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Defined Terms

“Owner” refers to the owner of a yacht.
“Guest” or “Traveler” refers to the person requesting to charter a yacht from its owner.
“The BednBlue platform” refers to the website of BEDNBLUE LIMITED, specifically www.bednblue.com and any other websites or applications for mobile devices through which the Company can provide its services.
“Cruise” refers to the time period for which a Guest has booked the Owner’s yacht.
“Captain” is the master of the yacht and leader of the Crew, if it is available.
“Crew” refers to the crew aboard which will be provided to operate the yacht, if it is available.
“User” refers to any person who uses the BednBlue platform, including but not limited to the Owners and the Guests.
“Member” refers to any person who completes the BednBlue Account registration process, including but not limited to Owners and Guests.
“Member Content” refers to all content of a Member, whether they have been provided by the Member himself/herself or have been obtained by any SNS (Social Network Sites)
“Booking Request Period” refers to the time period commencing from the moment the booking is requested by the guest, to the moment the owner decides whether to confirm or decline the booking. When the Owner creates a listing of their yacht, from that point onwards, they can choose between one of the two following options:
  • The ability to enable the instant booking feature; or
  • The ability to answer within 24 hours of the booking request being made.
“Cleaning Fee” refers to the amount that the owner charges in order to cover the cleaning costs of the yacht after the guest’s departure.
“Different Terminal Marina Fees” refer to the fees that can be paid from a Guest after which point they can check-out in all ports/marinas within the Cruising Range of the booked yacht.
“Fuel and Mooring Fees” refer to the fees that the Owner will charge in advance for the daily fuel and mooring expenses through the BednBlue platform. If a Guest decides to pay Fuel and Mooring Fees, they have fully paid their financial obligations regarding the aforementioned expenses, i.e. fuels, marina, electricity, water etc., for their cruise.
“Advance Provisioning Allowance Fee” (hereinafter called “APA Fee”) refer to the fee that the Owner will charge in advance for expenses such as but not limited to fuel, mooring fees, electricity, food, waters, drinks, communication costs, special requests from the guest and are calculated as a fixed percentage (set by the Owner) on the Yacht Fees. In case the prementioned expenses exceed the APA, Guest will be asked by the Owner to pay the additional part. In case APA is not entirely used by the end of the Cruise, the remaining part will be refunded to the Guest as mentioned in the refund policy.
Only one of “Fuel and Mooring Fees” or “APA Fee” can be applicable at the time of the booking of the Cruise.
“Extra Services” refers to the amount that the owner charges in order to cover extra services that have been agreed upon with the guest.
“Yacht Fees” refer to the amounts that are due and payable by a Guest in exchange for that Guest’s yacht chartering. This price includes the Captain and, if applicable, the Crew, but it does not include the cleaning fee, fuel costs, marina and mooring expenses (such as electricity, water etc) in ports outside the registry port, port taxes and other fees. The Owner alone, and not the Company, is responsible for the Yacht Fees in their Listing. The Owner may, at his/her sole discretion, decide to include in the Yacht Fees any taxes or any other fees permitted by the BednBlue platform which have to be collected.
“Guest Fees” refer to the fees that the Company charges a Guest for the use of the BednBlue platform, which is calculated as a percentage (7% - 14% depending of the total amount) of the applicable Yacht Fees and, where applicable, Cleaning Fee, Different Terminal Marina Fees, Extra Services, and Fuel and Mooring Fees and/or APA Fee. The Guest Fees will be displayed to the Guest when the Guest is asked whether or not to send a booking request to an Owner.
“Owner Fees” refer to the fees that the Company charges an Owner for the use of the BednBlue platform, which is calculated as a percentage (4% for an owner's first booking and thereafter from 4% to 14% depending on the subscription plan of the listing) of the applicable Yacht Fees and, where applicable, Cleaning Fee, Different Terminal Marina Fees, Extra Services, Fuel and Mooring Fees and/or APA Fee. The Owner Fees will be displayed to the Owner when he/she is asked whether to confirm or decline a booking request from a prospective Guest.
“Service Fees” collectively refer to the Guest fees and the Owner fees, plus any taxes where applicable.
“Total fees” collectively refer to the Yacht Fees, guest fees, cleaning fee and, where applicable, the different Terminal Marina Fees, Fuel and Mooring Fees and/or APA Fee plus VAT.
“Owner Payout” refers to the amount of money the owner will receive for a Cruise. It includes the Yacht Fees and, where applicable, the Cleaning Fee, Different Terminal Marina Fees, Fuel and Mooring Fees and/or the APA Fee (excluding Owner Fees and any applicable Taxes in respect of the Owner Fees).
“Collaborator” refers to an individual or organization that has authorized access to the collaborator dashboard that BednBlue provides.
“Collaborator Dashboard” refers to the coupon management system that BednBlue has provided to selected third parties.

Terms of Service

The use of the BednBlue online platform (hereinafter called “the BednBlue platform”), regardless if it is through a website or an application for a mobile device, deems that you have read, understood and accepted the following Terms of Service (hereinafter called “Terms”), along with any other information supplied by BEDNBLUE LIMITED (hereinafter called “Company”). Please, read the following Terms carefully as they contain important information affecting your legal rights, remedies and obligations. Moreover, these Terms include various clauses such as: limitations and exclusions, obligations to comply with applicable laws and regulations of the country that you exploit your yacht or charter a yacht in, and a clause that governs the jurisdiction as well as the venue of dispute.
These Terms apply to all Users of the BednBlue platform whether they are registered members or not and constitute a legally binding agreement between the Users and the Company. If you do not agree to these Terms, you have no right to obtain information from the BednBlue platform or otherwise continue using the BednBlue platform. Failure to use the BednBlue platform in accordance to these Terms may entail civil and criminal penalties.
Specifically, the Company provides an online platform connecting owners who exploit their yachts with their captain and, where applicable, crew (thereafter called “Owners”), and people who want to charter a yacht and sail (thereafter called “Guests”). Guests, through the use of the BednBlue platform, can obtain information regarding yacht charters from Owners. Guests can book their yacht directly with the Owners. All Users understand and agree that the Company is neither a party to any agreement between them, nor a shipbroker, agent or insurer. The Company has no control over the conduct of the Users of the BednBlue platform and disclaims all liability in this regard to the maximum extent permitted by law.

How the BednBlue platform works

As it is stated above, the Company has created an online platform, i.e. an online marketplace, which connects Guests and Owners in order for them to meet online and arrange a yacht charter. Yacht owners can create an account on this online platform and Guests can see the yachts available for booking. If a Guest wants to charter a yacht and an Owner wants to offer this charter, they must both register for a BednBlue Account first. It is highlighted that the Company is not the Owner, neither the operator of the yachts, nor the provider of the yachts and does not own, sell, resell, charter, manage and/or control them, although, this does not limit the Company to do so. Unless explicitly specified otherwise in the BednBlue platform, the Company’s responsibilities are limited to: (a) facilitating the availability of the BednBlue platform and (b) serving as the limited payment collection agent of each Owner for the purpose of accepting payments from Guests on behalf of the Owners.
It is highlighted that, as stated above, the BednBlue platform is intended to facilitate the connection between owners and guests with the aim of booking a yacht charter directly with one another’ THE COMPANY CANNOT AND DOES NOT CONTROL THE CONTENT CONTAINED IN ANY LISTINGS AND THE CONDITION, LEGALITY OR SUITABILITY OF ANY YACHT CHARTERING. THE COMPANY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR AND DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY RELATED TO ANY AND ALL LISTINGS AND YACHT CHARTERING. THUS, ANY YACHT CHARTER WILL BE MADE OR ACCEPTED AT THE USER’S OWN RISK.

