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Last updated Sep 05, 2023

These Terms and Conditions (these “Terms”) govern each user’s (“you”, “your”, or “user”) access to and use of the site at Zhoola.com (the “Website” or “Company Website”) which is owned and/or operated by Zhoola, a Delaware corporation (“Company”, “Zhoola”, “we”, “us”, “our”), and any other products, mobile applications, other apps or other platforms the Company offers (hereinafter, the Website and these other products, mobile applications, other apps and/or other platforms are collectively referred to as “Company Programs”).

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING AGREEMENT CAREFULLY:

THESE AGREEMENT, TOGETHER WITH THE COMPANY’S PRIVACY POLICY (THE “PRIVACY POLICY” OR THE “COMPANY’S PRIVACY POLICY”), AND ANY OTHER AGREEMENT OR CONDITIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THESE AGREEMENT (HEREINAFTER COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS THIS “AGREEMENT”) FORM A LEGALLY BINDING CONTRACT BETWEEN YOU AND THE COMPANY. PLEASE READ ALL OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE AGREEMENT CAREFULLY AS IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR ACCESS AND USE OF THE SITE OR ANY OTHER COMPANY PROGRAMS.
BY CONTINUING TO USE OR OTHERWISE ACCESS THE SITE OR ANY OTHER COMPANY PROGRAM (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION STARTING TO BOOK ANY TRIP), YOU HEREBY AUTOMATICALLY AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT (AS DEFINED ABOVE), AS PRESENTED TO YOU AS OF THE DATE OF YOUR FIRST USE OF EITHER THE SITE OR ANY OTHER COMPANY PROGRAM.

AS SET FORTH IN MORE DETAIL IN SECTION 10 HEREIN, THE COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT, AT OUR DISCRETION AND AT ANY TIME, TO MAKE CHANGES TO ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION CHANGES TO ANY OF THE AGREEMENT AND CONDITIONS GOVERNING A BOOKING OF A TRIP OR TO THE COMPANY PRIVACY POLICY (HEREINAFTER “UPDATES” TO THIS AGREEMENT). YOU WILL BE BOUND BY ALL UPDATES TO THIS AGREEMENT AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN SECTION 10 OF THIS AGREEMENT.

NO CHANGES (ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS) BY YOU TO THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE ACCEPTED BY THE COMPANY. THUS, IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL THE AGREEMENT AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, THEN YOU SHOULD NOT ACCESS OR OTHERWISE USE THE SITE OR ANY OTHER COMPANY PROGRAMS.

THIS AGREEMENT CONSTITUTES A BINDING CONTRACT BETWEEN YOU AND THE COMPANY AND YOU SHOULD DOWNLOAD AND PRINT THIS ENTIRE AGREEMENT (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THESE AGREEMENT AND THE COMPANY’S PRIVACY POLICY, AS DEFINED ABOVE) FOR YOUR RECORDS.
PRIVACY NOTICE

ALL USERS (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ALL TRAVELERS AS DEFINED HEREIN) ARE DIRECTED TO SECTIONS 4 OF THIS AGREEMENT FOR A LINK TO THE COMPANY’S PRIVACY POLICY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 4 and 5.21 HEREIN OR ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANY’S PRIVACY POLICY, A USER’S USE OF ANY COMPANY PROGRAM, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION BOOKING ANY TRIP, CONSTITUTES YOUR AGREEMENT TO OUR COLLECTION AND PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE USE OF COOKIES, PURSUANT TO THE COMPANY’S PRIVACY POLICY. PLEASE READ THE COMPANY’S PRIVACY POLICY (SEE SECTIONS 4 AND 5.21 HEREIN) CAREFULLY AS IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT OUR COLLECTION, USE, STORAGE, DISCLOSURE, AND TRANSFER OF YOUR INFORMATION. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE AGREEMENT OF THE COMPANY’S PRIVACY POLICY, THEN YOU MAY NOT USE THE SITE OR ANY OTHER COMPANY PROGRAM.


1. DEFINITIONS.
The following terms have the following meanings:
1.1. “Access Right” has the meaning set forth in Section 2 herein.
1.2. “Booking(s)” or “Book a Trip” has the meaning set forth in Section 5 herein;
1.3. “Cancellation" means any significant date alternation not caused by a Force Majeure event or the complete removal of a trip from sale and future operation by any party.
1.4. “Company IP Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.3 herein.
1.5. “Company Privacy Policy” has the meaning set forth in Section 4 herein.
1.6. “Company Server” or “Server” means the computer software or hardware that serves and hosts the Website or Company Programs to users across the Internet.

1.7. “Content” means any data, information, messages, text, photos, graphics, videos, messages, tags, works, material or any other content, including, without limitation, any personal identifiable information.
1.8. “Designer Trip” or “Designed Trip” means specified itineraries for independent Travelers that do not include participation by a Host or Trip Leader, or specific structured events other than the outlined features for the specific Designer Trip. The Designer Trip itineraries will vary by departure and availability. The cancellation and deposit requirements for Designer Trips will be displayed on the specific Designer Trip page and cancellation policies may vary from the Company standard cancellation terms set forth below.
1.9. “Host” means the expert, influencer, entrepreneur, or other business that hosts a Trip which Travelers can then Book by using the Company Website or other authorized Company Program.
1.10. “Organizer” has the meaning defined in Section 5 herein.
1.11. “Reschedule” means a trip that has been postponed due to a Force Majeure event. The newly scheduled dates will be within 14 months of the previously planned departure.
1.12. “Traveler” means any individual user of the Company Website or other authorized Company Program who Books a Trip using such a Company Website or other Company Program.
1.13. “Trip” means the itinerary with identified host, dates, and price as more specifically described in the Company Website.
1.14. “Trip Credit”: voucher payment which must be applied towards a new trip within 365 days of issue.
1.15. “Trip Leader” means the local representative assigned by the “Operator” who is the authority on the trip organizing the logistics and overseeing the group.
1.16. “Trip Payments” means the Trip payments that will be processed by Company as follows:
a. The Trip payment that the Company will process on behalf of the Traveler who Books a Trip through the Trip Services, such payments to be processed and made by the Company on behalf of the Traveler to the third parties as described in, and otherwise pursuant to, the terms and conditions of the Bookings.
b. The Trip fees paid by a Host while using the Trip Services which will be transmitted through the Trip Services from the Host to a third party as agreed to by the Company pursuant to said Trip Services.
c. The Trip fees paid to an Operator while using the Trip Services which will be transmitted through the Trip Services from the Organizer to a third party as agreed to by Company pursuant to said Trip Services.
1.17. “Trip Services” means the following:
a. For Travelers, it has the meaning set forth in Section 5 herein
b. For Hosts, it means the service offered to Hosts through the Website or other Company Program to assist the Host in coordinating certain logistics of a Trip for Travelers and Organizers; and/or
c. For Operators, it means the service offered to Operators through the Website or other Company Program to assist the Operator in coordinating certain logistics of a Trip for Travelers and Hosts. 
1.18. “Trip Credit”: voucher payment which must be applied towards a new trip within 365 days of cancellation.
1.19. Workshops and Informal Gatherings. Workshop services are designed and executed by your Host. While your Operator may assist in the facilitation of these services, neither Zhoola nor your Operator is responsible for the execution, content or quality of this service type.

2. ACCESS AND CONDITIONS OF USE OF COMPANY WEBSITE AND ANY OTHER COMPANY PROGRAMS

2.1. Subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Company hereby grants to a user a non-exclusive, revocable, and limited right to access and use this Company Trip Website or Company Program, including without limitation any of the Trip Services provided through the Company Website or Company Program, in strict compliance with this Agreement (“Access Right”). The company reserves the right to suspend or revoke this Access Right at Company’s discretion without notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing Access Right, Company also has the right to change, suspend, or discontinue any (or all) aspects or features of this Company Website or Company Program or any of the Trip Services at any time, and from time to time, including the availability of any content or features on this Company Website or Company Program or any of the Trip Services. This Access Right granted to user under this Agreement will immediately terminate upon the expiration, cancellation or termination of this Agreement for any reason.

2.2. User shall be responsible for obtaining and maintaining any equipment or ancillary services needed to connect to or access this Company Website or Company Program, including, without limitation, Internet connections, modems, hardware, software, and long distance or local telephone service.

2.3. As a condition of each user’s use of this Company Website or Company Program, including without limitation any Trip Services, the user covenants to Company that: (a) user shall not use the Company Website or Company Program (including without limitation any Trip Services): (i) for any unlawful purpose or for any purpose that is prohibited by this Agreement; or (ii) in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Company Website or Company Program (including without limitation any Trip Services), or that would interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the Company Website or Company Program (including without limitation any Trip Services); and (b) user shall not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided through the Company Website or Company Program (including without limitation through any Trip Services).

2.4. Notwithstanding any assistance that the Company may provide, the user assumes sole responsibility for the uploading and updating of any of the user’s Content that is contained in the Company Website or Company Program.

2.5. Users further agree as follows:
2.5.1. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, user agrees to all of the following provisions:
a. User will not upload to, distribute or otherwise publish through this Company Website or Company Program any Content that is unlawful, libelous, defamatory, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, harassing, threatening, abusive, inflammatory, obscene, or otherwise objectionable;
b. User will not upload or transmit any Content that would violate the rights of any party, would constitute or encourage a criminal offense, or would otherwise create liability or violate any local, state, federal or international law;
c. User will not upload or transmit any Content that may infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual or proprietary right of any party anywhere;
d. User will not impersonate any person or entity or otherwise misrepresent the user’s affiliation with a person or entity;
e. User will not distribute or publish unsolicited promotions, advertising, or solicitations for any goods, services or money, including junk mail and junk e-mail;
f. User will not use the Company Website or Company Program for purposes not authorized by Company; and
g. User will not use the Company Website or Company Program for any illegal purpose or any fraudulent scheme or transaction.
h. User agrees to the Zhoola Community Guidelines as outlined here

2.5.2. In addition to the rights given to Company pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement, user hereby grants Company a perpetual, worldwide, transferable, fully paid up right to use any of the user’s Content to:
a. provide the user with the Trip Services contemplated by this Company Website or Company Program, under this Agreement or under any other contract between user and Company, including without limitation any other uses normally intended for users;
b. to assist or coordinate with any claims arising out of the use of the Company Website or Company Program, including without limitation any claims involving any Host or Operators; and
c. for any other lawful purpose in carrying out Company business, operation or corporate purpose.

2.6. Without limiting the generality of any other provisions herein, User agrees to all of the following provisions:
2.6.1. Users are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of this Company Website or Company Program or any Company Server (as defined herein), including, without limitation, (i) accessing data not intended for such user or logging into a server or account which the user is not authorized to access; (ii) attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization; (iii) attempting to interfere with service to any user, host, or network; or (iv) sending unsolicited e-mail, including promotions and/or advertising of products or services.

2.6.2. Any violations of any system or network security (including, but not limited to, that of this Company Website or Company Program or any Company Server may result in civil or criminal liability; and

2.6.3. Company has the right to investigate occurrences that may involve such violations and may involve, and cooperate with, law enforcement authorities in prosecuting Users who are involved in such violations. Company also reserves the right to cooperate with any and all law enforcement agencies, including complying with warrants, court orders and subpoenas and disclosing to law enforcement agencies any information about any User and anything a user does with respect to this Company Website or Company Program. By user’s use of the Company Website or Company Program, user hereby authorizes Company to take such action.

2.7. If the user uploads, transmits, or otherwise contributes any Content (either owned by the User or otherwise) to the Company Website or Company Program, user hereby represents and warrants to Company that the user has the lawful right to distribute and reproduce such Content. Also, user is solely responsible for its conduct (and the conduct of its users) while using the Company Website or Company Program, including, but not limited to, all Content in any folders or web pages (if any), or through any other transactions or interactions user generates, transmits, or maintains via the Company Website or Company Program. Company takes no responsibility for any such online distribution or publication by user or by any other party. Company cannot and will not review every message or other Content that User or any other party may generate or post, and Company is not responsible for the Content thereof.

2.8. In addition to any other right to terminate this Agreement, Company hereby has the absolute right to immediately terminate, without warning, any account that it believes, in its sole discretion, breaches any of the provisions of this Section.

2.9. LIABILITY DISCLAIMER: The Content, products and Trip Services published on this Website may include inaccuracies or errors, including pricing errors. In particular, Zhoola does not guarantee the accuracy of, and disclaims all liability for any errors or other inaccuracies relating to the information and descriptions of any accommodation, activity, meal, transport and other travel products, including the package and trip details and services displayed on this Website (including, without limitation, the pricing, photographs, lists of hotels and amenities, general product descriptions, etc.). In addition, Zhoola expressly reserves the right to correct any pricing errors on our Website and/or reservations made under an incorrect price. In such event, if available, we will offer you the opportunity to keep your reservation at the corrected price or we will cancel your reservation without penalty.

3. COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS, AND OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; RESERVATION OF RIGHTS.
3.1. It is the Company’s policy is to respect the copyright, trademarks, and intellectual property rights of others. Company has the absolute right to (i) immediately terminate, without warning, all rights (including, without limitation, all Access Rights and any rights of any user who (in the Company’s determination) appear to infringe upon the copyright, trademarks, or intellectual property rights of others, and/or (ii) remove any such Content from a user from the Company Website or Company Program or used in any Trip Service that, in Company’s determination, may infringe the copyright, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights of any third party.

3.2. Each user agrees to the following:
3.2.1. Company or its licensors own all rights, title and interest, in the U.S. and elsewhere, in and to all trademarks, service marks (whether registered or common law marks), logos, and any other trade names displayed on or in the Company Websites and all other Company Programs (including without limitation the Company’s Trip Services) or otherwise embodied in or associated with any and all of the Company’s other products and services (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Trademarks/Trade Dress”). Users shall not use any Trademarks/Trade Dress in connection with any product or service that is not owned by Company, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits the Company. All other trademarks not owned by the Company which may appear in the Company Websites or any other Company Programs are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by Company.
3.2.2. All content included on or made available through any Company Websites or any other Company Programs, including without limitation any text, graphics, logos, page headers, button icons, scripts, images, audio clips, digital downloads, and data compilations, and all copyrights contained or arising out of the foregoing, is and shall remain the sole property of Company and is protected by United States and international copyright laws (collectively, “Works”).
3.2.3. Without limiting the provisions of Section 3.2.1 or 3.2.2 above, user hereby acknowledges and agrees that Company or its licensors are the sole owners, worldwide, of all Trademarks/Trade Dress (as defined in Section 3.2.1 above), all Works (as defined in Section 3.2.2 above), and any and all other inventions, patents, logos, images, graphics, photos, videos, icons, content, features, functionalities, data, processes, techniques, software, website designs, copyrights, works, and all other intellectual property provided in, made available by using, or otherwise contained or embodied in, all Company Websites and all other Company Program, or otherwise used by Company in the furtherance of its Trip Services or any of its other products, services or overall business (collectively “Company IP Assets”).

