Terms of Use

1. About RV Folks

RV Folks (rvfolks.com) is a website with RV guides, tips and free calculators. It is operated by Matěj Havránek, who publishes under the name Matthew Raven. He is a self-employed individual registered in the Czech Republic, business ID (IČO) 21061637, with a business address at Nová 438/16, 664 48 Moravany.

You can reach us at contact@rvfolks.com. In these Terms, “we”, “us” and “RV Folks” mean the operator of the site, and “you” means anyone who uses it.

2. Using the site

2.1 Who can use it

RV Folks is written for readers in the United States. You must be at least 16 years old to use the site or subscribe to the newsletter. If you use the site from outside the United States, you are responsible for following your local laws.

2.2 Accepting these Terms

By visiting or using the site, you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy. If you don’t agree, please don’t use the site.

2.3 What we ask of you

When you use RV Folks, please don’t:

• Break the law or use the site to harm others.
• Interfere with the site. That includes attempting to hack it, overload it, or bypass its security.
• Scrape or copy at scale. Don’t use bots or automated tools to copy large parts of the site without our written permission.
• Misuse our contact form. No spam, harassment, or misleading messages.

3. General information only

Everything on RV Folks is general information to help RVers plan. It is not professional advice. Please read our Disclaimer, which is part of these Terms, before you rely on anything on the site.

RVing, towing, driving and vehicle maintenance involve real risks. You are responsible for your own decisions and safety.

4. Tools and calculators

Our calculators give estimates based on the numbers you enter and standard formulas. Results are for planning only. They don’t replace your vehicle’s owner’s manual, the manufacturer’s official ratings, posted road signs, or advice from a qualified professional.

We work to keep the tools accurate, but we can’t promise they are free of errors or right for your situation. Always double-check important figures, such as tow ratings, payload and clearances, before you travel.

5. Our content and ownership

5.1 What belongs to us

The articles, text, tools, design, logo and other material on RV Folks belong to us or our licensors and are protected by copyright and other laws.

5.2 What you may do

You may read the site, share links to our pages, and print or save a page for your own personal, non-commercial use. You may quote a short excerpt with a clear credit and a link back to the original page.

5.3 What you may not do

You may not republish, sell, or commercially use our content, or present it as your own, without our written permission. To ask permission, email contact@rvfolks.com.

6. Images and illustrations

The images in our articles are AI-generated illustrations that show the topic, such as a person repairing an RV. They are not photographs of real events or real people. When an article is about a specific real place, we use real photographs of it. See our Disclaimer for more.

Brand names, product names and logos on RV Folks belong to their owners. We mention them to describe products, and it does not mean the owners endorse us or are connected with us.

7. Newsletter

When you subscribe, you agree to receive our newsletter by email. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link at the bottom of every email. Details about what we send and how we handle your information are in our Privacy Policy.

8. Contact form and feedback

If you send us a message or suggestion, you allow us to use it to answer you and to improve the site, without owing you payment or credit. We won’t publish your name or your message without asking you first.

9. Our Facebook Page and community

We run an RV Folks Page on Facebook. Posting and commenting there is governed by Facebook’s own terms and rules, in addition to these Terms.

We expect people to be respectful and helpful. We may hide or delete comments, or block people who spam, harass others or break the rules. Comments and posts from community members are their own opinions. They are not advice from RV Folks, and we are not responsible for them.

10. Advertising and affiliate links

RV Folks may earn money from advertising and affiliate links. If you buy through an affiliate link, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Our Affiliate Disclosure explains how this works. Ads and products shown on the site are not guaranteed or endorsed by us, and your dealings with advertisers and sellers are only between you and them.

11. Links to other websites

RV Folks links to other websites, such as retailers, campgrounds and manufacturers. We don’t control those sites and aren’t responsible for their content, prices or practices. Prices and availability can change at any time.

12. Copyright complaints

If you believe something on RV Folks infringes your copyright, email contact@rvfolks.com with:

• The work. A description of the work you say has been copied.
• The location. The web address (URL) of the page on our site.
• Your details. Your name, email address and a way to contact you.
• A statement. That you believe in good faith that the use isn’t authorized, and that your information is accurate and you are the owner or authorized to act for the owner.

13. No warranties

RV Folks is provided “as is” and “as available”. To the fullest extent the law allows, we make no promises, express or implied, that the site, its content or its tools are accurate, complete, up to date, reliable, uninterrupted or fit for a particular purpose.

14. Limits on our liability

To the fullest extent the law allows, RV Folks and its operator are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential losses, or for any loss of profit, income, data or use, arising from your use of the site, its content or its tools, or from anything you do or don’t do based on them. This includes damage to vehicles or property, travel costs and delays.

If, despite the above, we are found liable to you, our total liability will not exceed 100 US dollars.

Nothing in these Terms limits liability that can’t be limited by law, such as liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud, or for intentional wrongdoing. Nothing here takes away rights you have under mandatory consumer protection laws.

15. Changes to the site and to these Terms

We may change, suspend or stop any part of the site at any time. We may also update these Terms. The “Last updated” date at the top shows the latest version. If you keep using the site after a change, you accept the updated Terms.

We may block access to anyone who breaks these Terms.

16. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Czech Republic, without regard to its conflict-of-law rules. Disputes will be handled by the competent courts of the Czech Republic. This doesn’t affect any mandatory consumer rights you have to bring a claim in the courts where you live.

17. General

• If part is unenforceable. If a part of these Terms can’t be enforced, the rest stays in effect.
• No waiver. If we don’t enforce a right immediately, it doesn’t mean we’ve given it up.
• Whole agreement. These Terms, the Privacy Policy, the Affiliate Disclosure and the Disclaimer are the whole agreement between you and us about the site.

18. Contact us

Questions about these Terms? Email contact@rvfolks.com.

RV Folks, operated by Matěj Havránek (publishing as Matthew Raven), IČO 21061637, Nová 438/16, 664 48 Moravany, Czech Republic.