TERMS OF SERVICE

Welcome to holidaypirates-us.lastminute.com (the “Website”), a service operated by LMNext US, Inc. ("LMnext") a corporation with its primary business and mailing address at 44 Montgomery St., San Francisco, CA 94104.

1. INTRO

The Website offers Users the possibility of directly processing reservation requests for the purchase of different travel services, thus eliminating the need to connect to the website of the providers of the chosen travel service. We request that you carefully read and accept the following Terms of Service (the "TERMS OF SERVICE") that govern the various services (the "Service/s") that LMnext, other companies belonging to the lastminute.com group, and/or their partners make available on the Website. LMnext reserves the right to modify these TERMS OF SERVICE without notice when such modifications are necessary due to changing market conditions, changes in legal or regulatory frameworks or in the event of a change in LMnext's risk factor and/or in relation to the provision of the Services made available on the Website by LMnext, other companies belonging to the lastminute.com group and/or their partners. If you wish to take full advantage of the Service and be regularly informed about travel news, flights with full-service and low-cost airlines, and other travel offers available, the User may subscribe by entering your full and accurate personal information.

Please take into account that your access and use of the Website requires your acceptance of the TERMS OF SERVICE. By continuing to access and/or use the Website, you are deemed to have accepted the TERMS OF SERVICE.

2. USE OF THE WEBSITE 

The User can freely visit the Website and use its functionality for personal, not commercial, use only. When conducting a search in the search engine, making reservations, or processing purchase orders, the User recognizes and states that they are acting in a purely personal capacity.

The User and/or the Customer represents and warrants to be of legal age and to have full capacity to enter into contracts for the purchase of the products and/or services made available on the Website. If the User and/or the Customer purchases a product and/or service also on behalf of other travellers then the User and/or the Customer, qualified as the "Main Contractor" as defined below, represents and warrants  that he/she is legally authorized to act also in the name and on behalf of the other travellers and to inform them about the conditions applicable to each product and/or service purchased.

The User must be over 18 and/or the Customer represents and warrants that he/she will supervise the use of the Website by minors, accepts that any purchase made in violation of that duty is attributable to him/her, and accepts financial responsibility for any such purchases.

The User and/or the Customer represents and warrants that all the information they have provided is true, up-to-date, and complete.

The User and/or the Customer further acknowledges and accepts that by using their contact details during the booking, they are qualified as the "Main Contractor" for the tourist and other services available for purchase on this Website, whether the Customer is making the booking for himself/herself or on behalf of other travellers.

The User and/or the Customer are further informed that email queries about bookings made on this Website for the products provided by companies belonging to lastminute.com (changes or cancellations, or after-sales assistance) can only be processed if the email of the Main Contractor provided during the booking is used. If a different email address is used, the service provider may require an identity check. The service provider may not be able to guarantee the acceptance and management of the request.

While searching or processing reservations and/or purchase orders, the User uses the web application by means of a non-exclusive and temporary license, granted for the time of the operation. This web application allows the User to process, easily and directly, their requests without having to make an additional parallel connection to the website of the provider of the service the User is interested in booking.

The User is not allowed to modify, reuse, copy, distribute, transmit, reproduce, publish, grant license or use, create derived tasks or jobs, transfer or sell, or in any case, make any commercial use or any use that is not personal in nature of the information, news, content, software and systems, or products obtained or made available to the User through the Website and the use of the Service.

To be able to use the functions of the Website, the User must have an internet connection, which they must procure at their own expense from a reliable provider. LMnext is not liable for any damages to the User's hardware that may be caused, directly or indirectly, by the internet connection.

By using the Website you agree not to: (i) use this Website or its contents is for any commercial purpose not intended by us; (ii) make any speculative, false, or fraudulent reservation or any reservation in anticipation of demand; (iii) access, monitor or copy any content or information of this Website using any robot, spider, scraper or other automated means or any manual process for any purpose without our express written permission; (iv) violate the restrictions in any robot exclusion headers on this Website or bypass or circumvent other measures employed to prevent or limit access to this Website; (v) take any action that imposes, or may impose, in our discretion, an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure; (vi) deep-link to any portion of this Website (including, without limitation, the purchase path for any travel services) for any purpose without our express written permission; or (vii) “frame”, “mirror” or otherwise incorporate any part of this Website into any other website without our prior written authorization.

