TechBBQ cannot be held responsible for any failure to fulfill its obligations in the event of a Force Majeure. This refers to any unforeseen event, obstacle, or circumstance beyond TechBBQ’s control that: (1) cannot be reasonably controlled by TechBBQ; (2) could not have been reasonably avoided or overcome without incurring unreasonable costs or delays; and (3) is not attributable to TechBBQ.
In the event that a Force Majeure Event causes a delay or non-performance of TechBBQ Services for more than sixty (60) days, the User will automatically have their tickets transferred to a new event date and ticket holders will not have the possibility of being reimbursed financially.
For the purposes of these Terms, examples of “Force Majeure Events” include, but are not limited to, the following events and circumstances: (1) any act of war (whether declared or undeclared), invasion, hostilities, armed conflict or act of foreign enemy, blockage, embargo, revolution, riot, insurrection, civil commotion, act of terrorism or sabotage; (2) act of authority whether lawful or unlawful, compliance with any law or governmental order, rule regulation or direction, curfew restriction, expropriation, compulsory acquisition, seizure of works nationalization; (3) strikes or go-slows and lockouts that are widespread or nation-wide; (4) natural events including but not limited to lightning, fire, earthquake, flood, storm, ice, cyclone, typhoon or tornado; and epidemic or other outbreaks of diseases; or (5) radioactive contamination, ionizing radiation, explosion or chemical contamination.
To clarify, a Force Majeure Event includes the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as authority restrictions or other burdensome effects that are beyond what would be reasonably foreseeable, including potential COVID-19 mutations. In the event that a subcontractor of TechBBQ experiences a Force Majeure Event and it is not feasible to subcontract from another source without incurring unreasonable costs or significant delays, TechBBQ will be released from liability.