Slow Travel Pass

Date: 01-03-2024

Terms of use

1. Introduction

Slowby is a social enterprise with the mission of making slow travel more accessible, currently in the process of being registered and subject to the Belgian law. These Terms of Service ("Terms") apply to your access to and use of the website and the use of the self-planning tool (collectively, our "Platform") provided by Slowby.

The use of this platform is subject to a number of rules. Below you can find the general conditions of our platform, as we are convinced that clear rules provide the best guarantee for a respectful community. By using any kind of service provided by Slowby, you automatically agree to these Terms.

Because Slowby appreciates the feedback of the users of its platform, we welcome any ideas to further improve it. You can email your suggestions to hello@slowby.travel.

2. Curated trip within the membership

The Slow Travel Pass is a 1-year membership including access to a library of ready-to-go trips by bicycle or by foot. These trips are for the exclusive use of the member and may not be shared with third parties. Should Slowby become aware of any unauthorized sharing, the social enterprise reserves the right to suspend the user's account.

2.1. What is included

  • A selection of trips with filers to easily find the one most suited for the user
  • Overall information about the trip
  • A personal word from the curator
  • Recommendations for local stops and stays
  • The route in GPX (and cycling node when available)
  • A good to know section
  • Recommendation for other suitable trips

2.2. What is not included

The Slow Travel Pass only includes the itineraries. It does not include any equipment, including bicycle or cmaping equipment, Train tickets and any kind of accommodation.

3. Disclaimer

‍Slow Travel Pass will not take any responsibility for any loss, damage or injury incurred as a result of going on a trip available within the membership, and done by a user. Slowby also does not guarantee availability in the recommended stays. If the stays are fully booked, the user is free to search for alternatives.

4. Payment & refunds

All prices published on the Slow Travel Pass website are expressed in euro & include VAT.

The Slow Travel Pass is valid for one year is non refundable.

5. Limitation of liability

The limitations of liability (see below) of Slowby in general also apply for the use of the membership, which means that Slowby cannot be held responsible for any damages or loss that would occur during a trip inspired or planned with the membership. Please refer to the full section “Limitation of liability” below.

Limitations to content and use of the membership

The limitation to content and use of the platform for Slowby applies to the membership. Please refer to the section “Limitations to content and use of the platform” for more information. Overall, the creation of an account by a traveler does not give this user ownership over the account. Slowby reserves the right to refuse, suspend or delete accounts, for example if the user does not comply with the following rules or inappropriate behaviour has been reported by the ambassador or guest.

Limitations to content and use of the platform

To ensure that the Slowby platform is working properly and that you can communicate and connect with others, there are some restrictions to the type of content that can be published via the platform, including the community platform. These are as follows:

Offensive behaviour

We firmly believe in freedom of speech. However, in order to ensure that the platform can be used in a constructive way by all users and travellers, we do not allow offensive behaviour that constitutes harassment, intimidation or fear-mongering. Accounts and related accounts that are used to perform the actions listed below can be temporarily blocked and / or permanently deleted.

Violent threats (direct or indirect): You may not threaten or promote violence. This includes the promotion of terrorism.

Harassment: You may not incite to or be involved in deliberately insulting or harassing others. Here are some factors that we can take into account when assessing abusive behaviour: whether the main purpose of the reported account is harassing or sending offensive messages to others; whether the reported behaviour is unidirectional or contains threats; whether the reported account encourages others to intimidate another account; and whether the reported account sends intimidating messages to an account from multiple accounts.

Hatred: You may not promote violence against other people or directly attack or threaten them on the basis of race, ethnic background, nationality, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, philosophical affiliation, religion, age, disability or illness. We also do not allow accounts whose main purpose is to incite others to do harm on the basis of these categories. Misuse of multiple accounts: Creating multiple accounts for overlapping use to avoid temporary or permanent suspension of an individual account is not allowed.

Private data: You may not publish or post confidential data and private information of others without their express authorization and consent. These data include but are not limited to: credit card numbers, address details, telephone numbers or data that fall under the personal privacy of a person. Impersonation: You are not allowed to access the platform pretending to be someone else and specifically you may not deceive, confuse or threaten other users in this way. You may not be allowed to enter via the platform if someone else deceives, confuses or threatens in a manner that actually decks or threatens others.

Indemnity

You shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless Slowby.travel (and each of its funders and/or volunteers) from any claim, demand, action, damage, loss, cost or expense, including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising out or relating to (a) your use of our services; (b) any member content or submissions you provide; (c) your violation of these terms; (d) your violation of any rights of another; or (e) your conduct in connection with the services. Further, if you are using the services on behalf of any entity, you represent and warrant that such entity agrees to indemnify you and Slowby.travel for violations of these terms in accordance with this section. If you are obligated to indemnify us, we will have the right, in our sole and unfettered discretion, to control any action or proceeding and determine whether we wish to settle it, and if so, on what terms.

