Terms and Co

 

DEFINITIONS

Capitalized terms used in these Standard Event Terms have the following meanings:

Applicant: each natural or legal person who has submitted a ticket or tickets to be a Participant in an Event organized by Hi School Fiesta;

Ticket Fee: the amount of the down payment owed by a person/school to Hi School Fiesta at the time of the conclusion of the Participation Agreement for his intent to take part in an Event;

Participant Form: is a form by which a potential Participant applies to take part in an Event;

Conditions of Participation: the conditions contained in the Participation Agreement, the Specific Event Terms (if applicable), these Standard Event Terms and the Rules & Regulations together;

Event: the event to be put on by or in cooperation with Hi School Fiesta, anywhere;

Exhibitor Portal: Hi School Fiesta online portal containing the main information about the Event for the Participants;

Participant: every natural or legal person who has bought a ticket to be a Participant in an Event and with whom Hi School Fiesta has entered into a Participation Agreement. The Participation Agreement shall enter into force once the Participant has received a ticket from Hi School Fiesta;

Participation Agreement: the agreement between the Participant and Hi School Fiesta on the basis of which the Participant is entitled to take part as such in the Event;

Participation Costs: the total costs payable by the Participant to Hi School Fiesta and comprising the ticket Fee, Stand Hire and, if applicable, Stand Build-up charge;

Parties: Hi School Fiesta and the Participant;

Rules & Regulations: the Hi School Fiesta Rules & Regulations which contain the rules applicable to all visitors to the events, including exhibitors and hirers, and can be found at www.hischoolfiesta.blogspot.com

Specific Event Terms: the Specific Terms applicable to an Event;

Standard Event Terms: these Standard Terms and Conditions for Event Participation issued by Hi School Fiesta which are applicable to all Participants;

Stand Build-up: the construction and fitting out of the Stand Space, including the provision of gas, water, water drainage, power supply, telephone and other data communication connections at the Stand Space;

Stand Build-up Rules: any written Stand Build-up Rules applicable to an Event;

Stand Hire: the costs of hiring such number of square metres of floor area as determined by Hi School Fiesta for a Stand Space and any costs of the Stand Space;

Stand Space: the stand and accompanying square metres hired by a Participant at an Event.

2 - APPLICATION

Intent to participate in an Event should be made by completing purchase of Hi School Fiesta ticket, which can be obtained directly from Hi School Fiesta representatives in hard copy. The red part of the completed ticket must be detached and submitted   to Hi School Fiesta representative.  The ticket must be completed by participant, the correct name and contact details of participant must be filled on the Form at the back of the ticket.

Hi School Fiesta will enter the data obtained from participants in a database kept by it for this purpose.

Participants which cannot be accepted immediately owing to lack of space may be put on a waiting list. A decision on these applications shall be made before the opening of the relevant Event. Stand Space that falls free as a result of cancellation will be allocated in the same manner.

Hi School Fiesta reserves the right to refuse a participant at its own discretion. Hi School Fiesta also reserves the right, as regards acceptance of participant, to grant priority to members of the associations or organizations acting as joint organizers.

If Hi School Fiesta refuses a participant, it will refund any payments (including down payments) and will refrain from collecting the ticket Fee.

The Participation Agreement is concluded solely by acceptance by Hi School Fiesta of the sale of ticket, whereupon the Applicant becomes a Participant. Acceptance shall be confirmed by Hi School Fiesta to the Participant by the ticket.

The Participant shall have the right to cancel the Participation Agreement, free of charge, until payment of the Application Fee is due as set out in the relevant invoice, usually 21 days (the Cancellation Term). The Participation Agreement may be cancelled during the Cancellation Term by sending an email to Hi School Fiesta at the email address specified in the Specific Event Terms. After the Cancellation Term, the Participation Agreement may only be terminated subject to payment the cancellation fee set out in article 3 below.

3 - CANCELLATION AND STAND REDUCTION

Requests by a Participant to cancel may be submitted in writing or by email. Hi School Fiesta may grant such a request on condition that the participant in any event pays the subsequent cancellation fee, which is based on a fixed percentage of the Participation Costs:

Upon cancellation more than 180 days before the first Event build-up day: 15% of the Participation Costs;

Upon cancellation in the period from 90 days before the first build-up day of the Event: 50% of the Participation Costs;

upon cancellation in the period from 45 to 30 days before the first build-up day of the Event: 75% of the Participation Costs;

Upon cancellation in the period from 30 to 15 days before the first build-up day of the Event: 100% of the Participation Costs;

Or such higher amount as is due in the Hi School Fiesta’s opinion as compensation for the costs incurred or yet to be incurred as a result of the cancellation or amendment. In the event of cancellation or change, the Participant will always owe the Application Fee to Hi School Fiesta.

The VAT owed on the fees referred to in this article will also be charged.

