Girls Human Rights Awards Dinner 2024

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE

1. INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE

1.1. Capitalised but undefined terms used in this clause 1 shall have the meaning given to them in clause 2.

1.2. The following terms and conditions of sale (the “Terms and Conditions”) set out the general conditions for application, purchase and use of Tickets.

1.3. Any person who receives, applies for, purchases, possesses or attempts to use a Ticket shall be deemed to have accepted and agreed to comply with these Terms and Conditions, any Additional Terms, the Conditions of Entry and the Applicable Laws.

1.5. Any breach of these Terms and Conditions, any Additional Terms, the Conditions of Entry or such other applicable protocols and/or any Applicable Laws shall entitle GHRH to cancel and invalidate the Ticket and any other Tickets that have been purchased by the Successful Applicant with no right to a refund. Any breach of these Terms and Conditions by a Ticket Holder shall result in the Ticket Holder being deemed a trespasser and shall give GHRH the right to refuse admission to, or eject, said Ticket Holder from the GHR Award Dinner. GHRH shall give written reasons if requested by the said Ticket Holder.

2. DEFINITIONS

2.1. “Applicant”: any natural person aged 18 years or over with legal capacity to enter into an agreement for the application and/or purchase of Tickets to the GHRA in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Applicant” shall apply to any individual who applies for Tickets via GHRH.

2.4. “GHRH”: means Girls Human Rights Hub, a company limited by guarantee in England & Wales with number 14905173 and office at 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2N 9JQ.

2.3. “Girls Human Rights Awards Dinner”: The GHRA Dinner taking place at the Inner Temple on 12th October 2024.

2.4. “Conditions of Entry”: Any conditions of entry to the Award Dinner that GHRH may introduce from time to time.

2.5. “Excluded Person”: any person: (a) refused entry to the GHRA Dinner (or any other event sanctioned by GHRH; (b) who has acted in breach of these Terms and Conditions (including offering or advertising for sale or transfer, and/or selling or transferring, tickets in breach of GHRH’s terms and conditions), and/or (c) has engaged in fraudulent behaviour, including but not limited to, purchasing a ticket under false pretences (e.g., buying a Youth Ticket when they are over 18, or a Student Ticket when they are not a student).

2.6. “Force Majeure Event”: any circumstance not within GHRH’s reasonable control including: (a) acts of God, abnormally inclement weather, flood, drought, lightning, storm, earthquake or other natural disaster; (b) epidemic, pandemic or infectious disease; (c) terrorist attack, civil war, civil commotion or riots, crowd disorder, war, threat of or preparation for war, armed conflict, imposition of sanctions, embargo, or breaking off of diplomatic relations; (d) nuclear, chemical or biological contamination or sonic boom; (e) any law or any action taken by a government, public authority, court, competent national authority or governing body, including cancelling a public event, imposing capacity restrictions on a public event, imposing an export or import restriction, quota or prohibition, or failing to grant a necessary licence or consent; (f) collapse of buildings, subsidence, structural damage, fire, explosion or accident; (g) strike; (h) death of a member of the royal family; and (h) any labour or trade dispute, strikes, industrial action or lockouts.

2.7. “Mini Hubs”: Localised branches or chapters of the Girls Human Rights Hub initiative, established within schools with the aim of advocating for girls' rights and promoting gender equality on a grassroots level.

2.8. “Campus Ambassadors”: Representatives of the Girls Human Rights Hub, organising events, workshops, and campaigns to raise awareness, promote gender equality, and advocate for policy changes to address barriers facing girls.

2.9. “GHRH Website”: the online platform known as which can be accessed at www.ghrh.org/girls-human-rights-awards, owned and managed by GHRH allowing users to apply for Tickets.

3. INTERPRETATION

3.1. Unless the context otherwise requires, words in the singular shall include the plural and in the plural shall include the singular

3.2. A reference to a statute or statutory provision shall include all subordinate legislation made from time to time under that statute or statutory provision

3.3. Any obligation on a person not to do something includes an obligation not to allow that thing to be done. 3.4. Any reference to an English legal term for any action, remedy, method of judicial proceeding, legal document, legal status, court, official or any legal concept or thing shall, in respect of any jurisdiction other than England, be deemed to include a reference to that which most nearly approximates to the English legal term in that jurisdiction.

3.5. References to clauses are to the clauses of these Terms and Conditions.

3.6. Any words following the terms “including”, “include”, “in particular”, “for example” or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words, description, definition, phrase or term preceding those terms.

4. APPLYING FOR TICKETS GENERALLY

4.1. Tickets shall not be purchased or obtained from or through any person, commercial agent, company or otherwise than directly by the Applicant from GHRH, or any third party authorised by GHRH to sell or distribute Tickets from time to time.

