Terms & Conditions/Terms of Service/Cancellation Policy/Privacy Policy
Acceptance of the use of Beyond Bubbles Tours Terms and Conditions
Your access to and use of Beyond Bubbles Tours is subject exclusively to these Terms and Conditions. You will not use the Website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms and Conditions. By using the Website you are fully accepting the terms, conditions and disclaimers contained in this notice. All tour bookings, reservations and participants of any type of tour operated by Mountain Wine Tours or alternative operator acknowledge that they have fully read and understood these Terms and Conditions prior to making a booking or reservation and that they are fully acceptable and binding and form our agreement to accept you for travel on any tour. If you do not accept these Terms and Conditions you must immediately stop using the Web.
Terms and Conditions apply to you and everone in your party. You are responsible for ensuring everyone in your party is aware of and accepts the Terms and Conditions.
1. Tours / Interruptions / Missed Tours / Customer Cancellations
1.1 We reserve the right to alter any part of the itinerary or use alternate wineries, vehicles and operators at our sole discretion where it is deemed necessary.
1.2 Accept this friendly reminder that Beyond Bubbles Tours needs to depart according to itineraries scheduled. We accept no responsibility for guests failing to meet our tour schedule.
1.3 If you missed the tour you can try to get a taxi at your expense to the first winery. (No refunds)
1.4 Groups of 5 or more people are required to book as a Private Wine Tour, spirit or beer tours so that the interaction and dynamics of our Public Wine Tours are not compromised in any way by having a few guests being mixed with a larger group.
1.5 Private, Corporate or Social Group bookings are also required to disclose at the time of booking if they are celebrating any special occasion. Eg. Corporate Days, Stag/Stagette, etc.
1.6 Please try not to miss our great wine tours! We are not interested in your partial refund, as much as we are interested in your attendance as it gives us great joy to show you what we have prepared for you!
1.7 Although on rare occasions, Beyond Bubbles Tours assumes no responsibility for delays caused by weather, vehicle breakdowns, traffic conditions, accidents and/or other conditions beyond our control. We will endeavour to do our utmost to make sure we have minimal interruptions to any of our tours.
1.8 If Beyond Bubbles Tours cancels the entire tour (unforeseen circumstances), you will be offered another date as an alternative or a full refund will be given.
1.9 We are not obliged to refund the price of a cancelled booking unless the cancellations are within the cancellation guidelines as outlined within these terms and conditions.
1.10 In the event of a cancellation the following policy will apply for all private wine tours:
– To avoid penalties, reschedule prior to 30 days.
– Within 7 – 30 days prior to tour date, full refund of monies paid, less $25 administration.
– Within 2 – 7 days prior to tour date, $20 per person will be forfeited, remainder balance will be refunded.
– Less than 2 days but prior to 4pm the day before tour date, 50% cancellation fee will apply to each person, and 50% will be refunded per person.
– After 4pm the day prior to tour date, no refund will be provided. This includes cancellation due to lateness/missing the pick-up.
2. Payment / Credit Card
2.1 All prices are in Canadian Dollars (CAD).
2.2 Payment can be made by a valid credit card to Beyond Bubbles Tours.
2.3 A credit card payment is required for all bookings to secure your seat.
2.4 Tour dates with less than 14 days notice must be paid in full at time of booking.
2.5 Private, Corporate or Social Group bookings will require a deposit of 50% of the total cost of the tour to be paid to secure your vehicle at least 14 days in advance of your tour date. Remaining 50%, finalized no later than 7 days prior to tour booking date.
3. Boarding / Seating Tour Vehicle
3.1 Boarding Beyond Bubbles Tours vehicle, you will be given clear instructions
from the designated driver regarding wearing of seat belts for safety,
behaviour, signing of the drivers run sheet, etc.
3.2 By agreeing to Terms and conditions set out by Beyond Bubbles Tours:
-You are acknowledging you agree to the Terms & Conditions/ Privacy Policy.
-You are the person traveling on required vehicle for this particular wine
tour, on this specific day.
-By signing/agreeing & supplying your email, address details & phone
number you hereby grant permission for Beyond Bubbles Tours representatives, to
take and use: photographs and/or digital image of yourself for use in
promotional materials/ educational or news releases. These materials might
include printed or electronic publications, Websites / social media / other
electronic communication
-You also further agree that your name & identity may be revealed in
descriptive text or commentary in connection with the image(s).
-You authorize the use of these images without compensation to Beyond Bubbles
Tours inclusive (Employees/Managers/ Directors/ Beneficiaries / etc.)
-All negatives, prints, digital reproductions shall be the property of Beyond
Bubbles Tours.
3.3 You do have the authority to decline photos of yourself being printed on
electronic publications, web sites, social media or other electronic
communications, by notifying driver and writing this on the drivers run sheet
next to your name.
4. Behaviour
4.1 A none fun attitude will not be tolerated.
4.2 Smoking is not permitted in our vehicles or in winery / supplier buildings. Please take note, most wineries do not have smoking areas and smoking breaks will not be provided.
4.3 Persons causing a nuisance to other guest/s may be removed from the vehicle and Beyond Bubbles Tours will not be liable for any expense incurred by the guest(s) should this occur. Any legal action (including fines) taken against a person on the tour, or against Beyond Bubbles Tours because of the actions of a guest, will be the sole responsibility of that person or persons. The matter may be also reported to the local Police if deemed necessary by the tour guide or representative. Beyond Bubbles Tours are not responsible for any costs incurred once a guest is removed from a tour.
