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Terms of Use
Effective Date: August 1, 2025
These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of the book[ed] society’s website located at bookedsociety.com, its sub-domains, affiliated websites, any mobile versions, and any services available therefrom (the “Site”), services, and products provided by the book[ed] society, LLC (“Company,” “book[ed],” “we,” “our,” or “us”). Further, your access to and use of certain portions or aspects of the website, or your ability to access and/or use certain services, may require you to accept additional terms and conditions, including, without limitation, the Booking Terms (collectively, “Additional Terms”). The Additional Terms are hereby incorporated and made a part of these Terms of Use by this reference. By accessing or using our website and services, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy.
1. Acceptance of Terms; Modification of Terms
These Terms of Use (including any Additional Terms), together with our Privacy Policy (collectively, the “Terms”), are a legally binding contract between you and Company. By using the website, services and/or booking a trip with us, you represent and agree that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by the Terms, as updated from time-to-time. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to modify or update these Terms at any time and any such changes to these Terms will supersede and replace any previous Terms effective immediately upon posting. It is your responsibility to periodically review the Terms as posted here for any changes. Your continued use of the website or services, after the posting of changes to these Terms will constitute your acceptance of such changes. If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not access or use our website or services. No modification to these Terms shall be valid or enforceable against Company unless expressly agreed to by Company in a writing signed by a duly authorized officer of Company.
IF YOU ARE UNDER 18 YEARS OLD, YOUR PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN MUST READ, UNDERSTAND, AND AGREE TO THESE TERMS ON YOUR BEHALF PRIOR TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS OR HAVE NOT OBTAINED YOUR PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN’S CONSENT TO AGREE TO THESE TERMS, DO NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SITE. IN NO EVENT MAY YOU USE THIS SITE IF YOU ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 13.
2. Website Content; License to Use and Access the Website
All content on this site, including information, text, photographs, video, branding, retreat materials or other content (the “Content”) is owned by Company or licensed for its use. You may not reproduce, modify, or distribute the Site or Content without written permission. The Site and the Content are protected by copyright laws and international treaty provisions. You acknowledge that as between you and Company, Company owns and shall retain the exclusive right, title and ownership in and to all copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks and other intellectual property and proprietary rights in the Site and all Content. We grant you a non-exclusive, revocable, limited license to access and use our Site solely for your personal and non-commercial use. Your use of any trademarks, service marks, branding, logos, and designs owned or licensed by Company is prohibited without the prior written consent of Company or the consent of the third party that owns the trademark. All rights not expressly granted to you in these Terms are reserved and retained by Company and/or its licensors. This limited license shall terminate if you do not comply with these Terms.
3. Term & Termination
Your access to and use of the Site, Content and services are subject to your continued compliance with these Terms, the Privacy Policy, and all applicable laws. These Terms will remain in full force and effect while you use the Site or our services. Company may terminate these Terms or discontinue operation of the Site without notice to you, at any time and for any reason, in our sole discretion, without liability, including but not limited to if you breach any of these Terms. In the event of termination of these Terms with respect to you, you will no longer be authorized to access or use the Site or any Content. In the event of a termination of these Terms or termination of your access to and use of the Site, Sections 4 through 14 of these Terms shall survive and continue in full force and effect.
4. User Conduct; Prohibited Activities
You may access the Site and Content solely for lawful purposes, as intended through the provided functionality. Without the express written consent of Company, you may not (i) modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, commercially exploit, create derivative works from, transfer or sell any Content, products or services contained herein; or (ii) reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile, attempt to obtain the source code of, transfer or exploit the Site, the Content, any technology or software, or any portion thereof. Without limiting the foregoing, you expressly agree that you will not (and you agree not to allow or assist any third party to):
- Use any automated means, including, without limitation, agents, robots, scripts, or spiders, to access, monitor, copy or use any part of the Site or any of the Content;
- Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying any area within the Site;
- Take any action that imposes an unreasonably or disproportionately large load on the Site or its infrastructure or which might interfere with or disrupt the Site or the infrastructure;
- Engage in any acts or omissions that could constitute a violation of applicable laws, statutes, regulations, rules or ordinances;
- Use our Site, Content, or services for any unlawful, misleading, or fraudulent purpose;
- Collect or store personal information about other users of the Site, or submit personal data on the Site without their express permission and authority to do so;
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service, user accounts, or computer systems or networks, through hacking, password mining or any other means, or attempt to access or use the Site or the Content after your access or use has been terminated.
5. Third-Party Websites & Links
As a convenience to you, we may provide links to websites, goods and/or services maintained, owned or controlled by others (“Third-Party Sites”). We have not reviewed nor do we endorse all of the Third-Party Sites linked to the Site or the services. We do not control and are not responsible for the content or services offered on such Third-Party Sites, including, but not limited to, any terms and policies, privacy and data collection practices, advertising, order processing and fulfilment, or payment terms related to such Third-Party Sites. Your interaction with all Third-Party Sites is at your own risk. We have no responsibility or liability for these Third-Party Sites’ independent policies or actions and are not responsible for the privacy practices of such Third-Party Sites or retailers. Complaints, claims, concerns or questions regarding Third-Party Sites should be directed to the applicable third party.
If we provide links to social media platforms, such as Facebook, TikTok, Instagram or X, and you elect to visit any such social media platforms through our links, please note that the personal information you post, transmit or otherwise make available on or through such social media platforms may be viewed by the general public and will be subject to such social media platforms terms and policies, including privacy and data collection practices. We do not control any content or information made available on such social media platforms and we are not responsible for any third-party use of any such content or information, including, without limitation, personally identifiable information, that you have posted, transmitted or otherwise made available on such social media platforms.
