Welcome to PoconoTraveler.com (“PoconoTraveler,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).
These Terms & Conditions (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of PoconoTraveler.com, including its website, content, listings, features, tools, applications, and services.
By accessing or using PoconoTraveler.com, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree with these Terms, please do not use the website.
1. About PoconoTraveler
PoconoTraveler is a travel-information and discovery website focused on the Pocono Mountains and surrounding areas.
Our website may provide information about:
- Places to stay
- Restaurants and dining
- Attractions
- Outdoor recreation
- Events
- Shopping
- Entertainment
- Local businesses
- Travel ideas
- Destinations
- Maps and directions
- Transportation
- Special offers
- Travel tips
- User-submitted content
- Other information that may be useful to visitors and residents
PoconoTraveler is an independent website and is not affiliated with, operated by, sponsored by, or endorsed by the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau or any government agency unless expressly stated otherwise.
2. Travel Information Disclaimer
PoconoTraveler makes reasonable efforts to provide useful and accurate information.
However, travel information can change frequently.
Business hours, prices, admission fees, availability, menus, services, policies, event dates, locations, operating conditions, weather conditions, attractions, and other details may change without notice.
Accordingly, you should independently confirm important information directly with the relevant business, attraction, event organizer, accommodation provider, or other service provider before making travel plans or purchases.
PoconoTraveler does not guarantee that information displayed on the website is complete, current, accurate, or error-free.
3. No Guarantee of Availability
The appearance of a business, attraction, event, accommodation, restaurant, service, or other organization on PoconoTraveler.com does not constitute a guarantee that the business is open, available, reputable, safe, suitable, or currently operating.
Likewise, inclusion does not necessarily constitute an endorsement or recommendation.
4. Third-Party Businesses and Services
PoconoTraveler may provide information about and links to third-party businesses and services.
Those businesses operate independently from PoconoTraveler.
PoconoTraveler is not responsible for:
- The acts or omissions of third parties
- The quality of goods or services provided by third parties
- Pricing
- Availability
- Reservations
- Cancellations
- Refunds
- Customer service
- Injuries or damages occurring at third-party locations
- Changes to third-party policies
- Disputes between users and third-party businesses
Any transaction you enter into with a third party is between you and that third party.
5. Reservations and Purchases
Unless expressly stated otherwise, PoconoTraveler does not sell, provide, or fulfill accommodations, restaurant reservations, attraction tickets, transportation, tours, or other travel services.
If you click a link to make a reservation or purchase through another website, that transaction may be governed by the third party’s terms, conditions, cancellation policies, and privacy policy.
You are responsible for reviewing those terms before completing a transaction.
6. Affiliate and Advertising Relationships
PoconoTraveler may participate in advertising, referral, affiliate, sponsorship, or other commercial arrangements.
When applicable, PoconoTraveler may receive compensation if you click a link, make a purchase, submit a booking, or otherwise interact with a participating business or service.
Compensation does not necessarily mean that a business or service is the best option for you.
Any advertising, sponsorship, affiliate relationship, or paid placement will not change your responsibility to independently evaluate the products or services being offered.
7. Maps, Directions, and Location Information
PoconoTraveler may provide maps, directions, distances, estimated travel times, geographic information, or location-based features.
Such information is provided for convenience only.
Road conditions, construction, traffic, weather, closures, parking availability, GPS accuracy, and other circumstances may affect actual travel conditions.
Always use appropriate judgment and follow applicable traffic laws.
8. Outdoor and Recreational Activities
The Pocono region offers numerous outdoor and recreational activities that may involve inherent risks.
These may include hiking, biking, skiing, snowboarding, boating, swimming, fishing, hunting, camping, rafting, ziplining, horseback riding, ATV activities, climbing, and other recreational activities.
PoconoTraveler does not guarantee that any activity, location, trail, facility, or provider is safe or appropriate for you.
You are responsible for assessing your own abilities, health, equipment, experience, weather conditions, environmental conditions, and other risks before participating in an activity.
Follow all posted rules, warnings, safety instructions, and applicable laws.
9. User Content
PoconoTraveler may allow users to submit reviews, comments, photographs, recommendations, stories, business information, or other content (“User Content”).
By submitting User Content, you represent that:
- You have the right to submit the content.
- The content does not knowingly violate another person’s intellectual-property rights.
