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Terms of use

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the services of Cruiseline.com's websites, mobile websites and mobile apps (the "Services"). Your access to and use of the Services is conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. By accessing or using the Services you agree to be bound by these Terms.

Basic terms

You are responsible for your use of the Services, for any content you post to the Services, and for any consequences thereof. The Content you submit, post, or display will be able to be viewed by other users of the Services and through third party services and websites. You should only provide Content that you are comfortable sharing with others under these Terms. What you say on Cruiseline.com may be viewed all around the world instantly.

You may use the Services only if you can form a binding contract with Cruiseline.com and are not a person barred from receiving services under the laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction. You may use the Services only in compliance with these Terms and all applicable local, state, national, and international laws, rules and regulations.

The Services that Cruiseline.com provides are always evolving and the form and nature of the Services that Cruiseline.com provides may change from time to time without prior notice to you. In addition, Cruiseline.com may stop (permanently or temporarily) providing the Services (or any features within the Services) to you or to users generally and may not be able to provide you with prior notice. We also retain the right to create limits on use and storage at our sole discretion at any time without prior notice to you.

The Services may include advertisements, which may be targeted to the Content or information on the Services, queries made through the Services, or other information. The types and extent of advertising by Cruiseline.com on the Services are subject to change. In consideration for Cruiseline.com granting you access to and use of the Services, you agree that Cruiseline.com and its third party providers and partners may place such advertising on the Services or in connection with the display of Content or information from the Services whether submitted by you or others.

Privacy

Your privacy is very important to us. Any information that you provide to Cruiseline.com is subject to our Privacy Policy, which governs our collection and use of your information. You understand that through your use of the Services, you consent to the collection and use (as set forth in the Privacy Policy) of this information, including the transfer of this information to the United States and/or other countries for storage, processing and use by Cruiseline.com. As part of providing you the Services, we may need to provide you with certain communications, such as service announcements and administrative messages. These communications are considered part of the Services and your Cruiseline.com account, which you may not be able to opt-out from receiving. Note: You can opt-out of most communications from Cruiseline.com. Please see the 'Email Notification' section of the Settings tab of your Profile.

Passwords

You are responsible for safeguarding the password that you use to access the Services and for any activities or actions under your password. We encourage you to use "strong" passwords (passwords that use a combination of upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols) with your account. Cruiseline.com cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with the above requirements.

Content on the services

All Content, whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, is the sole responsibility of the person who originated such Content. We may not monitor or control the Content posted via the Services and, we cannot take responsibility for such Content. Any use or reliance on any Content or materials posted via the Services or obtained by you through the Services is at your own risk.

We do not endorse, support, represent or guarantee the completeness, truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of any Content or communications posted via the Services or endorse any opinions expressed via the Services. You understand that by using the Services, you may be exposed to Content that might be offensive, harmful, inaccurate or otherwise inappropriate, or in some cases, postings that have been mislabeled or are otherwise deceptive. Under no circumstances will Cruiseline.com be liable in any way for any Content, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any Content, or 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 Services or broadcast elsewhere.

You own all the Content you submit, post or display on or through the Services. By submitting, posting or displaying Content on or through the Services, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display and distribute such Content in any and all media or distribution methods (now known or later developed).

You agree that this license includes the right for Cruiseline.com to make such Content available to other companies, organizations or individuals who partner with Cruiseline.com for the syndication, broadcast, distribution or publication of such Content on other media and services, subject to our terms and conditions for such Content use.

Such additional uses by Cruiseline.com, or other companies, organizations or individuals who partner with Cruiseline.com, may be made with no compensation paid to you with respect to the Content that you submit, post, transmit or otherwise make available through the Services.

We may modify or adapt your Content in order to transmit, display or distribute it over computer networks and in various media and/or make changes to your Content as are necessary to conform and adapt that Content to any requirements or limitations of any networks, devices, services or media.

You are responsible for your use of the Services, for any Content you provide, and for any consequences thereof, including the use of your Content by other users and our third party partners. You understand that your Content may be rebroadcasted by our partners and if you do not have the right to submit Content for such use, it may subject you to liability. Cruiseline.com will not be responsible or liable for any use of your Content by Cruiseline.com in accordance with these Terms. You represent and warrant that you have all the rights, power and authority necessary to grant the rights granted herein to any Content that you submit.

Cruiseline.com gives you a personal, worldwide, royalty-free, non-assignable and non-exclusive license to use the software that is provided to you by Cruiseline.com as part of the Services. This license is for the sole purpose of enabling you to use and enjoy the benefit of the Services as provided by Cruiseline.com, in the manner permitted by these Terms.

