Terms and conditions
1. DEFINITIONS AND LAW
The contract is the document or documents that set out the conditions and all other details about the agreement for supply of goods and services between the Contractor and the Customer. The ‘Contractor’ shall mean the supplier of goods and services, namely RSVP Events Verbier. The ‘Customer’ shall mean the party that contracts for the services of the contractor. The conditions of this agreement exclude any terms and conditions that may have been put forward by the customer, except where the contractor has agreed to any amendments or other conditions in writing. These conditions do not affect the statutory rights of the customer. The Contract will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with Swiss Law.
2. BASIS OF PAYMENT
Once work commences a 500.- CHF non-refundable deposit will be made to RSVP Sarl
On confirmation of this proposal, a 50% deposit invoice will be raised which shall act as a confirmation of the event, which is the subject of this contract. Additional charges such as venue hire, venue costs and transportation, will be invoiced in full with the initial deposit invoice. The remaining balance will be paid no later than two months before the event. Any additional costs incurred during the event agreed by the client will be paid no later than seven days after the event.
Charges
Events up to 10,000chf a 25% admin fee is issued
Events from 10,000CHF to 25,000CHF 20% admin fee is issued
Events from 25,000CHF upwards 15% admin fee is issued.
Additional research and planning is charged at 120CHF per hour.
3. TVA
All prices are quoted exclusive of value added tax, which will be added where applicable at the prevailing rate.
4. COMMENCEMENT OF CONTRACT
The contract comes into being on written acceptance of the proposal, whether by letter or e-mail
5. CANCELLATION
In the event of cancellation of an event that has been confirmed under section 2 of this contract the contractor will be entitled to invoice the customer as follows:
a. Cancellation of contract more than 3 months prior to the agreed date of the event, 30% of total contract value will become due;
b. Cancellation of contract less than 3 months and more than one month prior to the agreed date of the event, 50% of total contract value will become due;
c. Cancellation of contract less than 1 month prior to the agreed date of the event, 100% of total contract value will become due;
6. VARIATIONS
Any condition of contract that the customer may purport to impose shall form no part of the contract between the customer and the contractor. The contractor accepts no responsibility for inaccuracy or misunderstanding arising through orders, instructions, or information given to them by telephone or verbally other than those in writing. None of the contractor’s employees or agents has the right to bind the contractor to any spoken agreement that does not comply with these conditions of sale.
RSVP events reserves the right to adapt or modify these general conditions of sale at any time. In case of modification, the general conditions of sale in force on the day of the order will be applied.
7. THIRD PARTIES RIGHTS/LIABILITIES
Where any other individual, firm or company such as venue or services providers and third party contractors are engaged by the contractor, they will be engaged by the contractor acting as the agent of the Client and the Client will remain fully responsible for their fees. The Client agrees that, in connection with the Client’s Event, the contractor may sign contracts with third parties on the Client’s behalf as the agent of the Client. The Client will accept the terms and conditions imposed by any third party service provider or contractor booked on the Client’s behalf.
The Client is directly responsible for raising any disputes with third party service provider or contractors and is not entitled to set off or withhold any fees due to the contractor in relation to any such dispute.
8. FORCE MAJEURE
The contractor shall not be liable for any failure or delay in performance of its obligation to the customer, as a result of causes beyond the contractor’s reasonable control, including strikes, lock-outs, industrial disputes, terrorist activities, fire, sickness, pandemic, or weather conditions.
9. BREAKAGES
The client will be held liable for any breakages caused as a direct result of guests’ actions. These will be charged at replacement cost.
10. EVENT NUMBERS
Where Fees quoted are based on a specific number of guests, guaranteed numbers must be supplied by the Client within 14 days before the Event. Fees will be calculated on the guaranteed number or actual number whichever is the greater. RSVP will endeavour to accommodate any reasonable increase in the number of guests after guaranteed numbers have been provided subject to venue capacities but regret that no refund of Fees can be made if the numbers reduce.
11. PHOTOGRAPHY & SOCIAL MEDIA
RSVP may arrange for photographs and video footage to be taken at events and used for promotional purposes. This may include printed documents or media, editorial coverage, advertising press and use on the website. If you do not want us to use any specific images, please let us know, in writing.