Terms of Service
This policy was updated 19 December 2022.
INTRODUCTION
1. INTERPRETATIONS
1.1 Unless the context otherwise admits words importing one gender shall include all other genders and words importing the singular shall include the plural and vice versa.
1.2 Reference to any statutory provisions in this Agreement shall include any statutory provision that amends or replaces it.
2. TERMS OF ACCEPTANCE
2.1 These terms & conditions set out the terms between you, the Gigtix Ltd Member, and us, Gigtix Ltd and owner of the website, www.gigtix.uk.com.
2.2 Your use of this website and any service contained within constitutes acceptance of these terms & conditions in full.
2.3 You must be a minimum age of 18 to register and make use of this website and any service contained within. By registering and using the website you warrant that you are 18 or older and understand your obligations under these terms & conditions.
2.4 You should not use this website if you do not accept with these terms & conditions in full.
3. OUTLINE OF AGREEMENT
3.1 You provide the necessary information about you for the sole purpose of purchasing and arranging delivery of tickets.
3.2 Gigtix Ltd provides tickets to events and information about the artists and venues related to the tickets listed. All tickets provided are Secondary Market tickets. They are provided by the Primary market.
CONTENT
4. OWNERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITIES
4.1 You retain all ownership rights to content provided by you.
4.2 Where the facility exists such user-generated content can be provided in different formats and mediums; text, audio, video and still photographs.
4.3 As part of providing this content to us you agree to grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive and royalty-free license to use, distribute, edit, translate and repurpose such content, as we require, including sub-licensing to other parties. This allows us to place your content on the appropriate site facilities and let all users, whether registered or not to view your content. It also allows us to compress or alter the size of any files you may post to ensure that they can be readily displayed for other users.
4.4 This license is royalty-free, which means that the content is provided free of charge to us and we will not pay for the content or account for any advertising revenue generated on any facility or on any specific content pages.
4.5 We are not responsible for the accuracy of any content, nor any advertisements or third party website links placed by you or any other users. Any link posted does not imply an endorsement of a third party website by us.
4.6 Such content shall not infringe the intellectual property rights of any other party. Furthermore the content shall not be illegal or capable of breaching the laws of any jurisdiction in which it may be displayed.
4.7 Furthermore if any content is owned by a third party you agree to pay all royalties owed to that party, without seeking any contribution from us.
4.8 We reserve the right to remove any content, which breaches or risks breaching these terms and conditions.
4.9 You are solely responsible for all information that you submit to Gigtix and any consequences that may result from your posts and pages.
4.10 This license also applies worldwide because the website can be accessed from anywhere in the world, at any time.
5. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS – BUSINESS RELATED CONTENT
5.1 Each party grants to the other for the term of this Agreement a non-exclusive, revocable, royalty-free license to use its Business Related Content, name, logos, trade marks, trade names and devices (“Intellectual Property”) subject to the restrictions noted in the relevant clauses herein and in any promotional and marketing material issued by either party in a manner approved by the party whose Intellectual Property is to be used, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
5.2 Both parties warrant that they have the right to grant or permit the other party to use the logos, trademarks, trade names and devices to the extent required to fulfill the terms of this Agreement.
5.3 Neither party shall make any claim to the other party’s Content, Products or Services during or after the expiry of this Agreement.
5.4 Neither party shall make any claim to the other party’s trademarks or register or cause to be registered or apply for a materially similar trademark or imitation of a trademark during or after the expiry of this Agreement.
5.5 Neither party shall register or cause to be registered any company name which is materially similar to that of the other party.
5.6 On the expiry of this Agreement all licenses referred to in this shall expire and the parties agree to immediately cease use of the Intellectual Property of the other.
6. CONTENT – MONITORING AND ACCESS
6.1 We shall not assume any responsibility for auditing or monitoring any user generated content. If at any time we decide to monitor a facility on any occasion it does not mean that we assume responsibility for removing any content or the conduct of any users.
6.2 Any complaints about such content by rights holders or any user or visitor to our website should be directed to us using our contact details listed at the end of these terms and conditions.
7. COPYRIGHT
7.1 We do not condone or encourage in any way the posting of copyrighted or proprietary content or information by any users who are not the legal owners of such content.
7.2 Where notified of such breaches by the owner of such content we will remove the content as soon as practicable. But only where we can reasonably ascertain the true owner of such content.
7.3 If as the owner of such content you believe that your rights have been infringed you should contact us as soon as possible and provide all relevant information in writing.
