Please review the following Terms of Use carefully. Each time You access the Site or use the Services, You are agreeing to be bound by these Terms of Use. If You do not agree to all of these Terms of Use, Bashirah Fusion is unwilling to grant You access to the Site or Services, and You must cease access to the Sites and Services immediately. By paying your down payment or full payment for the annual Bashirah Fusion Retreat I agree to the following terms and conditions. **Please read through thoroughly. Refunds for your deposit are available for 5 days, or 120 hours after purchase. Airfare, transportation to and from the retreat, excursion, alcohol, or any activities outside of the Applebrook Estat are NOT included in the retreat cost paid. TRANSPORTATION to and from the Retreat is not included. It is not the responsibility of Bashirah Fusion to ensure your transportation to and from the retreat location. Should you incur any additional charges related to transportation, lack of transportation, the necessity to spend any overnights near the retreat location due to transportation issues Bashirah Fusion is not responsible for any costs associated, and no full or partial refund will be provided for the incurred costs or any missed parts of the retreat. PAYMENTS A deposit of $750 USD is required to hold your spot. You have 5 days or 120 hours to change your mind. Deposits are non-refundable after this timeframe. The balance owed can be split into 3 payments, with the full balance due 30 days before the start of the retreat. If at anytime prior to one month before the retreat you wish to pay the entire balance, just let us know. The fees paid to Bashirah Fusion for the retreat do not include any transportation to and from the retreat. You are responsible for any fees associated with your accommodation and activities outside the retreat site. DATA AND INFORMATION PROTECTION WE COLLECT OR YOU PROVIDE US Personal information is collected when a Visitor of the Sites provides such information knowingly through registration or a contact form, from third parties and referrals, and passively through technology such as cookies. Personal information includes personal data, contact information, company and business information, and interpersonal information. "Personal Data" means data that allows someone to identify or contact You, including, for example, Your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, as well as any other non-public information about You that is associated with or linked to any of the foregoing data. We may collect Personal Data from You, such as Your first and last name, gender, e-mail, and mailing addresses. If You order Services on the Sites, we will collect all information necessary to complete the transaction, including Your name, credit card information, billing information, and shipping information. If You provide us feedback or contact us via e-mail, we will collect Your name and e-mail address, as well as any other content included in the e-mail, in order to send You a reply. To make the Sites and Services more useful to You, our servers (which may be hosted by a third-party service provider) collect information from You, including Your browser type, operating system, Internet Protocol (IP) address (a number that is automatically assigned to Your computer when You use the Internet, which may vary from session to session), domain name, and/or a date/time stamp for Your visit. We also use cookies and URL information to gather information regarding the date and time of Your visit and the information for which You searched and which You viewed. "Cookies" are small pieces of information that a website sends to Your computer's hard drive while You are viewing a website. We may use both session Cookies (which expire once You close Your web browser) and persistent Cookies (which stay on Your computer until You delete them) to provide You with a more personal and interactive experience on the Sites. Persistent Cookies can be removed by following Internet browser help file directions. Except as set forth below, the only people who have access to personal information collected on the Sites are our employees who have a need to know and who are bound by nondisclosure agreements and our privacy policy located at https://online.zoejakes.com/costa-rica-retreat-terms-and-conditions We have physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect the personal information that we store. The only information we would share (solely during introductions or referrals) would be Your name and email. Also, please note that the Sites may contain links to third-party websites. These third-party websites may send their own cookies to collect data and solicit personal information. Therefore, we cannot guarantee Your privacy when visiting such third-party sites, nor the accuracy or acceptability of any services provided by such third parties. When users submit sensitive information via the Sites (such as credit card numbers or social security numbers), that information is encrypted and is protected with SSL encryption software. USES OF YOUR INFORMATION 1. We use the Personal Data that we receive to operate the Sites, produce our Events, and in certain other ways, including: to identify You as a user in our system; provide improved administration of the Sites and Services; provide the Services You request; improve the quality of experience when You interact with the Sites and Services; send You a welcome e-mail to verify ownership of the e-mail address provided when Your Account was created; send You administrative e-mail notifications, such as security or support and maintenance advisories; respond to Your inquiries related to employment opportunities or other requests; and to send newsletters, surveys, offers, and other promotional materials related to our Services and for our other marketing purposes. 