The Global Circle Club Universal Membership Agreement
This agreement applies as between you the member and The Global Circle Club Ltd, a company registered in the UK, company registration number 08374103 (GCC), the owner of this Web Site.
In this agreement the following terms shall have the following meanings:
"Account" means collectively the personal information, payment information and credentials used by Members to access the Service and / or any communications System on the Web Site
"Content" means any text, graphics, images, audio, video, software, data compilations and any other form of information capable of being stored in a computer that appears on or forms part of this Web Site
"Member" / "Members" / “Membership service” means an individual or organisation that has registered to become a member of The Global Circle Club for the purpose of searching for and facilitating a hotel booking or other type of travel booking from travel partners of The Global Circle Club that offer their services of the GCC system
“Travel partner’ means hotels or other travel partners that make available their hotels or other travel related services to GCC members
"GCC" means The Global Circle Club
“Booking” means the acceptance of an offer from a hotel or other type of travel partner
"Service" means collectively any online facilities, tools, services or information that GCC makes available through the Web Site either now or in the future
"GCC System" means the online system at www.globalcircle.club that the member will access through their member account and any online communications infrastructure that GCC makes available through the Web Site either now or in the future. This includes, but is not limited to,the GCC hotel search and booking system, web-based email, message boards, live chat facilities and email links;
"Website" means the website that you are currently using www.globalcircle.club and any domains / sub-domains used by The Global Circle Club unless expressly excluded by their own terms and conditions.
Acceptance of the membership terms and conditions
Login and use of the Global Circle Club system at globalcircle.club means that you agree to abide by the terms and conditions of membership and conditions of use. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions of membership you may request that your account is deleted at any time.
Intellectual Property
All Content included on the Web Site including, but not limited to, text, graphics, logos, icons, images, sound clips, video clips, data compilations, page layout, underlying code and software is the property of GCC, or our affiliates or licensees. By continuing to use the Web Site you acknowledge that such material is protected by International intellectual property and other laws.
You may not print, reproduce, copy, distribute, store or in any other fashion re-use content from the website unless given express written permission to do so by GCC. You will not copy or reverse engineer any functionality or processes made available on the GCC system. You will not systematically copy content from the website with a view to creating or compiling any form of comprehensive collection, compilation, directory or database unless given express written permission to do so by GCC. "GCC" and the Global Circle Club logo are the property of GCC. All other trademarks, service marks and trade names used on the Web Site are the property of their respective owners. All such trademarks, service marks or trade names may not be reproduced, copied, downloaded or otherwise exploited without the permission of GCC or the relevant owner.
Global Circle Club membership
Membership is free and subject to approval. The Global Circle Club reserves the right to disallow, suspend or terminate membership at any time and for any reason. Membership is open to businesses, charities, educational establishments, clubs and organisations and further education students and academics. Membership is open to persons 18 years of age and older. Membership is currently not available for persons and organisations working in the travel and hospitality industry.
What GCC does:
GCC is a members only travel club for business travel. GCC negotiates preferential benefits, booking conditions and discounts for members from hotel partners / travel service suppliers and other related business travel products or services and makes these available to registered members on the GCC system. GCC only acts as an agent for the provider of the offer. Accordingly GCC is not responsible for any additional conditions or limitations placed on any offer by the provider of the product or service being sold.
Changes and Cancellations
In the case of a \'book now\' booking it may be possible to cancel or amend a booking according to the individual cancellation / amendment policy of each hotel. The cancellation policy for each hotel and room type is available on the hotel booking page and also on the view confirmed booking page which can be accessed from the "My bookings" page.
The cancellation policies of offers can differ and will be dictated by the hotel or other travel partner. The cancellation policy will be clearly displayed with the offer. If a booking is cancellable the member will be able to cancel the booking on the GCC system and the cancellation request will be communicated to the travel partner. GCC cannot under any circumstances be held responsible if a hotel or other travel partner has not made the cancellation on their own systems and GCC strongly recommends the member to confirm any cancellations with the hotel or travel partner directly. GCC will use its best efforts to assist a Member in the Member\'s attempts to alter or cancel a booking but can give no guarantee that such attempts will be successful. Under no circumstances will GCC accept responsbility for cancellation charges made by a hotel partner or for any losses financial or otherwise incurred by the member.
Non refundable bookings
Non refundable hotel bookings must be prepaid at the time of booking and are non refundable. If the member cancels the booking they will lose the full amount paid without exception. If a member books a non refundable room type and for any reason the payment is cancelled after the booking is processed or not fulfilled by the payment processor GCC reserves the right to recover the original booking amount plus reasonable costs for recovering the payment if required.
Payment
Each hotel booking has a payment due date. This is the date by which full payment must be made. Payment can be made by debit card, creditcard and Paypal. If a member books a hotel by choosing to pay later and fails to make payment before the payment due date the booking will automatically be cancellled by GCC. The member is responsible for ensuring that services purchased on the GCC system are paid for within the required time. In the event of a non payment where GCC is exposed to the cost of a service purchased by a member GCC reserves the right to pursue payment plus any reasonable costs for recovering payment.
Abuse of the GCC system / GCC membership
GCC membership and use of the GCC system is provided solely for the purposes of legitimately searching for and making hotel bookings. The GCC system cannot be used by hospitality industry personel including but not limited to hotels, hotel mangement companies, travel agents and travel websites to ascertain the benefits and/or discounts hotel partners offer to GCC members. If any member is found to be abusing the GCC system their account will be terminated with immediate effect and where appropriate legal action will be taken
Termination and Suspension
In the event that a Member breaches the terms and conditions of this Member Agreement GCC reserves the right to suspend or terminate access to the Service and to suspend membership. Any Members banned in this way must not attempt to use the Web Site under any other name or by using the access credentials of another Member, with or without the permission of that Member.
