GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS | SOAVE'S EVENTS VISITORS
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Chapter 1
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General
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Chapter 2
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Visiting Events
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Chapter 3
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The purchase of Tickets and products and/or services of Third Parties
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Chapter 4
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Final provisions
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CHAPTER 1 | GENERAL
ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS
“General Terms and Conditions”:
These general terms and conditions, which apply to every legal relationship between a Visitor and an Organiser with regard to the visiting of an Event with a Ticket, the purchase of a Ticket and the related purchase of a product and/or service (of Third Parties) on the Website;
“Visitor”:
The visitor of an Event, or the person who buys a product and/or service (of Third Parties) related to an Event on the Website, according to the meaning of the provisions of these General Terms and Conditions. The Visitor is always a consumer who is not acting in the course of a profession or running of a business, or on behalf of these, and is the party designated by law as the “other party” in Section 6:231(c) of the Dutch Civil Code;
“Third Party(s)”:
Every party that sells a product or provides a service related to the Event, not being the Organiser or otherwise part of Soave B.V.;
“Event”:
Any event organised by the Organiser in the Netherlands at its own expense and risk and for which this Organiser uses these terms and conditions in relation to Visitors;
“Organiser”:
The company related to the Event as referred to in Article 2.2, that is user of these General Terms and Conditions on the grounds of section 6:231 sub b Dutch Civil Code in relation to the Visitor for whom this company is responsible in every respect and the contracting party of the Visitor. The Organiser has activities of its own, such as the Website and/or Event.
“Ticket”:
An admission ticket that provides the Visitor the right to attend an Event. This can either be a physical ticket or a digital ticket with barcode;
“Website”:
Each website of the Organiser as exploited and offered by the legal entity concerned, on which the Visitor can find information about an Event and on which or through which the Visitor can buy Tickets and related products and/or services (of Third Parties);
ARTICLE 2. ACCESSIBILITY AND APPLICATION OF THESE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
2.1 The General Terms and Conditions are applicable if the visitor visits an Event with a Ticket, purchases a Ticket and/or a related product or service (of Third Parties) on the Website. The terms and conditions are declared applicable prior to the Visitor’s purchase of a Ticket and/or product or service. By purchasing a Ticket and/or by visiting an Event with a Ticket, the Visitor accepts these General Terms and Conditions. The General Terms and Conditions also apply if the Ticket, regardless of the manner, was acquired through a third party.
2.2 The Organiser is Soave B.V. and is registered on Eendrachtsweg 42, 3012 LD, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. This is also the visiting address of the Organiser. The Chamber of Commerce number of the Organiser is 80657486. The VAT number of the Organiser is NL 86 17 51 94 2B 01. The Organiser can be contacted during office hours on the following telephone number: +316 216 478 90. In addition, the Organiser is available via email via the following email address: hello@soaverecords.com.
2.3 The General Terms and Conditions are electronically available on the Website and the Visitor is able to store the terms and conditions in order to access them at a later point in time within the meaning of section 6:243 sub 2 Dutch Civil Code.
2.4 The Organiser refers to the general terms and conditions in the Ticket Shop of an Event. The Visitor can also access the General Terms and Conditions at the moment of entering the Event, as these General Terms and Conditions – or at least an excerpt thereof – will be made available at the entrance of the Event.
2.5 During the purchase of a product and/or service (of Third Parties) and/or a Ticket on the Website, the Visitor has the possibility to access the General Terms and Conditions before he proceeds to conclude the agreement electronically.
2.6 These General Terms and Conditions solely apply to private persons and specifically exclude parties acting in their capacity as professional contracting parties in relation to the Organiser. The legal relationship between the Organiser and a professional contracting party is subject to alternative terms and conditions.
ARTICLE 3. AMENDMENT OR ADDITION TERMS AND CONDITIONS
3.1 The Organiser is at all times entitled to amend or complement the General Terms and Conditions. The amended version will in that case be published on the Website. As of the date of publication, the amended terms and conditions will be applicable. If an amendment or addition significantly affects the rights or obligations of the Visitor, the Organiser will either notify the Visitor of the amended terms and conditions by way of email or by clearly bringing it to the Visitors attention during the visit of the Event and/or the Website.
