Last Updated: October 10, 2025
We (the folks at Cruise Chronicles LLC) are on a mission to help cruise enthusiasts track and remember their amazing cruise experiences. We hope you love our service as much as we love creating it.
These Terms of Service ("Terms") describe our commitments to you, and your rights and responsibilities when using our service. Please read them carefully and reach out to us if you have any questions. If you don't agree to these Terms, don't use our service.
We've made these Terms available under a Creative Commons ShareAlike license, which means that you're more than welcome to copy them, adapt them, and repurpose them for your own use. Just make sure to revise them so that your Terms of Service reflect your actual practices.
These Terms govern your access to and use of RecordMyCruise.com (our "Service"). The Service allows you to track your cruise history, log cruise details, and manage your cruise experiences.
Please read these Terms carefully before accessing or using our Service. By accessing or using any part of our Service, you agree to be bound by all of the Terms and all other operating rules, policies, and procedures that we may publish via the Service from time to time (collectively, the "Agreement"). You also agree that we may automatically change, update, or add on to our Service as stated in the Terms, and the Agreement will apply to any changes.
"You" means any individual or entity using our Service. If you use our Service on behalf of another person or entity, you represent and warrant that you're authorized to accept the Agreement on that person's or entity's behalf, that by using our Service you're accepting the Agreement on behalf of that person or entity, and that if you, or that person or entity, violates the Agreement, you and that person or entity agree to be responsible to us.
We refer to Cruise Chronicles LLC as "Cruise Chronicles," "us," or "we" throughout these Terms.
Cruise Chronicles LLC
Based in Ohio, United States
When you create an account, you agree to provide us with complete and accurate information and to keep the information current so that we can communicate with you about your account. We may need to send you emails about notable updates (like changes to our Terms of Service or Privacy Policy), or to let you know about issues with your account.
You're solely responsible and liable for all activity under your account. You're also fully responsible for maintaining the security of your account and keeping your password secure.
Don't share or misuse your access credentials. And notify us immediately of any unauthorized uses of your account or any other breach of security. If we believe your account has been compromised, we may suspend or disable it.
If you'd like to learn about how we handle the information you provide us, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
Our Service is not directed to children. You're not allowed to access or use our Service if you're under the age of 13 (or 16 in Europe). If you register as a user or otherwise use our Service, you represent that you're at least 13 (or 16 in Europe). You may use our Service only if you can legally form a binding contract with us. In other words, if you're under 18 years of age (or the legal age of majority where you live), you can only use our Service under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to the Agreement.
We haven't reviewed, and can't review, all of the content (like text, cruise logs, notes, and other materials) that you post or make available through our Service ("Content"). We're not responsible for any use or effects of Content. So, for example:
Cruise Chronicles is provided completely free of charge. There are no paid features, subscriptions, or fees of any kind. We may introduce optional paid features in the future, but the core service of tracking your cruise history will always remain free.
We love hearing from you and are always looking to improve our Service. When you share comments, ideas, or feedback with us, you agree that we're free to use them without any restriction or compensation to you.
You represent and warrant that your use of our Service:
The Service allows you to create and submit cruise logs, notes, and related information ("User Content"). By submitting User Content, you represent and warrant that:
You retain all ownership rights to your User Content. By submitting User Content to the Service, you grant us a limited, non-exclusive license to store, display, and process your User Content solely for the purpose of providing the Service to you. We will not use your User Content for any other purpose without your consent.
Our Service allows you to share screenshots of your cruise maps and other content to social media platforms of your choice. This sharing is entirely user-initiated - you take screenshots and post them yourself to any platform you choose. We are not integrated with any social media platforms. When you share content:
By sharing your content to social media platforms, you acknowledge that your content will be subject to the third party's terms.
You may delete your account at any time by:
Upon receiving your deletion request, we will:
Please note that backup archives may contain your data for up to 90 days, after which they are automatically purged. Once your account is deleted, your data cannot be recovered.
As we ask others to respect our intellectual property rights, we respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe any Content violates your copyright, please contact us at [email protected] with details of the alleged infringement.
The Agreement doesn't transfer any Cruise Chronicles or third-party intellectual property to you, and all right, title, and interest in and to such property remains (as between Cruise Chronicles and you) solely with Cruise Chronicles. Cruise Chronicles and all other trademarks, service marks, graphics, and logos used in connection with our Service are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cruise Chronicles. Other trademarks, service marks, graphics, and logos used in connection with our Service may be the trademarks of other third parties. Using our Service doesn't grant you any right or license to reproduce or otherwise use any Cruise Chronicles or third-party trademarks.
