These Terms of Use shall govern your access to and use of asiatravelbug.com website. Please read the following terms and conditions carefully. By using or accessing our website, you are deemed to have accepted our Terms of Use and are bound to the provisions of the same.
1. Description of Our Services. Asiatravelbug.com is a travel blog presenting travel information about Asia and beyond. The website is for informational purposes only and is not an e-commerce site. In no event do we accommodate any type of booking services or sell any third party’s products and services. Some of the content within the website may be provided by third parties, affiliate providers or users.
2. Use of the Website. In using or accessing this website, you may be required to provide current, accurate, and complete identification, contact details and other information. Where such information changes over time, you shall have the obligation to amend or update such information without undue delay. Asiatravelbug shall not be liable for any loss, damage or claim arising from your failure or delay in providing us current, accurate and complete information. Such information, where they are considered personal information as defined by applicable law, shall be subject to the terms of our Privacy Policy.
You agree to utilize this website and our services solely for its intended purpose and in accordance with this Terms of Use Policy. In no event shall you use our website and our services for any illegal or unlawful purpose of any kind. Unless otherwise permitted by Asiatravelbug, you may use this website and our services solely for your own personal use and not for commercial purposes. You may not modify the contents of this website including any copyright, trademark or other proprietary notices contained in this website. Except as otherwise expressly permitted by Asiatravelbug, you may not copy, reproduce, display, distribute, sell, or create derivative works from content created or prepared by Asiatravelbug such as blog, travel guide, photos, website layout, logo and slogan.
Your use of our website not in accordance with the terms and conditions provided herein shall give rise to our right to claim for damages or otherwise to be indemnified against any and all liability arising from or in connection with such use.
3. User Content. Certain features of our website such as blog posts allow you and other users to post content including comments, messages, photos and other materials. Such content that is generated, posted, submitted or transmitted by you and other users is referred to as “User Content”. You understand that you may only post, submit, transmit and generate original content and undertake not to generate, post, submit, or transmit User Content that is offensive, defamatory, indecent, illegal, plagiarized or otherwise erroneous.
By transmitting, submitting, posting or displaying User Content in our website which is intended to be available to the general public, you grant Asiatravelbug a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, and publish such User Content for the limited purpose of operating and developing our website and providing and promoting our services. Subject to the grant of such license, you shall retain all proprietary rights in and shall be solely responsible for any damages, claim or liability arising from or in connection with the posting or use of such User Content. You undertake to fully and promptly indemnify and hold harmless Asiatravelbug for any and all damages or claims for which it may be held liable in connection with the posting, display or use of your User Content.
While Asiatravelbug will endeavor to pre-screen, flag, and filter User Content, you understand that in accessing or using our website, you may be exposed to content that is offensive, defamatory, indecent, illegal, plagiarized, or otherwise erroneous and therefore such use or access is at your own risk. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Asiatravelbug reserves the right to refuse to accept, post, or transmit, or remove or delete User Content where, in its reasonable determination, it violates these terms or any applicable law or regulation.
In any event, Asiatravelbug shall not be liable for any claim arising from the use or access of User Content that is offensive, defamatory, indecent, illegal, plagiarized, or otherwise erroneous.
4. Third Party Links and Services. Our website contains links to third party websites, advertisements, special offers or promos, or services that are not owned or offered by, or under the control of Asiatravelbug. Asiatravelbug does not make any representations about or endorse them as its own. The linked websites, advertisements, promos and services are owned, offered, and operated by independent retailers or service providers and as such, Asiatravelbug does not make any guarantee on their availability or that you will be satisfied with their contents, products, or services. Your use of or access to such third party links, promos and services are at your own risk. Asiatravelbug shall not be liable, directly or indirectly, for any claim, loss or damage arising from your use of or access to such third party website, service or content.
5. Original Content. Asiatravelbug prepares blog posts, newsletters and travel guides from materials that may be sourced from third party providers. Asiatravelbug newsletters will be made available to you through e-mail upon subscription or successful registration. Should you opt to subscribe to such newsletters, you shall be required to give your express consent to the use of your e-mail solely for the purpose of transmitting such newsletters in accordance with Asiatravelbug’s Privacy Policy.