Travellers agree not to use the membership nor the community platform for:

For any unlawful purposes; To upload, post, or otherwise transfer any material that is offensive, unlawful, threatening, abusive, harmful, an invasion of privacy, defamatory, discriminatory; To upload, post or otherwise transfer any material that violates copyright, trade mark, patent or other intellectual property right and moral right of a third party; For any commercial purpose; To sell access to the membership or trips on any other website;

6. Limitation of liability

Slowby - including its founders, advisors, board members, employees and potential freelancers - will not be liable to either travellers and/or ambassadors under any theory of liability—whether based in contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, warranty, or otherwise—for any indirect, consequential, exemplary, incidental, punitive or special damages. The platform cannot be held responsible for any failure or delay in performing the terms. The platform cannot be held responsible for any liability in case of personal injury or death resulting from using it. Travellers must follow the local traffic regulations.

IN NO EVENT SHALL SLOWBY, A BELGIAN SOCIAL ENTREPRISE, OR ITS FUNDERS AND EMPLOYEES, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF PROFITS OR LOSS OF DATA, WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO: (A) THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE OUR SERVICES; (B) THE COST OF REPLACEMENT OF ANY GOODS, SERVICES OR INFORMATION PURCHASED OR OBTAINED AS A RESULT OF ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM OUR SERVICES; (C) DISCLOSURE OF, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR CONTENT; (D) DAMAGES FOR LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF DATA OR PROGRAMS, SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS OR PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE SERVICES, EVEN IF WE KNOW OR HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES; (E) STATEMENTS, CONDUCT OR OMISSIONS OF ANY SERVICE PROVIDERS OR OTHER THIRD PARTY ON OUR SERVICES; (F) YOUR OR ANYONE ELSE’S CONDUCT OR ACTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THE SERVICES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, BODILY INJURY, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, DEATH OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES RESULTING FROM COMMUNICATIONS OR MEETINGS WITH OTHER REGISTERED MEMBERS OF OUR SERVICES OR PERSONS INTRODUCED TO YOU BY OUR SERVICES, WHETHER ON-LINE OR OFF-LINE; OR (G) ANY OTHER MATTER ARISING FROM, RELATING TO OR CONNECTED WITH OUR SERVICES OR THESE TERMS.

7. Technical abuse and spam

Slowby strives at all times to protect its platform users from technical abuse and spam. Accounts that are used to perform the actions listed below can be temporarily blocked or permanently deleted. Malware / phishing / viruses / worms / Trojans: You may not post malicious content or links to such content for the purpose of damaging or disrupting someone else's browsers or computers, or of violating someone's privacy.

8. Infringement of applicable laws

The use of the account may not in any way infringe applicable laws. This includes infringements against privacy legislation, intellectual property rights, the criminal code, etc. The account may not be used to promote illegal activities in any way.

9. In case of breaches of the aforementioned rules

Slowby reserves the right to delete the relevant messages on the community platform if it detects infringements of the aforementioned rules, and may even suspend or permanently delete user accounts. Slowby cannot be held liable in any way for messages posted by users or third parties, which violate the rules specified above. If a user detects an infringement, please report this to the following email address: . It may occur that harmful files can be downloaded via the platform, whether or not due to a user, or that users place harmful hyperlinks. Every download by a user or click on a hyperlink, placed by a user, is done at the user’s own risk. Any damage incurred is completely and solely the responsibility of this user.

10. Property rights Slowby

The tools and content created by Slowby belongs to Slowby. The visual identity, including the logo and colors, and the name cannot be used nor replicated for any other platform without the prior permission of Slowby.

11. Intellectual property rights

Slowby respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects that users of this platform also respect these rights. Slowby reserves the right to remove content that infringes intellectual property rights. Repeated infringements of intellectual property rights of any kind by a user will result in the suspension or removal of the account by Slowby. Infringements against intellectual property rights can be reported via the following email address: hello@slowby.travel

12. Changes to these Terms

We may make changes to these Terms from time to time. If we make changes, we will post the amended Terms to our Platform and update the 'Last Updated' date above. We may also attempt to notify you by sending an email notification to the address associated with your account or give notice through our Platform. Unless specified otherwise in our notice, the amended Terms will be effective immediately and your continued access to and use of our Platform after we give notice will confirm your acceptance of the changes. In any case, changes to these Terms will not be retroactive. If you do not agree to the amended Terms, you must stop accessing and using our Platform.

13. Feedback & Contact

The Privacy Policy & Cookie Policy applicable to Slowby are available on this website. Any questions, complaints, feedback or ideas are welcome and can be sent to hello@slowby.travel.