GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITION

PRELIMINARY

We are very pleased about your interest in the offers of paraworld.ch GmbH. 
Paragliding is considered to be a safe sport, therefore Swiss Insurance Companies classify it as a no-risk sport. The greater is the responsibility of each pilot. By accepting your booking at paraworld.ch GmbH or its outlets, a contract between you and the paraworld.ch GmbH is established. These Terms and Conditions are part of this contract. We ask you to study it carefully.

PASSENGER FLIGHTS

Vouchers are valid for two years (date of issue / expiry date on the voucher).
The flight time cannot be guaranteed. The tandem pilot may cancel or postpone a passenger flight in the interest of safety at any time (e.g. weather). The instructions of the pilot must always be obeyed.

INTRODUCTORY COURSES / TRAINING

The taster days / training is based on the personal responsibility of each participant. Paraworld.ch GmbH declines any liability. Participants are responsible for good footgear and appropriate clothing. Participants go through a training program prescribed by paraworld.ch GmbH and participants themselves are responsible for the completion of the interim exam. The taster day / training day can be canceled, postponed or interrupted at short notice in the interest of safety at any time. The assignments of the flight instructor and his auxiliary supporters must always be obeyed.

PRICES

Offer prices can be found in the current announcements of paraworld.ch GmbH. The prices are in Swiss Francs. Price changes are expressly reserved. Issued vouchers are non-returnable.

TERMS OF PAYMENT

Courses, travels and advanced trainings must be paid prior to their start. Payments made not timely entitle paraworld.ch GmbH to refuse or to withdraw from the contract.
Payments for goods delivered must be paid within 10 days after receipt of invoice. All payments can be done via invoice. Paraworld.ch GmbH reserves the right to deliver COD or Prepayment.

CANCELLATION / WITHDRAWAL

Cancellations announced by paraworld.ch GmbH for safety and/or weather-related reasons do not entitle to any refunds.
Training / Advanced Training: The concluded contract can be canceled at anytime from both sides. No course fee will be refunded.
Material: Used material cannot be taken back. However, there can be an opportunity to provide material in partial payment. Such agreements have to be negotiated individually between you and the paraworld.ch GmbH.
Travel: The concluded contract can be canceled at anytime from both sides. The termination must be in writing, the relevant date is the reception of the written termination by paraworld.ch GmbH respective by you.
The following cancellation fees will be charged:
Number of days before departure:
60-30 days: 25%; 30-15 days: 50%; 14-8 days: 100%; 7-0 days: 100%
Fees are calculated based of the contract value. 

INSURANCE

Paraworld.ch GmbH is insured under the duty of care for their activities. Participants are not insured by the paraworld.ch GmbH. Therefore an adequate health and accident insurance is in the responsibility of each participant. Please note particularly the laws on compulsory third party liability insurance for liability claims by third parties on the ground (Art. 10 VLK, SR 748.121.11). Our customers fly at their own risk, the paraworld.ch GmbH declines any liability.

GOVERNING LAW, JURISDICTION

On any legal relationship between you and the paraworld.ch GmbH Swiss law is applicable exclusively.
Should individual clauses of these Terms and Conditions be invalid, this shall not affect the validity of the entire contract. In this case the invalid clauses shall be replaced by parent law or by a rule, which comes closest to the purpose of the contract.
The exclusive place of jurisdiction is the city of Zurich.

Zurich, March 15th 2016.