Acceptance of These Terms
By accessing, browsing, or using this website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by these Website Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy.
If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use the website. Additional terms may apply to reservations, promotions, property-specific services, or third-party platforms.
Website Purpose
This website provides information about Surfside Life Stays, available vacation rental properties, destinations, guest policies, local attractions, and related services. The website may also allow visitors to submit inquiries, check availability, request a reservation, or complete a booking through an integrated reservation system.
Website content is provided for general informational and transactional purposes. These Website Terms of Use govern the website itself. Confirmed reservations and stays may be subject to a separate Vacation Rental Agreement, property rules, payment terms, cancellation terms, and other booking conditions.
Eligibility to Use the Website
You may use this website only for lawful purposes. Individuals submitting a reservation, payment, or binding request must be legally capable of entering into an agreement.
You are responsible for ensuring that information you submit is accurate, current, and complete. You may not use another person's identity, payment information, contact details, or account without authorization.
Property Information, Rates, and Availability
We make reasonable efforts to provide accurate property descriptions, photographs, amenity details, rates, fees, calendars, and location information. However, vacation rental homes are individually owned and may change over time.
Furnishings, décor, appliances, amenities, landscaping, views, nearby construction, community features, internet service, and other property details may differ from photographs or descriptions shown on the website.
Rates, taxes, fees, minimum-stay requirements, availability, promotions, and booking restrictions may change without notice until a reservation is confirmed.
Reservations and Booking Requests
Displayed availability does not guarantee that a property can be reserved. A reservation is not confirmed until all required steps have been completed and confirmation has been issued. Required steps may include approval of a booking request, payment, identity verification, acceptance of rental terms, or completion of requested guest information.
Reservations may be subject to additional conditions, including occupancy limits, minimum-age requirements, cancellation terms, payment schedules, security deposits, damage protection, house rules, community restrictions, and property-specific requirements.
Reservations made through third-party booking platforms may also be subject to the platform's separate terms, policies, fees, and dispute procedures.
Information You Submit
When you submit an inquiry, form, review, reservation request, message, photograph, document, or other content through the website, you represent that the information is accurate and that you have the right to provide it.
You may not submit unlawful, misleading, defamatory, abusive, threatening, discriminatory, fraudulent, infringing, or malicious content. You may not submit files, links, or code intended to damage, interrupt, monitor, or improperly access any system or data.
We may retain, review, remove, or decline to process submitted information when reasonably necessary to operate the website, evaluate a reservation, protect guests or property owners, comply with legal obligations, or prevent misuse.
Acceptable Use
You agree not to:
- Use the website for unlawful, fraudulent, deceptive, or abusive purposes.
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the website, reservation system, accounts, or data.
- Interfere with website security, functionality, performance, or availability.
- Use automated tools to scrape, copy, monitor, or extract website content without permission.
- Impersonate another person or misrepresent your identity, authority, or affiliation.
- Upload viruses, malicious code, or harmful files.
- Use website content to create a competing listing database, rental service, or commercial product.
- Copy, reproduce, publish, sell, or commercially exploit website content without authorization.
We may restrict or terminate access to the website when we reasonably believe these terms have been violated or the website is being misused.
Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise stated, website text, design, branding, graphics, logos, page layouts, photographs, videos, icons, and other original content are owned by Surfside Life Stays, used with permission, or licensed from their respective owners.
You may view and use website content for personal, noncommercial purposes related to researching or booking a stay. No ownership rights are transferred to you.
Property photographs and descriptions may belong to individual property owners, photographers, listing providers, or other licensors. They may not be copied or reused without authorization.
Third-Party Websites and Services
The website may use or link to third-party services such as reservation systems, payment processors, maps, analytics tools, social-media platforms, travel websites, and local businesses.
Third-party services are governed by their own terms and privacy practices. Surfside Life Stays does not control and is not responsible for the availability, security, accuracy, accessibility, content, pricing, policies, or performance of third-party websites or services.
A link to a third-party website does not necessarily mean that Surfside Life Stays sponsors, guarantees, or endorses that business, service, or content.
Local Information and Recommendations
Information about restaurants, attractions, beaches, events, transportation, recreation, vendors, and other local services is provided as a convenience. Hours, pricing, policies, availability, ownership, safety conditions, and service quality may change without notice.
Guests should independently verify information directly with the applicable business, government agency, venue, or service provider before relying on it.
Website Availability and Technical Issues
We may modify, suspend, discontinue, or restrict any part of the website at any time. Website access may occasionally be interrupted by maintenance, platform changes, internet outages, cybersecurity measures, third-party failures, or events outside our control.
We do not guarantee that the website will always be available, error-free, secure, or compatible with every device, browser, network, or assistive technology.
Disclaimer of Warranties
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, this website and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory.
Surfside Life Stays does not warrant that website content will always be complete, current, accurate, uninterrupted, secure, or free of errors or harmful components.
Nothing on this website constitutes legal, financial, tax, insurance, medical, safety, accessibility, or other professional advice.
Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Surfside Life Stays and its affiliates, owners, managers, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, and service providers will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from or related to use of the website.
This includes damages associated with website interruptions, inaccurate or outdated content, third-party services, unauthorized access, lost data, missed booking opportunities, or reliance on website information.
Some jurisdictions do not allow certain warranty exclusions or limitations of liability. In those jurisdictions, these provisions apply only to the extent permitted by law.
Indemnification
To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Surfside Life Stays and its affiliates, owners, managers, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, and service providers from claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, and expenses arising from:
- Your misuse of the website.
- Your violation of these Website Terms of Use.
- Your violation of another person's rights.
- False, misleading, unauthorized, or unlawful information submitted by you.
Privacy and Cookies
Our collection and use of personal information are described in the Surfside Life Stays Privacy Policy. The website may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, analytics, security, preferences, and reservation features.
By using the website, you acknowledge that personal information may also be processed by third-party providers involved in website hosting, reservations, payment processing, communications, analytics, and related services.
Governing Law and Venue
These Website Terms of Use are governed by the laws of the State of South Carolina, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.
Any legal action arising solely from use of this website will be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction serving Horry County, South Carolina, unless applicable law requires otherwise.
Reservation disputes may be governed by the separate Vacation Rental Agreement or the terms of the booking platform used to make the reservation.
Changes to These Terms
We may revise these Website Terms of Use as our website, services, technology, or business practices change. Updated terms will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.
Your continued use of the website after revised terms are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated terms to the extent permitted by law.
Contact Information
Questions regarding these Website Terms of Use may be directed to:
Surfside Life Stays
Administration
Email: [email protected]
Website: stays.surfsidelifehomes.com