In consideration of your use of the Website, you represent that you are of legal age to form a binding contract and are not a person barred from receiving services under the laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction and will only use the Website to make legitimate purchases for you or for another person for whom you are legally authorized to act (and will inform such other persons about the Terms of Service) that apply to the purchase you have made on their behalf (including all rules and restrictions applicable thereto). You also agree to provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the Website. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete (or becomes untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete), or LMnext has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, LMnext has the right to suspend or terminate any and all current or future use of the Website. LMnext reserves the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, or remove or edit content in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the above, we retain the right at our sole discretion to deny access to anyone to the Website and the Services we offer, at any time and for any reason, including, but not limited to, for violation of these Terms of Service.

3. RULES OF CONDUCT

The User undertakes to use the Website, its functions and the Service for lawful purposes and according to the present TERMS OF SERVICE. Particularly, the User undertakes not to send or disseminate, through the Website and its functions, illicit, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, abusive or disturbing content, nor to use the Website and its functions to perform any acts which could cause damage to the image and reputation of LMnext or any other loss or damage to LMnext.

Moreover, the User undertakes not to send advertising materials, undesirable and/or unsolicited communications which could interfere with the functionality and/or the use of the Website by third parties.

4. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

The User acknowledges and recognizes that all information, data, software, content, music, sounds, photographs and images, video and any other content on the Website (the "Content") are the exclusive property of LMnext and its license holders.

With the exception of using the application as stated in section 3, the User does not acquire any rights on the Content and/or the Website, the only right being the right to use the Website according to these TERMS OF SERVICE.

The User is authorized to print and/or download the Content (including the TERMS OF SERVICE) only for personal use.

LMnext’s or the companies belonging to lastminute.com group trademark(s) are important corporate assets and LMnext requires they are used properly. To preserve its reputation and protect its trademark(s), LMnext diligently guards against any violation of its trademark(s). LMnext acknowledges the desire of third parties to show affiliation with LMnext. Without written permission from LMnext, you should not use LMnext’s or the companies belonging to lastminute.com group trademark(s), service marks, or name in a manner suggesting any affiliation or association with LMnext. Only parties with written permission from LMnext or the companies belonging to lastminute.com group are allowed to use LMnext’s or the companies belonging to lastminute.com group trademark(s) in accordance with applicable terms. 

LMnext or the companies belonging to lastminute.com group trademarks take on various forms and may include letters, words, logos, designs, images, slogans, and colors associated with our company, Website, and service offerings. 

Certain activities may constitute infringement or dilution of LMnext’s or the companies belonging to lastminute.com group trademark(s), and are not permitted. Please review the following list of ways to avoid unauthorized use of LMnext’s or the companies belonging to lastminute.com group trademark(s):

• Do not use an LMnext or the companies belonging to lastminute.com group trademark(s) or name in a manner likely to cause confusion about the origin of any product, service, material, course, technology, program or other offerings.

• Unless you have prior permission from LMnext or the companies belonging to lastminute.com group, do not use an LMnext or the companies belonging to lastminute.com group trademark(s) or name in a manner likely to give the impression or otherwise imply an affiliation or association between you, your products or services, and LMnext or the companies belonging to lastminute.com group, or any of its products, services, programs, materials, or other offerings.

• Do not use the LMnext or the companies belonging to lastminute.com group logo in any materials without the written permission of LMnext or the companies belonging to lastminute.com group. 

• Do not use any LMnext or the companies belonging to lastminute.com group trademark(s) or name as or as part of a company, product, service, solution, technology, or program name. 

• Do not use a LMnext or the companies belonging to lastminute.com group trademark(s) or name in a manner likely to dilute, defame, disparage, or harm the reputation of LMnext or the companies belonging to lastminute.com group.

• Do not use any trademark(s), name, or designation confusingly similar to the LMnext or the companies belonging to lastminute.com group name or any LMnext or the companies belonging to lastminute.com group trademark(s).

• Do not copy or imitate any LMnext or the companies belonging to lastminute.com group trade dress, type style, logo, product packaging, or the look, design, or overall commercial impression of any LMnext Website, blog, or other materials.

• Do not register or use any domain name which incorporates any LMnext or the companies belonging to lastminute.com group mark or name.

• Do not register or seek to register an LMnext or the companies belonging to lastminute.com group trademark(s) or name, or any mark or name confusingly similar to an LMnext or the companies belonging to lastminute.com group mark or name.

