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Terms and Conditions of Use
 Copyright
Accuracy
 Trademarks, Logos, Service Marks, and Images
Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
Revisions or Modifications to the Site
Links to Other Websites
Securities Laws
Information and Press Releases
Data Protection and Privacy
RelationTrips Editorial and Advertising Policies
Terms and Conditions of Use

Welcome to our RelationTrips. By using our Site, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use. Please review the following terms and conditions carefully. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, please do not use this site. 

Acceptance of this Agreement

You agree to the terms and conditions outlined in this Terms and Conditions of Use Agreement ("Terms of Use") with respect to our Web site (the "Site"). These Terms of Use constitute the entire and only agreement between you and RelationTrips, and supersede all prior or contemporaneous agreements, representations, warranties and understandings with respect to our Site, the content, products or services provided by or through our Site, and the subject matter of these Terms of Use. 

Copyright

Please assume that everything you see or read on the RelationTrips Web site is protected by applicable copyrights, trademarks and other proprietary rights, including but not limited to intellectual property rights. Except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use, the copying, redistribution, use or publication by you of any such matters or any part of the Site is strictly prohibited without the written permission of RelationTrips. You do not acquire ownership rights to any content, documents or other materials viewed through the Site. The posting of information or materials on the Site does not constitute a waiver of any right in such information and materials. Some material, including the work of individual authors, may appear elsewhere by written permission only. To request such permission, email us at info@relationtrips.com

Trademarks, Logos, Service Marks, and Images

The trademarks, logos, and service marks (collectively "Trademarks") displayed on the Site are registered and common law Trademarks of RelationTrips. Other product and company names mentioned on the Site may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Nothing contained on the Site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on the Site without the express written permission of RelationTrips or the third party that may own the Trademarks displayed on the Site. 

Use of the Trademarks displayed on the Site is strictly prohibited. RelationTrips will enforce its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent permitted by law. Images of people or places displayed on the Site are either the property of, or used with permission by RelationTrips.The use of these images is prohibited without the express permission of RelationTrips. The unauthorized use of the images may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and communications regulations and statutes. 

Limited Right of Use

Your use of this Site entitles you to make one copy of the materials displayed for your own personal use. The viewing, printing or downloading of any content, graphic, form or document from the Site grants you only a limited, nonexclusive license for use solely by you for your own personal use and not for republication, distribution, assignment, sublicense, sale, preparation of derivative works or any other use. No part of any content, form or document may be reproduced in any form or incorporated into any information retrieval system, electronic or mechanical, other than for your personal use, and may not be used for resale or redistribution. 

Accuracy of Information

While RelationTrips uses reasonable efforts to include accurate, up-to-date information on the Site, RelationTrips makes no warranties or representations as to the accuracy of the information. RelationTrips assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content. 

Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. NEITHER RELATIONTRIPS, ITS AGENTS, PARTNERS, STAFF AND AFFILIATES (COLLECTIVELY, "AFFILIATED PARTIES"), NOR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING, OR DELIVERING THE SITE IS LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO, OR USE OF, THE SITE. 

THE INFORMATION AND SERVICES ON THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT. THE INFORMATION AND SERVICES MAY CONTAIN BUGS, ERRORS, PROBLEMS OR OTHER LIMITATIONS. NEITHER WE, NOR OUR AFFILIATED PARTIES, HAVE ANY LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR YOUR USE OF ANY INFORMATION OR SERVICE PROVIDED TO YOU ON OUR SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LIABILITY FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF PROFITS, LITIGATION, OR THE LIKE), WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. 

THE NEGATION OF DAMAGES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN YOU AND RELATIONTRIPS. THIS SITE AND THE INFORMATION AND SERVICES WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT SUCH LIMITATIONS. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM US THROUGH THE SITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION OR GUARANTEE NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT. 

RELATIONTRIPS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES TO, OR VIRUSES THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT OR OTHER PROPERTY ON ACCOUNT OF YOUR ACCESS TO, USE OF, OR BROWSING IN THE SITE OR YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIALS, DATA, TEXT, IMAGES, VIDEO, OR AUDIO FROM THE SITE. WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND THAT MAY RESULT FROM USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE OUR SITE. OUR MAXIMUM LIABILITY TO YOU UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES WILL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING AND/OR USING THIS SITE. 

