Hi there!

You’re probably here because we left a comment on one of your travel pictures on Instagram, or because you submitted Content directly to us through one of our websites or partner platforms. We absolutely love your Content and we think other travellers in the Mad Monkey Hostels community will feel the same way!

What is this page for?

To make sure it’s ok for us to use your Content with the appropriate rights.

You still own your photo or video. What changes is that you give Mad Monkey Hostels permission to use and reproduce your Content. 

Which Content are we talking about?

Photos, videos, writing or other material, or a combination of them all. These are all things we refer to in these Terms & Conditions collectively as Content.

By submitting your Content directly to us via our website, or by responding to our request to use your Content and including the hashtag #YesMadMonkey, you confirm that:

• You grant Mad Monkey Hostels a non-exclusive, royalty free licence to copy, edit, publish, sub-licence and otherwise exploit the Content in any media throughout the world in connection with any promotional or other activities that they undertake, including but not limited to use on their websites, blogs and social channels for any lawful commercial purpose including but not limited to, on any social media platform, in advertising, and in the promotion of Mad Monkey Hostels’ products or services regardless of the media used, and Mad Monkey Hostels may edit, change or alter your Content as it deems necessary, all without payment of any compensation to you or a third party. 
• You are an individual eighteen (18) years of age or older.
• You understand there is no obligation for Mad Monkey Hostels to utilise or distribute the submitted Content.
• You agree not to take any legal action against, and release and discharge Mad Monkey Hostels, and its directors, officers, employees, agents and affiliates, or any other person or entity acting on its behalf, for all claims in connection with the use of the submitted Content.
• You confirm that you took the photo/video or wrote the content which you are submitting and that you have the right to grant us a licence to use it.
• You warrant that the submitted Content does not contain any third party trademark or copyrighted material, or material that is subject to other third party proprietary rights.
• You confirm that in the case of any photo/video that all the people who are personally identifiable have provided their consent for Mad Monkey Hostels to use the photo/video for the purposes set out above. If a child appears in the photo/video you confirm that the child’s parent or guardian has given such consent.
• You agree that Mad Monkey Hostels, their agents and associates do not have to credit your Content, unless otherwise agreed in writing outside of these Terms and Conditions. 

What if you don’t agree to the above terms?

Please do not submit your Content to us and do not respond to our request to use your Content with the hashtag #YesMadMonkey.

Can I change my mind?

Yes! If you change your mind you can simply revoke the granting of the rights listed on this page by sending us an email to [[email protected]]. We aim to respond to all requests within one month.

Which data do we store?

We only store the essential data available in order to store your Content. This means public uploads and posts that you have submitted directly via our website or by responding to our request with #YesMadMonkey, including publicly posted photographs. With such assets, we process name, social media username, physical address (if available), email address (if available), IP address and geo location (if available).

Full details of our Data Protection Notice can be found here: https://madmonkeyhostels.com/privacy-policy – This is included in and forms part of these terms.