3.2 If the Visitor visits the Event and/or purchases a Ticket (of Third Parties) on the Website after amendment of or addition to the General Terms and Conditions, the Visitor thereby irrevocably accepts the amended or complemented General Terms and Conditions. If the Visitor does not wish to accept these amended or complemented General Terms and Conditions, the Visitor must immediately cease the use and visitation of the Website and/or Event(s) or the purchase of the Tickets (provided by Third Parties) on the Website.
CHAPTER 2 | VISITING EVENTS
ARTICLE 4. TICKET
4.1 Access to the Event is only obtained by showing a valid and undamaged Ticket. People wishing to enter the Event may be requested and will then be obliged to show proof of identity due to checks on the age limit (if applicable). In the event, after entry, the Visitor leaves the Event or its location, the Ticket will automatically lose its validity.
4.2 People younger than 18 will simply be refused entry to the Event, unless explicitly otherwise determined by the Organiser, for example in case a different legal drinking age is used, in which case the Organiser will not be obliged to refund the amount of the Ticket.
4.3 Tickets are and remain the property of the Organiser. The Ticket gives the holder the right to attend the Event. Access is given only to the first holder of the Ticket scanned at the entrance of the Event. The Organiser may presuppose that the holder of this Ticket is also the person who has a right to it. The Organiser is not obliged to perform any further verification of Tickets. The Visitor must take responsibility for ensuring that he is and remains the (sole) holder of the Ticket issued by the Organiser or by an advance sales address that it has engaged.
4.4 As of the time that the Ticket has been provided to the Visitor, the Visitor bears the risk of any loss, theft, damage or misuse of the Ticket. The Ticket is only supplied once and gives access to only one person.
4.5 The Organiser reserves the right to set a maximum on the number of Tickets to be ordered by a Visitor, in that case the Visitor is obliged to comply with such maximum number.
4.6 Solely purchases at the authorized (pre)sale addresses or with the Organiser guarantee the validity of the Tickets. The burden of proof in this regard rests on the Visitor. The Ticket may consist of a barcode provided to the Visitor via electronic communication (e-mail). In the event the Visitor has chosen to receive the Ticket in this manner, the Visitor must ensure that the Ticket can be provided by electronic communication and that it can be provided in a safe manner. Organiser cannot guarantee the confidentiality of the issued Ticket or guarantee the receipt of the admission ticket. Scanning the Ticket from a mobile device of the Visitor is done at the sole risk of the Visitor. Organiser cannot be held liable in the event the Ticket cannot be scanned and the Visitor is not entitled to a refund of the amount of the Ticket and/or compensation in this case.
ARTICLE 5. PROHIBITION AGAINST RESALE, ETC.
5.1 Tickets for the Event may not in any way be resold by the Visitor in the context of commercial purposes.
5.2 The Organiser may appoint an authorized resale platform (e.g. an additional official sales channel) for Tickets for the Event, which could be an online secondary ticket marketplace. Reselling Tickets on any sales channels other than the ones appointed by the Organiser is strictly forbidden. Access to the Event may be refused for a Visitor holding a Ticket purchased from an unauthorized source. The Organiser cannot be held liable nor can any damages be claimed resulting from the sale or purchase of a Ticket (including the validity of a Ticket) for the Event via any sales channel.
5.3 The Visitor is not allowed to make any type of advertising or any other kind of publicity relating to the event or any part of it.
5.4 The Visitor who transfers on his Ticket to a third party is obliged to impose on the one to whom he transfers the Ticket the obligations that rest on him as Visitor, as reflected in these General Terms and Conditions. Transferor remains responsible vis-à-vis the Organiser for the compliance of this person with the same obligations.
5.5 If the Visitor does not comply with his obligations as reflected in the preceding paragraphs of this article and/or cannot guarantee them, the Visitor will forfeit to the Organiser an immediately payable penalty of € 10,000,- per violation and € 5,000,- for each day that the violation has continued or continues, without prejudice to the Organiser’s additional right to demand compliance from the Visitor and/or compensation of loss suffered or to be suffered.
