Website Terms of Use

LAST UPDATED: February 14th, 2022

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE. Welcome to Tripscout to explore travel content and book hotels. These terms of use are entered into by and between You and Tripscout, Inc., a Delaware corporation (”TripScout,” “we,” or “us”). The following terms and conditions, together with any documents they expressly incorporate by reference (collectively, these “Terms of Use”), govern your access to and use of all websites, the Platform (defined below), mobile applications, owned or operated by TripScout including any content, functionality, and services offered on or through tripscout.co or our other websites (the “Sites”), whether as a guest or a registered user. By using these Sites, you signify your acceptance of these Terms of Use, and the Privacy Statement. If you do not agree to all of these Terms of Use, and the Privacy Statement, do not use these Sites. TripScout may revise these Terms of Use at any time. Your continued usage of this Sites will mean you accept those changes, and you will comply with all applicable laws and regulations. The materials provided on this Sites are protected by law, including, but not limited to, United States copyright laws and international treaties.

Geographic Restrictions

We make no claims that the Sites or any of its content is accessible, downloadable or appropriate outside of the United States. Access to the Content may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access the Sites from outside the United States, you do so at your own risk and on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction.

Your Account

If you choose, or are provided with, a username, password, or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any other person or entity. You also acknowledge that your account is personal to you and agree not to provide any other person with access to this Website or portions of it using your username, password, or other security information. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your username or password or any other breach of security. You also agree to ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. You should use particular caution when accessing your account from a public or shared computer so that others are not able to view or record your password or other personal information. You may also access our Services through third-party sites, such as Facebook and Instagram (the “Third-Party Sites”). If you choose to access our Services through Third-Party Sites, you permit us to access your information on the Third-Party Sites in accordance with our Privacy Statement . We have the right to disable any username, password, or other identifier, whether chosen by you or provided by us, at any time in our sole discretion for any or no reason, including if, in our opinion, you have violated any provision of these Terms of Use. TripScout reserves the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel orders in its sole discretion.

Use Restrictions

The content on this Sites, such as text, graphics, images, photographs, illustrations, Marks, information obtained from TripScout’s licensors, and other materials (the “Content”) is protected by copyright under both United States and foreign laws. Title to the Content remains with TripScout. Any use of the Content not expressly permitted by these Terms of Use is a breach of these Terms of Use and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. Except as stated herein, none of the Content may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of TripScout or its licensors. TripScout authorizes you to view and download and print a single copy of the Content solely for your own lawful, personal, non-commercial use. You may not modify, edit, create derivative works from Text-Based Content or reprinted materials nor are you permitted to use such Content for commercial purposes without TripScout’s prior written consent. Any such download or use of the Content shall include the following copyright notice: “Copyright©2022, TripScout. All rights reserved” and retain other copyright and proprietary rights notices which were contained in the Content. Except as expressly authorized in this paragraph, non-text based Content may not be reproduced without the prior written consent of TripScout and/or its licensors, as applicable, regardless of the intended use. Non-text based Content may not be modified in any way. Any special rules for the use of other items provided on the Sites may be included elsewhere within the Sites and are incorporated into these Terms of Use by reference. The use of the Content on any other site or in a networked computer environment for any purpose is prohibited. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved to TripScout and its licensors. If you violate any of these Terms of Use, your permission to use the Content automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any copies you have made of any portion of the Content. You may not, without TripScout’ written permission, “mirror” any Content contained in this Sites or any other server. You may not use the Sites for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use. You may not use the Sites in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Sites, or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Sites. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Sites through hacking, password mining or any other means. TripScout reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the Sites, or any portion thereof, at any time, for any reason or for no reason at all, without prior notice or any notice.