3.3. Company IP Assets are protected by the copyright, patent, trademark, and/or other intellectual property laws of both the United States and other countries. This Agreement shall not be interpreted to: (i) grant any rights to any user in or to any of the Company IP Assets except for the limited Access Right set forth and subject to the terms and conditions of Section 2.1 of this Agreement; or (ii) transfer any rights in any Company IP Assets or in any other Company intellectual property rights from Company to any users.

3.4. Company IP Assets may not be used by user without the prior written permission from the Company. Any rights not expressly granted herein to User are reserved to Company. In addition to any other conditions on the user’s Access Right as set forth in this Agreement, the user’s Access Right is subject to the following additional conditions: (i) user shall not modify, disassemble, decompile or reverse translate or create derivative works from any of the Company IP Assets or otherwise attempt to derive any source code of the same or let any third party do the same; (ii) no copyrighted material, content, or any other Company IP Assets may be downloaded, modified, copied, displayed, transferred, distributed, sold, published, broadcast or otherwise used except as expressly stated either in such materials or in this notice without the express prior written permission of the Company (which the Company may or may not grant in its sole discretion); (iii) user shall not remove, alter, cover or obscure any copyright notices or other proprietary rights notices of Company or any other party placed on or embedded in the Company IP Assets and shall otherwise retain all such notices on all copies of the same; and (iv) use of any of the Company IP Assets is prohibited unless user is an authorized User in good standing. Unauthorized use is a violation of copyright and other intellectual property rights and is actionable under law.

3.5. The user agrees to keep strictly confidential all Company IP Assets that have not been made publicly available by Company. The User also acknowledges and agrees that the terms and conditions of this provision shall survive the cancellation, expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason.

4. PRIVACY

4.1. User agrees that: (i) if the user has any User Content or any User login or password that it uses in association with the Company Website or Company Program or is otherwise used in association with any Trip Service, then User is solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the same; and (ii) if the user has any login or password associated with the Company Website or Company Program or that is otherwise used in association with any Trip Service, then the user: (a) is solely responsible for all uses of its login and password regardless of whether these uses are authorized by the user, and (b) the user will immediately notify Company of any unauthorized use of the User’s login and password.

4.2. Each user’s access to and use of the Company Website or any other Company Programs, including without limitation using any of the Trip Services, is subject to the Company’s Privacy Notice, a copy of which is available here and which is hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement (“Company Privacy Policy”). IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER APPLICATIONS OR USES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION AS SET FORTH IN THE COMPANY PRIVACY POLICY, THE COLLECTION, USE, DISCLOSURE AND OTHER PROCESSING OF A USER’S PERSONAL INFORMATION IS GOVERNED BY THE COMPANY PRIVACY POLICY. As a result of such incorporation, each User hereby agrees to comply with the Company Privacy Policy, as it may be amended from time to time by the Company.

5. TRAVELER’S BOOKING TERMS AND CONDITIONS; SCOPE OF COMPANY’S TRIP SERVICES.

5.1. Booking; Company’s Trip Services for Travelers.
5.1.1. All bookings of a Trip by a Traveler must be made with the Company by using the Website or another authorized Company Program that has been made available to the Traveler by the Company. By booking a Trip (“Booking(s)” or “Book a Trip”) with the Company you hereby are deemed to have agreed to this Agreement, including without limitation all of the provisions of this Section 5 governing the Booking, and your Booking will only be accepted by the Company on this basis. Unless otherwise stated on your Trip Page cancellation policy, your payment terms are specifically defined below.

5.1.2. The Trip services to be provided by the Company when a Traveler Books a Trip when using the Company Website or any other Company Program will be limited to acceptance of the Booking and the Company’s processing of Trip Payments (as defined above) as described in that Booking (the “Trip Services”). FOR CLARITY, AND WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING IN ANY WAY, THE TRAVELER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY RELATED TO OR ARISING OUT OF THE BOOKING AND THE TRIP SERVICES SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE COMPANY’S PROCESSING OF THE TRIP PAYMENTS TO THE APPROPRIATE THIRD PARTY PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PARTICULAR BOOKING.

5.1.3. All other services to be provided related to the Booking are the sole and exclusive responsibility of the Operator of the Trip (the “Operator”) identified in the Booking (or the Host, as applicable), and are subject to the terms and conditions of any agreements between you and the Operator (or any Host, as applicable). The Operator is solely responsible to you for honoring any confirmed Bookings and making available any Trips reserved through the Services. The Operator is also solely and exclusively responsible to provide all information legally required to be provided to you. If you choose to enter into a transaction with an Operator for the Booking of a Trip, you hereby agree to accept any terms, conditions, rules and restrictions associated with such Booking imposed by the Operator and will receive necessary information from the Operator only. You further acknowledge and agree as follows with regard to all Bookings involving all such Operators:
a. The Company is not a party to your agreement with any Operator but only acts as a neutral third party that facilitate you being introduced to that Operator;
b. The Company’s sole responsibility under this Agreement, including without limitation with regard to all Bookings and Trip Services, is to transmit the Trip Payments to that Operator; and
c. The Company does not have, and does not accept, any responsibility arising from or related to any of your agreements with the Operator or any other third party unless explicitly required by applicable law.

5.2. Down Payment Requirement. A Traveler is required to pay a 25% down payment (“Down Payment”) per person per Booking to be confirmed. Your Down Payment is refundable in Trip Credit if you cancel upto 90 days prior to the Departure Date. If booked within 90 days of departure, your booking becomes non-refundable. If your Booking is made within 90 days of the departure date identified in the Booking (the “Departure Date”), then the full amount is payable at the time of Booking and any cancellation thereafter will be subject to clause 5.8.

5.3. Payments through Affirm: If a Traveler chooses to finance their trip through Affirm, the Terms remain binding and valid in all respects, including without limitation all payment obligations. Your payment agreement with Affirm is separate to Zhoola and you will be subject to their terms and conditions.

5.4. Acceptance of Booking and Final Payments. If the Company and Host accept your Booking, we will issue a confirmation email. If confirmed more than 90 days prior to departure, you may cancel without penalty and refunds will be issues in the form of Trip Credit. A contract will exist between the Company and you, the Traveler, for only the Trip Services described in Section 5.1 of this Agreement, such agreement to commence as of the date we issue the confirmation email, or if you Book within 7 days the Departure Date, the contract will exist when we accept your payment. Please refer to your Booking confirmation email for details regarding final payments. Payments, other than the Down Payment, made towards the balance of the Booking are referred to as the “Additional Payments”. Payment of the balance of the Booking price is due 90 days before the Departure Date. If this balance is not paid on or before the due date, we reserve the right to cancel your Booking, subject to the cancellation and refund policy provided below. All credits provided in this Agreement must be used within 12 months of the date of cancellation.

5.5. Prices & Surcharges. Prices are subject to variable and seasonal pricing, both of which are standard practice within the travel industry. This means prices may vary at any time. It is likely that different passengers on the same trip have been charged different prices. Discounts cannot be combined. A maximum of one discount may be applied per traveler per Booking. Any reduced pricing or discounts that may become available after you have paid your Down Payment will not apply to your Booking. If you wish to cancel your Booking to take advantage of a cheaper price, full cancellation conditions apply. Prices are all presented in USD. We reserve the right to impose surcharges up to 60 days before the Departure Date due to unfavorable changes in exchange rates, increases in airfares or other transportation costs, increases in local operator costs, taxes, or if government action should require us to do so. In such instances, we will be responsible for any amount up to 2% of the Booking price and you will be responsible for the balance. If any surcharge results in an increase of more than 10% of the Booking price, you may cancel the booking within 14 days of notification of the surcharge and obtain a full refund. Please note that a surcharge may be applied to all purchases made by credit card.

5.6. Your Details. In order for us to confirm your travel arrangements for the Booking of your Trip, you must provide all requested details 45 days prior to Departure Date. Necessary details vary by Booking, and may include without limitation, full name as per passport, date of birth, nationality, passport number, passport issue and expiry date and any pre-existing medical conditions you have which may affect your ability to complete your travel arrangements. Failure to provide requested details 45 days prior to Departure Date, may result in additional charges or non-refundable cancellation of your Booking.

5.7. Cancellation by the Traveler. If you cancel some or all portions of your Booking, cancellation fees will apply. A cancellation will only be effective when we receive written confirmation of the cancellation. Payments shall be refundable pursuant to the following. If you cancel any Booking:

5.7.1. on or after the date that is 90 days prior to the Departure Date, and before the date that is 61 days prior to the Departure Date, the Down Payment and Additional Payments will be retained by the Company and 50% of Additional Payments will be refunded in Trip credit to you. If you cancel any Booking, on or after the date that is 60 days prior to the Departure Date, the Down Payment and Additional Payments will be retained by the Company and is non-refundable to you.

5.7.2. For Departure Dates more than 90 days in advance, you shall be granted a trip credit in the amount of the Down Payment, less $100 cancellation fee for each spot cancelled. Note that different cancellation conditions including higher charges apply to some styles of booking and additional services, as provided in your confirmation email. If you leave a trip for any reason after it has commenced, we are not obliged to make any refunds for unused Services. If you fail to join a Trip, join it after departure, or leave it prior to its completion, no refund will be made. The above cancellation fees are in addition to fees which may be levied by accommodation providers, travel agents or third party tour and transport operator fees. We are not responsible for any unfavorable exchange rate fluctuations that may lead to a smaller refund in your local currency.

5.8. Cancellation by the Company.
5.8.1. For any Reason. We may cancel a Booking for any reason up to 45 days before the Departure Date. Except as provided below, if we cancel your Booking, you can transfer the Down Payment and Additional Payments to an alternate Departure Date or receive a full refund. In case of any cancellation for any reason, we are not responsible for any incidental expenses that you may have incurred as a result of your Booking, including but not limited to, visas, vaccinations, unfavorable exchange rate fluctuations, travel insurance excess or non-refundable flights.

5.8.2. Force Majeure Event. Notwithstanding the above, the Company shall not be liable or responsible to you, nor be deemed to have defaulted under or breached this Agreement, for any failure or delay in fulfilling or performing any term of this Agreement (including without limitation any terms of a Booking), when and to the extent such failure or delay is caused by or results from acts beyond the Company’s reasonable control, including, without limitation, the following force majeure events (“Force Majeure Event(s)”): (a) acts of God; (b) flood, fire, earthquake, pandemics, epidemics, drought, bushfire, storm or other natural disaster, explosion, or public health and safety emergency characterized by an applicable government authority; (c) war, invasion, hostilities (whether war is declared or not), terrorist threats or acts, riot or other civil unrest; (d) government order, law, or actions; (e) embargoes or blockades in effect on or after the date of this Agreement; (f) national or regional emergency; (g) strikes, labor stoppages or slowdowns, or other industrial disturbances; (h) shortage of adequate power or transportation facilities; (i) other events beyond the reasonable control of the Company. In case of a Force Majeure Event, the Company shall reschedule your Booking for a future date and provide you written notice of the same. Within 30 days of notice of the Force Majeure Event, you may cancel the rescheduled Booking, and will be granted (j) a credit In the amount of the Down Payment; and (k) either a credit or a refund of the Additional Payments.

5.8.3. Violation of Community Guidelines We may cancel a Booking and remove you from a Trip and the platform for any violation of the Community Guidelines as outlined here. If we cancel your Booking, the Down Payment and Additional Payments made will be fully refunded.

5.9. Cancellation by the Operator
5.9.1. If an Operator cancels the Trip with more than 30 days’ notice prior to the Departure Date, and does not reschedule the Trip, you may elect to obtain a full refund of the Down Payment and Additional Payments, or a credit in the amount of the Down Payment and Additional Payments.
5.9.2. If an Operator reschedules the Trip and your Booking with more than 30 days’ notice prior to the departure date, you shall be granted a credit in the amount of the Down Payment, and at your election, a credit or full refund of the Additional Payments.
5.9.3. If an Operator cancels the Trip with 30 days or less notice prior to the Departure Date,
a. If the cancellation was caused due to Operator error or negligence, Zhoola may, but is not obligated, to recover funds from the Operator and issue a refund to you accordingly;
b. If the operator cancels a Trip due to a Force Majeure Event, any recovered funds will be refunded to the Traveler.

5.10. Cancellation by or Removal of Host.
5.10.1. Except in the event of Force Majeure, if the Host cancels your Trip and/or Booking prior to 45 days of the Departure Date, you can transfer the Down Payment and Additional Payments to an alternate Departure Date or receive a full refund.
5.10.2. Except in the event of Force Majeure, if the Host cancels their participation in your Trip within 45 days of the Departure Date, the Trip will continue as planned and the Booking shall remain subject to these terms including, without limitation, the Traveler cancellation restrictions in Section 5.7 above.
5.10.3. In case of any cancellation for any reason, we are not responsible for any incidental expenses that you may have incurred as a result of your Booking, including but not limited to, visas, vaccinations, unfavorable exchange rate fluctuations, travel insurance excess or non-refundable flight.

5.11. Inclusions & Exclusions. Unless otherwise stated on your Trip Page Inclusions & Exclusions, or specified in your contract with the Operator, or as part of a Designer Trip, the price of your Booking includes:
• All accommodation as listed
• All transportation as listed
• Activities listed
• Meals as listed
• Trip leader as listed
Otherwise, the price of your booking does not include any other services or products, and excludes without limitation, the following:
• International or internal flights unless specified
• Taxes and excess baggage charges unless specified
• Meals and Beverages other than those specified
• Visa and passport fees
• Travel insurance
• Optional activities and all personal expenses
• Tour guide tips

5.12. Age & Health Requirements. You must be at least 18 years of age to use the Trip Services, including, without limitation, booking any Trip. If you are Booking for an additional Traveler who is a minor or if you bring a minor to a trip, you must be at least 25 years of age, be legally authorized to act on behalf of the minor, and provide an executed guardian waiver in a form acceptable to the Company, in its sole discretion. You are solely responsible for the supervision of that minor. By Booking a trip using the Trip Services, you confirm you are at least 18 years of age. It is your sole responsibility to ensure that you are suitably fit to allow full participation in the trip and to obtain proper and detailed medical advice for the latest health requirements and recommendations for your destination. Zhoola and our local Operators reserve the right to remove any Traveler, or deny any paid service to a Traveler, due to concerns over the health and safety of the individual or the group as a whole. Any health or safety-related removal or denial is at the discretion of Zhoola and/or the authority on Trip.

