Liverpool FC announced their official "terms and conditions" for the
sale of tickets for the Champions League Final. These are not the
selling arrangements for the game on May 25th, but if you are going to
be trying for tickets you might want to read them. We’ve published them
below, but you’ll need most of the afternoon to read them – and a
solicitor!
LFC would like to advise supporters of the following ticketing terms
and conditions for the Champions League Final against AC Milan at the
Ataturk Stadium, Istanbul, on 25 May 2005. These are not the selling
details
**Please note, these are not the selling arrangements. Full selling details will follow.**
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL 2005
TICKETING TERMS AND CONDITIONS
A. INTRODUCTION
1. Scope
The following terms and conditions (Terms and Conditions) are designed
to ensure a fair, correct and efficient functioning of the procedure in
relation to the tickets for the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL 2005. The
sale and use of such tickets are subject to the following Terms and
Conditions and any other applicable laws or regulations.
2. Definitions
Applicant: means any individual with legal capacity to contract
applying for Ticket(s) for the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL 2005 in
accordance with these Terms and Conditions and with the instructions
given by the Finalist.
Application Form: means the official and original form to be submitted
by an Applicant to the Finalist in order to be considered for Tickets.
Finalist: means the relevant club, qualified for the UEFA CHAMPIONS
LEAGUE FINAL 2005 and duly authorised by UEFA to implement and be
responsible for a sales and distribution process for the Tickets it has
been allocated by UEFA.
Guest: means relative (s), close friend (s), colleague (s) and/or the
companion to individuals in wheelchairs identified by the Applicant in
accordance with Article 8, for whom the Applicant may be applying and
to whom Tickets may be transferred in accordance with these Terms and
Conditions.
Host Association: means the host association responsible for
implementing the organisation of the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ?? FINAL
2005 in Istanbul (including without limitation the issuance of
Tickets). The Host Association is the Turkish Football Association with
the following address: Konaklar Mah, – Ihlamurlu Sok. 9, 4. Levent –
80620 Istanbul – Turkey; Tel: +90 212 282 7020; Fax: +90 212 282 7015;
e-mail: tff@tff.org
Stadium: means the entire premises of theAtaturk Olympic Stadium, the
stadium in which the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL 2005will be played,
including all areas which require a Ticket to gain access, as well as
the immediate vicinity of such areas.
Ticket(s): means a ticket giving right of entrance to the UEFA
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL 2005 in accordance with the information stated
thereon.
Ticket Holder: means any individual holding a Ticket.
UEFA: means the Union des Associations Europeennes de Football,
responsible for the organisation of UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, with offices
at Route de Geneve 46, 1260 Nyon, Switzerland.
UEFA CHAMPIONS
LEAGUE FINAL 2005: means the final match of the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2004/2005 to be held at the Stadium on 25 May 2005.
B. SALE OF TICKETS
In addition to the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL 2005 Ticketing Terms and
Conditions, the Applicant must fully respect all steps of the sales and
distribution process implemented by the Finalist.
UEFA and/or the Host Association cannot be held liable for any problem
arising from the sales and distribution process implemented by the
Finalist.
C. USE OF TICKETS
3. Entrance
3.1 Entrance to the Stadium shall only be authorised upon presentation
of a complete and valid Ticket per person (regardless of age) and, upon
request, an acceptable proof of identity. Ticket Holders leaving the
Stadium shall not be re-admitted.
3.2 Any person attending the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL 2005
acknowledges that his/her movement in and around the Stadium is at
his/her own risk and that the Host Association/the Finalist/UEFA or any
other relevant body cannot be held liable for any risk, danger and
loss, including bodily harm, personal property damage or loss, or any
other incident arising from attendance at the Stadium whether occurring
before, during or after the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL 2005, with the
exception of personal injury arising from gross negligence and/or
wilful misconduct of the Host Association/UEFA.
3.3 Entrance to theStadium will be refused to any person noticeably
under the influence of alcohol, narcotics or any behaviour-modifying
substance, or to any person behaving or who is likely to behave
violently, harmfully or contrary to public order. In such circumstances
no refunds or compensation will be given.
3.4 Any person at the Stadium is strictly prohibited from using,
possessing, holding, offering to sell, selling or possessing goods with
intent to sell such as drinks, food, souvenirs, clothes, promotional
and/or commercial items. All such items may be removed or confiscated
by stewards and/or any other duly authorised persons.
3.5 UEFA has the benefit of these Terms and Conditions and can strictly
enforce these Terms and Conditions itself. All Tickets remain the
property of UEFA and, except as set out in Article 4.4, are not
transferable. If there is a breach of any of these Terms and
Conditions, Tickets shall, upon the request of UEFA be delivered up to
UEFA.
4. Safety and security
4.1 For the purpose of safety and security all persons attending the
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL 2005 shall, if requested by stewards,
safety personnel, and/or any other duly authorised persons, co-operate
by: (a) producing a valid Ticket and proof of identity; (b) submitting
to inspections, body checks and removal of unauthorised objects; and
(c) complying with the instructions and guidelines of such personnel.
