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GENERAL TERMS OF USE
By clicking the option “I have read, understood, and agreed to the terms and conditions of the Travel CUTS User Agreement ”, you acknowledge and agree to all of the terms and conditions for use of this site as well as to adhere to the rules pertaining to the use of this site. You further agree to convey the contents of this User Agreement to your traveling family members or companions. If you do not agree with or object to any part of the terms and conditions, you should not use this site, because by your use you waive any objection to any term or condition contained herein. Your use of this site is subject to the terms and conditions set out below, and all applicable international, federal, state, and local laws and regulations. These terms and conditions limit and exclude our liability. Your legal recourse for liability arising from your use of this site will generally be limited to claims against third party service providers.
RISKS OF USE
There are inherent risks in relying upon, using or retrieving any information found on the Internet, and Travel CUTS urges you to make sure you understand these risks before relying upon, using or retrieving any such information. Travel CUTS endeavors to choose the most reputable suppliers, but maintains no control over the personnel, equipment, operations or goods of the said supplier. The travel services are subject to the conditions imposed by these suppliers, and their liability may, in turn, be limited by their tariffs, conditions of carriage and international conventions and arrangements. You should verify any such conditions directly with each carrier or supplier of services. It is the responsibility of the user to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any opinion, advice or other content available through the site, or obtained from a linked site. Please seek the advice of professionals, as appropriate, regarding the evaluation of any specific opinion, advice, product, service, or other content. Travel CUTS is under no obligation to update any content on the site.
Hazards
We have no special knowledge regarding foreign entry requirements, unsafe conditions: health hazards, weather hazards, supplier bankruptcies, or the suitability for disabled persons of any portion of any tour. For foreign entry requirements, go to http://travel.state.gov/foreignentryreqs.html. For State Department travel advisories, go tohttp://travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.html .
For foreign health requirements and dangers, go to http://www.cdc.gov/travel/index.htm . You hereby release us from any claims resulting in whole or in part from any problem covered in this paragraph and any other causes not within our control.
Limitation of Refunds
All airlines impose cancellation and change penalties up to 100% for many discount tickets. All tour operators, cruise lines, and some resort hotels impose cancellation and change penalties, too. Please view the applicable rules before you make your reservation.
Delays
Flight delays are very common. If your flight is delayed for any reason, the airlines are generally not required by law to pay for your en route expenses, such as meals, hotels, taxes and phone calls.
Check Your Itinerary
As soon as you receive your booked itinerary, check it thoroughly to make sure it is correct as to dates, times, fares, and rates.
Reconfirmation
Schedule changes are quite common today. We urge you to re-check exact flight times prior to departure and prior to your return.
OWNERSHIP AND COPYRIGHT/TRADEMARK
This site, and each of its modules, together with the arrangement and compilation of the content found on this site, is the property of Travel CUTS Canadian Universities Travel Services “Travel CUTS”. The trademarks, logos and service marks (“Marks”) displayed on the Site are the property of Travel CUTS and other parties. Users are prohibited from using any Marks for any purpose including, but not limited to use as metatags on other pages or sites on the World Wide Web without the written permission of Travel CUTS or such third party which may own the Marks. All information and content including any software programs available on or through the site (“Content”) is protected by copyright. Users are prohibited from modifying, copying, distributing, transmitting, displaying, publishing, selling, licensing, creating derivative works or using any Content available on or through the site for commercial or public purposes. Nothing contained on this site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any of the Marks without the written permission of Travel CUTS, or such other party that may own the Marks. You may not use any “robot,” “spider” or other automatic device, or a program, algorithm or methodology having similar processes or functionality, or any manual process, to monitor or copy any of the Web pages, data or content found on this site, in any case without the prior written permission of Travel CUTS. You shall be solely liable for any damages resulting from any infringement of copyright, trademark, or other proprietary right, or any other harm resulting from your use of this site.