5.13. Passport and Visas. You must carry a valid passport and obtain all of the appropriate visas, permits and certificates for the countries which you will visit during your Trip. Your passport must be valid for 6 months beyond the duration of the booking. It is your sole responsibility to ensure that you are in possession of the correct visas, permits and certificates for your Trip. We are not responsible if you are refused entry to a country because you lack the correct passport, visa or other travel documentation.

5.14. Travel Insurance. Travel insurance is recommended for all our travelers and should be taken out at the time of Booking. Your travel insurance should provide cover against personal accident, death, medical expenses and emergency repatriation with a recommended minimum coverage of $200,000 USD for each of the categories of cover. We also strongly recommend the travel insurance policy include coverage for cancellation, curtailment, personal liability and loss of luggage and personal effects. If an Operator requires travel insurance, you will be advised a minimum of 90 days prior to departure. A policy holder and policy number in the Traveler’s name must be provided to the Company at minimum of 72 hours prior to departure.

5.15. You agree and acknowledge that the nature of this type of travel requires considerable flexibility and you should allow for alternatives. The itinerary provided for each Booking is representative of the types of activities contemplated, but it is understood that the route, schedules, itineraries, amenities and mode of transport are subject to alteration without prior notice, and the Company is not liable for any such changes.

5.16. Change of Itinerary. The Operators reserve the right to change the Trip itinerary. Please refer to our Website or other Company Programs before departure for the Operator’s most recent updates to the trip itinerary. It Is the Operator’s, and not our, sole responsibility to update the Booking itinerary.
5.16.1 Before Departure. If the Operator makes a major change, we will inform you as soon as reasonably possible if there is time before the Departure Date. The definition of a major change is defined as a substantial alteration to an itinerary which can include but is not limited to; length of stay, departure date, overnight location outside of 100 mile radius of advertised location.
5.16.2 When a major change is made, you may choose between accepting the new itinerary, or cancelling your Booking and obtaining a Trip Credit, without penalty, to be used on an alternative departure.
5.16.3 After Departure. The Operators reserve the right to change an itinerary after Departure Due to local circumstances or events outside of their control. The additional cost of any necessary itinerary alterations will be your sole responsibility. Please note we are not responsible for any incidental expenses that may be incurred, including without limitation, expenses incurred as a result of the change of itinerary such as visas, vaccinations or non-refundable flights.

5.17. Authority on Trip. If you fail to comply with a decision made by an Operator or any Trip Leader identified by Operator, or interfere with the well-being or mobility of the group, the Operator or trip manager, if identified in the Booking, may direct you to leave the trip immediately, with no right of refund. The Company may also elect not to not provide you Services in the future. You must at all times comply with the laws, customs, foreign exchange and drug regulations of all countries visited, and you also agree to travel in accordance with the Company’s responsible travel guidelines.

5.18. Acceptance of Risk. You acknowledge that the nature of the Trip is adventurous and participation involves a degree of personal risk. You will be visiting places where the political, cultural and geographical attributes present dangers and physical challenges greater than those present in our daily lives. It is your sole responsibility to acquaint yourself with all relevant travel information and the nature of your itinerary. You acknowledge that your decision to travel is made in light of consideration of this information and you accept that you are aware of the personal risks attendant upon such travel.

5.19. Optional Activities. Optional activities not included in the Booking price do not form part of the Booking or this Agreement. You accept that any assistance given by your group leader or local representative in arranging optional activities does not render us liable for them in any way. The contract for the provision of that activity will be between you and activity provider or Operator.

5.20 Claims & Complaints. If you have a complaint about your Trip, please inform your Trip Leader identified by the Operator at the time in order that they can attempt to rectify the matter. If satisfaction is not reached through these means then any further complaint should be put in writing to the Company within 30 days of the end of the trip.

5.21. Severability. In the event that any terms or conditions related to the Booking or the Trip Services, or any other terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, are unenforceable or void by operation of law or as being against public policy or for any other reason, then such term or condition shall be deemed to be severed from this Agreement or amended accordingly only to such extent necessary to allow all remaining terms and conditions to survive and continue as binding.

5.22. Photos and Marketing. You consent to us using images of you taken during the trip for advertising and promotional purposes in any medium we choose. You grant us a perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide, irrevocable license to use such images for publicity and promotional purposes.

5.23. Company Privacy Policy Governs Bookings. Any personal information that we collect about you may be used for any purpose associated with the operation of a Booking or otherwise associated with the Trip Services, or to send you marketing material in relation to our events and special offers. The information may be disclosed to our agents, service providers or other suppliers to enable us to provide the Trip Services. We will otherwise treat your details in accordance with our Company Privacy Policy (as defined in Section 4 of this Agreement).

5.24. Pre-Trip Behavior. The Company may cancel a Booking at any time prior to the Departure date due to any Traveler actions, inactions, communications, or any other behavior that the Company deems to be a security concern, or that may impact the dynamic and safety of the Trip, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion. In the event of such cancellation, you may not be entitled to any refund or compensation. The Company may also elect to not provide you Services in the future.

5.25. COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements. Some Hosts may require that all Travelers on the Trip are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. This requirement will be displayed via website copy at the time of Booking. If required, on the Departure Date, all Travelers must certify that they have been fully vaccinated as defined by the relevant national authority by Departure Date. The Host vaccination requirement is in addition to the vaccination and/or testing requirements enforced by the local authorities within the destination of travel. The Company will not facilitate the collection of proof in regards to vaccination status and is not responsible for providing or verifying this information. Host is solely responsible to implement, administer, and enforce such vaccination requirement. Traveler agrees and acknowledges that the Company disclaims all liability related to such vaccine requirements and the implementation and enforcement of such requirements.

5.26. Luggage Restrictions. All travelers are allowed to bring one large piece of luggage (not exceeding 23kg (50lbs) in weight, with the dimensions (30” x 18” x 10”), one small carry-on (12”x11”x6”), and a personal item). Any additional luggage brought on a trip without Company’s pre-approval may result in additional storage fees to be paid by the Traveler.

5.27. On-Trip Behavior: The Company and or authority on Trip reserves the right to remove a Traveler at any time while on trip due to any Traveler actions, inactions, communications, or any other behavior that the Company deems to be a security concern, or that may impact the dynamic and safety of the Trip, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion. In the event of such removal, the Traveler may not be entitled to any refund or compensation. The Company may also elect to not provide the Traveler Services in the future.

5.28. Early Departure from a Trip: Any additional fees or costs incurred due to an early departure from the Trip, whether voluntary or at the request of Zhoola and/or the authority on trip, are the sole responsibility of the Traveler. This includes official removal from the Trip due to behavior, violation of community guidelines and/or health and safety concerns.

6. DISCLAIMERS; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.

EXCEPT FOR THE COMPANY’S LIMITED AND EXPLICIT PROMISE UNDER SECTION 5.1.2 TO PROCESS THE TRIP PAYMENTS OF A TRAVELER PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THAT TRAVELER’S BOOKING: (A) THE COMPANY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR OTHER COVENANTS TO THE TRAVELER OR ANY OTHER USER REGARDING THE COMPANY WEBSITE, ANY OTHER COMPANY PROGRAMS, ANY TRIP, ANY TRIP SERVICES, ANY OTHER COMPANY IP ASSETS, AND ANY OTHER CONTENT PROVIDED THEREIN; AND (B) THE COMPANY WEBSITE, ANY OTHER COMPANY PROGRAMS, ANY BOOKINGS, TRIP SERVICES, ANY COMPANY IP ASSETS AND ANY OTHER CONTENT PROVIDED THEREIN ARE ALL PROVIDED TO A TRAVELER AND ALL OTHER USERS ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND.

THE COMPANY HEREBY EXPLICITLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY: (A) WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY; (B) WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE; OR (C) WARRANTY AGAINST INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF A THIRD PARTY; WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED BY LAW, COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, USAGE OF TRADE, OR OTHERWISE.

THE COMPANY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OF ANY HOST, OPERATORS OR ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY OF THE FOLLOWING WITH REGARD TO THE FOREGOING: (A) WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY; (B) WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE; (C) WARRANTY OF TITLE; OR (D) WARRANTY AGAINST INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF A THIRD PARTY; WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED BY LAW, COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, USAGE OF TRADE, OR OTHERWISE.

FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION 6, THESE THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES INCLUDE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OF HOSTS OR OPERATORS.

WITHOUT LIMITATION THE GENERALITY OF ANY OTHER PROVISION IN THIS SECTION 6, AND FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, EACH TRAVELER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT: (A) THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY RELATED TO OR ARISING OUT OF THE TRAVELER’S BOOKING AND THE TRIP SERVICES SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE COMPANY’S PROCESSING OF THE TRIP PAYMENTS TO THE APPROPRIATE THIRD PARTY PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PARTICULAR BOOKING; AND (B) ALL OTHER SERVICES RELATED TO OR ARISING OUT OF THE TRAVELER’S BOOKING OR TRIP, AND ALL OBLIGATIONS RELATED THERETO, ARE SOLELY AND EXCLUSIVELY THE RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY OF THE OPERATOR, HOST OR OTHER THIRD PARTIES PROVIDING SUCH SERVICE AND ARE NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INJURY, PERSONAL INJURY, DEATH, PROPERTY DAMAGE, OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHETHER ARISING OUT OF BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES WERE FORESEEABLE AND WHETHER OR NOT THE COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND NOTWITHSTANDING THE FAILURE OF ANY AGREED OR OTHER REMEDY OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY’S AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ARISING OR RELATED TO A TRAVELER’S BOOKING OR TRIP), WHETHER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED THE TOTAL OF THE AMOUNTS PAID TO THE COMPANY FOR THE TRIP SERVICES SOLD HEREUNDER.


7. INDEMNIFICATION

You hereby agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its affiliates, and their officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, content providers, successors and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) resulting from your violation of this Agreement, including without limitation: (a) any unauthorized use of the Company Website, any Company Programs, any Company IP Assets or any content thereof; or (b) any actions of a Traveler during a Trip.

8. LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES

The Company Website, other Company Programs or our Trip Services may contain links to third-party websites. These links are provided for your convenience only. The Company has no control over third-party websites and we are not responsible for the content of such websites or the privacy practices of those third-party websites. If you decide to access a third-party website linked from the Company Website, other Company Programs or our Trip Services, you do so entirely at your own risk and your use of those sites is subject to those websites’ terms and conditions and privacy policies.

9. GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION, DISPUTES

READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY. IT AFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS AND IMPACTS HOW CLAIMS YOU AND COMPANY MAY HAVE AGAINST EACH OTHER ARE DETERMINED.

9.1. Governing Law. We control and operate the Company Website, our Company Programs and our Trip Services from the State of Delaware, United States of America. While we invite users from all parts of the world to visit the Company Website and other Company Programs and to use our Trip Services, each user hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Company Website, other Company Programs and our Trip Services, and all activities available on and through the foregoing, are governed by the laws of the United States of America and the laws of the State of Delaware. Accordingly, You hereby expressly agree that the laws of the State of Delaware, excluding its conflict of laws rules shall govern this Agreement, including without limitation our Company Privacy Policy and your use of the Company Website, any other Company Programs and our Trip Services.

9.2. Jurisdiction. You hereby expressly agree that exclusive jurisdiction for any claim or dispute with us (or any of our affiliates) related to or arising out of this Agreement shall be the federal and/or state courts in the State of Delaware, USA, and you further agree and expressly consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction the federal and state courts in the State of Delaware, in connection with any such dispute and including any claim involving us or our affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, contractors, officers, directors, or agents.

9.3. Prohibition of Class or Representative Actions. You and the Company agree that each of us may bring claims against the other only on an individual basis and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class or representative action.

10. CHANGES TO THIS AGREEMENT.

BY USING THE COMPANY WEBSITE, ANY COMPANY PROGRAM OR ANY TRIP SERVICES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION BOOKING ANY TRIP THEREIN), YOU HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

10.1. The company reserves the right, at our discretion and at any time, to make changes to any of the provisions of this agreement, including without limitation changes to any of the terms and conditions governing a booking of a trip or to the company privacy policy (hereinafter “Updates to this Agreement”).

10.2. The Company may take any reasonable efforts to post any such Updates to this Agreement, including without limitation posting such Updates to this Agreement on the Company’s main Website.

10.3. Continued use of any Company Website, any other Company Program, or any of the Company’s Trip Services by any user (including but not limited to any traveler) shall automatically constitute such user’s (including without limitation such Traveler’s) immediate acceptance of and consent to all of the updates to this agreement and you will thereafter be bound by such Updates to this Agreement.

10.4. If you do not agree to such Updates to this Agreement, then you should immediately discontinue using the Company Website, all other Company Programs, and all of the Company’s Trip Services.

11. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

11.1. Entire Agreement; Waiver; Severability. This Agreement constitute the entire agreement between Company and each user (including without limitation each Traveler) with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes and replaces any prior agreements we might have had between us regarding such subject matter. The Company ’s failure to enforce any right or provision of this Agreement will not be considered a waiver of those rights. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of this Agreement will remain in effect.

11.2. Remedies. User acknowledges that monetary damages may not be a sufficient remedy for unauthorized use of the Company Website, any other Company Program, any Trip Services or any other Company IP Assets and therefore each user hereby agrees that the Company shall be entitled, without waiving any other rights or remedies, to such injunctive or equitable relief as may be deemed proper by a court or arbitration panel of competent jurisdiction without necessity of posting a bond and without having to plead and prove lack of an adequate remedy at law.

11.3. Attorney Fees. If any suit or action is filed by any party to enforce this Agreement or otherwise with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney fees incurred in preparation or in prosecution or defense of such suit or action as fixed by the trial court and, if any appeal is taken from the decision of the trial court, reasonable attorney fees as fixed by the appellate court.

11.4. Binding Effect; No Assignment by Client; Permissible Assignment by Company. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each party’s respective successors and lawful assigns; provided, however, that user (including without limitation the Traveler) may not assign this Agreement, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the Company (which it may or may not grant in its discretion). Any purported assignment in violation of this Section 11.4 shall be void. The Company shall have the right to assign this Agreement, or any part of it, in its sole discretion to any party, and all covenants and agreements hereunder shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by such successors and assigns.

12. CONTACT INFORMATION.
If you have questions or comments about this Agreement or the Company Websites, Company Programs or Services, please write, phone or email us via the contact information below:
Zhoola, Inc.
2810 N Church St
PMB 25224
Wilmington, Delaware 19802
+1 (507) 713-7044
Email us: hello@Zhoola.com

Host Booking Terms

Last updated Mar 5 2023

These Terms and Conditions (these “Terms”) govern each user’s (“you”, “your”, or “user”) access to and use of the site at Zhoola.com (the “Website” or “Company Website”) which is owned and/or operated by Zhoola, a Delaware corporation (“Company”, “Zhoola”, “we”, “us”, “our”), and any other products, mobile applications, other apps or other platforms the Company offers (hereinafter, the Website and these other products, mobile applications, other apps and/or other platforms are collectively referred to as “Company Programs”).

