Website Terms of Use
Last Updated: February 26, 2024
The website located at http://www.shorelinewed.com (the “Site”) is a copyrighted work owned by Shoreline Destinations LLC (the “Owner”, “we”, “us”, "our”). We provide services via the Site and certain associated applications (“Apps”) that inform users about travel, including travel products offered by airlines, cruise lines, tour operators, hotels, resorts, car rental companies and other travel industry vendors and service providers, (“Suppliers”) that We may sell to consumers. Our Apps also suggest travel products from Suppliers that may be preferred within our professional network. Our Site, the Apps, and all other websites, applications, widgets, e-mail notifications and other mediums through which you have accessed this Agreement (via desktop, mobile or other application) are collectively referred to as the “Services”. Services also include co-branded or white labeled versions of any of our websites, Apps, and other products.
The term "you" refers to any person visiting the Site. Our Site is intended to be accessed and used only by adults and is not directed to minors. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18, and you should not provide us with any information regarding an individual under the age of 18. Your submission of personally identifiable information is governed by our Privacy Policy, available here https://www.shorelinewed.com/privacy-policy and incorporated herein by reference.
By accessing, downloading, or using any part of the Site, Apps or Services, including any co-branded or white-labeled versions of the Services:
(a) you are accepting these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy (collectively, “Agreement”), and agree that the applicable Terms of Use and Privacy Policy in force at the time of your use of the Site, Apps or Services shall apply;
(b) you acknowledge that this Agreement is supported by reasonable and valuable consideration, including, without limitation, your ability to visit, use and/or submit information to our Services;
(c) you represent that you have the capacity to be bound by this Agreement, or if you are acting on behalf of another entity, you have the authority to bind that entity;
(d) you represent that you are at least eighteen (18) years old (and in order to determine your compliance with this Agreement, you agree that we may monitor your access and use of our Services in accordance with our Privacy Policy;
(e) you will only use the Services to make legitimate reservations for you, for your minor child or for people from who you are legally authorized to act;
(f) you will inform people on whose behalf you have made reservations of the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy that applies to the reservations you have made on their behalf;
(g) all the information supplied by you in connection with the Services is true, accurate, current and complete; and
(h) if you create an account in connection with your use of the Services, you will keep your account information safe and accept sole responsibility and liability for any use of your account by you and anyone other than you.
Subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Privacy Policy, we may offer you various Services. Below are terms and conditions governing these Services. If you do not agree to any aspect of this Agreement, you must not access or use our Services in any way.
1. Informational Purposes Only. We and our affiliates, through the Services, may provide a venue through which you can obtain information about certain travel products and services provided by our Suppliers. Any opinions, advice, information, data, text and other materials or links made accessible through the Services are for information purposes only. Unless you have retained us via a separate written Client Services Agreement, we are not an agent or advisor to you or any Supplier.
In addition, your decision to access or connect to Supplier via any links or ads accessible through our Services is done at your own risk. When you link to a third party, the applicable third party’s terms and policies apply, including the third party’s privacy and data gathering practices. You should make whatever investigation you feel necessary or appropriate before proceeding with any transaction in connection with such third party.
2. Intellectual Property. The Site and its original content, features and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of the Owner and its licensors. The Site is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of both the United States and foreign countries. Our trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service without our prior written consent.
3. Links to Other Websites; Third-Party Software. This Site may contain links to third-party websites or services (including third-party software, services and tools, collectively “Tools”) that are not owned, monitored or controlled by Us. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for the Tools, content, terms of use, privacy policies, or business practices of any third-party websites or services. We shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss resulting from the use of third-party websites or any Tools. We are also not responsible for any damage or loss by reliance on information contained on those third-party sites. We are not responsible for examining or evaluating the content or accuracy of such third-party sites, content or Tools and we do not warrant and will not have any liability or responsibility for any third-party sites, content or Tools, or for any other materials, products, or services provided by third parties. Any use by you of third-party Tools or other content offered through our Services is entirely at your own risk and discretion and you should ensure that you are familiar with and approve of the terms and conditions on which Tools are provided by the relevant third-party provider(s).We recommend that you carefully review the terms of use and privacy policies of any website you visit, and understand them before engaging in any transaction. Any complaints, claims, concerns, or questions regarding third-party products, sites, content or Tools should be directed to the applicable third party and we shall have no liability, obligation or responsibility in connection therewith.
4. Termination and Prohibited Uses. We may terminate or suspend your access to the Services immediately, without prior notice, for any reason, including breach of these Terms of Use. We are not responsible or liable for any damage or loss resulting from our termination of your use of the Site, and if you have conducted fraudulent activity, we reserve the right to cancel reservations associated with your account and/or close your account, as well as take any legal action against you and you may be liable for losses, including litigation costs and damages.
