CaribbeanHotels.com TERMS OF USE
Welcome to CaribbeanHotels.com, a website owned and operated by Caribbean Hotels LLC, and The Chace Group, Inc. Caribbean Hotels gives you the opportunity to book, plan, experience, remember and share your Caribbean vacation. – all in one place. Features currently include booking of hotel rooms across the Caribbean, and will soon include the ability to book flights, vehicle rentals, tours, and more.
If you continue to browse and use this website, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy govern Caribbean Hotels's relationship with you in relation to this website.
DISCLAIMER REGARDING SITE CONTENT: Much of the information available on Caribbean Hotels is provided by third parties and Caribbean Hotels members and users. Caribbean Hotels makes no guarantees as the accuracy or veracity of the information provided by third parties or Caribbean Hotels members or users. Caribbean Hotels is not responsible and shall not be held liable for any recommendations or search results provided by Caribbean Hotels, or Content posted by parties other than Caribbean Hotels.
You are solely responsible for any and all decisions and transactions you enter into. You should not make any decisions or enter into any transactions based solely on information provided by Caribbean Hotels. Caribbean Hotels IS NOT RESPONSIBLE AND SHALL NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DECISIONS YOU MAKE OR TRANSACTIONS YOU ENTER INTO AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF THIS SITE.
BY OFFERING FOR SALE TRAVEL TO PARTICULAR CARIBBEAN DESTINATIONS, CARIBBEAN HOTELS DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT TRAVEL TO SUCH POINTS IS ADVISABLE OR WITHOUT RISK, AND IS NOT LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OR LOSSES THAT MAY RESULT FROM TRAVEL TO SUCH DESTINATIONS.
BINDING EFFECT: This is a binding agreement. By using the Internet site located at CaribbeanHotels.com (the "Site") or any services provided in connection with the Site (the "Service"), you agree to abide by these Terms of Use, as they may be amended by Caribbean Hotels LLC ("Company") from time to time in its sole discretion. Caribbean Hotels will post a notice on the Site any time these Terms of Use have been changed or otherwise updated. Caribbean Hotels may send registered users an email notifying them of any changes to these Terms, but is not obligated to do so.
It is your responsibility to review these Terms of Use periodically, and if at any time you find these Terms of Use unacceptable, you must immediately leave the Site and cease all use of the Service and the Site. YOU AGREE THAT BY USING THE SERVICE YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU ARE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD AND THAT YOU ARE LEGALLY ABLE TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT.
REGISTRATION: You are not required to register to view Caribbean Hotels, however to fully utilize the services offered by Caribbean Hotels, you will need to register with Caribbean Hotels. When you open an account to use or access the Site or Service, you must complete the registration process by providing the complete and accurate information requested on the registration form. (You are not required to provide information where it is indicated as optional, however you are recommended to do so in order to enhance your browsing experience.) You will also be asked to provide a user name and password. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password. You may not use the account, username, or password of someone else at any time. You agree to notify Caribbean Hotels immediately of any unauthorized use of your account, user name, or password. Caribbean Hotels shall not be liable for any loss that you incur as a result of someone else using your password, either with or without your knowledge. You may be held liable for any losses incurred by Caribbean Hotels, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents, and representatives due to someone else's use of your account or password.
FEES; PAYMENT AND RENEWAL: Services available through or in connection with this Site may require that you pay a fee. You hereby authorize the Company and its merchant provider to charge your credit card in advance for all applicable fees incurred by you or on your behalf in connection with the service you have chosen to use. You are solely responsible for all charges, fees, duties, taxes, and assessments arising out of any use of your account by you or anyone else using your account. The Company reserves the right to change the amount of, or basis for determining, any fees or charges for services it provides, and to institute new fees, charges, or terms effective upon prior notice to customers. Such new fees, charges, or terms shall not take effect earlier than 30 days after the Company posts such modified fees on the Web site or communicates them to you by email. The Company reserves the right to terminate any account at any time for any reason.
Customer's right to use the Service is subject to any expenditure limits established by the Company or by Customer's credit card issuer or other means of payment that may be made available to you. If payment cannot be charged to Customer's credit card, or collected by other available means on the Site, or Customer's charge is returned for any reason, including chargeback, Company reserves the right to either suspend or terminate Customer's access and account, thereby terminating this Agreement and all obligations of Company hereunder.