USE OF SITE
Travel CUTS grants you a limited, non-transferable license to use this site for personal, non-commercial use only in accordance with the terms and conditions of this User Agreement. You may not assign, convey, subcontract or delegate your rights, duties or obligations hereunder. You may only use this site to make legitimate reservations or purchases and shall not use this site for any other purposes, including without limitation, to make any speculative, false or fraudulent reservation or any reservation in anticipation of demand. You agree that you will not use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of this site. You agree that you will not take any action that imposes a burden or load on our infrastructure that Travel CUTS deems in its sole discretion to be unreasonable or disproportionate to the benefits Travel CUTS obtains from your use of the site.
CHANGES TO SITE AND TERMS OF USE
Travel CUTS may at any time modify these terms and conditions and your continued use of this site will be subject to the terms and conditions in force at the time of your use. Travel CUTS is under no obligation to update any content on the site. Travel CUTS may change the content on the site at any time without notice. Travel CUTS may make improvements or changes to the site at any time.
EXCLUSION OF WARRANTY
All content, products, and services on this site, or obtained from a linked 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 and fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, security or accuracy. Travel CUTS and any third party providers and distributors do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, currency or reliability of any of the content or data found on this site or obtained from a linked site. Travel CUTS does not endorse and is not responsible for (a) the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice or statement made through the site by any party other than Travel CUTS (b) any content provided on linked sites or (c) the capabilities or reliability of any product or service obtained from a linked site. Neither Travel CUTS nor any third party providers or distributors warrant that this site, its servers or any e-mail sent from Travel CUTS are free of viruses or other harmful components. Travel CUTS cannot and does not guarantee continuous, uninterrupted or secure access to the web site. Travel CUTS is not responsible for the financial default of any supplier.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR USE OF SITE AND LINKED SITES.
You agree that Travel CUTS is a mere agent for the providers of services available through the site, including but not limited to travel services. The relationship between Travel CUTS and you will be that of independent contractors, and neither of us nor any of our respective officers, agents or employees will be held or construed to be partners, joint ventures, fiduciaries, employees or agents of the other. Except as required by statute or government regulation, Travel CUTS shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a user’s reliance on information obtained through the site or a linked site, or user’s reliance on any product or service obtained from a linked site. Any and all claims regarding any failure or breach with respect to the services offered through the site are limited to claims against any and all service providers. Travel CUTS hereby disclaims any liability, whether based in contract, tort, strict liability or otherwise, including without limitation liability for any direct, punitive, special, consequential, incidental or indirect damages, in connection with (i) any use of this site or content found herein, (ii) any failure or delay (including, but not limited to the use of or inability to use any component of this site for reservations or ticketing), or (iii) the performance or non performance by Travel CUTS or any third party providers or distributors, including, but not limited to, non performance resulting from bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, dissolution or liquidation provided by any carrier or other supplier through the site, liability for any act, error, omission, injury, loss, accident, delay or irregularity which may be incurred through the fault, negligent or otherwise, of such carrier or supplier, lost profits, cost of procuring substitute service or lost opportunity arising out of or in connection with the use of the site or a linked site, or with the delay or inability to use the site or a linked site, even if Travel CUTS is made aware of the possibility of such damages, and you hereby agree to exonerate and hold harmless Travel CUTS, its affiliates and any of their respective officers, directors, employees, or agents from any liability with respect to the same. This limitation on liability includes, but is not limited to, the transmission of any viruses which may infect a user’s equipment, failure of mechanical or electronic equipment or communication lines, telephone or other interconnect problems (e.g., you cannot access your internet service provider), unauthorized access, theft, operator errors, strikes or other labor problems or any force majeure.
MINIMUM AGE FOR USE AND LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES.
You represent that you are not a minor, are at least the age of majority and have legal capacity to use this site and to create binding legal obligations for any liability you may incur as a result of the use of this site. You understand that you are financially responsible for all uses of this site by you and those using your login information. If you use this site, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account information and your password. You agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password.