5.6 Should the Visitor not comply with the provisions of these General Terms and Conditions, the Organiser is entitled to invalidate/cancel the Tickets or refuse the Visitor (further) access to the Event without the Visitor being entitled to reimbursement of the amount that he has paid the Organiser, directly or via an advance sales address, for the Ticket (including service fees). The holders of any such Tickets will be denied entry to the Event, without any right to compensation.
ARTICLE 6. SEARCHES AND CAMERA SURVEILLANCE
6.1 The Organiser is entitled to search or arrange for Visitors to the Event to be searched before entering and/or during the Event. If the Visitor refuses to be searched, he may be refused entry to the Event or may be immediately removed from the Event, without any right to a refund of the amount of the Ticket.
6.2 Cameras may be available that make recordings of the area/the venue where the Event takes place, for the purpose of surveillance and safety.
ARTICLE 7. PROHIBITED ITEMS
7.1 At the risk of confiscation, a Visitor may not bring, either for himself or another person - or have in his possession - at the Event venue, any professional photography-, film-, drone-, sound- and/or other recording equipment of any nature, glassware, plastic bottles, (alcoholic) beverages, selfie sticks that if extended are longer than 1.5 meter and/or constructions that are not intended for that purpose, food, drugs (among others drugs that are listed on list I and II of the Opium Act), nitrous oxide (cartridges), cans, fireworks, animals, weapons and/or dangerous objects (including - but not limited to - spray cans or CS gas) or use such items prior to or during an Event. The venue of the Event may apply other and/or additional policies which apply to this article and the Event, which in that case also applies to the Event. Confiscated items will not be returned.
7.2 Any Visitor who breaches this prohibition may moreover be refused entry or further access without any right to a refund of the amount of the Ticket, or may be removed from the Event and/or handed over to the police. The Organiser has the right to destroy the confiscated items.
ARTICLE 8. REFUSAL OF ENTRY
8.1 The Organiser reserves the right to refuse specific people entry or further access to the Event or to remove them from the Event and/or hand the Visitor over to the police if it deems this necessary for maintaining public order and safety during the Event and/or there is a violation of an article from these General Terms and Conditions. This also applies if a Visitor wears or carries clothing, texts or signs which, in the opinion of the Organiser, may be offensive, discriminating, insulting to or cause aggression or unrest among other Visitors or does not comply with dress code as specified by the Organiser, as well as to undressing during the Event (including but not limited, for instance, to exposing the upper part of the body). Even if an Ticket is likely to be counterfeit, the Organiser is entitled to refuse to admit the holder of this Ticket to the event without the Visitor or this holder being able to claim any compensation for any loss that this may cause him or restitution of the amount of the Ticket.
ARTICLE 9. FILM AND VIDEO IMAGES
9.1 Recording the Event in a professional and/or commercial form, including photographing, filming, making sound and/or image recordings, as well as reprinting and/or copying from the programme booklet, posters and other printed materials is not permitted without the express, prior and written consent of the Organiser.
9.2 In the event registrations have been made of part of the Event by the Visitor using non-professional recording equipment (such as a smartphone), these registrations are strictly for their own use and may not be used and/or made available to the public commercially in any way.
ARTICLE 10. OWN RISK / LIABILITY
10.1 The Visitor enters the Event venue and attends the Event at his own risk. Organiser cannot be held liable for any damage which the Visitor has suffered in this regard.
10.2 The Visitor is expressly aware that loud music will be played during the Event. The Organiser advises Visitors to occasionally give their hearing a rest during the Event by going to an area where no music is being played and to wear ear protection at all times. Organiser accepts no liability for hearing loss, damage to sight, blindness and/or other bodily injury and/or damage of goods, such as but not limited to clothing, whether or not brought by other visitors to the Event.
10.3 Organiser is solely liable for damage to the Visitor resulting from a shortcoming attributable to the Organiser. The total liability of Organiser is always limited to the compensation for the reasonable, demonstrable and direct out-of-pocket damage and costs of the Visitor, provided that this liability is always limited to the amount covered by the legal liability insurance of the Organiser.
