SFTRAVEL LLC is an editorial publication, that publishes internally generated and reader provided content and photography.  Like a newspaper, we publish both positive and negative reviews based on our own examinations and our readers' feedback.  Like a newspaper's movie review section, we may publish a negative review of a property right next to an e-commerce link to facilitate reservations at that property.  The content found in this site is protected by and will be defended by both Nevada and United States laws regarding freedom of the press, and extensive case law protecting editorial freedom of speech.  A comprehensive set of review guidelines and site terms and conditions are published below. 

User Review Guidelines  - Reader Submitted Reviews

IF YOU ARE UNDER 13, WE MAY NOT RECEIVE A REVIEW OR OTHER DATA FROM YOU; PLEASE DO NOT POST TO THIS REVIEW AREA. BY POSTING HERE, YOU REPRESENT YOU ARE 13 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.

What to write about:

* Please restrict your comments to the hotel, motel, or other item being reviewed. The best reviews back up their opinions with details. Please tell us why you like or dislike an item -- support your opinion with examples. Unsupported comments or opinions may be removed. Feel free to mention similar businesses and compare them with the business being reviewed.

Appropriate/Inappropriate Content

* User reviews should not exceed 150 words.

* Recommended reviews range from 50 to 150 words.

* Reviews will be sorted by date posted, so your review is likely to shift position accordingly.

* The community of SFTRAVEL LLC users relies on your reviews to be candid, courteous and fair. Keep in mind that you are reviewing the particular event, location or group -- not other reviews. Please refrain from overly harsh or snide comments or gratuitous criticism of other reviews. Reviews will appear on the site the day after they are posted.

* Generally, we do not screen any of the information ("content") you upload as your review, but it is expected to reflect our community standards. We may remove your content if, in our sole discretion, it does not meet our standards. When we do, you may receive a warning about the violation of SFTRAVEL LLC's standards. We may remove or alter your content or its position on a page.

Inappropriate content/behavior includes:

(i) Inappropriate language, for example, harmful or abusive language, expletives or profanities, obscenities, hate speech, or harassing, offensive, vulgar, sexually explicit language,

(ii) Single-word comments,

(iii) Personally-identifying information such as actual names, phone numbers, mailing addresses, email addresses, URL,

(iv) Commercial messages or advertising material,

(v) Posting materials other than text such as photos, sound, or other images,

(vi) Any illegal material,

(vii) Posting copyrighted content without permission of the owner,

(viii) Comments that advertise other Web sites or other message boards and

(ix) Comments that in any way refer to person(s) under 18 years of age.

 

Please bear in mind that this is a non-exhaustive list and are only guidelines. Use your best judgment. We do not monitor all the content. If you see objectionable content, please report it to contactus@sftravel.com.

You agree not to provide any content to SFTRAVEL LLC that (a) infringes any third-party intellectual property or publicity/privacy rights, (b) violates any applicable law or regulation, (c) is defamatory, obscene or pornographic, (d) contains any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots or other computer programming routines that are intended to damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal information, or (e) is otherwise tortious or criminal.

SFTRAVEL LLC shall own all content submitted as part of a review and may use such content without your consent.

This page explains some of the policies of SFTRAVEL LLC Inc. concerning the site at www.sftravel.com. We advise you to read this page carefully before visiting the rest of the site. SFTRAVEL LLC retains the rights to distribute written work and other information sent in by its audience. SFTRAVEL LLC does not and will not distribute full names, addresses, or e-mail addresses of its audience to anyone, ever.

Publishing and choosing reviews from readers

SFTRAVEL LLC chooses which reviews are published based on the personal preferences of the editor. We publish negative and positive reviews and everything in between, regardless of the viewpoint presented by the author. Factors such as length, interest level, and relevancy of content may be considered. SFTRAVEL LLC does not promise that any material submitted will be accepted for publication. SFTRAVEL LLC reserves the right to remove material from the site at any time for any reason. Discussion group and chat content, in accordance with the technology involved, is not reviewed by SFTRAVEL LLC prior to publication.

Ownership and copyrights

All material on SFTRAVEL LLC is copyright 1996-2002 and owned by SFTRAVEL LLC. Material from SFTRAVEL LLC may not be publicly reused except by the writer without express permission from the SFTRAVEL LLC company.

All material submitted to SFTRAVEL LLC is owned by SFTRAVEL LLC. Contributors will not be compensated in excess of $0.000001 for any submission.

Content of Reviews

Material submitted to SFTRAVEL LLC may be edited for length and grammatical accuracy by the SFTRAVEL LLC editorial staff. Material is not fact-checked for content accuracy, nor is content censored for material that some may find offensive. SFTRAVEL LLC is not responsible for inaccuracies in the content contained on the site, nor is the company responsible for the negative results of any actions undertaken by an audience member at the suggestion of content contained on the site. This means, don't blame us if you follow advice you see here and something bad happens.

