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Page was last updated on 11/04/2023.
Welcome to the Legal Stuff section of The Global Transit Guidebook. Like any other website, there has to be some sort of law and order put out in writing. Otherwise, the door will be wide open for abuse that has zero accountability.
In this area, I will cover several different topics that pertain to my website specifically. While you can read up on my General Website Policies on this page, there are dedicated pages for other matters such as my Photo Use Policy. In recent months, I’ve had to make some major updates to the legal terms of this site because I no longer operate multiple websites, as I was prior to switching my blog over to WordPress. Additionally, my presence on Facebook and Twitter have grown substantially over the past year – and I am using my Instagram account more often as well. I also have a presence on Tumblr, but that gets used very sparingly.
General Guidebook Policies are listed below, but you can also scroll through the subsections if you need to read up on specifics pertaining to photo use, social media, or community rules.
The Kudos List has been integrated into the Guidebook Team Page.
General Guidebook Policies
Throughout this page & its accompanying subsections, The Global Transit Guidebook by HARTride 2012 will be referenced at times as simply “The Guidebook”.
- First and foremost, The Guidebook is not affiliated with any public transit agency or government entity. The website is completely independent & non-revenue generating, with everything written from the third party perspective.
- Everything written in The Guidebook is from my the personal insight & experience of myself, team members, & contributors. Opinions expressed here do not in any way reflect the opinions and views of any public transit agency, government entity, or government (or otherwise public) official.
- From time to time, people may inquire about contributing photos to my site. Likewise, I will seek permission from someone to use their photos on my site. With that said, I must mention that none of the contributors are compensated for their efforts.
- I do try to make the best effort to keep everything updated and accurate at all times. However, I am not responsible for any inaccuracies, typos, etc. that are coming from OFFICIAL sources. If you spot an inaccuracy from a transit agency or other such entity by which I’ve grabbed information from, please notify myself AND that entity right away so that it can be corrected.
- The primary reason The Guidebook exists is because I’ve been very passionate about public transit for several years now and hope to continue that passion for the years ahead. I’ve also in recent months, taken on an advocacy role in transit – supporting transit expansion and improvements and voicing why more investment is needed in transit.
- Any transit agency logos that you might see on The Global Transit Guidebook are properties of the respective transit agencies. I use these logos on my website for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.
- I DO NOT facilitate contests by which a tangible prize of any kind is given. I feel like I need a lawyer to carry out such things. Therefore, please do not inquire about any contests of such kind. The only contest that is facilitated is a periodic photography contest on my Facebook Group – The Global Transit Guidebook Forum.
- Because The Guidebook is a hobby site, life does get in the way…a lot. There are times that I simply won’t be able to work on a new blog post or update information on a page. For this reason, emails, social media messages, & other forms of communication may not receive an immediate response. Also for this reason, I may decide to place the site into hiatus until I am able to resume regular posts & updates.
Your understanding & cooperation to the above, as well as your patience are greatly appreciated.
Privacy Policy
Internet privacy is becoming a huge thing nowadays and I want to let all of my visitors know that I fully respect their privacy. I don’t keep any lists of visitors who come onto my site, nor do I even have the ability to track such detailed information. Furthermore, WordPress and its parent adhere to strict guidelines that are aimed at making sure that your personal information is kept safe. I have listed the full scope of my site’s Privacy Policy below.
- Guidebook Visitors: Like most websites; The Global Transit Guidebook (also referred to hereinafter as “the website”) collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. The website’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how the website’s visitors use its website. From time to time, The Guidebook may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.
- The Global Transit Guidebook also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on the website. The website only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below, except that blog commenter IP addresses and email addresses are visible and disclosed to the administrators of the blog where the comment was left.
- Cookies: A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer; and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. The Global Transit Guidebook uses cookies to help the website identify and track visitors, their usage of this website, and their website access preferences. The Global Transit Guidebook’s site visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using this website, with the drawback that certain features of the website may not function properly without the aid of cookies.
- Ads: Ads appearing on any of our websites may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by WordPress and its parent, and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
I thank you for your understanding & cooperation on these matters. If you have any questions, please feel free to drop me a line via the Contact Form.
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