Terms and conditions of use

dangerousroads.org welcomes you to Dangerousroads.org, our digital information network about the dangerous roads in the world. These are our terms and conditions for use of the network, which you may access in several ways, including but not limited to the World Wide Web, digital television, PDA, mobile phone and RSS feeds. These terms and conditions apply whenever you access the network, on whatever device. In these terms and conditions, when we say dangerousroads.org, we mean this network, regardless of how you access it.

By using the network, you are deemed to have accepted these conditions. Any changes we make to the terms and conditions will be reflected on this page.

1. Termination of registration

If we wish to bring the agreement to an end, we will do so by emailing you at the address you have registered stating that the agreement has terminated. The agreement will terminate and your email address and password will become invalid on dangerousroads.org immediately.

2. Use of material appearing on dangerousroads.org

For the purposes of this agreement, "material" means material including, without limitation, text, video, graphics and sound material, published on the dangerousroads.org or a third party.

You may download and print extracts from the material and make copies of these for your own personal and non-commercial use only. You are not allowed to download or print the material, or extracts from it, in a systematic or regular manner or otherwise so as to create a database in electronic or paper form comprising all or part of the material appearing on dangerousroads.org.

You must not reproduce any part of dangerousroads.org or the material or transmit it to or store it in any other website or disseminate any part of the material in any other form, unless we have indicated that you may do so. If you wish to use our content, you just need to communicate it by email. We may be prepared to allow you to distribute or reproduce other parts of dangerousroads.org or the material.

3. Disclaimer of liability

To the extent permitted at law, we do not accept any responsibility for any statement in the material. You must not rely on any statement we have published on dangerousroads.org without first taking specialist professional advice. Nothing in the material is provided for any specific purpose or at the request of any particular person.

For the avoidance of confusion, we will not be liable for any loss caused as a result of your doing, or not doing, anything as a result of viewing, reading or listening to the material or any part of it (except for death or personal injury attributable to our negligence and to the extent permitted at law).

You can access other sites via links from dangerousroads.org. These sites are not under our control and we are not responsible in any way for any of their contents.

We give no warranties of any kind concerning dangerousroads.org or the material. In particular, we do not warrant that dangerousroads.org or any of its contents is virus free. You must take your own precautions in this respect as we accept no responsibility for any infection by virus or other contamination or by anything which has destructive properties.

4. Third party material on dangerousroads.org

You will see advertising material submitted by third parties on dangerousroads.org. Individual advertisers are solely responsible for the content of advertising material which they submit to us, including ensuring that it complies with relevant legislation. We accept no responsibility for the content of advertising material, including, without limitation, any error, omission or inaccuracy therein.

If you want to advertise on dangerousroads.org, please email the user help team at [email protected], and they will pass your details on to our advertising sales team.

5. Submitting content for publication

Users of our site may submit material for publication in various areas of the site.

You will be deemed to consent to these guidelines if you choose to post any content or comments to the site.

When you submit content to us, you do so in accordance with these Terms of Service.

This means you agree that you have created the content you have submitted to us, or you have permission from, or are authorised by, the owner of the content to send it to us.

By submitting content to us, you are granting us an unconditional, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free (unless otherwise agreed with us) worldwide licence to use, publish or transmit, or to authorise third-parties to use, publish or transmit your content in any format and on any platform, either now known or hereinafter invented.

In certain areas of the site, content will be published only at the discretion of the editor. We, or authorised third parties, may cut, crop or edit your content at our or their sole discretion. We may remove your content from use at any time.

We accept no liability in respect of any content submitted by users and published by us or by authorised third-parties.

You warrant that the material you submit is not obscene, offensive, defamatory of any person or otherwise illegal; and, you agree not to post material which is deliberately intended to upset other users.

Any queries regarding copyright and your content should be directed in the first instance to [email protected].

Important

You or the owner of the content still own the copyright in the content sent to us and are free to use the content wherever you or the owner wish and in whatever media you or the owner want.

6. Data protection

Please see our privacy policy for details of how personal data may be processed.

7. Variations

These terms may be varied from time to time. Please ensure that you review these terms and conditions regularly as you will be deemed to have accepted a variation if you continue to use the site after it has been posted. Details of variations will be posted in this part.

8. Force majeure

Although we will do our best to provide constant, uninterrupted access to dangerousroads.org, we do not guarantee this. We accept no responsibility or liability for any interruption or delay.

9. Responsabilities

dangerousroads.org is a catalog of the world's most dangerous and scenic roads and the informations presented here are simply informative. In any case dangerousroads.org must be used as the only source to decide to take a road. If you decide to travel for some of these roads, you're doing it at your own risk.