6. Payment Processors
Any payments accepted by Company via the Site are processed through third-party payment providers. You may be directed to their websites or the payment transactions may take place via their technologies. It is your responsibility to familiarize yourself with the third-party payment provider’s terms and conditions, and privacy policy. We take reasonable care to select our third-party payment providers, however, in the absence of gross negligence on our part, we cannot be held liable for any loss you may suffer if a third-party procures unauthorized access to any data and/or personal information that you provide when accessing or ordering through the Site via our third-party payment providers.
7. United States Targeted Site & Services; Minimum Age Requirements
Our Site, products and services are intended for individuals located in the United States. We make no representations that our Content, retreats, or services are appropriate or available for use outside the United States. Accessing the Site from jurisdictions where its content is illegal is prohibited. If you access this site from outside the United States, you do so at your own initiative and risk, you acknowledge that certain rights which are available to you in your local jurisdiction may not be available to you, and you are responsible for compliance with local laws and regulations.
Access to this Site, our Content, and our services are intended only for individuals who are 13 years of age or older. You may not use this site or provide any personal information if you are under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect, use, or disclose personal information from children under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information without your consent, please contact us immediately at privacy@bookedsociety.com. We will delete such information promptly.
8. Privacy
A separate Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect personal data collected from you in connection with your use of the Site and/or the services. The Privacy Policy and its terms and provisions are hereby incorporated and made a part of these Terms by this reference. By using our site and services, you agree to the data practices described in our Privacy Policy.
9. Notifications; Consent to Receive Electronic Communications from Us
You consent to receive communications from us, whether required by law or otherwise, either by e-mail if you have provided us with your e-mail address, or by notice posted on the Site. You agree that any requirement that a notice, disclosure, agreement or other communication be sent to you by us in writing is satisfied by such electronic communication. If you do not provide us with accurate information, we cannot be held liable if you do not receive notice and we are not responsible for any automatic filtering you or your network provider may apply to communications we send to an e-mail address that you provide to us.
10. Disclaimers
THE SITE AND CONTENT CONTAINED IN AND DISSEMINATED FROM THE SITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITH NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND AND YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. COMPANY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY OR CONDITION, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE SITES, INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY PURPOSE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, TITLE, COMPATIBILITY, SECURITY AND ACCURACY. COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION THAT YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SITE OR THE CONTENT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, VIRUS FREE, ERROR-FREE OR COMPLETELY SECURE. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF DATA OR OTHER DAMAGES, RELATING TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR THE SITE OR CONTENT. NO ADVICE, INFORMATION OR CONTENT, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM, THROUGH OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR THE CONTENT, WILL CREATE OR PROVIDE ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION ON THE PART OF COMPANY. IN STATES AND JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES IS PROHIBITED, SUCH EXCLUSIONS SHALL ONLY APPLY TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
11. Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL COMPANY BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PERSONAL OR BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF PERSONAL OR BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR OTHER LOSS OR DAMAGE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OR ARISING OUT OF THE ACCESS OR USE, OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE SITE AND/OR ITS CONTENT, EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR IF SUCH DAMAGES ARE OTHERWISE FORESEEABLE, AND REGARDLESS OF THE NATURE OF THE CAUSE OF ACTION OR THEORY ASSERTED (E.G., WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE). ACCESS TO, AND USE OF, THE SITE AND CONTENT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND DISCRETION AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR DEVICE OR COMPUTER, OR LOSS OF DATA RESULTING THEREFROM. IF, NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF THE TERMS, COMPANY IS FOUND TO BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS WHICH ARISES OUT OF OR IS IN ANY WAY CONNECTED TO YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SITE, THE CONTENT OR OTHERWISE, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF COMPANY SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED $100 USD. YOU AGREE TO USE YOUR BEST EFFORTS TO MITIGATE ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES YOU MAY SUFFER IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SITE AND THE CONTENT AND/OR RECEIPT OF SERVICES FROM COMPANY.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, parts of the above limitation may not apply to you. In such jurisdictions, the liability of Company shall be limited to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law. All other provisions of these Terms remain in full force and effect.
12. Governing Law & Dispute Resolution
These Terms and your use of the Site and/or the services shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of law principles. In the event of any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Site, or the Content, the parties agree to first attempt to resolve the matter through good-faith discussions. Each party agrees to provide written notice of the dispute and to participate in at least one good-faith meeting (via phone, video conference, or in person) within thirty (30) days of such notice. If the dispute is not resolved informally or through subsequent mediation efforts, the parties agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of, and venue in, the United States District Court for the Central District of California or the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles, for resolution. You waive any objection to such jurisdiction or venue and waive any objections thereto including those of inconvenient forum or similar defenses.
13. Miscellaneous
The division of these Terms into sections and the headings of the various sections in these Terms are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of these Terms. You acknowledge and agree that any principle of construction or rule of law that provides that an agreement shall be construed against the drafter of the agreement in the event of any inconsistency or ambiguity in such agreement shall not apply to these Terms. Our failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of these Terms shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. There shall be no third-party beneficiaries to these Terms. If any provision of these Terms shall be held unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, and all other documents incorporated herein by reference, constitute the entire agreement between the parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersede any agreements previously existing between the parties with respect to such subject matter.
14. Contact Information
If you have any questions or comments about these Terms, please feel free to contact us at thefineprint@bookedsociety.com.