BednBlue Account-Profile

You have to create an account/profile (“BednBlue Account”) and become a Member in order to access certain features of the BednBlue platform, specifically in order to charter a yacht or create a Listing. You may register to join the BednBlue platform directly via its site www.bednblue.com, its application “BednBlue” or as described in this section below.
Your BednBlue Account and BednBlue Account profile page will be created for your use of the BednBlue platform, based upon the personal information you provide to the Company or the information obtained via a Social Network Site (SNS) as described below. You can have only one (1) active BednBlue Account. You agree to provide accurate, current and complete information during the registration process and to update such information to keep it accurate, current and complete. The Company reserves the right to suspend or terminate your BednBlue Account and your access to the BednBlue platform if you create more than one (1) BednBlue Accounts, or if any information provided during the registration process or thereafter proves to be inaccurate, fraudulent, out-dated and/or incomplete. You are responsible for safeguarding your password. You agree that you will not disclose your password to any Third Party and that you will take sole responsibility for any activities or actions under your BednBlue Account, whether or not you have authorized such activities or actions. You shall immediately notify the Company of any unauthorized use of your BednBlue Account.
You can also register for your BednBlue Account with certain third-party SNS (including, but not limited to, Facebook; now called a “Third-Party Account”). As part of the functionality of the BednBlue platform, you may link your BednBlue Account with Third-Party Accounts, by either:
  1. providing your Third-Party Account login information to the Company through the BednBlue platform; or
  2. allowing the Company to have access to your Third-Party Account, as permitted under the applicable terms and conditions that govern your use of each Third-Party Account.
You agree that you are willing to disclose your Third-Party Account information to the Company and/or grant the Company access to your Third-Party Account (including, but not limited to, the use for the purposes described herein), without being in breach of any terms and conditions that govern your use of the applicable Third-Party Account; and without obligating the Company to pay any fees or making the Company subject to any usage limitations imposed by such third-party service providers. By granting to the Company access to any Third-Party Accounts, you understand that the Company will access, make available and store (if applicable) any Content that you have provided to and stored in your Third-Party Account (“SNS Content”) so that it is available on the BednBlue platform via your BednBlue Account and BednBlue Account profile page.
Unless otherwise specified in these Terms, all SNS Content, if any, will be considered to be Member Content for all purposes of these Terms. Depending on the Third-Party Accounts you choose and subject to the privacy settings that you have set in such Third-Party Accounts, personal identifiable information, that you post to your Third-Party Accounts, may be available on your BednBlue Account. Please note that if a Third-Party Account or associated service becomes unavailable or the Company’s access to such Third-Party Account is terminated by the third-party service provider, then SNS Content will no longer be available on the BednBlue platform. You have the ability to disable the connection between your BednBlue Account and your Third-Party Accounts, at any time. Note that your relationship with the Third-Party services providers associated with your Third-Party accounts is governed solely by your agreements with such Third-Party service providers. The Company does not undertake the reviewing of any SNS Content for any purpose, including but not limited to accuracy, legality or non-infringement and the Company is not responsible for any SNS Content.

Collaborators

BednBlue reserves the right to withdraw or nullify the coupon at any time and to change the guest discount percentage (%) as well as the collaborator payout percentage (%) at any time, at its sole discretion.
BednBlue also reserves the right to suspend or terminate a Collaborator Account and their access to the BednBlue platform in specific circumstances that are defined below. Please note that they are indicative and not restrictive:
  • Providing unauthorized access to the BednBlue Collaborator Dashboard to third parties without the permission of the company.
  • If any information provided during the registration process proves to be inaccurate, fraudulent, out-dated and/or incomplete.
  • Exploitation of the coupon system which include but are not limited to insider trading, schemes, and other methods of exploitation.
  • It is prohibited for a boat owner to send the coupon through the BednBlue chat. In case the aforementioned event takes place, the boat owner will have to incur the discount provided to the customer. This will be done by subtracting the discounted amount from the owners' total payout and the payment associated with the collaborator will be erased.
  • As a collaborator you are responsible for safeguarding your password. You agree that you will not disclose your password to any Third Party and that you will take sole responsibility for any activities or actions under your Collaborator Account, whether or not you have authorized such activities or actions. You must immediately notify the Company of any unauthorized use of your Collaborator Account.
Disclaimer: In order for the coupon to be accepted it has to be registered at the time of the reservation and not afterwards. Making a reservation and then attempting to use the coupon is not possible.
It should be noted that collaborators are third party individuals or organizations, unrelated to the day-to-day operations of BEDNBLUE LIMITED.
Depending on the employment status of the collaborator, payments will be handled in two (2) ways:
  • Corporate or Commercial
    If the collaborator in question works within their own company, they will need to invoice BEDNBLUE LIMITED through the company that currently employs them. Only then will the payout be processed and sent out to the collaborator.
The collaborator will receive payments on a booking-by-booking basis, with the payout occurring 48 Hours after the guest checks-out date.
If a booking is made with a collaborator coupon and has been cancelled, the company reserves the right to cancel the payout to the collaborator.
In order to receive a payout, the collaborator must provide the company with verification of their official documented name, phone number and email address.
The collaborator reserves the right to choose the preferred payout method by linking their preferred choice through the use of the BednBlue Collaborator Dashboard.
BednBlue reserves the right to alter the terms and conditions at any time, at its sole discretion.

Yacht Listings

As an Owner, when you have registered and have become a Member, you may create Listings. To create a Listing, you will be asked a variety of questions about the Yacht to be listed. Listings will be made publicly available via the BednBlue platform. Guests will be able to charter a yacht via the BednBlue platform, based upon the information provided in your Listings. You understand and agree that once a Guest requests to charter your yacht, you may not ask the Guest to pay a higher price than the one in the booking request. This price includes the Yacht Fees (yacht charter price), and where applicable, if you, as an Owner, decide to make available in your Listing/s for Guests, the Cleaning fee, Different Terminal Marina Fees, the Fuel and Mooring Fees and/or APA Fee only. This price does not include fuel, marina and mooring expenses (such as electricity, water etc) in ports, port taxes and/or other fees if they were not stated before the booking request was made.
If you are an Owner, you understand and agree that the Company does not act as an insurer or as your contracting agent. If a Guest requests a yacht charter and you agree to that, any agreement you enter into is “Strictly between you (owner) and the guest. The Company is not a part of it. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company serves as the limited authorized payment collection agent of the Owner for the purpose of accepting, on behalf of the Owner, payments from Guests of such amounts stipulated by the Owner (excluding fuel, marina and mooring expenses in ports, port taxes and other fees, except if Guests have paid the Cleaning Fee, Different Terminal Marina Fees, the Fuel and Mooring Fees and/or APA Fee).
When you create a Listing, you may also choose to include certain requirements which must be met by the Guests who are eligible to request a yacht charter, such as requiring Guests to have a verified phone number or a profile picture, in order to charter your yacht. If an Owner wants any additional requirements, the Guests must comply with them if they intend to charter that yacht.
As an Owner, you acknowledge and agree that you are responsible for your own acts and omissions and you are also responsible for the acts and omissions of any individuals who are present on the yacht at your request or invitation, included but not limited to Captain and Crew, excluding the Guest (and the individuals the Guest invites to the yacht, if applicable).
The Company highlights that in different countries the marine insurance and in general the maritime law differs. As an Owner you have to comply with all standards of insurance and marine law which is enforced in your yacht’s registry country. The Company is not liable for any act or omission of Owners and can neither know nor check if an Owner meets these standards.
You acknowledge and agree that you alone are responsible for any and all Listings and Member Content you post. Accordingly, you represent and warrant that any Listings you post, the booking of and in general the yacht charter to a Guest:
  1. will not breach any agreements you have entered into with any third parties and
  2. will (i) be in compliance with all applicable laws of your country and (ii) not conflict with the rights of third parties.
Please note that the Company assumes no responsibility for an Owner’s compliance with any agreements with or duties to third parties, applicable laws, rules and regulations. The Company reserves the right, at any time and without prior notice, to remove or disable access to any Listings for any reason, including Listings that the Company, in its sole discretion, considers to be objectionable for any reason, in violation of these Terms or otherwise harmful to the BednBlue platform.
By using the BednBlue platform, you agree that any legal remedy or liability that you seek to obtain for actions or omissions of other Members or other third parties will be limited to a claim against the particular Members or other third parties who caused you harm. You agree not to attempt to impose liability on or seek any legal remedy from the Company with respect to such actions or omissions. Accordingly, we encourage you to communicate directly with other Members on the BednBlue platform regarding any bookings or Listings made by you. This limitation shall not apply to any claim by an Owner against the Company regarding the remittance of payments received from a Guest by the Company on behalf of an Owner, which instead shall be subject to the limitations described in the section below with title “Limitation of Liability”.

Cruising Range

As an Owner, when you create your Listings you have to specify the Cruising Range for each of your yachts. All Owners have to specify where their yacht can sail on the map and this can be seen from all Users. Also, before booking, guests can use this map to confirm the sailing limits of each yacht. If made available by the owner and as long as the Different Terminal Marina Fees have been paid, the guest can decide his/her check-out location, if the marina/port is in the cruising range of the booked yacht. The Different Terminal Marina Fees can be paid by a Guest who will be entitled to check-out in all ports/marinas which are in the Cruising Range of the booked yacht. Once a booking has been confirmed, you as an owner, cannot alter the cruising range for that specific booking.

Booking – Payments

General for Users

The use of the BednBlue platform charges the Service Fees. As it has been explained above, Service Fees collectively refer to the Guest fees and the Owner fees, plus any taxes where applicable to the Guest and Owner Fees (such as, but not limited to, VAT in Europe). Unless otherwise stated in these Terms, Service Fees are non-refundable.

