The Loki Community

Sorry folks, we know it’s a pain in the ass but there is some stuff we need to do to cover ours and protect yours

Just so you know, when we say “we”, we mean us – Loki Backpackers Hostel, Peru and Bolivia, and when we say “community” we mean all of the places on community.lokihostel.com

where users can contribute (like Forums, Image Galleries, Blogs and general comments). We may change these terms of use now and then (and may or may not let you know we have), so check them regularly.

General stuff you need to know

Your use of the services:

Firstly, you are only permitted to use the services for personal, non-commercial purposes. If you are under the age of 18 you should seek your parents' permission before accessing the services. Because users can automatically make postings, they may contain content which is not appropriate for people under 18.

If you wish to contribute "postings" (meaning any content whatsoever contributed by a user to the community), you must register. The main group of users are former Loki guests and staff but they might and may invite friends and relatives.

Although we don't monitor every single posting, we do drop in to see what's going on. We can (and sometimes do) remove postings that breach the wording or spirit of these terms of use without notice. We may also ban users who breach these terms of use, and delete their postings.

Don't make postings that:

• contain racist, sexist or homophobic comments;
• harass or 'stalk' any person;
• contain defamatory statements or personal attacks on others;
• disrupt users' enjoyment of the services
• personal details or private information about any other person without permission
• are made under another person's name or impersonating another person;
• contain commercial advertising;
• contain excessively coarse language or content or
• breach any intellectual property rights law or discuss how to commit illegal activity.

Respect others' intellectual property rights!

Don't post copyrighted material or trade marks without the permission of the owner or you may put yourself and the Loki Community at risk of legal action.

You can share a useful internet resource with other Loki Community users by hyperlinking to the relevant resource, but first make sure you're allowed to by checking the terms of use of the site you are linking to. Many site operators don't allow people to link to pages below the front page or home page of their site.

If you own intellectual property and believe it is being infringed through a posting, please contact us as soon as possible.

The copyright in your postings is yours (generally speaking). We reserve the right to use postings in our publications (books, newsletters, websites, t-shirts and other products in any media). You give us a non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide licence to reproduce, communicate, re-publish, edit, adapt or otherwise use your postings as we see fit, including the right to sublicense to others at our discretion. You also give us a licence to deal with the postings as necessary to perform technical and administrative functions in running the forums.

You may also have moral rights, so you consent to your postings being altered, edited or adapted to use them under our licence in any way we see fit. You consent to us not attributing authorship to you at all, or only attributing it to your registered 'handle'. We generally attribute authorship, but that's not always possible and we decide this on a case by case basis. If we do use your material we may attribute it to your registered 'handle', or contact you to request that your real name be used. Don't worry, we will never publish your real name without permission.

If you don't want your posting to be used in this way, don't post it. Once you have made a posting, you can't withdraw or retract your licence and consents. Check the guidelines for each community area to see whether you can withdraw your posting for that area.

Loki Hostel´s intellectual property may not be used in any way or for any purpose without our permission.

Complaints:

We take copyright, trade mark, defamation and other laws seriously. If you think a posting is infringing these terms or anyone's legal rights, let us know immediately. We will investigate all complaints and take action if we think it's necessary, including removing the posting or banning the relevant user.

To let us know, email info@lokihostel.com and the relevant moderator will respond.

Removal of postings is at our discretion, except if the content is illegal.

Your personal information:

By registering, using the services (including submitting postings), or emailing us, you will be supplying us with "personal information". We collect this to administer and help you use the services, send you a password, contact you about postings, and keep in touch with you.

Your user name will be visible to other users, and when you register for the Loki Community. You can access and update your personal information in the 'profile' section of the Community at any time.

Sleep easy, we won't sell your contact details to marketing companies for spamming, even if they are really fit.

If you make postings which are in breach of these terms or the law, we may choose to pass your details and IP address on to an aggrieved person, or a law enforcement agency.

We are not responsible to you or anyone else for any loss, damage, liability, cost or expense suffered in connection with the use of the community or any of its content. We make no warranties or representations about the online community or its content and exclude, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any liability which may arise as a result of the use of the services or their content. We will never be liable for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential loss, or loss of business profits or revenue arising out of the use of the community. You indemnify us and the other companies in the Loki Hostel family against each claim, action, proceeding, judgment, damage, loss, expense or liability incurred or suffered by, or brought, made or recovered against us or the other companies in the Loki Hostel group in connection with any breach by you of these terms of use.

You, and you alone, are responsible for any consequences of your postings and responses to postings. If a dispute arises between users of the community, or between users and a third party, Loki Hostel Community is not obliged to get involved, although we may choose to. Loki Hostel Community is not responsible if anything goes wrong with your transaction. We’ll give you the tools, how and what you decide to hammer with them is entirely up to you!