4.2. By applying for and/or purchasing Tickets, each Applicant warrants that they are not an Excluded Person. Excluded Persons shall not be permitted to make any application for Tickets and any Ticket(s) acquired or used in breach of this clause 4.2 shall be void with no right to a refund and all rights conferred or evidenced by such Ticket shall be nullified.

5. PAYMENT OF TICKETS

5.1. Payment for the Ticket(s) purchased is possible via: (1) a Mastercard or Visa credit card; (2) a Mastercard or Visa debit card; and/or (3) via any other method employed by GHRH. Tickets cannot be purchased with cash or cheques.

5.2. The Applicant acknowledges that by making an application (including, if applicable, by clicking the confirmation button/field on the GHRH Website), the Applicant agrees to make payment of the relevant Purchase Price, provided the requested Ticket(s) are allocated by GHRH to the Applicant.

5.3. The Applicant acknowledges and agrees that all Ticket purchases are final and that no cancellations will be permitted and/or refunds or exchanges given following the submission of an application and successful processing of the Applicant’s credit or debit card payment.

5.4. Successful Applicants are requested to review their Purchase Notification for any inaccuracies. Any inaccuracies shall be immediately notified to GHRH.

5.5. By purchasing a ticket, the Applicant agrees that all information provided during the purchase process is truthful and accurate, including but not limited to their eligibility for specific ticket categories (e.g., Youth or Student Tickets).

5.6. The Applicant further agrees that they are purchasing the ticket for their own use or for a permitted attendee and will not engage in fraudulent activity, such as purchasing a Youth Ticket when over the age of 18, or a Student Ticket without valid student status.

5.7. Any violation of these terms may result in the cancellation of the ticket without refund, and the Applicant or Ticket Holder may be denied entry to the event.

6. PERMITTED TICKET HOLDERS

6.1. Ticket Holders are permitted to attend the GHRA Dinner provided that:

a. they are not an Excluded Person;

b. the Ticket has been obtained in accordance with these Terms and Conditions;

c. they comply with any and all entry requirements and/or acknowledgements, as notified to them by GHRH; and

d. where the Ticket Holder travels to the United Kingdom, they have complied with any requirements which are in place regarding entry into the United Kingdom (including obtaining a valid VISA (if required) and any travel and entry requirements imposed under applicable laws).

6.2. For the avoidance of doubt, GHRH shall not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by a Ticket Holder should they fail to comply with the provisions of clause 6.1 and/or, where required, fail to obtain the necessary documents.

6.3. Under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult who has purchased an individual ticket. If they arrive unaccompanied, they will not be admitted, even with a valid ticket, and no refunds will be issued for the ticket purchase.

7. USE OF TICKETS

7.1. Any resale, transfer of Ticket(s), offer or advertisement of Ticket(s) for resale or transfer, whether for free or for consideration, is strictly prohibited. This prohibition extends to: a. the resale or transfer; b. advertising for sale or transfer; and/or c. providing access to the mobile (or other) device upon which a Ticket is held, for the purpose of reselling/transferring Ticket(s).

7.2 Mini Hubs and Campus Ambassadors who get the ticket in a preferential price are not allowed to sell or transfer their discounted ticket to others. The identity of Mini Hubs and Campus Ambassadors will be verified at the venue. Failure to comply to this rule will result in immediate cancellation of entry or access to the event.

8. CONDUCT AT THE VENUE

8.1. For safety and security purposes, all persons attending the Venue, if and when so requested by event staff, safety personnel and/or any other legally authorised persons representing GHRH, shall:

a. produce a valid Ticket together with Photograph Evidence in order to provide satisfactory evidence that the Ticket Holder’s identity corresponds to that of the Applicant/Guest;

b. comply at all times with the Conditions of Entry;

c. comply with all instructions and guidelines issued by safety personnel, event staff and/or police and/or any other duly authorised persons at the Venue;

d. Comply with all sanitary measures and polices in place at the Venue, and follow any and all instructions from safety personnel, event staff and/or police and/or any other duly authorised persons at the Venue in relation to sanitary and hygiene measures; and

f. be subject to additional safety controls inside the Venue, as the case may arise.

8.2. It shall be strictly forbidden inside the Venue to express, to disseminate of any insulting, racist, xenophobic, sexist, religious, political or other illegal/prohibited messages, particularly discriminatory propaganda messages or being in possession of such material.

8.3. The Conditions of Entry contain detailed lists of prohibited items and conduct and each Ticket Holder shall fully comply with any restrictions contained therein.

