PAYMENTS & CANCELLATIONS
TERMS OF SERVICE
Live Better provides a breakdown of what’s included on the retreat details page. Flight and incidental purchases made while traveling, such as food, gifts, etc., as well as massages purchased while at the resort are not included.
RESERVATION
To reserve your place on one our trips please complete the registration inquiry form and we’ll be in touch about the deposit and next steps. Your spot is only reserved with a deposit. Deposits are non-refundable. Upon registration you must complete our automatic billing form and credit card authorization form.
PAYMENTS
All prices are per/person USD.
A $1500 non-refundable deposit secures your spot on the retreat.
The automatic billing registration and CAF (credit card authorization form) must be completed to be considered a participant on a retreat. Failure to submit these forms upon retreat registration will forfeit your retreat spot.
If your payment is declined during the automatic payment process and we do not hear from you within 7 days to update/change/cancel your credit card information, Live Better reserves the right to forfeit their spot.
CANCELLATION POLICY & DEPOSITS
If you wish to cancel your retreat you must notify Live Better in writing. Once we’ve received your notice, cancellation will take effect subject to the following:
If cancellation takes place within 7 days of booking, 100% of your payment is refundable including the deposit, unless retreat start date is less than 90 days from booking date as we do not offer any refunds within 90 days of a retreat.
If cancellation takes place before the 90 day deadline prior to the retreat start date, any payments made will be refunded, minus your deposit.
If cancellation takes place under 90 days prior to the start date all payments will be forfeited.
Important: If you do not submit full payment 90 days before the retreat, and do not cancel your registration or respond to our communication, Live Better retains the right to charge the remaining balance due to the credit card information provided and release your spot.
Any amount forfeited, which has not then been paid to Live Better by you, will be recovered from you by Live Better as a debt due and payable.
Live Better reserves the right to make any changes deemed necessary by our team, trip leaders, teachers or partners. In the event that we need to make a last minute change to the venue, the teacher, the itinerary, or any aspect of the retreat due to unforeseen circumstances (natural disaster, illness, civil unrest, death, closure or any other unforeseen circumstance) we will offer the following to our guests that do not want to attend based on changes:
Transfer your deposit to a future retreat to be taken within a year from the date of the current retreat. All other payments will be forfeited and Live Better will not be liable for refunding or reimbursing any amount beyond the transfer of the deposit.
If you choose to completely cancel the retreat based on the changes, normal cancellation policies apply (see above). Live Better is not responsible for reimbursing you or refunding you for any amount paid if you decide to cancel based on these changes.
Please note that we require travel insurance so that you can make a claim based on the changes and have some of your expenses reimbursed by the travel insurance that we require for exactly this reason in addition to other medical and travel complications that can occur.
CANCELLATIONS:
In the rare case of a cancellation on the part of Live Better we will offer a transfer to another trip or a full refund of your funds. Live Better is not responsible for any expenses or damages incurred as a result of trip cancellation including preparation costs, airline tickets, travel documents or other expenses. Live Better reserves the right to cancel any trip prior to departure in the event that there are too few people booked in which case you will be given a full refund of any and all payments made to Live Better. You will not be entitled to claim any additional amounts or seek any compensation for any injury, loss, expenses or damage (either direct or consequential) or for any loss of time or inconvenience which may result from such cancellation (including but not limited to visa, passport and vaccination charges, or departure, gear purchases, airport and airline taxes).
INSURANCE & DOCUMENTS
Travel Insurance
Live Better recommends each trip member to purchase individual travel insurance for their trip for both international retreats and domestic retreats. We suggest that you include “cancel for any reason” with your policy. You must purchase travel insurance that includes medical coverage. You have until 30 days prior to the retreat start date to submit your Travel Insurance policy information to us. If you choose to opt out of traveler's insurance, note that you are accepting no exceptions for refunds will be made within the 90 day mark of the retreat start date and you will be held responsible for any expenses lost.
Travel Documents and Immunizations
It is the responsibility of each traveler to obtain all required travel documents including Visas and other travel documents unless otherwise noted. Information regarding necessary documentation is provided per trip on our website or you can contact us for more detailed information regarding your trip requirements. It is your responsibility to purchase correct immunizations. Please contact your nearest travel clinic for the latest requirements.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RISKS
Acknowledgment of Risks – Assumption of Responsibility
Although Live Better has taken reasonable steps to ensure safety, I acknowledge that this activity has risks, including certain risks which cannot be eliminated without destroying the unique character of this activity. The same elements that contribute to the unique character of this activity can cause loss or damage to the Participant including accidental injury, illness or in extreme cases, permanent trauma, disability or death and also can cause damage to or loss of property. The following describes some, but not all, of those risks.