Bookings and Payments for Owners

As an Owner any Guest can request a yacht charter via the BednBlue platform, and you will be required to either confirm or decline the booking request within the specified Booking Request Period, otherwise the booking request will automatically expire.
If you are unable to decide whether to confirm or decline a booking request within the specified Booking Request Period, and if any amounts have been collected by the Company for the requested booking, they will be refunded to the credit card that the guest made the payment with, (or another method which was selected for the payment) and any pre-authorization will be released. When you confirm a booking requested by a Guest, the Company will send you an email, a text message or/and a notification via the BednBlue Account confirming such a booking, depending on the selections you made via the BednBlue platform.
Upon receiving the booking confirmation, the Guest must ensure that sufficient funds are available to cover the payment for the Total Fees. 24 hours after the Guest check-in, and if there are no disputes or claims from the guest(s), the company will initiate part of the Owner Payout to the Owner. 48 hours after the predetermined check-out, the Owner will receive the remaining sum of the Owner Payout, if there are no guest claims or disputes. The time it takes for the Owner to receive payments may depend upon the payment method chosen by the guest. Some methods involve the use of third-party payment processors, who may impose their own additional charges for the use of their services on the Owner, including any deductions from the payable amount to cover third- party payment processors’ charges.
As an Owner, you may have an outstanding balance (whether as a result of your bookings or actions as a Guest or otherwise), then the Company may (but is not obliged to) withhold any amount owed to the Company from any amounts payable to you as an Owner, and use the withheld amount to set off the amount owed by you to the Company.
If the Company does so, then your obligation to pay the Company will be fulfilled to the extent of the amount withheld by it. In addition, if your account is delinquent or you otherwise have chargebacks on your account, you may be charged fees that are incidental to our collection of these delinquent amounts and chargebacks. Such fees or charges may include collection fees, convenience fees, or other Third-Party charges. You hereby explicitly agree that all communication in relation to delinquent accounts will be made by electronic mail or by phone declared by the Owner of the Company. Such communication may be made by the Company or by anyone on its behalf, including but not limited to a Third-Party collection agent.
Each Owner hereby appoints the Company as the Owner’s limited payment collection agent solely for the purpose of accepting the Yacht Fees and, where applicable, the Cleaning Fee, the Different Terminal Marina Fees, the Fuel and Mooring Fees and/or the APA Fee from Guests. Specifically, each Owner agrees that the payment made by a Guest through the BednBlue platform shall be considered the same as a payment made directly to the Owner, and the Owner will make the yacht charter available to the Guest in the agreed-upon manner as if the Owner has received the Yacht Fees and, where applicable, the Cleaning Fee, the Different Terminal Marina Fees, the Fuel and Mooring Fees and/or APA Fee. Each Owner agrees that the Company may, in accordance with the cancellation policy selected by the Owner and reflected in the relevant Listing:
  • permit the Guest to cancel the booking and
  • refund to the Guest that portion of the Yacht Fees and, where applicable, the Cleaning Fee, the Different Terminal Marina Fees,the Fuel and Mooring Fees and/or APA Fee specified in the chosen cancellation policy.
Each Owner understands that the Company accepts payments from the Guests as the Owner’s limited payment collection agent and that the Company’s obligation to pay the Owner is subject to and conditional upon successful receipt of the associated payments from the Guests. The Company does not guarantee payments to Owners for amounts that have not been successfully received from Guests. In accepting that the company is appointed as the limited authorized agent of the Owners, the Company assumes no liability for any acts or omissions of the Owner.
Please note that the Company does not currently charge fees for the creation of Listings. However, you as an Owner acknowledge and agree that the Company reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to charge you for, and collect fees from you for the creation of Listings. Please note that the Company will provide notice of any Listing fee collection via the BednBlue platform, prior to implementing such future Listing fee.

Booking and Payments for Guests

It has to be highlighted that the Owner, not the Company, is solely responsible for honoring any confirmed bookings and making the reserved yacht charter available through the BednBlue platform. If you, as a Guest, choose to enter into a transactional agreement with an Owner for the booking of a yacht, you agree and understand that you will be required to enter into an agreement with the Owner and you agree to accept any terms, conditions, regulations and restrictions associated with the charter imposed by the Owner. You acknowledge and agree that you, and not the Company, will be responsible for performing the obligations of any such agreements, that the Company is not a party to such agreements, and that, with the exception of its payment obligations hereunder, the Company disclaims any and all liability arising from or related to any such agreements.
You acknowledge and agree that, notwithstanding the fact that the Company is not a party to the agreement between you and the Owner, it acts as the Owner’s payment collection agent for the limited purpose of accepting payments from you on behalf of the Owner. Upon your payment of the Total Fees to the Company, your payment obligation to the Owner for the Yacht Fees and, where applicable, the Cleaning Fee, the Different Terminal Marina Fees, the Fuel and Mooring Fees and/or APA Fee is fulfilled, and the Company is responsible for remitting the Yacht Fees (excluding the Owner Fees and any Taxes in respect of the Owner Fees, such as but not limited to VAT in Europe) and, where applicable, the Cleaning Fee, the Different Terminal Marina Fees, the Fuel and Mooring Fees and/or APA Fee in the manner described in these Terms. In the event that the Company does not remit any such amounts, as described in these Terms, this Owner will have recourse only against the Company.
The Total Fees payable will be displayed to the Guest before they send a booking request to an Owner. As noted above, the Owner is required to either confirm or decline the booking request within the Booking Request Period; otherwise, the requested booking will be automatically cancelled. If a requested booking is cancelled, any amounts collected by the Company will be refunded to such a Guest, depending on the selections the Guest makes via the BednBlue platform, and any pre-authorization of such a Guest’s credit card will be released, if applicable.
You agree to pay to the Company the Total Fees for any booking requested in connection with your BednBlue Account if such requested bookings are confirmed by the applicable Owner. In order to establish a booking, pending the applicable Owner’s confirmation of your requested booking, you understand and agree that the Company, on behalf of the Owner, reserves the right, at its sole discretion, either to obtain a pre-authorization via your selected method of payment for the Total Fees or charge your account a nominal amount, not to exceed one euro (1€), or a similar sum in the currency in which you are transacting to verify your account. As a general rule, the Company will collect the Total Fees due once it receives confirmation of your booking from the applicable Owner, or, if necessary, Total Fees may instead be collected at a later point. Please note that the Company cannot control any fees that may be charged to a Guest by their bank related to the Company’s collection of the Total Fees, and it disclaims all liability in this regard.
During your requested booking, it is possible to be asked to provide customary billing information such as name, billing address and any other information either to the Company or its third-party payment processor(s). You agree to pay the Company for any confirmed bookings made in connection with your BednBlue Account in accordance with these Terms by one of the methods which will be available to you. Henceforth, you authorize the collection of such amounts by either charging the credit card you provided when you requested the booking, either directly by the Company or indirectly, via a third-party online payment processor, or by any other acceptable method of payment. You also authorize the Company to charge your credit card or any other acceptable method of payment in the event that you have caused damage, as detailed below. If you are directed to the Company’s third-party payment processor, you may be subject to terms and conditions governing the use of that third party’s service and that third party’s personal information collection practices. Please review such terms and conditions as well as the privacy policy before using the services. Once your booking transaction has been completed, you will receive a confirmation email summarizing your confirmed booking or you will be informed with any other method that you have chosen.

Basic Method of Payment

As a User, you have to provide a valid and permanent method of payment in your BednBlue Account. Specifically, you are obligated to save in your BednBlue Account one valid method of payment, either credit card or debit card or any one of the payment methods available to you. For as long as you have an active BednBlue Account you cannot remove this basic method of payment from your account. Nevertheless, you are entitled to use additional/different methods of payment in your transactions with our Company. Keep in mind, you cannot add any method of payment twice, whether it is basic, or additional/different.

Check-out

If there is no further agreement between the Owner and the Guest the yacht has to be returned to the checked-in marina or to its base marina; in the specific port/marina where Guests boarded the yacht. If there is another agreement between the Owner and the Guest, then the Different Terminal Marina Fees have to be paid during the booking.
If the Different Terminal Marina Fees have not been paid, the guests then have the ability to pay the different terminal marina fees during their cruise. Guests agree that the Company, in its role as the limited collection agent for the Owner, shall charge the Guest’s credit card or other payment methods it has on file in order to collect the Different Terminal Marina Fees, if so required.