- The content does not knowingly contain unlawful, fraudulent, defamatory, or misleading material.
- You have obtained appropriate permission to submit identifiable photographs or other material where such permission is required.
You retain ownership of your User Content.
However, by submitting User Content to PoconoTraveler, you grant PoconoTraveler a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, display, distribute, and otherwise use that content in connection with PoconoTraveler and its promotion, marketing, and related activities.
10. Reviews and Recommendations
User reviews and recommendations represent the opinions of the individuals who submit them.
PoconoTraveler does not necessarily endorse or agree with user-generated opinions.
We reserve the right to remove, edit, restrict, or refuse User Content at our discretion, including content that we believe violates these Terms or is inappropriate for the website.
11. Prohibited Conduct
You agree not to use PoconoTraveler.com to:
- Violate applicable laws or regulations
- Commit fraud
- Impersonate another person or organization
- Misrepresent your affiliation with a business or organization
- Upload malicious software or harmful code
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the website
- Interfere with website operation or security
- Scrape or harvest information through automated methods without permission
- Spam users or businesses
- Submit knowingly false or misleading information
- Infringe intellectual-property rights
- Submit content that is unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, or otherwise objectionable
- Use the website for unauthorized commercial purposes
We reserve the right to restrict or terminate access to users who violate these Terms.
12. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise indicated, the content of PoconoTraveler.com, including text, graphics, logos, design elements, photographs, original articles, software, layout, and other materials, is owned by or licensed to PoconoTraveler and is protected by applicable intellectual-property laws.
You may access and use website content for personal, non-commercial travel-planning purposes.
You may not reproduce, republish, distribute, sell, modify, publicly display, create derivative works from, or commercially exploit PoconoTraveler’s proprietary content without prior written permission.
Third-party trademarks, logos, names, photographs, and other materials remain the property of their respective owners.
13. Copyright Complaints
If you believe content appearing on PoconoTraveler.com infringes your copyright, please contact us with sufficient information to identify:
- The copyrighted work
- The allegedly infringing material
- Where the material appears on the website
- Your contact information
- A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is unauthorized
- A statement that the information you provide is accurate
We may remove or restrict access to material when appropriate.
14. Website Availability
We attempt to keep PoconoTraveler.com available and functioning properly, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free operation.
The website may occasionally be unavailable because of maintenance, upgrades, technical problems, security issues, hosting problems, or circumstances outside our control.
15. Disclaimer of Warranties
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, PoconoTraveler.com and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.
PoconoTraveler makes no warranties, express or implied, regarding the website or its content, including warranties concerning accuracy, reliability, availability, fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, or non-infringement.
16. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, PoconoTraveler, its owners, operators, employees, contractors, contributors, affiliates, and service providers shall not be liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from or related to your use of, or inability to use, PoconoTraveler.com.
This includes, without limitation, losses or damages arising from:
- Travel arrangements
- Business closures
- Event cancellations
- Incorrect or outdated information
- Third-party services
- Reservations
- Purchases
- Injuries
- Property damage
- Weather or environmental conditions
- Website interruptions
- Reliance on website content
Nothing in these Terms is intended to exclude liability that cannot legally be excluded under applicable law.
17. Indemnification
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless PoconoTraveler, its owners, operators, employees, contractors, affiliates, and service providers from claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including reasonable legal expenses, arising out of or related to:
- Your use of the website
- Your violation of these Terms
- Your User Content
- Your violation of another person’s rights
- Your violation of applicable laws or regulations
18. Changes to the Website
We may add, remove, modify, suspend, or discontinue any portion of PoconoTraveler.com at any time without notice.
We may also change or update website content, listings, features, services, and functionality.
19. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time.
When we do, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the beginning of the document.
Your continued use of PoconoTraveler.com after updated Terms become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms to the extent permitted by applicable law.
20. Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except where applicable law requires otherwise.
Any legal action arising from or relating to these Terms or your use of PoconoTraveler.com shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in Pennsylvania, unless applicable law requires a different forum.
21. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is determined to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect to the extent permitted by law.
22. Entire Agreement
These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any additional terms expressly incorporated into the website, constitute the agreement between you and PoconoTraveler regarding your use of the website.
23. Contact Us
Questions regarding these Terms & Conditions may be directed to: info@poconotraveler.com
Effective Date: August 01, 2026
Last Updated: August 27, 2026