User Submissions

The personal information you submit to TripScout is governed by the TripScout Privacy Statement. To the extent there is an inconsistency between the Terms of Use and the Privacy Statement, the Privacy Statement shall govern. Except as provided under a specific submission practice described on the Sites or in other TripScout materials made available to you, TripScout does not claim ownership of any information or material a user provides to TripScout or posts, uploads, inputs, submits, or transmits to this Sites (“Submission”). If you provide a Submission to TripScout pursuant to specific guidelines or practices identified by TripScout, such as for submitting a proposal, submitting content for a TripScout publication, or submitting a photograph, such Submission shall also be governed by the applicable guidelines or practices You agree that you will not make any Submission that is, in whole or in part, libelous; scandalous; inflammatory; discriminatory; defamatory; false; threatening; vulgar; obscene; pornographic; profane; abusive; harassing; invasive of another’s privacy; hateful or bashing; aimed at gender, race, color, sexual orientation, national origin, religious views, or disability; in violation of local, state, national, or international law; or that infringes on, or violates, any right of any party. Additionally, you agree that you will not: (a) make any Submission that is an advertisement or solicitation of business; (b) disrupt the normal flow of dialogue or make a Submission unrelated to the topic being discussed (unless it is clear the discussion is free-form); (c) post a chain letter or pyramid scheme; impersonate another person; (d) distribute viruses or other harmful computer code; (e) harvest or otherwise collects information about others, including email addresses, without their consent; (f) post the same note more than once or “spamming”; (g) engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying the Sites, or which, in the judgment of TripScout, exposes TripScout or any of its licensors, partners, or customers to any liability or detriment of any type; or (h) post partisan political statements aimed at influencing legislation or supporting or opposing candidates for public office, or in a manner that otherwise violates the law. All Submissions reflect the views of such individual that provided such Submission and do not necessarily reflect the views of TripScout. Except as provided under a specific submission practice described on the Sites or in other TripScout materials made available to you, by making a Submission, you agree that such Submission is non-confidential, non-proprietary, and may be disseminated or used by TripScout. If you make a Submission, you automatically grant—or warrant that the owner of such content has expressly granted—TripScout a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide nonexclusive license to use, reproduce, create derivative works from, modify, publish, edit, translate, distribute, perform, and display the Submission in any media or medium, or any form, format, or forum now known or hereafter developed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, TripScout is not required to use any Submission. You are solely responsible for your Submission, the consequences of making a Submission, and your reliance on any Submissions. TripScout is not responsible for the consequences of any Submission. TripScout is not responsible for screening or monitoring Submissions made to this Sites by users. If notified by a user of a Submission allegedly in violation of these Terms of Use, TripScout may investigate the allegation and determine in good faith and its sole discretion whether to remove such Submission. TripScout will have no liability or responsibility to users for performance or nonperformance of such activities. TripScout reserves the right (but is not obligated) to: (a) record the dialogue on the Sites; (b) investigate an allegation that a Submission does not comply with these Terms of Use and determine in its sole discretion to remove or request the removal of the Submission; (c) remove Submissions which are abusive, illegal, disruptive, or outdated, or that otherwise fail to comply with these Terms of Use; (d) terminate a user’s access to any or all parts of the Sites upon any breach of these Terms of Use or the law; (e) monitor, edit, or disclose any Submission; (f) edit or delete any Submission posted on the Sites, regardless of whether such Submission violates these Terms of Use.

Storage of Content

You agree that TripScout may establish, in its sole discretion and without prior notice to you, a maximum amount of storage space for Content stored or transmitted through the Sites. You agree that TripScout has no responsibility or liability for the deletion of or failure to store any messages, communications, or other Content stored or transmitted through the Sites. Reliance on Information Posted The information presented on or through the Sites is made available solely for general information purposes. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the Website, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents. The Sites may include content provided by third parties, including materials provided by other users, bloggers, and third-party licensors, syndicators, aggregators, and/or reporting services. All statements and/or opinions expressed in these materials, and all articles and responses to questions and other content, other than the content provided by the Company, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. These materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Company. We are not responsible, or liable to you or any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials provided by any third parties. THE INFORMATION, MATERIALS AND CONTENT ON THE SITE ARE PROVIDED SOLELY FOR INFORMATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND RESEARCH PURPOSES. YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS SUBJECT TO THE ADDITIONAL DISCLAIMERS THAT MAY APPEAR THROUGHOUT THE SITE. TRIPSCOUT AND ITS LICENSORS AND AGENTS ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY CONSEQUENCES RELATING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO ANY ACTION OR INACTION YOU TAKE BASED ON THE CONTENT.