In addition to other prohibitions set forth in this Agreement, you are prohibited from using the Services or its content: (a) for any unlawful purpose; (b) to solicit others to perform or participate in any unlawful acts; (c) to violate any international, federal, provincial or state regulations, rules, laws, or local ordinances; (d) to infringe upon or violate our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others; (e) to harass, abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander, disparage, intimidate, or discriminate based on gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, race, age, national origin, or disability; (f) to submit false, misleading information or conduct fraudulent activities; (g) to upload or transmit viruses or any other type of malicious code that will or may be used in any way that will affect the functionality or operation of the Services or any related site, other websites or applications, or the internet; (h) to collect or track the personal information of others; (i) to spam, phish, pharm, pretext, spider, crawl, or scrape; (j) for any obscene or immoral purpose; or (k) to interfere with or circumvent the security features of the Services or any related site, other websites or applications, or the internet; and (j) to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any portion of the Services, use of the Services, or access to the Services or any contact on the Site or Apps through which the service is provided, without express written permission by us.
5. Limitation of Liability and Indemnification. You hereby agree to indemnify, defend, release and forever hold Shoreline Destinations LLC and our officers, employees, contractors, agents, successors, and assigns) from and against any dispute, claim, controversy, demand, right, obligation, liability, action and cause of action of every kind and nature (including personal injuries, death, and property damage) brought by you or any third party, that has arisen or arises directly or indirectly out of, or relates directly or indirectly to, the Services (including the Site and Apps) or our Suppliers (and their websites, links, offers, sites, products and services), or your breach of this Agreement or the documents they incorporate by reference, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall the Owner or its Suppliers be liable for any special, incidental, indirect, or consequential damages whatsoever (including, but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, loss of data or other information, for business interruption, repair or replacement costs, for personal injury, loss of privacy, or any other damages (whether based on contract, tort, strict liability or otherwise) arising out of or in any way related to the use of or inability to use the Services, third-party software and/or third-party hardware used with the Services, or otherwise in connection with any provision of this Agreement), even if the Owner or any supplier has been advised of the possibility of such damages and even if the remedy fails of its essential purpose.
IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, YOU HEREBY WAIVE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542 IN CONNECTION WITH THE FOREGOING, WHICH STATES: “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.” Similarly, other states do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or limitation of liability for incidental or consequential damages, which means that some of the above limitations may not apply. In these states, each party's liability will be limited to the greatest extent permitted by law.
If despite the limitations above, we or our respective Suppliers are found liable for any loss or damage arising from the above causes, then the liability of Shoreline Destinations LLC and/or our Suppliers shall in no event exceed in the aggregate the greater of (a) the fees you paid to Shoreline Destinations LLC in connection with the Services or (b) One Hundred Dollars (US$100.00).
6. “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” Disclaimer. Although we endeavor to provide current, accurate and reliable information on our Site, we cannot and do not warrant, promise, guarantee or make any representations regarding the accuracy, security, reliability or any use of the functions, features, operations, content or information relating to the Services. We cannot and do not warrant your use of our Services, or the operation or function of our Services, any component, feature, function, capability or offer or any products, software or services, will be uninterrupted or error free, or that defects or malfunctions will be corrected or that the Services are free of viruses or other harmful elements. We may remove the Services for indefinite periods of time at any time, or permanently, without notice to you. We shall not be liable to you or to any third-party for any modification, change, suspension or discontinuation of our Services, including the Site or any Apps.
The Services are provided to You "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" and with all faults and defects without any express, implied or statutory warranty of any kind. To the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, the Owner, on its own behalf and on behalf of its respective licensors and service providers, expressly disclaims all warranties, whether express, implied, statutory or otherwise, with respect to the Services, including all implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement, and warranties that may arise out of course of dealing, course of performance, usage or trade practice. Without limitation to the foregoing, the Owner provides no warranty or undertaking, and makes no representation of any kind that the Services will meet Your requirements, achieve any intended results, be compatible or work with any other software, applications, systems or services, operate without interruption, meet any performance or reliability standards or be error free or that any errors or defects can or will be corrected. We have the right to refuse or cancel any reservations or orders placed for travel products and services listed at an incorrect price or with an incorrect rebate, refund or other promotional offer, or containing any incorrect information or typographical errors. We have the right to refuse or cancel any such orders, whether or not the order has been confirmed and/or your credit card charged. If your credit card has already been charged for the purchase and your order is canceled, we shall issue a credit to your credit card account in the amount of the charge. Individual bank policies will dictate when this amount is credited to your account.
Without limiting the foregoing, neither the Owner nor any of the Owner's Suppliers makes any representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied: (i) as to the operation or availability of the Services, or the information, content, and materials or products included thereon; (ii) that the Services will be uninterrupted or error-free; (iii) as to the accuracy, reliability, or currency of any information or content provided through the Services; or (iv) that the Services, its servers, the content, or e-mails sent from or on behalf of the Owner are free of viruses, scripts, trojan horses, worms, malware, timebombs or other harmful components.