Security Deposits

All Owners have the option to include a security deposit in their Listings. However, this must be added before the booking request period commences. The Guest, through the Owner’s Listings, can be informed about the sum of the security deposit. When you, as a Guest, book a yacht with a security deposit, your payment details are stored but not charged or authorized for this security deposit. The Owner has 48 hours from the determined check-out, or before a new Guest checks-in, whichever is earlier, to make a claim on the security deposit through the BednBlue platform, if any damage on the yacht, or damage or loss of any item of the yacht equipment is evident.
Communication through email is required in order to collect needed documentation from the Owners, which will include photos and/or video along with receipts, invoices, written estimates, or links to comparable items denoting actual cash value for repair or replacement. If the Company determines that money is owed based on documentation and communication from both parties, the Company will move forward with collecting money from the security deposit. The Company reserves the right to collect payments from you using the payment details which are on file.
Security deposits cannot be handled off-site in cash, as off-site payments are a violation of these Terms. The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to address Owners’ requests and claims related to Security Deposits, but the Company is not responsible for administering or accepting any claims by Owners related to Security Deposits and disclaims any and all liability in this regard.

Cancellation policy

Each Owner, when he/she creates the Listings, has to choose the cancellation policy that he/she prefers. The BednBlue platform offers four (4) options in this area; specifically, the flexible, moderate, strict and super strict. All Owners are bound from the cancellation policy which has been chosen when they created their Listings.

Flexible cancellation policy

  • 100% of the Yacht Fees are refundable if the cancellation is made up to 7 days prior to the Listing’s local check-in date and time (or 2:00 PM if it is not specified), Service Fees are not refundable.
  • 50% of the Yacht Fees are refundable if the cancellation is made from 6 days up to and 1 day prior to the Listing’s local check-in date and time (or 2:00 PM if it is not specified), Service Fees are not refundable.
  • Yacht Fees and Service Fees are not refundable if the cancellation is made less than 24 hours prior to the Listing’s local check-in date and time (or 2:00 PM if it is not specified).
  • The Different Terminal Marina Fee, if it has been paid, is refunded if the guest fails to reach the Listing.
  • Fuel and Mooring Fees, if they have been paid, are refunded if the guest fails to reach the Listing.
  • The APA Fee, if it has been paid, will be refunded if the guest fails to reach the Listing.
  • Τhe Cleaning Fee, if it has been paid, will be refunded if the guest fails to reach the listing.
  • An early check-out does not refund any of the Yacht Fees, Service Fees and Cleaning Fee. The Fuel and Mooring Fees, if they have been paid, are refundable for the remaining days of the booking. The APA Fee and Extra Services, if it has been paid, is refundable excluding the amount already spent in the duration of the trip. Moreover, the Different Terminal Marina Fees, if they have been paid, are refundable when the guest(s) check(s)-out in the same marina/port which they checked-in.
  • If the cancellation is made up to 48 hours after the acceptance of the reservation by the owner and there is a period of at least 7 days between the day of booking and the day of arrival, the entire amount of the reservation will be refunded. In case the guest made a new confirmed reservation after accepting the specific booking, service fees are not refundable.
  • In case of cancellation due to bad weather, the refund percentage per day specified for the particular booking will apply. The service fee is non-refundable.
  • Any complaint related to the booking should be made by either party within 24 hours of arrival.
  • BednBlue will be able to mediate in any complaint, if deemed necessary, and will always have the final word on financial disputes.
  • A reservation is considered officially cancelled only when the cancellation is made via the BednBlue website. To cancel click on My Trips and then Cancel on the reservation
  • Cancellation policies may be superseded by extenuating circumstances (in compliance with the Terms of Service of BednBlue), Refund Policy and cancellations by BednBlue when for any reason the Terms of Service have been violated.

Moderate cancellation policy

  • 100% of the Yacht Fees are refundable if the cancellation is made 31 days prior to the Listing’s local check-in date and time (or 2:00 PM if it is not specified), Service Fees are not refundable.
  • 50% of the Yacht Fees are refundable if the cancellation is made from 30 days up to 8 days prior to the Listing’s local check-in date and time (or 2:00 PM if it is not specified), Service Fees are not refundable.
  • Yacht Fees and Service Fees are not refundable if the cancellation is made less than 7 days prior to the Listing’s local check-in date and time (or 2:00 PM if it is not specified).
  • The Different Terminal Marina Fee, if it has been paid, is refunded if the guest fails to reach the Listing.
  • Fuel and Mooring Fees, if they have been paid, are refunded if the guest fails to reach the Listing.
  • The APA Fee, if it has been paid, will be refunded if the guest fails to reach the Listing.
  • Τhe Cleaning Fee, if it has been paid, will be refunded if the guest fails to reach the listing.
  • An early check-out does not refund any of the Yacht Fees, Service Fees and Cleaning Fee. The Fuel and Mooring Fees, if they have been paid, are refundable for the remaining days of the booking. The APA Fee and Extra Services, if it has been paid, is refundable excluding the amount already spent in the duration of the trip. Moreover, the Different Terminal Marina Fees, if they have been paid, are refundable when the guest(s) check(s)-out in the same marina/port which they checked-in.
  • If the cancellation is made up to 48 hours after the acceptance of the reservation by the owner and there is a period of at least 7 days between the day of booking and the day of arrival, the entire amount of the reservation will be refunded. In case the guest made a new confirmed reservation after accepting the specific booking, service fees are not refundable.
  • In case of cancellation due to bad weather, the refund percentage per day specified for the particular booking will apply. The service fee is non-refundable.
  • Any complaint related to the booking should be made by either party within 24 hours of arrival.
  • BednBlue will be able to mediate in any complaint, if deemed necessary, and will always have the final word on financial disputes.
  • A reservation is considered officially cancelled only when the cancellation is made via the BednBlue website. To cancel click on My Trips and then Cancel on the reservation.
  • Cancellation policies may be superseded by extenuating circumstances (in compliance with the Terms of Service of BednBlue), Refund Policy and cancellations by BednBlue when for any reason the Terms of Service have been violated.

Strict cancellation policy

  • 60% of the Yacht Fees are refundable if the cancellation is made up to 31 days prior to the listing’s local check-in date and time (or 2:00 PM if it is not specified), Service Fees are not refundable.
  • Yacht Fees and Service Fees are not refundable if the cancellation is made less than 30 days prior to the listing’s local check-in date and time (or 2:00 PM if it is not specified).
  • The Different Terminal Marina Fee, if it has been paid, is refunded if the guest fails to reach the Listing.
  • Fuel and Mooring Fees, if they have been paid, are refunded if the guest fails to reach the Listing.
  • The APA Fee, if it has been paid, will be refunded if the guest fails to reach the Listing.
  • Τhe Cleaning Fee, if it has been paid, will be refunded if the guest fails to reach the listing.
  • An early check-out does not refund any of the Yacht Fees, Service Fees and Cleaning Fee. The Fuel and Mooring Fees, if they have been paid, are refundable for the remaining days of the booking. The APA Fee and Extra Services, if it has been paid, is refundable excluding the amount already spent in the duration of the trip. Moreover, the Different Terminal Marina Fees, if they have been paid, are refundable when the guest(s) check(s)-out in the same marina/port which they checked-in.
  • If the cancellation is made up to 48 hours after the acceptance of the reservation by the owner and there is a period of at least 7 days between the day of booking and the day of arrival, the entire amount of the reservation will be refunded. In case the guest made a new confirmed reservation after accepting the specific booking, service fees are not refundable.
  • In case of cancellation due to bad weather, the refund percentage per day specified for the particular booking will apply. The service fee is non-refundable.
  • Any complaint related to the booking should be made by either party within 24 hours of arrival.
  • BednBlue will be able to mediate in any complaint, if deemed necessary, and will always have the final word on financial disputes.
  • A reservation is considered officially cancelled only when the cancellation is made via the BednBlue website. To cancel click on My Trips and then Cancel on the reservation.
  • Cancellation policies may be superseded by extenuating circumstances (in compliance with the Terms of Service of BednBlue), Refund Policy and cancellations by BednBlue when for any reason the Terms of Service have been violated.

