The terms for using TrailGuider

What does TrailGuider provide?

TrailGuider is an independently operated U.S.-based travel-planning website. It provides informational guides and deterministic assessments designed to help travelers evaluate car-free trips in the United States. TrailGuider is not a travel agency, transportation operator, booking service or emergency assistance provider.

Who may use the site?

The site is not directed to children under 13. If you have not reached the legal age to agree to these terms where you live, use TrailGuider only with the involvement of a parent or legal guardian.

What should you verify before traveling?

Travel information changes. Schedules, fares, reservations, station access, construction, disruptions, baggage rules, accessibility and entry requirements may differ from the versioned or typical evidence shown by TrailGuider. A route assessment is planning guidance, not a promise that a service will operate or that a trip will suit every traveler.

Before booking or traveling, verify material details directly with airlines, rail and bus operators, transit agencies, airports, hotels and relevant government authorities. You remain responsible for bookings, documents, insurance, safety decisions and compliance with applicable rules.

How may you use TrailGuider content?

TrailGuider grants you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive right to access and use the site for personal, non-commercial travel planning. Except where a separate license or applicable law allows it, you may not reproduce, republish, sell or falsely attribute TrailGuider's original text, branding, design, data organization or software.

Photographs, source material and other third-party content remain subject to their identified owners and licenses. Linking to a public TrailGuider page is permitted so long as the link is not deceptive and does not imply an endorsement.

What uses are prohibited?

• Interfering with the site, security controls or other visitors.
• Attempting unauthorized access to systems, data or provider credentials.
• Sending malicious code or using the service for unlawful activity.
• Evading reasonable rate limits or placing excessive automated load on the service.
• Misrepresenting TrailGuider content, authorship, sponsorship or verdicts.

How do third-party services and links work?

TrailGuider may display information or links from transportation operators, map providers, public agencies, booking services and other third parties. TrailGuider does not control their availability, accuracy, prices, terms, privacy practices or transactions. Your use of a third-party service is governed by that provider's terms.

Google Maps features are subject to the Google Maps/Google Earth Additional Terms and the Google Privacy Policy.

How are sponsorships and commissions handled?

TrailGuider may accept sponsorships or earn a commission from an eligible purchase or referral. A material commercial relationship will be disclosed where a reader encounters the affected link or recommendation. Payment cannot purchase a favorable planner verdict, bypass evidence requirements or remove a documented limitation. Read the editorial policy for the complete standard.

Can the site or these terms change?

TrailGuider may correct, update, restrict, suspend or discontinue any part of the site. Features and coverage may change without guarantee of continued availability. Material changes to these terms will be reflected by a revised effective date and, where appropriate, an additional notice.

What warranties are provided?

To the extent permitted by law, TrailGuider is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties that the site will be uninterrupted, error-free, complete or suitable for a particular trip. Nothing in these terms limits a right or remedy that applicable law does not allow to be waived.

How is liability limited?

To the extent permitted by law, TrailGuider and its operator are not responsible for indirect, incidental, special or consequential losses arising from use of the site, reliance on travel information, a changed or unavailable service, or a third-party transaction. This limitation does not apply where applicable law prohibits it.

How can you raise a concern?

Contact TrailGuider first so the concern can be reviewed. Editorial errors follow the corrections process, and personal information is handled under the privacy policy. These terms are governed by applicable law; they do not impose mandatory arbitration or waive rights that cannot lawfully be waived.

Email contact@trailguider.com or use the contact page.