4.2 It is forbidden to use, possess, hold or bring the following items,
without limitation, into the Stadium to be assessed at the discretion
of the stewards, safety personnel, and/or any other duly authorised
persons:
– All weapons, regardless of type, and all objects that can be used as such;
– All objects, materials or substances likely to pose a threat to
safety, public order, or to disrupt the process of the UEFA CHAMPIONS
LEAGUE FINAL 2005, or cause damage to persons or goods;
– Projectiles ofany kind such as bolts, pieces of wood or metal, stone,
glass, cans, bottles (whether filled with combustible substances or
not), etc.;
– Flammable or explosive substances, liquids and gasses, fireworks of any kind;
– Alcoholic drinks, narcotics or stimulants;
– Banners or other signs bearing offensive, malicious, provocative,
political or racial texts or messages and commercial/promotional
materials;
– Flags, flagpoles, banners, badges, headgear, inflatable items, or
symbols likely to disrupt order and safety or to impair visibility of
other spectators;
– Animals – except guide dogs (by prior arrangement with the Host Association);
– Promotional and commercial objects and materials of whatever nature,
including but not limited to documents, leaflets, badges, signs,
symbols, banners and headgear;
– Other objects identified by the stewards, safety personnel and/or any
other duly authorised persons, which may affect security and/or the
reputation of the Host Association/the Finalist/UEFA.
4.3 It is forbidden, without limitation, to:
– Conduct any promotional or commercial activity, without the prior written approval of the Host Association/UEFA;
– Throw, cast, thrust or fire one or more objects;
– Behave in a way that others may interpret as provocative, threatening, discriminatory, or offensive;
– Express national, political, religious, ethnic and/or racial ideas or pursuits;
– Create any threat to the life or safety of himself or others, or harm another person in any way whatsoever;
– Climb lighting masts, fences, roofs, dug-outs and other apparatus or constructions, or stand on seats;
– Stand on the pitch or area around the pitch at any time;
– Damage persons or goods at any time;
– Remain longer than is strictly necessary, or enter or leave the
Stadium at places laid aside for an easy exit in the event of danger,
such as entrances, stairs, landings, etc.
4.4 APPLICANTS SHALL RETAIN 1 TICKET FOR PERSONAL USE AND SHALL
TRANSFER, FOR NO GREATERTHAN THE FACE VALUE AND THE PRO-RATED
ADMINISTRATIVE AND DELIVERY CHARGES (IF ANY), THE REMAININGTICKET TO
GUEST FOR HIS/HER PERSONAL USE. SUBJECT TO THE ABOVE, NEITHER
APPLICANTS NOR GUESTS MAY SELL, OFFER FOR SALE, AUCTION BY ANY MEANS
(WHETHER ALONE OR WITH OTHER ITEMS), RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THEIR
PERSONAL TICKET WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL OF UEFA.
4.5 TICKETS MAY NOT BE USED FOR ANY COMMERCIAL PURPOSES SUCH AS,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, FOR PROMOTION, ADVERTISING, USE AS A PRIZE IN A
COMPETITION OR SWEEPSTAKE, OR AS PART OF A HOSPITALITY OR TRAVEL
PACKAGE (FOR EXAMPLE COMBINING FLIGHTS, HOTEL AND TICKETS) WITHOUT THE
PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL OF UEFA.
4.6 THE APPLICANT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT TICKETS ARE ISSUED
SUBJECT TO ANY APPLICABLE LOCAL LAWS AT THE STADIUM AND ANY REGULATIONS
OR RULES IN FORCE AT THE STADIUM. IN THE EVENT OF ANY DISCREPANCY
BETWEEN (A) THE REGULATIONS OR RULES IN FORCE AT THE STADIUM AND (B)
THE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – FINAL 2005 TICKETING TERMS AND CONDITIONS,
THE TERMS OF THE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – FINAL 2005 TICKETING TERMS AND
CONDITIONS SHALL PREVAIL.
4.7 APPLICANT BUYS THE TICKETS EXCLUSIVELY FOR HIS OWN PERSONAL USE OR
HIS GUEST ?S PERSONAL USE. ANY OTHER USE IS PROHIBITED. EXCEPT AS SET
OUT IN ARTICLE 4.4, THE APPLICANT SHALL NOT PURCHASE TICKETS AS AN
AGENT FOR ANY OTHER PERSON.
5. Sound and image recordings
5.1 Any person attending the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL 2005
acknowledges that it is a public event and thus use may be made, free
of charge, of his/her voice, image and likeness by means of live or
recorded video display, broadcast or other transmission or recording,
photographs or any other current and/or future media technologies.
5.2 Any person attending the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL 2005 shall not
record and/or transmit any sound, image and/or description of the
Stadium or the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL 2005 (as well as any result
and/or statistics of the UEFA CHAMPIONSLEAGUEFINAL 2005) other than for
private use. In particular, it is strictly forbidden to disseminateover
the internet, radio, television or any other current and/or future
media, any sound, image, description, result, or statistics of the UEFA
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL 2005 in whole or in part, or assist any other
person(s) conducting such activities.