8. GENERAL CONTENT SPECIFICATIONS
8.1 You agree not to do any of the following:
a) Abuse, harass, threaten, stalk, defame or in anyway seek to violate the rights of another user or third party.
b) Publish or seek to distribute any material or information that is unlawful, harmful, obscene, indecent, libelous, profane, defamatory, racist, or in any other way inappropriate or objectionable.
c) Use or harvest data provided by other users in a way that they would object to.
d) Use data provided by other users for purposes other than contacting them via the website.
e) Contact other users in ways they may find inappropriate.
f) Encourage illegal activity or activity that violates the rights of other users or third parties, whether individuals or organisations.
g) Supply or post content calculated to deliberately mislead other users or third parties, including content falsely made to appear from or be endorsed by us.
h) To pose as another user, third party or organisation or Gigtix Ltd employee for the purposes of obtaining user or third party information.
i) To transmit or transfer any viruses, trojans, worms or any other malicious programs or code intended to spy on, gain control over, disrupt, destroy or in any other way impair any computer hardware or software or any other equipment.
j) Attempt to gain access to our servers or other equipment in order to disrupt, impair, overload or otherwise hinder or compromise the safety, security or privacy of any of the services provided by or relied upon by us and other users.
k) Reframe or repurpose any facility or content on it or remove or obscure any notices or advertising provided by us.
l) Load or provide access to content or link to other content from the website, which infringes the trademark, patent, trade secret or any other proprietary right of a third party or infringes any intellectual property law.
m) Make commercial posts or comment spam or attempt to disguise such spam as content.
n) Send junk or spam email or emails or posts promoting pyramid schemes, chain letters or any other activity that invites users and others to participate in wasting their time and/or money.
o) Use any robot, spider, scraper or other technical means to access the facilities or content within.
8.2 If you breach these Terms & Conditions by sending any unsolicited bulk email, (spam) or any other bulk communications to users your actions will cause harm to us and to the website. Such harm is difficult to quantify and as such you agree to pay us the sum of £50 for each and every individual email or other communication sent to a user or third party.
8.3 The above list is not intended to be exhaustive. We reserve the right to remove (with or without notice) content and suspend or terminate (with or without notice) the account of any user who in our sole judgment is in breach of the rules or the spirit of the rules.
MEMBERSHIP
9. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
9.1 It is your responsibility to ensure that the information you provide is accurate, not misleading and relates to you. You cannot create an account or username & password using the names and information of another person or using words that are the trademarks or the property of another party (including ours), or vulgar, obscene or in any other way inappropriate.
9.2 You are responsible for maintaining your own username and password, where required to access your account. You should ensure that you store your username and password securely and that the details required to access your account are not provided to another party.
9.3 You are responsible for your account and actions taken within it. If you are aware or suspect that your customer account username and password or other details have become known to a third party, you should inform us immediately.
9.4 Our website is only intended for use by adults. Adults may purchase products for children as long as the products purchased are intended, by the manufacturer, for use or consumption by children.
10. MEMBERSHIP TERMINATION
10.1 We reserve the right to restrict or remove your access to this website where you breach these terms and conditions. Such restriction or removal will take place without recourse, notice or explanation to you where we solely deem it appropriate or necessary. Various clauses within these Terms & Conditions are designed to survive and continue after termination.
10.2 As a member you can choose to terminate your account at any time.
11. LOSS OR DETERIORATION OF SERVICE
11.1 We take all reasonable steps to ensure that all facilities are available and functioning fully at all times. However, we do not accept any responsibility for “down-time” or poor performance of our file servers or where facilities are unavailable for any other reason, whether within or outside our direct control.
11.2 In the event of system failure, loss of access or deterioration in service the defaulting party shall take all reasonable steps to restore or rectify the service. The non-defaulting party shall not be entitled to any form of compensation, however the defaulting party shall within a reasonable period of time report to the non-defaulting party the cause of the loss or deterioration in service.
12. CONFIDENTIALITY
12.1 Both parties shall keep confidential the specific terms of this Agreement and not disclose them save to such employees or contractors as need to know the relevant information for the purposes of performing this Agreement.
12.2 The parties agree that all information marked “Confidential”, or where not marked it is reasonable to judge such information as confidential, shall not be disclosed for a period of 2 years after the expiry of this Agreement, except where such disclosure is required by law or by order of a court in the jurisdiction of England.
12.3 The parties further agree that all information marked as a “Trade Secret” and reasonably judged to constitute a trade secret shall not be disclosed at any time during or after the expiry of this Agreement, except where such disclosure is required by law or by order of a court in the jurisdiction of England.