Super Strict cancellation policy

  • 50% of the Yacht Fees are refundable if the cancellation is made up to 60 days prior to the Listing’s local check-in date and time (or 2:00 PM if it is not specified), Service Fees are not refundable.
  • Yacht Fees and Service Fees are not refundable if the cancellation is made less than 59 days prior to the Listing’s local check-in date and time (or 2:00 PM if it is not specified).
  • The Different Terminal Marina Fee, if it has been paid, is refunded if the guest fails to reach the Listing.
  • Fuel and Mooring Fees, if they have been paid, are refunded if the guest fails to reach the Listing.
  • The APA Fee, if it has been paid, will be refunded if the guest fails to reach the Listing.
  • Τhe Cleaning Fee, if it has been paid, will be refunded if the guest fails to reach the listing.
  • An early check-out does not refund any of the Yacht Fees, Service Fees and Cleaning Fee. The Fuel and Mooring Fees, if they have been paid, are refundable for the remaining days of the booking. The APA Fee and Extra Services, if it has been paid, is refundable excluding the amount already spent in the duration of the trip. Moreover, the Different Terminal Marina Fees, if they have been paid, are refundable when the guest(s) check(s)-out in the same marina/port which they checked-in.
  • If the cancellation is made up to 48 hours after the acceptance of the reservation by the owner and there is a period of at least 7 days between the day of booking and the day of arrival, the entire amount of the reservation will be refunded. In case the guest made a new confirmed reservation after accepting the specific booking, service fees are not refundable.
  • In case of cancellation due to bad weather, the refund percentage per day specified for the particular booking will apply. The service fee is non-refundable.
  • Any complaint related to the booking should be made by either party within 24 hours of arrival.
  • BednBlue will be able to mediate in any complaint, if deemed necessary, and will always have the final word on financial disputes.
  • A reservation is considered officially cancelled only when the cancellation is made via the BednBlue website. To cancel click on My Trips and then Cancel on the reservation.
  • Cancellation policies may be superseded by extenuating circumstances (in compliance with the Terms of Service of BednBlue), Refund Policy and cancellations by BednBlue when for any reason the Terms of Service have been violated.
In the case that a Guest cancels a requested booking before the requested booking is confirmed by the Owner, the Company will cancel any pre-authorization to the Guest’s credit card and/or refund any nominal amounts charged to his/her credit card in connection with the requested booking within a commercially reasonable time.
In the case that a Guest cancels a confirmed booking made via the BednBlue platform, either prior to or after arriving to the port, the cancellation policy which the owner has set prior to the booking of the applicable listing will come into effect.
In the case that an Owner cancels a confirmed booking made via the BednBlue platform:
  1. The Company will make a full refund to the Guest within a commercially reasonable time of the cancellation; and
  2. The Company will contact the Guest via e-mail (or their other preferred method of communication) with alternate listings and any related information.
If the Guest requests a booking from one of the alternative Listings and the Owner associated with such an alternative Listing confirms the Guest’s booking request, then the Guest agrees to pay to the Company the full amount of the confirmed booking for the yacht charter in the alternative Listing, in accordance with these Terms. In that case the Company will set-off the cancelled booking with the confirmed booking, and the remaining amount either will be refunded to the Guest or will be demanded from the Company.
If, as an Owner, you cancel the confirmed booking, you agree that the Company will apply penalties to you and to your Listing, specifically:
  • keeping the calendar for your Listing unavailable or blocked for the dates of the cancelled booking;
  • publishing an automated review on your Listing, indicating that a reservation was cancelled; and
  • imposing the Service Fees (to be withheld from your future payable amounts or to be charged from your associated payment method).
The Company, in rare circumstances and at its sole discretion, may decide to waive these penalties to Owners and Owners’ Listings. These circumstances include but are not limited to:
  • Serious illnesses, specifically in the case that the owner is the captain;
  • The death of a family member;
  • Unexpected maintenance issues of the yacht in the listing;
  • Damage to the yacht in the listing;
  • Natural disasters; and/or
  • political unrest in the country in which the owner exploits their yacht.
These are hereinafter called Extenuating Circumstances.
In order for this to be considered, the owner has to inform the Company as soon as possible and provide it with proper and valid documentation.
Moreover, if you, as an Owner, have already been paid by the Company, you agree that the Company is entitled to recover the specific refund amount, including Yacht Fees and any other fees which have been applied) either from you or by subtracting such a refund amount from any future Yacht Fees due to you.
It should be noted that if an owner cancels two (2) confirmed bookings of their yacht(s) within a time frame of four (4) months, and not because of extenuating circumstances, then the company, at its sole discretion, will suspend their BednBlue account for the next eight (8) months. Furthermore, if this owner repeats this offence after being suspended and cancels a confirmed booking again, within a time frame of four (4) months, and it is not because of extenuating circumstances, then the Company, at its sole discretion, will terminate their BednBlue Account.

Covid-19 policy

In case of cancellation of a booking due to a restriction by the port authorities where the movement of the yacht is not allowed due to the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19), then 100% of the payment amount is refunded to the guest. However, in the event that the restriction is due to another reason such as weather conditions, then the guest is not entitled to an additional refund beyond the amount that has been set in the cancellation policy of that specific booking. In case of cancellation due to Covid-19 infection or in case that the guest is unable to arrive at the marina of departure due to travel restrictions of his or her country of origin but the boat trip itself is not subject to restrictions and can be carried out as agreed, then the guest is not entitled to an additional refund beyond the amount that has been set in the cancellation policy of that specific booking.

Refund policy

The Company reserves the right to its ability to issue the Guest partial or full refunds for the Yacht Fees. This may happen in some circumstances which are defined below. Please note that they are indicative and not restrictive:
  1. The description of the yacht in the Listing on the BednBlue platform is materially inaccurate in respect to, but not limited to: the yacht is not the same as in the photos in the Owner’s Listing, the size of the yacht (e.g. number and size of cabins, toilets) and special amenities or features represented in the Listing’s description are not provided or do not function;
  2. The Owner of the yacht cancels a reservation shortly before the scheduled start of the charter or the Captain and, where applicable, the Crew are not in the arranged port/marina on time; and
  3. at the start of the Guest’s reservation, the yacht: (i) is not generally clean and sanitary (ii) contains safety or health hazards that would be reasonably expected to adversely affect the Guest’s voyage according to the Company’s judgment, (iii) does not contain clean bedding and bathroom towels available for the Guest’s use.
If something from the above happens to a Guest, they may submit a claim to the Company. Then the Company, strictly at its sole discretion, may refund the Yacht Fees in part or in full. However, the Guest first must comply with the following:
  1. The Guest must inform the Company in writing and provide it with information (including photographs or other evidence) about the yacht and the circumstances of the problem within 24 hours after the start of their charter for refund requests for over 50% of the Yacht Fees. Otherwise, refund requests for up to 49% of the Yacht Fees can be requested until 48 hours from the predetermined check-out date. In both cases, the Guest must respond to any requests by the Company for additional information or co-operation.
  2. The Guest must have made reasonable efforts to try to remedy the circumstances with the Owner or the Captain of the booked yacht prior to making a claim to the Company and
  3. The Guest must not have indirectly or directly caused these circumstances (through their action, omission or negligence).
Then the Company, at its sole discretion, may reimburse the guest’s yacht fees in part or in full depending on the nature of the issue. Whatever the company determines, including but not limited to the size of the refund, is final and binding for both Owners and Guests.
If the Different Terminal Marina Fees have been paid but the Guest(s) decide to check-out either in the checked-in marina/port or at the base of the yacht, then the Guest(s) can request a refund of the different terminal marina fees.
If the APA Fee has been paid but the Guest(s) expenses during the cruise, are less than the amount paid, then the remaining amount can be refunded upon request. The Guest(s) can request a refund for the remaining amount of the APA Fee within 48 hours of their check-out and not after that period.
The Guests cannot request a refund after 48 hours of their check-out. At that point, the Company and the relevant Owner and Guest will cease to be liable for any such refunds.