To the extent that the blog posts, newsletters or travel guides contain contents that originated from third party providers, you understand and acknowledge that such contents shall be the sole responsibility of the third party provider. Asiatravelbug shall not be held liable for any claim, loss or damage arising from or in connection with such contents including claims for infringement of copyright or other intellectual property right.
Asiatravelbug owns and retains the copyright and other intellectual property rights to contents generated or commissioned by Asiatravelbug (“Original Content”) and you undertake not to plagiarize or copy such Original Content without express permission from Asiatravelbug. You understand and acknowledge that Asiatravelbug has the right to avail of any and all remedies to enjoin or otherwise stop the unauthorized use or copying of its Original Content in addition to the right to claim for damages, among others, for such unauthorized use or copying of the Original Content or otherwise for the infringement of its intellectual property rights thereto.
6. Travel Advice. Our website may contain travel advice or recommendations (e.g. hotel recommendations, trip recommendations) from Asiatravelbug, its users, or third party service providers. As they are merely advice or recommendations, you are enjoined to conduct whatever investigation you may deem necessary or appropriate before proceeding to follow any such advice or recommendation. You understand and acknowledge that Asiatravelbug shall not be liable for death or personal injury or loss of or damage to property on the occasion of or in the course of a trip pursuant to a travel advice or recommendation posted on our website.
7. Advertisements. Some of Asiatravelbug’s services maybe supported by advertising revenue. You agree and acknowledge that Asiatravelbug may, subject to provisions of applicable law, rules and regulations, place advertisements or third-party promotional offers or campaigns (“Advertisements”) in our website and that the contents of such Advertisements are protected by copyright, trademark, service marks, patents and other proprietary rights and laws. Except as expressly authorized by Asiatravelbug or the owner of the copyright or intellectual property right to such Advertisements, you agree not to modify, copy, distribute or create derivative works from the contents of such Advertisements.
Upon your express consent, Asiatravelbug may directly send you Advertisements to your e-mail. You shall promptly notify Asiatravelbug in accordance with the applicable procedure should you opt not to further receive Advertisements in your e-mail.
You agree and acknowledge that Asiatravelbug shall not be liable for the veracity or availability of such Advertisements and for any claim, loss or damage arising from or in connection with your reliance upon such Advertisements. As the Advertisements are owned and controlled by third parties, you are enjoined to undertake such investigation you deem necessary or appropriate prior to entering into transactions in reliance upon such Advertisements.
8. Hacking or Unauthorized Access. While Asiatravelbug values the information that users provide, the databases derived therefrom, and the contents posted on our website and thus, undertake to adopt measures to protect the security of such information, databases and contents, Asiatravelbug cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat such security measures. Unless Asiatravelbug fails to undertake reasonable security measures to protect such information, databases and contents, you agree and acknowledge that Asiatravelbug shall not be liable whatsoever for the hacking or unauthorized use or copying of the same by unauthorized third parties. To further prevent such breach of security or unauthorized access, you agree to undertake such measures that are generally undertaken by users to protect their account, personal information and User Content.
9. Disclaimer of Warranties. You understand and acknowledge that the information provided to you on our website is free of charge. While Asiatravelbug shall, as far as practicable, endeavor to check the veracity, accuracy, currency and completeness of its Original Content, you acknowledge and accept that other information are provided on an “As Is”, “As Available” basis, without any warranty or representation of any kind. We disclaim all warranties express, implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of intellectual property of third parties to the fullest extent allowed by applicable law or statute. In addition, we do not provide any warranties and/or representations as to the following: (i) our website will be available at any particular time or location or that its operation will be uninterrupted or error free, (ii) the validity, accuracy, currency, reliability and/or completeness of User Content or information provided by third parties or affiliates, or (iii) the content of our website or third party website is free of viruses, worms, adware or malware. Asiatravelbug shall not be liable for any such warranties all of which are disclaimed as provided herein.
For your own protection, you agree to undertake all the necessary measures such as use of virus scanner to keep your computer or device virus-free before downloading any information or material from our website.
10. Limitation of Liability and Damages. You expressly acknowledge and agree that in no event shall we be held liable or responsible for any direct, indirect, general, special, exemplary, incidental or consequential damages or loss of any kind, arising out any breach of contract, negligence, tort, or strict liability in connection with or arising out of (i) the use or inability to use our website or services, or the use of a third party’s website linked to our website, (ii) your reliance on any information provided on our website or on a third party’s website linked to our website, (iii) the unauthorized access to, hacking of, or alterations to your transmissions or data despite reasonable security measures undertaken by Asiatravelbug, (iv) statements or conduct of any third party on or in relation to our website or services.
