Guidebook Website Terms Of Use

Last Updated May 7th, 2024

Hello and welcome to the Guidebook Website Terms of Use (“Terms of Use”) that applies to Guidebook.com (the "Site"). Guidebook, Inc. ("Guidebook" or “we”) operates the Site to provide access to information about Guidebook and the services we offer.
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Please note, use of the Guidebook Platform by our customers is governed by our Customer Terms of Service.
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By accessing and using the Site, you agree to these Website Terms of Use and to our Privacy Policy available at https://guidebook.com/privacy.
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We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Use at any time without giving you prior notice. Your use of the Site following any such modification constitutes your agreement to follow and be bound by these Terms of Use, as modified. The last date these Terms of Use were revised is set forth above, so be sure to check back for updates.
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Since our Terms of Use govern your use of the Site, please be sure to read the Terms of Use carefully.
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1. Permitted Use of the Site
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You may use the Site and the information, writings, images and/or other works that you see on a Site (collectively, the "Content") solely for your non-commercial, personal purposes and/or to learn about Guidebook and the services we offer solely in compliance with these Terms of Use.
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2. Prohibited Use of a Site
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By accessing a Site, you agree that you will not:
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- Use the Site in violation of these Terms of Use;
- Copy, modify, create a derivative work from, reverse engineer or reverse assemble the Site, or otherwise attempt to discover any source code, or allow any third party to do so;
- Sell, assign, sublicense, distribute, commercially exploit, grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer any right in, or make available to a third party, the Content or Site in any way;
- Use or launch any automated system, including without limitation, "robots," "spiders," or "offline readers," that accesses the Site in a manner that sends more request messages to the servers hosting Guidebook’s services and Site, in a given period of time than a human can reasonably produce in the same period by using a conventional on-line web browser;
- Use the Site in any manner that damages, disables, overburdens, or impairs the Guidebook website or interferes with any other party's use and enjoyment of the Site;
- Mirror or frame the Site or any part of it on any other web site or web page.
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site;
- Access the Site by any means other than through the interface that is provided by Guidebook for use in accessing the Site;
- Use the Site for any purpose or in any manner that is unlawful or prohibited by this Agreement.

Any unauthorized use of any Content or the Site may violate patent, copyright, trademark, and other laws.
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3. Copyright and Trademarks
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The Site is based upon proprietary Guidebook technology and includes the Content. The Site is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws, including trademark and copyright laws. The Site, including all intellectual property rights to the Site, belongs to and is the property of Guidebook. Guidebook owns and retains all of its copyrights in the Content. Except as specifically permitted on the Site as to certain Content, the Content may not be copied, reproduced, modified, published, uploaded, posted, transmitted, performed, or distributed in any way, and you agree not to modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute, transmit, broadcast, or create derivative works based on the Content or the Site, in whole or in part, by any means. Guidebook, the Guidebook logos, and our other marks used by Guidebook from time to time, are trademarks and the property of Guidebook. The appearance, layout, color scheme, and design of the Guidebook.com site are protected trade dress. You do not receive any right or license to use the foregoing. Guidebook may use and incorporate into the Site or the Guidebook Services any suggestions or other feedback you provide, without payment or condition.
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Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2), notifications of claimed copyright infringement on the Site or the Service should be sent to Guidebook's designated Copyright Agent. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes infringement on Guidebook's website, please provide the following information to Guidebook's Copyright Agent.
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The Guidebook Copyright Agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement on or relating to this website ("Notifications") can be reached either by sending an e-mail to support@guidebook.com or by sending a letter via U.S. Mail to: Guidebook, Inc., 584 Castro Street, #2128, San Francisco, CA 94114, Attn: Legal.
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Guidebook respects the intellectual property rights of others, and we ask our users to do the same. Guidebook may, in its sole discretion, suspend the access or terminate the accounts of users who violate others' intellectual property rights.
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4. Links to Third-Party Web Sites
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Links on the Site to third party web sites or information are provided solely as a convenience to you. If you use these links, you will leave the Site and be subject to the terms and privacy policies of those third parties. Such links do not constitute or imply an endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation by Guidebook of the third party, the third-party web site, or the information there. Guidebook is not responsible for the availability of any such web sites. Guidebook is not responsible or liable for any such web sites or the content thereon.
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5. Downloading Files
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Guidebook cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading through the Site will be free of infection by software viruses or other harmful computer code, files or programs.
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6. Disclaimers; Limitation of Liability
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‍GUIDEBOOK MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, SECURITY OR ACCURACY OF THE SITE OR THE CONTENT FOR ANY PURPOSE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, SERVICES, THE SITE, AND RELATED CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND. GUIDEBOOK HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THE SITE AND THE CONTENT, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. NO STATEMENT OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED FROM GUIDEBOOK IN ANY MEANS OR FASHION SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY AND EXPLICITLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT. THE CONTENT MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS.
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TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL GUIDEBOOK BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR OTHER TYPE OF DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR COVER OR LOSS OF USE, DATA, REVENUE OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SITE, WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, OR FOR ANY CONTENT, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE SITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, THE FAILURE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY TO ACHIEVE ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF GUIDEBOOK HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
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IF, NOTWITHSTANDING THE OTHER TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, GUIDEBOOK IS DETERMINED TO HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY LOSS, HARM OR DAMAGE, YOU AGREE THAT THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF GUIDEBOOK AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES, AGENTS, CONTRACTORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS SHALL IN ALL CASES BE LIMITED TO ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
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7. Indemnification
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You understand and agree that you are personally responsible for your behavior on the Site. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Guidebook, its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, joint ventures, business partners, licensors, employees, agents, and any third-party information providers from and against all claims, losses, expenses, damages and costs (including, but not limited to, direct, incidental, consequential, exemplary and indirect damages), and reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from or arising out of your use, misuse, or inability to use the Site or the Content, or any violation by you of these Terms of Use.
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8. General Provisions
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a. Entire Agreement / No Waiver. These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. No waiver by Guidebook of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default.

b. Correction of Errors and Inaccuracies. The Content may contain typographical errors or other errors or inaccuracies and may not be complete or current. We therefore reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions and to change or update the Content at any time without prior notice. We do not, however, guarantee that any errors, inaccuracies or omissions will be corrected.

c. Enforcement / Choice of Law / Choice of Forum. If any part of these Terms of Use is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, it will not impact any other provision of these Terms of Use, all of which will remain in full force and effect. Any and all disputes relating to these Terms of Use, Guidebook's Privacy Policy, your use of the Site, or the Content are governed by, and will be interpreted in accordance with, the laws of California, without regard to any conflict of laws provisions. You agree to the sole and exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal or state courts in San Francisco, California in the event of any dispute of any kind arising from or relating to these Terms of Use, Guidebook's Privacy Policy, your use of the Site, or the Content.