1. CYCLE HIRE TERMS AND CONDITIONS                                                                 

1.1 We aim to provide high quality bikes for hire.  To achieve this at a reasonable cost we ask our customers to treat the equipment responsibly.

1.2 Bikes and equipment can only be hired on completion of a Cycle Hire Booking Form.  Dalby Forest Cycle Hub (DFCH) reserves the right to take the customer's credit/debit card details to hold as security until the bike(s) is returned in the condition it was hired out in.  Upon acceptance of these Terms & Conditions a binding contract is formed between DFCG and the hirer.  We reserve the right not to accept or to fulfil a Booking.

1.3 All Bookings are subject to availability.  When a booking is made by one person on behalf of another person or people, that person confirms to DFCH that he or she has the authority to make such a booking.

1.4 The Hire period commences on the day the cycle(s) and equipment is collected or dispatched to you and continues until the cycle(s) and equipment is returned to DFCH.

2. HIRER’S TERMS AND CONDITIONS

2.1 You are responsible for ensuring that you are physically fit enough to undertake cycling any distance using the cycle(s) or equipment you have booked.  DFCH does not accept any responsibility for your failure to complete your hire period due to lack of fitness, illness or injury.  DFCH does not accept liability for death, personal injury, loss or damage to personal effects to any participant, nor can DFCH accept any responsibility for delays or changes to your period of hire due to weather, strikes, war, terrorism or other causes.

2.2 You accept that cycling carries its own risks and you have made your booking on the basis that you undertake the hire at your own risk.  You understand and accept that DFCH advises the wearing of cycle helmets at all times when riding.

2.3 You will ride your cycle responsibly at all times.  You will not hold DFCH responsible for any loss, damage or injury including death to persons or property with regard to the use of the cycle(s) and equipment hired.  You accept responsibility to Indemnify DFCH against any claim, interest, demand or expense in respect of such injury or damage.

2.4 You are responsible for all cycles and equipment hired or loaned and it your responsibility to keep these items safe from damage, loss or theft, use it in a proper manner and not subject it to any misuse or unfair wear and tear.

2.5 Any damage caused due to crash or neglect is the Customer’s responsibility and will be charged for.

2.6 You will notify DFCH immediately of any loss, damage or theft to the hired cycles or equipment however caused.  You will be responsible for paying DFCH the reasonable costs of repair or replacement for any such loss, damage or theft.

2.7 You will not offer for sale, sell, dispose, mortgage, lend, pledge or otherwise part with possession of the hired cycle(s) or equipment.

3. PAYMENT TERMS

3.1 Full payment is required at the time of booking.  Payment may be made by a credit or debit card which must be inserted into the card reader.  Cash payments and ‘tap & go’ payments are not accepted.

3.2 Late return of the Bike will be charged at twice the published daily hire rate for each day/part day that the bike is returned late.

3.3 A Credit or Debit Card will be required at the commencement of any hire period.  Payment may be made by a credit or debit card which must be inserted into the card reader.  Cash payments and ‘tap & go’ payments are not accepted.

3.4 In the case of cycles and/or equipment left or returned damaged, you are responsible for any costs incurred and sustained in replacing or repairing (whichever the cheaper) the items concerned to a condition equivalent to that prior to the Hire.

3.5 In all cases normal wear and tear as defined by the products manufacturer or supplier is accepted and allowed and is included in any hire price

4. PERSONAL SAFETY

4.1 It is the rider’s responsibility for their own safety.  Cycling involves personal risk and you must ride responsibly.

4.2 Injury(s) and/or death associated with the sport of cycling may result from weather, excessive speed, collision with inanimate objects or other persons, rider inexperience, error or abuse of equipment.

4.3 First time or novice bikers should use the equipment under the supervision of an experienced rider.

4.4 You must not cycle under the influence of alcohol, strong medication, other drugs or fatigue.

5. OUR LIABILITY TO YOU

5.1 DFCH accepts responsibility for death, personal injury and direct loss suffered by you which you can demonstrate was caused by our negligence up to the limit set out in clause 5.3 below.

5.2 DFCH will not be liable to you where any alleged loss or damage results from;

·       Any of your own actions or omissions;

·       The action or omission of a third party not connected with the provision of your bike hire:

·       An event or circumstances which we could not have predicted or avoided even after taking all reasonable care;

·       Where any loss or damage is considered to be indirect or consequential loss.

5.3 Except in respect of death and personal injury, in respect of which no limit of liability shall apply, DFCH's total liability to you under this contract between us shall be limited to the total cost of your Booking.

5.4 DFCH shall have no liability to you if we are unable to fulfil a Booking due to an event of Force Majeure.  In the event of DFCH being unable to fulfil your booking our liability to you shall not exceed to the agreed cost of the hire.

5.5 Except where expressly permitted under the Data Protection Act 1998, we will only use your personal details in connection with your Booking arrangements, unless you agree otherwise. We will keep your personal details secure in accordance with our obligations under the Date Protection Act 1998.

6. GENERAL

6.1 These terms and conditions constitute the entire agreement between us and supersede any previous agreement or understanding and may not be varied except in writing between us.  All other terms, express or implied by statute or otherwise, are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.

6.2 Any notice required or permitted to be given by either of us to the other under these terms and conditions shall be in writing.

6.3 No failure or delay by either of us in exercising any of its rights under these terms and conditions shall be deemed to be a waiver of that right, and no waiver by either of us of any breach of these terms and conditions by the other shall be considered as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision.

6.4 If any provision of these terms and conditions is held by any court or other competent authority to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, the validity of the other provisions of these terms and conditions and the remainder of the provision in question shall not be affected.

6.5 Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, nothing in these terms and conditions confers or purports to confer on any third party any benefit or any right to enforce any of these terms or conditions pursuant to the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.

6.6 These terms and conditions shall be governed by English law, and both of us hereby agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.

7. PRIVACY

At DFCH we take your privacy seriously and will only use your personal information to administer your hire and to provide the products and services you have requested from us.  However, from time to time we would like to contact you with details of other cycling related offers/services/promotions etc., we provide.  If you consent to us contacting you for this purpose, please tick to say how you would like us to contact you:

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We will not share your details with any other organisations.