall have the right (but not the obligation),
in their sole discretion, to refuse to publish, remove, or block access to any links, travel guides, tourism information,
hotel accommodations or any other information that is available via the Products and Services at any time, for any reason,
or for no reason at all, with or without notice.
Without limitation SecuredTravel.com and its designees shall have the right (but not the obligation), in their sole discretion,
to refuse to publish, or remove access to any links or websites that violates the Terms and Conditions or is otherwise
objectionable, offensive or irrelevant as determined by SecuredTravel.com, in its sole discretion.
You acknowledge and agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Content or external links,
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 or obtained through the use of SecuredTravel.com,
including without limitation including information posted in public Message Boards and in all other parts of SecuredTravel.com
Products and Services.
You expressly acknowledge and agree that SecuredTravel.com may preserve Content and may also disclose Content if required
to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process;
(b) enforce the Terms and Conditions; (c) respond to claims that any Content violates the rights of third-parties; or
(d) protect and guard the rights, property, or personal safety of SecuredTravel.com, its users and the public.
You acknowledge and agree that the technical processing and transmission of the Products and Services, including your
Content, may involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements
of connecting networks or devices.
3. LICENSE TO SUBMITTED USER CONTENT
With respect to any Content posted by or in connection with the Products and Services, you grant SecuredTravel.com a world-wide,
royalty free, perpetual, license to use, copy, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, create compilations including,
create derivative works of, and distribute such Content to publish and promote such Content in connection with the particular
Products and Services and to publish and promote such Content elsewhere within the mx intermedia network.
Such license shall apply with respect to any form, media, or technology now known or later developed.
4. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
THE PRODUCTS, SERVICES, DIRETORIES AND LINKS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS," WITH NO WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER.
ALL EXPRESS, IMPLIED, AND STATUTORY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS,
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BY LAW, SECUREDTRAVEL.COM DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES FOR THE SECURITY, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND
PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW,
SECUREDTRAVEL.COM DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES FOR OTHER SERVICES OR GOODS RECEIVED THROUGH OR
ADVERTISED ON THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OR RECEIVED THROUGH ANY LINKS PROVIDED IN THE PRODUCTS
AND SERVICES, AS WELL AS FOR ANY INFORMATION OR ADVICE RECEIVED THROUGH THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
OR THROUGH ANY LINKS PROVIDED IN THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.SECUREDTRAVEL.COM SIMILARLY DISCLAIMS,
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY WARRANTIES FOR ANY INFORMATION OR ADVICE OBTAINED
THROUGH THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.
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OR LIABILITY FOR THE ACCURACY, CONTENT, COMPLETENESS, LEGALITY, RELIABILITY, OR OPERABILITY OR
AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION OR MATERIAL IN THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. SECUREDTRAVEL.COM DISCLAIMS
ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DELETION, FAILURE TO STORE, MISDELIVERY, OR UNTIMELY DELIVERY OF ANY
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HARM RESULTING FROM DOWNLOADING OR ACCESSING ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIAL FROM THE WEBSITE OR
THROUGH ANY LINKS PUBLISHED ON SECUREDTRAVEL.COM AND THROUGH THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE
USE OF THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE
SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS IN
THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH MATERIAL.
5. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
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OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO ANY USER ON ACCOUNT OF THAT USER'S USE OR MISUSE OF AND RELIANCE
ON THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. SUCH LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO PREVENT RECOVERY OF
DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES
(EVEN IF SECUREDTRAVEL.COM OR ITS LICENSORS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES).
SUCH LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY WHETHER THE DAMAGES ARISE FROM USE OR MISUSE OF AND RELIANCE
ON THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, FROM INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, OR FROM THE
INTERRUPTION, SUSPENSION, OR TERMINATION OF THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
(INCLUDING SUCH DAMAGES INCURRED BY THIRD PARTIES).
