Terms of Service

The short version

AeyoScout gives you an informational briefing to help you think through a stay or a destination before you book. It is a research aid, not professional advice, and not a guarantee of safety, accuracy, or suitability. Always verify anything that matters directly with the host, the booking platform, and official sources before you rely on it. You make the final decision.

That summary is here for convenience. The full terms below are what actually govern your use.

What AeyoScout is

AeyoScout looks into a listing or a destination you ask about, draws on public data and other sources, and produces a briefing that highlights concerns worth considering. It is meant to surface things a careful reader might want to check, not to replace your own judgment or the information provided by hosts, platforms, or authorities.

AeyoScout does not book anything for you, does not take payment for travel, and is not a travel agency, a booking service, or an insurer.

What AeyoScout is not

This is the most important section, so we are stating it plainly.

• It is informational only. A briefing is a starting point for your own research. It is not professional advice of any kind, including legal, medical, financial, insurance, safety, or travel advice.
• It is not a guarantee. We do not guarantee that a stay or destination is safe, that our briefing is complete or accurate, that a listing is available or priced as shown, or that a place is suitable for you or your trip. Conditions change, data can be wrong or out of date, and no automated briefing can catch everything.
• It is not an emergency or real-time service. Do not rely on AeyoScout for emergencies or for current conditions. For weather, hazards, health, safety, and travel advisories, always check official and current sources before and during your trip.
• The final decision is yours. You are responsible for verifying details that matter to you and for deciding whether to book. Verify directly with the host, the booking platform, and official sources.

Who may use AeyoScout

AeyoScout is intended for adults planning travel. You must be at least 13 years old, or the minimum age required where you live, to use the service. If you use AeyoScout on behalf of someone else or a travel group, you are responsible for having permission to provide any information you submit.

Using AeyoScout

You agree to use AeyoScout only for lawful purposes and only as these terms allow. In particular, you agree not to:

• use the service in a way that breaks any law or infringes anyone's rights;
• attempt to disrupt, overload, or interfere with the service or the systems behind it;
• try to gain unauthorized access to any part of the service, other accounts, or our providers' systems;
• scrape, harvest, or bulk-extract the service or its output by automated means, or resell or redistribute briefings as your own product;
• misuse the service to harass, harm, or mislead others.

We may limit, suspend, or end your access if you misuse the service or these terms, or to protect the service and its users.

Information you give us

You can use AeyoScout without creating an account. Some features, such as receiving a briefing by email, ask for limited information. You are responsible for what you submit, and you agree not to submit anyone else's personal information without a proper basis to do so. Please do not include highly sensitive personal details unless they matter for your trip.

When you submit a listing, destination, trip detail, note, or other information, you give us permission to use it only as needed to operate AeyoScout, generate your briefing, protect the service, and comply with our Privacy Policy. How we handle the limited information we collect is described in that Privacy Policy, which forms part of these terms.

Booking links and affiliate disclosure

When your briefing is ready, we may show a link to book the place on the travel platform it came from. If you follow that link and book, your booking is entirely between you and that platform, on their terms. We are not a party to it and are not responsible for it.

Today, these links earn us nothing. In the future we may join affiliate programs with the travel platforms we support. If we do, a booking made through one of our links may earn us a small commission, at no extra cost to you, and we will clearly disclose that arrangement.

Independent service

AeyoScout is an independent service and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Booking.com, Expedia, Vrbo, Google, or any other booking platform or data provider. We use platform and provider names only to describe compatible sources or data references. Any trademarks belong to their respective owners.

Third-party content and data

AeyoScout relies on data from public sources and third-party providers, and briefings may reference or summarize information that originates outside our control. We do not create, own, or warrant that third-party data, and we are not responsible for its accuracy, completeness, or availability. Your use of any third-party platform or site is governed by that party's own terms.

Our intellectual property

The AeyoScout name, the site, its design, and its software are owned by AeyoScout LLC and are protected by intellectual-property laws. We give you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable permission to use the service and to share your briefing with people involved in your trip. This permission does not allow you to copy, resell, publish at scale, reverse engineer, or use the service or its output to train or build a competing or derivative product.

No warranty

AeyoScout is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. To the fullest extent allowed by law, we disclaim all implied warranties, including any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the service will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or that any briefing will be accurate, complete, current, or suitable for your purposes.

Some places do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent allowed by law, AeyoScout LLC and the people who work on it will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, data, goodwill, or other intangible losses, arising from or related to your use of, or inability to use, the service or any briefing, or your reliance on any information it provides. This applies even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

To the fullest extent allowed by law, our total liability for all claims relating to the service will not exceed the greater of the amount you paid us to use the service in the twelve months before the claim, or one hundred United States dollars (USD 100).

Some places do not allow certain limitations of liability, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless AeyoScout LLC and the people who work on it from any claims, losses, liabilities, and expenses, including reasonable legal fees, arising from your misuse of the service, your violation of these terms, or your violation of any law or the rights of any third party.

Changes to the service and these terms

We may change, suspend, or discontinue any part of the service at any time. We may also update these terms as the service evolves. When we make a meaningful change, we will update the date at the top of this page. Your continued use of AeyoScout after a change means you accept the updated terms. If you do not agree, please stop using the service.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, United States, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. You agree that the state and federal courts located in Texas will have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute that is not otherwise resolved, and you consent to their jurisdiction, to the extent allowed by law.

Miscellaneous

If any part of these terms is found unenforceable, the rest stays in effect. Our not enforcing a provision is not a waiver of it. These terms, together with the Privacy Policy, are the entire agreement between you and us regarding the service. You may not transfer your rights under these terms without our consent, and we may transfer ours in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.