To use information contained on this site is to do so at your own risk. dangerousroads.org is not responsible for the information contained in these pages. This website is for information purposes only and we assume no liability for decisions made as a result of the information provided here.

Life is not a game. Driving not take unnecessary risks an respecte the traffic rules, which are different for each country.

If you decide to take a trip through some of the roads that appears in dangerousroads.org catalog, consultate it with other media or websites, to get as much information as possible.

The road information provided here may vary depending on the time of year or particular circumstances in each case. dangerousroads.org is not responsible for changes in the road information published here.

Driving is by its very nature potentially dangerous and could result in property damage, injury, or even death.  If you drive any of the trails or roads on this web site, you acknowledge these risks and assume full responsibility.  You are the final judge as to whether a trail/road is safe to drive, whether your vehicle is capable of the journey, and whether your skills are up to the challenge. The publishers of this web site disclaim any and all liability for property damage, bodily injury, or death that could occur to you or any of your passengers. To the best of our knowledge, the information contained on this page was accurate as of the time to publish it.   However, things change over time. And portions of the roads may no longer be legally accessible to motorized vehicles. Therefore, please be good stewards of our sport--always stay on designated trails.

The information for this catalog has been obtained from various sources. If any information is incorrect, please send an email to [email protected] to communicate it, and we will study the information supplied in a maximum period of thirty (30) days.

If any of the pictures contains copyright, please send an email to [email protected] to communicate it, and we're committed to eliminate it in a maximum period of thirty (30) days.

dangerousroads.org has made all reasonable efforts to ensure that all information provided through this web site is accurate at the time of inclusion, however, there may be inadvertent and occasional errors for which dangerousroads.org apologises.

Use of this site constitutes your acceptance of these terms and conditions which take effect on the date you first use the site. dangerousroads.org reserves the right to change these terms and conditions at any time by posting changes online. You are responsible for reviewing regularly information posted online to obtain timely notice of such changes. Your continued use of this site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of this agreement as modified by the posted changes.

dangerousroads.org accepts no liability for any inaccuracies or omissions in their web site and any decisions based on information contained in this web site are the sole responsibility of the visitor. dangerousroads.org accepts no liability for any direct, special, indirect, or consequential damages, or any other damages of whatsoever kind, resulting from whatever cause through the use of any information obtained either directly or indirectly from this web site.

You agree to use this site only for lawful purposes, and in a manner which does not infringe the rights of, or restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of this site by any third party. Such restriction or inhibition includes, without limitation, conduct which is unlawful, or which may harass or cause distress or inconvenience to any person and the transmission of obscene or offensive content or disruption of normal flow of dialogue within this site.

In no event will dangerousroads.org be liable for any damages including, without limitation, indirect or consequential damages, or any damages whatsoever arising from use or loss of use, data, or profits, whether in action of contract, negligence or other tortuous action, arising out of or in connection with the use of the site. dangerousroads.org does not warrant that the functions contained in the material contained in this site will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or bugs or represents the full functionality, accuracy, reliability of the materials.

Information on this website may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors and may be changed or updated without notice. dangerousroads.org may also make improvements or changes in the product and services described in this website at any time without notice.

We at dangerousroads.org, have made every effort to ensure that the information on this site is as accurate and current as possible. We also strive to prevent any errors and omissions. Nevertheless, users of this site should not take for granted the accuracy or veracity of any infomation that appears on this site. Consequently, do not rely on any statement on this site as being factual. Due to the nature and scope of content of this site we rely on secondary sources of information for our research. Therefore we cannot guarantee such information’s accuracy by first hand experience of same.

dangerousroads.org has no control over the use to which the information may be put by the user and is in no way liable for any loss or any direct or consequential loss or damage arising out of or in connection with the use of such information.

Driving in the roads of the website is a dangerous sport that kills hundreds of people every year, and the author(s) of this site assume no liability whatsoever for any information presented on dangerousroads.org. The material presented here can have many factual errors and is often purely subjective opinion. Before going into the roads, it is your responsibility to obtain the necessary experience, skills, and gear. In particular, use trip reports, route descriptions, and GPS tracks with extreme care. They may not be accurate and many not reflect current conditions in a changeable environment. Material downloaded from any internet site is not a substitute for driving knowledge gained by experience.

Dangerousroads.org provides no warranty or guarantee of any kind and is not liable or responsible for any consequences from any use of any information or content presented on the site. The master database of roads and associated content has thousands of errors in it, and text content, trip reports, and GPS tracks from the site's administrators and users are subjective and not necessarily authoritative. Driving activities are dangerous and can result in death or injury. The roads on the site may change at any time and there is no guarantee of accuracy.