SUCH LIMITATION SHALL ALSO APPLY WITH RESPECT TO DAMAGES INCURRED BY REASON OF OTHER SERVICES
OR GOODS RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED ON THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OR RECEIVED THROUGH
ANY LINKS PROVIDED IN THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, AS WELL AS BY REASON OF ANY INFORMATION OR ADVICE
RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED ON THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OR RECEIVED THROUGH ANY LINKS
PROVIDED IN THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. SUCH LIMITATION SHALL APPLY, WITHOUT LIMITATION, TO THE
COSTS OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, LOST PROFITS, OR LOST DATA. SUCH LIMITATION
SHALL APPLY WITH RESPECT TO THE PERFORMANCE OR NON-PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
OR ANY INFORMATION OR MERCHANDISE THAT APPEARS ON, OR IS LINKED OR RELATED IN ANY WAY TO
SECUREDTRAVEL.COM. SUCH LIMITATION SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL
PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY. SUCH LIMITATION SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL SECUREDTRAVEL.COM OR ITS LICENSORS BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DELAY
OR FAILURE IN PERFORMANCE RESULTING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM ACTS OF NATURE, FORCES, OR
CAUSES BEYOND ITS REASONABLE CONTROL, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INTERNET FAILURES,
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT FAILURES, TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT FAILURES, OTHER EQUIPMENT FAILURES,
ELECTRICAL POWER FAILURES, STRIKES, LABOR DISPUTES, RIOTS, INSURRECTIONS, CIVIL DISTURBANCES,
SHORTAGES OF LABOR OR MATERIALS, FIRES, FLOODS, STORMS, EXPLOSIONS, WAR, GOVERNMENTAL ACTIONS,
ORDERS OF DOMESTIC OR FOREIGN COURTS OR TRIBUNALS, NON-PERFORMANCE OF THIRD PARTIES,
LOSS OF OR FLUCTUATIONS IN HEAT, LIGHT, OR AIR CONDITIONING OR ANY OR OTHER ACTS OF GOD .
In some jurisdictions, limitations of liability are not permitted. In such jurisdictions, the foregoing limitation may not apply to you.
6. ACCURACY OF LINKS
SecuredTravel.com occasionally receives requests from people to remove links from SecuredTravel.com.
Although SecuredTravel.com reserves the right to address such requests individually and maintains its content on a regular basis
given the enormous volume of web site information added, deleted, and changed on a frequent basis,
the SecuredTravel.com cannot and does not guarantee the absolute accuracy of its links, catalogs
and databases at all times. SecuredTravel.com makes available directories, indices, and references consisting of
content that has been identified, indexed, and compiled by humans and some of the catalogs and databases that can
be searched in SecuredTravel.com are compiled by third parties through automated processes and may contain
unverified information.
7. DISCLAIMER REGARDING THIRD PARTY CONTENT
SecuredTravel.com offers access to numerous third party web pages and content available over the Internet.
In overwhelming majority instances, including, but not limited to, sites displayed as search results or contained within a
directory of links or paid advertiser links, SecuredTravel.com has no control whatsoever over the content of such sites.
In other instances, including, but not limited to, community message boards provided by SecuredTravel.com
by third parties, SecuredTravel.com may set guidelines for what may appear on such message boards and may engage
in certain screening, but generally exercises no control over what is posted and is unable to police all such content at all times.
Third party content accessible through SecuredTravel.com from such sources is posted by the general public over whom
SecuredTravel.com exercises no control.
The links and content that appear from within the regional directories linked to SecuredTravel.com are automated,
and administrated by the Open Directory Project and SecuredTravel.com does not screen the content contained within these
directories before including them in the directories.
Accordingly, neither SecuredTravel.com nor its licensors, partners, suppliers or affiliates assume any responsibility for the
content of any site included in any of the regional directories or otherwise linked to SecuredTravel.com. In instances where
SecuredTravel.com does review the sites that are displayed in directories, indices, and/or references, or where SecuredTravel.com
makes available directories, indices, and/or references of sites compiled by third parties, the content located at such sites
was developed third parties, and review of such sites SecuredTravel.com, if any, is narrowly limited to that which is necessary
for compiling the particular set of links.