2. We do not rent, sell, or share Your personal information with any other entity, except when: We have Your permission; or We respond to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal processes; or when we must exercise our legal rights, protect our property, defend against legal claims, or otherwise comply with the law, or We believe it is appropriate in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding suspected illegal activities, fraud, threats to personal safety, or violation of these Terms of Use. You book a bellydance retreat and other products or services online at the Sites, and Your order is processed in collaboration with a third-party company, which are instructed to not share or sell Your information. In the unlikely event that Bashirah Fusion Bellydance Retreat is acquired or transferred, or changes entity status through any type of transaction (including an asset sale, merger, or bankruptcy), the personal information will be among the transferred assets. OUR LIMITS ON LIABILITY: Retreats, During use of the site, Other services Bashirah Fusion Bellydance Retreat disclaims liability arising out of the use of the Sites, attendance at a bellydance retreat, or any other Bshirah Fusion Bellydance Retreat affiliated service or activity. In no event will we or our officers, employees, directors, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, agents or licensors be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages, including but not limited to, damages for loss of income, lost booking fees, goodwill, use, data, or travel interruptions or other intangible losses (even if such parties were advised of, knew of or should have known of the possibility of such damages, and notwithstanding the failure of essential purpose of any limited remedy), arising out of or related to Your use of or access to, or the inability to use or to access, the Site or the services (including Your attendance at one of our bellydance retreats), regardless of whether such damages are based on contract, tort (including negligence and strict liability), warranty, statute or otherwise. We will not be liable for any damages arising from the transactions between You and any third-party merchants or service providers or for any information appearing on third-party merchant or service provider sites or any other site linked to our Sites. Without limiting the foregoing, we do not accept any liability for damage to Your computer system or loss of data that results from Your use of the Sites and We cannot guarantee that any files that You download are free from viruses, contamination, or destructive features. While we use all reasonable endeavors to correct any errors or omissions as soon as practicable once they have been brought to our attention, We do not warrant that the information on the Sites itself will be free from errors or omissions. We do not warrant that the Website will be available uninterrupted and in a fully operating condition. Access to the Sites may be suspended temporarily and without notice in the case of system failure, maintenance, or repair, or for reasons reasonably beyond our control. All content and services on the Sites are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. We do not make any representation or give any warranty, and hereby disclaim all express or implied warranties, in respect of the Sites or its content, including, without limitation, any advice given (on a personal or general basis) and statements made by advertisers on or via the Sites, including without limitation the implied warranties of non-infringement, merchantability, data accuracy, fitness for a particular purpose and quiet enjoyment. Any decisions or actions taken by You on the basis of information provided on or via the Sites are at Your sole discretion and risk and You should obtain individual professional advice where necessary. ATTENDEES CONDUCT AT RETREATS We reserve the right to remove attendees who do not comply with the proper registration, security procedures, or requirements of attendee conduct outlined below at any point during a retreat without a refund. Bashirah Fusion Bellydance Retreat reserves the right to remove anyone who disobeys any requirements, procedures, policies, or regulations of a bellydance retreat. You must not defame, abuse, harass, harm, or threaten others, make any bigoted, hateful, or racially offensive statements. You may not advocate illegal activity or discuss illegal activities with the intent to commit them or cause injury or property damage to any person. You may not post or distribute any material that infringes and/or violates any right of a third party or any law or post or distribute any vulgar, obscene, discourteous, or indecent language or images. If we deem any online, social networking, or other media reference post, article, photo, or video regarding a bellydance retreat inappropriate, the offender is required to take down the material immediately upon our request for removal. If the posting is made during a bellydance retreat, this may be grounds for dismissal from the retreat, removal, preclusion from the Sites and future involvement in Bashirah Fusion Bellydance Retreat. Without limitation of the foregoing, Bashirah Fusion Bellydance Retreat may, in its sole and absolute discretion, remove You or any other attendee from a bellydance retreat, without explanation, either before or during a retreat, if such attendee engages in any unlawful, unauthorized, prohibited, improper, or unethical activities, or any other acts or omissions that we deem worthy of Your removal from a bellydance retreat. UNAUTHORIZED USES OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY You may not copy, reproduce, republish, download, post, broadcast, record, transmit, commercially exploit, edit, communicate to the public or distribute in any way the content of the Sites or our materials provided or displayed at an Event, other than for Your own personal use. Subject to the above, You may download insubstantial excerpts of the Sites’ content to Your hard drive for the purpose of viewing it provided that no more than one copy of any information is made. We retain the rights to all staff photography and video footage during an Event. Any use other than that permitted under this clause may only be undertaken with our prior express authorization. PAYMENTS, CANCELLATION AND CHANGES POLICY Effective January 1, 2023, the following payments, cancellation, and changes policies apply: All bookings and services may be canceled free of charge provided the guest cancels within 5 days of the booking (date shown in