Pure Ski Booking Conditions and Terms of Payment

I. THE CONTRACT
A contract shall be deemed to have been made between Pure Ski Ltd, and the booking client when The Client has confirmed requirements verbally or by telephone, letter or email and The Company have accepted such a booking- an invoice, email or other correspondence being proof of such acceptance.

II. DEPOSIT/FULL BALANCE
(a) A non-refundable deposit of 10% of the overall cost of the booking must be paid within seven days of the signed receipt of our letter of engagement / invoice, and the balance must be paid as stated on the front of the invoice, normally 8 weeks before the start of the event. (b) If the event booking is accepted within 8 weeks of an event then 100% of the overall price is due unless otherwise stated on the invoice or booking confirmation. (c) If these time limits are not adhered to The Company reserves the right to cancel and re-allocate all bookings, reservations or other related contracts without informing the client. (d) A standard surcharge of 2% will be charged to Clients wishing to pay by credit card and the client will be charged for any consequential losses made as a result of the cancellation. (e) We understand and will exercise our statutory right to claim interest and compensation for debt recovery costs under the late payment legislation if we are not paid according to the agreed credit terms according to the The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998, as amended and supplemented by the Late Payment of Commercial Debts Regulations 2002.

III. MATERIAL CHANGES
Any changes to itinerary, numbers of attendees, activities or other substantial changes made by the client to the booking will incur additional expenses. These will be invoiced for at the time of the client’s verbal or written instructions and payment is due within seven days of receipt of the each additional invoice.

IV. CANCELLATION
(a) Any cancellation of the booking or part of a booking by the Client must be made in writing and sent to the Company offices. (b) If any booking is cancelled by the Client, more than twenty one UK working days before the start date of the event, then the client shall be responsible for and reimburse The Company for any costs incurred directly by The Company, which exceed the 50% non refundable deposit. (c) If any booking is cancelled by the Client, less than twenty-one UK working days prior to the start date of the event, then the Client shall be liable to pay the Company the full contract value. (d) The Company reserves the right to levy an appropriate administration charge of up to 10% of the contract value for any cancellation by the client. (e) Should the event be cancelled or changed by Pure Ski Ltd. or suppliers, accommodation providers, promoters/organizers, an alternative of the same standard will be offered, if this is unavailable a full refund will be made. If the accommodation is unavailable and the client accepts accommodation of a lower standard then a full refund of the difference will be made. (f) Pure Ski Ltd. shall not be liable for any loss, damage or expense caused by cancellation of the Event or any part of the event because of government action, strike, civil commotion, national disaster or other force majeure, under any circumstances.

V. POSTPONEMENT
In the event of postponement by the Client, for whatever reason, an administration charge not more than 50% of the total cost shall be made, together with any charges levied by outside suppliers, accommodation providers or any other contracted parties. This charge will not be offset against the amount that is subsequently invoiced for future delivery of the postponed event.

VI. LIABILITY
(a) In all arrangements involving third parties The Company act only as the agent of the Client and no liability of any kind whatsoever shall be attached to The Company in connection with or arising from such arrangement with a third party and where possible Pure Ski Ltd will provide evidence of professional qualifications and/or liability insurance from the relevant third parties. (b) The liability of Pure Ski Ltd for any claim or claims for direct injury, loss or damage made by the Client against Pure Ski whether in contract or in tort (excluding negligence or fraud on the part of its staff or agents) arising out of or in connection with any defect in the Services or any act, omission, neglect or default (whether or not the same constitutes a fundamental breach of the Contract or the breach of a fundamental term thereof) of its staff or agents in the performance of the Contract (including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, breach of any condition or warranty whether express or implied by statute, common law or otherwise howsoever) shall be limited to £500,000. Pure Ski Ltd shall have no liability in respect of damage or loss to the property of the Client or any third parties attending an Event. (c) The Client will be responsible for arranging travel insurance to protect against severe weather affecting the accommodation and/or skiing conditions as well as loss of equipment and personal injuries. (d) If for reasons of ‘force majeure’ the Company is unable to deliver any accommodation or service described in the letter of engagement no liability or loss whatsoever shall accrue to the Company. (e) In cases of compensation or damage arising from non-performance or improper performance of the services involved in any of the Company’s contracts or packages , compensation for personal, including psychiatric injury and non-personal injury is limited to the by all relevant international conventions including but not limited to the Geneva Convention, the Warsaw Convention and the Athens Convention. (f) No employee, representative, agent or officer of Pure Ski Ltd shall be authorised to commit Pure Ski Ltd to any admission of liability whatsoever and Pure Ski Ltd shall not be bound by any such admission unless it is explicitly stated in writing and executed on behalf of Pure Ski Ltd.

VII. EXTRAS
All accounts for service and goods provided at any event, which are not specified in advance of the event or as part of an inclusive package are due for payment within seven days of receipt of invoice and are subject to a 15% handling charge plus VAT at the prevailing rate. This includes but is not limited to all expenditure undertaken by Company on the instructions of the Client.

VIII. AVAILABILITY
All events offered are subject to availability.

IX. LAW AND CONSTRUCTION
The contract of these terms and conditions shall be governed by English Law and Pure Ski Ltd and the client hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts in all matters regarding the contracts and these Terms and Conditions.