GTC, DISCLAIMER, PRIVACY POLICY

General Terms & Conditions

 

I. Scope

 

The following terms of business apply to contracts for the sale of admission tickets (hereinafter referred to as Tickets) on the internet between the Bridge to Success Group (hereinafter referred to as BTS) and the purchaser of such Tickets (hereinafter referred to as Customer). Counter-confirmations by Customer quoting its own terms of business or terms of purchasing are hereby rejected. Changes to BTS's general terms of business shall only be valid if they have been confirmed in writing by BTS.

 

II. Contract Conclusion

 

Customer submits a binding offer by sending its purchase order. Customer hereby waives its right to receive any acceptance of the order. The contract will be concluded when BTS sends the respective Invoice to the Customer.

 

III. Contract Fulfilment by Customer

 

The prices of Tickets are shown on the relevant website “www.bridge-to-success.com”. The prices shown on the website are net prices (excluding VAT). In any VAT is applicable this will be displayed in the concrete Invoice that will be sent to the Customer. The prices shown on the website at the time the purchase order is placed shall be definitive. The purchase price shall be due for payment immediately upon conclusion of the contract. Customer shall pay the amount specified in its purchase order by money transfer (if additional cost for the international transfer occur, they must be buried by the Customer), direct debit if payment by direct debit is possible on the relevant website. BTS will accept the credit cards if listed so on the website. Fulfilment shall not take place in both cases until the amount has been credited to BTS's account.

 

IV. Contract Fulfilment by BTS

 

Customer will receive an email from BTS with the Ticket for it to print, a so-called Print@home Ticket. Access to the respective event will only be possible with this Print@home Ticket. Print@home Tickets are not returnable once they have been purchased. The only Exclusion are the so called Pre-Approved Tickets (see paragraph V).

BTS is entitled to change program details, locations, speakers or attendees at any time or to cancel them without substitution or notice. The customer shall not be entitled to any compensation or reimbursement of expenses as a result of any change or cancelling of program details, locations, speakers or attendees.

 

V. Pre-Approved Tickets

 

Pre-Approved Tickets include the option for a refund of the full Ticket Price in case that BTS is unable to identify a potential partner for the Customer. Potential Partner means a Company which is willing to enter into cooperation discussions in the UAE (immediately before, during or after the congress) after a Presentation by BTS. Presentation by BTS means that the identified potential partner has been introduced to the project by receiving a fact sheet and that BTS has explained the project by telephone or zoom call. Willingness to enter into cooperation discussions means that the potential partner has expressed its interest in discussing the specific cooperation option (mentioned by the Customer in its fact sheet) with the customer. This Expression does not need to contain any concrete commitments (for example, in the form of concrete cooperation or financing commitments, confirmations, promises etc.) – see also paragraph VI. The feedback is provided to the customer at least three weeks prior to the event. In case that no potential partner can be acquired for the customer, the customer can decide within one week after receiving the feedback not to participate in the congress and will receive his ticket price back (no later than 6 weeks after the end of the event). After expiry of this week, this right of withdrawal  expires definitively. BTS is not liable for damages and disadvantages to Customers arising from the withdrawel of the event – in particular (but not exclusively), claims for reimbursement of travel or accommodation expenses or other expenses or costs in preparation of the congress are excluded. The aforementioned right of any withdrawal is not effective on any other agreements between BTS and the Customer (such as sponsoring agreements etc.) and therefore does not effect the enforcement of those agreements.

 

VI. Disclaimer

 

By organizing the Event, BTS does not guarantee any specific result for the Participants, such as Investment or Financing Agreements etc. Furthermore, BTS does not intend to invite or induce any Participants to engage in any investment activity or to constitute financial promotions for the purposes of the United Arab Emirates (hereinafter referred to as UAE) regulatory regime. The Events are in no way intended (and therefore no right for such an issue on the side of the customer exists), directly or indirectly as an attempt to market or offer to invest, participate, buy, sell or a solicitation of an offer to sell, any type of financial instrument, by any person in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation is not authorized, or in which the person making such an offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so, or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer or solicitation. Any information provided at or in connection with the Events may or may not have been prepared or endorsed by BTS but is made available without responsibility on the part of the BTS. No responsibility is accepted by or on behalf of BTS for any errors, omissions, or inaccurate information. All information provided at or in connection with the Events is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind. BTS does not make any representations and disclaims to the extent permitted by law all express, implied and statutory warranties of any kind in relation to any information provided at or in connection with the Events, including warranties as to accuracy, timeliness, completeness, performance or fitness for a particular purpose. No action should be taken or omitted to be taken, and BTS accepts no liability for the results of any action taken or omitted, in reliance upon information provided at or in connection with the Events. Such information is not offered as advice on any particular matter and must not be treated as a substitute for specific advice. In particular, it is not offered as and does not constitute legal, tax, regulatory, professional, financial or investment advice and must not be used as a basis for making investment decisions. Advice from a suitably qualified professional should always be sought in relation to any particular matter or circumstances. Third party advertisements are clearly labelled as such. BTS does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of any third-party advertisement at or in connection with the Event.

 

VII. Covid-19-Regulations

 

BTS is entitled to require the customer to wear an FFP-2 mask in the entire event area in accordance with the official directives or statutory regulations in force at the time of the event.

 

BTS is entitled to register visitors who enter the event area in accordance with the official regulations or statutory provisions in force at the time of the event, in order to enable the identification of contacts in the event of a subsequently identified COVID 19 case among visitors.

