CONDITIONS D'UTILISATION
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SKI EQUIPMENT RENTAL VIA THE INTERNET
General Terms and Conditions of Internet Sales.
Booking and hire terms and conditions, “Cancellation, breakage or theft guarantee”, invoicing and cancellation terms.
PREAMBLE.
Our company, FAVRE SPORTS LOGISTIQUE S.A.R.L. (RCS Chambéry 443 948 765, siège social : Trèves - 73700 Séez, France), owners of the trademark SKI REPUBLIC sell via the internet ski and associated equipment (boots, ski poles and helmets) hire.
Booking hire of ski or snowboard materiel or equipment via our web site implies that you have accepted our terms and conditions detailed below.
These terms and conditions govern the rental of ski and snowboard materiel to the client by FAVRE SPORTS LOGISTIQUE S.A.R.L., via the Internet. The Client, wishing to rent materiel from this website must first identify him or herself to become a client. To this end, he/she must fill in an online form, following the instructions on screen, where he/she will supply his/her surname, first name and postal address.
In accordance with law number 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to computers, files and rights, the client has the right to consult and correct any files naming and relating to him/her.
The Client will definitively confirm his/her rental when he/she sees a summary of the hire details and “clicks” to show his/her acceptance of the general and specific terms and conditions detailed herein.
Definition of the CLIENT.
“Client” is defined as any person renting materiel from the websites www.ski-republic.com or www.ski-republic.fr and proceeding to payment at this website. A Client may hire materiel for others, but will be the sole responsible party to FAVRE SPORTS LOGISTIQUE S.A.R.L.
Definition of SKI REPUBLIC.
SKI REPUBLIC is defined as a network of shops belonging or affiliated to the company FAVRE SPORTS LOGISTIQUE SARL, also as the website www.ski-republic.com.
Article 1 : RESERVATION of hire materiel and TARIFFS thereof.
Hire tariffs depend on the category of materiel rented by the Client from the categories proposed by SKI REPUBLIC.
The categories of materiel, and the tariffs applying thereto, are listed on the website.
SKI REPUBLIC reserves the right to modify these categories and applicable tariffs over the course of the season.
Article 2 : PAYMENT for booking.
Payments must be made by bank card: cards showing the initials CB, cards carrying the “Visa” or “Mastercard” trademarks accepted in France, also cards issued within the international framework regulated by GIE Cartes Bancaires.
Confirmation of hire by means of supply of card number and expiry date is subject to there being sufficient funds available to pay the full cost of ski hire including all taxes.
The hire agreement will come into effect when the card issuer authorises payment. In case of refusal by the card issuer, our company reserves the right to cancel the booking.
SKI REPUBLIC reserves the right to cancel any hire if payment is rejected by the central network of Bank Card Issuers.
Article 3 : 7 Day COOLING OFF PERIOD.
Following application of Article L121-20-4 of the “Code de la Consommation”, FAVRE SPORTS LOGISTIQUE is not subject to a seven day cooling off period relating to internet or phone sales.
Despite this, as a gesture of goodwill, www.ski-republic.com offers its Clients the possibility of cancelling their hire in the first seven days (weekends and bank holidays included) without a penalty charge, by filling in the form available at http://ski-republic.com/fr/contact, supplying their order number and the words “cancellation within seven day cooling off period”.
The sums paid by the Client will be reimbursed within 30 days at the latest. This reimbursement will be made to the bank card used by the Client to pay for his/her hire.
This cancellation option may not be used if the ski hire is to start before the seven day cooling off period is ended.
Article 4 : Description of the “GUARANTEE”.
Online the “Guarantee” offered:
-
Covers cancellation (as per conditions detailed in article 5), and also breakage or theft (as per conditions detailed in article 8)
-
Is free for the categories “KID” and “JUNIOR”
-
Costs 2€ per day and per skier for all other categories.
-
Can only be taken before payment is made for hire, and cannot be added after this point.
In shops, the “Guarantee” offered:
-
Only covers breakage or theft (as per conditions detailed in article 8)
-
Is free for the categories “KID” and “JUNIOR”
-
Costs 2€ per day and per skier for all other categories
-
Can only be taken when the materiel is collected, and cannot be added later.
-
Article 5 : CANCELLATION of hire before your trip.
WITHOUT the “Cancellation, breakage or theft guarantee”
For the following, day “D” means the first day of HIRE.