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS CAREFULLY:

THESE TERMS, TOGETHER WITH THE COMPANY’S PRIVACY POLICY (THE “PRIVACY POLICY” OR THE “COMPANY’S PRIVACY POLICY”), AND ANY OTHER TERMS OR CONDITIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THESE TERMS (HEREINAFTER COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS THIS “AGREEMENT”) FORM A LEGALLY BINDING CONTRACT BETWEEN YOU AND THE COMPANY. PLEASE READ ALL OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE AGREEMENT CAREFULLY AS IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR ACCESS AND USE OF THE SITE OR ANY OTHER COMPANY PROGRAMS.
BY CONTINUING TO USE OR OTHERWISE ACCESS THE SITE OR ANY OTHER COMPANY PROGRAM, YOU HEREBY AUTOMATICALLY AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT (AS DEFINED ABOVE), AS PRESENTED TO YOU AS OF THE DATE OF YOUR FIRST USE OF EITHER THE SITE OR ANY OTHER COMPANY PROGRAM.
AS SET FORTH IN MORE DETAIL IN SECTION 20 HEREIN, THE COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT, AT OUR DISCRETION AND AT ANY TIME, TO MAKE CHANGES TO ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION CHANGES TO ANY OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS GOVERNING A BOOKING OF A TRIP OR TO THE COMPANY PRIVACY POLICY (HEREINAFTER “UPDATES” TO THIS AGREEMENT). YOU WILL BE BOUND BY ALL UPDATES TO THIS AGREEMENT AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN SECTION 20 OF THIS AGREEMENT.
NO CHANGES (ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS) BY YOU TO THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE ACCEPTED BY THE COMPANY. THUS, IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, THEN YOU SHOULD NOT ACCESS OR OTHERWISE USE THE SITE OR ANY OTHER COMPANY PROGRAMS.
THIS AGREEMENT CONSTITUTES A BINDING CONTRACT BETWEEN YOU AND THE COMPANY AND YOU SHOULD DOWNLOAD AND PRINT THIS ENTIRE AGREEMENT (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THESE TERMS AND THE COMPANY’S PRIVACY POLICY, AS DEFINED ABOVE) FOR YOUR RECORDS.

PRIVACY NOTICE

ALL USERS ARE DIRECTED TO SECTION 4 OF THIS AGREEMENT FOR A LINK TO THE COMPANY’S PRIVACY POLICY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS HEREIN OR ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANY’S PRIVACY POLICY, A USER’S USE OF ANY COMPANY PROGRAM, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION BOOKING ANY TRIP, CONSTITUTES YOUR AGREEMENT TO OUR COLLECTION AND PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE USE OF COOKIES, PURSUANT TO THE COMPANY’S PRIVACY POLICY. PLEASE READ THE COMPANY’S PRIVACY POLICY (SEE SECTION 4 HEREIN) CAREFULLY AS IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT OUR COLLECTION, USE, STORAGE, DISCLOSURE, AND TRANSFER OF YOUR INFORMATION. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS OF THE COMPANY’S PRIVACY POLICY, THEN YOU MAY NOT USE THE SITE OR ANY OTHER COMPANY PROGRAM.

1. Definitions. The following terms have the following meanings:
1.1 “Access Right” has the meaning set forth in Section 2 herein.
1.2 “Booking(s)” or “Book a Trip” has the meaning set forth in Section 5 herein.
1.3 “Content” means any data, information, messages, text, photos, graphics, videos, messages, tags, works, material or any other content, including, without limitation, any personal identifiable information.
1.4 “Company IP Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2 herein.
1.5 “Company Privacy Policy” has the meaning set forth in Section 4 herein.
1.6 “Company Server” or “Server” means the computer software or hardware that serves and hosts the Website or Company Programs to users across the Internet.
1.7 “Host” means the influencer, entrepreneur, or other business that hosts a Trip which Travelers can then Book by using the Company Website or other authorized Company Program.
1.8 “Organizer” has the meaning defined in Section 5 herein.
1.9 “Trip Leader” The local representative assigned by the “Operator” who is the authority on the trip organizing the logistics and overseeing the group.
1.10 “Traveler” means any individual user of the Company Website or other authorized Company Program who Books a Trip using such a Company Website or other Company Program.
1.11 “Trip” means the itinerary with identified host, dates, and price as more specifically described in the Company Website.
1.12 “Trip Payments” means the Trip payments that will be processed by Company as follows:
1.12.1 The Trip payment that the Company will process on behalf of the Traveler who Books a Trip through the Trip Services, such payments to be processed and made by the Company on behalf of the Traveler to the third parties as described in, and otherwise pursuant to, the terms and conditions of the Bookings.
1.12.2 The Trip fees paid by a Host while using the Trip Services which will be transmitted through the Trip Services from the Host to a third party as agreed to by Company pursuant to said Trip Services.
1.12.3 The Trip fees paid to an Operator while using the Trip Services which will be transmitted through the Trip Services from the Organizer to a third party as agreed to by Company pursuant to said Trip Services.
1.13 “Trip Services” means the following:
1.13.1 For Travelers, it has the meaning set forth in Section 5 herein;
1.13.2 For Hosts, it means the service offered to Hosts through the Website or other Company Program to assist the Host in coordinating certain logistics of a Trip for Travelers and Organizers; and/or
1.13.3 For Operators, it means the service offered to Operators through the Website or other Company Program to assist the Operator in coordinating certain logistics of a Trip for Travelers and Hosts.
1.14 “Trip Credit”: voucher payment which must be applied towards a new trip within 365 days of issue.
1.15 “Reschedule” means a trip that has been postponed due to a Force Majeure event. The newly scheduled dates will be within 14 months of the previously planned departure.
1.16 “Cancellation” means any significant date alternation not caused by a Force Majeure event or the complete removal of a trip from sale and future operation by any party.
1.17 “Cancellation/No Show Fee” is a $1,500 USD fee owed to Zhoola by the Host when the Host opts to cancel a confirmed departure for any reason at any time, unless otherwise granted an exemption by Zhoola, due to a Covered Event or an act of Force Majeure.

2. ACCESS AND CONDITIONS OF USE OF COMPANY WEBSITE AND ANY OTHER COMPANY PROGRAMS

2.1 Subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Company hereby grants to a user a non-exclusive, revocable, and limited right to access and use this Company Trip Website or Company Program, including without limitation any of the Trip Services provided through the Company Website or Company Program, in strict compliance with this Agreement (“Access Right”). Company reserves the right to suspend or revoke this Access Right at Company’s discretion without notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing Access Right, Company also has the right to change, suspend, or discontinue any (or all) aspects or features of this Company Website or Company Program or any of the Trip Services at any time, and from time to time, including the availability of any content or features on this Company Website or Company Program or any of the Trip Services. This Access Right granted to user under this Agreement will immediately terminate upon the expiration, cancellation or termination of this Agreement for any reason.
2.2 User shall be responsible for obtaining and maintaining any equipment or ancillary services needed to connect to or access this Company Website or Company Program, including, without limitation, Internet connections, modems, hardware, software, and long distance or local telephone service.
2.3 As a condition of each user’s use of this Company Website or Company Program, including without limitation any Trip Services, the user covenants to Company that: (a) user shall not use the Company Website or Company Program (including without limitation any Trip Services): (i) for any unlawful purpose or for any purpose that is prohibited by this Agreement; or (ii) in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Company Website or Company Program (including without limitation any Trip Services), or that would interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the Company Website or Company Program (including without limitation any Trip Services); and (b) user shall not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided through the Company Website or Company Program (including without limitation through any Trip Services).
2.4 Notwithstanding any assistance that Company may provide, the user assumes sole responsibility for the uploading and updating of any of the user’s Content that is contained in the Company Website or Company Program.
2.5. Users further agree as follows:
2.5.1 Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, user agrees to all of the following provisions:
(a) User will not upload to, distribute or otherwise publish through this Company Website or Company Program any Content that is unlawful, libelous, defamatory, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, harassing, threatening, abusive, inflammatory, obscene, or otherwise objectionable;
(b) User will not upload or transmit any Content that would violate the rights of any party, would constitute or encourage a criminal offense, or would otherwise create liability or violate any local, state, federal or international law;
(c) User will not upload or transmit any Content that may infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual or proprietary right of any party anywhere;
(d) User will not impersonate any person or entity or otherwise misrepresent the user’s affiliation with a person or entity;
(e) User will not distribute or publish unsolicited promotions, advertising, or solicitations for any goods, services or money, including junk mail and junk e-mail;
(f) User will not use the Company Website or Company Program for purposes not authorized by Company; and
(g) User will not use the Company Website or Company Program for any illegal purpose or any fraudulent scheme or transaction.
2.5.2 In addition to the rights given to Company pursuant to this Agreement, user hereby grants Company a perpetual, worldwide, transferable, fully paid up right to use any of the user’s Content to:
(a) provide the user with the Trip Services contemplated by this Company Website or Company Program, under this Agreement or under any other contract between user and Company, including without limitation any other uses normally intended for users;
(b) to assist or coordinate with any claims arising out of the use of the Company Website or Company Program, including without limitation any claims involving any Travelers or Operators; and
(c) for any other lawful purpose in carrying out Company business, operation or corporate purpose.
2.6 Without limiting the generality of any other provisions herein, User agrees to all of the following provisions:
2.6.1 Users are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of this Company Website or Company Program or any Company Server (as defined herein), including, without limitation, (i) accessing data not intended for such user or logging into a server or account which the user is not authorized to access; (ii) attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization; (iii) attempting to interfere with service to any user, host, or network; or (iv) sending unsolicited e-mail, including promotions and/or advertising of products or services.
2.6.2 Any violations of any system or network security (including, but not limited to, that of this Company Website or Company Program or any Company Server may result in civil or criminal liability; and
2.6.3 Company has the right to investigate occurrences that may involve such violations and may involve, and cooperate with, law enforcement authorities in prosecuting Users who are involved in such violations. Company also reserves the right to cooperate with any and all law enforcement agencies, including complying with warrants, court orders and subpoenas and disclosing to law enforcement agencies any information about any User and anything a user does with respect to this Company Website or Company Program. By user’s use of the Company Website or Company Program, user hereby authorizes Company to take such action.
2.7 If the user uploads, transmits, or otherwise contributes any Content (either owned by the User or otherwise) to the Company Website or Company Program, user hereby represents and warrants to Company that the user has the lawful right to distribute and reproduce such Content. Also, user is solely responsible for its conduct (and the conduct of its users) while using the Company Website or Company Program, including, but not limited to, all Content in any folders or web pages (if any), or through any other transactions or interactions user generates, transmits, or maintains via the Company Website or Company Program. Company takes no responsibility for any such online distribution or publication by user or by any other party. Company cannot and will not review every message or other Content that User or any other party may generate or post, and Company is not responsible for the Content thereof.
2.8 In addition to any other right to terminate this Agreement, Company hereby has the absolute right to immediately terminate, without warning, any account that it believes, in its sole discretion, breaches any of the provisions of this Section.
2.9 LIABILITY DISCLAIMER: The Content, products and Trip Services published on this Website may include inaccuracies or errors, including pricing errors. In particular, Zhoola does not guarantee the accuracy of, and disclaims all liability for any errors or other inaccuracies relating to the information and descriptions of any accommodation, activity, meal, transport and other travel products, including the package and trip details and services displayed on this Website (including, without limitation, the pricing, photographs, lists of hotels and amenities, general product descriptions, etc.). In addition, Zhoola expressly reserves the right to correct any pricing errors on our Website and/or Trip pricing provided at the time of Host agreement.

3. COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS, AND OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; RESERVATION OF RIGHTS

3.1 It is the Company’s policy is to respect the copyright, trademarks, and intellectual property rights of others. Company has the absolute right to (i) immediately terminate, without warning, all rights (including, without limitation, all Access Rights and any rights of any user who (in the Company’s determination) appear to infringe upon the copyright, trademarks, or intellectual property rights of others, and/or (ii) remove any such Content from a user from the Company Website or Company Program or used in any Trip Service that, in Company’s determination, may infringe the copyright, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights of any third party.
3.2 Each user agrees to the following:
3.2.1 Company or its licensors own all rights, title and interest, in the U.S. and elsewhere, in and to all trademarks, service marks (whether registered or common law marks), logos, and any other trade names displayed on or in the Company Websites and all other Company Programs (including without limitation the Company’s Trip Services) or otherwise embodied in or associated with any and all of the Company’s other products and services (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Trademarks/Trade Dress”). Users shall not use any Trademarks/Trade Dress in connection with any product or service that is not owned by Company, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits the Company. All other trademarks not owned by the Company which may appear in the Company Websites or any other Company Programs are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by Company.
3.2.2 All content included on or made available through any Company Websites or any other Company Programs, including without limitation any text, graphics, logos, page headers, button icons, scripts, images, audio clips, digital downloads, and data compilations, and all copyrights contained or arising out of the foregoing, is and shall remain the sole property of Company and is protected by United States and international copyright laws (collectively, “Works”).
3.2.3 Without limiting the provisions of Section 3.2.1 or 3.2.2 above, user hereby acknowledges and agrees that Company or its licensors are the sole owners, worldwide, of all Trademarks/Trade Dress (as defined in Section 3.1.1 above), all Works (as defined in Section 3.1.2 above), and any and all other inventions, patents, logos, images, graphics, photos, videos, icons, content, features, functionalities, data, processes, techniques, software, website designs, copyrights, works, and all other intellectual property provided in, made available by using, or otherwise contained or embodied in, all Company Websites and all other Company Program, or otherwise used by Company in the furtherance of its Trip Services or any of its other products, services or overall business (collectively “Company IP Assets”).
3.3 Company IP Assets are protected by the copyright, patent, trademark, and/or other intellectual property laws of both the United States and other countries. This Agreement shall not be interpreted to: (i) grant any rights to any user in or to any of the Company IP Assets except for the limited Access Right set forth and subject to the terms and conditions of Section 2.1 of this Agreement; or (ii) transfer any rights in any Company IP Assets or in any other Company intellectual property rights from Company to any users.
3.4 Company IP Assets may not be used by user without the prior written permission from the Company. Any rights not expressly granted herein to User are reserved to Company. In addition to any other conditions on the user’s Access Right as set forth in this Agreement, the user’s Access Right is subject to the following additional conditions: (i) user shall not modify, disassemble, decompile or reverse translate or create derivative works from any of the Company IP Assets or otherwise attempt to derive any source code of the same or let any third party do the same; (ii) no copyrighted material, content, or any other Company IP Assets may be downloaded, modified, copied, displayed, transferred, distributed, sold, published, broadcast or otherwise used except as expressly stated either in such materials or in this notice without the express prior written permission of the Company (which the Company may or may not grant in its sole discretion); (iii) user shall not remove, alter, cover or obscure any copyright notices or other proprietary rights notices of Company or any other party placed on or embedded in the Company IP Assets and shall otherwise retain all such notices on all copies of the same; and (iv) use of any of the Company IP Assets is prohibited unless user is an authorized User in good standing. Unauthorized use is a violation of copyright and other intellectual property rights and is actionable under law.
3.5 User agrees to keep strictly confidential all Company IP Assets that have not been made publicly available by Company. User also acknowledges and agrees that the terms and conditions of this provision shall survive the cancellation, expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason.

