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User terms and conditions
Last Updated: Jan 23, 2025
Thank you for using Delve Experiences!These Site User Terms and Conditions of Service (“Terms”) are a binding legal agreement between you and Delve Experiences that govern your right to use the websites, applications, and other offerings from Delve Experiences (collectively, the “Delve Experiences Platform”). When used in these Terms, “Delve Experiences,” “we,” “us,” or “our” refers to Delve Web Services, Inc., DBA Delve Experiences, with whom you are contracting.The Delve Experiences Platform offers an online venue that enables users (“Members”) to publish, offer, search for, and book services. Members who publish and offer services are “Hosts” and Members who search for, book, or use services are “Guests.” Hosts offer activities, excursions, and events (“Experiences”), and a variety of travel and other services (collectively, “Host Services,” and each Host Service offering, a “Listing”). You must register an account to access and use many features of the Delve Experiences Platform, and must keep your account information accurate. As the provider of the Delve Experiences Platform, Delve Experiences does not own, control, offer or manage any Listings or Host Services. Delve Experiences is not a party to the contracts entered into directly between Hosts and Guests, nor is Delve Experiences a real estate broker, travel agency, or insurer. Delve Experiences is not acting as an agent in any capacity for any Member.We maintain other terms and policies that supplement these Terms like our Privacy Policy, which describes our collection and use of personal data.If you are a Host, you are responsible for understanding and complying with all laws, rules, regulations and contracts with third parties that apply to your Host Services.Our Mission Our mission is to grow educational agritourism. We connect travelers with meaningful local experiences, and we help farms and producers access broader tourism markets. We use technology to increase both public knowledge of agriculture and economic opportunities for agricultural producers. Our platform empowers curious adventurers to learn and helps local agriculture thrive. We support producers with marketing, tech support, and business development resources, and we help travelers nd interesting and meaningful activities.Guest TermsSearching and Booking on Delve ExperiencesSearching. You can search for Host Services by using criteria like the type of Host Service, location, features, and number of guests. You can also use lters to rene your search results.Booking. When you book a Listing, you are agreeing to pay all charges for your booking including the Listing price, including Delve Experiences service fee and applicable taxes, and any other items identied during checkout (collectively, “Total Price”). You are also agreeing that Delve Experiences may charge the Payment Method (as dened in the Payment Terms) used to book the Listing. When you receive the booking conrmation, a contract for Host Services (a "Reservation") is formed directly between you and the Host. In addition to these Terms, you will be subject to, and responsible for complying with, all terms of the Reservation, including without limitation, the cancellation policy and any other rules, standards, policies, or requirements identied in the Listing or during checkout that apply to the Reservation. It is your responsibility to read and understand these rules, standards, policies, and requirements prior to booking a Listing.An Experience or other Host Service Reservation entitles you to participate in, attend, or use that Host Service. You are responsible for conrming that you, and anyone you invite, meet minimum age, prociency, tness, or other requirements. You are responsible for informing the Host of any medical or physical conditions, or other circumstances that may impact your ability to participate, attend, or use the Host Service. Except where expressly authorized, you may not allow any person to join a Host Service unless they are included as an additional guest during the booking process.Texas has an act limiting liability for agritourism operators, as posted at https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.75A.htm . By signing these terms and conditions, you accept the following agreement and warning as guided by the law:I UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AN AGRITOURISM ENTITY IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY INJURY TO OR DEATH OF AN AGRITOURISM PARTICIPANT RESULTING FROM AGRITOURISM ACTIVITIES. I UNDERSTAND THAT I HAVE ACCEPTED ALL RISK OF INJURY, DEATH, PROPERTY DAMAGE, AND OTHER LOSS THAT MAY RESULT FROM AGRITOURISM ACTIVITIES.Cancellations, Travel Issues, Refunds and Booking ModicationsCancellations and Refunds. In general, if as a Guest you cancel a Reservation, you may request to rebook the experience at an alternate day or time. Rebooking requests may be fullled at the discretion of the Host. Refunds are generally not available to you unless caused by a situation outside of your control. If the Host cancels, you are eligible for rebooking assistance or a full refund. These requests should be discussed rst between Hosts and Guests, but may be escalated to the Delve Experiences Support Team.Booking Modications. Gests and Hosts are responsible for any booking modications they agree to make via the Delve Experiences or direct Delve Experiences customer service to make on their behalf ("Booking Modications"), and agree to pay any additional amounts, fees, or taxes associated with any Booking Modication.Your Responsibilities and Assumption of RiskYour Responsibilities You are responsible and liable for your own acts and omissions and are