Conscious Creators Retreat

Terms and Conditions for Conscious Creators Retreat

Please read the following terms and conditions carefully. Everything here is an agreement between the participant and Balance with Sam, Inc. These terms in addition to our privacy policy, along with any other documents provided by Balance with Sam, Inc,  to the participant constitute the entire agreement between the parties and the parties agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. 

TERMINATION / CANCELLATION:

If you can no longer attend the retreat, you will be given either A) a credit of the exact amount for a future retreat or experience to Balance with Sam Inc, or B)  find another participant to take your spot. No refunds will be given. If you decide not participate in the retreat, you are doing so at your own choice and understand that NO full or partial refunds will be given or returned.

PAYMENT POLICY:

Payment is required before attending the retreat in full or in installments as outlined in the above paragraph. You agree to pay the amount agreed and not to cancel this transaction with your bank or Credit Card Company. BALANCE WITH SAM INC is not responsible for any overdraft charges, over limit charges, or NSF fees charged by your bank or Credit Card Company. Fees or Services may be prepaid or by installment as outlined above. Failure to make the installment payment will result in the suspension OR termination of these services. [SAM ALTIERI], [BALANCE WITH SAM INC] does not make any representations or warranties as to specific outcomes or results.

TOUR GUIDES:

The Balance with Sam team accompanying the trip reserve the right to make additions and deletions as believed advisable or necessary for the well-being of the group in their sole discretion. 

Special Dietary Requirements:

For safety and liability reasons, Balance with Sam, Inc &   and its representatives cannot be responsible for directly accommodating any food allergies, or dietary requirements and restrictions, and is not responsible for any issues or problems associated with the same. All scenarios and special dietary requests regarding food and drink, including allergies, or dietary requirements and restrictions, are the sole responsibility of the participant. While most meal establishments can offer general options, Balance with Sam can’t promise we will be able to offer all needs. Just in case, we recommend packing extra food/snacks if accommodations cannot be met. Should a group member have special dietary requirements, that group member shall be solely responsible for any additional expense to their meal plan. 

Conduct Expected:

Each participant is expected to act responsibly and adhere to all behavior guidelines established by Balance with Sam  and the team. Any failure to respond to the guidance of these terms can result in the immediate expulsion of the offending participant. Any participant expelled for behavior or disciplinary issues will be done so at their sole expense, and no refund will be available for any portion of the trip. Additionally, participants shall hereby defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Balance with Sam and team against any, and all third-party claims arising out of any conduct or omission in breach of these terms and conditions or that otherwise create liability for Balance with Sam, Inc.

Video/Photographic Likeness:

Any photographic, film, video likeness or audio recordings of participants while on tour may be edited and used by Balance with Sam, Inc, in future marketing campaigns and website without any notification or compensation to the participant. 

Travel Insurance: 

Balance with Sam strongly recommends that you are covered by adequate travel insurance for your arrangements if appropriate and not always necessary. Such insurance at a minimum should cover your losses sustained as a result of cancellation, medical issues, and the event of accident or illness. If you choose to travel without adequate insurance cover, we will not be liable for any of your losses however arising, in respect of which insurance cover would otherwise have been available. 

Non-Responsibility: 

Balance with Sam and its employees, share holders, agents, and representatives use third party suppliers to arrange some of its tours, transportation, sightseeing, lodging, and other services related to this tour. Balance with Sam is an independent contractor and is not an employee, agent, or representative of any of these suppliers.   may not own, manage, operate, supervise, or control any transportation, vehicle, airplane, hotel or restaurants, or any other entity that supplies services related to your tour. All suppliers are independent contractors, and are not agents or employees or representatives of Balance with Sam . All tickets, receipts, coupons, and vouchers are issued subject to the terms and conditions specified by each supplier, and by accepting the coupons, vouchers, and tickets, or utilizing the services, all customers agree that neither Balance with Sam, Inc. nor its employees, agents, or representatives are or may be liable for any loss, injury, or damage to any tour participant or their belongings, or otherwise, in connection with any service supplied or not supplied resulting directly or indirectly from any occurrence beyond the control of Balance with Sam,Inc. Balance with Sam,Inc. assumes no responsibility or liability for any delay, change in schedule, loss, injury or damage or loss of any participant that may result from any act or omission on the part of others; and Balance with Sam Inc. shall be relieved of any obligations under these terms and conditions in the event of any strike, labor dispute, act of God, or of government, fire, war, whether declared or not, terrorism, insurrection, riot, theft, pilferage, epidemic, illness, physical injury, quarantine, medical or customs or immigration regulation, delay, or cancellation. Balance with Sam,Inc.  accepts no responsibility for lost or stolen items. Balance with Sam,Inc.  reserves the right to refuse any participant or potential participant at its sole discretion. 

