GENERAL
TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1.
PAYMENT Final payment for charter service is due and payable at least fifteen
(15) days in advance of the date of departure of the charter (the "Charter
Date") or at time of booking depending on the date and type of order. Review
your proposal for deposit information. 2. CANCELLATION: The Chartering Party
must notify KGM Charters of cancellations via fax, phone or email. There is no
cancellation fee if the cancellation is made at least fifteen (15) days prior
to the Departure Date. Cancellations made within fifteen (15) days prior to departure
to eight (8) days prior to departure will forfeit 50% of the total cost of the
trip. Any Service cancelled within seven (7) days of departure, the Chartering
Party will forfeit to KGM Charters the full amount of the trip. 3.
ADDITIONAL CHARGES: When, at the request of the Chartering Party, any change in
service resulting in additional miles or hours to that specified on the charter
service order produced, an additional charge shall be made for such additional
service. Where alcohol is involved, an alcohol deposit may be required. Alcohol
and other security deposits are subject to vary. Tolls, highway fees, parking
fees, etc. will be separate and additional elements in the determination of any
additional charges. KGM Charters will notify the Chartering Party of any additional
charges that may be expected to be incurred at the time of the original order.
Any additional fees unforeseen prior to the departure of the charter are the responsibility
of the Chartering Party. 4.
EXTENDED DAY TRIPS: The Chartering Party is responsible for reserving and paying
for a room for each driver. A thorough itinerary is required for extended day
trips at least two (2) weeks prior to departure and the final itinerary must be
received at least one (1) week prior to departure. Prices are subject to change
based on the final itinerary. 5.
DRIVER HOURS: Federal Department of Transportation safety regulations prohibit
drivers to be on duty more than fifteen (15) hours per day, ten (10) of which
are for driving (including a thirty (30) minute pre and post trip vehicle inspection).
The driver must be given eight (8) consecutive hours off before resuming duties.
6. DAMAGES
TO BUSES: The cost of repairing damage to buses resulting from acts of members
of the Chartering Party shall be charged to the Chartering Party and is payable
as soon as such cost is determined. 7.
ARRIVAL TIME: The time of arrival at starting point, stop-over point, destination,
or return to point of origin cannot be guaranteed. The Operators are pre-selected
and have instructions to drive at all times in compliance to all governing laws.
Unusual road, traffic and weather conditions are beyond the control of KGM Charters
and the Operator, and delays occasioned by same will not be the responsibility
of KGM Charters or the Operator. Late arrivals due to these and other occurrences
out of the control of the Operator are not grounds for cancellation of the charter.
8. EQUIPMENT:
(1) Equipment furnished by the service provider is thoroughly inspected before
being assigned to the charter service to insure uninterrupted service. If for
some reason beyond the control of KGM Charters or the service provider, a mechanical
failure makes necessary the replacement of a bus originally assigned to the charter
service, the replacement bus may be of a different type. VCR equipment is installed
on some of the over the road motor coaches. Request for VCR equipped coaches will
be honored to the best of our ability, but is not guaranteed. Only non-copyrighted
videocassettes are permitted. The following is important information from a Summary
Statement prepared by the Film Security Office of the Motion Picture Association
of America Inc. provided for your information: "By law the prerecorded video
cassettes available in stores throughout the United States are for HOME USE ONLY".
The U.S. Copyright Act grants to the copyright owner the EXCLUSIVE right among
others, "to perform the copyrighted work publicly," (U.S. Code Title
17, Sections 101 and 106). "Even performances in semipublic places such as
clubs, lodges, factories, summer camps, and schools are public performances subject
to copyright control." Companies, organizations and individuals who wish
to publicly exhibit copyrighted motion pictures and audiovisual works MUST secure
a license to do so. KGM CHARTERS AND ITS SERVICE PROVIDERS DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL
LIABILITY FOR THE SHOWING OF COPYRIGHTED VIDEOCASSETTES. This requirement applies
EQUALLY to profit making organizations and non-profit institutions. Purchases
of prerecorded videocassettes and videodiscs do not change their obligations.
In addition, public performance of videotape recordings made from televised motion
pictures is a multiple copyright infringement. (2) Equipment size is not guaranteed
and is only an estimate based on information at time of booking. What is guaranteed
is that the vehicles provided will accommodate the number of passengers specified
in the reservation confirmation. 9.