also responsible for the acts and omissions of anyone you invite to join or provide access to any Experience or other Host Service. For example, this means: (i) you are responsible for leaving a property (and related personal property) in the condition it was in when you arrived, (ii) you are responsible for paying all reasonable Damage Claim amounts necessary to cover damage that you, your guest(s), or your pet(s) cause to a property, and (iii) you must act with integrity, treat others with respect, and comply with applicable laws at all times. If you are booking for an additional guest who is a minor or if you bring a minor to a Host Service, you must be legally authorized to act on behalf of the minor and you are solely responsible for the supervision of that minor.Your Assumption of Risk. You acknowledge that many activities carry inherent risks and agree that, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, you assume the entire risk arising out of your access to and use of the Delve Experiences Platform and any Content, including your participation in any Experience, use of any other Host Service, or any other interaction you have with other Members whether in person or online. This means it is your responsibility to investigate a Host Service to determine whether it is suitable for you. For example, Host Services may carry risk of illness, bodily injury, disability, or death, and you freely and willfully assume those risks by choosing to participate in those Host Services.Host TermsHosting on Delve ExperiencesHost. As a Host, Delve Experiences offers you the right to use the Delve Experiences to share your Experience, or other Host Service with our community of Guests and earn money doing it. You are in control of how you host - set your price, availability, and rules for each Listing.Contracting with Guests. When you accept a booking request, or receive a booking conrmation through the Delve Experiences Platform, you are entering into a contract directly with the Guest, and are responsible for delivering your Host Service under the terms and at the price specied in your Listing. You are also agreeing to pay applicable fees like Delve Experiences service fee and applicable taxes for each booking. Delve Experiences will deduct amounts you owe from your payout unless we and you agree to a different method. Any terms, policies or conditions that you include in any supplemental contract with Guests must: (i) be consistent with these Terms, our terms and policies as published on this site, and the information provided in your Listing, and (ii) be prominently disclosed in your Listing description.Independence of Hosts. Your relationship with Delve Experiences is that of an independent individual or entity and not an employee, agent, joint venturer, or partner of Delve Experiences, except that Delve Experiences acts as a payment collection agent as described in the Payments Terms. Delve Experiences does not direct or control your Host Service, and you agree that you have complete discretion whether and when to provide Host Services, and at what price and on what terms to offer them.Managing Your ListingCreating and Managing Your Listing The Delve Experiences Platform provides tools that make it easy for you to set up and manage a Listing. Your Listing must include complete and accurate information about your Host Service, your price, and any rules or requirements that apply to your Guests or Listing. You are responsible for keeping your Listing information (including calendar availability) and content (like photos) up-to-date and accurate at all times. We recommend that you obtain appropriate insurance for your Host Services and suggest you carefully review policy terms and conditions including coverage details and exclusions. You may only maintain one Listing per Experience, but may have multiple Listings for a single property if it has multiple places to stay. Any offer of an Experience is subject to our Additional Producer Terms and Conditions.Know Your Legal Obligations You are responsible for understanding and complying with any laws, rules, regulations, and contracts with third parties that apply to your Listing or Host Services. For example: Some landlords and leases, homeowner and condominium association rules, or zoning restrictions, restrict or prohibit business on private properties. Some jurisdictions require Hosts to register, get a permit, or obtain a license before providing certain Host Services (such as preparing food, serving alcohol for sale, guiding tours, or operating a vehicle). In some places, the Host Services you want to offer may be prohibited altogether. Check your local rules to learn what rules apply to the Host Services you plan to offer. Information we provide regarding legal requirements is for informational purposes only and you should independently conrm your obligations. You are responsible for handling and using personal data of Guests and others in compliance with applicable privacy laws and these Terms. If you have questions about how local laws apply you should always seek legal adviceSearch Ranking. The ranking of Listings in search results on the Delve Experiences Platform depends on a variety of factors, including these main parameters
- Guest search parameters (e.g. number of Guests, features),
- Listing characteristics (e.g. price, calendar availability, number and quality of images, Reviews, type of Host Service, Host status, age of the Listing, average Guest popularity),
- Guest booking experience (e.g. customer service and cancellation history of the Host, ease of booking),
- Host requirements (e.g. minimum or maximum nights, booking cut-off time), and
- Guest preferences (e.g. previous trips, saved Listings, location from where the Guest is searching).