4 - CHANGES

In extenuating circumstances, Hi School Fiesta has the right to amend the dates and times of an Event as stated in the Specific Conditions, the Stand Space, stand type and/or stand location allocated to the Participant or, in exceptional circumstances, to change the concept of the Event or to cancel the Event. In such case, the Participant shall not be entitled to claim compensation for any costs and/or loss or damage incurred.

Changes to dates, times, Stand Space, stand type and/or stand location or to the concept of the Event do not entitle the Participant to cancel his application in whole or in part.

If the Event is cancelled, the Participation Agreement will lapse. In such case, Hi School Fiesta will refund all payments made by the Participant to Hi School Fiesta, with the exception of the discounts given to Schools by Hi School Fiesta in respect of the Event.  This refund will be made within 90 days after the date on which Hi School Fiesta has publicized the cancellation of the Event.

5 - ADMISSION PRICES AND ADMISSION TICKETS

Hi School Fiesta may fix an admission price for the Event which applies to all visitors.

Upon payment of their Fee, Participants will receive a number of admission tickets, specified in advance, which shall provide continuous admission to the Event. These admission tickets are personal and may not be sold on or used by persons other than the Participant.

6 - EVENT PROGRAMME AND PARTICIPANTS

The Specific Event Terms shall describe the goods and services which will be exhibited at the Event. Hi School Fiesta has the right to refuse goods and services or immediately remove goods and services - or arrange for their removal – from the Event without owing any compensation for such removal and without having to give reasons, even if the goods and services in question are as stated on the Application Form and/or in the Specific Event Terms. Any costs incurred in connection with such removal will be borne by the Participant.

For marketing purposes Hi School Fiesta  can take photographs and/or make film recordings of the Event and the Stand Spaces and persons present there. Hi School Fiesta will ask consent for this purpose if needed. Participants and staff engaged by them must permit publication and/or distribution of the photographs and recordings and indemnify Hi School Fiesta against any claims in this respect.

7. PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS

The Participant owes the Participation Costs specified in the Specific Event Terms and any other amounts specified in the Specific Event Terms. All amounts owed will be increased by the VAT due on them.

Hi School Fiesta  is entitled to set off payments made by a Participant, first of all against any outstanding debts owed to Hi School Fiesta.

8 - BUILD-UP

The Participant should construct and fit out the Stand Space on the stand location allocated to him and do so in accordance with the Conditions of Participation and any other instructions given by Hi School Fiesta.

If the Participant intends to build his own stand, he should submit a design of the Stand Space (in the form of a clear scale drawing or on the basis of a scale model accompanied by a single scale drawing) to Hi School Fiesta for approval no later than six weeks before the first build-up day of the Event. Hi School Fiesta has the right to withhold approval. In such a case the Participant should modify the design of the Stand Space within a period specified by Hi School Fiesta in such a way that approval can be granted after all.

9 - VACATION AND BREAKDOWN

When vacating, dismantling and cleaning Stand Space, the Participant must strictly comply with the relevant instructions given by Hi School Fiesta, including the Rules & Regulations. If the Participant fails to meet his obligations, Hi School Fiesta shall be entitled to dismantle and clean the Stand Space.

The Participant is obliged, after the end of the Event, to restore the hired Stand Space to its original state. Any damage to the Stand Space and/or the event Centre will be borne by the Participant.

The goods of the Participant that are still present in the event Centre after the period(s) referred to in article 10 be stored or destroyed at the expense and risk of the Participant.

10 - USE OF STAND SPACE AND CONVENTION CENTRE

Using and dismantling of the Stand Space (or arranging for it to be constructed, fitted out, used and dismantled) during such period(s) as are specified in the Specific Event Terms.

The Participant is obliged to strictly comply with the instructions given by or on behalf of Hi School Fiesta, the Municipality, the fire brigade and other authorities.

Gangways and paths must be kept completely free at all times. Hi School Fiesta is entitled to clear the paths and keep them clear (or arrange for this to be done) at the expense of the Participant.

Unless expressly agreed otherwise in writing with Hi School Fiesta, the Participant is not permitted to:

Hire out or part with possession of all or part of the Stand Space occupied by him to third parties, or exchange it with another Participant;

Keep the Stand Space occupied by him closed or unstaffed during the time in which the Event is open to visitors or to cover and/or remove the exhibited goods or part thereof;

Engage in activities which, in the opinion of Hi School Fiesta , cause damage to or detract from the Event as such, or one or more Participants, visitors, groups of visitors or third parties;

Engage in activities that cause damage or nuisance to Hi School Fiesta , Participants and/or visitors, namely noise nuisance, obstruction of light or view or nuisance in any other form;

Engage in activities that disrupt or are likely to disrupt fair competition;

project images, amplify speech by means of loudspeakers, and play music (live or otherwise) and/or make sounds that reach the limit of seventy-five decibels (75dB(A)) (measured at the perimeter of the Stand Space);

make changes in or to the Convention Centre, for instance by gluing, painting, hacking in, breaking, drilling, nailing or otherwise damaging floors, walls, ceilings, columns and so forth;

Offer or advertise - at or from the Stand Space - goods and services that are not listed by name in the application form or have been refused or removed on Hi School Fiesta’s instructions;

