COVID-19 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Members and guests must provide required health documentation for travel and agree to comply with all health protocols as directed by The Vines. Noncompliance with these measures will result in not being able to travel or continue on the journey. Guests voluntarily assume all risks and related expenses in the event that they or any member of the traveling party require testing or quarantine, become infected with COVID-19 or experience travel interruptions or delays. Members and guests are required to follow the legal and regulatory requirements regarding COVID-19 testing and quarantine per individual country regulations. The testing procedures and results are solely subject to the control of local governments. The Vines has no control and no authority to overrule, change or amend local government policies as they relate to testing or providing private quarantine facilities. The Vines will assist all guests where COVID-19 testing is required; however, The Vines is merely acting as a facilitator in order to assist guests who require a COVID-19 test. All COVID-19 testing is carried out by third party testing facilities with no association or affiliation to The Vines, and The Vines is not liable or responsible for any results, issues, delays or problems encountered during the testing process or the performance or non-performance of the testing facilities.

PHOTOGRAPHY DURING TRAVEL

The Vines reserves the right to take photographs and video of members and guests during The Vines' experiences, travel and programs, or part thereof and to use, re-use, publish, and republish the Members and their guests' image, identity likeness, name, voice, interview, statements, video clips and sound recordings, and/or photographic portraits or pictures in which guest(s) may be included (an “Image”), for promotional purposes during the program and thereafter. By booking an experience with The Vines, Members and guests acknowledge that The Vines is the owner of the photographs and video and agree to allow their Image to be used in such photographs and videos, which may thereafter, be used by The Vines. Members and guests who prefer that their images not be used must (1) identify themselves to The Vines staff at the beginning of their experiences; and (2) notify The Vines' Membership Coordinator by email, not later than thirty (30) days following the end of the experience.  In the event the Member or guest fails to comply with both obligations, the Member or guest will be deemed to have granted unrestricted rights and permission for The Vines to use the Images on behalf of themselves and any minor child that may be traveling with them.

LIMITS ON The Vines RESPONSIBILITY

Neither The Vines nor its parent company, affiliates or subsidiaries, nor any of their respective employees, shareholders, officers, directors, successors, representatives, agents and assigns (collectively the “The Vines Parties”), owns or operates any entity which is to or does provide goods or services for your trip with the exception of a limited number of vehicles. The Vines purchases transportation (by aircraft, coach, train, or otherwise), hotel and other lodging accommodations, restaurant, ground handling and other services from various independent suppliers (including from time to time other affiliated The Vines companies). All such persons and entities are independent contractors. As a result, The Vines Parties are not liable for any negligent or willful act of any such person or entity or of any third person.

In addition and without limitation, the The Vines Parties are not responsible for any injury, financial or physical loss, death, inconvenience, delay or damage to personal property in connection with the provision of any goods or services whether resulting from but not limited to acts of God or force majeure, illness, disease, acts of war, civil unrest, insurrection or revolt, animals, strikes or other labor activities, criminal or terrorist activities of any kind, overbooking or downgrading of services, food poisoning, mechanical or other failure of aircraft or other means of transportation or for failure of any transportation mechanism to arrive or depart on time.

There are many inherent risks in adventure travel of the type involved here, which can lead to illness, injury, or even death. These risks are increased by the fact that these trips take place in remote locations, far from medical facilities. Members and guests assume all such risks associated with participating in these trips.

If you decide to participate in any activities including, but not limited to, any excursions involving animals, riding on animals, scuba diving, snorkeling, boating, hot air ballooning, helicopter flights, ziplining, high altitude treks, climbing, quad biking, parasailing, parachuting, kayaking, whitewater rafting, jet boat rides, snowmobiling, primate tracking and any other activity which The Vines considers to carry inherent risk of serious illness, injury or death (“Activities”), then you fully understand and acknowledge that Activities carry with them various inherent risks, including serious illness, injury or death and you take complete responsibility for your own health and safety and agree to assume all risks of injury, illness or death, whether foreseen or unforeseen, that may befall you as a result of participating in any Activities and agree to release the The Vines Parties from any liability whatsoever related thereto.

Further, as consideration for being permitted to participate in the Activities; you release the The Vines Parties, whether known or unknown, from, and agree not to sue or make claim against the The Vines Parties for, property damage, cancellation of any Activities for any reason, illness, negligent rescue operations or procedures, personal injury, or death arising out of your participation in the Activities, and any activity related thereto, including transportation to and from the site of the Activities, regardless of whether such property damage, illness, personal injury, or death results from the negligence of the The Vines Parties and/or from any defect in equipment. You further agree to indemnify and hold the The Vines Parties harmless with respect to any claim made against the The Vines Parties by anyone else which (a) related to your participation in any trip or any Activities, or (b) which would be subject to the above release and covenant not to sue if you had made the claim directly yourself. Upon receipt of notice of the assertion of a claim, the The Vines Parties reserve the right to approve, or withdraw approval of, counsel, in its sole discretion.

TRAVEL ADVISORIES/WARNINGS

It is the responsibility of the guest to become informed about the most current travel advisories and warnings by referring to the U.S. State Department or their respective government agencies. In the event of an active State Department or government agency Travel Warning against travel to the specific destination location(s) of the trip, should the guest still choose to travel, notwithstanding any travel advisory, the guest assumes all risk of personal injury, death or property damage that may arise out of the events like those advised or warned against.