Beyond the seven day cooling off period, if the Client HAS NOT taken the “Cancellation, breakage or theft guarantee” offered online, in case of total or partial cancellation a portion of the initial payment will be RETAINED.
In the case of complete cancellation, the AMOUNT RETAINED will be:
-
Up to and including D-7: 50% of the total cost of hire.
-
From D-6: 100% of the total cost of hire.
In the case of a partial cancellation (cancelation of certain materiel only), the amount retained will apply exclusively to the cancelled materiel.
WITH the “Cancellation, breakage or theft guarantee”
For the following, day “D” means the first day of HIRE.
Beyond the seven day cooling off period, if the Client HAS taken the “Cancellation, breakage or theft guarantee” offered online, he/she will benefit from preferential cancellation conditions.
In the case of complete cancellation, the AMOUNT RETAINED will be:
-
Up to and including D-3: NO RETENTION will be made.
-
From D-2: 100% of the total cost of hire
In the case of a partial cancellation (cancelation of certain materiel only), the amount retained will apply exclusively to the cancelled materiel.
Article 6 : Collection and use of hired materiel.
The client will receive an e-mail confirming hire. Only this mail containing a summary of hire terms and conditions constitutes confirmation and definitively validates the transaction.
If the Client finds he/she is unable to be present on the first day of hire which he/she has confirmed, the Client must inform SKI REPUBLIC in the shortest possible time by sending a message using the form available at http://ski-republic.com/fr/contact.
The hired materiel will be delivered to the Client on presentation of a printed copy of the confirmation e-mail. In the absence of this we will require some form of identification from the Client along with the Order Number
SKI REPUBLIC will supply the CHOSEN skis, or an equivalent model from the same CATEGORY.
The materiel and equipment is destined solely for the use of the Client, without the possibility of lending or subletting to a third party even if not for profit. The Client is solely responsible from the moment he/she takes possession.
The Client is the sole judge of his/her ability to use the rented materiel or equipment, SKI RPUBLIC bases its hire solely on declarations made by the Client.
Article 7 : Conditions of RETURN of rented materiel and Client’s RESPONSIBILITIES.
Materiel must be returned to the shop from which it was taken.
The materiel must be returned at the end of the hire period specified and confirmed.
All materiel returned after 10 o’clock in the morning on the day following the last day of hire will be invoiced to the Client as supplementary days at the public rates on display in the shop.
If the Client is unable to return the equipment fro whatever reason, he/she will be invoiced and must pay SKI REPUBLIC late fees in addition (as detailed in Article 8) to the hire fees already paid.
The equipment is supplied in good condition and must be returned in the same state. All of the materiel is numbered and trademarked and must be returned with the same numbers and trademarks. Any excessive damage, considered to have been caused by negligence on the part of the Client, will incur charges to the Client to replace or repair the equipment. The maximum charge for replacement/repair applied will be the cost of replacing the equipment “as new”. This sum will be in addition to hire fees already paid.
The Client expressly accepts that SKI REPUBLIC can appropriate, from his bank account, all sums due in case of late payment of CANCELLATION FEES or REPAIR/REPLACEMENT FEES, using the card number and expiry date supplied by the client.
Article 8 : BREAKAGE or THEFT – Materiel not returned or returned broken.
SKI REPUBLIC may keep details of credit cards used by the Client for payment of hire, to permit compensation following the breakage or loss of one or more pieces of hired materiel, and/or to cover fees in case the Client does not return all the winter sports equipment he/she has hired (conditions defined in Article 7).
SKI REPUBLIC may equally pre-authorise, at time of payment, an amount equivalent to the total cost of hired winter sports equipment, charges as detailed below. These amounts will be debited from the card uniquely in case of loss, theft or non return of hired equipment. This authorisation will cease to be valid from the moment the materiel is returned in good condition.
WITHOUT the “Cancellation, breakage or theft guarantee” or the “Breakage or theft Guarantee”
If the Client has not taken the “Cancellation, breakage or theft guarantee” offered online, nor the “Breakage or theft guarantee” offered on arrival at the shop, he/she will be INVOICED in the case of breakages or non return of materiel (whether stolen or lost), according to the charges laid out below.
