Legal / product use

Terms of use

Updated 12 September 2026

These terms apply to Driftwise Travel's free travel guides, optional reader tips and purchased AI-created scenic-background files. Using the site or purchasing a product means you agree to these terms.

Free travel guides and optional support

Travel guides are free to read without payment or an account. A reader tip is voluntary support for the research; it does not purchase guide access, a booking, personalized advice, future content or a special ranking. Choosing not to tip does not restrict access to the published free guides.

Licence

You may read the free guides for personal trip planning and share links to them. Free access does not grant permission to republish or sell the guide content. A visual-product purchase grants the licence described on its product page for the purchased files; image downloads remain separate paid products.

Restrictions

You may not resell, redistribute, sublicense, republish, scrape, share an account, or offer the guide content, purchased files, or substantially similar derivatives as a competing standalone product.

Travel-information scope

The guide summarizes public information and review patterns to support trip planning. It is not a booking service, live-price feed, hotel inspection, personal travel agency, transport guarantee, safety assessment, medical advice, legal advice, or paid placement ranking. Ratings, prices, opening hours, routes and conditions can change after the stated review date.

Review summaries describe recurring themes across public, verified-stay aggregates in our own words. We do not republish individual review text, guest photographs, or hotel marketing copy. A recurring theme is not a guarantee that every guest will have the same experience.

Currency views use dated public middle rates and are approximate planning conversions only. They exclude card spreads, cash-exchange spreads, fees and later market movement.

Your responsibility

You remain responsible for checking current room details, final price, taxes, cancellation terms, food allergies, opening hours, transport schedules, entry requirements, health and safety information, and all booking or travel decisions with the relevant provider.

Accounts and access

Existing reader accounts and earlier guide-order records remain supported. The move to free guides does not remove the access previously purchased. Linking an earlier order to an account still requires a valid completed order; new readers can simply read without registering. Keep an existing password confidential and contact support if you need help with an earlier order.

Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Driftwise Travel is not liable for indirect, incidental, special, or consequential loss arising from travel, booking, transport, dining, or use of a digital product. Nothing in these terms excludes rights or liability that cannot legally be excluded.

Contact

For product support or to report a reproducible defect, email xiaoyingchen0829@163.com. For payment, order, or refund questions, use Link support. Never send full card details by email.