Introduction
By accessing or using this website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use this website.
Super Alpine is an independent online publication and archive dedicated to mountain culture, photography, history and related subjects. These terms govern your use of the content and services made available through this website.
Use of the Website
You may access, view and download content from this website for personal, non-commercial use only, subject to applicable copyright law.
You may not reproduce, republish, distribute, modify, create derivative works from, publicly display, commercially exploit or otherwise use any content from this website without prior written permission from Super Alpine, except where such use is permitted by applicable law.
You may link to pages on this website provided that such links are lawful, fair, do not damage our reputation and do not imply any endorsement, partnership or affiliation where none exists.
Nothing in these Terms of Use prevents uses permitted by applicable copyright law, including applicable statutory exceptions and fair dealing rights.
Copyright and Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise stated, all articles, essays, photographs, text, design elements, graphics and other original material published on this website are protected by copyright and remain the property of Super Alpine or their respective copyright holders.
All rights are reserved.
No part of this website may be copied, reproduced, stored, transmitted, republished or redistributed in any form or by any means without prior written permission, except where permitted by applicable copyright law.
Requests regarding licensing, republication or reuse should be submitted via the contact page.
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
The content published on this website, including but not limited to articles, photographs, captions, metadata, page layouts and associated materials, may not be used for the purposes of training, developing, fine-tuning, evaluating, indexing for, or operating artificial intelligence systems, machine learning models, large language models (LLMs), generative AI systems or similar technologies.
This prohibition applies to automated collection, scraping, crawling, extraction, reproduction, text and data mining, dataset creation, model training and AI system development, whether conducted directly or through third parties, intermediaries or automated services.
No licence or consent is granted for the use of any content from this website in connection with artificial intelligence or machine learning systems. Super Alpine expressly reserves all rights relating to such uses, subject to any rights or exceptions that cannot lawfully be excluded.
Mountain and Outdoor Information
Information relating to mountains, routes, weather, access, terrain, hazards and outdoor activities is provided for general informational purposes and is not a substitute for current local information, professional advice, appropriate equipment or individual assessment of conditions and ability.
Mountain conditions, weather, routes, access arrangements, infrastructure and hazards can change rapidly. You are responsible for making your own assessment of conditions and for obtaining current information from appropriate local and official sources before undertaking any activity.
Third-Party Links and Content
This website contains links to third-party websites, publications and retailers for informational and editorial purposes.
Super Alpine does not control and is not responsible for the content, availability, privacy practices or terms of any third-party website. Accessing external websites is entirely at your own risk.
Products purchased through third-party websites or platforms are subject to the terms and conditions of the relevant third party, in addition to any applicable statutory rights.
Sales and Digital Products
Digital products, including ebooks, digital books, fonts and other downloadable products, are supplied electronically following successful payment.
Where products are sold directly through Super Alpine, payments are processed by our payment provider, currently Stripe. We do not have access to or store your full payment card details. By making a purchase, you agree to the payment provider's applicable terms and privacy policy.
Due to the nature of digital products, you do not normally have a right to cancel a purchase once you have begun downloading or accessing the digital content where you have expressly agreed to this and acknowledged that your right to cancel would be lost.
This does not affect your statutory rights, including your rights where digital content is faulty, does not conform to the contract or is not supplied as agreed.
If you experience a technical problem with a digital product, please contact us. We will make reasonable efforts to resolve the issue and will provide any remedy required by applicable law where the product does not conform to the contract.
Any transactions made through third-party websites or platforms are solely between you and the relevant third party and are subject to that third party's terms and conditions.
Accuracy of Information
While reasonable efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of information published on this website, all content is provided for general information purposes only.
Super Alpine does not warrant that all information will be complete, accurate or current and accepts no responsibility for reliance on information where such responsibility cannot lawfully be excluded.
Availability
We reserve the right to modify, suspend or discontinue any aspect of this website at any time without notice. We do not guarantee uninterrupted access to the website.
Limitation of Liability
Nothing in these Terms of Use excludes or limits any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited, including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or your statutory rights as a consumer.
Subject to the above, Super Alpine will not be liable for loss or damage arising from your use of this website or its content where such loss or damage could not reasonably have been foreseen, or where it results from circumstances outside our reasonable control.
Privacy
Our collection and use of personal information is described in our Privacy Policy.
Changes to These Terms
These Terms of Use may be updated from time to time. Continued use of the website following any changes constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.
Governing Law
These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.
Any dispute arising from or relating to these Terms of Use shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales, subject to any applicable consumer rights concerning jurisdiction.
Contact
If you have any questions regarding these Terms of Use, please contact us.