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold RelationTrips and our partners, agents, staff and affiliates harmless from any liability, loss, claim and expense, including reasonable attorneys' fees, related to your violation of this Agreement or use of the Site. 

Revisions or Modifications of Site and Terms of Use

RelationTrips reserves the right in its sole discretion to edit or delete any content appearing on this Site. RelationTrips may at any time revise or modify these Terms of Use or to impose new conditions. Such changes, revisions or modifications shall be effective immediately upon notice to you, which may be given by any means including, without limitation, posting on the Site or by e-mail. Any use of Site by you after such notice shall be deemed to constitute acceptance of such changes, revisions or modifications. 

Privacy Policy

Our Data Protection and Privacy Policy ("Privacy Policy"), as it may change from time to time, is a part of these Terms of Use. 

Use of Information

RelationTrips reserves the right, and you authorize RelationTrips, to the use and assignment of all information regarding Site uses by you and all information provided by you in any manner consistent with our Privacy Policy. 

Links to Other Web Sites

The Site may contain links to other Web sites. RelationTrips is not responsible for the content, accuracy or opinions expressed in such Web sites, and such Web sites are not investigated, monitored or checked for accuracy or completeness by RelationTrips. Inclusion of any linked Web site on our Site does not imply approval or endorsement of the linked Web site by RelationTrips. If you decide to leave our Site and access these third-party sites, you do so at your own risk. 

Securities Laws

This Site may include statements concerning our operations, prospects, strategies, financial condition, future economic performance and demand for our products or services, as well as our intentions, plans and objectives that are forward-looking statements. These statements are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates, which are subject to significant uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control.

When used on our Site, words like "anticipates," "expects," "believes," "estimates," "seeks," "plans," "intends" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements designed to fall within securities law safe harbors for forward looking statements. The Site and the information contained herein do not constitute an offer or a solicitation of an offer for sale of any securities. 

None of the information contained herein is intended to be, and shall not be deemed to be, incorporated into any of our securities-related filings or documents. 

Information and Press Releases

The Site contains information and press releases about RelationTrips. While this information was believed to be accurate as of the date prepared, we disclaim any duty or obligation to update this information or any press releases. Information about companies other than ours contained in press releases or otherwise, should not be relied upon as being provided or endorsed by us. 
 



 

Data Protection and Privacy

The following discloses RelationTrips's information gathering and dissemination practices for this Web site (the "Site"):

Use

RelationTrips, through this Site, collects data through a feedback form that allows users to request information about RelationTrips and its products and services. For this purpose we request and collect user's contact information, consisting of a name and e-mail address. The form also allows a user to provide other information as he or she may desire. Information so collected is used solely for the purpose of responding to the request of the user. Such request may include provision of RelationTrips news releases and if so, RelationTrips will use the user's contact information for mailings of such information. 
 

The Site also provides a capability for users to submit their resumes to RelationTrips via e-mail. Any resume so received by RelationTrips will be held in confidence and used only for the purpose of considering the submitting party for employment or such other purpose as requested by the submitting party. Such information is not shared with third parties unless specifically requested or authorized by the submitting party. 

We may use user IP addresses to help diagnose problems with our server and administer our Web site, to analyze trends, to track user movement and use, and to gather broad demographic information. Such data is not linked to any personally identifiable information. Registration is not required to use the Site and we do not use cookies. 
Data submitted to the Site may be transferred within RelationTrips, strictly to fulfill or expedite a user's request. Data submitted to this Site will not be shared or sold to outside parties. 

Any communication or material you transmit to the Site by electronic mail or otherwise, including any data, questions, comments, suggestions or the like is and will be treated as nonconfidential and nonproprietary. Anything you transmit or post becomes the property of RelationTrips or its affiliates and may be used for any purpose, including, but not limited to, reproduction, disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcast and posting. 

RelationTrips is free to use any ideas, concepts, or techniques contained in any communication you send to the site for any purpose including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing and marketing products using such information. 

Retention

Data submitted to www.RelationTrips.com will be deleted within three months of our fulfillment of the request, unless retained for further mailing (see "Use" above).

Notification of Changes

Changes to this Privacy Policy that may impact the practices described on this Web site will be posted on this Site. In no event will any such changes to this policy apply with respect to data previously collected through this Site. 