Booking Your Hotels

You may book hotel offers we provide on our Sites through our Platform (the “Site Bookings”). We may also provide special offers, promotional deals and money-off vouchers offers for hotels through links sent through direct messaging on accounts we own or operate on social media sites such as Instagram, which can be booked through our Platform (“Discounted Offers”). You may book Discounted Offers through our Platform (“Discounted Bookings”) (“Site Bookings” and “Discounted Bookings” are, collectively, “Bookings”). Discounted Offers shall only be valid during the period of validity and subject to the conditions of each Discounted Booking. Discounted Bookings may not under any circumstance be converted into a sum of money which is reimbursable or payable to you. Discounted Offers may only be used by you and shall not be transferable to third parties. Discounted Offers shall be subtracted from the value of your Booking including VAT but excluding the costs of shipping and delivering the Booking. Unless otherwise mentioned in a specific Discounted Offer, you shall be barred from using several Discounted Offers cumulatively when placing a given Booking. Any and Discounted Offers advertised on this Sites are void where prohibited, and are subject to the posting of any official rules to such offers or promotions. By making a Booking, you permit Tripscout to share your information with hotel suppliers, which will only be shared in accordance with our Privacy Statement. Once you make your Booking, we will send you a confirmation by email. Your Booking confirmation email constitutes a binding contract between you and Tripscout. Your Booking is also subject to the terms and conditions set forth by the hotel suppliers. All hotel offers, including discounted hotel offers, are subject to availability at the time of booking and we cannot guarantee their availability. Bookings are non-refundable except as set forth herein. Any refunds we may offer are solely based on any refund policies offered by the hotel supplier in connection with the Booking. Tripscout has the right to cancel your Booking in the event that you violate the hotel’s terms or policies, and we reserve the right not to refund any payments you made in connection with the Booking for such violations. You may cancel your Booking after you receive a Booking confirmation by sending us an email at support@tripscout.co. You agree that you will be solely responsible for any cancellation fees or fees imposed by the hotel suppliers for modifications to your Booking. In the event we determine, in our sole discretion, that the hotel offer is incorrectly priced, we reserve the right to correct the price with no liability to us. We may offer you at our sole discretion to maintain your Booking at the current price, but we will not have any obligation to fulfill the Booking at the incorrect price. While we may provide you with hotel offers, including discounted hotel offers, we cannot guarantee that the hotel prices will remain the same as advertised, or even available, upon booking. We rely on the hotel suppliers to provide us accurate descriptions of hotels in connection with the offers we provide on our Sites and cannot guarantee the accuracy of such hotel descriptions. Tripscout disclaims all liability for any errors or inaccuracies in connection with hotel descriptions, prices, or any other information about the hotels or hotel amenities. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of claims made by hotel suppliers or any Content or Submissions related to any hotel suppliers and/or travel experiences, posted to our Sites. You are solely responsible to review travel information, including, without limitation, travel advisories, or COVID-19 and vaccine announcements by governmental authorities, prior to any Booking. When you make a Booking, your payment will be processed by our third-party payment processor (the “Processor”). You may be asked to supply certain information relevant to your Booking, including without limitation your credit card number, your credit card verification or other security code, the expiration date of your credit card, your billing address and your shipping information to our Processor. Any such information provided to our Processor through the Sites will be subject to these Terms and our Privacy Statement. Please note that any payment transaction you conduct through our Sites and/or Platform will be subject to our Processor’s terms of use, privacy policy, and other practices. Verification of information may be required prior to the acknowledgment or completion of any Booking. By initiating any Booking, you represent and warrant that you have the legal right to use any credit card(s) or other payment means used to initiate such Trip Booking. You are solely responsible for any transaction fees imposed by foreign financial institutions in connection with your payment.

