Terms and Agreements Waiver for Cucina Melissa Cooking School Guests
Please take the time to understand the traveler’s terms and conditions detailed below prior to booking with Cucina Melissa Cooking School. You are required to confirm your agreement to these terms and conditions as part of the booking process.
1. This Booking is a Contract
When you book a spot with Cucina Melissa Cooking School, you will be deemed to have agreed to the traveler’s terms and conditions, and the details regarding the trip as listed below. If you are booking a trip for multiple people, then all travelers in that booking will be deemed to have read and agreed to the traveler’s terms and conditions. If you book with a payment plan, you are obligated to pay for the full ticket price, regardless of time of cancellation.
2. Payment and Deposit
In order to confirm a booking, you are required to pay for a spot in full or via payment plan. All payments are non-refundable. Full payment is due prior to the trip start date. We reserve the right to cancel your booking if the final payment is not paid on or before the due date.
3. Guest Cancellation Policy
All guest payments are non-refundable. If guests cancel 30 days prior to the event start date, there could be a possibility to transfer to another cooking school date given Cucina Melissa approval and availability with full payment required. If you book with a payment plan, you are obligated to pay for the full ticket price, regardless of time of cancellation.
4. Cancellation by Cucina Melissa Cooking School
Cucina Melissa Culinary School reserves the right to cancel any trip or part of the trip. In this event we will provide ticket credit, which will be valid for one calendar year. If Cucina Melissa Culinary School cancels a program for any reason, including Force Majeure, Cucina Melissa Cooking School is not responsible for loss of funds in association with travel accommodations made by the guest.
5. Passports, Visas, and Flights
You are responsible for obtaining all required travel documents for countries you will visit during the school. For many countries, passports must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the duration of the trip. Visa information will vary location to location, and details will be included in your trip’s logistics. You are responsible for booking flights to the school. We can help find options, but cannot book or cover costs for flights. We are not responsible if you are refused entry into the country because of incorrect travel documents and this event will not result in a refund.
6. Travel Insurance
Cucina Melissa Culinary School highly encourages all clients to purchase “cancel for any reason” trip insurance. Cucina Melissa Culinary School can recommend which insurance company to use if you email us at ciao@cucinamelissa.com. Each client is 100% responsible for any loss, penalties, fees, or other financial consequences arising out of booking a trip or the cancellation of a trip.
7. Extra Activities & School Schedule
The website page for your school will list what is included and what is excluded in the price of the programming. School schedule is subject to change daily due to unforeseen circumstances, weather and cancellations without prior notice to attendees. Optional activities are not included in the price and are not included in this agreement. Any assistance provided by a third party does not render Cucina Melissa Culinary School liable for them.
The schedule, activities and teachers are subject to change.
8. Discretion to Deny Bookings
We reserve the right to reject any client booking at any time prior to the start date.
9. Photography/Videography
Any photography/videography from the school will be granted as use for our marketing and promotional purposes on a royalty-free basis. If you would like to be excluded from photography/videography during the event, please let us know ahead of time and we will do our best to accommodate you.
10. Health, Immunizations, and Travel Warnings
Each guest assumes full responsibility for researching the safety and security of countries that will be visited. Clients may visit their physician to know what vaccines are recommended. By booking a trip with Cucina Melissa Culinary School, you confirm that you are in good health and capable of performing the activities on the trip you booked. You are also confirming that you are able to care for yourself during the trip and do not have any medical conditions that could cause risk for yourself or others during the trip.
11. Assumption of Risk
Cucina Melissa Culinary School is dedicated to your safety on every trip, however you must take responsibility for your own safety. You understand that you must assume the risks and hazards inherent with travel. These risks and hazards may include, without limitation, delays, injury, illness, death or other unanticipated events, and may be caused by force majeure events, the negligence of Cucina Melissa Culinary School, or other persons (including third party operators), the intentional and/or criminal conduct of others, or other circumstances. Certain locations are remote and require additional travel time away from city centers and towns. As such, medical attention may not always be readily available, or may be of different quality compared to what is available at home. Also, you may be visiting places where the political, cultural and geographical environment is very different from where you live, and in some cases, these differences may present increased risks and/or challenges. We use reasonably available information from the U.S. government, applicable foreign governments, and reports from our contacts in planning each trip itinerary, and assessing the viability of each trip itinerary as the start date approaches. However, it is your responsibility to acquaint yourself with all available and relevant travel information for your destination and the nature of your itinerary. You acknowledge and agree that your decision to travel is made after having considered this information, and you expressly assume the personal risks involved with such travel.
Indemnification: The guest recognizes that there is risk involved in the types of activities offered. Therefore, the participant accepts financial responsibility for any injury that the participant may cause either to him/her, or to any other participant due to his/her negligence. Should the above mentioned parties, or anyone acting on their behalf, be required to incur attorney’s fees and costs to enforce this agreement, I agree to reimburse them for such fees and costs. I further agree to indemnify and hold harmless Cucina Melissa Culinary School and the hosting organization, their principals, agents, employees, and volunteers from liability for the injury or death of any person(s) and damage to property that may result from my negligent or intentional act or omission while participating in activities offered. This includes but is not limited to parks, recreational areas, playgrounds, areas adjacent to main building, and/or any area selected for training.