- Act with integrity and treat others with respect
- Do not lie, misrepresent something or someone, or pretend to be someone else.
- Be polite and respectful when you communicate or interact with others.
- Do not discriminate against or harass others.
- Do not scrape, hack, reverse engineer, compromise or impair the Delve Experiences Platform
- Do not use bots, crawlers, scrapers, or other automated means to access or collect data or other content from or otherwise interact with the Delve Experiences Platform.
- Do not hack, avoid, remove, impair, or otherwise attempt to circumvent any security or technological measure used to protect the Delve Experiences Platform or Content.
- Do not decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any of the software or hardware used to provide the Delve Experiences Platform.
- Do not take any action that could damage or adversely affect the performance or proper functioning of the Delve Experiences Platform.
- Only use the Delve Experiences Platform as authorized by these Terms or another agreement with us
- You may only use another Member's personal information as necessary to facilitate a transaction using the Delve Experiences Platform as authorized by these Terms.
- Do not use the Delve Experiences Platform, our messaging tools, or Members' personal information to send commercial messages without the recipient's express consent.
- You may use Content made available through the Delve Experiences Platform solely as necessary to enable your use of the Delve Experiences Platform as a Guest or Host.
- Do not use Content unless you have permission from the Content owner or the use is authorized by us in these Terms or another agreement you have with us.
- Do not request, make, or accept a booking or any booking payment outside of the Delve Experiences Platform to avoid paying fees, taxes or for any other reason.
- Do not require or encourage Guests to open an account, leave a review, complete a survey, or otherwise interact, with a third party website, application or service before, during or after a Reservation, unless authorized by Delve Experiences.
- Do not engage in any practices that are intended to manipulate our search algorithm.
- Do not book Host Services unless you are actually using the Host Services.
- Do not use, copy, display, mirror or frame the Delve Experiences Platform, any Content, any Delve Experiences branding, or any page layout or design without our consent.
- Honor your legal obligations
- Understand and follow the laws that apply to you, including privacy, data protection, and export laws.
- If you provide us with someone else's personal information, you: (i) must do so in compliance with applicable law, (ii) must be authorized to do so, and (iii) authorize us to process that information under our Privacy Policy.
- Read and follow our Terms and Conditions.
- Do not use the name, logo, branding, or trademarks of Delve Experiences or others without permission.
- Do not use or register any domain name, social media handle, trade name, trademark, branding, logo, or other source identier that may be confused with Delve Experiences branding.
- Do not offer Host Services that violate the laws or agreements that apply to you.
- suspend or limit your access to or use of the Delve Experiences Platform and/or your account
- suspend or remove Listings, Reviews, or other Content;
- cancel pending or conrmed bookings; or
- suspend or revoke any special status associated with your account.
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