PRIVACY POLICY & TERMS OF USE
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Unmoored is committed to protecting your privacy when you visit unmooredtravel.com.* We do not collect personal information about individuals unless such information is knowingly and voluntarily provided by the individual. You can always browse the site without disclosing any of your personal data. ​
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No part of this site is structured to attract anyone under 18. If you are under 18, do not make any purchases through the Website, use any of the interactive or public comment features of the Site or provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, email address, or any screen name or user name you may use.
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Please read the Privacy Policy & Terms of Use carefully before you use the Website.
Accessing the Site, in any manner, whether automated or otherwise, constitutes use of the Site and your agreement to be bound and abide by these Terms of Use, Privacy Policy (both below) and any additional terms and conditions that may apply to specific sections of the Site or to products and services available through the Site or from the COMPANY.
If you do not want to agree to these Terms of Use or Privacy Policy, including the agreements incorporated by reference herein, you must not access or use the Website.
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* Unmooredtravel.com (here after referred to as the "WEBSITE" or “SITE”) is owned & operated by Unmoored, LLC (here after referred to as the “COMPANY,” “WE” or “US”). ​
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Privacy Policy -
Unmooredtravel.com does not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to others. We do not automatically log personal data nor link information automatically logged by other means with personal data about specific individuals. We do not collect information about our visitors from other sources, such as public records or bodies, or private organizations. We may use IP addresses to compile and provide aggregate statistics about visitors and traffic patterns. (IP addresses do not link to personally identifiable information.)
We collect only the personal data that you may volunteer while using our services. If you sign up for our the newsletter or contact us via email we will collect your NAME & EMAIL ADDRESS.
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The information may be used to 1) respond to your comments, 2) deliver information and services you requested (and related information including confirmations and receipts, 3) provide user support, 4) improve your experience on the Site; including analyzing trends and usage activities and personalize the services, content and features to better match user interests, 5) communicate technical notices, updates, security alerts, support and administrative messages or information about products, services, surveys, offers, promotions, rewards and events offered by Company and others, and 6) provide news and information we think will be of interest to you.
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Cookies:
Like most websites, this Site utilizes a standard technology called “cookies”* and server logs to collect information about how the Site is used. Information gathered may include dates times of visits, pages viewed, time spent, and the websites visited just before and just after our own, as well as your IP address.
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The Company reserves the right to use technological equivalents of cookies, including social media pixels. These pixels allow social media sites to track visitors to outside websites so as to tailor advertising messages users see while visiting that social media website. The Company reserves the right to use these pixels in compliance with the policies of the various social media sites.
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*A cookie is small text document, with an anonymous identifier. When you visit a website it asks your computer for permission to store this text file on your hard drive designated for cookies. Websites can send cookies to your browser if your browser’s preferences allow it, (but your browser only permits a website to access the cookies it has already sent to you, not the cookies sent to you by other sites.)
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Data Protection:
We use standard security protocols and work only with reputable third-party vendors. Email is not recognized as a secure medium of communication and we request that you do not send private information to us by email. Doing so is allowed, but at your own risk.
Credit Card information is never directly requested on this site and other sensitive information is never transmitted via email. (If you choose to support the site through a third party app, like VENMO, you are agreeing to the third parties own terms of use & privacy policy. We do not control these third parties’ terms of service, privacy policies, tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about its usage or how payments are processed and stored you should contact the responsible provider directly.)
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The Company reserves the right to use software programs to create summary statistics for such purposes as assessing the number of visitors, what information is of interest, identifying performance or problem areas, monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage.
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GDPR Rights:

Within the European Union, visitors are entitled to certain information and have certain rights under the General Data Protection Regulation, including:
To the extent that you provided consent to the Company’s processing of your personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based upon consent that occurred prior to your withdrawal of consent.
The right to request access your data that the Company stores and the right to either rectify or erase your personal data.
The right to seek restrictions on the processing of your data.
The right to object to the processing of your data and the right to the portability of your data.
The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority that has jurisdiction over issues related to the General Data Protection Regulation.
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The Company will require only the information that is reasonably required to enter into a contract with you. We will not require you to provide consent for any unnecessary processing as a condition of entering into a contract with us.
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If you wish to have your information deleted, please email us at legal@unmooredtravel.com and submit a request.
External Web Sites:

Unmooredtravel.com contains links to other websites. The Company can not be responsible for the privacy practices of these other sites. When leaving this Site users are encouraged to read the privacy statements of any linked website that might collect personally identifying information.
This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by unmooredtravel.com.
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Affiliate Disclaimer
Unmoored, LLC has financial relationships with some of the companies mentioned on this website, and unmooredtravel.com may be compensated if you click or make any bookings via the links on this website. But this affiliated relation will never result the product or booking costing the user more than it would if the affiliated link were not used. In some cases it could give the user access to a discounted rate.
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Terms of Use -
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Unmooredtravel.com provides educational and informational and entertainment resources intended to help users of this Site when traveling. Neither unmooredtravel.com nor any of it's staff are lawyers or licensed travel agents and nothing published on the Site should be considered legal advice.
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Accuracy of Information:
We endeavor to ensure information on the Site is accurate, but we cannot vouch that all information will be accurate and up-to-date at all times. The Site contains a large amount of data about ever changing information throughout the entire world, and errors are likely to occur when tracking these changes such as, but not limited to, changes in dates and times of events, restaurant information, prices, exchange rates, accommodation, or other travel information.
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This Site contains also some materials submitted by Third Parties. It is the responsibility of these Third Parties to ensure that the materials submitted for inclusion contain accurate information and comply with national and relevant foreign laws. Unmooredtravel.com cannot guarantee the accuracy or reliability of this material and hereby disclaim any responsibility for error, omission, or inaccuracy in material or for any misinterpretation, loss, disappointment, negligence, or damage caused by reliance on any material contained within the Site.
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Unmooredtravel.com also is not responsible for any failure or alleged failure in the delivery of the services referred to herein, or in the event of bankruptcy, liquidation, or cessation of trade of any company, individual or firm referred to herein. Users are advised to check directly with the establishment concerned.
Unmooredtravel.com takes no responsibility for the content of any site to which a hypertext link from this Site exists. Such links are provided for your convenience on an ‘as is’ basis. (If you find inaccurate information on this Site or a linked third party site, please let us know us at email here so we can take appropriate action.)
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Non-Guarantee of Results:
By using this Site, you agree that the Company has not made any guarantees about the results of taking any action, whether recommended on this Site or not. You recognize that your specific experiences while traveling will be the result of your own efforts, your particular situation, and circumstances beyond the control and/or knowledge of the Company. You also recognize that prior results obtained by others – whether clients of the Company or otherwise, do not guarantee a similar outcome in your specific situation. Thus applying the principles or recommendations set out in this Site are no guarantee that you or any other person or entity will be able to obtain similar results.
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Intellectual Property Rights:
All written content on this site is owned by Unmoored, LLC and/or our affiliates or licensors, and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws, unless otherwise stated. The visual content is a combination of images owned by Unmoored, LLC and/or our affiliates or licensors, protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws and CCO Public Domain images.
The Site is solely for noncommercial and personal use. You may not use the Site, or the materials on the Site, in a manner that constitutes an infringement of our rights or that has not been authorized by us. Specifically, you may not copy, reproduce, republish, modify, upload, post, translate, sell, create derivative works, exploit, or distribute in any manner or medium (including by email or other electronic means) any material from the Site without prior permission. (You may download, print, and/or share one copy of individual pages of the Site for non-commercial use, provided that you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices.)
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License to the Site:
By posting or submitting any material (including, without limitation, comments, blog entries, Facebook postings, photos and videos) to us via the Site, internet groups, social media venues, or to any of our staff via email, text or otherwise, you are representing: (i) that you are the owner of the material, or are making your posting or submission with the express consent of the owner of the material; (ii) that you are eighteen years of age or older; (iii) you are granting Unmoored, LLC, and anyone authorized by it, a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, unrestricted, worldwide license to use, copy, modify, transmit, sell, create derivative works from, distribute, and/or publicly perform or display such material, in whole or in part, in any manner or medium, now known or hereafter developed, for any purpose. The foregoing grant includes the right to exploit any proprietary rights in such posting or submission, including, but not limited to, rights under copyright, trademark, service mark or patent laws under any relevant jurisdiction. Also, in connection with the exercise of such rights, you grant Unmoored, LLC, and anyone authorized by it, the right to identify you as the author of any of your postings or submissions by name, email address or screen name, as we deem appropriate.
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Limitation of Liability:
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL WE, OUR SUBSIDIARY AND PARENT COMPANIES OR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE, INCLUDING IN OUR MESSAGING, BLOGS, COMMENTS OF OTHERS, BOOKS, EMAILS, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES, OR THIRD-PARTY MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE OR BY US IN ANY WAY, EVEN IF WE ARE ADVISED BEFOREHAND OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. (SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, OUR LIABILITY AND THE LIABILITY OF OUR SUBSIDIARY AND PARENT COMPANIES OR AFFILIATES IS LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY SUCH STATE LAW.)
YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY USER. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SITE, ANY MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES ON THE SITE, OR WITH ANY OF THE SITE’S TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE AND THE PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND/OR MATERIALS.
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Termination and Access Restriction:
The Company reserves the right, to terminate access to the Website, at its sole discretion, and the related services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice. You hereby consent to resolve any and all disputes arising under or related to this Site or the Terms of Use pursuant to the Arbitration Clause above,to the maximum extent permitted by law. Use of the Website is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these Terms, including, without limitation, this section.
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DMCA Notices
Unmooredtravel.com is a small company with no permeant design staff or engineering staff (at the moment, it's just me!) and it does use images found via Creative Commons. We have the deepest respect for other’s rights in their work, so, if you feel that your copyright rights have been violated, please send us a DMCA takedown notice and we’ll gladly remove it. You can send the notice to legal@unmooredtravel.com with the following information:
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– Your address, telephone number, and email address;
– A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed & where the alleged infringing material is located;
– A statement that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by you, the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
– An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest; and
– A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.
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Governing Law:
These Terms shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the United States and the State of North Carolina, without reference to their rules regarding conflicts of law. You hereby irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state or federal courts in Charlotte, North Carolina in all disputes arising out of or related to the use of the site.
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Changes:
The Site reserves the right to change these Terms of Use & Privacy Policies from time to time. When we do, we will let you know by revising the date at the bottom of this page. If we make a change that, in our sole discretion, is material, we will provide you with additional notice. We encourage you to review the Terms & Policy whenever you access or use our Services or otherwise interact with us to stay informed about our information practices and the ways you can help protect your privacy. If you continue to use our Services after the Terms & Privacy Policy changes go into effect, you consent to the revised policy.
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CONTACT US
If you have questions or comments regarding our Privacy Policy or Terms of Use, you may reach us at:
Email Address: legal@unmooredtravel.com
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Updated: 1/6/ 2025

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