Please read the entire Terms and Conditions as SecuredTravel.com, Products and Services are subject to these
Terms and Conditions.
8. OPEN DIRECTORY DISCLAIMER
SecuredTravel.com makes available certain content through the Open Directory. The directories, and the underlying content,
are created entirely by other parties and are solely the responsibility of such other parties.
Consequently, SecuredTravel.com cannot, and does not, represent or warrant the reliability, accuracy, and truthfulness of that content.
Although periodically SecuredTravel.com may attempt to verify the accuracy of information in the Open Directory, neither
SecuredTravel.com nor its agents shall be held liable for any technical inaccuracies, typographical errors or inaccuracies in the links
or any information in the Open Directory. In addition, SecuredTravel.com has no control over whether that content is of a nature that
users will find inoffensive, tasteful and otherwise acceptable. SecuredTravel.com has NO responsibility for such content; rather,
it is merely providing access to such content as a service to you. Just as when you purchase a product or service in any setting,
you should exercise appropriate discretion, good judgment and caution in accessing content on the Open Directory and in taking
any actions based upon that content. You bear all risk associated with any content that you access. Your accessing of any content
through the Open Directory service is subject to your agreement to these Terms and Conditions. If you proceed to use the
Open Directory, you thereby agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. The disclaimer of warranties and limitation of
liability set forth in capitalized letters above apply to the Open Directory.
9. ADVERTISERS AND CONTENT LINKED TO SECUREDTRAVEL.COM
SecuredTravel.com may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other sites or resources located on the World Wide Web
by allowing a user to leave the SecuredTravel.com to access third-party material or by bringing the third party material into this site
via "inverse" hyperlinks and framing technology. SecuredTravel.com has no control over such sites and resources.
You acknowledge and agree that SecuredTravel.com is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources,
and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from
such sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that SecuredTravel.com 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 use of or reliance on any such content,
goods or services available on or through any such site or resource.
Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers found on or through SecuredTravel.com
Products and Services, including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties
or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such advertiser. You agree that SecuredTravel.com
shall not be 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 such advertisers on the Product and Services.
SecuredTravel.com encourages you to exercise discretion while using the Products and Services to browse content within
SecuredTravel.com and all external content accessed by links. SecuredTravel.com contains regional directories and paid
advertising content supplied by third party sources which may otherwise link you to sites containing information that some
people may find inappropriate or offensive.
SecuredTravel.com makes no representations concerning any effort to review the content of any
of the sites listed in these directories or advertisements, or of any of the sites otherwise linked to SecuredTravel.com
SecuredTravel.com shall not be held responsible for the accuracy, copyright or trademark compliance, legality, or decency of
material contained in sites listed in SecuredTravel.com regional directories or otherwise linked to SecuredTravel.com
or provided to SecuredTravel.com by third parties.
10. SECUREDTRAVEL.COM LOGOS AND SEARCH BOXES
SecuredTravel.com offers a non-assignable, non-transferable, and non-exclusive license to link to SecuredTravel.com,
using the SecuredTravel.com logos and search boxes, subject to the following provisions.
The SecuredTravel.com logos and search boxes may be placed on a Web site for the sole purpose of creating a link to
SecuredTravel.com or its directories and allowing users of your site to access the Products and Services on SecuredTravel.com.
The SecuredTravel.com logos and search boxes may not be used for any other purpose, including, among other purposes,
to suggest sponsorship by, or affiliation with, or endorsement by SecuredTravel.com. The SecuredTravel.com logos and search boxes
may only be used in the exact size, shape, colors, design, and configuration as found on SecuredTravel.com.
The SecuredTravel.com logos and search boxes may not be altered in any manner.
The SecuredTravel.com logos and search boxes must appear by themselves, with reasonable proportions and spacing
between each side of the applicable logo or search box and other graphic or textual elements.