Sell goods or services without Hi School Fiesta’s written consent;

Exchange parts and accessories of exhibited goods (or arrange for their exchange) in the event Centre;

sell goods or services to consumers without giving them the right to return a product that is unfit for purpose and receive back the purchase price or to have an unfit product repaired or to exchange it for a product that is fit for purpose;

Place or hand out goods and/or advertising material (flyers) of any kind whatsoever outside the Stand Space occupied by him;

Use the partition walls of the adjacent Stand Spaces;

Exhibit or otherwise use open, flowing, sprayed and/or atomized liquids at or in the vicinity of the Stand Space during the Event, without Hi School Fiesta’s written approval;

Have any flammable or explosive substances, gases and hazardous goods (including chemical pesticides and insecticides), foul-smelling substances or radioactive sources in the event Centre and/or have any open fires;

bring food and/or drinks into the event Centre or cause the same to be done, and/or stock or sell them and/or distribute them free of charge, unless they have been purchased from Hi School Fiesta and unless this is done in accordance with the provisions of the applicable laws and regulations;

Organize lotteries and hold competitions without Hi School Fiesta’s consent; if a Participant has such consent, he must strictly comply with the applicable laws and regulations;

Conduct or arrange for surveys among visitors to and Participants in the Event, other than within his own Stand Space.

11 - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

The Participant is not permitted to display, offer and/or sell any goods or services in the event Centre which infringe another person's intellectual property rights. For this purpose intellectual property rights are deemed to include any patent, trademark, design right, copyright, know-how or domain name (or application for the same).

If infringement has been established in a judicial ruling, Hi School Fiesta  is entitled to remove the goods concerned (or have them removed) at the expense and risk of the Participant, deny the Participant access to the Event and take whatever other measures that it considers necessary, without prejudice.

Hi School Fiesta is the owner of the intellectual property rights relating to the Event. Hi School Fiesta may grant written permission to Participants and other third parties to use these intellectual property rights in such manner as Hi School Fiesta may direct.

12 - CATALOGUE

Hi School Fiesta may, for the purposes of the Event, publish a catalogue or set up an internet site (or arrange for this to be done) describing the Participants present during the Event and their goods and services. The Participants are obliged to provide the requisite information to Hi School Fiesta for this purpose. Neither Hi School Fiesta nor any third parties engaged by it will be liable for errors, defects or omissions in the catalogue and/or on the Internet site, unless there has been intent or deliberate recklessness on the part of Hi School Fiesta (and/or third parties engaged by it).

13 - RISK AND LIABILITY

Goods of a Participant, including their packaging, present in the event Centre are at the expense and risk of the Participant. Hi School Fiesta does not concern itself with the security or insurance of the goods.

The Participant is responsible for obtaining the requisite licenses and permits for his participation in the Event and for Event-related activities as well as for complying with the laws and regulations applicable to his activities.

Hi School Fiesta  is not liable for any loss or damage suffered directly or indirectly by a Participant, by his personnel, by persons working on the instructions of the Participant, by the holders of admission tickets issued to the Participant or by his visitors, unless in case of gross negligence of willful intent on the part of Hi School Fiesta .

The Participant indemnifies Hi School Fiesta against any and all claims that third parties may bring against Hi School Fiesta in connection with its acts or omissions.

Hi School Fiesta shall not be obliged to intervene in any disputes to which it is not party, with the exception of article 11. Including but not limited to disputes between Participants and disputes between Participants and visitors.

Any liability of Hi School Fiesta is limited to the amount paid out under the terms of Hi School Fiesta’s liability insurance, provided always that, in the absence of cover, Hi School Fiesta’s liability is limited to the Participation Costs owed by the Participant on the basis of his application.

14 - NON-PERFORMANCE

Where a Participant, his personnel, persons working for or on the instructions of the Participant and holders of admission tickets issued to the Participant act in breach of any provision of the Conditions of Participation or fail to follow an instruction given by or on behalf of Hi School Fiesta , Hi School Fiesta is entitled, without recourse to the courts and, where necessary, at the expense of the Participant, to take whatever measures it sees fit, including but not limited to the following:

Terminate all or part of the Participation Agreement, without the need for prior notice of default; and/or

Cancel the admission tickets issued to the Participant and bar the person(s) concerned from the Event and/or the event Centre with immediate effect; and/or

Cancel or discontinue the build-up of the Stand Space, close or vacate all or part of the Stand Space (or arrange for this to be done), and dispose of the Stand Space thus released or left unoccupied; and/or

Keep possession of, store and, if necessary, destroy the goods of the Participant and anything constructed or installed by the Participant; and/or

Exclude the Participant concerned from participating in the Event and any other Events to be organized; and/or

If the Participant fails to pay the Participation Costs on time or in full, charge the statutory commercial interest and extrajudicial costs of collection on the amount of the claim(s);

Notwithstanding Hi School Fiesta’s right to claim full compensation for any loss or damage suffered and/or yet to be suffered.