Culinaire Catering T&C

Excerpt of our contractual provisions for party service and catering:

Performance
Culinaire Catering undertakes to perform orders with due diligence. It aims at realizing events in due time and adequate and correct manner. The meals and beverages served are selected focusing particularly on premium quality.

Order Confirmation
Order shall be confirmed verbally and/or in writing – both of which shall be of binding nature. Possible additional services and/or services beyond the confirmed order requested by Client shall be invoiced separately.
Client shall be obliged to inform us on all guests participating in its event by 1(one) week before the respective event at the latest. 
In the event the confirmed number of guests should be exceeded, any additional number of guests shall be invoiced subsequently.
Culinaire Catering assumes no liabilities whatsoever for any insufficient catering of guests not reported/communicated to us.

Quotations
Usually, our initial general quotation will be free of any charge. However, if Client requests a detailed quotation without subsequently entering into a contract with us, Culinaire Catering shall be entitled to invoice its efforts and expenses for preparing additional quotations. Any test meals and/or wine degustations requested by Client shall be invoiced separately. Any cancellation of bindingly booked appointments shall be subject to a fee.

Number of Participants
Any changes to the number of participants shall be communicated to us (preferably in writing) by 10 (ten) days before the respective event. In the event fewer guests participate in an event after expiration of the aforementioned deadline, we shall be entitled to automatically invoice Client with the initially agreed number of guests.

Cancellation of Events 40-1 Days Before the Event:
For cancelled events, we shall be entitled to invoice the costs specified below: 
* by maximum 40 days before the event: none
* 39 – 30 days before the event: 30% of the services agreed (beverages excluded)
* 29 – 15 days before the event: 45% of the services agreed (beverages excluded)
* 14 – 5 days before the event: 60% of the services agreed (beverages excluded)
* 4 - 0 days before the event: 80% of the services agreed
For the cancellation of individual items confirmed for the order, the same provisions shall apply. The question whether or not these are invoiced shall be within our sole discretion.

Liabilities for Ancillary Staff
Culinaire Catering assumes no liabilities whatsoever for damages caused by ancillary staff engaged to execute the contractual services paid for by Client.

Casualty Insurance
We exclusively effect insurance for the staff directly paid by us.
Any and all accidents suffered from external ancillaries in assembling and/or disassembling infrastructure shall not be covered by our insurances.

Night Work Bonus
From midnight on, we will invoice an extra night work bonus of 20% per hour and person for service and kitchen staff.

Technical Equipment
For any technical equipment leased, we will charge a commission of 15%. In the event technical or other equipment should be affected by any malfunction or defect, Culinaire Catering will use its best efforts to arrange for immediate remedy. However, suchlike circumstances shall not justify any retention and/or reduction of payment, which shall not be accepted.

Infrastructure
The lease of infrastructure shall be governed by the general contractual provisions as defined in the excerpt of the contractual provisions for the lease of marquees and accessories.  

Liabilities
Culinaire Catering assumes no liabilities whatsoever fore any third-party movables lost, stolen or damaged.
The costs arising from theft or damage of or to rental property, caused by the leaser or any third party during the lease term, shall be borne by leaser.
Events of slight negligence and consequential damages shall be excluded.

Payment Terms
In general, Culinaire Catering will charge payment of account amounting to 50% of the value of the goods purchased about 14 days before respective events are realized. The balance – as specified in a detailed invoice – shall be due for payment strictly net within 10 days as from the respective event.
In case of material default in the payment of invoices, Culinaire Catering shall be entitled to subsequently add 5% default interest to the invoice total as from the invoice’s due date. 

Miscellaneous
Culinaire Catering shall be obliged to provide catering for the number of guests/participants stated in the order confirmation.  
Client shall not be entitled to claim the foods not consumed.
Any decision on the disposition of suchlike materials shall be within the sole discretion of   Culinaire Catering.

Place of Jurisdiction
Any and all disputes arising out of and/or in relation to a contract concluded with us shall be settled by the competent court of Zug. The contract shall be subject to and governed by Swiss law.