      
To make sure we all understand the terms under which we are doing
business,
we are obliged to set out the following terms and conditions between
us.
Definitions
Seller - means, Chocolate Pipe Dream
Buyer - means, you, the person who is hiring the
product/services from us
even if you are hiring on someone else's behalf.
Delivery Charge - means a charge that is payable
by you to us for the delivery
of the item/service.
Fountain - means Chocolate fountain
Term - means the day of hire
General Booking Terms
A booking is made and a contract formed when the Seller receives a
booking
form from the buyer along with a non-returnable deposit, and we confirm
that
booking to you.
The booking form must be filled in correctly and supplied to us within
14 days.
Once the seller has received the booking form from the buyer, the
seller
will confirm your booking along with an invoice for the balance payment,
which must be paid at least 14 days before the booking date.
If you do not pay the balance by the due date the seller, will be
entitled
to regard the booking as cancelled and no refund will be payable.
The seller will not take responsibility for any delay in reaching
any venue
due to road works, traffic chaos or any other highway hazard.
Any variations on the terms and conditions can only be permitted if
expressed
in writing by the seller
Full
Hire
When the buyer hires the fountain on a -full hire- basis, the buyer,
agrees
to be responsible for any claim against the seller for chocolate spillage
on any item of clothing, furniture, carpet or anything else caused
by others,
how so ever caused.
For standard or full hire, the buyer agrees to provide, a table, (Ideally
a 4 ft round) a 13-amp power supply, parking .
Cancellation
The Buyer must make cancellations in writing.
All deposits are non - returnable. If the booking is cancelled 28
-14 days
before the event the hirer will refund 50% of the balance payment
(if full
payment has been made at that time). If the event is cancelled 14
days or
less before the event, the hirer will refund 10% of the total booking
price
Breakdown
In the unlikely event that the fountain should breakdown or fail to
operate
as a fountain, the system will still allow the guests to dip food
into the
bowl of the fountain, which will be filled with chocolate, and therefore
provide the guests with the experience. The seller will refund to
the buyer
25% of the full hire charge if this occasion occurs - full hire only.
If
a breakdown occurs during a standard hire and the seller has provided
an
operator, the same refund will apply, if the buyer is running the
fountain
and a breakdown occurs after the seller has left the fountain working,
no
refund will be due.
In any event, the buyer agrees that the maximum claim that could be
made
in respect of loss or damage is restricted to the total cost of the
hire
and no more.
General
The Contract is between the Seller and the Hirer as principals and
may not
be assigned by the Hirer without the express written consent of the
Seller.
These Conditions form the whole agreement between the Seller and the
Hirer
and shall not be removed or varied in any way.
The Seller is in default of any of its obligations hereunder, it shall
not
be liable where such default is due to any act of God, war, strike,
lockout,
industrial action, fire, flood, drought, tempest or other event beyond
the
reasonable control of the Seller. In such circumstances, the Seller
shall
give notice to the Hirer where possible, and be released from performance
of its obligations hereunder to the extent the event of supervening
impossibility
prevents or restricts the Seller-s performance.
These Conditions are subject to English Law and the Hirer consents
to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts in all matters regarding
the
Services.
It is not the intention of the parties to confer any rights contained
in
The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 on any third parties
referred
to herein, and any such rights, which may otherwise be implied, are
hereby
excluded.
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