Privacy
GCC takes member privacy very seriously and endeavours to ensure that member data is secure. GCC will not sell or provide member data to any 3rd parties. GCC will only provide the necessary information to partners as required to complete a transaction on the GCC system
Email communication
GCC is required to send email communication relating to hotel bookings, new features, developments and news relating to your Global Circle Club membership. Your email address is never sold or shared without your permission and GCC promises to ensure that email communication is within an acceptable level.
Disclaimers
GCC makes no warranty or representation that the Web Site will meet your requirements, that it will be of satisfactory quality, that it will be fit for a particular purpose, that it will not infringe the rights of third parties, that it will be compatible with all systems, that it will be secure and that all information provided will be accurate. We make no guarantee of any specific results from the use of our Services.
No part of this Web Site is intended to constitute advice and the Content of this Web Site should not be relied upon when making any decisions or taking any action of any kind.
Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that all descriptions of services available from GCC correspond to the actual services available, GCC is not responsible for any variations from these descriptions.
The Web Site may contain opinions, recommendations, statements and information provided by third parties. GCC does not represent, endorse or guarantee the truthfulness, accuracy or reliability of any such third party Content, or endorse any opinions or recommendations expressed by such third parties. Members understand and agree that you download or otherwise obtain material or data through the use of the Web Site at your own discretion and risk and any reliance on third party Content will be at your own risk. You agree that you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from the download of any such material or data.
We act solely as an intermediary and not as a principle when making bookings for hotels or any other services we supply. We are therefore not liable for personal injury, illness, property damage or other loss or expense of any nature whatsoever arising directly or indirectly out of any the actions of the company with which we booked or supplying the service we have reserved on your behalf
Availability of the GCC system
The Membership service and GCC system is provided "as is" and on an "as available" basis. We give no warranty that the Service will be free of defects and / or faults. To the maximum extent permitted by the law we provide no warranties (express or implied) of fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy of information, compatibility and satisfactory quality. GCC accepts no liability for any disruption or non-availability of the GCC system resulting from external causes including, but not limited to, ISP equipment failure, host equipment failure, communications network failure, power failure, natural events, acts of war or legal restrictions and censorship.
Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, GCC accepts no liability for any direct or indirect loss or damage, foreseeable or otherwise, including any indirect, consequential, special or exemplary damages arising from the use of the Web Site or any information contained therein. Members should be aware that they use the Web Site and its Content at their own risk.
Nothing in these terms and conditions excludes or restricts GCC\' liability for death or personal injury resulting from any negligence or fraud on the part of GCC.
Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that these terms and conditions adhere strictly with the relevant provisions of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977, in the event that any of these terms are found to be unlawful, invalid or otherwise unenforceable, that term is to be deemed severed from these terms and conditions and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and conditions. This term shall apply only within jurisdictions where a particular term is illegal.
YOU AGREE THAT NEITHER GCC NOR ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, CONSULTANTS, AGENTS, SHAREHOLDERS, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, CONTENT PROVIDERS OR SUPPLIERS SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO YOU UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY OR INDEMNITY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, WHETHER IN ACTION UNDER CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR ANY OTHER THEORY, IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE WEB-SITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE GCC SYSTEM / WEB-SITE;
YOUR RELIANCE ON CONTENT ON THE GCC SYSTEM / WEB-SITE; AND
ANY GOODS, SERVICES OR OTHER WEB SITES ADVERTISED ON THE GCC SYSTEM / WEB-SITE, EVEN IF GCC OR SUCH RELATED PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
YOU HEREBY RELEASE AND FOREVER WAIVE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST GCC, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, CONSULTANTS, AGENTS, SHAREHOLDERS, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, CONTENT PROVIDERS OR SUPPLIERS (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CLAIMS BASED UPON THE NEGLIGENCE OF SUCH PARTIES) FOR LOSSES OR DAMAGES YOU SUSTAIN IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE WEB-SITE.
No Waiver
In the event that any party to these Terms and Conditions fails to exercise any right or remedy contained herein, this shall not be construed as a waiver of that right or remedy.
Previous Terms and Conditions
In the event of any conflict between these Terms and Conditions and any prior versions thereof, the provisions of these Terms and Conditions shall prevail unless it is expressly stated otherwise.
Law and Jurisdiction
These terms and conditions and the relationship between you and GCC shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws and exclusive jurisdiction of the United Kingdom
Force Majeure
Any delay in or failure of performance by GCC under this Agreement will not be considered a breach of this Agreement and will be excused to the extent caused by any occurrence beyond the reasonable control of GCC including but not limited to acts of God, power outages, natural disaster, closure of airspace and governmental restrictions.
Changes to the Terms and Conditions of this Member Agreement
GCC reserves the right to change these terms and Conditions as necessary from time to time or as may be required by law. The current version of the terms and conditions are available on every page of the website and you are deemed to have accepted the terms of the Terms and Conditions on your first use of the Web Site following the alterations. In the event that there are any material changes to these Terms and Conditions GCC will use reasonable endeavours to advise you that changes have been made but it is your responsibility to check regularly for updates to these Terms and Conditions.
General Provisions
If any provision of these Terms and Conditions shall be invalid or unenforceable, it shall not affect any other provision, which shall remain in full force and effect. Failure or delay by GCC in enforcing or partially enforcing any provision of these Terms and Conditions will not be construed as a waiver of any of its rights under these Terms and Conditions.