4. PRIVACY

4.1 User agrees that: (i) if the user has any User Content or any User login or password that it uses in association with the Company Website or Company Program or is otherwise used in association with any Trip Service, then User is solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the same; and (ii) if the user has any login or password associated with the Company Website or Company Program or that is otherwise used in association with any Trip Service, then the user: (a) is solely responsible for all uses of its login and password regardless of whether these uses are authorized by the user, and (b) the user will immediately notify Company of any unauthorized use of the User’s login and password.
4.2 Each user’s access to and use of the Company Website or any other Company Programs, including without limitation using any of the Trip Services, is subject to the Company’s Privacy Notice, a copy of which is available here https://Zhoola.com/terms#privacy and which is hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement (“Company Privacy Policy”). IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER APPLICATIONS OR USES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION AS SET FORTH IN THE COMPANY PRIVACY POLICY, THE COLLECTION, USE, DISCLOSURE AND OTHER PROCESSING OF A USER’S PERSONAL INFORMATION IS GOVERNED BY THE COMPANY PRIVACY POLICY. As a result of such incorporation, each User hereby agrees to comply with the Company Privacy Policy, as it may be amended from time to time by the Company.

5. RESCHEDULING AND CANCELLATION

5.1 Covered Event. For purposes of this Section, a “Covered Event” means you experience an injury, illness, or other medical condition that reasonably prevents you from performing the Host Services on the schedule described in the Trip, as diagnosed by a licensed medical professional. Written notice must be provided to the Company within 48 hours of diagnosis and be accompanied by documentation from the diagnosing medical professional.
5.2 Rescheduling for Covered Event. Upon notice to the Company of a Covered Event prior to the Trip departure date, you may (a) Reschedule the Trip, without fee or penalty, provided the rescheduled date is be approved by the Company; or (b) cancel the Trip, provided that, You pay to the Company all funds or fees received by you related to the Trip within 30 days of notice of the Covered Event.
5.3 Cancellation by You. Except as provided above, if you cancel a Trip at any time and for any reason, or fail to arrive at a destination for the Trip, you shall pay to the Company all funds or fees received by you related to the Trip. If you cancel a confirmed departure for a Trip, at any time, unless granted an exemption due to a Covered Event or an act of Force Majeure, you will be subject to and agree to pay a Cancellation/No Show Fee of $1,500 USD for each such cancellation. You shall pay such amount within 30 days of notice by the Company of the amount due. The Company may deduct such amounts from any funds due and owing to you under any other agreement. You agree and acknowledge that unfavorable exchange rate fluctuations that may lead to a greater amount due to the Company under this paragraph.
5.4 Cancellation of individual passengers by You. If you choose to cancel individual confirmed travelers at any time and for any reason, other than in the event of a Qualifying Exemption (defined below), you shall pay to the Company the value of the total service fees for that spot if the spot is not filled prior to 90 days before a Trip's planned departure. A Qualifying Exemption means that you have security concerns and/or observe threatening behavior exhibited by the traveler/s that may impact the dynamic and safety of the Trip, travelers or yourself. The determination of a Qualifying Exemption is at the discretion of the Company. Any service fees shall be paid within 30 days of notice by the Company of the amount due. The Company may deduct such amounts from any funds due and owing to you under any other agreement. You agree and acknowledge that unfavorable exchange rate fluctuations that may lead to a greater amount due to the Company under this paragraph.
5.5 Cancellation by the Company Due to Force Majeure Event. The determination of a Force Majeure event, and the subsequent operational amendments to The Trip will be at the discretion of the Operator and/or Company. Notwithstanding the above, the Company shall not be liable or responsible to you, nor be deemed to have defaulted under or breached this Agreement, for any failure or delay in fulfilling or performing any term of this Agreement, when and to the extent such failure or delay is caused by or results from acts beyond the Company's reasonable control, including, without limitation, the following force majeure events ("Force Majeure Event(s)"): (a) acts of God; (b) flood, fire, earthquake, pandemics, epidemics, drought, bushfire, storm or other natural disaster, explosion, or public health and safety emergency characterized by an applicable government authority; (c) war, invasion, hostilities (whether war is declared or not), terrorist threats or acts, riot or other civil unrest; (d) government order, law, or actions; (e) embargoes or blockades in effect on or after the date of this Agreement; (f) national or regional emergency; (g) strikes, labor stoppages or slowdowns, or other industrial disturbances; (h) shortage of adequate power or transportation facilities; (i) other events beyond the reasonable control of the Company. In case of a Force Majeure Event, the Company shall provide you written notice of the Force Majeure Event, and provide notice of whether the Company, in its reasonable discretion elects to cancel the Trip or to Reschedule the Trip due to the Force Majeure Event.
5.6 Health and Fitness: It is your sole responsibility to ensure that you are suitably fit to allow full participation in the trip. You agree to follow all proper and detailed medical advice for the latest health requirements and recommendations of their Trip destination including all vaccination requirements enforced by the country of operation. In the event you fail to adhere to the latest health requirements of the Trip's destination, which results in the cancellation of the trip, you will owe the Company all funds or fees received by you related to the Trip, and for any Travelers that cancel and are refunded for their Trip, an amount equal to the total service fees that the Company would have earned upon completion of the Trip. You shall pay such amount within 30 days of notice by the Company of the amount due. The Company may deduct such amounts from any funds due and owing to you under any other agreement.

6. NON-DISPARAGEMENT

Host agrees that during and after the term of this Agreement, they will not knowingly vilify, disparage, slander or defame the Company, its officers, directors, employees, business or business practices.

7. CONFIDENTIALITY

7.1 Definition. “Confidential Information” means any non-public information that relates to the actual or anticipated business, research, or development of Company and any proprietary information, trade secrets, and know-how of Company that is disclosed to Host by Company, directly or indirectly, whether in written, printed, oral, electronic or other form. Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, the Website, research, product plans, products, services, customer lists, development plans, Work Product, processes, formulas, technology, methodologies, designs, drawings, marketing, compensation, finances, and other business information. Confidential Information is the sole property of Company.
7.2 Exceptions. Confidential Information does not include any information that: (a) was publicly known and made generally available in the public domain prior to the time Company disclosed the information to Host, (b) became publicly known and made generally available, after disclosure to Host by Company, through no wrongful action or inaction of Host, or (c) was in Host’s possession, without confidentiality restrictions, at the time of disclosure by Company, as shown by Host’s files and records.
7.3 Legally Compelled Disclosure. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent disclosure of Confidential Information as may be required by applicable law or regulation, or pursuant to the valid order of a court of competent jurisdiction or an authorized government agency, provided that the disclosure does not exceed the extent of disclosure required by such law, regulation or order. Host shall provide written notice of any such order to an authorized officer of Company within three (3) days of receiving such order, but in any event sufficiently in advance of making any disclosure to permit Company to contest the order or seek confidentiality protections, as determined in Company’s sole discretion.
7.4 Non-Disclosure and Non-Use. Host shall hold in trust and confidence the Confidential Information. Host shall not, without the prior written consent of Company, disclose, in whole or in part, the Confidential Information to any third party or use the Confidential Information for any purpose other than the performance of the Host Services. Host shall take all reasonable precautions to prevent any unauthorized disclosure of the Confidential Information including, but not limited to, having each employee of Host, if any, with access to any Confidential Information, execute a nondisclosure agreement containing terms that are substantially similar to the terms contained in these Terms. Any Confidential Information that Host develops in connection with the Host Services shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this clause. Host shall notify Company immediately in the event Host becomes aware of any loss or disclosure of any Confidential Information. Host must protect the Confidential Information against unauthorized use or disclosure with at least the same degree of care as the Host normally exercises to protect its own information of like character and importance, but in no event less than reasonable care or such higher standard of care as is justified by the facts and circumstances of the disclosure.
7.5 Termination. Upon termination of this Agreement, or earlier upon Company's request, Host shall deliver all Items containing any Confidential Information to Company or make such other disposition thereof as Company may direct.
7.6 Former Client Confidential Information. Host shall not, without prior written consent of Company and third party, use or disclose any confidential, proprietary information, trade secrets or know-how of any former or concurrent client of Host or other person or entity for any purpose other than the performance of Host Services. Furthermore, Host shall not bring onto the premises of Company or Company vendor any unpublished document or proprietary information belonging to any client, person, or entity unless consented to in writing by the client, person, or entity. Host shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Company from and against all claims, liabilities, damages or expenses in any form whatsoever, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, arising out of or in connection with any violation or claimed violation of Host’s duty to maintain the confidence of the third party’s information in accordance with these Terms.
7.7 Third Party Confidential Information. Company has received, and in the future will receive, from third parties confidential or proprietary information subject to a duty on Company’s part to maintain the confidentiality of the information and to use it only for certain limited purposes. Host shall not to disclose such third party information, in whole or in part, to any person or entity, or use the third-party information except as necessary in carrying out the Host Services for Company consistent with Company’s agreements with these third parties.

8. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

8.1 Host Content. Host shall be the sole and exclusive owner of all right, title and interest throughout the world in and to all photographs and video content, Literary Works, and Musical Works produced in relation to the Host Services (“Host Content”). Host hereby grants Company a limited, nonexclusive, royalty free, license to use, publish, reproduce, perform, display, distribute copies of, prepare derivative works based upon, make, have made, sell, offer to sell, and otherwise exploit such Host Content and derivative works thereof.
8.2 Assignment. Except for Host Content and Literary and Musical Works, Company is and will be the sole and exclusive owner of all right, title and interest throughout the world in and to all the results and proceeds of the use of the Website and Company Programs under these Terms and all other writings, technology, work product, discoveries, processes, techniques, methods, ideas, concepts, research, proposals, and materials and all other work product of any nature whatsoever, that are created, prepared, produced, authored, edited, modified, conceived, or reduced to practice in the course of performing the Host Services or other work performed in connection with the Host Services or these Terms (collectively, the “Work Product”) including all patents, copyrights, trademarks (together with the goodwill symbolized thereby), trade secrets, know-how, and other confidential or proprietary information, and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “Intellectual Property Rights”) therein. Host agrees, except for Host Content and Literary and Musical Works, that the Work Product is hereby deemed “work made for hire" as defined in 17 U.S.C § 101 for Company and all copyrights therein automatically and immediately vest in Company. If, for any reason, Work Product does not constitute “work made for hire,” Host irrevocably assigns to Company, for no additional consideration, Host’s entire right, title and interest throughout the world in and to such Work Product, including all Intellectual Property Rights therein, including the right to sue for past, present and future infringement, misappropriation or dilution thereof.
8.3 Further Assurances. Upon the request of Company, Host shall assist Company and its designees in every proper way to secure Company’s rights in the Work Product and related Intellectual Property Rights in all countries. Host shall disclose to Company all pertinent information and data with respect to Work Product and related Intellectual Property Rights. Host shall execute all applications, specifications, oaths, assignments, and other instruments that Company deems necessary in order to apply for and obtain these rights and in order to assign and convey to Company, its successors, assigns, and nominees the sole and exclusive right, title, and interest in and to the Work Product, and any related Intellectual Property Rights.
8.4 Pre Existing Materials. Host remains the sole and exclusive owner of all of Host’s Literary and Musical Works (defined below). Host hereby grants Company a limited, non-exclusive, royalty free, license to include limited references to the Literary and Musical Works of the Host in order to promote, advertise, and summarize the Trip and its inclusion of the Literary and Musical Works to the nature of the Trip. “Literary and Musical Works” means copyrighted “literary works” and “musical works” as defined by the United States Copyright Act of 1976, as amended. Host may revoke such limited license with 20 days advance written notice.
8.5 Attorney in Fact. If Host’s unavailability or any other factor prevents Company from pursuing or applying for any application for any United States or foreign registrations or applications covering the Work Product and related Intellectual Property Rights assigned to Company, then Host irrevocably designates and appoints Company as Host’s agent and attorney in fact. Accordingly, Company may act for and on Host’s behalf to execute and file any applications and to take all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution and issuance of the registrations and applications with the same legal force and effect as if executed by Host.
8.6 Photos and Marketing. You consent to the Company using images of you taken during the Trip for advertising and promotional purposes in any medium. Without any limitation to Company’s rights to any intellectual property as provided herein, you grant us a perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide, irrevocable license to use such images for publicity and promotional purposes.

