Legal information

Intro/agreement
Eastern Cape Mountain Biking ( www.ecmtb.co.za ) is a mountain bike information website owned and operated by Andrew Hugo, based in East London, South Africa.
Please read this agreement carefully before accessing or using www.ecmtb.co.za . By accessing or using www.ecmtb.co.za , you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set forth below. If you do not wish to be bound by these terms and conditions, you may not access or use www.ecmtb.co.za and should immediately cease such use. www.ecmtb.co.za  may modify this agreement at any time, and such modifications shall be effective immediately upon notice, which may be accomplished by posting the modified agreement online or via email. Using www.ecmtb.co.za and/or services following such notice shall be deemed your acceptance of the changes to this agreement. You agree to review these terms of service periodically to be aware of such modifications and your continued access or use of the site and/or the services shall be deemed your acceptance of the modified agreement.

Mission/vision/values
www.ecmtb.co.za exists to share information and resources related to the sport of mountain biking. In order to provide useful and current mountain bike information, www.ecmtb.co.za  relies on its members to abide by the core values, mission, and vision as outlined below.

Core Values
Honesty in all communication and interaction
Respect for others and for the environment
Accountability for communications and actions
Adaptability to community needs and desires

Mission
To be the most comprehensive source of mountain biking route information for the Eastern Cape Region.

Vision
Informing and entertaining the mountain biking world.
 
Accuracy/completeness/limitation of liability/warranties
Furthermore, www.ecmtb.co.za does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any content presented. However, every effort has been taken to make the information as accurate as possible by only posting routes ridden by myself personally, or people I would trust with my bike. www.ecmtb.co.za neither endorses nor is responsible for the accuracy and reliability of any opinion, advice, or statement made on this website by any third parties.
www.ecmtb.co.za makes no representation that any published content is appropriate or authorized for use in all countries, states, provinces, counties, or jurisdictions; if you choose to access this site, you do so on your own initiative and risk and are responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. We are not responsible for any errors or inaccuracies in the content, including, but not limited to, reviews, videos, maps, and photographs. If you discover any errors or inaccuracies, please contact us so that we may edit or remove dubious content. The information provided on this site is provided "as is" and without warranties of any kind either express or implied. To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, www.ecmtb.co.za disclaims all warranties, express or implied.
In addition, www.ecmtb.co.za CANNOT GUARANTEE: a) uninterrupted, error-free, or secure use of www.ecmtb.co.za to include both subscription and free tools and services; b) that any information obtained therein is accurate, reliable or complete; c) that defects will be corrected; d) that any information (data) stored on www.ecmtb.co.za will not be lost or removed (to include training data, photos, reviews, maps, videos, et al) or e) that any software, services, sites or server(s) on which www.ecmtb.co.za services and sites are hosted are free of viruses or other harmful components. Your use of www.ecmtb.co.za and any information or materials provided on or through www.ecmtb.co.za is entirely AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Under no circumstances shall www.ecmtb.co.za be liable for any direct, incidental, special or consequential damages that result from the use or the inability to use the content or the performance of the information, services, products and materials referenced on this site, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. In addition, www.ecmtb.co.za shall not be liable for any action taken in response to or as a result of any information available on this or any partner website.

Copyright/licensing
This Web site is owned and operated by Andrew Hugo. All content included on this site, such as maps, photographs, illustrations, images, and text (referred to as "content") is owned by www.ecmtb.co.za . All content is protected by international copyright laws. You may view and download content for your personal, noncommercial use only, provided you keep intact all credits and copyright and proprietary notices. To reproduce, republish, distribute or publicly perform or display or use the content for any other purpose, you must first obtain our express written permission.
www.ecmtb.co.za respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask that our users do the same. If you believe that your work has been copied, and is accessible on www.ecmtb.co.za in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, you should notify www.ecmtb.co.za via email (info@ecmtb.co.za).

Privacy
www.ecmtb.co.za collects personal information from you when you register on our website. We will only collect your personal information if you choose to share it with us. When you register with www.ecmtb.co.za, we may ask for your email address, username, city, state, country, and/or zip code. Your registration information is stored in a database at www.ecmtb.co.za. Any additional information you may be asked to provide is completely voluntary.
www.ecmtb.co.za also automatically records non-personal information including your Internet Protocol address, browser format and system information on its Web server logs.
Other companies that place advertisements on our pages or offer products on our website may collect information about you when you click on their content. Any information collected by these companies is not subject to this Privacy Policy.
www.ecmtb.co.za uses the information collected from you to confirm the validity of submitted reviews and/or content, contact winners of contests, customize our services, improve the content of our website, and provide you with our newsletter. www.ecmtb.co.za may also use the information for internal purposes, such as studying our users' preferences.
We use the information collected regarding the activity on our website (such as the number of viewers and the pages commonly visited) on an anonymous basis. We may aggregate this anonymous information and use it to improve our products and services or provide this information to our advertisers.
www.ecmtb.co.za does not sell or license your personal information.
We may disclose anonymous aggregate information (for example, the percentage of our viewers that visit certain sections of our website) to third parties such as our advertisers or business partners.
In the event that www.ecmtb.co.za merges with or is acquired by another business entity we may share some or all of your information with the new entity in order to continue to provide you with our products and services.

www.ecmtb.co.za may change how we collect, use or treat your personal information. Please check back periodically to review any changes that we have made to the Privacy Policy.
Should www.ecmtb.co.za make any material changes in the way we use your personal information, we will notify you by posting a prominent announcement on our homepage .

disclaimer!

I have tried to make sure all the routes on this site are legal. However: The inclusion of any route on this web site does not mean it is a always public right of way. If in any doubt check with the appropriate authorities, or stop and have a friendly chat with the local's.

And always remember the golden rule of Gates:
Always leave it the way you found it!!