Subscription Plans for Owners

Payment and Currency: The Owner will be charged in the currency they have in their account (EUR, GBP, or USD). If the Owner has a different currency, they will be charged in EUR.
Non-Transferability and Refunds: Subscriptions are non-transferable from one listing to another. Once a subscription is paid, it is non-refundable, even if the listing or the entire account is closed or deleted.
Monthly Subscription Charges: If the Owner chooses to pay subscriptions on a monthly basis, BednBlue will apply a total charge for all subscriptions combined on the 28th day of each month, covering the following month.
Annual Subscription Charges: If the Owner chooses to pay subscriptions on an annual basis, BednBlue will apply a separate charge per listing per year. If the billing day of an annual subscription coincides with another listing's subscription charge, a total charge will be applied. The annual charge will always be for the following year.
Free Trial Plan Expiration: When the Owner sets a listing on a free trial plan, no charges are applied. However, the Owner agrees to be charged when the free trial plan expires. To avoid charges, the owner must transfer the listing back to the Standard plan before the free trial plan expiration.
Downgrading Subscription Plan: If the Owner chooses to downgrade their listing to a lower subscription plan, the current subscription plan will continue until it expires. The change to the lower subscription plan will take place after the expiration of the previous plan.
Upgrading Subscription Plan (Monthly Charge): If the Owner chooses to upgrade their listing to a higher subscription plan and is on a monthly charge, they will be immediately charged the price difference for the higher plan for the remaining days until the next monthly renewal (i.e., day 28 of the month). In case the owner is on an annual charge then they will be charged immediately for the new subscription plan for a full year from which the charge of the previous subscription plan that they had already paid for will be deducted for the remaining days.
Upgrading Subscription Plan (Annual Charge): If the Owner chooses to upgrade their listing to a higher subscription plan and is on an annual charge but chooses for the new plan to be charged on a monthly basis, they will be immediately charged the price difference for the higher plan for the remaining days until the next monthly renewal (i.e. day 28 of each month). Afterward, the monthly charge will be adjusted to reflect the difference from the annual subscription plan paid until its expiry.
Switching Billing from Monthly to Annual: If the Owner chooses to remain on the same plan but changes their billing from monthly to annual, they will be immediately charged for a full year for their current subscription plan which will be cumulative to the expiration date of the previously paid monthly plan.
Bookings and Listing Promotion: BednBlue guarantees to fulfill all commitments related to the benefits of each subscription plan. However, BednBlue does not guarantee that registering a listing in a subscription plan will increase its bookings, as this depends on various other factors.
Failed Payment Attempts: In case the payment for the renewal of the owner's subscriptions fails to be paid for any reason, for example, the balance on the card is not sufficient, BednBlue will proceed with the renewal of the subscriptions and will notify the owner via email so that they can log in to pay manually. In the event that the owner does not proceed to pay their outstanding balance within one week, BednBlue will start making collection attempts for the outstanding amount of each listing separately at regular intervals until each amount owed is paid off. In addition, BednBlue reserves the right to deduct any outstanding amount from the owner's next booking. In the event that at the next renewal of a listing's subscription there is still an outstanding amount relating to that particular listing, the listing's subscription plan will be changed to the Standard plan until the outstanding amount relating to that particular listing is paid, at which point it will revert back to the previous subscription plan.
Listing Verification: In order for a listing to obtain the “verified” icon, BednBlue requires to authenticate the yacht listing. It may be requested by a BednBlue representative to visit the listing in person or conduct a video call in order to review it for verification.
Free Photography Provision: Free photography services will be provided if a cooperating photographer is available near the listing. If no cooperating photographer is available, existing photos of the listing will be edited by a professional photographer to achieve the best possible result without visiting the listing.
Service Fee Reduction: If the Owner upgrades their listing to a higher subscription plan with an annual fee, they are entitled to a reduced service fee for guests that they are already in contact with through the platform as well as future guests. However, if the Owner upgrades to a higher subscription plan with a monthly fee, they are only entitled to a reduced service fee for future guests and not for guests that they are already in contact with through the platform.
Service Commission: The service fee for pre-existing confirmed bookings cannot be reduced under any circumstances.
Modifications to Subscription Plans: BednBlue reserves the right to modify its subscription plans including their benefits, pricing, or terms of use at any time and without notice. Notice may be given through email or by posting the updated terms on the platform.

Currency conversion rate

The BednBlue platform is an international online platform and as such, Owners and Guests may not use the same currency. In these circumstances, foreign currency conversion is processed at a foreign currency conversion rate. This rate generally refers to the amount of one currency that must be paid to buy a certain amount of another currency at a given time. Currency conversion rates will vary from time to time. For this reason the prices on the BednBlue platform might vary when the currency is not in Euro. So, if the Owner and the Guest use different currencies, then the Company will impose an additional 3% fee on the payable amount, as a foreign currency processing cost, except any additional charges, if applicable, to cover third- party payment processors’ exchange charges.

Captain

Every Owner has their Captain and all yachts will be chartered with their Captain and, if applicable, their Crew. Any information in relation to the yacht cruising range and yacht cruising time per day for your cruise will be based on but not limited to weather conditions, shallow water etc. It has to be noted that under these circumstances, the Captain always has the final say.
The Captain of the booked yacht is responsible for the Crew, the Guests and the yacht’s safety. The Company does not recommend that Guests spend on average more than six (6) hours of cruising time per day, unless the Captain, at their sole discretion, agrees to exceed this time or if the Guest and the yacht’s Captain have agreed otherwise. Please note that there are legal time limits for this which the Captain must abide by, and this may affect the Captain’s ability to agree to a longer period of cruising time in any day.
The cruise and/or the departure time is subject to change at any time in the event of unforeseen weather changes or any other event outside of the reasonable control of the Captain. In the event that the route of the cruise needs to be changed during the cruise, for example, as a result of unforeseen weather conditions, making an area too dangerous to sail, it will be the responsibility of the Guests and the Captain to agree on a new destination. Any route must be agreed between you, as a Guest, and the Captain, and will depend on the sailing conditions and available marinas, etc. and for complete certainty, the Captain’s decision will be final.

Guests’ Passports/Visas

You, as a Guest, have to ensure that you are updated with general information relating to passport, visa and health requirements for the destinations which you are going to visit. Moreover, all Guests must have identity documents with them during the cruise. Also, you have to ensure that all Guests’ names that you provide in your booking are the same as the names on the relevant identity documents. Failure to do so may cause the cancellation of the booking. Furthermore, an unreasonable delay(s) in notifying the Company for any apparent discrepancies in the confirmed arrangements, you, the Guest will be solely responsible for any delays in your departure.

Capacity of the Yacht

Each yacht has a maximum capacity, as described in the Listings. It is the Guests’ responsibility to ensure that the number of Guests does not exceed this capacity. The Captain has to inform the Guests, but in the end, the Captain is not liable for any loss, damage or costs incurred as a result of the Guests’ failure to comply with this or with any other reasonable instruction from the Captain.
All Guests shall not, at any time during their trip, permit anyone, other than the listed Guests, aboard the yacht. As an exception, a reasonable number of visitors could be on board the yacht while the yacht is securely moored in any port/marina, however such an exception will be allowed at the sole discretion of the Captain.

Yacht’s Use

All Guests shall use the yacht exclusively as a pleasure yacht. Guests should not surrender the booked yacht to third parties, with or without payment. The booking is strictly between them and the Owner. You, as a Guest, shall ensure that no pets or other animals are brought on board the yacht without the written consent of the Owner. Guests cannot participate in competitions and racing regattas without the prior written consent by the Owner. Furthermore, it has to be ensured that the behavior of all Guests shall not cause any nuisance to any person, including but not limited to the Captain or Owner of the yacht, or bring the yacht or the Owner into disrepute.
Guests shall comply with the laws and regulations of any country that the yacht will enter during the course of the booking. All items which Guests bring aboard the yacht, or may be brought aboard the yacht during their booking, are to be cleared with the local customs and local authorities before being taken ashore, if required by the laws and regulations of the relevant country. Moreover, as a Guest, you cannot engage in fishing and underwater activities without valid licenses.
If a Guest infringes any of these Terms, or undertakes any illegal activity whatsoever under the laws and regulations of the country which has been visited during their cruise, the Owner may, forthwith on notice to Guests, terminate their booking early and without a refund of any kind.
If a Guest commits any offence contrary to the laws and regulations of their cruise’s country and this offence results in the results in the Crew’s or Captain’s detention, fine or imprisonment, the yacht’s arrest, seizure or fine, then the Guest shall indemnify the Owner, the Captain and, if applicable, the Crew against any and all losses, damages or expenses incurred by them as a result.

Children

If children are aboard, their legal guardians are fully responsible for their safety, conduct and entertainment during the trip. Guests who have children or Guests who are travelling with children have to inform the Owners, before their arrival, in order for Owners to be able to provide all the required safety equipment for the children. Moreover, the Captain and Crew will inform these Guests about all safety procedures on-board, however, the children’s legal guardians who are traveling as Guests or with Guests, accept responsibility for the behavior and safety of all the children they are accompanying. Furthermore, the Captain and Crew will inform these Guests for all safety procedures on-board, however you accept responsibility for the behavior and safety of all children who are Guests for the purpose of your booking.

Guest’s Health

By accepting these Terms, you warrant that the medical fitness of all Guests is appropriate for the cruise in respect to the booking that is made. The nature of a yacht charter may render it unsuitable for anybody with a physical disability or undergoing medical treatment. It will also be your responsibility to ensure that all Guests will be able to comply with all health requirements for the destination concerned.

Yacht Access

Most of the yachts on the BednBlue platform are located in marinas or small ports in coastal towns and villages. In some areas the access via public transportation is rare or not available and driveways may be narrow, twisting, and steep or have roads that are under construction. You must be aware that public transportation and/or roads may be of a varying standard. The Company cannot check where the yacht is moored and how you can access the specific marina/port. The Owner has to provide the Guest with all necessary details, the Captain’s contact details, the exact dock location within the marina/port where the booked yacht is moored and/or how you can gain access to it.
It is the Guests’ responsibility to ensure that all people arrive to the yacht, at the time and date outlined in their booking. In the event that Guests are not able to arrive by the time and date outlined in their booking, it is their responsibility to contact the Captain of the yacht and arrange plans accordingly. If this happens, the Guests and the Captain will make alternative arrangements and agree on a new itinerary, if it is necessary.