9. HOSTS REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Host represents and warrants to Company as follows:
9.1 Organization Representations; Enforceability. If Host is a company, (a) Host is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing in the jurisdiction stated in the preamble to these Terms, (b) the execution and delivery of these Terms by Host and the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Host, and (c) these Terms constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Host that is enforceable in accordance with its terms.
9.2 Compliance with Company Policies. Host shall perform the Host Services in accordance with all policies and procedures provided by Company, as may be amended from time to time by the Company only, including any third-party policies and procedures that Company is required to comply with.
9.3 No Conflict. The entering into and performance of these Terms by Host does not and will not: (a) violate, conflict with, or result in a material default under any other contract, agreement, indenture, decree, judgment, undertaking, conveyance, lien, or encumbrance to which Host is a party or by which it or any of Host’s property is or may become subject or bound, or (b) violate any applicable law or government regulation. Host will not grant any rights under any future agreement, nor will it permit or suffer any lien, obligation, or encumbrances that will conflict with the full enjoyment by Company of its rights under these Terms.
9.4 Non-Infringement. Nothing contained in the Work Product does or will infringe, violate, or misappropriate any Intellectual Property Rights of any third party. Further, no characteristic of any Work Product does or will cause, using, maintaining, or selling the Work Product to infringe, violate, or misappropriate the Intellectual Property Rights of any third party.
9.5 No Pending or Current Litigation. Host is not involved in litigation, arbitration, or any other claim and knows of no pending litigation, arbitration, other claim, or fact that may be the basis of any claim regarding any of the materials Host has used or will use to develop or has incorporated or will incorporate into the Work Product to be delivered under these Terms.
9.6 Deposits Hosts that have not qualified to launch a trip on the Zhoola marketplace, may be offered the opportunity, at the company's sole discretion, to pay a deposit in lieu of "qualifying via Survey". This deposit will allow the Host to use Zhoola's survey tool, explore available itineraries, plan and launch a trip for sale to travelers. Hosts will be initially limited to one trip request and launch. Upon successfully comfirming this trip, the deposit amount will be returned and all other earnings owed the Host will be paid in full. Furthermore, no subsequent deposits will be required of the Host, and you will be considered "qualified" and able to request and launch trips per the same terms and conditions as all other qualified Hosts.
"Qualifying via Survey": Collecting 50+ survey responses from respondents over the age of 18 with a budget of $3000 USD or more.
"Qualified Host": A Host that has qualified via survey or by paying a deposit.
9.7 Services. Host has the required skill, experience and qualification to perform the Host Services and shall perform the Services in a professional and workmanlike manner in accordance with the generally recognized industry standards for similar services. Host shall devote sufficient resources to ensure that the Host Services are performed in a timely and reliable manner. Failure to provide the Host Services as agreed upon by the Host and Company for any or no reason including termination of the Host will result in the Host returning all paid earnings, including but not limited to, any flight advance or any additional applicable compensation paid to the Host by the Company. The Host will be obligated to return the requested funds within 30 days of written notice.
9.8 Employees and Approved Subcontractors. Approved Subcontractors and any persons employed by Host in connection with the performance of Host under these Terms shall be the employees or contractors of Host and Host shall be fully responsible for such employee’s or contractor’s compliance with these Terms.
9.9 COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements. Hosts have the option of requiring COVID-19 vaccination on Trips as defined by the relevant national authority. The Company will facilitate the communication of this requirement to Travelers via website copy and any other associated marketing collateral produced by the Company. Host is solely responsible to implement, administer, and enforce such vaccination requirement. The Host vaccination requirement is in addition to the vaccination and/or testing requirements enforced by the local authorities within the destination of travel. The Company will not facilitate the collection of proof in regards to vaccination status and is not responsible for providing or verifying vaccination status or other information. Host agrees and acknowledges that the Company disclaims all liability related to such vaccine requirements and the implementation and enforcement of such requirements.

10. COMPANY’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Company represents, warrants and covenants to Host that (a) Company is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing in the jurisdiction stated in the preamble to these Terms, (b) the execution and delivery of these Terms by Company and the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Company, and (c) these Terms constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Company that is enforceable in accordance with its terms.

11. INDEMNIFICATION & INSURANCE

11.1 Indemnification. Host shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Company, its affiliates and their directors, officers, employees, agents, licensors, content providers, successors and assigns from and against all claims, liabilities, damages, judgements, awards, taxes, losses, costs or expenses of any kind whatsoever, including attorneys’ fees and other legal expenses, that are incurred by Company arising out of or resulting from: (a) any unauthorized use of the Company Website, any Company Programs, and any Company IP Assets or any content thereof; (b) any actions of a Traveler during a Trip; (c) any negligent, reckless, or intentionally wrongful act of Host or Host’s assistants, employees, or agents, (d) any breach by Host or Host’s assistants, employees, or agents of any of the covenants, warranties, or representations contained in these Terms, (e) any failure of Host to perform the Host Services in accordance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, or (f) any violation or claimed violation of a third party’s rights resulting in whole or in part from Company’s use of the Work Product of Host under these Terms. Company may satisfy such indemnity (in whole or in part) by way of deduction from any payment due to Host.

12. DISCLAIMERS; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

EXCEPT FOR THE COMPANY’S LIMITED AND EXPLICIT PROMISE UNDER SECTION 6 TO PROCESS PAYMENTS: (A) THE COMPANY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR OTHER COVENANTS TO THE HOST OR ANY OTHER USER REGARDING THE COMPANY WEBSITE, ANY OTHER COMPANY PROGRAMS, ANY TRIP, ANY TRIP SERVICES, ANY OTHER COMPANY IP ASSETS, AND ANY OTHER CONTENT PROVIDED THEREIN; AND (B) THE COMPANY WEBSITE, ANY OTHER COMPANY PROGRAMS, ANY BOOKINGS, TRIP SERVICES, ANY COMPANY IP ASSETS AND ANY OTHER CONTENT PROVIDED THEREIN ARE ALL PROVIDED TO A HOST AND ALL OTHER USERS ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND.
THE COMPANY HEREBY EXPLICITLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY: (A) WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY; (B) WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE; OR (C) WARRANTY AGAINST INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF A THIRD PARTY; WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED BY LAW, COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, USAGE OF TRADE, OR OTHERWISE.
THE COMPANY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OF ANY HOST, OPERATORS OR ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY OF THE FOLLOWING WITH REGARD TO THE FOREGOING: (A) WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY; (B) WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE; (C) WARRANTY OF TITLE; OR (D) WARRANTY AGAINST INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF A THIRD PARTY; WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED BY LAW, COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, USAGE OF TRADE, OR OTHERWISE.
FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION 16, THESE THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES INCLUDE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OF HOSTS OR OPERATORS. WITHOUT LIMITATION THE GENERALITY OF ANY OTHER PROVISION IN THIS SECTION 16, AND FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, EACH HOST HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT: (A) THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY RELATED TO OR ARISING OUT OF THE TRIP SERVICES SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE COMPANY’S PROCESSING OF THE TRIP PAYMENTS TO THE APPROPRIATE THIRD PARTY PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PARTICULAR TRIP; AND (B) ALL OTHER SERVICES RELATED TO OR ARISING OUT OF THE TRIP, AND ALL OBLIGATIONS RELATED THERETO, ARE SOLELY AND EXCLUSIVELY THE RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY OF THE OPERATOR, HOST OR OTHER THIRD PARTIES PROVIDING SUCH SERVICE AND ARE NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INJURY, PERSONAL INJURY, DEATH, PROPERTY DAMAGE, OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHETHER ARISING OUT OF BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES WERE FORESEEABLE AND WHETHER OR NOT THE COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND NOTWITHSTANDING THE FAILURE OF ANY AGREED OR OTHER REMEDY OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY’S AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED THE TOTAL OF THE AMOUNTS PAID TO THE HOST FOR THE TRIP.

13. LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES

The Company Website, other Company Programs or our Trip Services may contain links to third-party websites. These links are provided for your convenience only. The Company has no control over third-party websites and we are not responsible for the content of such websites or the privacy practices of those third-party websites. If you decide to access a third-party website linked from the Company Website, other Company Programs or our Trip Services, you do so entirely at your own risk and your use of those sites is subject to those websites’ terms and conditions and privacy policies.

14. GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION, DISPUTES. READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY. IT AFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS AND IMPACTS HOW CLAIMS YOU AND COMPANY MAY HAVE AGAINST EACH OTHER ARE DETERMINED

14.1 Governing Law. We control and operate the Company Website, our Company Programs and our Trip Services from the State of Delaware, United States of America. While we invite users from all parts of the world to visit the Company Website and other Company Programs and to use our Trip Services, each user hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Company Website, other Company Programs and our Trip Services, and all activities available on and through the foregoing, are governed by the laws of the United States of America and the laws of the State of Delaware. Accordingly, you hereby expressly agree that the laws of the State of Delaware, excluding its conflict of laws rules shall govern this Agreement, including without limitation our Company Privacy Policy and your use of the Company Website, any other Company Programs and our Trip Services.
14.2 Jurisdiction. You hereby expressly agree that exclusive jurisdiction for any claim or dispute with us (or any of our affiliates) related to or arising out of this Agreement shall be the federal and/or state courts in the State of Delaware, USA, and you further agree and expressly consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction the federal and state courts in the State of Delaware, in connection with any such dispute and including any claim involving us or our affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, Travelers, officers, directors, or agents.
14.3 Prohibition of Class or Representative Actions. You and the Company agree that each of us may bring claims against the other only on an individual basis and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class or representative action.

15. CHANGES TO THIS AGREEMENT

BY USING THE COMPANY WEBSITE, ANY COMPANY PROGRAM OR ANY TRIP SERVICES, YOU HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
15.1 The company reserves the right, at our discretion and at any time, to make changes to any of the provisions of this agreement, including without limitation changes to any of the terms and conditions governing a booking of a trip or to the company privacy policy (hereinafter “Updates to this Agreement”).
15.2 The Company may take any reasonable efforts to post any such Updates to this Agreement, including without limitation posting such Updates to this Agreement on the Company’s main Website.
15.3 Continued use of any Company Website, any other Company Program, or any of the Company’s Trip Services by any user (including but not limited to any traveler) shall automatically constitute such user’s (including without limitation such Traveler’s) immediate acceptance of and consent to all of the updates to this agreement and you will thereafter be bound by such Updates to this Agreement.
15.4 If you do not agree to such Updates to this Agreement, then you should immediately discontinue using the Company Website, all other Company Programs, and all of the Company’s Trip Services.

16. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

16.1 Entire Agreement; Waiver; Severability. This Agreement constitute the entire agreement between Company and each user (including without limitation each Traveler) with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes and replaces any prior agreements we might have had between us regarding such subject matter. The Company’s failure to enforce any right or provision of this Agreement will not be considered a waiver of those rights. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of this Agreement will remain in effect.
16.2 Remedies. User acknowledges that monetary damages may not be a sufficient remedy for unauthorized use of the Company Website, any other Company Program, any Trip Services or any other Company IP Assets and therefore each user hereby agrees that the Company shall be entitled, without waiving any other rights or remedies, to such injunctive or equitable relief as may be deemed proper by a court or arbitration panel of competent jurisdiction without necessity of posting a bond and without having to plead and prove lack of an adequate remedy at law.
16.3 Attorney Fees. If any suit or action is filed by any party to enforce this Agreement or otherwise with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney fees incurred in preparation or in prosecution or defense of such suit or action as fixed by the trial court and, if any appeal is taken from the decision of the trial court, reasonable attorney fees as fixed by the appellate court.
16.4 Binding Effect; No Assignment by Client; Permissible Assignment by Company. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each party’s respective successors and lawful assigns; provided, however, that user (including without limitation the Traveler) may not assign this Agreement, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the Company (which it may or may not grant in its discretion). Any purported assignment in violation of this Section 21.4 shall be void. The Company shall have the right to assign this Agreement, or any part of it, in its sole discretion to any party, and all covenants and agreements hereunder shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by such successors and assigns.
16.5 Subcontractors. Host shall not delegate or subcontract any of its obligations under these Terms without the Company’s prior written approval. Any subcontracting in violation of this Section shall be null and void. The Company shall have the right to approve or not approve the use of a proposed subcontractor in its sole discretion. A subcontractor approved in writing by the Company (“Approved Subcontractor”) shall be bound by all of these Terms, and shall execute these Terms as required by the Company. Host and Approved Subcontractor shall be jointly and severally responsible for Host’s and Approved Subcontractor’s performance under these Terms. Host and Approved Subcontractor agree and acknowledge that all Trip Payments will be paid by the Company only to Host. Host is exclusively responsible for all payments and fees due to Approved Subcontractor pursuant to a separate agreement between Host and Subcontractor.

17. CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have questions or comments about this Agreement or the Company Websites, Company Programs or Services, please write, phone or email us via the contact information below:

Zhoola, Inc.
2810 N Church St, PMB 25224
Wilmington, Delaware 19802
+1 5077137044
Email us: hello@Zhoola.com

Privacy & Cookie Policy

Last updated Sep 05, 2023

This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy” or “Policy”) explains how Zhoola, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Company”, “We”, “Us” or “Our”) may gather, collect, record, hold, distribute, share, disclose or otherwise use any information or data about any user (“User” or “You” or “Your”) of the Company’s website at https: //Zhoola.com/ (“Company Website”) or through any other site, program, activity, technology platform, technology application, or service offered by Company (the Company Website and these other programs, activities, platform, applications and services are collectively referred to as Company Program(s)”).

BY CONTINUING TO USE THE COMPANY WEBSITE OR ANY OTHER COMPANY PROGRAM OFFERED BY THE COMPANY, YOU HEREBY AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY AS IT IS PRESENTED TO YOU AS OF THE DATE OF YOUR FIRST USE OF THE COMPANY WEBSITE OR ANY OTHER COMPANY PROGRAM. NO CHANGES (ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS) BY YOU TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY WILL BE ACCEPTED BY THE COMPANY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, OR YOU DO NOT WISH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION TO BE USED PURSUANT TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY, THEN YOU SHOULD NOT USE THE COMPANY WEBSITE OR ANY OTHER COMPANY PROGRAM AND YOU SHOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION TO THE COMPANY.
THIS IS A BINDING CONTRACT BETWEEN YOU AND THE COMPANY AND YOU SHOULD DOWNLOAD AND PRINT THIS PRIVACY POLICY FOR YOUR RECORDS.

NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS:

THE CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT (CCPA) PROVIDES CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS WITH SPECIFIC RIGHTS WHICH ARE EXPLAINED TO THESE PARTIES IN THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY:

  1. SPECIFIC DATA RIGHTS PURSUANT TO THE CCPA; OTHER NOTICES UNDER THE CCPA
  2. SECTIONS IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY PROVIDING SUCH NOTICE
  3. THE CATEGORIES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION THAT WE COLLECT FROM YOU
  4. SECTION 1
  5. THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
  6. SECTION 2
  7. WHO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION WITH AND FOR THOSE PURPOSES
  8. SECTION 3
  9. YOUR RIGHT TO HAVE ACCESS TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION, YOUR DATA PORTABILITY RIGHTS, AND YOUR DELETION REQUEST RIGHTS; AND HOW TO ACCESS THESE RIGHTS
  10. SECTION 4
  11. NOTICE REGARDING THE SALE OF ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION TO A THIRD PARTY
  12. SECTION 4
  13. NON-DISCRIMINATION NOTICE
  14. SECTION 4

NOTICE TO NEVADA RESIDENTS:

SEE SECTION 10 OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY WHICH EXPLAINS CERTAIN RIGHTS GIVEN TO NEVADA RESIDENTS UNDER NEVADA PRIVACY LAW

1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

During a User’s access or use of the Company Website or any other Company Program, the Company may, either directly or by using its service providers, gather, collect, record, hold, distribute, share, disclose or otherwise use personal information or data about You which You provide to Us, as described in Section 1.1 below, or which is automatically collected, as described in Section 1.2 below (hereinafter collectively referred to as the User’s “Personal Information”).
1.1 INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE TO US
We collect Personal Information that You may provide directly to the Company while using the Company Website, including data a Traveler may provide to the Company related to Trip, or data a Host may provide the Company related to a Trip, or data an Organizer may provide to the Company related to a Trip, as such terms are defined in Our Terms & Conditions which govern the Company Website and the other Company Programs (the “Terms & Conditions”). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, You may provide the Company with Your Personal Information in the following instances:

  • A Traveler may provide Personal Information while Booking a Trip, as such terms are defined in the Terms & Conditions;
  • A Host may provide Personal Information while using the Company Website to host a Trip, as such term is defined in the Terms & Conditions;
  • An Operator may provide Personal Information while using the Company Website related to a Trip, as such term is defined in the Terms & Conditions;
  • A User may provide other Personal Information while using the Company Website or any other Company Program, or via telephone;
  • You may provide Personal information to create an account with the Company;
    A User may provide other Personal Information while requesting any other information about, or requesting customer support regarding, any Trip or any other goods or services of the Company;
  • A User may provide other Personal Information while requesting any information from or about the Company, such as a newsletter, e-alert, or any other information about the Company’s goods, services, events or business partners;
  • A User may provide other Personal Information while completing any other information through any Company Program;
  • A User may provide other Personal Information while communicating with any other representative of our Company;
  • A User may provide other Personal Information while using any third party social media sites;
  • A User may provide other Personal Information while participating in any contest, promotion or sweepstake sponsored or promoted by the Company;
  • A User may provide other Personal Information while applying for a job with the Company; or
  • A User may provide other Personal Information while otherwise communicating with the Company in any other way.
    In these instances, the following are the types of Personal Information You may provide to the Company and which We may collect:
  • Your name;
  • Mailing address and/or billing address;
  • E-mail address;
  • Phone (or mobile) number;
  • Date of birth or age;
  • Gender;
  • Nationality and Passport Information;
  • Emergency contact information;
  • Food allergies, medical-related ailments or injuries, or food preferences;
  • Credit or debit card number and other information about the same (if You make a payment either directly to Us or by using a third party payment provider that handles payments and will receive Your payment card information);
  • Gift card information or related gift information;
    Information You provide when You purchase any of Our goods or services, including product or service parameters or preferences You provided when making a purchase; or
  • Photos, videos, audio or similar content uploaded by You;

Information You provide or otherwise involved in the return or exchange of a product, such as information about the transaction, product details, purchase price, and the date and location/media of the transaction.
1.2 INFORMATION AUTOMATICALLY COLLECTED
When a User accesses or otherwise uses the Company Website or any other Company Program, We automatically collect certain Personal Information about You, including:
Device Information: We (or our service providers) may collect information about the computer, tablet, phone or other device you use to access any of the Company Programs, including the Internet Protocol address, hardware models, operating system and version, mobile network information and other unique device identifiers.
Cookies and other Web-based Tracking Technologies: We (or our service providers) may use different technologies such as cookies, web beacons, or other types of small temporary files or web-based tracking technologies to gather certain information (collectively “cookies”). Please see Section 9 of this Privacy Policy which sets forth the use of these cookies and instructions if You want to disable them.
Geo-location Data: Subject to any of Your device permissions, We (or our service providers) may be able to collect information about the precise location of your device or may gather other general location data based on GPS data, mailing address, and/or billing address (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Geo-location Data”).
Social Media Information: If any of Our Company Programs offer any social media features, such as the Facebook Like buttons or similar social media interactive mini-programs, these features may collect Your Internet Protocol address, which page You are visiting on Our Company Program, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Social media features are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on Our Company Program. Your interactions with these features may be governed by the privacy policies of the company providing it (see Section 6 regarding third party sites).
1.3 EXCLUSIONS FROM PERSONAL INFORMATION
Personal Information does not include:

  • Publicly available information from government records; or
  • De-identified or aggregated consumer information.
2. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

2.1 PRIMARY WAYS WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
User’s Personal Information may be gathered, collected, recorded, held, or otherwise used by or on behalf of the Company (including by Our service providers) to provide, maintain, and improve our Services to You, including for the following purposes:

  • When you purchase something from our Company Website or any other Company Program (including without limitation a Trip as defined in the Terms & Conditions), as part of the buying and selling process, We collect the Personal Information that You give Us (such as, but not limited to, your name, address, email address, date of birth, phone number, gender and (optionally) your social media handle). We use this Personal Information to process your buying and selling transactions, fulfill your orders, and/or process any other aspects of your transactions.
  • When You browse our website, We also automatically receive your computer’s internet protocol (IP) address in order to provide us with information that helps Us learn about Your browser and operating system.
  • Email marketing: We may send You emails or otherwise communicate with You about the Company Website, the Company’s products and services, other offers and events, or other updates or promotional information. If you prefer not to receive promotional communications from Us, you may “Opt Out” at any time by following the “Opt Out” instructions in Section 5 herein.
  • Text message marketing:We may send You SMS Text messages or otherwise communicate with You about the Company Website, the Company’s products and services, other offers and events, or other updates or promotional information. If you prefer not to receive promotional communications from Us, you may “Opt Out” at any time by following the “Opt Out” instructions in Section 5 herein or reply "STOP" to any Text message you may receive.
  • When You provide Us with Personal Information to complete a transaction (including without limitation a Trip as defined in the Terms & Conditions), We verify your credit card, place an order, connect with our online customer service through online chat or email, we imply that you consent to our collecting it and using it for that specific reason only.
  • We may also collect Personal Information, including contact information, if you elect to enter or participation in any sweepstakes, contests or other promotions with Us, to subscribe to our newsletter, which we will use only to provide you with the services You have requested.
  • The Company collects Personal Information from those individuals applying for employment or similar positions at the Company to the extent necessary to: (i) identify the individual; and (ii) evaluate their suitability for the position applied for. This Personal Information may include name, contact information, educational and employment background, criminal record information, residency and/or citizenship information, and other information necessary for Us to screen potential employees and staff.
  • As may otherwise be needed to Book a Trip (as defined in the Terms & Conditions).
  • Without limiting the foregoing, We may also use Your Personal Information for the following purposes:
  • Send support and administrative messages, and respond to your comments, questions, and customer service requests;
  • Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with Our goods or services;
  • To conduct credit card screenings or to otherwise protect against fraud or unauthorized transactions, including by identifying potential unauthorized users or hackers;
  • Personalize Your experience and the advertisements and content You see when You use any Company Program based on Your preferences, interests, and browsing and purchasing behavior;
  • For compliance purposes as may be required by applicable laws or regulations or as requested by any judicial process or governmental agency (including without limitation for Company’s tax reporting) or as may be requested under any subpoena;
  • To facilitate Your use of various social media sharing features or other integrated tools (such as the Facebook “Like” button) which You may use as part of social media pages; and
  • To carry out any other purpose described to You at the time the Personal Information is collected.


2.2 OTHER WAYS WE MAY USE YOUR LOCATION
In addition to the above, Your Personal Information may be gathered, collected, recorded, held or otherwise used for the following additional purposes:

  • To use with, or otherwise distribute, share or disclose to, any of the Company’s professional advisors such as attorneys or accountants (“Outside Professionals”) in order to facilitate the professional advice from those Outside Professionals; or
  • To use with, or otherwise distribute, share or disclose to, any government agencies or third parties in order to comply with, or otherwise pursuant to, any subpoena, court order, or other governmental order, law or regulation (including without limitation tax reporting).


2.2 OTHER TERMS REGARDING THE USE OF YOUR INFORMATION
2.3.1 We will use or share Your Personal Information only for the purposes as described in this Section 2 and in Section 3 herein, unless We reasonably determine We need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose(s) described herein. For example, We consider de-identification, aggregation, and other forms of anonymization of Personal Information to be compatible with the purposes listed herein and in Your interest because the anonymization of such information reduces the likelihood of improper disclosure of that information. If We need to use Your Personal Information for an unrelated purpose, We will notify You and We will explain the legal basis which allows Us to do so.
2.3.2 PLEASE NOTE THAT WE MAY PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION WITHOUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE OR ADDITIONAL CONSENT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND WHERE DOING SO IS REQUIRED OR PERMITTED BY LAW INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY SUBPOENA OR OTHER TYPES OF COURT ORDERS.

3. SHARING OF INFORMATION

We may distribute, share or disclose Personal Information about You as follows or as otherwise described herein:
Affiliates and Subsidiaries. We may disclose Your Personal Information with our affiliates or subsidiaries for any of the purposes described herein.
Service Providers. We may share or disclose Your Personal Information with Our service providers or other third-party vendors that We retain in connection with the provision of the Company Programs, including without limitation the following types of service providers that We may engage:

  • Email, internet or other telecommunication service providers;
  • Cloud, other data storage, or other hosting service providers;
  • Third-party payment service providers, including without limitation third-party credit card processors (see Third Party Application Providers below);
  • Analytics companies who assist Us with various types of data analytics (see Analytics Partners below);
  • Host and Operators, as such terms are defined in the Terms and Conditions; or
  • Other third-party contractors, we engage to assist Us in providing Our goods and services.


Third-Party Application Providers. If a third-party application is used to support Our Company Programs, We may share or disclose Your Personal Information to such third-party application providers, including without limitation third-party credit card processors or other third-party payment service providers.
Analytics Partners. We may use analytics services provided by a third-party analytics service provider or by using one of their tools, such as but not limited to Google Analytics, to collect and process certain analytics data. These services may also collect data about Your use of other websites, apps, and online resources.
Aggregated Form. We may make certain automatically collected, aggregated, or otherwise de-identified Personal Information available to third parties for various purposes, including (i) compliance with various reporting obligations; (ii) for business or marketing purposes; or (iii) to assist such parties in understanding our Users’ interests, habits, and usage patterns for certain programs, content, services, advertisements, promotions, and/or functionality available through the Company Programs.
Advertising / Marketing Partners. We may work with advertising or marketing companies (collectively, “Advertising Partners”) in order to provide You with advertisements, marketing or other information that We think may interest You. These Advertising partners may set or access their own cookies, pixel tags or similar technologies on our Company Programs or they may otherwise collect or have access to data about You which they may collect over time and across different online services. These Advertising partners may also provide Us with their own independent data about potential customers and such data could include data about You previously collected by the Advertising Partner.
Social Media Features. The Company Programs may, now or in the future, offer social media features, including certain sharing tools or other integrated tools (such as the Facebook “Like” button), which let You share actions that You take on Our social media pages. Your use of such features enables the sharing of Personal Information with the public, depending on the settings You establish with the entity that provides the social sharing feature.
Merger, Sale, or Other Asset Transfers. We may share or disclose or otherwise transfer Your Personal Information to the Company’s Outside Professionals (as defined in Section 2.2 herein), other advisors, potential transactional partners, or other third parties in connection with the consideration, negotiation, or completion of a corporate transaction in which We are acquired by or merged with another company or We sell, liquidate, or transfer all or a portion of Our assets. The use of Your Personal information following any of these events will be governed by this Privacy Policy.
As Required By Law, Subpoena or Similar Government Order. We may access, preserve, share, or disclose Your Personal Information if We believe doing so is required or appropriate to: (i) comply with all laws or regulations, including any tax reporting requirements of the Company; (ii) comply with any other law enforcement requests or legal processes, such as a court order or subpoena; (iii) respond to Your requests; or (iv) protect Your, Our, or others’ rights, property, or safety. FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, WE MAY BE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSURE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION TO: (I) TAXING AUTHORITIES AS PART OF OUR TAX REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; OR (II) LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES OR OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES OR VIA SUBPOENA ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF ANY UNLAWFUL OR INFRINGING CONTENT WHILE USING ANY COMPANY PROGRAM.
Company’s Outside Professionals. We may share or disclose Your Personal Information with any of the Company’s Outside Professionals (as defined in Section 2.2 herein) in order to facilitate the professional advice such Outside Professionals provide to the Company.
Consent. We may also share or disclose Your Personal Information with your permission.

4. ADDITIONAL NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS REGARDING ADDITIONAL RIGHTS GIVEN TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS UNDER THE CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT (CCPA)

In addition to the other notices and disclosures that We have provided in this Privacy Policy to California Residents pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), We hereby provide the following notices to all California Residents (as defined above) regarding their rights under the CCPA:
4.1 ACCESS TO SPECIFIC INFORMATION AND DATA PORTABILITY RIGHTS
Each California Resident has the right to request that the USA Company disclose certain information to such California residents about the Company’s collection and use of such California Resident’s Personal Information over the past 12 months. Once the USA Company receives and confirms a California Resident’s verifiable consumer request (see Section 4.4:Exercising Your Access, Data Portability, and Deletion Rights), the USA Company will disclose to such California Resident(per Your request):

  • The categories of Personal Information We collected about such California residents.
  • The categories of sources for the Personal Information We collected about such California residents.
  • Our business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling that Personal Information.
  • The categories of third parties with whom We share that Personal Information.
  • The specific pieces of Personal Information We collected about such California residents (also called a data portability request).
  • If We sold or disclosed Personal Information for a business purpose; two separate lists disclosing:
  • Sales (if any), identifying the Personal Information categories that each category of recipient purchased; and
  • disclosures for a business purpose, identifying the Personal Information categories that each category of recipient obtained.


4.2 DELETION REQUEST RIGHTS
Each California Resident has the right to request that We delete any of such California Resident’s Personal Information that the USA Company collected from such California Resident and retained, subject to certain exceptions. Once the USA Company receives and confirms a California Resident’s verifiable consumer request (see Section 4.4:Exercising Your Access, Data Portability, and Deletion Rights), the USA Company will delete (and direct our service providers to delete) such California Resident’s Personal Information from our records, unless an exception applies. However, the USA Company may deny such California Resident’s deletion request if retaining the information is necessary for the USA Company or its service provider(s) to:

  • Complete the transaction for which We collected the Personal Information, provide a good or service that such California Resident requested, take actions reasonably anticipated within the context of Our ongoing business relationship with such California Resident, or otherwise perform Our contract with such California Resident;
  • Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, or prosecute those responsible for such activities;
  • Debug products to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality;
  • Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise their free speech rights, or exercise another right provided for by law;
  • Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (Cal. Penal Code § 1546 seq.);
  • Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws, when the information's deletion may likely render impossible or seriously impair the research's achievement if such California resident previously provided informed consent;
  • Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with consumer expectations based on such California Resident’s relationship with Us; or
  • Comply with a legal obligation; or
  • Make other internal or lawful uses of that information that are compatible with the context in which such California Resident provided it.