12.4 Confidential information and Trade Secrets shall consist of, but not necessarily be limited to: technical, commercial, financial, operational, marketing or promotional information or data.
PURCHASING
13. OWNERSHIP OF RESPONSIBILITIES
13.1 Where a product is purchased by you, the buyer, Gigtix Ltd assumes all responsibilities. A ticket is a revocable licence whereby the holder of the ticket reserves the right to refuse entry to an event. These terms are outlined below.
13.2 The term ‘we’ or ‘us’ in this regard, relates to Gigtix Ltd.
13.3 During the online transaction process, Gigtix Ltd will ensure clear instructions and support to you, the buyer, in all matters relating to the purchase and delivery of goods from the website.
14. PRODUCT PRICING AND TITLE
14.1 We will make every effort to ensure that the pricing displayed on our website is correct. However, if an error in the pricing of a product is found we reserve the right to either cancel your order or contact you to arrange payment of any extra sum due or refund any over-payment made by you (as applicable). The processing of an order can be cancelled or corrected by us at any time up to the shipment of that order and any related items.
14.2 We reserve the right to alter all product pricing without notice.
14.3 Title of any products ordered from us does not pass to you, the purchaser, until we have received and processed a valid payment, and that payment has been made into our own bank account and your order has been shipped.
15. YOUR ORDER
15.1 When you place an order you will automatically receive a confirmation email from us to confirm your order. Your order constitutes an offer made to us, to purchase the goods specified in the order.
15.2 Your offer is only accepted by us once we have emailed you to confirm the purchase of your order.
15.3 Once a confirmation email has been sent to you a follow up email will also be sent including delivery details. There are three types of delivery:
a) Electronic tickets which will be sent via email once Gigtix has received the ticket you have purchased from the Primary seller.
b) Physical tickets are posted to you up to 48 hours before the event once Gigtix have received the ticket you have purchased from the Primary seller.
c) Mobile tickets are accessed via the Primary seller’s mobile phone app. Once you have purchased your ticket you will receive full instructions to download the appropriate application and access your ticket.
15.4 We reserve the right to delay or refuse orders where a transaction contains incomplete details or details that cannot be verified or where fraud is suspected or where there is a clear conflict of interest.
15.5 If we are unable to reasonably ascertain these details or resolve these issues a full refund will be made against the card used at the time of purchase. No other form of refund or credit will be offered nor will a refund be made to any third party card or account.
16. SHIPPING AND CUSTOMS DUTY
16.1 All orders received by us are shipped subject to availability.
16.2 We reserve the right to ship products at a later date (up to 48 hours before the event) where the product ordered is not in stock at the time of purchase.
16.3 We cannot be held responsible for lost, damaged or stolen tickets in transit. In this instance you would seek compensation from the shipping company.
16.4 We cannot be held responsible for disruption to shipping caused by industrial disputes or action outside our direct control. If such disruption occurs you will be offered delivery via an alternative delivery or a full refund.
16.5 If you are ordering a product from outside the UK the recipient of the product is responsible for all customs duties or tariffs incurred in the country to which the products are shipped. Furthermore your order may be subject to delay or be opened and searched by local customs authorities when entering the destination country. Please note we are unable to provide specific advice on customs duties or tariffs.
17. CANCELLATION RIGHTS, RETURNS AND REFUNDS
17.1 All of our tickets are non-refundable unless an event is cancelled.
17.2 If there is a problem with the original purchase tickets we may refund or supply equivalent or better tickets.
17.3 You are responsible for paying any postage or shipping costs incurred when returning the product.
17.4 We recommend that all returns be sent by registered post, so that a record of the return is available for you.
17.5 We will not issue refunds for any items lost or stolen in transit to us.
17.6 Where a return is lost or stolen in transit to us, you should claim compensation from the company that shipped the return.
17.7 If you fail to return a product to us, we may make arrangements to have the product collected from you. The cost of this collection will be passed on to you.
18. CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS
18.1 We endeavour to respond to all customer complaints or queries within five working days.
19. FAULTY PRODUCTS
19.1 Where you experience a fault with a product it can be returned to us subject to our returns policy above.
20. EVENTS OUTSIDE OUR CONTROL
20.1 We shall not be liable for delay or failure to perform any obligation under these Terms & Conditions if the delay or failure is caused by any circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including, but not limited to, acts of god, war, civil disorder or industrial dispute.