5. HYPERLINK TO OTHER INTERNET WEBSITES

The Website contains hyperlinks to other internet resources, operated by commercial partners of LMnext and/or third parties. The publishing of hyperlinks on the Website is conducted for informational purposes and for the User’s reference and does not imply any recognition or approval of their contents by LMnext. Moreover, LMnext does not exercise control over the contents, information, services and/or products offered by such linked websites. LMnext shall not be liable for the truthfulness, accuracy and updating of the information published on such linked websites. The User acknowledges that the use of such websites will be done at his/her/their own risk.

The publication of a hypertext link and/or another internet resource on the Website does not imply any kind of commercial association and/or affiliation between LMnext and the administrators of the linked websites.

6. PRIVACY POLICY AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DETAILS

Information regarding the way in which we process personal information and how cookies are used on the Website can be found in our Privacy Policy.

7. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY AND WARRANTY 

THE CONTENT, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES PUBLISHED ON THIS WEBSITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR ERRORS, INCLUDING PRICING ERRORS. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY OF, AND DISCLAIM ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR OTHER INACCURACIES RELATING TO THE INFORMATION AND DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTENT, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES LASTMINUTE.COM EXPRESSLY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CORRECT ANY PRICING ERRORS ON THE WEBSITE AND/OR ON PENDING RESERVATIONS MADE UNDER AN INCORRECT PRICE.

LMNEXT MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES CONTAINED ON THIS WEBSITE FOR ANY PURPOSE EXCEPT THE BOOKING OF TRAVEL SERVICES THROUGH LMNEXT. TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSABLE UNDER RELEVANT LAW, ALL SUCH INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. LMNEXT AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS THAT THIS WEBSITE, ITS SERVERS OR ANY EMAIL SENT FROM LMNEXT, ITS AFFILIATES, AND/OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSABLE UNDER RELEVANT LAW, LMNEXT, THE COMPANIES BELONGING TO LASTMINUTE.COM GROUP, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT.

SOME OF THE SUPPLIERS PROVIDING TRAVEL OR OTHER SERVICES SOLD OR OFFERED THROUGH THIS WEBSITE ARE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS AND NOT AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES OF LMNEXT AND THE COMPANIES BELONGING TO LASTMINUTE.COM GROUP. LMNEXT AND THE COMPANIES BELONGING TO LASTMINUTE.COM GROUP ARE NOT LIABLE FOR THE ACTS, ERRORS, OMISSIONS, REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, BREACHES OR NEGLIGENCE OF ANY SUCH SUPPLIERS OR FOR ANY PERSONAL INJURIES, DEATH, PROPERTY DAMAGE, OR OTHER DAMAGES OR EXPENSES RESULTING THEREFROM LMNEXT AND THE COMPANIES BELONGING TO LASTMINUTE.COM GROUP HAVE NO LIABILITY AND WILL MAKE NO REFUND IN THE EVENT OF ANY DELAY, CANCELLATION, OVERBOOKING, STRIKE, FORCE MAJEURE OR OTHER CAUSES BEYOND THEIR DIRECT CONTROL, AND THEY HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ADDITIONAL EXPENSE, OMISSIONS, DELAYS, RE-ROUTING OR ACTS OF ANY GOVERNMENT OR AUTHORITY. 

IN NO EVENT SHALL LMNEXT AND THE COMPANIES BELONGING TO LASTMINUTE.COM GROUP, AND/OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH, YOUR ACCESS TO, DISPLAY OF OR USE OF THIS WEBSITE OR WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO ACCESS, DISPLAY OR USE THIS WEBSITE (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, YOUR RELIANCE UPON OPINIONS APPEARING ON THIS WEBSITE; ANY COMPUTER VIRUSES, INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, LINKED WEBSITES, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES OBTAINED THROUGH THIS WEBSITE; OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE ACCESS TO, DISPLAY OF OR USE OF THIS WEBSITE) WHETHER BASED ON A THEORY OF NEGLIGENCE, CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, AND EVEN IF LMNEXT AND THE COMPANIES BELONGING TO LASTMINUTE.COM GROUP AND/OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY 

YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT LMNEXT AND AND ,THE COMPANIES BELONGING TO LASTMINUTE.COM GROUP, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS AND LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF LMNEXT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM USE OF THE WEBSITE, CONTENT OR ANY RELATED SERVICES.