The SecuredTravel.com logos and search boxes may not be used to disparage SecuredTravel.com, its products or services,
or in a manner which, in SecuredTravel.com's reasonable judgment, may diminish or otherwise damage SecuredTravel.com's
good will in the SecuredTravel.com logos. By using any suchSecuredTravel.com logo or search box, you acknowledge that
SecuredTravel.com has exclusive rights to the logo or search box, and that all good will generated through your use of the
logo or search box will inure to the benefit of SecuredTravel.com. If you use SecuredTravel.com logos or search boxes,
you must include appropriate attribution, for example: "SecuredTravel.com® is a registered trademark of mx intermedia,
licensed to mx intermedia" SecuredTravel.com reserves the right to revoke this license or to alter its terms from time to time,
for any or no reason, with or without notice. SecuredTravel.com reserves the right to take action against any use that does
not conform to these provisions.
11. NO LICENSE; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF SECUREDTRAVEL.COM AND OTHERS
Except as expressly provided, nothing within any of the Products and Services shall be construed as conferring any license
under any of the SecuredTravel.com Network's or any third party's intellectual property rights, whether by estoppel,
implication, waiver, or otherwise. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you acknowledge and agree that certain
Content available through and used to operate the SecuredTravel.com Network and the Products and Services is protected by
copyright, trademark, patent, or other proprietary rights of SecuredTravel.com and its affiliates, licensors, and service providers.
Except as expressly provided to the contrary, you agree not to modify, alter, or deface any of the trademarks, service marks,
or other intellectual property made available by SecuredTravel.com in connection with the Products and Services.
You agree not to hold yourself out as in any way sponsored by, affiliated with, or endorsed by SecuredTravel.com, any of
SecuredTravel.com' affiliates, or any of SecuredTravel.com' service providers. You agree not to use any of the trademarks
or service marks or other Content accessible through the SecuredTravel.com Network of any purpose other than the purpose
for which such Content is made available to users by SecuredTravel.com. You agree not to defame or disparage SecuredTravel.com,
the trademarks or service marks of SecuredTravel.com, or any aspect of the Products and Services. You agree not to adapt,
translate, modify, decompile, disassemble, copy source code or reverse engineer the Products and Services or any software
or programs used in connection with the Products and Services or the SecuredTravel.com Network.
12. INDEMNITY AND RELEASE
By using the SecuredTravel.com Network web site you agree to indemnify SecuredTravel.com, Inc. and its parents, subsidiaries,
affiliates, officers, employees, and licensors and hold them harmless from any and all claims and expenses, including attorney's fees,
arising from your use of the SecuredTravel.com Network web site, your use of the Products and Services, or your submission of
ideas and/or related materials to SecuredTravel.com. By using the SecuredTravel.com Network, using the Products and Services,
or submitting any ideas and/or related materials to SecuredTravel.com, you are hereby agreeing to release SecuredTravel.com and
its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, employees, and licensors from any and all claims, demands, debts, obligations,
damages (actual or consequential), costs, and expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether known or unknown, suspected or
unsuspected, disclosed or undisclosed, that you may have against them arising out of or in any way related to such disputes and/or
to the Products and Services or to any disputes regarding use of ideas and/or related materials submitted to SecuredTravel.com.
14. COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK, AND PATENT NOTICES
The SecuredTravel.com "Travel Information Directory & Reservations Network"
© 2001-2005 mx intermedia. All rights reserved.
15. CHANGES IN TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND CHANGES IN PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
The SecuredTravel.com Network reserves the right to modify the Products and Services from time to time,
for any reason, and without notice, including the right to terminate the Products and Services.
The SecuredTravel.com Network reserves the right to modify these Terms and Conditions from time to time,
without notice. Please review these Terms and Conditions from time to time so you will be apprised of any changes.
16. MERGER
These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter
contained herein and supersedes any other agreement, proposals and communications, written or oral,
between SecuredTravel.com' representations and you with respect to the subject matter hereof or in connection with the
Products and Services are incorporated herein by reference to the extent they do not conflict with these Terms and Conditions.