10.4 Liability of Organiser for indirect damage, including consequential loss, intangible damage, loss of profits, lost savings and / or damage due to company stagnation is excluded.
10.5 The Visitor is obliged to report any damages to the Organiser within 48 hours of the Event via the email address as referred to in
Article 2.2, on penalty of expiry for any claim of damages.
10.6 In the event the Organiser directly or indirectly engages subordinates, non-subordinates, assistants, third parties or other persons for the performance of the agreement, any liability of the Organiser pursuant to article 6:76, article 6:171 and article 6:172 of the civil code are excluded and Organiser is not liable for damages caused by these persons.
10.7 The Visitor shall indemnify the Organiser for all claims of third parties in respect of damages for which the Visitor is liable against such third parties under the law. The Visitor shall compensate Organiser for any damage, including all legal costs incurred by Organiser, resulting from any claim from those third parties.
ARTICLE 11. PROGRAMME
11.1 The Organiser will aim for the Event programme to be carried out in accordance with the announced schedule as far as possible. It is however not liable for deviations from this schedule and any resultant damage to Visitors and/or third parties. The Organiser is not liable for the content of the Event programme or how it is performed, expressly including the length of the programme/performances by artists. The starting time mentioned on the Ticket is subject to change.
ARTICLE 12. FURTHER RULES
12.1 The Visitor to the Event is obliged to comply with the regulations, internal rules, any amendments thereof and the instructions of the Organiser, the transport firm that runs the shuttle bus, the operators of the parking space, the operators of the Event venue, the security staff, fire brigade, police and other authorised parties. Security cameras may be present at the Event venue.
12.2 If the Visitor fails to comply with an order or breaches a rule prohibiting certain behaviour, he will be immediately removed by the security staff. Specific rules may apply to the site or venue of any Event and will be announced or published on site. If possible, these rules will also be published in advance on the Website.
ARTICLE 13. CANCELLING OR MOVING THE EVENT IN CASE OF FORCE MAJEURE
13.1 In case of force majeure in the broadest sense, which in this regard also includes the illness and/or withdrawal of the artist(s), strikes, terrorist threat, decision to cancel by the competent authority, fire, bad weather conditions, etc., the Organiser will be entitled to move the Event to another date or location or to cancel the Event.
13.2 The Organiser will not be responsible for damage arising from moving or cancelling the Event, as referred to above. If the Event is moved or cancelled, as referred to above, the Organiser will publicise this fact as far as possible in the manner that it deems appropriate, including among others through mentioning the applicable terms for a refund on the Website. The Organiser is only obliged in case of full cancellation to refund the admission fee as mentioned on the Ticket, but not the service fees and any incurred travel and accommodation costs, to the Visitor at his request. This applies in the event the Ticket was bought by the Visitor at the authorized (pre)sale addresses of the Organiser, and is not applicable in the event the Visitor bought the Ticket at any other sales platform, including but not limited to online secondary ticket marketplaces.
13.3 The (partial) refund will only be made, within a reasonable period after the date of the cancelled Event, if the Visitor produces a valid, undamaged Ticket which proves that it was bought by the Visitor, in the manner stipulated and announced by the Organiser (or the party that processed the Ticket payment) by means of channels that it will announce.
13.4 In the event the Event has to be cancelled due to or in connection with force majeure, the Organiser will be required to refund only a part of the fee as specified on the Ticket, or, failing that, only a part of the amount of the Ticket that the Visitor has paid via the authorized (pre)sale addresses. Service fees or other damages will not be refunded. Neither is the Visitor able to claim (replacement) access to a different event.
13.5 In the event the Event is rescheduled by the Organiser due to force majeure, the Ticket will remain valid for the new date that the Event is moved to. If the Visitor is not able to attend the Event on the new date, he is entitled to submit his Ticket at the (pre) sale address against refund of the amount of the Ticket (excluding service fees) that the Visitor has paid via the authorized (pre)sale addresses. This refund will only take place if the Visitor is able to deliver a valid and undamaged Ticket on time to the (pre)sale address, as specified on the Website.