If, despite the limitation above, LMnext or their respective suppliers are found liable for any loss or damage which arises out of or in any way connected with any of the occurrences described above, then the liability of LMnext and/or their respective suppliers will in no event exceed, in the aggregate, the greater of (a) the service fees you paid to LMnext in connection with such transaction(s) on this Website, or (b) One-Hundred Dollars (US$100.00) or the equivalent in local currency.

The limitation of liability reflects the allocation of risk between the parties. The limitations specified in this section will survive and apply even if any limited remedy specified in these terms is found to have failed of its essential purpose. The limitations of liability provided in these terms insure to the benefit of LMnext and/or their respective suppliers.

9. PROCEDURE FOR CLAIMS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT

LMnext respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, please provide LMnext’s Copyright Agent the following information:

(i) an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest; (ii) a description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed; (iii) a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Website; (iv) your address, telephone number, and email address; (v) a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; or (vi) a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner's behalf.

LMnext’ agent for notice of claims of copyright or other intellectual property infringement can be reached as follows:

By mail: LMnext Us Inc 

Attn: Copyright Compliance 

44 Montgomery St., San Francisco CA 94104.

10. SEVERABILITY AND SURVIVABILITY

If any provision, or portion of a provision, in these TERMS OF SERVICE shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. The parties agree to substitute for such provision a valid provision which most closely approximates the intent and economic effect of such severed provision. 

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this these TERMS OF SERVICE, or any general legal principles to the contrary, any provision of these TERMS OF SERVICE that imposes or contemplates continuing obligations on a party will survive the expiration or termination of these TERMS OF SERVICE.

11. DISPUTES: BINDING ARBITRATION, GOVERNING LAW, JURISDICTION, ETC.

These Terms of Service and the relationship between you and LMnext will be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflict of law provisions. 

You and LMnext shall attempt in good faith to resolve any dispute concerning, relating, or referring to a Terms of Service, Services offered by us, our Website, any literature or materials concerning LMnext, and these Terms of Service or the breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation or validity thereof, (hereinafter a “Dispute”) through preliminary negotiations. If the Dispute is not resolved through good faith negotiation, all Disputes shall be resolved exclusively by binding arbitration held in San Francisco, California, and presided over by one (1) arbiter. The arbitration shall be administered by JAMS pursuant to its Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures and in accordance with the Expedited Procedures in those Rules.   The arbitrator’s decision shall be final and binding and judgment may be entered thereon.   In the event a party fails to proceed with arbitration the other party is entitled of costs of suit including a reasonable attorney’s fee for having to compel arbitration. Nothing herein will be construed to prevent any party’s use of injunction, and/or any other prejudgment or provisional action or remedy. Any such action or remedy shall act as a waiver of the moving party’s right to compel arbitration of any dispute.

You and LMnext agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in San Francisco, California with respect to any legal proceedings that may arise in connection with, or relate to, our Binding Arbitration clause and/or a Dispute. The User and LMnext agree the exclusive venue for any and all legal proceedings that may arise in connection with, or relate to, our Binding Arbitration clause and/or a Dispute, shall be the federal and state courts located in San Francisco, California and to irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such action, suit or proceeding and hereby agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, in any such action, suit or proceeding, any claim that (i) he, she or it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of such court, (ii) the venue is improper, or (iii) this agreement or the subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such court.  THE USER RECOGNIZE, BY AGREEING TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU AND LMNEXT ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION WITH RESPECT TO THE CLAIMS COVERED BY THIS MANDATORY BINDING ARBITRATION PROVISION.

12. ATTORNEY’S FEES, COSTS, AND EXPENSES OF SUIT

If any act of law or equity, including an action for declaratory relief or any Arbitration Proceeding, is brought to enforce, interpret or construe the provisions of these Terms of Service, our Privacy Policy, LMnext’s Website or any literature or materials concerning LMnext, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover actual reasonable attorney’s fees, costs, and expenses.

13. WAIVER, ETC. 

No delay or failure by either party to exercise or enforce at any time any right or provision hereof will be considered a waiver thereof of such party's rights thereafter to exercise or enforce each and every right and provision hereof. No single waiver will constitute a continuing or subsequent waiver. LMnext does not guarantee it will take action against all breaches of these TERMS OF SERVICE. No waiver, modification or amendment of any provision hereof will be effective unless it is in a writing signed by both the parties.