To the extent that any other terms and conditions or terms of service conflict with these Terms and Conditions,
those other provisions shall control with respect to the use of the particular web site and any Products or Services
available on or through the web site or the respective Product or Service at which those other provisions may be found.
17. RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES
You acknowledge and agree that you and SecuredTravel.com are independent contractors under these Terms and Conditions,
and nothing herein shall be construed to create a partnership, joint venture, agency, or employment relationship.
Neither party pursuant to these Terms and Conditions has authority to enter into agreements of any kind on behalf of the other
and neither party shall be considered the agent of the other.
18. NO RESALE, ASSIGNMENT, OR SUBLICENSING
You agree not to resell, assign, sublicense, otherwise transfer, or delegate your rights or obligations under these
Terms and Conditions without prior express written authorization of SecuredTravel.com.
19. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Without in any way limiting the prohibition on your resale, assignment, sublicensing, or other transfer of rights or obligations,
these Terms and Conditions shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs,
successors, and assigns.
20. COMMUNICATIONS WITH USERS
You consent to receive communications from SecuredTravel.com concerning your use of the Products and Services
("Communications"). The Communications may be those that SecuredTravel.com is required to send to you by law concerning
the Products and Services ("Required Communications"). The Communications may also be those that SecuredTravel.com
sends to you for other reasons. You consent to receive Communications electronically. SecuredTravel.com may provide these
Communications to you by sending an email to the email address you provided in connection with your reservation or by posting
the Communication on the SecuredTravel.com Network message or support boards. You also consent to receive Communications
by telephone or by postal mail sent to the postal address you provided in your reservations.
21. SUBMISSIONS OF IDEAS
The SecuredTravel.com Network is always improving its Products and Services and developing new features.
If you have ideas regarding improvements or additions to the SecuredTravel.com Network, we would like to hear them --
but any submission will be subject to these Terms and Conditions. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL ANY DISCLOSURE
OF ANY IDEA OR RELATED MATERIALS TO SECUREDTRAVEL.COM BE SUBJECT TO ANY OBLIGATION OF CONFIDENTIALITY
OR EXPECTATION OF COMPENSATION. BY SUBMITTING THE IDEA AND/OR ANY RELATED MATERIAL TO
SECUREDTRAVEL.COM, YOU ARE WAIVING ANY AND ALL RIGHTS THAT YOU MAY HAVE IN THE IDEA OR ANY RELATED
MATERIALS AND ARE REPRESENTING AND WARRANTING TO SECUREDTRAVEL.COM THAT THE IDEA AND/OR RELATED
MATERIALS ARE WHOLLY ORIGINAL WITH YOU, THAT NO ONE ELSE HAS ANY RIGHTS IN THE IDEA AND/OR MATERIALS
AND THAT SECUREDTRAVEL.COM IS FREE TO IMPLEMENT THE IDEA AND TO USE THE MATERIALS IF IT SO DESIRES,
AS PROVIDED OR AS MODIFIED BY SECUREDTRAVEL.COM, WITHOUT OBTAINING PERMISSION OR LICENSE
FROM ANY THIRD PARTY.
Please read the entire Terms and Conditions, as all SecuredTravel.com Network properties, Products and Services are
offered subject to these Terms and Conditions.
We hope your enjoyment of SecuredTravel.com Products and Services will be enhanced by the application of these
Terms and Conditions and its intent is to provide all our users with the proper information and respect in order to ensure
optimal integrity and experience in the operation of the website and the information and services contained within.
It is our belief that your understanding of the guidelines we have set forth will allow the
SecuredTravel.com network to be a service to which each of us can benefit, learn, achieve, be assisted and
enjoy ourselves within an open, informative and non-threatening environment.
Thank you for taking the time to read these Terms and Conditions and thank you for visiting SecuredTravel.com.
Last updated November 12, 2006