13.6 The buyer or visitor is not entitled to a refund of his/her purchase price if the buyer himself or one of the visitors for whom the buyer buys a ticket (and/or other product) is not vaccinated, has not recovered from Covid-19 within 6 months before start of the event, or can’t present a negative test for entry, if required by government measures to gain entry to this event.
ARTICLE 14. IMAGE AND SOUND RECORDINGS
14.1 The performers and/or Organiser is for commercial purposes authorised to make or arrange for image and/or sound recordings to be made of the Event and the Visitors to the Event and to reproduce and/or publicise or arrange for the publication of these recordings in any form and in any manner. By obtaining an Ticket to the Event and/or entering the Event venue, the Visitor unconditionally consents to the aforementioned recordings being made and to the processing, publication and use thereof, in the broadest sense, without the Organiser or any of its affiliated companies being liable to pay any compensation to them at any time.
14.2 The Visitor hereby irrevocably renounces any interest that he could have in the aforementioned recordings. Insofar as the Visitor has any copyright, neighbouring rights and/or portrait rights to the aforementioned recordings, he hereby unreservedly assigns these rights to the Organiser and hereby irrevocably renounces his personality rights and/or will not invoke these rights. In the event this transfer is not legally valid in advance, the Visitor is obliged at first request of the Organiser to give written notice of said permission and/or sign a deed of transfer to transfer these rights for free to the Organiser.
ARTICLE 15. SMOKEFREE EVENT
15.1 It is not permitted for the Visitor to (e)smoke anywhere on an Event that is organised by the Organiser on an inside location.
The Organiser will take reasonable steps to make Visitors aware of the smokefree nature of the Event, but cannot warrant that the Event will be entirely smokefree. The Visitor will not be entitled under any circumstances to a refund of the amount of the Ticket or to any other compensation if the Event is not entirely smokefree.
15.2 If a ban or command on smoking is breached, the security staff can to the extent possible immediately remove the Visitor insofar as possible and any fines imposed on the Organiser because of the Visitor’s breach will be recovered from the Visitor.
ARTICLE 16. TOKENS
16.1 Tokens purchased during an Event will only be valid for that Event. The Organiser is not obliged to refund the purchase price of tokens after the Event. If an Event venue uses different methods, the general terms and conditions of the Event venue will apply with regard to payment options during and after the Event. These conditions may differ from what is stated in this article of the General Terms and Conditions.
CHAPTER 3 | THE PURCHASE OF TICKETS AND PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES OF THIRD PARTIES
ARTICLE 17. PURCHASE OF TICKETS
17.1 If the Visitor purchases a Ticket for an Event of the Organiser, the payment and delivery for this Ticket will usually be handled for the Organiser by a third party, such as Eventix. This third party may apply its own terms and conditions which are applicable to the payment and delivery of the Ticket. The Organiser is not responsible for the content of these terms and conditions.
17.2 The Organiser that manages the Website is in no way liable for errors, malfunctions or defects in or upon payment by this third party(s) to the Website and/or to the third party website.
17.3 The Visitor can not return the purchased Ticket, because an exception for the right of withdrawal applies on the grounds of section 6:230p under e Dutch Civil Code. By purchasing a Ticket, the Visitor enters into an agreement with the Organiser to perform a service for leisure activities – the Event – whereby the contract includes a specific point in time for performing the service, namely the specific date and time of the Event. Prior to purchasing a Ticket, the Visitor is informed about the exclusion of the right of withdrawal via the Website.
CHAPTER 4 | FINAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 18. FORCE MAJEURE
Notwithstanding its possible other rights, the Organiser is entitled in case of force majeure to postpone the performance of any agreement or to terminate it out of court, without being liable to pay any compensation. Force majeure includes any breach that cannot be attributed to the Organiser, because it is not accountable by law, a legal act or according to generally accepted standards, as is set out in Article 13.