INVOICING in case of BREAKAGE or NON RETURN of rented materiel (amounts below refer to “pairs” of skis):
-
Skis in the category « Privilège » : 900€
-
Skis or snowboards in the category « Performance » : 600€
-
Skis or snowboards in the categories « Junior Compétition » or adult « Sport Plus » : 300€
-
Skis or snowboards in the categories « Junior » or adult « Sport Easy » : 150€
-
Skis in the category « Kid » : 60€
INVOICING in case of NON RETURN of rented equipment (Breakage will NOT incur a charge)
-
Pair of ski or snowboard boots : 100€
-
Helmet : 35€
-
Pair of ski poles : 15€
WITH the “Cancellation, breakage or theft guarantee” or the “Breakage or theft guarantee”
If the Client has taken the “Cancellation, breakage or theft guarantee” offered online, or the “Breakage or theft guarantee” offered on arrival at the shop, he/she will benefit from preferential conditions in the case of breakages or non return of materiel hired from SKI REPUBLIC: he/she will be exempt from the charges detailed above. The client must pay an excess correpsonding to 25% value of renter equipment.
In order to benefit from this guarantee, the Client must:
-
In case of theft: supply a statement from the Police or the Gendarmerie to FAVRE SPORTS LOGISTIQUE.
-
In case of breakage: return to the shop all damaged items (ski poles, skis, snowboards, bindings, boots and helmet)
This guarantee is non transferable and is limited to one claim per trip.
Article 9 : HIRE PERIOD SHORTENED by lack of snow, accident or death of a parent.
In the case of a lack of snow, SKI REPUBLIC does not refund unused hire days.
In the case of injury to a Client during their stay, and solely on supply of doctor’s certificates, SKI REPUBLIC will refund - pro rata - ski days unused by the injured Client only, at a rate available in store or on request from Customer Services.
In case of a client having to return home due to the death of one of his/her parents, and solely on presentation of accompanying documentation, SKI REPUBLIC will refund the Client or Clients directly affected – pro rata – unused ski days, at a rate available in store or on request from Customer Services.
Article 10 : Applicable RIGHTS and competent JURISDICTION.
This contact is subject exclusively to French law.
In case of any contest relative to this contract or any litigation, the competent tribunal will be that of the registered address of the company FAVRE SPORTS LOGISTIQUE S.A.R.L. (le tribunal de Chambéry) to which the parties give sole competence.
General Terms and Conditions of Internet Sales.
Booking and hire terms and conditions, “Cancellation, breakage or theft guarantee”, invoicing and cancellation terms.
PREAMBLE.
Our company, FAVRE SPORTS LOGISTIQUE S.A.R.L. (RCS Chambéry 443 948 765, siège social : Trèves - 73700 Séez, France), owners of the trademark SKI REPUBLIC sell via the internet ski and associated equipment (boots, ski poles and helmets) hire.
Booking hire of ski or snowboard materiel or equipment via our web site implies that you have accepted our terms and conditions detailed below.
These terms and conditions govern the rental of ski and snowboard materiel to the client by FAVRE SPORTS LOGISTIQUE S.A.R.L., via the Internet. The Client, wishing to rent materiel from this website must first identify him or herself to become a client. To this end, he/she must fill in an online form, following the instructions on screen, where he/she will supply his/her surname, first name and postal address.
In accordance with law number 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to computers, files and rights, the client has the right to consult and correct any files naming and relating to him/her.
The Client will definitively confirm his/her rental when he/she sees a summary of the hire details and “clicks” to show his/her acceptance of the general and specific terms and conditions detailed herein.
Definition of the CLIENT.
“Client” is defined as any person renting materiel from the websites www.ski-republic.com or www.ski-republic.fr and proceeding to payment at this website. A Client may hire materiel for others, but will be the sole responsible party to FAVRE SPORTS LOGISTIQUE S.A.R.L.
Definition of SKI REPUBLIC.
SKI REPUBLIC is defined as a network of shops belonging or affiliated to the company FAVRE SPORTS LOGISTIQUE SARL, also as the website www.ski-republic.com.
Article 1 : RESERVATION of hire materiel and TARIFFS thereof.
Hire tariffs depend on the category of materiel rented by the Client from the categories proposed by SKI REPUBLIC.
The categories of materiel, and the tariffs applying thereto, are listed on the website.
SKI REPUBLIC reserves the right to modify these categories and applicable tariffs over the course of the season.
Article 2 : PAYMENT for booking.