If Customer has reason to believe that Customer's account is no longer secure (for example, in the event of a loss, theft or unauthorized disclosure or use of Customer's ID, password, or any credit, debit, or charge card number stored), notify the Company of the problem to avoid possible liability for any unauthorized charges to Customer's account.
It is your responsibility to notify the Company if your credit card has changed or has expired and to make appropriate changes or your service may be disconnected or interrupted.
PAID CONTENT: We may charge a fee to post Content in some areas of the Service. This Content may include banner and text advertisements, sponsorships, etc. The fee may be an access fee permitting Content to be posted in a designated area, and/or paid advertising. Each party posting Content to the Service is responsible for said Content and compliance with this Terms of Use and any other applicable agreement between the parties. All fees paid will be non-refundable in the event that Content is removed from the Service for violating these Terms.
SPECIALS, PROMOTIONS, SWEEPSTAKES: Please read the official rules that accompany any gift opportunity, special offer, coupon, discount, contest and sweepstakes that we may offer or conduct. Rules for any of the above are incorporated into this Agreement by this reference. Specials are only available to new bookings. Previous bookings CAN NOT be offered a discount or partial refund for any newly advertised specials.
PRIVACY POLICY: Caribbean Hotels respects your privacy and permits you to control the treatment of your personal information. A complete statement of Caribbean Hotels's current privacy policy can be found by clicking here. Caribbean Hotels's privacy policy is expressly incorporated into this Agreement by this reference.
USE OF THE SITE: Caribbean Hotels grants you permission to use the Site subject to the restrictions in these Terms of Service. In accessing or using the Site, you may be exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent, inaccurate, objectionable, or otherwise inappropriate. Caribbean Hotels does not endorse such Content, and cannot vouch for its accuracy. You therefore access and use the Site at your own risk.
USER CONTENT: You grant Company a license to use the materials you post to the Site or Service. By posting, downloading, displaying, performing, transmitting, or otherwise distributing information or other content ("User Content") to the Site or Service, you are granting Company, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents, and representatives a license to use User Content in connection with the operation of the Internet business of Company, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents, and representatives, including without limitation, a right to copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate, and reformat User Content. You will not be compensated for any User Content. You agree that Company may publish or otherwise disclose your user name in connection with your User Content. By posting User Content on the Site or Service, you warrant and represent that you own the rights to the User Content or are otherwise authorized to post, distribute, display, perform, transmit, or otherwise distribute User Content.
COMPLIANCE WITH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS: When accessing the Site or using the Service, you agree to obey the law and to respect the intellectual property rights of others. Your use of the Service and the Site is at all times governed by and subject to laws regarding copyright ownership and use of intellectual property. You agree not to upload, download, display, perform, transmit, or otherwise distribute any information or content (collectively, "Content") in violation of any third party's copyrights, trademarks, or other intellectual property or proprietary rights. You agree to abide by laws regarding copyright ownership and use of intellectual property, and you shall be solely responsible for any violations of any relevant laws and for any infringements of third party rights caused by any Content you provide or transmit, or that is provided or transmitted using your User ID. The burden of proving that any Content does not violate any laws or third party rights rests solely with you.
INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT: You shall not make the following types of Content available. You agree not to upload, download, display, perform, transmit, or otherwise distribute any Content that:
(a) violates any of the terms of this Agreement, or any agreement with Caribbean Hotels or its partners and affiliates; or
(b) creates a false identity for the purpose of misleading others; or
(c) is libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive, or threatening; or
(d) advocates or encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national, or foreign law or regulation; or
(e) includes surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, chain letters, junk mail, spam, or unsolicited messages; or
(f) includes stock quotes, online trading, investment offers or similar financial advice; or
(g) contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, corrupted files, or similar software; utilizes metatag searches of the website or the service.
Caribbean Hotels reserves the right to terminate your receipt, transmission, or other distribution of any such material using the Service, and, if applicable, to delete any such material from its servers. Caribbean Hotels intends to cooperate fully with any law enforcement officials or agencies in the investigation of any violation of these Terms of Use or of any applicable laws.