RelationTrips Editorial and Advertising Policies 

RelationTrips is committed to providing its users with accurate, impartial, well-balanced travel information.  We select and review all editorial and advertising information for our Web site with the benefit of our users in mind.  The following editorial and advertising policies explain of how we select and review editorial content and tools on our site, handle advertising and sponsored content, and distinguish it from staff and user-generated editorial content.

Editorial Policies

RelationTrips is committed to providing you with balanced, accurate travel information.  RelationTrips employs editorial professionals who are responsible for content selection, development and maintenance process. Although we are a for-profit business supported in part by advertising and sponsorship, we recognize the importance of maintaining a clear separation between our independent editorial content and advertising or content or materials that may be influenced by our sponsors. 

Editorial Sources of Information

All materials on our Web site is either created by RelationTrips or is obtained from content providers whose editorial processes we have evaluated and accepted. 

Our editorial staff reviews most content from outside sources for accuracy, balance, completeness and timeliness before we make it available on our sites. In the cases where a complete review is not possible, we rely on spot-checking and evaluation of possible information sources and editorial procedures used by the information provider. In some areas of our Web site, we make sponsor-provided content available. We design these areas to make it clear to our user that the content has not gone through our editorial process.

RelationTrips reviews Web site content regularly. Outdated or incorrect content is corrected, updated, or purged. 

Linking to other sites

RelationTrips provides company logos or links to other Web sites throughout our site. These logos and links are not intended to imply that we approve of or recommend these entities to consumers. Where we are making a recommendation, it is clearly stated in connection with the logo or link.

RelationTrips designs our Web sites with the goal of making it clear to our users when they are leaving our Web site for another to ensure they know another site's advertising, editorial policy, privacy policy, and terms of use are in effect. 

We may obtain revenues from third parties related to advertising and travel content sponsored by others on our Web site, including advertising revenues, commissions on consumer purchases, fees based on consumer links to other Web sites.

RelationTrips requires correspondents and photographers to complete a conflict of interest form that requires disclosure of financial interests and affiliations that may influence, or appear to influence, their provided specific content. If we deem the content to be significant, then we require public disclosure in connection with the content on our Web site. We require the same of those who serve on our various editorial boards.

Advertising and Editorial Content Differentiation

At RelationTrips, we clearly separate the editorial content and process from advertising. Advertising spaces such as banners are clearly marked. Content provided by advertising sponsors is marked as such, and physically separated from editorial content. RelationTrips is selective in the advertising we accept. 

We clearly distinguish advertising from content, using identifying words, design, or placement. We design our Web site to avoid confusion between advertising and editorial content. 

Advertising on RelationTrips.com will comply with the laws and regulations of the United States, the country in which the site is based. Any RelationTrips sites established in partnership within any other country will also comply with the laws of the country in which the site is established and maintained. 

We will comply with existing federal and state laws regarding any promotions, rebates, or free or discounted offers on our Web site.  RelationTrips will have sole discretion for determining the types of advertising accepted and displayed.  Under no circumstances will RelationTrips' acceptance of an advertisement be considered an endorsement of the product(s) advertised or its company. 

RelationTrips retains the right to reject advertising of any kind, and will not accept advertising that, in RelationTrips' opinion, makes unsubstantiated claims or contains false or misleading information. RelationTrips will not knowingly accept advertising in any form for products or companies or their subsidiaries.

Advertisers may not attempt to individually identify any users of our Web sites or obtain inappropriate access through other technological means to personal user information.

RelationTrips maintains a clear separation between editorial and advertising process and decision making; current or potential sponsors may not dictate the form or substance of the editorial content appearing on the RelationTrips site. RelationTrips' editors have full responsibility for ensuring compliance with the RelationTrips advertising policy.

RelationTrips readers should be able to readily distinguish between promotional and editorial material. RelationTrips will not run "advertorial" content that is not clearly identified as such.  Advertisers will not influence the way any search results for specific information by keyword or topic are displayed on RelationTrips. RelationTrips will post all of the variables used to determine relevance ranking and the order of search results presented to RelationTrips.com users. 

RelationTrips reserves the right to target advertising or content within search results, and any such hierarchy of search results will be free of any influence from advertisers. However, we will target advertising or sponsored travel information content to users based on information about them or their use of our Web site, including searches they conduct.

Contact

In the event of any question relating to this Site, please E-mail us at 
info@RelationTrips.com.

 
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Links to Other Websites
Securities Laws
Information and Press Releases
Data Protection and Privacy
RelationTrips Editorial and Advertising Policies

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