ARTICLE 19. LIABILITY
19.1 The Organiser will not be responsible under any circumstances towards the Visitor or third parties for errors, limited information or details on any Website except in case of intent or wilful recklessness towards the Visitor. The Organiser or Third Parties involved in the performance of any service or agreement will not be liable under any circumstances for damage, costs, lost profits, losses, consequential damage, loss of privacy or loss of data for any direct or indirect use or functioning of the Website.
19.2 The Organiser expressly does not warrant the Visitor that the Website, parts thereof or functions pertaining thereto will always function flawlessly, function according to the description or be available for use. On account of the internet connection, the resultant link to many unknown third-party internet users and possible attacks by hackers or others, the Organiser can likewise not warrant that the Website or the server that it uses will always be free of viruses, bugs or other faults or defects. The Visitor should also take reasonable measures himself to ensure that his computer is protected against viruses and the like.
19.3 The Organiser will not be liable under any circumstances for the Visitor following any link or hyperlink to a Third Party website or for the Visitor entering into any agreement with this Third Party. The Organiser will likewise not be liable under any circumstances for the messages posted by others on any forum or via any social medium that cause material or immaterial damage to the Visitor in any way.
19.4 Organiser cannot be held liable for theft and/or loss of properties of the Visitor at the Event venue.
ARTICLE 20. PERSONAL INFORMATION
20.1 The Organiser uses personal information of its clients and Visitors of the Website in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and the Implementing Law General Data Protection Regulation.
ARTICLE 21. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
21.1 Everything that is made available on the Website, social media and during the Event or which belongs thereto, including music files, artists’ names, label names, streamings, downloads, software, designs, drawings, logos and trademarks forms part of the intellectual property of the Organiser or any licensor thereof by law or on the basis of an agreement.
21.2 The Visitor must recognise these intellectual property rights at all times and observe and comply with all restrictions placed on the use of protected works by law. Nothing in these General Terms and Conditions is meant to transfer, or to provide a license of, any intellectual property rights to the Visitor.
21.3 The provisions of the Dutch Copyright Act and other intellectual property laws apply fully at all times to any use and take precedence over these user rules:
a) the Visitor may only make normal private use of a product after he has paid for it in the normal way indicated on the Website. Any act of the Visitor which circumvents, changes or otherwise avoids the method of payment is prohibited. The Visitor may not otherwise reproduce, alter, upload, play in public, display, make available to third parties, perform, sell, resell, misuse, etc. a download or any other material from the Website as all these acts are reserved for the entitled parties. The Visitor may not adjust, circumvent, decrypt, encrypt or disrupt any software, files or payment procedures;
b) the Visitor is allowed to make normal use of any product file that he has lawfully purchased, according to the procedures indicated on the Website. It is permissible to make a private copy, create a copy on another computer of music and other files that have been downloaded and purchased according to the rules, but only for personal and non-commercial use. Making copies available to third parties is not allowed under any circumstances;
c) the security method as applied to software also explicitly belongs to the protected portions of the Website;
d) the delivery of any file purchased by the Visitor does not entail any assignment or licensing of a right to the Visitor to promote or exploit that file.
21.4 If it is established that a Visitor has breached the statutory rules, the Organiser is within its rights to inform the entitled party hereof, which can then institute legal action against the Visitor.
ARTICLE 22. REPLACEMENT CLAUSE
If and insofar as any provision of these General Terms and Conditions is inconsistent with any statutory rule, this will not affect the other provisions of the General Terms and Conditions. The provision in question will cease to exist and be replaced by a provision that approximates the original one as closely as possible as regards content and nature and which is permitted by law.
ARTICLE 23. APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION
Dutch law applies to these General Terms and Conditions. The Amsterdam District Court has jurisdiction to take cognisance of disputes relating to these General Terms and Conditions, an agreement or the performance thereof, unless another court has jurisdiction pursuant to the law.
ARTICLE 24. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION REGARDING ONLINE PURCHASE
In the event there is a dispute between the Visitor and the Organiser with regard to an online purchase and the Visitor and the Organiser are unable to resolve the dispute amicably, the Visitor has the right to file a complaint against the Organiser via this link: http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/.