ALLEGED VIOLATIONS: Caribbean Hotels reserves the right to terminate your use of the Service and/or the Site. To ensure that Company provides a high quality experience for you and for other users of the Site and the Service, you agree that Company or its representatives may access your account and records on a case-by-case basis to investigate complaints or allegations of abuse, infringement of third party rights, or other unauthorized uses of the Site or the Service. Company does not intend to disclose the existence or occurrence of such an investigation unless required by law, but Company reserves the right to terminate your account or your access to the Site immediately, with or without notice to you, and without liability to you, if Company believes that you have violated any of the Terms of Use, furnished Company with false or misleading information, or interfered with use of the Site or the Service by others.
COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT: Caribbean Hotels has in place certain legally mandated procedures regarding allegations of copyright infringement occurring on the Site or with the Service. Caribbean Hotels has adopted a policy that provides for the immediate suspension and/or termination of any Site or Service user who is found to have infringed on the rights of Company or of a third party, or otherwise violated any intellectual property laws or regulations. Caribbean Hotels's policy is to investigate any allegations of copyright infringement brought to its attention. If you have evidence, know, or have a good faith belief that your rights or the rights of a third party have been violated and you want Company to delete, edit, or disable the material in question, you must provide Company with all of the following information: (a) a physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right that is allegedly infringed; (b) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works; (c) identification of the material that is claimed to be infringed or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit Company to locate the material; (d) information reasonably sufficient to permit Company to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and if available, an electronic mail address at which you may be contacted; (e) a statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and (f) a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. For this notification to be effective, you must provide it to Company's designated agent at:
TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS: ACCURACY OF INFORMATION: In the event a product or service is listed at an incorrect price or with incorrect information due to typographical error or error in pricing or product or service information received from our suppliers, Company shall have the right to refuse or cancel any orders placed for products or services listed at the incorrect price. Caribbean Hotels shall have the right to refuse or cancel any such orders whether or not the order has been confirmed and your credit card charged. If your credit card has already been charged for the purchase and your order is canceled, Company shall immediately issue a credit to your credit card account in the amount of the charge.
The availability of products, services, and other items on the Site may change at any time, without notice.
NO WARRANTIES:CARIBBEAN HOTELS HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES. COMPANY IS MAKING THE SITE AVAILABLE "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. YOU ASSUME THE RISK OF ANY AND ALL DAMAGE OR LOSS FROM USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE OR THE SERVICE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, COMPANY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE SITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT. COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE OR THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SITE OR THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE.
LIMITED LIABILITY: CARIBBEAN HOTELS'S LIABILITY TO YOU IS LIMITED. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL COMPANY BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR LOST PROFITS, REGARDLESS OF THE FORESEEABILITY OF THOSE DAMAGES) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR ANY OTHER MATERIALS OR SERVICES PROVIDED TO YOU BY COMPANY. This limitation shall apply regardless of whether the damages arise out of breach of contract, tort, or any other legal theory or form of action.
SERVICES PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTIES: Many of the services available on this site are provided by third parties, including brokers of said services as well as the providers themselves. THE CARRIERS, HOTELS AND OTHER SUPPLIERS PROVIDING TRAVEL OR OTHER SERVICES ON THIS WEBSITE ARE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS AND ARE NOT AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES OF CARIBBEAN HOTELS OR ITS AFFILIATES. CARIBBEAN HOTELS IS NOT AND SHALL NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR THE ACTS, ERRORS, OMISSIONS, REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, BREACHES OR NEGLIGENCE OF ANY SUCH SUPPLIERS OR FOR ANY PERSONAL INJURIES, DEATH, PROPERTY DAMAGE, OR OTHER DAMAGES OR EXPENSES RESULTING THEREFROM. CARIBBEAN HOTELS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE AND WILL NOT MAKE REFUNDS OF ANY SORT IN THE EVENT OF ANY DELAY, CANCELLATION, OVERBOOKING, STRIKE, FORCE MAJEURE OR OTHER CAUSES BEYOND ITS DIRECT CONTROL, AND SHALL NOT BE LIABLE OR BEAR ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ADDITIONAL EXPENSE, OMISSIONS, DELAYS, RE-ROUTING OR ACTS OF ANY GOVERNMENT OR AUTHORITY.
AFFILIATED AND THIRD PARTY SITES: Caribbean Hotels has no control over, and no liability for any third party websites or materials or products and services provided therein. Caribbean Hotels works with a number of partners, affiliates, and advertisers whose Internet sites may be linked with or incorporated into the Site. Because neither Company nor the Site has control over the content and performance of these third party sites, Company makes no guarantees about the accuracy, currency, content, or quality of the information provided by such sites, and Company assumes no responsibility for unintended, objectionable, inaccurate, misleading, or unlawful content that may reside on those sites.
