Terms, Privacy and Guidelines

Welcome to our website. Here follows all our information related to how you can use Kiribu.com.

Terms of Use

If you continue to browse and use this website you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy govern Kiribu’s relationship with you in relation to this website. You also acknowledge that you have read and reviewed the safety guidelines.

The term ‘Kiribu’ or ‘us’ or ‘our’ or ‘we’ refers to the owner of the “Website”. The term ‘you’ refers to the user or viewer of our Website.

Member Conduct

  • You are responsible for any activity that occurs under your username.
  • You are responsible for the confidentiality of your password.
  • You may not harass, threaten, impersonate or intimidate other Kiribu users.
  • You may not upload, post, email, or transmit any content that you do not have the right or permission to do so.
  • You are solely responsible for the content, and information that you transmit on Kiribu.
  • If you represent a business you must open a business account.
  • You are not allowed to collect or store personal information about other users.
  • You are not allowed to transmit any worms, trojans, or viruses.
  • You are not allowed to transmit any unwanted messages to any Kiribu members.
  • You are not allowed to post or transmit any content that is obscene, vulgar, libellous, harmful, or hateful.
  • You are not allowed to transmit or upload any form of unsolicited or unauthorized advertising.
  • You are not allowed to use the Website for any illegal or unauthorized purposes.
  • International users agree to comply with their respective local laws regarding online conduct and acceptable content.
  • Kiribu is a family friendly site and any adult “Content” will be removed.

Check out our Community Guidelines for more advice.

Violation of any of these terms may result in the termination of your account.

Conditions

  • We reserve the right to terminate your account without notice at any time for any reason.
  • You must be eighteen (18) years or older to register as a member of Kiribu or use the Kiribu web site.
  • We do not introduce users to one another. We merely act as a venue for users to learn about one another. We are not involved in the actual contact between users. As a result, we have no control over the conduct of our users or the truth or accuracy of the information that users post on the Website.
  • Because we do not control interactions among between members and other persons or companies, and because we cannot guarantee the true identity, age, nationality of our users, and because we have very limited control, if any, over the quality, safety, morality, legality, truthfulness or accuracy of various aspects of the Kiribu Website you agree that you bear all risk and you agree to release us (and our officers, directors, shareholders, agents, employees, affiliates, subsidiaries, and third party partners) from claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, now and in the future, arising out of or in any way connected with your use of the Website, your Third Party Transactions, and/or our resolution of any disputes among users. You further waive any and all rights and benefits otherwise conferred by any statutory or non-statutory law of any jurisdiction that would purport to limit the scope of a release or waiver.
  • Kiribu reserves the right to refuse access to anyone at any time.
  • You agree that Kiribu has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or storage loss of photos, journal entries, reviews, messages, or comments(“Content”).
  • By posting Content and/or Data to any part of the Website, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to Kiribu an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, fully-paid, unrestricted, worldwide license to use, copy, perform, display, reformat, translate, distribute and otherwise utilize such Content and/or Data and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such Content and/or Data, and to grant and authorize sublicenses of the Content and/or Data solely on Kiribu and Kiribu partner websites.

Disclaimers

  • Kiribu may be temporarily unavailable at any time for maintenance or other reasons.
  • Kiribu is not responsible for any loss or damage, including but not website or Content. Kiribu is not responsible for the conduct of Members or visitors to the site, either online or offline.
  • Kiribu is not responsible for the content, accuracy, or opinions expressed in linked websites outgoing from the Website or in user created “Content”.
  • Inclusion of any linked websites on Kiribu does not imply approval or endorsement by Kiribu.
  • Kiribu does not guarantee the accuracy, credibility, or quality of any Content posted on the Website.
  • Opinions or ideas expressed in user created “Content” do not necessarily reflect the ideas or opinions of Kiribu.
  • Kiribu does not permit copyright infringing activities and will remove user submitted “Content” if properly notified that such “Content” infringes on another’s intellectual property rights.

Indemnify

You agree to indemnify and hold Kiribu, its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, partners, and its employees harmless from any claim, loss, liability, or demand, including any reasonable attorney’s fees made by any third party due to or arising out of your Content that you have transmitted or uploaded to Kiribu, or through use of the Website, your violation of the Terms, or your violation of any rights of another user.