Activities vary from trip to trip and may include but are not limited to: hiking, backpacking and climbing in a wide variety of environments including on rock, snow and ice; bicycling on trails and roads with a wide range of surface conditions and traffic volume; rock climbing, climbing on climbing apparatus and ropes courses, using zip-wires and rope swings; white-water rafting, river kayaking, sea-kayaking and canoeing; swimming, snorkeling and surfing; fishing.
Live Better trips can involve travel to remote places, oftentimes many hours from medical facilities. Transportation, evacuations and medical care can be significantly delayed; communication can be delayed, limited or not available.
Environmental risks and hazards include rapidly moving, deep or cold water; insects, snakes and predators, including large animals; falling and rolling rock; lightning, flash floods and unpredictable forces of nature, including weather which may change to extreme conditions without warning. Possible injuries and illnesses include hypothermia, frostbite, high altitude illnesses, sunburn, heatstroke, dehydration and other mild or serious conditions.
Throughout the trip, participants are responsible for their own safety.
I (the trip participant) acknowledge and understand that Live Better trips include risks of injury or death to participants. I understand the description above of these risks is not complete and that other unknown or unanticipated risks may result in property loss, injury or death. I agree to assume responsibility for the inherent risks identified herein and those inherent risks not specifically identified. I acknowledge that participation in this activity is purely voluntary, no one is forcing participation and participation is elected with full knowledge of the inherent risks.
I (the trip participant) assume and accept full responsibility for any injury, death, loss of personal property, and expenses suffered as a result of those inherent risks and dangers identified above, and those inherent risks and dangers not specifically identified and as a result of my negligence in participating in this activity.
WAIVER
Release and Waiver of Liability
DECLARATION OF HEALTH
By accepting this Tour Participant Agreement I (the trip participant) represent that I have no physical conditions or medical precautions which would adversely affect my ability to take part in the yoga program or other physical or cultural activities offered on Live Better trips. I fully understand that my participation in the yoga program or other activities could be injurious to my health and I voluntarily assume all risks related to such activities.
PERSONAL RELEASE
By agreeing to the terms outlined here and elsewhere on the Live Better website I hereby release and discharge my rights and claims for damages or liabilities that may occur as a result of participation on a Live Better trip, including but not limited to damages as a result of unexpected occurrences including those from weather, local political situations, wildlife or uncontrollable acts, including the risk of death. I release Live Better including its owners, directors, employees, guides, yoga teachers and partners from liability for personal injury, illness, emotional damage, incurred travel expenses or property damage I may incur as a result of participation on this trip.
For the benefit of everyone on your trip, Live Better reserves the right to accept or reject any participant at any time without liability, and in the event it determines, in its sole and exclusive discretion, that a participant is disruptive to the harmony of the trip, it may without any obligation to pay a refund or any other amount whatsoever, expel such participant from the trip. Live Better will carry no responsibility or liability for any participant who leaves the trip prior to its conclusion or for any activity undertaken by any participant which is not included on the trip itinerary.
PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGES RELEASE
You acknowledge that on Your Retreat there may be a photographer or videographer (collectively, “Photographer”) engaged by Live Better. The Photographer will own the rights to the images, photos, and videos that he or she takes or creates during Your trip (“Content”). You acknowledge that because the Photographer will own the rights to all Content, You cannot sell any Content or otherwise use it commercially. You can use Content for personal use only. If You display Content in a public form, including but not limited to a website, You must credit the Photographer by including his or her name and a notation that the Content is owned and copyrighted by the Photographer.
You hereby grant Live Better and its agents, suppliers, vendors, and similar third-parties, including Photographers, a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual license to use, re-use, distribute, display, create derivative works of, and reproduce any images, photos, or videos that You provide to Live Better (whether directly or through a photo sharing service) (collectively, “Your Images”) in any medium, including but not limited to print, electronic media, or Internet, free of charge and without Your right to inspection, for any purpose, including to promote and publicize Live Betters’ travel products and services worldwide.
You also acknowledge and agree that Live Better or other parties, including but not limited to the Photographer and other participants in Your Retreat, may during Your Retreat take or create images, photos, and videos in any format that contain or feature You. These images may contain Your name, likeness, identity, photographic image, videographic image or oral or recorded statements. You agree that Live Better may use these materials for any purpose, including to promote and publicize Live Betters’ travel products and services, and hereby grant Live Better a perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide, irrevocable license to use such images without Your prior inspection.