Cruiseline.com rights

All rights, title, and interest in and to the Services (excluding Content provided by users) are and will remain the exclusive property of Cruiseline.com and its licensors. The Services are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of both the United States and foreign countries. Nothing in the Terms gives you a right to use the Cruiseline.com name or any of the Cruiseline.com trademarks, logos, domain names, and other distinctive brand features. Any feedback, comments, or suggestions you may provide regarding Cruiseline.com, or the Services is entirely voluntary and we will be free to use such feedback, comments or suggestions as we see fit and without any obligation to you.

Restrictions on content and use of the services

We reserve the right at all times (but will not have an obligation) to remove or refuse to distribute any Content on the Services and to terminate users or reclaim usernames. Please review the Cruiseline.com Rules below to better understand what is prohibited on the Service. We also reserve the right to access, read, preserve, and disclose any information as we reasonably believe is necessary to (i) satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, (ii) enforce the Terms, including investigation of potential violations hereof, (iii) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues, (iv) respond to user support requests, or (v) protect the rights, property or safety of Cruiseline.com, its users and the public.

Note: Cruiseline.com does not disclose personally identifying information to third parties except in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

You may not do any of the following while accessing or using the Services: (i) access, tamper with, or use non-public areas of the Services, Cruiseline.com's computer systems, or the technical delivery systems of Cruiseline.com's providers; (ii) probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of any system or network or breach or circumvent any security or authentication measures; (iii) access or search or attempt to access or search the Services by any means (automated or otherwise) other than through our currently available, published interfaces that are provided by Cruiseline.com (and only pursuant to those terms and conditions), unless you have been specifically allowed to do so in a separate agreement with Cruiseline.com; (iv) forge any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any email or posting, or in any way use the Services to send altered, deceptive or false source-identifying information; or (v) interfere with, or disrupt, (or attempt to do so), the access of any user, host or network, including, without limitation, sending a virus, overloading, flooding, spamming, mail-bombing the Services, or by scripting the creation of Content in such a manner as to interfere with or create an undue burden on the Services.

Rules

Our goal is to provide a service that allows you to connect with others who enjoy cruising, discover and receive cruising content and share your cruising content and knowledge all in a safe and fun environment. We do our best to adhere to this goal, but we cannot guarantee it. We need your help to do that which includes the following commitments:

General

  1. If you collect information from users, you will: obtain their consent, make it clear you (and not Cruiseline.com) are the one collecting their information, and post a privacy policy explaining what information you collect and how you will use it.

  2. You will not impersonate others through the Cruiseline.com service in a manner that does or is intended to mislead, confuse, or deceive others.

  3. We reserve the right to reclaim user names on beha lf of businesses or individuals that hold legal claim or trademark on those user names. Accounts using business names and/or logos to mislead others will be permanently suspended.

  4. You will not publish or post other people's private and confidential information, such as credit card numbers, street address or Social Security/National Identity numbers, without their express authorization and permission.

  5. We will respond to clear and complete notices of alleged copyright infringement. Our copyright procedures are set forth in the Terms of Service.

  6. You will not use our service for any unlawful purposes or for promotion of illegal activities. International users agree to comply with all local laws regarding online conduct and acceptable content.

Safety

  1. You will not send or otherwise post unauthorized commercial communications (such as spam) on Cruiseline.com.

  2. You will not collect users' content or information, or otherwise access Cruiseline.com, using automated means (such as harvesting bots, robots, spiders, or scrapers) without our permission.

  3. You will not engage in unlawful multi-level marketing, such as a pyramid scheme, on Cruiseline.com.

  4. You will not upload viruses or other malicious code.

  5. You will not solicit login information or access an account belonging to someone else.

  6. You will not bully, intimidate, or harass any user.

  7. You will not post content that is hateful, threatening, pornographic, or that contains nudity or graphic or gratuitous violence.

  8. You will not develop or operate a third party application containing, or advertise or otherwise market alcohol-related or other mature content without appropriate age-based restrictions.

  9. You will not offer any contest, giveaway, or sweepstakes ("promotion") on Cruiseline.com without our prior written consent. If we consent, you take full responsibility for the promotion, and will follow all applicable laws.

  10. You will not use Cruiseline.com to do anything unlawful, misleading, malicious, or discriminatory.

  11. You will not do anything that could disable, overburden, or impair the proper working of Cruiseline.com, such as a denial of service attack.

  12. You will not facilitate or encourage any violations of this Statement.

Registration

  1. You will not provide any false personal information on Cruiseline.com, or create an account for anyone other than yourself without permission.

  2. You will not use your personal profile for your own commercial gain (such as selling your status update to an advertiser).

  3. You will not use Cruiseline.com if you are under 13.

  4. You will not use Cruiseline.com if you are a convicted sex offender.

  5. You will not share your password, let anyone else access your account, or do anything else that might jeopardize the security of your account.