4.3 NOTIFICATION REGARDING "SALE" (IF ANY) OF PERSONAL INFORMATION UNDER THE CCPA
In view of the definition of “sale” under the CCPA, We may, either now or in the future, exchange, share, and/or “sell” (as defined under the CCPA) certain Personal Information to certain third parties. CLICK HERE for the Company’s “DO NOT SELL MY PERSONAL INFORMATION” notice to California Residents about their right to stop any such “sales”, if any such “sales” exist.
4.4 EXERCISING A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT'S ACCESS, DATA PORTABILITY, AND DELETION RIGHTS
To exercise the access, data portability, deletion rights, and other rights described in this Section 4, a California Resident must submit a verifiable consumer request to the USA Company by SUBMITTING THIS FORM FOR DATA DELETION REQUEST.

  • Provide sufficient information that allows the USA Company to reasonably verify that California residents are the person about whom We collected Personal Information or an authorized representative.
  • Describe California resident requests with sufficient detail that allows the USA Company to properly understand, evaluate, and respond to it.


The USA Company cannot respond to a California Resident’s request or provide a California Resident with Personal Information if the USA Company cannot verify the California Resident’s identity or authority to make the request and confirm the Personal Information relates to such California Resident. Making a verifiable consumer request does not require a California Resident to create an account with us. The USA Company will only use Personal Information provided in a verifiable consumer request to verify the requestor's identity or authority to make the request.
4.5 RESPONSE TIMING AND FORMAT
If a California Resident sends a verifiable consumer request as set forth in Section 4.4 above, the USA Company will endeavour to respond to such verifiable consumer request within forty-five (45) days of its receipt. If the USA Company requires more time (up to a total aggregate of 90 days), the USA Company will inform such California residents of the reason and extension period in writing. If such California Resident has an account with Us, We will deliver our written response to that account. If such California residents do not have an account with Us, We will deliver Our written response by mail or electronically. Any disclosures We provide will only cover the 12-month period preceding the verifiable consumer request's receipt. The response We provide will also explain the reasons We cannot comply with a request, if applicable. For data portability requests, We will select a format to provide the California Resident’s Personal Information that is readily useable and should allow such California Resident to transmit the information from one entity to another entity without hindrance. We do not charge a fee to process or respond to a California Resident’s verifiable consumer request unless it is excessive, repetitive, or manifestly unfounded. If We determine that the request warrants a fee, We will tell such California Resident why We made that decision and provide such California Resident with a cost estimate before completing such California Resident’s request.
4.6 NON-DISCRIMINATION NOTICE
The USA Company will not discriminate against any California Resident for exercising any of such California Resident’s rights under the CCPA. Unless permitted by the CCPA, We will not:

  • Deny such California Resident any goods or services;
  • Charge such California Resident different prices or rates for goods or services, including through granting discounts or other benefits, or imposing penalties;
  • Provide such California Residents a different level or quality of goods or services; or
  • Suggest that such California residents may receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or quality of goods or services.


4.7 SPECIAL NOTICE ABOUT EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION FROM GOVERNANCE OF THE CCPA
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CCPA, THE COLLECTION AND USE OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS NOT SUBJECT TO OR GOVERNED BY THE CCPA AND, THUS, IS EXCLUDED FROM THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SECTION 4 OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY

  • ANY HEALTH OR MEDICAL INFORMATION COVERED BY COVERED BY OR OTHERWISE SUBJECT TO: (A) THE U.S. FEDERAL HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1996 (HIPAA) AND ITS RELATED REGULATIONS; OR (B) THE CALIFORNIA CONFIDENTIALITY OF MEDICAL INFORMATION ACT (CMIA) AND ITS RELATED REGULATIONS); OR
  • ANY INFORMATION COVERED BY CERTAIN OTHER INDUSTRY SECTOR-SPECIFIC PRIVACY LAWS, INCLUDING THE FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT (FRCA), THE GRAMM-LEACH-BLILEY ACT (GLBA), THE CALIFORNIA FINANCIAL INFORMATION PRIVACY ACT (FIPA), AND THE DRIVER'S PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT OF 1994.
5. OPT-OUT FROM RECEIVING INFORMATION FROM THE COMPANY

5.1 YOU CAN OPT-OUT FROM RECEIVING INFORMATION FROM THE COMPANY. In the event a User has provided the Company with Personal Information such as that discussed above, and thereafter a User does not want to continue to directly receive further notices or information from the Company such as emails about the Company’s products or services, the User must send an email message HERE stating that the User no longer wants to receive these communications directly from the Company (“Opt Out”). Once the Company has received the User’s request to Opt Out, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts, in a commercially reasonable time period, to try to carry out such User’s request to Opt Out; provided, however, the Company will not have any obligation to retrieve, and cannot prevent the further use by others of, such User’s Personal Information which may have been shared up to that time with other parties as permitted by the provisions of this Privacy Policy.
5.2 EFFECT OF OPT-OUT. If a User elects to Opt Out, and provided such User has properly delivered its Opt Out request to the Company in accordance with Section 5.1 herein, such User will no longer receive emails directly from the Company after a commercially reasonable time from the date such User sent its Opt Out notice to the Company. However, the Company does not have any obligations under, or liability arising out of, this Privacy Policy with regard to a User’s decision to share its Personal Information with, Our use of, any other internet websites, forums, or programs that the User may have linked to via the Company Website which are not under the Company’s direct control or ownership. Accordingly, after sending Your Opt-Out to the Company, You may need to contact these other entities directly regarding their use of Your Personal Information.

6. LINKS TO, AND USE OF, THIRD-PARTY SERVICES OR THIRD-PARTY SITES

6.1 Third-Party Services. In general, the third-party providers used by Us will only collect, use and disclose Your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide to Us. However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment gateways and other payment transaction processors, have their own privacy policies in respect to the information We are required to provide to them for Your purchase-related transactions. For these providers, We recommend that You read their privacy policies so You can understand the manner in which Your personal information will be handled by these providers. For example, We currently use Rezdy as our payment processor, their privacy policy is available here: Rezdy Privacy Policy. In particular, remember that certain providers may be located in or have facilities that are located in a different jurisdiction than either You or Us. So if You elect to proceed with a transaction that involves the services of a third-party service provider, then Your information may become subject to the laws of the jurisdiction(s) in which that service provider or its facilities are located. As an example, if You are located in Canada and Your transaction is processed by a payment gateway located in the United States, then Your personal information used in completing that transaction may be subject to disclosure under United States legislation, including the Patriot Act. Once You leave Our Company Website or any other Company Program, or are redirected to a third-party website or application, You are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our website’s Terms & Conditions.
6.2 Links. When You click on links on our website, including without limitation links related to Affirm and Its payment program, they may direct You away from our site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage You to read their privacy statements.
6.3 Cookies by Third Parties. Third parties vendors (eg: Google, Facebook) may use cookies and similar technologies to collect or receive information regarding Your device and elsewhere on the internet and use that information to provide measurement services and target ads. You can choose to opt out of Google’s use of cookies by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy.

7. DO NOT TRACK: SPECIAL ADDITIONAL NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS

Some browsers have a “DO NOT TRACK” feature that lets website users inform websites or other applications that they do not want to have their online activities tracked. These “do not track” features may also give website users other choices regarding the collection of their personal identifiable information. However, these “do not track” features and “do not track’ signals are not yet uniform. ACCORDINGLY, EACH USER OF THE COMPANY WEBSITE OR ANY OTHER COMPANY PROGRAM IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE COMPANY WEBSITE AND THE OTHER COMPANY PROGRAMS ARE NOT CURRENTLY SET UP TO RESPOND TO ANY OF THE USER’S “DO NOT TRACK” FEATURES OR “DO NOT TRACK” SIGNALS.

8. AGE OF CONSENT

8.1 COPPA Notice. This Company Website and other Company Programs are not directed to children under the age of 13. We adhere to the U.S. federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA") and will not knowingly register or otherwise collect Personal Information from any child under the age of 13. We ask that minors under the age of 13 not submit any Personal Information to Us. If You have reason to believe a child under the age of 13 has provided Us with Personal Information, please contact the Company HERE and request that such information be deleted from Our records.
8.2 User Age Confirmation By using the Company Website or any other Company Program, You represent that You are at least the age of majority in Your state or province of residence, or that You are the age of majority in Your state or province of residence and You have given Us your consent to allow any of Your minor dependents to use Our Company Website or other Company Program.

Cookies Policy
9. COOKIES POLICY; HOW YOU CAN DISABLE COOKIES

9.1 What Are Cookies? As is common practice with almost all professional websites this Company Website or other Company Program use cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This section describes what information they gather, how We use it and why We sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade or ‘break’ certain elements of a website’s functionality.
9.2 How We Use Cookies. We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately, in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that You leave on all cookies if You are not sure whether You need them or not in case they are used to provide a service that You use.
Disabling Cookies. You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on Your browser (see Your browser Help for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that You visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of this Company Website or any other Company Programs. Therefore, it is recommended that You do not disable cookies.
9.4 The Cookies We Set

  • Email newsletters related cookies: This site may offer newsletters or email subscription services and cookies may be used to remember if You are already registered and whether to show certain notifications which might only be valid to subscribed/unsubscribed users.
  • Orders processing related cookies: This site offer e-commerce or payment facilities and some cookies are essential to ensure that Your order is remembered between pages so that We can process it properly.
  • Forms related cookies: When You submit data to through a form such as those found on contact pages or comment forms cookies may be set to remember Your user details for future correspondence.


9.5 Third-Party Cookies. In some special cases, We also use cookies provided by third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.

  • This site uses Google Analytics which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solution on the web for helping Us to understand how You use the site and ways that We can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long You spend on the site and the pages that You visit so we can continue to produce engaging content. For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page.
  • Third party analytics are used to track and measure usage of this site so that We can continue to produce engaging content. These cookies may track things such as how long You spend on the site or pages You visit which helps us to understand how we can improve the site for You.
  • From time to time, We test new features and make subtle changes to the way that the site is delivered. When We are still testing new features these cookies may be used to ensure that You receive a consistent experience whilst on the site whilst ensuring we understand which optimizations Our users appreciate the most.
  • As We sell our products or services, it’s important for Us to understand statistics about how many of the visitors to Our site actually make a purchase and as such this is the kind of data that these cookies will track. This is important to You as it means that We can accurately make business predictions that allow Us to monitor our advertising and product /service costs to ensure the best possible price.
  • Several partners advertise on our behalf and affiliate tracking cookies simply allow Us to see if Our customers have come to the site through one of our partner sites so that We can credit them appropriately and where applicable allow our affiliate partners to provide any bonus that they may provide You for making a purchase.
  • We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow You to connect with Your social network in various ways. For these to work the following social media sites including; Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn, will set cookies through our site which may be used to enhance Your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.
10. ADDITIONAL NOTICE TO NEVADA RESIDENTS UNDER NEVADA PRIVACY LAW

In addition to the other notices and disclosures that We have provided in this Privacy Policy to residents of the State of Nevada (“Nevada Residents”), We hereby provide the following additional notices to all Nevada Residents regarding their rights under Nevada law:
UNDER NEVADA REVISED STATUTES CHAPTER 603A (THE “NEVADA PRIVACY ACT”), NEVADA RESIDENTS (AS DEFINED ABOVE) WHO HAVE PURCHASED GOODS OR SERVICES FROM US MAY NOTIFY US TO NOT SELL (AS CONTEMPLATED UNDER THE NEVADA PRIVACY ACT) SUCH PERSON’S COVERED PERSONAL INFORMATION AS CONTEMPLATED BY THE NEVADA PRIVACY ACT. COVERED PERSONAL INFORMATION INCLUDES FIRST AND LAST NAME, ADDRESS, EMAIL ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, OR AN IDENTIFIER THAT ALLOWS A SPECIFIC PERSON TO BE CONTACTED. IF YOU ARE A NEVADA RESIDENT, YOU MAY SUBMIT A REQUEST TO US TO NOT “SELL” YOUR COVERED PERSONAL INFORMATION BY SENDING AN EMAIL MESSAGE TO THE COMPANY (Deleted here)

11. YOUR CONSENT TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY; ENFORCEMENT OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY BY THE COMPANY

EACH USER CONFIRMS AND AGREES THAT BY THE USER’S ACT OF USING THE COMPANY WEBSITE OR ANY OTHER COMPANY PROGRAMS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION UPLOADING ANY OF THE USER’S PERSONAL INFORMATION OR ANY OTHER CONTENT VIA THE COMPANY WEBSITE OR ANY OTHER COMPANY PROGRAM OR BY PARTICIPATING IN ANY TRIP (AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN THE TERMS & CONDITIONS), THE USER:


  • (A) UNCONDITIONALLY CONSENTS TO AND AGREES TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION AUTOMATICALLY CONSENTING TO THE COLLECTION, USE AND SHARING OF THE USER’S PERSONAL INFORMATION AS SET FORTH IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY; AND
  • (B) FURTHER AGREES THAT NO PROVISION OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY SHALL LIMIT, CONDITION, ALTER, OR AMEND, IN ANY WAY WHATSOEVER, ANY RIGHTS THAT USER MAY HAVE SEPARATELY GRANTED TO THE COMPANY PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER AGREEMENT THAT THE USER MAY HAVE SEPARATELY ENTERED INTO WITH THE COMPANY.
12. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right to change, modify or clarify this Privacy Policy at any time (“Changes”), so please review it frequently. All such Changes to this Privacy Policy will take effect immediately upon their posting on the Company Website or any other Company Program. The Company reserves the right to make any and all Changes to the Privacy Policy without providing individualized notice to a User. YOU HEREBY AGREE THAT YOU ARE BOUND BY ALL CHANGES TO, AND ANY UPDATED VERSION OF, THIS PRIVACY POLICY THAT ARE IN EFFECT EACH TIME YOU USE THE COMPANY WEBSITE OR ANY OTHER COMPANY PROGRAM. THUS, THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY MAY BE DIFFERENT THE NEXT TIME YOU USE THE COMPANY WEBSITE OR ANY OTHER COMPANY PROGRAM. ANY USE OF THE COMPANY WEBSITE OR ANY OTHER COMPANY PROGRAM BY YOU AFTER SUCH CHANGES SHALL BE DEEMED TO CONSTITUTE ACCEPTANCE BY THE USER OF ALL SUCH CHANGES WITH REGARD TO THE COMPANY WEBSITE AND ALL COMPANY PROGRAMS. EACH USER SHOULD REGULARLY REVIEW AND PRINT THIS PRIVACY POLICY FOR THE USER’S RECORD. If the Company is acquired or merged with another company, your information may be transferred to the new owners so that we may continue to sell products or services to You.

13. CONTACT INFORMATION

If You have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy or the Company Websites, Company Programs or Services, please write, phone or email Us via the contact information below:

Zhoola, Inc.
2810 N Church St, PMB 25224
Wilmington, Delaware 19802
+1 507 713 7044
Email us: hello@Zhoola.com

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