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The Cannes Cannes Express and its relationship with Companions

 Terms and Conditions applicable.

  1. Interpretation:
    • Activity – any activity, event, travel or similar organised by or through the Cannes Cannes Express
    • Cannes Cannes Express – A non-profit voluntary association facilitating group travel to Cannes for MIPIM and other events and activities.
    • Companion – A person who participates in any activity of the Cannes Cannes Express whether or not payment and/or other consideration for that activity has been made to the Cannes Cannes Express
    • the Organisers – The volunteers who from time to time organise the running and management of and the activities of the Cannes Cannes Express and whose names are published from time to time on the Website
    • We/Our – The Cannes Cannes Express
    • the Website – https://cannescannesexpress.com

 

  1. Basis of the relationship with the Cannes Cannes Express and Our Terms and Conditions:
    • The first and foremost consideration when paying for any Activity and/or providing your generous Sponsorship for the Cannes Cannes Express is that We are a completely non-profit voluntary association facilitating group travel to Cannes for MIPIM and other events and activities.  The organisers commit a considerable amount of effort and their personal time to facilitating an organisation with the objective of any Companion having the opportunity to enjoy the travel, fun and networking of any Activity without there having to be a formal legalistic approach adopted: That does mean:
      • These Terms and Conditions apply to Our relationship with any Companion to the exclusion of any other terms that a Companion seeks to impose or incorporate, or which are implied by law, trade custom, practice or course of dealing.
      • Companions when paying for any Activity and/or providing Sponsorship may not be able to obtain a refund if We are unable through matters beyond Our control to provide the intended Activity and/or Sponsorship. We do commit, in such circumstance, to wherever possible, making a reasonable refund of any money paid out less reasonable overhead expenses incurred and less the costs of any contracts arising which we have had to enter into in relation to the intended Activity and/or Sponsorship.
      • Companions when paying for any Activity and/or providing Sponsorship may not be able to obtain a refund if they cancel their booking or other commitment. We do commit, in such circumstance, to making a reasonable refund of any money paid out less overhead expenses incurred and less the costs of any contracts arising which We have had to enter into. Further, if you are able to yourself re-sell the right to participate in the Activity to another proposed Companion then you are at full liberty to do so, providing that Companion is accepted in accordance with 2.1.k below
      • Companions when paying for any Activity and/or providing Sponsorship are responsible for obtaining their own insurance, including travel insurance, against any loss that may arise by reason of the cancellation of any Activity and/or by reason of a Companion themselves being unable to continue to enjoy the Activity.
      • Companions when paying for any Activity and/or providing Sponsorship need to be aware and fully accept that We depend upon the train/travel operator (usually Eurostar and SNCF) to supply the actual train tickets and associated services. In the circumstances those tickets are supplied subject to the train/travel operator’s full terms and conditions in all respects and We are not responsible for any failure on their part, however arising, to provide the travel and/or other services. In the event of any failure of the train/travel operator We will, but without any commitment to do so, attempt to obtain refunds and/or credits against future travel etc and to thereafter in the event of any refund and/or credit against future travel etc being made deal with same in an appropriate and fair manner to provide benefit for our Companions who had suffered loss. The manner in which any refund and/or credit etc shall be applied and our decision in that regard shall always be final.
      • The organisers of the Cannes Cannes Express assume no personal liability financial or otherwise to any Companions when purchasing a ticket, any other services and/or providing sponsorship and in participating in any activity of the Cannes Cannes Express every Companion accepts that they are solely responsible for their own personal and corporate financial commitment and in all respects in relation to their safety, security and/or liability to third parties and accordingly accept that any participation in the activities of the Cannes Cannes Express is entirely at their own risk.
      • The finances of the Cannes Cannes Express shall at all times be the sole responsibility of the Organisers who commit to administer those finances for the benefit of the Companions and with a view to ensuring that the Cannes Cannes Express can operate the objective as set out in 2.1 above. No Companion has any interest in nor right to participate in any funds that are held from time to time by the Organisers upon behalf of the Cannes Cannes Express.
      • In order to facilitate activities of the Cannes Cannes Express and to ensure commitment from Companions a Companion may be requested to pay a deposit in advance of any full arrangements being made for the proposed activity. The basis upon which any deposit is paid shall be set out to the Companion at the time of the deposit being paid.
      • It is the expectation that any Companion of the Cannes Cannes Express will act responsibly and reasonably in all of their dealings with the Organisers and/or their fellow Companions and/or in any dealings with third parties when participating in any of Our activities which expectation shall extend to offering and providing help and assistance where required for the Organisers and their fellow Companions. This relationship is both the ethos and the requirement of being accepted as and continuing as a Companion of the Cannes Cannes Express and it is the overall raison d’etre underpinning the intention and aims of the Organisers in the running of the Cannes Cannes Express. We request all Companions to maximise the benefits for fun and Networking provided by the Cannes Cannes Express and to that end in their partaking in activities of the Cannes Cannes Express to put foremost the benefits they can personally provide to the Cannes Cannes Express the Organisers and their fellow Companions.
      • It is the expectation that all Companions shall have fun and benefit from the Networking provided through Cannes Cannes Express activities and not get overly concerned or tied up (knickers in a twist) as to the basis of Our relationship.
      • The Cannes Cannes Express and the Orgainisers reserve the right to first approve the acceptance of any proposed Companion wishing to partake in the our activities and any proposed Companion will be rejected if they are not willing to abide by all of the above and in particular  1.i & j  above. Our decision in regard to acceptance of any Companion shall always be final.  Further, in the event of any Companion not adhering to the above and in particular 2.1.i & j We reserve the right to withdraw participation in any of the activities of the Cannes Cannes Express without making any refund or contribution to any activites that the Companion may have already paid for in whole or in part and Our decision shall be final and binding.
    • The Cannes Cannes Express is not a travel agency and does not operate as such and any Companion when paying for any Activity and/or providing Sponsorship wholly accepts that there is no contractual relationship giving rise to any duty or responsibility that would otherwise arise pursuant to the provision of any form of travel agency services.
    • The Organisers are not personally liable in law, and/or financially and/or otherwise for the operation of and/or any action and/or Activity of the Cannes Cannes Express and shall not be so held liable by any Companion nor do the Organisers accept any responsibility to Third Parties arising out of any Activity.
    • The Organisers reserve the right to appoint at any time one or more further Organisers and their decision is so appointing any Organiser shall be final. Further, an Organiser shall have the right to retire as an Organiser at any time and upon retirement any and all commitments of what ever nature to the Cannes Cannes Express and/or any Companion shall cease.  Any change in the identity of the Organisers shall take effect upon the same being published on the Website.
    • These Terms and Conditions may be altered and or varied by the Cannes Cannes Express at any time and any such alteration or variation shall take effect immediately the same is published on the Website and shall thereafter be applicable to all Activity.