  6. You will not transfer your account to anyone without first getting our written permission.

  7. If you select a username for your account we reserve the right to remove or reclaim it if we believe appropriate (such as when a trademark owner complains about a username that does not closely relate to a user's actual name).

Spam and abuse

  1. You will not use the Cruiseline.com service for the purpose of spamming anyone. What constitutes "spamming" will evolve as we respond to new tricks and tactics by spammers.

  2. You will not create serial accounts for disruptive or abusive purposes. Mass account creation will result in suspension of all accounts.

  3. Malware/Phishing: You may not publish or link to malicious content intended to damage or disrupt another user's browser or computer or to compromise a user's privacy.

  4. You may not use obscene or pornographic images in either your profile picture or user background.

Any users or accounts that violate the intent or spirit of this goal are subject to temporary or permanent suspension.

Copyright policy

Cruiseline.com respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users of the Services to do the same. We will respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with applicable law and are properly provided to us. We reserve the right to remove Content alleged to be infringing without prior notice and at our sole discretion. In appropriate circumstances, Cruiseline.com will also terminate a user's account if the user is determined to be a repeat infringer.

The services are available "AS-IS"

Your access to and use of the Services or any Content is at your own risk. You understand and agree that the Services is provided to you on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis. Without limiting the foregoing, Cruiseline.com AND ITS PARTNERS DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. We make no warranty and disclaim all responsibility and liability for the completeness, accuracy, availability, timeliness, security or reliability of the Services or any content thereon. Cruiseline.com will not be responsible or liable for any harm to your computer system, loss of data, or other harm that results from your access to or use of the Services, or any Content. You also agree that Cruiseline.com has no responsibility or liability for the deletion of, or the failure to store or to transmit, any Content and other communications maintained by the Services. We make no warranty that the Services will meet your requirements or be available on an uninterrupted, secure, or error-free basis. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained from Cruiseline.com or through the Services, will create any warranty not expressly made herein.

Links

The Services may contain links to third-party websites or resources. You acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible or liable for: (i) the availability or accuracy of such websites or resources; or (ii) the content, products, or services on or available from such websites or resources. Links to such websites or resources do not imply any endorsement by Cruiseline.com of such websites or resources or the content, products, or services available from such websites or resources. You acknowledge sole responsibility for and assume all risk arising from your use of any such websites or resources.

Mobile use

The Services of Cruiseline.com includes a mobile application. We reserve the right to anonymously track and report a user's activity inside of the application. This is done to ensure we are improving our application based on actual usage. User activity data from this mobile application will not be sold or provided to third-parties.

Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, CRUISELINE.COM AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS AND LICENSORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, GOOD-WILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM (i) YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICES; (ii) ANY CONDUCT OR CONTENT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER USERS OR THIRD PARTIES; (iii) ANY CONTENT OBTAINED FROM THE SERVICES; AND (iv) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, USE OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR CONTENT, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, WHETHER OR NOT CRUISELINE.COM HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE, AND EVEN IF A REMEDY SET FORTH HEREIN IS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

Exclusions

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, so the limitations above may not apply to you.

Waiver and severability

The failure of Cruiseline.com to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be deemed a waiver of such right or provision. In the event that any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in full force and effect.

Controlling law and jurisdiction

These Terms and any action related thereto will be governed by the laws of the State of Florida without regard to or application of its conflict of law provisions or your state or country of residence. All claims, legal proceedings or litigation arising in connection with the Services will be brought solely in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and you consent to the jurisdiction of and venue in such courts and waive any objection as to inconvenient forum. If you are accepting these Terms on behalf of a United States federal government entity that is legally unable to accept the controlling law, jurisdiction or venue clauses above, then those clauses do not apply to you but instead these Terms and any action related thereto will be will be governed by the laws of the United States of America (without reference to conflict of laws) and, in the absence of federal law and to the extent permitted under federal law, the laws of the State of Florida (excluding choice of law).

Entire agreement

These Terms, the Cruiseline.com Rules and our Privacy Policy are the entire and exclusive agreement between Cruiseline.com and you regarding the Services (excluding any services for which you have a separate agreement with Cruiseline.com that is explicitly in addition or in place of these Terms), and these Terms supersede and replace any prior agreements between Cruiseline.com and you regarding the Services.

We may revise these Terms from time to time, the most current version will always be at Cruiseline.com/terms. If the revision, in our sole discretion, is material we will notify you via an e-mail to the email associated with your account. By continuing to access or use the Services after those revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised Terms.

These Services are operated and provided by Cruiseline.com LLC. If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us.

Effective: December 5, 2012

Thoughts or questions about these terms? Please let us know.