By using this site you agree to what follows. If you do not agree, please do not use the site. We have written this to be readable, which does not make it any less binding.
What this site is
Explore Pawleys Island is an independent editorial guide. We are not a government body, not a tourism bureau, not a chamber of commerce, and not an agent for any business listed here. Nothing on this site is an offer or a booking on behalf of a third party.
Listing information comes from Google
Business names, addresses, telephone numbers, opening hours, ratings, review counts and photographs are mirrored from the Google Places API and refreshed on a schedule. We do not write them and we cannot guarantee them. Hours change, businesses close, and a listing can be wrong at the source. Call ahead before you rely on any of it. If you find an error, tell us and we will re-sync or hide the record, but the authoritative fix usually has to happen on the business's own Google listing.
A listing on this site is not an endorsement, a certification, or a statement that a business is licensed, insured or safe. Where we do offer an opinion, we label it as ours.
Tide, weather and fishing information: read this part
Tide predictions and water temperature come from NOAA gauges and are reproduced here for general interest and trip planning. Tide predictions are predictions. Actual water levels vary with wind, barometric pressure, rainfall, river discharge and storms, sometimes substantially.
This information is not for navigation. Do not use it to navigate a vessel, to decide whether a channel or bar is passable, or to make any decision where being wrong could hurt somebody. Use official NOAA charts and publications, current local notices to mariners, and your own judgement.
Our fishing guidance describes long standing local practice, not law. Size limits, creel limits, closed seasons and licence requirements are set by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, they change, and it is your responsibility to know and follow the current rules. We deliberately do not reprint limit numbers here, because a stale number is worse than no number.
The ocean, the inlet and the creek are genuinely dangerous. Rip currents, boat traffic, lightning, heat, cold water, alligators in fresh and brackish water, and sudden weather are all real. You swim, paddle, wade, fish and boat at your own risk. Watch posted flags and signs, and follow lifeguards and local authorities over anything you read here.
Acceptable use
You may read, link to, quote briefly with attribution, and print pages for your own use. You may not:
- Scrape, crawl or bulk download the site beyond what robots.txt permits, or reproduce the directory as a competing dataset.
- Republish substantial portions of our editorial content without written permission.
- Attempt to breach, probe or overload the site or its APIs.
- Submit false, defamatory or infringing material through any form.
- Impersonate a business you do not own or control when claiming a listing.
- Use the site or anything on it for an unlawful purpose.
Intellectual property
The editorial writing, page design, code, illustration and the Explore Pawleys Island name and logo are ours and are protected by copyright and trademark law. Business names, logos and photographs mirrored from Google Places belong to their respective owners. Placeholder photography is used under the licence granted by its source.
If you believe something here infringes your copyright, email [email protected] with the work, the URL, and a statement of your rights, and we will look at it promptly.
Links out
We link to businesses, agencies and other sites because they are useful. We do not control them and we are not responsible for their content, their practices or their privacy policies.
No warranty
The site is provided as is and as available. We make no warranty that it will be uninterrupted, error free, or that any information on it is accurate, complete or current. To the fullest extent the law allows, we disclaim the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non infringement.
Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Explore Pawleys Island and the people who run it are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for lost profits, arising out of your use of the site or your reliance on anything published here. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain exclusions, so parts of this may not apply to you.
Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from claims arising out of your misuse of the site or your breach of these terms.
Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of South Carolina, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. Any dispute will be brought in the state or federal courts serving Georgetown County, South Carolina, and you consent to that venue.
Changes and severability
We may update these terms. The date at the top shows when. Continuing to use the site after a change means you accept it. If any provision is held unenforceable, the rest stays in force.
Contact
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