Really we shouldn’t have to say this but if we don’t some simple soul will probably have a hissy fit and get all litigious. It also helps our legal advisers sleep at night.
So here goes…
If you want to use our website, then you must agree to abide by the following terms and conditions. If you don’t like them you are free to visit other web sites providing similar services.
Disclaimer
Ozarkswalkabout.com provides information, advice, commentary, maps and links about outdoors activities in the Ozarks, including but not limited to hiking, backpacking, kayaking and camping. By providing this information, we do not assume any liability for your use of this information. Outdoors activities have potential hazards involving risk of injury or death, and each person participating in these activities needs to understand the risks involved, obtain the necessary training and take the needed precautions.
In using this site, you recognize this, assume all risks of property damage, personal injury and death, and agree to hold Ozarks Walkabout harmless from any liability as a result of your use of the information provided in these pages.
- be fully prepared for any contingencies,
- are in good enough physical condition for the activity being undertaken,
- pay attention to where you’re going,
- check the weather forecast,
- carry the correct equipment and supplies for the conditions you will encounter.
The following is an accepted list of Ten Essentials for outdoors activities.
- Navigation – a map and compass, do not rely solely on electronics
- Sun protection – suitable clothing sunglasses and sunscreen
- Insulation – season appropriate additional clothing
- Light – headlamp or flashlight
- First-aid supplies
- Fire – fire starter and matches or lighter
- Repair kit and tools – including a knife
- Nutrition – extra food
- Hydration – extra water
- Emergency shelter.
If you are going out on the water you should also ensure that you can swim, have an adequate personal flotation device, and protective equipment if you are venturing into white or rough water.
Ozarks Walkabout
Ozarks Walkabout is a personal website operated and maintained by Gary Allman and Ginger Davis Allman.
Copyright
Except where explicitly stated otherwise:
this website and its content is Copyright © 2012 – 2021 Ozarks Walkabout, all rights reserved.
Fair Use Guide:
You may re-post short extracts from our website as long as you agree to the following terms:
- Attribution & Link – Any excerpt or image taken from this site must include a link back to the original post, and it must also contain a clear human readable acknowledgement that the material is taken from ozarkswalkabout.com.
- Limited Republishing – You may not copy an entire post or page.
- Noncommercial Use – You cannot use our content for commercial gain.
- RSS Feed – You may not republish our RSS feed in full on any site without prior permission.
Copying our content and pictures without attribution and linking back to us is not only mean, it is stealing. Please don’t do it.
Third party content on our site
We strive to ensure that any third party content on this site is correctly attributed and that it is used within the terms of the owners’ own fair use policy where one exists. If we have accidentally erroneously attributed or used any material please let us know immediately via our contact us page.
Trademark Information
All brands or product names are the property of their respective owners.
Affiliate Disclosure
Some links on this website may be affiliate links. That means if you click on them and make a purchase, Ozarks Walkabout may be paid a small commission. The affiliate relationship does not increase the price of your purchase. We only use affiliate links when we have a reasonable belief (based on our research and or experience) that a product or service may be of value to visitors to this website. However, you must still make your own assessment as to the value and utility of any products or services offered. We normally disclose affiliate relationships in the same post or on the same page as the affiliate link appears. This may take the form of the word “affiliate link” near the link in question, sometimes it may take the form of a disclosure applied to the entire post or page.
We do get paid for items bought from our Amazon Stores. Go and buy something! It helps pay for the cost of maintaining and updating this site.
Feedback and Supplied Materials
Except where expressly provided otherwise by Ozarks Walkabout, all comments, feedback, information or materials submitted to Ozarks Walkabout through or in association with this Web site shall be considered non-confidential and the property of Ozarks Walkabout. By submitting such comments, feedback, information or materials to us, you agree to a free of charge assignment to us of all world-wide rights, title and interest in copyrights and other intellectual property rights to the comments, feedback, information or materials. We shall be free to use such comments, feedback, information or materials on an unrestricted basis.
Comments & Feedback Policy
We welcome and encourage your comments and feedback. If you decide to join the conversation and contribute your thoughts, here’s a few things to consider.
If your comment has a question we will reply as quickly as possible, bear in mind we spend a lot of time out and about gathering information and enjoying the Ozarks! We may not necessarily know the answer to your question, but we may be able to point you in the direction of someone who does. Time constraints may mean that we can’t answer you in as much detail as we’d like to, or we may hold over the topic for an upcoming article.
