Japan Photo Trip Booking Form
• Cancellation Policy
More than 180 (6 months) days before a trip: 100% refund
• Cancellation Between 120 and 30 days: 50% refund
• Cancellation Less than 30 days: 0% refund
Insurance
We strongly recommend that you purchase insurance/travel insurance, including coverage for the damage or loss of your equipment whilst on a workshop, your personal health, emergency medical evacuation, emergency medical expenses, and trip cancellation, which would reimburse you for non-refundable airfare and trip cancellation fees.
We cannot accept liability for insurance costs, loss of deposits, airline cancellations or delays or penalties incurred by the purchase of non-refundable airline tickets or other expenses incurred by participants in preparing for this workshop. We cannot accept liability for any insurance costs if a workshop is cancelled.
Limitation of Liability
Payment of a booking fee (whether deposit or full amount) represents your acceptance of all terms and conditions as outlined on this page. We aim to provide every participant with a safe, educational and enjoyable experience during the workshops. As there is always certain risks and dangers associated with photography, the outdoors and travel, and we accept no responsibility or liability for injury, death, illness, accident, losses or additional expenses associated with workshop participation. Nor do we accept responsibility for damage to equipment, property or digital data loss. Every participant must assess their own suitability, in terms of fitness and stamina, for the workshop that they join. Medical equipment, photography equipment and travel insurance is your own responsibility. You must notify us of any medical condition that we should know about. We assume no liability regarding provision of medical care. Please note that all your information is completely confidential.
Furthermore, we shall have no liability for any damages, losses, or expenses of whatever cause or nature, including those resulting directly or indirectly from acts of God, detention, annoyance, weather, quarantines, strikes, civil disturbance, theft or criminal activity of any kind, government regulations, etc. We shall have no responsibility for additional expenses incurred due to unforeseen delays caused by weather, theft or criminal activity of any kind, political disputes, acts of terrorism, strikes, sickness, failure of flights or other transportation to arrive or depart on time, and other causes beyond our control. We are not responsible for additional accommodation not specified in the workshop itineraries which may be required en route, prior to or following a trip, caused by airline scheduling or schedule changes, or by individual clients’ travel arrangements or by other factors. We cannot assume any responsibility for loss or damage to baggage or personal property.
In no event shall we have any liability for incidental or consequential damages, however characterized.
Promotion
We reserve the right to take photographic or video records during any workshop in which you may be attending and therefore you may appear in such content, and that we may use any such records for promotional and/or commercial purposes. Please advise us if this is an issue for you.
Client Responsibility
It is a fundamental booking condition that you accept the hazards involved with outdoor travel and photography. You must acknowledge that delays and alterations and their results, such as inconvenience and discomfort, are possible where unforeseen circumstances arise. You must have a level of fitness suitable for your chosen workshop and you are responsible for bringing the appropriate equipment.
In the event of medical emergency and/or repatriation from a workshop by whatever means, the responsibility of such costs will be borne by the client. It is therefore essential that adequate cover is in place.
Every participant voluntarily assumes all risks and will hold us, the workshop leader, any co-leader or assistants, harmless from any and all liability, actions, causes of action, claims, debts, and demands which arise in connection with the workshop. The terms hereof shall serve as a release and assumption of risk for your heirs, administrators, and executors, and for all members of my family, including any minors accompanying you.
We reserve the right to decline to accept or to retain any member of any trip should such person’s actions impede the operation of the trip or the rights or welfare or enjoyment of other members of the trip, and it is agreed that no refunds will be given in such circumstances.
Workshop Changes
All workshop schedules and plans are tentative and made in the interest of exciting photographic opportunities. We reserve the right to change, at our exclusive discretion, schedules, plans and itineraries, depending on weather, health or safety considerations, or any other factors related or not related to the photographic opportunities, as we see fit into the workshop.
All participants acknowledge that landscapes photography is subject to many variables including but not limited to environmental conditions that cannot be guaranteed.
Cancellation Policy, Terms & Conditions of Trip/Photography Workshop
• Cancellation Less than 30 days: 0% refund
Cancellations – If due to unforeseen or uncontrollable circumstances by Alfonso Calero cancellation were to happen then 100% will be refunded prior to departure.
Cancellations During Trip – If due to unforeseen or uncontrollable circumstances by Alfonso Calero were to happen during the trip 100% of the remainder of the trip will be refunded.
I have read the above terms & conditions and hereby indemnify Alfonso Calero Photography Pty Ltd and or its tutor/photographer /tour escort/ against responsibility for any accident, loss or injury suffered by me during the course of activities. Should at any time the supervisor consider that I require medical treatment, I consent to your obtaining the same at my expense.