Liability of TripScout and Its Licensors and Partners

The use of the Sites, Platform, or the Content is at your own risk. The Platform, Sites, and/or Content could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. TripScout may make changes or improvements at any time. THE PLATFORM, SITES, AND/OR CONTENT IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, TRIPSCOUT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. TRIPSCOUT DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE PLATFORM, SITES, AND/OR CONTENT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS PLATFORM AND/OR SITES OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. TRIPSCOUT DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF OR THE RESULT OF THE USE OF THE PLATFORM, SITES, AND/OR CONTENT IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. YOU (AND NOT TRIPSCOUT) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. TRIPSCOUT ASSUMES NO LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT, FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF ANTICIPATED PROFITS OR REVENUE OR OTHER ECONOMIC LOSS IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING FROM ANY ACT OR OMISSION BY TRIPSCOUT ITS AGENTS, AFFILIATES, JOINT VENTURE PARTNERS, INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS, OR UNAFFILIATED THIRD PARTIES AS A RESULT OF ANY ACT OR OMISSION IN FULFILLMENT OF OR IN BREACH OF THESE TERMS OF USE OR THE PRIVACY STATEMENT.

Contact with Third Parties and Third Party Sites

Your interactions with a third party on the Sites or based on such third party’s participation or presence on the Sites, are solely between you and the third party. You agree that TripScout shall have no liability with respect to any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of any dealings between you and any third party, or as a result of the presence of such third party on the Sites. The Sites may include links to third party websites or resources over which TripScout has no control. These links are provided solely as a convenience to users and should not be construed as an endorsement by TripScout of content on those third party websites or resources. Your access and use of such websites or resources is solely at your own risk. TripScout makes no representations or warranties with respect to the content, ownership, or legality of any such linked third party website. Linking to the Sites and Social Media Features You may link to our homepage, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval, or endorsement on our part. The Sites may provide certain social media features that enable you to: Link from your own or certain third-party websites to certain content on the Sites. Send emails or other communications with certain content, or links to certain content, on the Sites. Cause limited portions of content on this Sites to be displayed or appear to be displayed on your own or certain third-party websites. You may use these features solely as they are provided by us and otherwise in accordance with any additional terms and conditions we provide with respect to such features Subject to the foregoing, you must not: Establish a link from any website that is not owned by you. Cause the Sites or portions of it to be displayed on, or appear to be displayed by, any other site, for example, framing, deep linking, or in-line linking. Link to any part of the Sites other than the homepage. Otherwise take any action with respect to the materials on the Sites that is inconsistent with any other provision of these Terms of Use. You agree to cooperate with us in causing any unauthorized framing or linking immediately to stop. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. We may disable all or any social media features and any links at any time without notice in our discretion.

