3.1 Appointment of the Platform
Supplier appoints the Platform, on a non-exclusive basis, as its limited commercial agent and booking intermediary in connection with the marketing, sale and administration of Supplier's Activities through the Platform.
The authority granted to the Platform under this Agreement includes the authority to:
- (a) market, promote, advertise and display Supplier's Activities on the Platform and through the Platform's authorized distribution channels;
- (b) receive, process and administer Bookings for Supplier's Activities;
- (c) facilitate and, where applicable, conclude Bookings and the applicable Supplier-Customer Contract with Customers in the name and on behalf of Supplier;
- (d) collect and process payments from Customers in connection with Bookings on behalf of Supplier;
- (e) administer Bookings, including booking confirmations, permitted amendments, cancellations and refunds, in accordance with this Agreement, the applicable Activity terms and the applicable cancellation and refund policies; and
- (f) perform other administrative and customer-support functions reasonably necessary to facilitate the marketing, booking and administration of Supplier's Activities through the Platform.
The appointment under this Section is non-exclusive, and Supplier remains free to market, distribute and sell its Activities through other channels, including directly to Customers.
3.2 Limited Scope of Authority
The authority granted to the Platform under this Agreement is limited to the specific purposes expressly set out in this Agreement. Except as expressly authorized, the Platform has no authority to make operational decisions on behalf of Supplier or to assume responsibility for the provision or performance of any Activity.
In particular, Supplier retains sole responsibility for the operation and delivery of its Activities, including their availability, pricing, descriptions, inclusions and exclusions, staffing, equipment, facilities, permits, licences, insurance, safety requirements and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
3.3 Supplier as Activity Provider
Supplier is the provider and operator of each Activity offered through the Platform and remains solely responsible for performing its obligations in connection with each Activity and under each applicable Supplier-Customer Contract.
The Platform does not itself provide, operate or perform the Activities and does not assume Supplier's operational responsibilities in respect of any Activity.
3.4 Supplier-Customer Contract
Each confirmed Booking for an Activity constitutes or gives rise to a contract between Supplier and Customer governing the provision of that Activity (the "Supplier-Customer Contract").
Where the Platform concludes a Booking or Supplier-Customer Contract on behalf of Supplier, it does so solely in its capacity as Supplier's authorized limited commercial agent.
The Platform is not a party to the Supplier-Customer Contract and, except for obligations expressly assumed by the Platform under this Agreement or imposed on it by applicable law, does not assume Supplier's obligations to provide or perform the Activity.
3.5 Customer Payments and Merchant of Record
Supplier authorizes BookTourX to facilitate and administer the collection and processing of payments from Customers in connection with Bookings.
BookTourX may act as the merchant of record for Customer payment transactions processed through the Platform and may use payment service providers, financial institutions, affiliates or other authorized payment intermediaries to process such transactions.
BookTourX is responsible for processing Customer payments, including the charging of Customers and, where applicable under the relevant payment arrangement, the administration of refunds, chargebacks and payment disputes.
The fact that BookTourX acts as merchant of record, collects or processes Customer payments, issues payment-related communications, or appears as the merchant or billing descriptor on a Customer's payment statement does not, by itself, make BookTourX the provider or operator of the Activity or a party to the Supplier-Customer Contract.
Supplier remains responsible for the provision and performance of the Activity and for its obligations under the applicable Supplier-Customer Contract. BookTourX's payment obligations to Supplier, including the timing and amount of any payout, are governed exclusively by the payment and settlement provisions of this Agreement.
3.6 No General Agency or Principal Relationship
The agency granted to the Platform under this Agreement is limited to the matters expressly stated herein and does not constitute a general agency relationship.
Except for the authority expressly granted under this Agreement, neither party has authority to bind the other party or incur obligations on the other party's behalf.
Nothing in this Agreement constitutes the Platform as the provider, operator, tour operator, reseller or principal supplier of any Activity. The Platform does not purchase Activities from Supplier for resale, take title to or assume inventory of Activities, or otherwise assume responsibility for their operational delivery.
3.7 Independent Operation of Supplier
Supplier operates its business independently of the Platform and remains responsible for its personnel, guides, contractors, subcontractors, equipment, facilities, licences, permits, insurance, taxes and regulatory compliance.
Nothing in this Agreement transfers ownership, control or operational responsibility for an Activity from Supplier to the Platform.