4.4 Drunken, disruptive and uncontrollable behaviour will not be tolerated at any time and may result in your removal from the tour.
4.5 Wineries reserve the right to refuse entry and service to intoxicated persons.
4.6 No alcohol, food or beverages other than water or what is provided by the driver is to be consumed or permitted on the vehicle at any time. Purchased alcohol is to remain sealed and stored in the provided storage space in the vehicle. We reserve the right to charge your credit card in order to cover any fines or damages Beyond Bubbles Tours incurs due to your consuming alcohol in the tour vehicle.
4.7 Beyond Bubbles Tours strongly recommends that you do not drive after one of our tours. We unfortunately cannot accept responsibility for your ability to get home once our tours terminate.
4.8 Guests are responsible for any damage they cause during the tour to property of Beyond Bubbles Tours or any businesses we visit.
4.9 We are not responsible for the conduct of third party operators, venues or suppliers.
5. Vehicle Cleanliness / Damage
5.1 We do expect our customers to clean up after themselves and dispose of any
trash generated during the trip (private or daily public tour). We reserve the
right to impose a fee for any damage done to the bus/coach or any out of the
ordinary cleaning made necessary by our passengers. A minimum fee of $200 will
apply to any damage or spillage on our bus. We reserve the right to charge your
credit card without authorisation from you to cover the costs for any damage
incurred by you or by guests you booked.
5.2 Any individual, group coordinator or key contact is required to provide a
valid credit card number as security at the time of booking which in the event
of any reported damage or theft, however minor, will be utilised to pay for
relevant repairs, charges and associated costs.
6. Sale Pricing
Although on rare occasion, Beyond Bubbles Tours reserves the right to offer
sales and pricing discounts on a needed basis. No price difference refunds will
be granted to any prior reservations.
7. Advice
The contents of Beyond Bubbles Tours website do not constitute advice and
should not be relied upon in making or refraining from making, any decision.
8. Privacy Policy
Beyond Bubbles Tours respects your privacy and will keep your personal
information private. We never give out any information to third-parties.
Personal information is defined as information about you that is personally
identifiable like your name, email address, or phone number, and that is not
otherwise publicly available.
9. Change to this policy
Beyond Bubbles Tours reserves the right to:
9.1 Change or remove (temporarily or permanently) the Website or any part of it
without notice and you confirm that Beyond Bubbles Tours shall not be liable to
you for any such change or removal.
9.2 Change these Terms and Conditions at any time, and your continued use of
the Website following any changes shall be deemed to be your acceptance of such
change.
9.3 We request that you do not call our office in hopes to change the
aforementioned policy, If you have a question or concern about the policy,
please send us an email with your concerns.
10. Links to Third Party Websites
Beyond Bubbles Tours Website may include links to third party websites that are
controlled and maintained by others. Any link to other websites is not an
endorsement of such websites and you acknowledge and agree that we are not
responsible for the content or availability of any such sites.
11. Copyright
11.1 All copyright, trademarks and all other intellectual property rights in
the Website and its content (including without limitation the Website design,
text, graphics and all software and source codes connected with the Website)
are owned by or licensed to Beyond Bubbles Tours or otherwise used by Beyond
Bubbles Tours as permitted by law.
11.2 In accessing the Website you agree that you will access the content solely
for your personal, non-commercial use. None of the content may be downloaded,
copied, reproduced, transmitted, stored, sold or distributed without the prior
written consent of the copyright holder. This excludes the downloading, copying
and/or printing of pages of the Website for personal, non-commercial home use
only.
12. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability
12.1 Beyond Bubbles Tours does not accept liability for lost or stolen
property.
12.2 By booking with us you acknowledge that participation in all our tours
involves inherent risks that may not be present in other tours. These risks
include, without limitation, the possibility of injury or death, psychological
trauma, loss or damage to property, inconvenience and discomfort. No liability
will be accepted in the likely event of any person suffering an injury or
accident as a participant of any tour conducted by Beyond Bubbles Tours or any
other operators on our behalf.
12.3 The Website is provided on an AS IS and AS AVAILABLE basis without any
representation or endorsement made and without warranty of any kind whether
express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of
satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement,
compatibility, security and accuracy.
12.4 To the extent permitted by law, Beyond Bubbles Tours will not be liable
for any indirect or consequential loss or damage whatever (including without
limitation loss of business, opportunity, data, profits) arising out of or in
connection with the use of the Website.
12.5 Beyond Bubbles Tours makes no warranty that the functionality of the
Website will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected or
that the Website or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or
anything else which may be harmful or destructive.
12.6 Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall be construed so as to exclude
or limit the liability of Beyond Bubbles Tours for death or personal injury as
a result of the negligence of Beyond Bubbles Tours or that of its employees or
agents.
13. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold Beyond Bubbles Tours and its employees and
agents harmless from and against all liabilities, legal fees, damages, losses,
costs and other expenses in relation to any claims or actions brought against Beyond
Bubbles Tours arising out of any breach by you of these Terms and Conditions or
other liabilities arising out of your use of this Website.
14. Severance
If any of these Terms and Conditions should be determined to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable for any reason by any court of competent jurisdiction
then such Term or Condition shall be severed and the remaining Terms and
Conditions shall survive and remain in full force and effect and continue to be
binding and enforceable