Intellectual Property

The TripScout name, logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks and intellectual property of TripScout or its affiliates or licensors (the “Marks”). You must not use such Marks without the prior written permission of TripScout. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on this Sites are the trademarks of their respective owners. Tripscout is the owner or licensee of all copyrights, patents, Marks, and all other intellectual property rights in, without limitation, the Sites, Platform, and/or Content. Unless otherwise specified, we grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to access, use, and display the Sites and/or Platform and the Content provided hereon solely for the purpose of obtaining information and using our Sites. When Content from the Sites and Platform is downloaded to your computer, you do not obtain any ownership interest in such Content, any modifications of the Content, or any use of the Content for any other purpose than that expressly permitted herein. Ownership of all such Content shall at all times remain with Tripscout or its licensors. Tripscout and its licensors reserve all rights not expressly granted to you. Indemnity You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold TripScout, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, investors, service or third party providers, and partners, harmless from and against any claims, actions, or demands, liabilities and settlements including without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, resulting from, or alleged to result from, (i) your access and/or use of the Sites, Platform, or Content, (ii) your violation of these Terms of Use or the terms and conditions provided by the hotel suppliers; (iii) any Content you post or submit to the Sites, (iii) your violation of law or infringement of the rights of a third party including, without limitation, hotel suppliers, (iv) damage to property, injury or death caused by you in connection with hotel suppliers through your Booking; (v) negligence or misconduct by hotel suppliers; and (vi) damage to property, injury or death caused by hotel suppliers in connection with your Booking.

Modification or Suspension of the Sites

You agree that TripScout may, in its sole discretion and at any time, modify, discontinue, or suspend its operation of the Sites, any part thereof or any Contents, temporarily or permanently, without notice or liability to you.

Applicable Laws

These Terms of Use are governed in accordance with the laws of the the state of Delaware, United States of America, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You and TripScout hereby expressly consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of a local or federal court of competent jurisdiction in the District of Columbia for the adjudication or disposition of any claim, action or dispute arising out of these Terms of Use. If any provision of these Terms of Use is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any of these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or any other term or condition.

Notice and Take Down Procedures

If you believe any Submission accessible on or from the Sites infringes your copyright, you may request removal of those materials (or access thereto) from this Sites by contacting TripScout (address identified below) and providing the following information: Identification of the copyrighted work that you believe to be infringed. Please describe the work, and where possible include a copy or the location (e.g., URL) of an authorized version of the work. Identification of the Submission that you believe to be infringing and its location. Please describe the Submission, and provide us with its URL or any other pertinent information that will allow us to locate the Submission. Your name, address, telephone number, and (if available) email address. A statement that you have a good faith belief that the complained of use of the work is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law. A statement that the information you have supplied is accurate, and indicating that “under penalty of perjury,” you are the copyright owner or authorized representative. A signature or the electronic equivalent from the copyright holder or authorized representative. Our address for copyright issues relating to this website is as follows: TripScout 3906 Cherrywood Lane Annandale, VA 22003 info@tripscout.co In an effort to protect the rights of copyright owners, TripScout maintains a policy for the termination, in appropriate circumstances, of users of this Sites who are repeat infringers. Tripscout shall not be liable for any default or delay in the performance of its obligations under these Terms of Use if and to the extent such default or delay is caused, directly or indirectly, by any cause beyond its reasonable control including, without limitation, actual or threatened, war, riot, civil strife, terrorist activity, industrial dispute, natural or nuclear disaster, adverse weather conditions, flood, epidemics and pandemics, fire, airport, port or airspace closures, flight or entry restrictions imposed by any regulatory authority or other third party, or any government restrictions on travel (each such event, a “Force Majeure Event”). We shall have no liability whatsoever including, without limitation, for compensation, costs and expenses in connection with a Force Majeure Event.

Miscellaneous

Except as expressly provided in a particular notice or disclaimer posted by or on behalf of TripScout on this Sites, these Terms of Use, including TripScout Privacy Statement, constitute the entire agreement between you and TripScout with respect to the use of the Sites and Content. A printed version of these Terms of Use and of any notice given in electronic form will be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings relating to these Terms of Use to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents originally generated and maintained in printed form. If any part of these Terms of Use is held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed in a manner consistent with applicable law to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intentions of the parties, and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect. You may not assign these Terms of Use, by operation of law or otherwise, without our prior written consent. Subject to that restriction, these Terms of Use will be binding on, inure to, and be enforceable against the parties and their respective successors and assigns. Our failure to enforce your strict performance of any provision of these Terms of Use will not constitute a waiver of our right to enforce such provision or any other provision of these Terms of Use subsequently.