Insurance

Each Owner must insure the yacht in accordance with the relevant legal requirements of the country in which the yacht shall sail. The amount covered by the type of insurance per yacht depends on each country’s legislation, the Yacht’s size & the yacht type.
However, every Owner must insure the yachter for at least for:
  1. third party liability for death, personal injury of guests and third parties caused by collision, shipwreck or any other causes;
  2. third party liability for material damage to guests and third parties caused by collision, shipwreck or any other causes; and
  3. marine pollution.
Personal property of passengers is not covered by insurance and any damage incurred due to gross negligence, or with plain intention by the Guest, shall not be subject to insurance compensation.

Taxes

The Company should comply with UK tax regulations and all Users have to comply with their country’s tax regulations. The laws in different jurisdictions may vary, but these taxes may be required to be collected and remitted as a percentage of the charter-price. Some tax regulations may require the Company to collect appropriate tax information from Owners, or to withhold taxes from payments to Owners, or both. Owners are solely responsible for keeping the information in their tax forms current, complete and accurate. If an Owner fails to provide the Company with any documentation that it determines to be sufficient to alleviate its obligation (if such obligation exists) to withhold taxes from payments to the Owner, the Company reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to freeze all payments to this Owner until a resolution is found, or to withhold such amounts as required by law, or to do both.
If you are an Owner, from now on, you understand and agree that you are solely responsible for determining (a) your applicable tax reporting requirements, and (b) the taxes that should be included in relevant Listings. You are also solely responsible for remitting to the relevant authority any taxes included or received by you. The Company cannot and does not offer tax-related advice to any Member.

Member Content

As it has been stated above, Member Content is all content of a Member, whether it has been obtained by a SNS or it has been provided by the Member themselves. All Members acknowledge and agree that they are solely responsible for their content which is made available through the BednBlue platform. Furthermore, Members represent and warrant that:
  1. All Members should be the sole and exclusive owners of all Member Content that they make available through the BednBlue platform or they must have all rights, licenses, consents and releases that are necessary to grant these rights of such Member Content to the Company, as described under these Terms; and
  2. All Members’ uploading, posting and publishing should not infringe, misappropriate or violate any Third Party’s patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, moral rights or other proprietary or intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity or privacy, or result in the violation of any applicable law or regulation.
Moreover, Members agree that when any Member Content is made available through the BednBlue platform this automatically grants the Company a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free license, with the right to sublicense, use, view, copy, adapt, modify, distribute, license, sell, transfer, publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, stream, broadcast, access, view, and otherwise exploit such Member Content so as to promote or market the BednBlue platform. The Company does not claim any ownership rights in any such Member Content and nothing in these Terms will be deemed to restrict any rights of its Members that may have to use and exploit any such Member Content.

Cancellation of User’s BednBlue Account

The Company may, at its sole discretion, decide to limit, suspend, deactivate or cancel any User’s Account, at any time and without prior notice. The Company may proceed with the limitation, suspension, deactivation or cancellation of the User’s Account, only if it suspects that a User breaches any of the limitations, Terms of Service or is incompatible with fair practice and principles of morality. The Company does not have any obligation to give prior explanation or notification to the User. If the Company suspects any of the above then:
  1. the User’s BednBlue Account will be deactivated or suspended, their password will be disabled, and the User will not be able to access their BednBlue Account and Member Content;
  2. any pending or accepted future bookings either as an Owner or a Guest will be immediately terminated;
  3. the Company may contact the User, Owner or Guest, stating that a potential or confirmed yacht charter has been cancelled;
  4. the Company may refund the Guest(s) in full for all confirmed reservations, irrespective of pre-existing cancellation policies;
  5. the Company may contact your Guests to inform them about potential alternative yacht charters with other Owners that may be available on the BednBlue platform; and
  6. this User will not be entitled to any compensation for any yacht charters (even if confirmed), if the Company has cancelled a booking as a result of a suspension, deactivation or termination of the specific User’s BednBlue Account.
Moreover, any User may delete their BednBlue Account at any time via the BednBlue platform or by sending an email to the Company. However, if you, as an Owner, either have booked reservations or have pending booking requests, you can neither cancel these specific listings nor delete your BednBlue Account. However, note that if a User cancels their BednBlue Account, the Company does not have an obligation to delete or return to them any Member Content which has already been posted to the BednBlue platform, including, but not limited to, feedback or reviews.

Feedback

The Company welcomes all feedback, suggestions and comments, for improving the BednBlue platform. You can submit any Feedback either by sending an email to the Company or by any other means of communication available. Any feedback to the Company, automatically, becomes sole and exclusive property of the Company.

Off-Platform Payments

In certain instances, Owners may request Guests to accept reduced Yacht Fees and pay the remaining balance in cash upon arrival at the yacht. This practice, which bypasses the BednBlue platform, is strictly prohibited as it results in BednBlue losing its rightful commission on the transaction.
If an Owner engages in this behavior, BednBlue reserves the right to withhold both the lost Guest Fees and Owner Fees, which represent the difference between what BednBlue should have received and what has been bypassed, from any future payments due to the Owner, for this or any other charter. This corrective measure ensures that BednBlue's interests are protected, and platform integrity is maintained.
Any attempt by an Owner to solicit or accept off-platform payments will be considered a serious breach of these Terms. Additionally, repeated violations may result in the suspension or termination of the Owner's BednBlue Account.

Force Majeure

The Captain, the Owner and the Company, shall not be liable for, including but not limited to, unsuitable weather conditions, necessity for maintenance, situations which may be dictated by local circumstances and other circumstances beyond the control of the Owner and/or the Captain.
However, in the case that, for any reason, including Force Majeure, a Guest checks-out at another port/marina than the one agreed upon, then they are liable to pay the fuel expenses for the yacht to return to its base. The Owner and/or Captain and the Guest must communicate directly and the Guest must directly pay the above-mentioned amount to the Owner and/or Captain. In any case, the Company cannot and will not be liable for any compensation to the Owner.
Moreover, if the yacht cannot depart from its port/marina, in the case of force majeure, the Guests cannot demand any refund. However, the Guests can fully use the booked yacht at its port/marina. No compensation or refund, except for the Different Terminal Marina Fees, Fuel and Mooring Fees and/or the APA fee (excluding the amount spent) can be demanded from the Company or the Owner.

Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS, BE LIABLE TO YOU, AS A USER OF THE BEDNBLUE PLATFORM, FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM ANY (I) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT, (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE BEDNBLUE PLATFORM, (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE BEDNBLUE PLATFORM AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (IV) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM THE BEDNBLUE PLATFORM, (IV) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR LIKEWISE, WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH THE PLATFORM BY ANY THIRD PARTY, (V) IF UNAUTHORIZED THIRD PARTIES (HACKERS) INTERVENE WITH THE CONTENT AND OPERATION OF THE BEDNBLUE PLATFORM MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO USE OR CAUSE PROBLEMS IN THE CORRECT OPERATION OF THE BEDNBLUE PLATFORM AND ITS RELEVANT APPLICATIONS, (VI) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, EMAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE BEDNBLUE PLATFORM, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE COMPANY IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND/OR (VII) THE DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THESE TERMS OR PRIVACY POLICY. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.
YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO SATISFACTORY QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, ACCURACY AND EFFORT REMAINS WITH YOU. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE BEDNBLUE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”, WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, AND THE COMPANY HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE BEDNBLUE PLATFORM, EITHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND/OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OF ACCURACY, OF QUIET ENJOYMENT, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.
MOREOVER, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE BEDNBLUE PLATFORM, YOUR LISTINGS OR BOOKINGS OF CHARTERING YACHTS VIA THE BEDNBLUE PLATFORM, AND ANY CONTACT YOU HAVE WITH OTHER USERS OF THE BEDNBLUE PLATFORM WHETHER IN PERSON OR ONLINE REMAINS WITH YOU. NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING, OR DELIVERING THE BEDNBLUE PLATFORM WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA OR LOSS OF GOODWILL, SERVICE INTERRUPTION, COMPUTER DAMAGE OR SYSTEM FAILURE OR THE COST OF SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES, OR FOR ANY DAMAGES FOR PERSONAL OR BODILY INJURY OR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS, FROM THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE BEDNBLUE PLATFORM, FROM ANY COMMUNICATIONS, INTERACTIONS OR MEETINGS WITH OTHER USERS OF THE BEDNBLUE PLATFORM OR OTHER PERSONS WITH WHOM YOU COMMUNICATE OR INTERACT AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF THE BEDNBLUE PLATFORM OR FROM YOUR LISTING OR BOOKING OF ANY CHARTERING OF YACHT VIA THE BEDNBLUE PLATFORM, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE COMPANY HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE, EVEN IF A LIMITED REMEDY SET FORTH HEREIN IS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
THE COMPANY’S AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS AND YOUR USE OF THE BEDNBLUE PLATFORM INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FROM YOUR LISTINGS OR BOOKINGS OF ANY YACHT CHARTERING VIA THE BEDNBLUE PLATFORM, OR FROM THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE IT AND IN CONNECTION WITH ANY YACHT CHARTERING OR INTERACTIONS WITH ANY OTHER MEMBERS WILL NOT EXTEND BEYOND THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATIONS TO PAY AMOUNTS TO OWNERS PURSUANT TO THESE TERMS. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE COMPANY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR USER’S SUBMISSIONS OR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY AND THAT THE RISK OF HARM OR DAMAGE FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY THE COMPANY SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY. THE COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE BEDNBLUE PLATFORM OR ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE OR OTHER ADVERTISING, AND THE COMPANY WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. IN ANY CASE, THE COMPANY RESERVES THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY INTERRUPT THE OPERATION OF ALL OR PART OF THE BEDNBLUE PLATFORM WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE TO USERS AND TO CHANGE THE NATURE OR THE CONTENT FOR MAINTENANCE, UPGRADES OR ANY OTHER REASONS.