The reviews of products on SFTRAVEL LLC are written by anonymous members of the general public. SFTRAVEL LLC does not dictate the content of the reviews. SFTRAVEL LLC cannot guarantee that reviewers' descriptions of products are accurate, or that other consumers will agree with the reviewers' assessments.

SFTRAVEL LLC is unable to check material submitted for copyright availability. SFTRAVEL LLC cannot guarantee that reviewers have not plagiarized phrasing or quoted copyrighted materials in their reviews. In the case that copyrighted material is recognized on the site, SFTRAVEL LLC will remove the material upon receiving proof of previous copyright.

SFTRAVEL LLC does not take responsibility for any false or misleading information published about products or services. It is impossible for our editors to fact-check every statement made by our audience. Although we do try to correct some errors, review content should be considered the opinion of the author, not an official statement made by SFTRAVEL LLC.org, its management, or employees.

SFTRAVEL LLC does not establish the identity of reviewers, either for SFTRAVEL LLC's use, or for outsider access. Although we do collect email addresses for the purposes of sending membership passwords and subscribing users to our newsletter, we do not know the last names or street addresses of our reviewers, and we consider them to be anonymous.

SFTRAVEL LLC cannot guarantee that material published on SFTRAVEL LLC will be devoid of messages that some may find offensive. SFTRAVEL LLC advocates freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Due to the nature of discussion group or "bulletin board" technology on the Internet and the great quantity of reviews received, SFTRAVEL LLC is unable to control the content of every message published on the site.

SFTRAVEL LLC will not take responsibility for damages caused by any obscene or offensive material published on the site. Users visit SFTRAVEL LLC at their own risk.

Opinions presented by the public in the different sections of SFTRAVEL LLC reflect the opinion of the submitter and are not to be considered the official opinion of SFTRAVEL LLC , SFTRAVEL LLC's editorial staff.

 

 

User Agreement Terms and Conditions

1. General
1.1 This agreement governs your use of the web sites (the "Sites") operated by SFTRAVEL LLC (SFTRAVEL LLC). Additional terms and conditions of use applicable to specific areas of the Sites may also be posted in such areas and, together with this agreement, govern your use of those areas. This agreement, together with any such additional term and conditions, are referred to as this "Agreement."

1.2 SFTRAVEL LLC reserves the right, in its discretion, to change or modify all or any part of this Agreement at any time, effective immediately upon notice published on the Sites. Your continued use of the Sites constitutes your binding acceptance of these terms and conditions, including any changes or modifications made by SFTRAVEL LLC as permitted above. If at any time the terms and conditions of this Agreement are no longer acceptable to you, you should immediately cease all use of the Sites.

1.3 The Sites is directed to teenagers and adults and is not directed to children under the age of 13. SFTRAVEL LLC complies with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act and does not permit registration by and will not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under 13. This requirement will be posted wherever SFTRAVEL LLC collects data within the Sites, such as during the registration process.

2. Use of Content
2.1 You acknowledge that the Sites contains information, software, photographs, audio and video clips, graphics, links and other material (collectively, the "Content") that are protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights of SFTRAVEL LLC or third parties. All Content on the Sites is copyrighted as a collective work of SFTRAVEL LLC pursuant to applicable copyright law. You agree to comply with any additional copyright notices, information, or restrictions contained in any Content available on or accessed through the Sites. Users of the Sites may use the Content only for their personal, noncommercial use.

2.2 You may not modify, publish, transmit, transfer or sell, reproduce, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, display, or in any way exploit any of the Content, in whole or in part, except as expressly permitted in this Agreement. Content consisting of downloadable software may not be reverse engineered unless specifically authorized by the owner of the software's patent and/or copyright. You may post on the Sites any Content owned by you (such as your original statements), Content for which you have received express permission from the owner and Content in the public domain. You assume all risk and responsibility for determining whether any Content is in the public domain. You grant to SFTRAVEL LLC the right to edit, copy, publish, distribute, translate and otherwise use in any medium any Content that you place on the Sites without compensation to you. You represent and warrant that you are authorized to grant all rights set forth in the preceding sentence.

2.3 You may download or copy the Content only for your own personal use, provided that you maintain all copyright and other notices contained in such Content. You shall not store electronically any significant portion of any Content. Except as expressly permitted by the copyright laws, no copying, storage, redistribution or publication of any Content is permitted without the express permission of SFTRAVEL LLC or the owners of such Content or their authorized persons, if other than SFTRAVEL LLC. You may download from the Sites any Content in the public domain for your own personal use or for non-commercial redistribution.

3. Rules of Conduct
You shall not post on the Sites any Content which (a) is libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive, harassing or threatening, (b) contains viruses or other contaminating or destructive features, (c) violates the rights of others, such as Content which infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret or violates any right of privacy or publicity, or (d) otherwise violates any applicable law. You may not post on the Sites any links to any external Internet sites that are obscene or pornographic. You shall not use the Sites for any commercial purpose, to distribute any advertising or solicitation of funds or goods and Sitess or to solicit users to join competitive online Sites.