 

BTS is entitled to permit a customer to attend the event only if the customer submits appropriate proof of a negative result of a COVID-19 test, a complete vaccination against COVID-19 or the existence of a previous infection with the coronavirus SARS -CoV-2, in accordance with the official directives or statutory regulations in force at the time of the event.

 

Excluded from visiting the event are

 

•     Persons with contact to COVID-19 cases within the last 14 days.

 

•     Persons with acute, non-specific general symptoms and re-spiratory symptoms of any severity.

 

•     persons under quarantine.

 

Customers who are excluded from attending the event for the reasons given above remain obliged to pay the ticket fee and are therefore not entitled to a refund of the ticket fee paid. Further claims are excluded.

 

In order to ensure compliance with the protective and hygiene measures prescribed by law, BTS is entitled to restrict the number of persons in the entire event area or parts thereof. BTS may therefore temporarily deny customers access to the entire event area or parts thereof. In this case, the provisions of paragraph X shall apply.

 

VIII. Cancellation Information for Consumers – Exclusion of the potential Right to Cancel

 

Only persons who participate in the event in their function as a representative of their company or organization and not as a simple consumer are admitted to the event. By ordering the ticket the customer assures this function. BTS has no possibility and no obligation to check this fact, but is entitled assume this function with the registration by the Customer. For this reason, any rules Consumer Protection Regulation (specially not the right to cancel the order within 14 days) are not applicable.

 

IX. Liability

 

BTS shall accept liability for malice and gross negligence. In the event of minor negligence, BTS shall only be liable for breach of major contract duties, in particular the main obligations under the contract. In the event of minor negligence, BTS shall accept liability for typically foreseeable damages, but not for consequential damages and subject to a maximum of two times the value of the purchase order. BTS's liability for damages resulting from death, physical injury or health impairment caused by negligent breach of duty by the user or malicious or negligent breach of duty by a legal representative or agent of the user shall be excluded from the above limitations of liability.

 

BTS is only the organizer of the event. For any form of damage not caused to the customer by the direct organization of the event, in particular (but not exclusively) by the location (e.g. hotel operator or travel agent) or by other subcontractors, the customer must address them directly. BTS is not and cannot be made liable for this.

 

X. Force Majeure, Cancellation of the Event

 

If BTS or his subcontractors are compelled, as a result of force majeure or other circumstances beyond its control, to vacate one or more areas temporarily or for longer periods, or to postpone or curtail the congress, the Customers do not thereby acquire the right to withdraw, cancel or reduce payment, nor do they have any other claims against BTS, in particular claims for damages. The same applies if the Costumer cannot participate in the event. Tickets are not transferable.

 

If BTS cancels the event because it cannot hold the event as a result of force majeure or other circumstances beyond its control, or because it has become unreasonable for the BTS to hold the event, BTS is not liable for damages and disadvantages to Customers arising from the cancellation of the event.

 

XI. Right to Exchange Tickets due to travel Restrictions

 

The customer shall have the right to exchange his ticket in cases where there are legal or regulatory provisions stipulating that no one may leave or enter the United Arab Emirates (hereinafter referred to as UAE) from the country or part of the country in which the customer resides at a certain time within a period of four weeks prior to the first day of the event; or that anyone entering the UAE from the country or part of the country in which the customer resides quarantines himself immediately after entry. In this case, the customer may exchange his/her current ticket for the ticket (of the same category) for the subsequent congress to be held by BTS.

 

Also, in those cases where legal or regulatory provisions that are indefinite in time or are in effect at least until the day after the last day of the event stipulate that no person who has been in the UAE or the part of the UAE where the event took place at any time during the duration of the event may leave the UAE or enter the country or part of the country where such customer resides, or that anyone who has been in the UAE or the part of the UAE where the event took place at any time during the duration of the event and who may enter the country or part of the country where such customer resides is immediately quarantined upon entry, the customer may have his current ticket exchanged for the ticket (of the same category) for the subsequent convention by BTS.

 

BTS cannot be held liable for all forms of costs and expenses that the customer has already incurred or will have to incur in order to attend the subsequent congress.

 

XII. Exploitation rights

 

BTS has the exclusive exploitation rights for all image and sound recordings made by BTS or its subcontractors of speakers, participants and visitors at the congress.

 

The same applies in particular to the subsequent use of the content in publications by BTS. The persons concerned are not entitled to a fee or claim for expenses for this. There is also no right to post-process any recordings, transcripts or images.

 

XIII. Place of Performance and Place of Jurisdiction

 

The place of jurisdiction for all legal disputes arising from the contract is Abu Dhabi, UAE. Place of performance for all obligations arising from this contract is Abu Dhabi, UAE.

 

XIV. Applicable Law

 

The laws of the UAE shall be exclusively applicable; the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods shall be excluded.

 

XV. Exclusion of Liability of the Registrar of the Website

 

Although the website "bridge-to-success.com" is registered in Germany, the domain has been leased to BTS based in the UAE. BTS is solely responsible for the content, the event and all operations resulting from it. The registrar is a third party and therefore cannot be held responsible or liable for this, what the customer hereby acknowledges.

 

XVI. Concluding Provision

 

If one or more provisions in this contract should be or become invalid in whole or in part, the remainder of the contract shall remain in force. Any invalid provisions shall be replaced by provisions which come as close as possible to the objective intended by the parties.

 

 

© 30. November 2021