We may modify the Terms from time to time, for example, to reflect changes to our Service (e.g., adding new features or benefits to our Service or retiring certain features) or for legal, regulatory, or security reasons. If we do this, we'll provide notice of the changes, such as by posting the amended Terms and updating the "Last Updated" date or, if the changes, in our sole discretion, are material, we may notify you through email or other communications. Any changes will apply on a going-forward basis, and, unless we say otherwise, the amended Terms will be effective immediately. By continuing to use our Service after we've notified you, you agree to be bound by the new Terms. You have the right to object to any changes at any time by ceasing your use of our Service.
If we believe you have violated this Agreement or engaged in prohibited conduct, we will typically provide you with a warning and an opportunity to correct the issue before terminating your account. However, we reserve the right to immediately terminate your access to all or any part of our Service without prior warning in cases involving serious violations, including but not limited to illegal activity, security threats, or actions that could harm other users.
We may terminate your access with or without cause, effective immediately, if we believe, in our sole discretion, that termination is necessary. We have the right (though not the obligation) to refuse or remove any content that, in our reasonable opinion, violates any part of this Agreement or is in any way harmful or objectionable.
There is no formal appeal process for account terminations. All termination decisions are final.
You can stop using our Service at any time by deleting your account as described in Section 10.
Our Service is provided "as is." Cruise Chronicles and its suppliers and licensors hereby disclaim all warranties of any kind, express or implied, to the maximum extent allowed by applicable law, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. Neither Cruise Chronicles, nor its suppliers and licensors, makes any warranty that our Service will be error free or that access thereto will be continuous or uninterrupted. You understand that you use our Service at your own discretion and risk.
The Agreement and any access to or use of our Service will be governed by the laws of the State of Ohio, U.S.A., without regard to its conflict of law provisions, and the proper venue for any disputes arising out of or relating to the Agreement and any access to or use of our Service will be the state and federal courts located in Ohio, U.S.A. Nothing in this Agreement affects your rights as a consumer to rely on mandatory provisions in your country of residence.
Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms, including any question regarding its existence, validity, or termination, shall be finally resolved by binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules. The number of arbitrators shall be one (1). The place of arbitration shall be conducted in the State of Ohio. The language of the proceedings shall be English. The arbitration shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. ยงยง 1-16, and the laws of the State of Ohio.
In no event will Cruise Chronicles, or its suppliers, partners, or licensors, be liable with respect to any subject matter of the Agreement under any contract, negligence, strict liability or other legal or equitable theory for: (i) any special, incidental or consequential damages; (ii) the cost of procurement for substitute products or services; (iii) for interruption of use or loss or corruption of data; or (iv) for any amounts that exceed $100.00 USD. Because the Service is provided free of charge, you acknowledge that this limitation is reasonable and reflects the lack of fees paid. Cruise Chronicles shall have no liability for any failure or delay due to matters beyond its reasonable control.
European Users: If we cause damage to you and you are a consumer in Europe, we limit our liability to the maximum amount permissible in your country of residence. Liability will be limited to foreseeable damages arising due to a breach of material contractual obligations typical for this type of contract. Cruise Chronicles isn't liable for damages that result from a non-material breach of any other applicable duty of care.
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Cruise Chronicles, its contractors, and its licensors, and their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents from and against any and all losses, liabilities, demands, damages, costs, claims, and expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising out of or related to your use of our Service, including but not limited to your violation of the Agreement or applicable law, and Content that you post.
You agree that our ability to provide our Service to you is subject to compliance with US sanctions that restrict or prohibit who or from where our Service can be accessed. By using the Service, you represent and warrant that you (i) are not located or residing in any country or territory subject to comprehensive US sanctions (currently Cuba, Crimea, Iran, North Korea, Donetsk People's Republic, Luhansk People's Republic, and Syria); (ii) are not listed on any United States list of prohibited or restricted parties; and (iii) shall not use the Service in any manner that may cause Cruise Chronicles to violate US export controls and sanctions.
If you need a data processing agreement (DPA) with us for the GDPR requirements that apply to us as a data processor, please contact us at [email protected].
These Terms were originally written in English (US). We may translate these terms into other languages, and in the event of a conflict between a translated version of these Terms and the English version, the English version will control.
The Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between Cruise Chronicles and you concerning our Service. If any part of the Agreement is unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that part is severable from the Agreement, and does not affect the validity or enforceability of the rest of the Agreement. A waiver by either party of any term or condition of the Agreement or any breach thereof, in any one instance, will not waive such term or condition or any subsequent breach thereof.
Cruise Chronicles may assign its rights under the Agreement without condition. You may only assign your rights under the Agreement with our prior written consent.
If you have questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us:
Email: [email protected]
Website: recordmycruise.com
Attribution: These Terms of Service are adapted from the Automattic open-source policies / CC BY-SA 4.0