Legal information
Intro/agreement
Singletracks.com is a mountain bike information website owned and operated by Blue Spruce Ventures LLC of Decatur, Georgia, USA.
Please read this agreement carefully before accessing or using singletracks.com. By accessing or using singletracks.com, 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 singletracks.com and should immediately cease such use. Blue Spruce Ventures LLC 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 singletracks.com 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
Singletracks.com exists to to share the mountain bike knowledge that inspires epic adventures. The information presented on singletracks.com is separated into four categories:
- EDITORIAL: This is information created and produced by Singletracks staff and freelance contributors. Editorial content is subject to an editing process that includes basic fact checking. We do publish opinion pieces from time to time, and those are clearly labeled as such. Singletracks does not accept compensation for product reviews or news coverage.
- COMMERCE CONTENT: Commerce content is created outside of our editorial process to reduce the chance of bias. This type of content includes but is not limited to our weekly deals email and associated deals post.
- SPONSORED CONTENT: Created either by or for a client, sponsored content will always be labeled as such.
- USER GENERATED: Comments, trail information, and reviews written and shared by Singletracks readers — aka User Generated content — are not reviewed for accuracy. In order to provide useful and current mountain bike information, singletracks.com 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
Accuracy/completeness/limitation of liability/warranties
Blue Spruce Ventures LLC does not and cannot review all content posted on singletracks.com, and we are not responsible for such content. However, we do reserve the right to delete or edit any reviews or other postings that are not, at our sole discretion, in keeping with our mission and/or core values. Blue Spruce Ventures LLC has the final say in any content changes made for editorial or other reasons.
Furthermore, singletracks.com does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any content presented. Singletracks.com neither endorses nor is responsible for the accuracy and reliability of any opinion, advice, or statement made on any Blue Spruce Ventures LLC media property (online, print, video).
Singletracks.com 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, singletracks.com disclaims all warranties, express or implied.
In addition, Blue Spruce Ventures LLC CANNOT GUARANTEE: a) uninterrupted, error-free, or secure use of singletracks.com 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 singletracks.com 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 singletracks.com services and sites are hosted are free of viruses or other harmful components. Your use of singletracks.com and any information or materials provided on or through singletracks.com is entirely AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Under no circumstances shall singletracks.com 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, singletracks.com 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
By contributing or submitting reviews, message board postings, photographs, videos, geographic data, or any other content, you automatically grant (or warrant that the owner of such rights has expressly granted) Blue Spruce Ventures LLC an irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable and worldwide right and license to use, copy, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and sell and distribute such materials or incorporate such materials into any form, medium or technology without compensation to you. In addition, you warrant that all so-called moral rights in those materials have been waived. None of the materials shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Blue Spruce Ventures LLC.
This Web site is owned and operated by Blue Spruce Ventures LLC. All content included on our site, such as photographs, illustrations, images, and text (referred to as “content”) is owned by Blue Spruce Ventures LLC or third parties. All content is protected by U.S. and 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.
Blue Spruce Ventures LLC 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 a singletracks.com or any Blue Spruce Ventures LLC website in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, you should notify Blue Spruce Ventures LLC via email ([email protected]).
Jurisdiction
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between you and Blue Spruce Ventures LLC and governs your use of the Sites and the Services, superseding any prior agreements between you and Blue Spruce Ventures LLC. This Agreement and the relationship between you and Blue Spruce Ventures LLC shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You and Blue Spruce Ventures LLC irrevocably agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located within the county of Dekalb, in the State of Georgia, and waive any jurisdictional, venue, or inconvenient forum objections to such courts. The failure of Blue Spruce Ventures LLC to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of this Agreement is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severed and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. The section titles in this Agreement are for convenience purposes only and have no legal or contractual effect. This Agreement is not assignable, transferable or sub-licensable by you except with our prior written consent. However, we may assign this Agreement to any third party whom we choose without your consent. No waiver by Blue Spruce Ventures LLC of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default.