Disclaimer

ALL CONTENT CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME, AT THE COMPANY’S SOLE DISCRETION AND WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. CHANGES, MODIFICATIONS, ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES SHALL BE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON NOTICE THEREOF, WHICH MAY BE GIVEN BY ANY MEANS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, POSTING NEW POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ON THE BEDNBLUE PLATFORM. ANY USE OF THE SITE AFTER SUCH CHANGE OR MODIFICATION SHALL BE DEEMED TO CONSTITUTE ACCEPTANCE BY YOU OF SUCH CHANGES, MODIFICATIONS, ADDITIONS, OR DELETIONS. THE COMPANY MAY TERMINATE, CHANGE, SUSPEND OR DISCONTINUE ANY ASPECT OF THE BEDNBLUE PLATFORM, INCLUDING THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY FEATURES OF THE SITE, AT ANY TIME. THE COMPANY MAY ALSO IMPOSE LIMITS ON CERTAIN FEATURES AND SERVICES OR RESTRICT YOUR ACCESS TO PARTS OF THE SITE WITHOUT NOTICE OR LIABILITY.

Indemnity

As it has been highlighted above, the Company is an online platform and an online marketplace, which connects Owners and Guests. Owners and Guests enter into a contract agreement between themselves directly. So, from now on, all Users agree to release, defend, indemnify, and exclude the Company and its officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees) arising from or in any way connected with:
  1. Users’/ Members’ access to or use of the BednBlue platform;
  2. Users’ violation of any term of these Terms of Service;
  3. Member Content;
  4. Users’ interaction with any other Member, booking of a yacht charter, creation of a Listing;
  5. the use, condition or booking of a yacht charter by a Member, including but not limited to any injuries, losses, or damages (compensatory, direct, incidental, consequential or otherwise) of any kind arising in connection with or as a result of this yacht charter or booking of a yacht; and
  6. any violation of any Third Party right, including but without limitation of any copyright, property, or privacy right.
This defense and indemnification obligation is fully accepted by Users in order to use or continue to use the BednBlue platform.

Application License

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, the Company grants the User a limited non-exclusive, non-transferable license to download and install a copy of its BednBlue application on each mobile device that each User owns or controls and runs such a copy solely for the User’s personal use. Furthermore, with respect to any Third Party, every User will only use the BednBlue application as permitted by the corresponding “Usage Rules” set by this Third Party. The Company reserves all rights in its BednBlue application, even if not expressly granted to every User by these Terms.

Intellectual Property Rights

The design of the BednBlue platform along with the BednBlue created text, scripts, graphics, interactive features, fonts and the trademarks, service marks and logos contained therein, are owned by or licensed to the Company, subject to copyright and other intellectual property rights under UK laws, foreign laws and international conventions. The BednBlue platform is provided to you ‘AS IS’ for your information and personal use only. The Company reserves all rights even if they are not expressly granted. You agree to not engage in the use, copying, or distribution of any of the BednBlue platform’s content other than expressly permitted herein, including any use, copying, or distribution of Third Parties obtained through the BednBlue platform for any commercial purposes.

Proprietary Rights Notices-Trademarks

All trademarks, service marks, logos, trade names and any other proprietary designations of the Company used herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Company. As the BednBlue platform can be used as a cross-platform application and on multiple devices, the use of all registered trademarks of Third Parties, as well as their logos, is subject to the permissions of each one of these Third Parties. Specifically:
  • Apple and the Apple logo are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. iPhone is a trademark of Apple Inc.
  • Android is a trademark of Google Inc. Use of this trademark is subject to Google Permissions.
  • BlackBerry®, RIM®, Research In Motion®, and related trademarks, names and logos are the property of Research In Motion Limited.
  • Windows Phone and its logo is a registered trademark of Microsoft Inc.
  • Nokia, Nokia logo, S40, S60 and related trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nokia Corporation.
  • Bada, Bada logo, Samsung, Samsung logo and related trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Samsung Electronics Co.,Ltd.
All Users acknowledge and agree that all these Terms are between the Company and Users and not between them and Third Parties. However, without limiting any other terms of these Terms, all Users must comply with all applicable Third Party terms of agreement when using the BednBlue platform or when they have downloaded the BednBlue application from the relevant Third Parties. In the event of any failure of the relevant Third Party to provide any User with the BednBlue application, the only obligation of the Third Party to the User is to refund the purchased price, if it is not free.

Final Provisions

Eligibility

The BednBlue platform is intended solely for those who are legally competent, or are authorized by their legal representative, otherwise any access to or use of the BednBlue platform is expressly prohibited. The access and use of the BednBlue platform represents and warrants that you are legally competent or authorized by your legal representative, otherwise you are liable for compensation. Furthermore, if a User acts on behalf of a company or other legal entity, he/she represents and warrants that he/she has the authority to bind that company or other legal entity to these Terms.

Adaptation- modification

The Company reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify its online platform or to modify these Terms, including the Service Fees, at any time and without prior notice. If this happens, the Users are bound by the modified Terms by continuing to access or use the BednBlue platform.

Liability from Advertising

The Company disclaims any responsibility regarding the content of advertising (any class and form) displayed on its online platform, regardless if it is on site or in application, as well as the communication of the User with Third Parties that are advertised on the BednBlue platform. Furthermore, the Company is not liable for any breach of contract or trade agreement between the User and the advertised Third Party.

Links to other Websites

The BednBlue platform, in any form which can be used, may contain links to other websites. The Company does not bear any responsibility or warrant the constant and safe accessibility to the links of the other websites. Therefore, for any problem arising during the visit and use of these links, the Company shall in no way be considered that it accepts or endorses the content or services of that link and other links which are referred to or linked to them in any way.

Violation of Terms

In any case of violation of these Terms, Users will be required to compensate for any incidental and/or consequential damage of BEDNBLUE LIMITED. The non-exercise by the Company of its rights under these Terms does not imply a waiver of its rights thereto. BEDNBLUE LIMITED expressly reserves the right to monitor the implementation of these Terms at its sole discretion.

Third party beneficiary

These Terms do not and are not intended to confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties involved.

Entire Agreement

These Terms supersede and replace any and all prior oral or written understandings or agreements between the Company and Users regarding bookings, and they constitute the entire and exclusive agreement.

Invalid or Unenforceable Term

If individual provisions of these Terms are or become invalid or incomplete, the contract as a whole and the other stipulations in these Terms shall remain in effect. The invalid or incomplete term will be replaced or completed by a valid one which comes closest to the meanings of the invalid or incomplete term.

Non-Waiver Clause

No delay in the exercise or the non-exercise by the Company of any of the Company’s rights in connection with or under these Terms shall not operate as a waiver or release of that right.

In the Event of Merger, Sale, or Bankruptcy

In the event that the Company is acquired by or merged with a Third Party entity, it reserves the right to transfer or assign the information, which has been collected through the BednBlue platform, as part of such a merger, acquisition, sale, or other change of control. In the unlikely event of its bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, or assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the application of laws or equitable principles affecting creditors’ rights generally, the Company may not be able to control how your personal information is treated, transferred, or used.

Contacting BednBlue

If you have any questions or concerns about these Terms and Conditions, please contact BednBlue.