Terms & Conditions
Terms & Conditions
Effective date: September 3, 2026
Last updated: September 3, 2026
These Terms & Conditions (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of elliestraveltips.com (the “Site”), operated by Ellie Simons in Wisconsin, United States (“Ellie’s Travel Tips,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). By using the Site, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.
Informational travel content
The Site provides general travel information and personal editorial opinions. Content is not legal, medical, financial, immigration, safety, accessibility, insurance, or other professional advice.
Travel details can change without notice, including cruise schedules, terminal assignments, airline schedules, entry requirements, fares, operating hours, accessibility conditions, weather, safety conditions, prices, and availability. Confirm important information with the relevant government agency, cruise line, airline, port, hotel, operator, venue, or other official source before acting or traveling.
No booking or agency relationship
Unless expressly stated otherwise, Ellie’s Travel Tips is not a travel agency, cruise line, airline, hotel, tour operator, transportation provider, insurer, port authority, retailer, or booking service.
Purchases and reservations made with third parties are agreements between you and those third parties. Their prices, terms, cancellation rules, availability, service standards, and privacy practices apply.
Affiliate links, advertising, and sponsored content
The Site may contain affiliate links, advertising, sponsored content, or references to complimentary travel, products, or services. Ellie’s Travel Tips may earn compensation when you click, purchase, or book through certain links at no additional cost to you.
Compensation does not guarantee favorable coverage. Material relationships are disclosed as described in the Affiliate Disclosure & Travel Disclaimer.
Acceptable use
You agree not to:
- Use the Site unlawfully or in a way that violates another person’s rights.
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site, accounts, servers, or systems.
- Interfere with the Site’s operation, security, or availability.
- Introduce malware, harmful code, automated attacks, or excessive requests.
- Scrape, reproduce, republish, or commercially exploit substantial portions of the Site without prior written permission except as allowed by law.
- Misrepresent Site content, remove attribution, or imply an endorsement, partnership, or affiliation that does not exist.
Intellectual property
Unless otherwise indicated, original text, photographs, graphics, branding, organization, and other original content on the Site are owned by Ellie Simons or used with permission and are protected by applicable intellectual-property laws.
You may view public pages and share links for personal, noncommercial use. Short quotations may be used with clear attribution and a link when permitted by law. No broader license is granted.
Third-party names, trademarks, images, and other materials remain the property of their respective owners. Their appearance does not necessarily imply endorsement or affiliation.
Copyright concerns
If you believe material on the Site infringes your rights, email [email protected] with your contact information, identification of the work and disputed material, the page URL, a good-faith explanation, and any supporting information. Additional details may be requested before action is taken.
Third-party sites and services
The Site may link to third-party websites and services for convenience, research, booking, or reference. We do not control their content, availability, security, prices, practices, terms, or policies. A link does not by itself constitute an endorsement.
Email communications
If you subscribe to marketing email, you may unsubscribe using the link provided in the message. Administrative or direct-response communications connected to a request may still be sent when appropriate. Information about email data and measurement appears in the Privacy Policy.
Disclaimers
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Site and its content are provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, express or implied. We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, current, complete, or suitable for a particular trip, traveler, purchase, or decision.
Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Ellie Simons and Ellie’s Travel Tips will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for losses arising from reliance on Site content, travel disruption, third-party services, lost data, lost profits, personal decisions, booking outcomes, or inability to use the Site. Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot legally be excluded.
Indemnification
To the extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify and hold Ellie Simons and Ellie’s Travel Tips harmless from third-party claims, liabilities, damages, and reasonable costs arising from your unlawful use of the Site, your material breach of these Terms, or your infringement of another person’s rights.
Privacy
Your use of the Site is also subject to the Privacy Policy.
Changes and availability
We may update the Site, remove content, suspend features, or revise these Terms. Updated Terms become effective when posted with a revised effective date unless a later date is stated. Continued use of the Site after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Wisconsin, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except where mandatory consumer law provides otherwise. Before filing a claim, you agree to make a reasonable good-faith effort to resolve the issue informally by contacting us. Any dispute will be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction, subject to applicable law.
Severability and waiver
If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in effect. Failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of the right to enforce it later.
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Contact
Questions about these Terms can be sent to [email protected].