4. Managing Content
SFTRAVEL LLC does not and cannot review the Content posted by users on the Sites and is not responsible for such Content. However, SFTRAVEL LLC reserves the right to delete, move or edit any Content (including Content posted in any Interactive Area) that it may determine, in its sole discretion, violates this Agreement or is otherwise unacceptable. You shall remain solely responsible for all Content posted by you. SFTRAVEL LLC shall have the right, but not the obligation, to correct any errors or omissions in any Content, as it may determine in its sole discretion.

5. No Endorsement
5.1 SFTRAVEL LLC does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any Content posted on any Interactive Area and you acknowledge that any reliance upon such Content shall be at your sole risk. Any Content placed on any Interactive Area by users are the views of the user posting the statement, and do not represent the views of SFTRAVEL LLC.

5.2 The Sites may contain links to sites on the Internet which are owned and operated by third parties (the "External Sites"). You acknowledge that SFTRAVEL LLC is not responsible for the availability of, or the content located on or through, any External Site. You should contact the site administrator or Webmaster for those External Sites if you have any concerns regarding such links or the content located on such External Sites.

6. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold SFTRAVEL LLC and its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, owners, agents, information providers and licensors (collectively, the "SFTRAVEL LLC Parties") harmless from and against any and all claims, liability, losses, costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by any SFTRAVEL LLC Party in connection with any use or alleged use of the Sites under your password by any person, whether or not authorized by you. SFTRAVEL LLC reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, and in such case, you agree to cooperate with SFTRAVEL LLC's defense of such claim.

7. Termination of Sites
SFTRAVEL LLC reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to restrict, suspend or terminate your access to all or any part of the Sites, including the Interactive Areas, at any time for any reason without prior notice or liability. SFTRAVEL LLC may change, suspend or discontinue all or any aspect of the Sites at any time, including the availability of any feature, database, or Content (including the Interactive Areas), without prior notice or liability.

8. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
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8.2 NEITHER SFTRAVEL LLC, ANY THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDER NOR THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITES, EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

8.3 SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, THE LIABILITY OF SFTRAVEL LLC, THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

9. Miscellaneous
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, and the parties irrevocably consent to bring any action to enforce this Agreement in the federal or state courts located in Nevada. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all previous written or oral agreements between the parties with respect to such subject matter. If any inconsistency exists between the terms of this agreement and any additional terms and conditions posted on the Sites, such terms shall be interpreted as to eliminate any inconsistency, if possible, and otherwise, the additional terms and conditions shall control. Sections 2, 3, 7, 8, 10 and 11 shall survive any termination of this Agreement as well as any other provisions which by their terms or sense are intended to survive.

 

 

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General:
This web site is provided solely for consumer advocacy, criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, research, comedic, and entertainment purposes. Some materials presented within the site are contributed voluntarily by the posting individual(s). Some materials and opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the site operator(s). Information presented should be considered "as observed by, and to the best knowledge of, the posting party(s)", and not as a statement of fact. We do not warrant the accuracy, or completeness of the information, text, graphics, links and other items contained in this site or any other site. Any similarity of persons described in this web site to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental and entirely unintentional. Any audio clips on this site have been recorded and used legally. Be advised that all "cease and desist" letters that we receive can and will be posted (without limitation) on this website and shared publicly as factual news in all mediums. We expressly reserve all rights.

 

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Discussion Boards and posted third party material
Considering the real-time nature of the discussion boards, it is impossible for us to review messages or confirm the validity of information posted. Please remember that we do not actively monitor the contents of posted messages and are not responsible for any messages posted.

We do not vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any message, and are not responsible for the contents of any message. The messages express the views of the author of the message, not necessarily the views of the webmaster or any entity associated with the webmaster.

Any user who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to contact us immediately by email. We have the ability to remove objectionable messages and we will make every effort to do so, within a reasonable time frame, if we determine that removal is necessary. This is a manual process and we may not be able to remove or edit particular messages immediately.

You agree, through your use of this service, that you will not use the discussion boards to post any material which is knowingly false and/or defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise in violation of any law. You agree not to post any copyrighted material unless the copyright is owned by you or by the webmaster.

Although the webmaster does not and cannot review the messages posted and is not responsible for the content of any of these messages, we reserve the right to delete any message for any or no reason whatsoever. You remain solely responsible for the content of your messages, and you agree to indemnify and hold harmless the webmaster, the server, all software manufacturers and their agents used to produce this site with respect to any claim based upon transmission of your message(s).

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We also reserve the right to reveal your identity, your I.P. address, or whatever information we know about you in the event of a complaint or legal action arising from any message posted by you.

This site is under the protection of the first amendment and Section 230(c) of the Communications Decency Act of 1996. As interpreted by the court in Batzel v. Smith, Section 230(c) immunizes from liability Web-site operators who post defamatory e-mails authored by third parties.

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