the confirmation email). Bookings and services may be canceled no more than 5 days, after booking. In the event Applebrook Estate cancels or postpones the retreat you booked, you can receive a credit voucher for your booking and services. Applebrook cannot make any exceptions to this payments, cancellation, and changes policy even if the cancellation or change is due to illness or medical issues; family or personal matters; revocation, cancellation, or expiration of your visa; travel bans; deportation; any laws, regulations, orders, or policies concerning immigration and refugee status that may impact your ability to travel; change in your immigration status; scheduling conflicts; travel delays; a force majeure event (including, but not limited to, an act of God, war, terrorist activity, labor dispute, civil unrest, utility outage, pandemic etc.); or any other reason whatsoever. Applebrook Estate is not responsible for any injury, loss, expenses, or damages, either direct or consequential, or for any loss of time or inconvenience which You may incur as a result of trip cancellation including visas, passports, travel documents, vaccination charges, preparation costs, gear purchases, airline tickets, airline taxes, airport fees (including but not limited to visa, passport and vaccination charges, or departure, gear purchases, airport and airline taxes). ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RISKS AND ASSUMPTION OF RESPONSIBILITY Although Bashirah Fusion Bellydance Retreat has taken reasonable steps to ensure safety, You acknowledge that activities You agree to take part in have risks, including certain risks which cannot be eliminated without destroying the unique character of the activities. The same elements that contribute to the unique character of the activities can cause loss or damage to You including accidental injury, illness, or in extreme cases, permanent trauma, disability, or death, and also can cause damage to or loss of property. Activities may vary from trip to trip and may include but are not limited to: bellydance, hiking, and being physically active in a variety of natural environments with a wide range of surface and atmospheric conditions as well as wildlife. Bashirah Fusion Bellydance Retreat can involve travel to remote places, oftentimes many hours from medical facilities. Transportation, evacuations, and medical care can be significantly delayed; communication can be delayed, limited, or not available. Environmental risks and hazards include rapidly moving, deep or cold water; insects, snakes, and predators, including large animals; falling and rolling rock; lightning, flash floods, and unpredictable forces of nature, including weather which may change to extreme conditions without warning. Possible injuries and illnesses include hypothermia, frostbite, high altitude illnesses, sunburn, heatstroke, dehydration, and other mild or serious conditions. Throughout the trip, participants are responsible for their own safety. With your booking of a bellydance retreat, You acknowledge and understand that Bashirah Fusion Bellydance Retreat activities include risks of injury or death to participants. You understand the description above of these risks is not complete and that other unknown or unanticipated risks may result in property loss, injury, or death. You agree to assume responsibility for the inherent risks identified herein and those inherent risks not specifically identified. You acknowledge that participation in activities is purely voluntary, no one is forcing participation, and participation is elected with full knowledge of the inherent risks. You therefore assume and accept full responsibility for any injury, death, loss of personal property, and expenses suffered as a result of those inherent risks and dangers identified above, and those inherent risks and dangers not specifically identified and as a result of my negligence in participating in this activity. RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY By booking with Bashirah Fusion Bellydance Retreat You represent that You have no physical conditions or medical precautions which would adversely affect my ability to take part in the bellydance program or other physical or cultural activities offered by Bashirah Fusion Bellydance Retreat. You fully understand that Your participation in the bellydance retreat or other activities could be injurious to your health and you voluntarily assume all risks related to such activities. By agreeing to the terms outlined here and elsewhere on the Bashirah Fusion Bellydance Retreat website You hereby release and discharge Your rights and claims for damages or liabilities that may occur as a result of participation in a Bashirah Fusion retreat, including but not limited to damages as a result of unexpected occurrences including those from weather, local political situations, wildlife or uncontrollable acts of God, including the risk of death. You release Bashirah Fusion Bellydance Retreat including its owners, directors, employees, guides, bellydance teachers, and partners from liability for personal injury, illness, emotional damage, incurred travel expenses, or property damage You may incur as a result of participation on a bellydance retreat. For the benefit of everyone on Your trip, Bashirah Fusion Bellydance Retreat reserves the right to accept or reject any participant at any time without liability, and in the event, it determines, in its sole and exclusive discretion, that a participant is disruptive to the harmony of the retreat, it may without any obligation to pay a refund or any other amount whatsoever, expel such participant from the retreat. Bashirah Fusion Bellydance Retreat will carry no responsibility or liability for any participant who leaves the trip prior to its conclusion or for any activity undertaken by any participant which is not included on the trip itinerary. CHANGES TO THESE TERMS OF USE We reserve the right to amend these Terms of Use at any time. All such changes will take effect once they have been posted on the Sites and You will be deemed to have accepted any such changes by Your use of the Sites after such time. To contact Bashirah Fusion Bellydance, please email us at: dianne.bashirah@gmail.com