Terms and Conditions of Use

TERMS OF USE: PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE. BY USING THIS SITE, YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE, PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS SITE.

Permission is not granted to reproduce any part of the brooklyn101 website at http://brooklyn101.com and/or http://brooklyn101.vrbx.com, (hereinafter referred to as the "Site") by its owner, Travel Writers Coop (hereinafter referred to "TWC"). It is likewise not permitted to present links to the Site in a manner that could cause confusion as to the ownership of the Site, or that would cause the Site's content to be viewed alongside commercial advertising (e.g., do not present any part of the Site in the context of an HTML frameset). Non-commercial, honest, ordinary linking is permitted without having to ask first.

Spam Policy:

The email addresses found within this Site are only to be used to obtain further information with respect to the products or services contained within the Site. Any other use is classified as SPAM and is prohibited.
TWC neither sells nor markets email addresses found within the Site.
Permission is not granted to sell or market email addresses contained within the Site.
Violations of our SPAM policy will be invoiced GBP (British Pounds) 250 per month in each month of a violation. This cost covers our expenses incurred to process SPAM. All invoices are due on receipt.
Invoices in which payment is not received within 30 days of issuance will incur interest at a rate of 1½ % per month and will subject the violator to a formal report to the credit agencies and the invoice's will be turned over to a collection agency.

Privacy Policy:

TWC will not disclose personal information and/or an IP address unless required by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to:

Cooperate with the investigations of purported unlawful activities and conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on TWC or its members,
Protect and defend the rights or property of the Site and related properties, or visitors to the Site and related properties,
Act under exigent circumstances to protect the safety of the public or users of the Site,
Identify persons who may be violating the law, the Site's Terms and Conditions of Use, the rights of third parties, or otherwise misusing the Site or its related properties,

TWC uses reasonable precautions to keep the information disclosed to it secure. TWC reserves the right to transfer all such information in connection with the sale of all or part of TWC's business. Furthermore, TWC is not responsible for any breach of security or for any actions of any third parties that receive the information. TWC is not responsible for such third party privacy policies or how they treat information about their users.

General:

TWC has the right at any time to change or discontinue any aspect or feature of the Site, including, without limitation, the content, hours of availability, and equipment needed for access or use of the Site.

Restrictions on Use:

The Site contains copyrighted material, trademarks and other proprietary information, including, without limitation, text, software, photos, video, graphics, music and sound, and the contents of the Site are copyrighted under copyright laws. You may not modify, publish, transmit, display, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit, any of the content, in whole or in part. You may download one copy of any copyrighted material for your personal, non-commercial home use only. Except as otherwise expressly permitted under copyright law, no copying, redistribution, retransmission, publication or commercial exploitation of downloaded material will be permitted without the express written permission of TWC and the copyright owner. In the event of any permitted copying, redistribution or publication of copyrighted material, no changes in or deletion of author attribution, trademark legend or copyright notice shall be made. You acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership rights by downloading copyrighted material.

Photo and Image Copyright Issues

Photos and images (hereinafter referred to as "Image") posted on the Site are protected by copyright. Violations will be prosecuted. The copyright status is shown on the Image, please familarize yourself with the following:

© [name] or no annotation: Image protected by copyright, you must ask for permission to use this image. You may request permission from us with e-mail, stating your name, address, phone number and intended use of the image (state the URL of your wbesite).
© [name] (GFDL): Image protected by the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL).
© [name] (CC): Image protected by the Creative Commons (CC) license.
© [name] (OTRS): Image protected by the Open-source Ticket Request System (OTRS) of WikiMedia.
© [name] (PD): Image released in the Public Domain.

Disclaimer of Warranty and Limitation of Liability:

YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. NEITHER TWC, ITS AFFILIATES NOR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS OR LICENSORS WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; NOR DO THEY MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE SITE, OR FROM THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN, OR AS TO THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY INFORMATION, SERVICE OR MERCHANDISE PROVIDED THROUGH THE SITE.
THE SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OTHER THAN THOSE WARRANTIES WHICH ARE IMPLIED BY AND INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION, RESTRICTION OR MODIFICATION UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES AS TO THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SITE.
THIS DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY APPLIES TO ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY CAUSED BY ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INACCURACY, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, OR USE OF THIS SITE, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS BEHAVIOR (INCLUDING STRICT LIABILITY), NEGLIGENCE, OR UNDER ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW. THIS DOES NOT AFFECT ANY STATUTORY RIGHTS WHICH MAY NOT BE DISCLAIMED. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT TWC IS NOT LIABLE FOR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER USERS OR THIRD-PARTIES OVER WHICH IT HAS NO CONTROL.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL TWC'S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES AND CAUSES OF ACTION WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING ITS OWN NEGLIGENCE) OR UNDER ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY (INCLUDING STRICT LIABILITY) EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING THIS SITE. THIS DOES NOT AFFECT ANY STATUTORY RIGHTS WHICH MAY NOT BE DISCLAIMED.

Trademarks:

Viruses:

TWC also assumes no responsibility, and shall not be liable 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.

Changed Terms:

TWC has the right at any time to change or modify the terms and conditions applicable to use of the Site, or any part thereof, or to impose new conditions, including, without limitation, adding fees and charges for use. Such changes, modifications, additions or deletions shall be effective immediately upon notice thereof, which may be given by any means including, without limitation, posting on the Site, or by electronic or conventional mail, or by any other means. Any use of the Site by you after such notice shall be deemed to constitute acceptance of such changes, modifications, additions or deletions.

Miscellaneous:

These terms of use constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all previous written or oral agreements between the parties with respect to such subject matter except for advertisers who have executed a written agreement for advertising with TWC. In this case, the terms of the signed advertising agreement shall prevail. These terms of use shall be construed in accordance with English law. You hereby agree that the English courts have jurisdiction to settle any disputes which may arise out of or in connection with the usage of the Site and that accordingly any suit, action or proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Site may be brought in such courts. No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not be given any legal import.

The Site incorporates links to other websites. TWC does not in any way endorse, nor is it responsible for, the content on those other websites.

Contact us:

You can contact us by e-mail or phone us at +44 (0)20 70849169.