7. User Comments, Feedback and Other Submissions. If, at our request, you send certain specific submissions, or without a request from us, you send creative ideas, suggestions, proposals, plans, or other materials, whether online, by email, by postal mail, or otherwise (collectively, “comments”), you agree that we may, at any time, without restriction, edit, copy, publish, distribute, translate and otherwise use in any medium any comments that you forward to us. We are and shall be under no obligation (1) to maintain any comments in confidence; (2) to pay compensation for any comments; or (3) to respond to any comments. We may, but have no obligation to, monitor, edit or remove content that we determine in our sole discretion are unlawful, offensive, threatening, libelous, defamatory, pornographic, obscene or otherwise objectionable or violates any party’s intellectual property or these Terms of Use. You agree that your comments will not violate any right of any third-party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, personality or other personal or proprietary right. You further agree that your comments will not contain libelous or otherwise unlawful, abusive or obscene material, or contain any computer virus or other malware that could in any way affect the operation of the Website or any related website. You may not use a false e-mail address, pretend to be someone other than yourself, or otherwise mislead us or third parties as to the origin of any comments. You are solely responsible for any comments you make and their accuracy. We take no responsibility and assume no liability for any comments posted by you or any third-party.
8. Disputes. We are committed to excellence in dealing with our customers and will try to address your concerns in the case any problems arise. You agree to give us the opportunity to resolve any dispute related to the Site, our customer service agents or our products and services (“Claims”) by contacting us by email at info@shorelinedestinations.com or mailing said complaint to “Shoreline Destinations” at PO Box 58, 1363 Progress Way, Sykesville, MD 21784. Claims related to an already completed trip must be submitted within 30 days of the trip completion date so that we may investigate them promptly; you hereby irrevocably waive any Claims not submitted to us within 30 days of your trip or the incident giving rise to such Claim.
9. Reservation of Rights; Changes to these Terms. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to change, update, modify or replace these Terms of Use at any time. Updated versions of the Terms of Use will be posted on our Site and are effective immediately on posting. It is your responsibility to check our Site periodically for changes. Your continued use of our Site following the posting of any changes to these Terms of Use constitutes your acceptance of those changes.
10. Governing Law. The laws of the State of Maryland govern these Terms of Use. You hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in Maryland in all disputes arising out of your use of the Site.
11. Mobile Applications. We may offer areas and features which are accessible via a mobile device, like a smartphone. These features and areas may include the ability to upload content, make purchases, determine your location, and other similar activities. Note that standard messaging, data, and other fees may be charged by your carrier to engage in any activities which are available on your mobile device. If you have questions about these issues, please contact your carrier as we have no control, and are not responsible for such charges. You agree that for the functions or services which are part of your registration with us and/or the Services, we may send communications to your mobile device regarding the Services and/or your relationship with us. You also agree that we may collect information related to your mobile device associated with your use of the features and areas which are accessible by your mobile device
12. Complete Agreement; Enforceability; Severability. This Agreement (including without limitation these Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy, and any other terms and conditions referenced herein, constitute the entire agreement between you and the Owner with respect to your use of the Services, and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral, or written, between you and the Owner. A printed version of this Agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this Agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. If any part of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and this Agreement, as amended, shall continue in full force and effect.
13. Contact Us and Copyright Notice. If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, you can contact us via the contact form on our Site.
All contents of the Site belong to Shoreline Destinations LLC. All rights reserved. Other logos, product and company names available on or through the Site may be the trademarks of their respective owners. As discussed above, we are not responsible for content on websites operated by third parties.
We comply with the provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act applicable to internet service providers (17 U.S.C. §512, as amended). If you have an intellectual property rights-related complaint about material posted on the Services, you may contact our designated agent at the following address:
Attn: Shoreline Destinations
PO Box 58, 1363 Progress Way, Sykesville, MD 21784
Any notice alleging that materials hosted by or distributed through the Service infringe intellectual property rights must comply include the following information: (i) an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other right being infringed; (ii) a description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed; (iii) a description of the material that you claim is infringing and where it is located on the Service; (iv) your address, telephone number, and email address; (v) a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the use of the materials on the Services of which you are complaining is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and (vi) a statement by you that the above information in your notice is accurate and that, under penalty of perjury, you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner’s behalf.
14. Advertising Disclosures. We may, on occasion, receive referral fees or commissions from Suppliers whose products appear on our Site or associated Apps.
Because we may receive compensation from travel providers featured on our Services, including compensation in the form of commission payments for bookings, the compensation received may influence the content on our Services. However, we always give our honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products. The views and opinions expressed on our Services are purely our own, or of our guest writers, who at times may post their own opinions. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, Supplier, or other applicable provider or party in question. The blog on our website does not contain any content which might present a conflict of interest. We may receive compensation if you visit links through our Services, or if you purchase products through affiliate links through our Services. We greatly appreciate it when you choose to use our links to purchase travel products, or to connect to or book travel with companies with which we partner.