8.4. Without limitation, it is strictly forbidden to do any of the following inside the Venue: a. occupy or access areas which are closed to the public or for which access is unauthorised in accordance with the relevant Ticket Type held by the Ticket Holder; b. restrict or loiter in areas open to traffic, footpaths and roadways, entrances and exits to visitor areas and emergency exits; or c. engage in any other conduct which may endanger any person at the Venue.

9. SOUND AND IMAGE RECORDINGS

9.1. Ticket Holders attending the GHRA Dinner at the Venue, acknowledge and, so far as is necessary under Applicable Laws, consent to being photographed, filmed or taped by GHRH and/or its Authorised Agents, and/or any third parties appointed thereby, which shall have the right, in perpetuity or for the maximum term permitted under the Applicable Laws, to use, broadcast, publish and license, without any requirement for payment of money or other form of consideration and without credit, the Ticket Holder’s voice, image and likeness by means of live or recorded video and/or audio display, broadcast or other transmission or recording, photographs or any other current and/or future media technologies.

9.2. Each Ticket Holder accepts and acknowledges that it is in GHRH’s legitimate interests to use and publish and exploit the content detailed in clause 9.1 in this manner (including any personal data contained therein) as it requires the ability to: (i) publish, display, sell and distribute the GHRA Dinner by means of film, television, radio, print media, internet, publicity material (or any other media now known or in the future); and (ii) use the Images for safety and security, promotional, training, editorial or marketing purposes by GHRH, as determined in GHRH’s sole discretion (including commercial partners and accredited media organisations). More information on how GHRH processes personal data can be found in the Privacy Policy. Notwithstanding the foregoing, where required under Applicable Laws, each Ticket Holder give their consent to such use.

9.3. Ticket Holders shall not take, record and/or transmit any sound, image and/or description of the Venue other than for their exclusive, private and domestic use (which, for the avoidance of doubt and by way of example only, shall not include recording and/or transmitting any sound, image and/or description of the GHRA Dinner or the Venue for any commercial purposes).

10. REFUNDS

10.1. No refunds will be given in accordance with this clause 10 where there has been a breach of these Terms and Conditions by the applicable Successful Applicant.

11. LIABILITY

11.1. GHRH shall not be liable for any refund, loss (including indirect or consequential loss), damage or expense caused by a Force Majeure Event.

11.2. In the event that GHRH is in breach of its obligations (under these Terms and Conditions or otherwise), GHRH shall only be responsible for such loss or damage suffered by the Ticket Holder which was reasonably foreseeable as a result of the breach. GHRH shall not be responsible for any loss or damage that is not reasonably foreseeable or contemplated at the time the Applicant or Ticket Holder (as the case may be) entered into a contract pursuant to these Terms and Conditions.

12. FORCE MAJEURE

12.1. GHRH and/or the Authorised Agent reserve the right to make alterations to the time, date and location of the GHRH Dinner due to any Force Majeure Event which has a major impact on the GHRH at the Venue.

13. SEVERABILITY AND AMENDMENT

13.1. GHRH reserves the right to change these Terms and Conditions if necessary to ensure proper and safe staging of the GHRA Dinner. GHRH will notify each Applicant of any material changes via an email sent to the address indicated by the Applicant in the application and the Applicant will have the choice to consent to such material changes or to withdraw their application or withdraw from the agreement concluded with GHRH in accordance with these Terms and Conditions (as applicable).

13.2. Should any provisions of these Terms and Conditions be declared void, ineffective, illegal or unenforceable by any competent court, regulator or authority, the remainder of these Terms and Conditions shall remain in effect as if such void, ineffective, illegal or unenforceable provision(s) had not been included.

14. GENERAL

14.1. Any information requests about the ticketing sales process should be made to the GHRH Office by emailing on admin@ghrh.org.

14.2. Each Applicant consents to these Terms and Conditions himself/herself and on behalf of their Guest(s) (i.e. the Applicant shall ensure that their Guest(s) understand(s), agree(s) with and will conform to these Terms and Conditions). If the Guest is under the age of 18 each Applicant confirms that they have received proper consent to these Terms and Conditions from the Guest(s)’s appropriate parent or guardian under the Applicable Laws.

14.3. These Terms and Conditions (together with any Conditions of Entry) constitute the entire agreement between the parties and no party shall have any claim or remedy in respect of any statement, representation, warranty or undertaking, made by or on behalf of any other party in relation to these Terms and Conditions which is not already set out in these Terms and Conditions.

14.4. Any person not a party to these Conditions shall have no rights under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.

14.5. These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of England and Wales. The parties agree that the courts of London, England have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising under or in connection with these Terms and Conditions.