D. MISCELLANEOUS
6. Non-compliance with these Terms and Conditions
6.1 Any Ticket Holders whose actions are inconsistent with, or whose
Tickets have not been obtained in accordance with, these Terms and
Conditions will be refused entry to the Stadium or expelled from the
Stadium with no right to refund and the relevant Ticket(s) will be
cancelled. Ticket Holders shall be obliged, upon request, to give an
explanation as to how, from whom and from where their Tickets have been
obtained.
6.2 In the event that it appears that either the Applicant or the Guest
have not conformed to these Terms and Conditions, the entire party
(Applicant and Guest) will be refused entry to the Stadium or expelled
from the Stadium with no right to refund and the relevant Tickets will
be cancelled.
6.3 The Host Association/UEFA reserves the right to pursue other legal remedies at its own discretion.
7. INDEMNIFICATION
APPLICANTS AND GUESTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE USE OF ALL TICKETS
ALLOCATED TO THEM FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF THE NOTIFICATION AND SHALL
INDEMNIFY AND HOLD THE HOST ASSOCIATION/THE FINALIST/UEFA HARMLESS FROM
AND AGAINST ALL DAMAGES AND LIABILITIES SUFFERED OR INCURRED IN
CONNECTION WITH, RESULTING FROM OR ARISING OUT OF A BREACH OF THESE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
8. IDENTIFICATION
APPLICANT SHALL PROVIDE FULL DETAILS INCLUDING NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE
GUEST(S) IN THE APPLICATION FORM OR AT ANY TIME CHOSEN BY UEFA.
APPLICANT SHALL BE FULLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING
THAT GUEST(S) IS/ARE AWARE OF, AGREE TO AND COMPLY WITH THESE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS. IN PARTICULAR, APPLICANT IS OBLIGED TO PASS ON TO THE
GUEST(S) A COPY OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IN THIS
RESPECT,APPLICANT ACT AS GUEST(S)’S AGENT AND CONFIRMS HE IS DULY
AUTHORISED TO BIND GUEST(S).
9. Unauthorised spectators
Individuals banned from attending football matches by competent
authorities or sports governing bodies are prohibited from receiving
Tickets, or from entering or remaining in the Stadium whereupon the
relevant Ticket(s) will be cancelled with no right to refund.
10. Data
Applicants acknowledge and agree that the personal data contained in
the Application Form is collected by UEFA in this particular respect
and will be entered into a database owned by UEFA and that UEFA may
transfer such data to third parties. Applicants agree that such
personal data will be used for the organisation and the running of the
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL 2005 (in particular in connection with the
Ticket sales and/or any relevant safety and security measures).
Furthermore, provided that consent has been specifically given by
Applicants in the Application Form, personal data can be used in order
to provide Applicants with information on products and services of UEFA
or other companies which have been carefully selected by UEFA, as well
as in connection with future commercial activities or other UEFA events.
11. Unforeseen circumstances
11.1 The Host Association/UEFA reserves the right to make alterations
to the times, dates and places of the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL 2005
under unforeseen circumstances, including without limitation, force
majeure, any safety and security concerns or decisions from UEFA or any
other competent authority.
11.2 In the event that the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL 2005 is
cancelled, an adequate and proportionate refund/compensation process
may be set up by the Host Association/UEFA, in its entire discretion,
depending on the circumstances, within the limits of the applicable law.
12. InformationAnyinformation requests regarding the use of Tickets should be addressed to the Host Association:
by mail to Biletix A.S., P.K. 5, 34 464 Yenikoy/ISTANBUL, Turkey
by phone to +90 216 556 98 05 (operated from 6 December 2004 to 25 May 2005)
by e-mail to uclfinal05@biletix.com
13. Severability and amendments
13.1 In the event that any provision(s) of these Terms and Conditions
be declared void, ineffective or unenforceable by any competent court,
the remainder of these Terms and Conditions shall remain in effect as
if such void, ineffective or unenforceable provision(s) had not been
contained.
13.2 Within the limits of the applicable law, the Host Association/UEFA
reserves the right to make reasonable amendments to these Terms and
Conditions from time to time, which updated version shall be available
on http://www.tff.org and, upon request, from the Host Association at
the address set out in Article 12.
14. Authentic text
These Terms and Conditions have been drafted in English and translated
into other languages and are available on http://www.tff.org or
http://www.uefa.com and, upon request, from the Host Association at the
address set out in Article 12. The Applicant acknowledges and agrees
that he/she has read and understood these Terms and Conditions and that
he/she is fully aware of the rights and obligations arising therefrom.
In the event of any discrepancy between the English and translated
texts, the English text shall prevail.
15. Applicable law and jurisdiction
15.1 These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and interpreted in
accordance with the substantive laws of the Republic of Turkey.
15.2 All disputes arising from or related to these Terms and Conditions
shall be submitted to the competent court in Istanbul, Turkey.
Nevertheless, the Host Association/UEFA reserves the right to pursue
any legal proceedings in the competent courts at the defendant’s
domicile.
Please note, these are not the selling arrangements. Full **selling details will follow.**