BAGGAGE: Neither KGM Charters, nor the service provider, assumes any responsibility
whatsoever for any personal property. Baggage and all other personal property
will be processed only at passengers' own risk. Passengers' baggage shall be carried
subject to the available accommodations (as determined solely by the service provider)
provided by interior and/or exterior racks. A fifteen percent (15%) luggage handling
charge may be applied to airport transfers. 10.
OBJECTIONABLE PERSONS: KGM Charters and its service providers reserve the right
to refuse to transport persons under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs,
or who are, or are likely to become, objectionable to other persons or if the
driver feels threatened in any way. 11.
CONDUCT OF PASSENGERS: Passengers shall not obstruct with the Operator in the
discharge of his/her duty or tamper with any apparatus or appliance on the bus.
12.
FIRE ARMS, EXPLOSIVES AND FIREWORKS: Possession of firearms, explosives and fireworks
(whether in baggage or on the person) are strictly forbidden on the motor coach.
13.
SKI-BOOT HOLDERS: Because or their hard shape corners which present a safety hazard,
ski-boot holders may not be carried in baggage compartments underneath the bus.
Passengers shall refrain from wearing ski boots inside the vehicle. 14.
UNUSUAL CLEANING: In the event that the charter trip's activities require greater
than normal amount of time and material necessary to clean bus properly upon its
return to garage, KGM Charters, at its option, may require additional cost to
cover such additional time and materials. 15.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: NEITHER KGM CHARTERS, NOR THE SERVICE PROVIDER, SHALL
BE LIABLE IN ANY EVENT OR FOR ANY REASON, INCLUDING BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT,
EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO THE OTHER PARTY OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY SPECIAL,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS OF
PROFITS ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF SUCH DAMAGES WERE FORESEEABLE OR
KGM CHARTERS OR SERVICE PROVIDER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
IT IS EXPRESSLY AGREED THAT NEITHER KGM CHARTERS, NOR THE SERVICE PROVIDER, SHALL,
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR AN AMOUNT GREATER THAN THE
SINGLE BUS CHARTER FEE FOR THE DAY IN QUESTION. 16.
FORCE MAJEURE: Neither party shall be liable for failure or delay in performing
obligations set forth in this agreement, and neither party shall be deemed in
breach of its obligations, if such failure or delay is due to natural disasters,
strike, lock-out, or other industrial or transportation disturbances, law, regulation
or ordinance, or any causes reasonably beyond the control of such party. 17.
PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE: All prices quoted in the confirmation are subject to
change under the circumstances described (a.) If the price of diesel fuel increases
by more than twenty percent (20%) between the date of the confirmation and the
date of the charter, KGM Charters may charge a fuel surcharge; (b.) If there is
a change in the federal, state or local laws or regulations or market conditions
between the date of the confirmation and the date of the charter that (i.) Require
material modifications be made to the motor coach chartered under the confirmation
prior to the date of the charter; (ii.) Cause KGM Charters to incur material additional
or increased expenses in providing the charter services; (c) If due to market
conditions or order discrepancies the estimated cost of the trip is higher than
the initial estimate. 18.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the
parties and supersedes any and all other agreements, either oral or written with
respect to the subject matter hereof. 19.
NO ASSIGNMENT: The Chartering Party may not assign this Agreement or any of their
respective rights, interests, duties or obligations hereunder without the prior
written consent of the other party. KGM Charters may assign this Agreement and
any of its rights, interests, duties or obligations hereunder without the prior
written consent of the Chartering Party. 20.
PROHIBITED ITEMS: The following items and activities are prohibited without the
written consent of KGM Charters: (i.) Decorations; (ii.) Alcoholic Beverages (a
fee, per bus, may be required if alcoholic beverages are allowed by KGM Charters
and the service provider); (iii.) Smoking; (iv.) Glass containers; (v.) Golf shoes
or other shoes with spikes; (vi.) Fuel containers; (vii.) Generators. No tap beer
is allowed on any bus. 21.
ADA / SPAB NOTICE: Any group that requires an ADA accessible or SPAB Certified
bus & driver is requested to inform KGM Charters in writing at the time of
the reservation. |