Payments must be made by bank card: cards showing the initials CB, cards carrying the “Visa” or “Mastercard” trademarks accepted in France, also cards issued within the international framework regulated by GIE Cartes Bancaires.
Confirmation of hire by means of supply of card number and expiry date is subject to there being sufficient funds available to pay the full cost of ski hire including all taxes.
The hire agreement will come into effect when the card issuer authorises payment. In case of refusal by the card issuer, our company reserves the right to cancel the booking.
SKI REPUBLIC reserves the right to cancel any hire if payment is rejected by the central network of Bank Card Issuers.
Article 3 : 7 Day COOLING OFF PERIOD.
Following application of Article L121-20-4 of the “Code de la Consommation”, FAVRE SPORTS LOGISTIQUE is not subject to a seven day cooling off period relating to internet or phone sales.
Despite this, as a gesture of goodwill, www.ski-republic.com offers its Clients the possibility of cancelling their hire in the first seven days (weekends and bank holidays included) without a penalty charge, by filling in the form available at http://ski-republic.com/fr/contact, supplying their order number and the words “cancellation within seven day cooling off period”.
The sums paid by the Client will be reimbursed within 30 days at the latest. This reimbursement will be made to the bank card used by the Client to pay for his/her hire.
This cancellation option may not be used if the ski hire is to start before the seven day cooling off period is ended.
Article 4 : Description of the “GUARANTEE”.
Online the “Guarantee” offered:
-
Covers cancellation (as per conditions detailed in article 5), and also breakage or theft (as per conditions detailed in article 8)
-
Is free for the categories “KID” and “JUNIOR”
-
Costs 2€ per day and per skier for all other categories.
-
Can only be taken before payment is made for hire, and cannot be added after this point.
In shops, the “Guarantee” offered:
-
Only covers breakage or theft (as per conditions detailed in article 8)
-
Is free for the categories “KID” and “JUNIOR”
-
Costs 2€ per day and per skier for all other categories
-
Can only be taken when the materiel is collected, and cannot be added later.
-
Article 5 : CANCELLATION of hire before your trip.
WITHOUT the “Cancellation, breakage or theft guarantee”
For the following, day “D” means the first day of HIRE.
Beyond the seven day cooling off period, if the Client HAS NOT taken the “Cancellation, breakage or theft guarantee” offered online, in case of total or partial cancellation a portion of the initial payment will be RETAINED.
In the case of complete cancellation, the AMOUNT RETAINED will be:
-
Up to and including D-7: 50% of the total cost of hire.
-
From D-6: 100% of the total cost of hire.
In the case of a partial cancellation (cancelation of certain materiel only), the amount retained will apply exclusively to the cancelled materiel.
WITH the “Cancellation, breakage or theft guarantee”
For the following, day “D” means the first day of HIRE.
Beyond the seven day cooling off period, if the Client HAS taken the “Cancellation, breakage or theft guarantee” offered online, he/she will benefit from preferential cancellation conditions.
In the case of complete cancellation, the AMOUNT RETAINED will be:
-
Up to and including D-3: NO RETENTION will be made.
-
From D-2: 100% of the total cost of hire
In the case of a partial cancellation (cancelation of certain materiel only), the amount retained will apply exclusively to the cancelled materiel.
Article 6 : Collection and use of hired materiel.
The client will receive an e-mail confirming hire. Only this mail containing a summary of hire terms and conditions constitutes confirmation and definitively validates the transaction.
If the Client finds he/she is unable to be present on the first day of hire which he/she has confirmed, the Client must inform SKI REPUBLIC in the shortest possible time by sending a message using the form available at http://ski-republic.com/fr/contact.
The hired materiel will be delivered to the Client on presentation of a printed copy of the confirmation e-mail. In the absence of this we will require some form of identification from the Client along with the Order Number
SKI REPUBLIC will supply the CHOSEN skis, or an equivalent model from the same CATEGORY.
The materiel and equipment is destined solely for the use of the Client, without the possibility of lending or subletting to a third party even if not for profit. The Client is solely responsible from the moment he/she takes possession.
The Client is the sole judge of his/her ability to use the rented materiel or equipment, SKI RPUBLIC bases its hire solely on declarations made by the Client.
Article 7 : Conditions of RETURN of rented materiel and Client’s RESPONSIBILITIES.
Materiel must be returned to the shop from which it was taken.
The materiel must be returned at the end of the hire period specified and confirmed.