Please read these terms carefully. By accessing or using the website you agree to be bound by these terms. If you do not agree to these terms do not use the website or its content. If you do not agree to these terms do not use the website or its content. Nothing on this website constitutes an endorsement to drive any of the roads described herein. Use this website at your own risk.

10. Links to third party sites

Some links in this website will let you leave this web site. The linked sites are not under the control of dangerousroads.org and dangerousroads.org is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. dangerousroads.org is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by dangerousroads.org of the site.

RISK DISCLAIMER

USE DANGEROUSROADS AT YOUR OWN RISK. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT ANY INFORMATION YOU MAY FIND IN DANGEROUSROADS.ORG MAY BE INACCURATE, MISLEADING, DANGEROUS OR ILLEGAL.

Some information on Dangerousroads may create an unreasonable risk for readers who choose to apply or use the information in their own activities or to promote the information for use by third parties. None of the authors, contributors, administrators or anyone else connected with this website, in any way whatsoever, can be responsible for your use of the information contained in or linked from these web pages. Please take all steps necessary to ascertain that information you receive from dangerousroads.org is correct and has been verified. Double-check all information with independent sources. The authors may not be qualified to provide you with complete information or to inform you about adequate safety precautions and other measures to prevent injury, or other damage to your person, property or reputation. If you need specific advice (for example, medical, legal, financial, marital or risk management) please seek a professional licensed or knowledgeable in that area. Some of the information contained herein could cause danger or damage. All difficulty ratings and trail interpretations are subjective. Never attempt a trail alone, always go with another vehicle and someone who is experienced. Please be aware due to outside forces such as a simple rain storm, heavy winter conditions, or another vehicle’s tires tearing it up on a wet day - trail ratings/conditions can change quickly. We, dangerousroads.org, are not responsible for the accuracy of the rating or trail interpretations listed here on the website and they are only considered approximations. All trail travel is at the user’s own risk. It is your responsibility to inform your passengers and all group members of the risks associated with off-roading.

You also acknowledge and agree that the routes and trails you view when using the website may not be accurate, safe, or free of physical obstacles, that trails might be blocked, eroded or otherwise dangerous, or that some areas may not be open to the public or may be hazardous. You acknowledge and agree that dangerousroads.org is not liable or responsible and makes no recommendations or warranties as to your personal health and safety, or for any vehicle mishap or accident you may incur. Company disclaims any express or implied warranties for the security, reliability, timeliness, accuracy, or performance of the website and its Contents

By using dangerousroads and the website in planning and performing physical or driving activity, you attest and verify that you are physically fit, your vehicle is capable and you have sufficiently trained for the driving and travel of trails, roads and routes. You also attest and acknowledge that your physical condition has been verified by a licensed medical doctor. You, the user, for yourself, your heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives, successors and assigns, waive and release any and all rights, claims or courses of action you have or may have against Company, its agents, Contributors, employees, officers, directors, successors and assigns, and representatives that may arise as a result of your use of dangerousroads and the website.

Driving is an inherently risky hobby. Vehicle damage and human bodily injury can occur to you, your passengers and others nearby. Minor to serious injury or death can occur while driving. You agree to hold harmless dangerousroads.org for any vehicle, personal property damage, personal bodily injury or death. All trail ratings are subjective, change daily due to weather and other factors.

Dangerousroads.org is not liable for any damage or loss incurred. You, the user, for yourself, your heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives, successors and assigns, waive and release any and all rights, claims or courses of action you have or may have against the Company, its agents, employees, contributors, officers, directors, successors and assigns, and representatives that may arise as a result of your use of dangerousroads.org and the website. Always carry extra food, water, thermal protection, vehicle recovery gear, and CB/Ham communication. Inform a trusted individual of your location. It is your responsibility to inform your passengers and all group members of the risks associated with driving.

The website utilizes software, maps, and images from Google Maps. All route measurements provided by the website are approximate and do not represent absolute measurements. You acknowledge and agree that all measurements of routes that you view when using the website are approximate.

The use of dangerousroads.org is at your own risk: DO NOT RELY UPON ANY INFORMATION FOUND IN DANGEROUSROADS.ORG WITHOUT INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION. Treat the informations published in our website as recommendations, not gospel. Conditions change, and those contributing these reports are volunteers–they may make mistakes or may not know all the issues affecting a route. You are still completely responsible for your decisions, your actions, and your safety. If you can’t live with that, you are PROHIBITED from using our information.