Privacy Policy

Information obtained by Kiribu

Kiribu obtains your email address during registration. Kiribu will send notifications and Kiribu news to the email address you provide. Your email address is not sold or used by any third parties.

If you don’t want to receive email notifications from Kiribu you can uncheck the option in your Profile.

Information obtained by Third Parties

  • Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on this site.
  • Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to you based on your visit to this site and other sites on the Internet.
  • Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy.
  • We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our Website. These companies may use information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. This information does NOT include information like your name, address, email address, or telephone number. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, click here.

Setting the Privacy of your Kiribu Account

You can control the information displayed in your Kiribu profile and who can see it. By clicking on Privacy you can set the accessibility of any of your Content.

Kiribu Security

Kiribu makes every effort to maintain the security of your account information. However, information transmitted over the internet is never 100% secure. Do not give out your password to anyone impersonating as a Kiribu employee, we will never ask for your password. Please make sure to choose a strong password when creating your account.

If the ownership of all or substantially all of Kiribu were to change, your user information may be transferred to the new owner so the Website could continue operations.

Safety Guidelines

Please be aware that Kiribu has no control over the identity or actions of the individuals who are members of the Website, and that we request that our users exercise caution and good judgement when using the Website. We have compiled a list of basic safety guidelines below. We encourage you to browse additional safety resources as well, and to review the terms of service.

General Safety Guidelines

Taken from Social Networking Safety Tips

  • Think about how different sites work before deciding to join a site. Some sites will allow only a defined community of users to access posted content; others allow anyone and everyone to view postings.
  • Think about keeping some control over the information you post. Consider restricting access to your page to a select group of people, for example, your friends from school, your club, your team, your community groups, or your family.
  • Keep your information to yourself. Don’t post your full name, Social Security number, address, phone number, or bank and credit card account numbers — and don’t post other people’s information, either. Be cautious about posting information that could be used to identify you or locate you offline. This could include the name of your school, sports team, clubs, and where you work or hang out.
  • Make sure your screen name doesn’t say too much about you. Don’t use your name, your age, or your hometown. Even if you think your screen name makes you anonymous, it doesn’t take a genius to combine clues to figure out who you are and where you can be found.
  • Post only information that you are comfortable with others seeing — and knowing — about you.
  • Remember that once you post information online, you can’t take it back. Even if you delete the information from a site, older versions exist on other people’s computers.
  • Consider not posting your photo. It can be altered and broadcast in ways you may not be happy about.
  • Flirting with strangers online could have serious consequences. Because some people lie about who they really are, you never really know who you’re dealing with.
  • Be wary if a new online friend wants to meet you in person. Before you decide to meet someone, do your research: Ask whether any of your friends know the person, and see what background you can dig up through online search engines. If you decide to meet them, be smart about it: Meet in a public place, during the day, with friends you trust. Tell friends or family where you’re going, and when you expect to be back.
  • Trust your gut if you have suspicions. If you feel threatened by someone or uncomfortable because of something online, tell an adult you trust and report it to the police and the social networking site. You could end up preventing someone else from becoming a victim.

Community Guidelines

Refer to the following to understand what it means to be a member of the Kiribu Community.

Kiribu is a free online travel website making it easy for everyone to share in all the fantastic things to see and do around the world. Please keep the following community guidelines in mind:

Conversations

  • Respect others. Kiribu members come from all over the world. Be considerate and sensitive of cultural differences.
  • Join in. If you like what you read add a rating and even a comment.
  • Please don’t spam other members. Life is short, no-one wants to spend it sifting through spam!
  • No personal attacks. Do discuss things, share your opinions, but keep it civilised.

Referrals

  • Please invite friends and family to join Kiribu
  • If you use a travel service, ask them if they would like to join Kiribu before inviting them
  • If you are a travel business, invite other businesses to join so that you can link with them online
  • Please do not send uninvited emails to invite businesses to join Kiribu. We can ban you from Kiribu if you abuse the referral system

On Content

  • Do tell people about how wonderful your home town and country are.
  • Share your travel experiences. Visitors and members of Kiribu enjoy reading what you have to say and to see your reviews, comments and ratings
  • Keep your content travel related.
  • Do promote your travel business using Kiribu, but make sure you have signed up to a free business account.
  • Make sure that all the content you upload is your own!