Assumption of Risk:

You acknowledge that the enjoyment and excitement of adventure travel is derived in part from the inherent risks incurred by travel and activity beyond the accepted safety of life at home or work, and that these inherent risks contribute to such enjoyment and excitement, and are reasons for your voluntary participation. Therefore, I acknowledge that I am aware of the inherent hazards and risks associated with participating in a Balance with Sam,Inc.  tour, including those associated with travel, and adventure tours. Inherent hazards and risks include, but are not limited to, risk of injury or death from: motor vehicle collisions, hazardous hiking conditions including uneven surfaces, narrow trails, unpredictable hazards and conditions; slips, and falls, consumption of alcoholic beverages, tainted food, or non-potable water; possible equipment failure and/or malfunction of my own or other's equipment; exposure to the elements, including heat, cold, sun, water, and wind; my own negligence and/or the negligence of others, including tour guides, other guests, Balance with Sam,Inc  employees, agents and/or representatives; misjudgment of terrain, weather, trails, and route location; high altitude; attack by or encounter with insects, reptiles, snakes, and/or animals; accidents or illness occurring in remote places where there are no available medical services; fatigue, chill, overhearing, and/or dizziness, which may diminish my own reaction and increase the risk of accident; negligence with regards to equipment, known or unknown medical conditions, physical excursion for which I am not prepared or other such accidents; the negligence or lack of adequate training of any agents or employees of Balance with Sam Inc. who seek to assist with medical or other help either before or injuries have occurred; accident or illness without access to means of rapid evacuation or availability of medical supplies or services; and the adequacy of medical attention once provided. Where the guest occupies a motor coach seat fixed with a safety belt and operated by an agent of Balance with Sam, Inc or a 3rd party provider, neither Balance with Sam  nor the operator nor its agents or cooperating organizations or service providers will be liable for any injury, illness or death or for any loss or damages or claims whatsoever arising from any accident or incident, if the safety belt is not being worn at the time of such an accident or incident. This exclusion and limitation of liability shall not be used to imply that the Operator or its agents or affiliated are liable in other circumstances. I understand the description of these risks is not complete and that unknown risks may result in injury, illness, or death. I agree to be responsible for my own well being and negligence. I freely and voluntarily assume complete personal responsibility for these risks and for the injuries or death that may occur as a result of these risks, even if such injuries or death occur in a manner that is not foreseeable at the time this agreement is signed. 

Release:

I hereby release and hold harmless with respect to any and all injury, disability, death, or loss or damage to person or property, whether caused by negligence or otherwise, Balance with Sam , its employees, tour guides, subcontractors, shareholders, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, successors, agents, and assigns. Furthermore, without limitation, Balance with Sam  is not responsible for any injury, loss, or damage to person or property, death, delay or inconvenience in connection with the provision of any goods or services occasioned by or resulting from, but not limited to, acts of God or force majeure, pandemics and epidemics, acts of war or civil unrest, or revolt, strikes or other labor activities, criminal or terrorist activities of any kind, overbooking or downgrading of accommodations, mechanical or other failure of airplanes or other means of transportation or for any failure of any transportation mechanism to arrive or depart, I agree that this release shall be legally binding upon me personally, all members of my family and all minors traveling with me, my and their heirs, successors, assigns, and legal representatives, it being my intentionally to assume all the risks associated with this trip and to Balance with Sam  from any and all liabilities to the maximum extent permitted by law. By entering into this Agreement, I am not relying on any oral or written representation or statements made by Balance with Sam , other than what is set forth in this Agreement. 

Medical Treatment:

I understand that Balance with Sam,Inc. has no responsibility to provide medical care to participants, and has made no offer or promise to do so. I authorize Balance with Sam, Inc. to obtain medical care on my behalf and/or to transport me to a medical facility, if necessary, and I hereby release Balance with Sam, Inc. from any and all liability arising from its obtaining medical care on my behalf or transporting me to a medical facility. I further agree to pay all costs associated with such care or transportation. Without limiting any of the foregoing, I waive any claim that I or anyone on my behalf may bring against Balance with Sam,Inc. with regard to medical care and the provision or failure to provide such care. 

Indemnification:

I agree to indemnify Balance with Sam,Inc.  from any and all claims made against it based on my actions, and/or breach of its Terms and Conditions. 

Severability:

If any provision of these terms and conditions shall be held unenforceable, such provision shall be struck and the remainder shall remain enforceable. 

Testimonial and Photo Release:

In consideration of good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, I, the undersigned, hereby grant to Sam Altieri and her agents the right to use my name, biographical information, photographs, images, story and/or testimonial, in whole or in part, and without restriction as to changes or alterations. The rights granted herein shall extend in perpetuity, unless revoked in writing to Sam by me, throughout the world and for any purpose whatsoever, including without limitation for marketing and advertising purposes of Sam, and in any and all media, including without limitation Sam’s  website. I acknowledge that Sam has no obligation to return any photographs or images to me.

I hereby RELEASE, WAIVE and FOREVER DISCHARGE any and all claims arising out of, or in connection with, such use by Balance with Sam, Inc, including without limitation any and all claims for libel or invasion or privacy.

I hereby warrant and represent that I am at least 18 years of age and have the right to contract in my own name. I have read the above Release and am fully familiar with the contents thereof. This Release contains the entire agreement between the parties hereto as to the subject matter contained herein.

Appendix

Purchase of: Conscious Creators Retreat 

Agreeing to the outlined terms and conditions & photo release