Disrespectful and overly critical comments are not acceptable. Period. Disagreement and differing view points are fine. They are part of life, and life would be very boring if we all thought the same way. Feel free to discuss and disagree, but be respectful. Life’s hard enough as it is – let’s keep things pleasant. This is a ‘no troll’ zone.
Be careful to only talk for yourself – don’t tell us what you think other posters are thinking – let them tell us themselves.
Links To Third Party Sites
This website contains hypertext links to Web sites controlled by parties other than us, who may or may not be as nice as we are. We are not responsible for and do not necessarily endorse the contents or use of such Web sites.
Warranties And Additional Disclaimers
the information provided on this website may be out of date or include omissions, inaccuracies or other errors.
Except where expressly provided otherwise in an agreement between you and Ozarks Walkabout, all information provided directly on this website or indirectly through this website by hypertext link or otherwise is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind. Ozarks Walkabout hereby disclaims all warranties with respect to this information, whether express or implied, including the implied warranties of merchantability, satisfactory quality and fitness for a particular purpose.
In no event shall Ozarks Walkabout be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages, or damages for loss of profits, revenue, data or use, incurred by you or any third party, whether in contract, tort or otherwise, arising from your access to, use of, or reliance upon information obtained from or through this website. Ozarks Walkabout reserves the right to make changes, updates or corrections to the information on this website at any time without notice.
The information and guidance we give could be wrong, not applicable in your circumstances or out of date. Take responsibility for your own actions, when in doubt, check the facts for yourself.
We are not part of the Nanny state.
Confidentiality Policy
Any personal data collected through the use of our website is protected by our internal security practices. We adhere to strict employee security policies. Except as set out in our Terms and Conditions of use, we will never provide your name, data collected from you via our web-based forms, or any identifying information about specific users to any third party for any purposes (including marketing and advertising purposes) without your permission, unless required by law.
Log Files
Our website, as does most websites, records your IP address, browser type, hits on particular pages, search terms, and other general traffic information. This information is not linked to personally identifiable information and you remain anonymous. We use this information to help us continually improve the Ozarks Walkabout website.
Cookies
A “cookie” is a file that is sent from a web server to your web browser and placed on your computer. When you initially visit a Website we create a cookie for your computer and then use it to track your clicks as you go through the site. There is no personal information stored within the cookie itself and we do not use cookies to retrieve personal information about you or from your computer. While your activity may be tracked while you are at a Website, we do not use cookies to track your activity before or after you leave the site. We use cookies, to track items you put into your shopping cart from our online stores, and to maintain an active connection for our administrators on the database. We also use cookies to identify returning users for statistical purposes, so we can see if you enjoyed your visit enough to come back and visit us again!
Supplied Data
Ozarks Walkabout reserves the right to amend material supplied for editorial purposes only. Otherwise we will not edit or censor the data you provide. If we become aware that any data provided is soliciting, collecting or broadcasting prohibited information, violates applicable laws, or violates our terms of use or those of any applicable third party, we reserve the right to remove the offending data immediately without notice to the data’s owner. If you have any specific questions about privacy or security on our site, please contact us using the form provided on our Contact Us page.
E-mail Policy
We don’t like spam and we won’t send you any unsolicited e-mail. It is our policy to:
- Only send our subscribers mail which we hope will be of value to them
- Minimize the number of mailings we make, whilst providing a reasonable level of service
- Limit the size of mailings to minimize their impact on our subscribers’ networks and computer systems
- Only augment our mailing lists from voluntary, opt-in address submission on our website and individual requests
- Not share our mailing lists with any third parties
- Always include an unsubscribe option or link with our mailings.
Subscribers may also unsubscribe at any time by sending an e-mail with the subject “Unsubscribe” using the form provided on our Contact Us page.
E-mail Lists
Our existing email lists have been created from our own opt-in facilities on this web site.
We maintain the following e-mail lists:
- Subscribers: potential users of our services.
- Customers: our current and past customers.
If you think you have been subscribed to the wrong list, or are receiving multiple e-mails, please contact us using the form provided on the Contact Us page.
Questions?
Please contact us using the form provided on our Contact Us page.
And finally…
If you don’t like our terms and conditions, we’re sorry to see you go, but to show there are no hard feelings, here’s a list of other sites that might be able to help you.
Last updated November 25, 2018.