11. Indemnification. You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless, Asiatravelbug, its officers, employees, contractors, affiliates, agents, representatives, advertisers and any third party working for or on its behalf, from and against any claims, demands, losses, damages, fines, penalties or other expenses, including court cost and attorneys’ fees resulting from or in any way related to your breach or violation of the terms of use of our website and services.
12. Trademarks and Copyrights. Unless otherwise owned by users or third parties, we reserve all rights to trademark and copyright over all text, logos, slogans, trademarks, pictures, illustrations and/or any materials published in our website (“Materials”). Nothing in this website shall be construed as granting, by implication or estoppel, copyright or any right to use such Materials without the prior written consent of Asiatravelbug or the owner of proprietary rights to such Materials, as the case may be. Except as expressly authorized by Asiatravelbug or the owner of the intellectual property rights to the Materials or otherwise permitted herein, you agree not to modify, sell, distribute, copy, imitate, or create derivative works from such Materials. You understand and agree that you shall be liable for infringement of copyright and any proprietary right to the Materials and shall promptly comply with any order or demand to cease from undertaking acts that infringes or further infringes copyright and any other proprietary right to the Materials.
With respect to use of Materials owned by third parties, you agree to indemnify and hold Asiatravelbug harmless for any claim for which Asiatravelbug may be held liable arising from your use of such Materials in a manner that infringes copyright and other intellectual property rights.
13. Storage of Content. You agree and acknowledge that Asiatravelbug is not responsible or liable for the deletion or failure to store any content posted on our website or transmitted or submitted to Asiatravelbug.
14. Termination. You may discontinue your use of our website and services at any time. You undertake to notify Asiatravelbug should you opt to terminate your registration or subscriptions to certain services. You agree that Asiatravelbug may at any time terminate your access to our website or our services for technical or security reasons, to prevent unauthorized access, loss of or destruction of data or violation of these Terms of Use, applicable law or regulation.
15. No Waiver. Our failure to exercise in any respect any right provided in our Terms of Use shall not be deemed or constitute a waiver of any other right or remedy to which we may be entitled.
16. Assignments. You may not assign, delegate or transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms of Use. Any such transfer shall be null and void.
17. Governing Law, Jurisdiction and Venue of Actions. Our Terms of Use Policy is governed by and shall be construed according to Philippine laws. In the event of disputes arising from or in connection with these Terms of Use, such dispute must be filed, settled or resolved in a court of competent jurisdiction in the Philippines.
18. Entire Agreement and Severability. The provisions under these Terms of Use and any amendments thereto constitute the entire agreement between you and Asiatravelbug with respect to the subject matter hereof. If any of the provisions of these Terms of Use are found to be unenforceable, invalid or illegal, the remainder shall not be affected thereby and shall be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law and the unenforceable, invalid or illegal provision shall be deemed modified or eliminated to the extent necessary to permit the enforcement of our Terms of Use as a whole.
19. Other Jurisdictions. Our website and its contents are established, controlled and operated by us, in Metro Manila, Philippines are in compliance with the laws of and regulations in the Philippines. Use of or accessing to our website outside of the Philippines may be governed by regulatory and statutory requirements that differ from those in the Philippines. Those who choose to access our website from locations outside of the Philippines are responsible for compliance with their respective local laws. Any offer, product, promotion and/or deal from any third party or any service offered through our website is void where prohibited in such other jurisdictions.
20. Changes to Services and Terms of Use. We reserve the right to make any changes to our Terms of Use at any time or from time to time where Asiatravelbug deems it necessary for legal, regulatory and technical purposes, or due to changes in the services provided by Asiatravelbug. It is your responsibility to review these Terms of Use. Notice of changes or amendments to our Terms of Use shall be duly posted on our website. Your continued use of this website after the effectivity of the amended Terms of Use shall be deemed as acceptance of the Terms of Use as amended and you shall be bound by the terms of the same.
Asiatravelbug may change, suspend or discontinue any service at any time without notice including the availability of any feature, database or content and shall not be held liable for such change, suspension or discontinuance of service.
21. Questions and Comments. Please feel free to contact us for any questions or comments you may have regarding our Terms of Use.