All materiel returned after 10 o’clock in the morning on the day following the last day of hire will be invoiced to the Client as supplementary days at the public rates on display in the shop.
If the Client is unable to return the equipment fro whatever reason, he/she will be invoiced and must pay SKI REPUBLIC late fees in addition (as detailed in Article 8) to the hire fees already paid.
The equipment is supplied in good condition and must be returned in the same state. All of the materiel is numbered and trademarked and must be returned with the same numbers and trademarks. Any excessive damage, considered to have been caused by negligence on the part of the Client, will incur charges to the Client to replace or repair the equipment. The maximum charge for replacement/repair applied will be the cost of replacing the equipment “as new”. This sum will be in addition to hire fees already paid.
The Client expressly accepts that SKI REPUBLIC can appropriate, from his bank account, all sums due in case of late payment of CANCELLATION FEES or REPAIR/REPLACEMENT FEES, using the card number and expiry date supplied by the client.
Article 8 : BREAKAGE or THEFT – Materiel not returned or returned broken.
SKI REPUBLIC may keep details of credit cards used by the Client for payment of hire, to permit compensation following the breakage or loss of one or more pieces of hired materiel, and/or to cover fees in case the Client does not return all the winter sports equipment he/she has hired (conditions defined in Article 7).
SKI REPUBLIC may equally pre-authorise, at time of payment, an amount equivalent to the total cost of hired winter sports equipment, charges as detailed below. These amounts will be debited from the card uniquely in case of loss, theft or non return of hired equipment. This authorisation will cease to be valid from the moment the materiel is returned in good condition.
WITHOUT the “Cancellation, breakage or theft guarantee” or the “Breakage or theft Guarantee”
If the Client has not taken the “Cancellation, breakage or theft guarantee” offered online, nor the “Breakage or theft guarantee” offered on arrival at the shop, he/she will be INVOICED in the case of breakages or non return of materiel (whether stolen or lost), according to the charges laid out below.
INVOICING in case of BREAKAGE or NON RETURN of rented materiel (amounts below refer to “pairs” of skis):
-
Skis in the category « Privilège » : 900€
-
Skis or snowboards in the category « Performance » : 600€
-
Skis or snowboards in the categories « Junior Compétition » or adult « Sport Plus » : 300€
-
Skis or snowboards in the categories « Junior » or adult « Sport Easy » : 150€
-
Skis in the category « Kid » : 60€
INVOICING in case of NON RETURN of rented equipment (Breakage will NOT incur a charge)
-
Pair of ski or snowboard boots : 100€
-
Helmet : 35€
-
Pair of ski poles : 15€
WITH the “Cancellation, breakage or theft guarantee” or the “Breakage or theft guarantee”
If the Client has taken the “Cancellation, breakage or theft guarantee” offered online, or the “Breakage or theft guarantee” offered on arrival at the shop, he/she will benefit from preferential conditions in the case of breakages or non return of materiel hired from SKI REPUBLIC: he/she will be exempt from the charges detailed above. The client must pay an excess correpsonding to 25% value of renter equipment.
In order to benefit from this guarantee, the Client must:
-
In case of theft: supply a statement from the Police or the Gendarmerie to FAVRE SPORTS LOGISTIQUE.
-
In case of breakage: return to the shop all damaged items (ski poles, skis, snowboards, bindings, boots and helmet)
This guarantee is non transferable and is limited to one claim per trip.
Article 9 : HIRE PERIOD SHORTENED by lack of snow, accident or death of a parent.
In the case of a lack of snow, SKI REPUBLIC does not refund unused hire days.
In the case of injury to a Client during their stay, and solely on supply of doctor’s certificates, SKI REPUBLIC will refund - pro rata - ski days unused by the injured Client only, at a rate available in store or on request from Customer Services.
In case of a client having to return home due to the death of one of his/her parents, and solely on presentation of accompanying documentation, SKI REPUBLIC will refund the Client or Clients directly affected – pro rata – unused ski days, at a rate available in store or on request from Customer Services.
Article 10 : Applicable RIGHTS and competent JURISDICTION.
This contact is subject exclusively to French law.
In case of any contest relative to this contract or any litigation, the competent tribunal will be that of the registered address of the company FAVRE SPORTS LOGISTIQUE S.A.R.L. (le tribunal de Chambéry) to which the parties give sole competence.