12. Limitation of Liability and Release
You acknowledge and agree that Cucina Melissa Culinary School and its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors, shareholders, members, and employees, shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, consequential or incidental damage, liability, injury, loss, cost or expense you may incur (including any claim relating to personal injury, illness, death, property damage or loss, delay or other inconvenience) arising out of, or by reason of (i) the acts or omissions of any Third Party Operator or (ii) the negligence of any of the Cucina Melissa Culinary School Parties or (iii) any acts or omissions of any other parties or (iv) force majeure events.
You release the Cucina Melissa Culinary School staff from any and all claims, liabilities, losses, expenses, damages, demands, actions, causes of action, lawsuits or sums of money of any kind arising out of, by reason of, resulting from and/or related to any trip you may book and/or participate in; and you understand and acknowledge that you are fully responsible for and expressly assume any and all risks, whether known or unknown, in connection therewith.
13. No Warranty.
All classes, services, facilities, equipment, and materials provided by Cucina Melissa Culinary School are offered on an "as-is" and "as-available" basis. We expressly disclaim all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
Cucina Melissa Culinary School does not warrant or guarantee that: (i) the school will meet your specific requirements or expectations; (ii) the school will result in any particular level of culinary skill or expertise; (iii) the information provided in the school will be completely accurate, comprehensive, or up-to-date; or (iv) the school will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free.
Cucina Melissa Culinary school makes no warranties regarding any third-party products, services, or information that may be mentioned, used, or offered in connection with the School.
14. Privacy Policy
Any personal information that we collect about you may be used for any purpose associated with the operation of a trip, or to send you marketing material in relation to our events and special offers. The information may be disclosed to our agents, service providers or other suppliers to enable us to operate the trip.
15. Food Allergies and Allergies Notification, Acknowledgement, and Release of Liability
An environment free of allergens, including but not limited to food allergens, cannot be guaranteed on a Cucina Melissa Culinary School. We do our best to accommodate food allergies, but are not able to guarantee entirely allergen-free environments. Therefore, the released parties cannot guarantee that any particular food product is free of all traces of any particular allergen, that consumption of a food product will not result in some form of allergic reaction, or that the participant will not come into contact with any allergens while in attendance on a Cucina Melissa Culinary School. The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that i) she/he is aware of such risks and that participation in the event will expose the participant to food, activities and persons that may result in exposure to allergens and injury, and in that regard by assuming such risks, the participant hereby fully releases and discharges Cucina Melissa Culinary School from any and all liability and/or responsibility to the participant, the undersigned, or any third party for death and/or injuries to the participant, and/or any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, or any damages that arise out of or relate to participant’s participation in a Cucina Melissa Culinary School and/or exposure to food allergens.
16. Updating of Terms & Conditions
Cucina Melissa Culinary School reserves the right to update and/or alter these Terms & Conditions at any time. Current information can always be found on https://www.cucinamelissa.com/cooking-school-retreat and any updates and/or changes will supersede any previous versions.
Waiver
RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY
As consideration for being permitted by Cucina Melissa Culinary School to participate in these activities, I hereby agree that I, my assignees, heirs, distributees, guardians, and legal representatives will not make a claim against, sue or attach the property of Cucina Melissa Culinary School, their affiliates, employees, agents or volunteers or any of their affiliated organizations for injury or damage resulting from acts, howsoever caused, by any employee, agent, or contractor, or any of their affiliated organizations, as a result of my participation in a Cucina Melissa Culinary School. I hereby release Cucina Melissa Culinary School, and any of their agents or affiliated organizations from all actions, claims or demands that I, my assigns, heirs, distributes, guardians, and legal representatives now have or may hereafter have for injury, damage, or death resulting from my participation in a Cucina Melissa Culinary School.
I am medically, physically, emotionally and in all respects fit and able to participate in Cucina Melissa Culinary School
I agree I will be fully and financially responsible for my own physical condition and well-being during the school, and will follow the safety precautions and instructions prescribed by Cucina Melissa Culinary School.
If I experience pain or discomfort during the school, I will modify Cucina Melissa Culinary School instruction to suit my individual needs. I will not hold Cucina Melissa Culinary School responsible for any pain or discomfort I experience during or after the school. I understand that the activities offered on this school are not a substitute for medical care. I understand that Cucina Melissa Culinary School is not qualified to perform spinal or skeletal adjustments, diagnose, prescribe, or treat physical or mental illness.
For the benefit of everyone, Cucina Melissa Culinary School reserves the right to accept or reject any participant at any time without liability, and in the event Cucina Melissa Culinary School determines, in its sole and exclusive discretion, that a participant is disruptive to the harmony of the school, it may, without any obligation to pay a refund or any other amount whatsoever, expel such participant from the school. Cucina Melissa Culinary School will carry no responsibility or liability for any participant who leaves the school prior to its conclusion or for any activity undertaken by any participant, which is not included on the school itinerary.
By agreeing to the terms outlined here and elsewhere on the Cucina Melissa Culinary School website, I hereby release and discharge my rights and claims for damages or liabilities that may occur as a result of participation on a Cucina Melissa Culinary School.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of laws rules.