PROHIBITED USES: Caribbean Hotels imposes certain restrictions on your permissible use of the Site and the Service. You are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate any security features of the Site or Service, including, without limitation, (a) accessing content or data not intended for you, or logging onto a server or account that you are not authorized to access; (b) attempting to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Service, the Site, or any associated system or network, or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization; (c) interfering or attempting to interfere with service to any user, host, or network, including, without limitation, by means of submitting a virus to the Site or Service, overloading, "flooding," "spamming," "mail bombing," or "crashing;" (d) using the Site or Service to send unsolicited e-mail, including, without limitation, promotions, or advertisements for products or services; (e) forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail or in any posting using the Service; (f) attempting to modify, reverse-engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise reduce or attempt to reduce to a human-perceivable form any of the source code used by Company in providing the Site or Service; (g) using the site for any commercial purpose; (h) deep-linking to any portion of this Website (including, without limitation, the purchase path for any travel services) for any purpose without our express written permission; or (i) "framing", "mirroring" or otherwise incorporating any part of this Website into any other website without our prior written authorization. Any violation of system or network security may subject you to civil and/or criminal liability.
INTERNATIONAL AND U.S. USE: Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all local rules regarding online conduct and acceptable Content. Caribbean Hotels is based in Barbados, with offices in Florida. Caribbean Hotels makes no representation that any of the materials or the services to which you have been given access are available or appropriate for use in your location. Your use of or access to the Site should not be construed as Company's purposefully availing itself of the benefits or privilege of doing business in any state or jurisdiction other than Barbados or Florida.
INDEMNITY: You agree to indemnify Company for certain of your acts and omissions. You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Company, its partners, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents, and representatives from any and all third party claims, losses, liability, damages, and/or costs (including reasonable attorney fees and costs) arising from your access to or use of the Site, your violation of these Terms of Use, or your infringement, or infringement by any other user of your account, of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity. Company will notify you promptly of any such claim, loss, liability, or demand, and will provide you with reasonable assistance, at your expense, in defending any such claim, loss, liability, damage, or cost.
COPYRIGHT; TRADEMARK: All contents of Site or Service are: Copyright © 2010 Caribbean Hotels LLC, 1221 Brickell Ave, Ste 900, Miami FL 33131. All rights reserved.
No material can be downloaded; except for your own personal use provided you have retained any relevant copyright and other proprietary notices, which may be contained on the images. You may not reuse, distribute, modify, and repost any content of this site for public or commercial uses such as logos, text, and images, without the express written permission of Caribbean Hotels LLC.
“Caribbean Hotels” “CaribbeanHotels.com” and all logos and similar images and text found on CaribbeanHotels.com or any other sites controlled or operated by Caribbean Hotels, are trademarks of Caribbean Hotels LLC.
GOVERNING LAW: These Terms of Use shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the United States and the State of Florida, without reference to their rules regarding conflicts of law. You hereby irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state or federal courts in Miami-Dade County, Florida; USA in all disputes arising out of or related to the use of the Site or Service.
SEVERABILITY; WAIVER: If, for whatever reason, a court of competent jurisdiction finds any term or condition in these Terms of Use to be unenforceable, all other terms and conditions will remain unaffected and in full force and effect. No waiver of any breach of any provision of these Terms of Use shall constitute a waiver of any prior, concurrent, or subsequent breach of the same or any other provisions hereof, and no waiver shall be effective unless made in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the waiving party.
NO LICENSE: Nothing contained on the Site should be understood as granting you a license to use any of the trademarks, service marks, or logos owned by Company or by any third party.
MODIFICATIONS: Caribbean Hotels may, in its sole discretion and without prior notice, (a) revise these Terms of Use; (b) modify the Site and/or the Service; and (c) discontinue the Site and/or Service at any time. Caribbean Hotels shall post any revision to these Terms of Use to the Site, and the revision shall be effective immediately on such posting. You agree to review these Terms of Use and other online policies posted on the Site periodically to be aware of any revisions. You agree that, by continuing to use or access the Site following notice of any revision, you shall abide by any such revision.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: BY USING THE SERVICE OR ACCESSING THE SITE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THESE TERMS OF USE AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM.