INTERACTIONS
21. RESPONSIBILITIES
21.1 You are solely responsible for your interactions with other members of our services. Gigtix services merely provide a platform for members to purchase tickets to events and related information.
21.2 Gigtix is not party to, has no involvment or interest in, makes no representations or warranties as to, and has no responsibility or liability with respect to any communications, transactions, interactions, disputes or any relations whatsoever between you and any other member, person or organisation.
21.3 We reserve the right, but have no obligation, to monitor interactions between you and other members of our services.
22. IDENTITY VERIFICATION
22.1 We cannot and do not confirm each member’s identity. Although we offer safety tips, you are solely responsible for determining the identity and suitability of others with whom you may interact through our services. Tangfolly does not represent or warrant that our guidelines and advice are sufficient to determine whether it is appropriate for you to interact with another member. Further, we do not endorse any persons who use or register for our services. We do not investigate or verify any member’s reputation, conduct, morality, criminal background, or any information members may submit to the services.
23. STORAGE
23.1 Please be aware that we do not store messages on our database indefinitely. We therefore reserve the right to permanently delete messages, without bias or filtering, after a period of six months from post date.
GENERAL
24. DATA PROTECTION
Both parties shall be registered under and/or observe the Data Protection Act relevant to them, (1984 or 1998 Act) according to when each party first registered and both parties further confirm that they will not rent or sell customer lists and / or contact details without the customer’s express prior approval. Either party may treat a breach of this clause as a reason for termination of this Agreement in accordance Immediate Termination clause of this Agreement.
25. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
25.1 Nothing in this Agreement shall exclude or limit liability for death or personal injury resulting from the negligence of either party or their servants, agents or employees.
25.2 Neither party shall be liable to the other under this Agreement in contract, tort, or otherwise (including negligence), pre-contract or other representations (other than fraudulent or negligent misrepresentations) or otherwise for any loss of business, contracts, profits or anticipated savings or for any indirect or consequential or loss whatsoever.
25.3 You agree to indemnify Gigtix Ltd against any claims, damages, losses, costs and expenses which Gigtix Ltd may sustain or incur in relation to any Content, Products or Services which you provide, such indemnity applying in respect of any claims for any breach of applicable law or regulation or any infringement of any intellectual property rights.
25.4 Gigtix Ltd agrees to indemnify you, the business member, against any claims, damages, losses, costs and expenses which you may sustain or incur in relation to any Content, Products or Services Gigtix Ltd provides, such indemnity applying in respect of any claims for any breach of applicable law or regulation or any infringement of any intellectual property rights.
26. ASSIGNMENT
Neither party may assign or otherwise transfer this Agreement or any rights, duties and obligations hereunder without the prior consent in writing of the other party.
27. JOINT VENTURE OR PARTNERSHIP
Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as creating a partnership, joint venture or an agency relationship between the parties and neither party shall have the authority or power to bind the other party or to contract in the name of or create a liability against the other party.
28. PRIVACY
We take your privacy seriously. We are registered under and comply with the Data Protection Act 1998. For further details please see our Privacy Policy.
29. RELEASE
If you have a dispute with one or more Gigtix users, you release us (and our officers, directors, members, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, affiliates and employees) from any and all claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known or unknown, arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes. If you are a California, USA resident, you waive California Civil Code 1542, which says: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor.”
30. GENERAL
30.1 Failure by either party to enforce any accrued rights under this Agreement is not to be taken as or deemed to be a waiver of those rights unless the waiving party acknowledges the waiver in writing.
30.2 It is hereby declared that the foregoing paragraphs, sub-paragraphs and clauses of this Agreement shall be read and construed independently of each other. Should any part of this Agreement or its paragraphs, sub-paragraphs or clauses be found invalid it shall not affect the remaining paragraphs, sub-paragraphs and clauses.
30.3 No addition to or modification of any clause in this Agreement shall be binding on the parties unless made in writing and signed by the signatories to this Agreement or their duly authorised representatives.
30.4 This Agreement sets out the entire Agreement and understanding of the parties and is in substitution of any previous written or oral agreements between the parties.
31. JURISDICTION
31.1 This Agreement shall be interpreted, construed and enforced in accordance with English law and shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.
32 CONTACT
32.1 If you wish to raise a complaint or you have any questions regarding these Terms & Conditions please contact us via compliance@gigtix.uk.com. Gigtix is a limited company (Registered in England and Wales: 08279450). Our registered address is First Floor, 39 High Street, Billericay, CM12 9BA, UK.