Online Auction Terms & Conditions

These terms and conditions apply to all online bidding at online auction sales conducted by or in conjunction with Phuket Hotels Association (“Online Bidding“). By registering to participate in a Phuket Hotels Association Benefit (PHAB) event online auction sale (“Sale“) via Online Bidding, you expressly agree to these terms and conditions.

These PHAB Online Bidding Terms and Conditions are supplemental, meaning that they shall apply in addition to the general Conditions of Sale and other terms and conditions applicable to bidders and buyers participating in the subject Sale (collectively, the “Bid Conditions“) and shall be deemed incorporated by reference and made a part of the Bid Conditions for such Sale. In registering to bid at any Sale, you agree to the applicable Bid Conditions.

In addition, use of the PHAB Online Auction is at all times subject to the Phuket Hotels Association Conditions of website Use. References in this document to “Phuket Hotels Association”, “we” or “us” mean PHAB that is conducting the relevant Sale and any successors and assigns thereto. References herein to “you” and “your” mean the person or entity registering to bid or bidding in a Sale via the Online Bidding service.

Registration

  1. Before you can bid via Online Bidding, you must provide your contact details on the relevant Sale details screen.
  2. You will need to register for each Sale that you wish to bid on otherwise you may not be able to bid online in that Sale on the relevant Sale details screen.

Online Bidding Process

  1. Once you have successfully registered for Online Bidding in a Sale, you will be eligible to bid online at that Sale.
  2. During a Sale, you can bid for the item by clicking the Bid now button. Each bid shall be final and binding as soon as you click the Bid Now button.
  3. The current bid will be displayed on your screen during the Sale – please refresh your screen after confirming your bid via email. In the event of a tie between a bid placed by you online and any other identical bid(s) (including bids made in person at the Sale, telephone bids, absentee bids, and other online bids), it will be at the auctioneer’s discretion as to which bid shall be accepted.
  4. You acknowledge that you are bidding in a live auction and you agree that each bid submitted as provided in these terms and conditions is irrevocable and cannot be amended or corrected, even if submitted in error and notified to us. You accept full liability for all bids submitted via your Online Bidding account (including the liability to pay in full and on time in accordance with the Bid Conditions for any lot that is the subject of a successful bid submitted from your account).
  5. Please note that Phuket Hotels Association reserves the right to reject a registration to bid online, withdraw its permission for you to use Online Bidding, or terminate an Online Bidding account, for any reason at any time prior to, during or after a Sale.

After the Sale

To find out if you have been successful in your bidding, you may check the results that are published by Phuket Hotels Association online after the Sale.

  1. Phuket Hotels Association will be in touch with you to arrange payment and exchange of goods at a mutually convenient time within a week after the event end time.
  2. You agree to pay for and collect any items that is the subject of a successful bid submitted by you or from your Online Bidding account, in accordance with the Bid Conditions.

Use of the Online Bidding Service and Limitations Of Phuket Hotels Association Liability

  1. If you choose to use the Online Bidding service, you do so entirely at your own risk. Access to and use of Online Bidding is dependent upon, among other things, the availability of the internet and the speed and quality of internet connections.
  2. All Sales are made in Thai Baht (THB), you are therefore advised to conduct your own research into the applicable exchange rates prior to placing a bid. Please note that the Sale is conducted, and all bids must be made, in the currency of the country in which the Sale is held. All bidding increments will be in that currency only. Payment for any items that is the subject of a successful bid must also be made in the currency of the Sale and not in any other currency.
  3. The content displayed via the Online Bidding service may contain inaccuracies and typographical errors and we do not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the content or that any defects will be corrected. Any reliance on any such content, advice, statement, or other information shall be at your sole risk. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to correct any errors or omissions in any portion of the Online Bidding service and to make any changes to the features, functionality or content of the Online Bidding service at any time.
  4. Access to the Online Bidding service is made available as a convenience and on a temporary basis, and we reserve the right to suspend or terminate any aspect or feature of the Online Bidding service (including the Online Bidding service in its entirety) at any time, with or without notice. Without limiting the foregoing, we may suspend access to Online Bidding to carry out scheduled or unscheduled maintenance or for any other reason at any time.
  5. WE ACCEPT NO LIABILITY FOR ANY FAILURE OR DELAY IN EXECUTING BIDS OR ANY ERRORS CONTAINED IN BIDS PLACED VIA THE ONLINE BIDDING SERVICE.
  6. PHUKET HOTELS ASSOCIATION AND ITS SUPPLIERS PROVIDE THE ONLINE BIDDING SERVICE AND THE PHUKET HOTELS ASSOCIATION WEBSITE “AS IS” AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OR CONDITION, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WE ACCEPT NO LIABILITY FOR ANY FAILURES, DELAYS OR ERRORS CAUSED BY INTERRUPTIONS IN THE AVAILABILITY OF THE ONLINE BIDDING SERVICE OR OUR WEB SITE OR ANY ERRORS OR DEFECTS IN THEIR CONTENT OR FUNCTIONALITY, ANY SOFTWARE AND/OR HARDWARE DEFECTS (WHETHER YOURS OR OURS) AND/OR ANY INTERNET CONNECTION PROBLEMS (WHETHER YOURS OR OURS), AND WE DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE ONLINE BIDDING SERVICE OR THE WEB SITE WILL BE ERROR-FREE, FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT ANY DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED.

Changes to These Terms and Conditions

We may from time to time make changes to these terms and conditions. Any changes will be posted on this page and we will endeavor to notify you of the same by means of a notice and link to the revised terms on our web site. Please review these terms and conditions regularly to ensure you are aware of any changes made by us. If you use Online Bidding after changes have been made and posted, you shall be deemed to have agreed to such changes. If you do not agree to such changes, you should not make any subsequent use of the Online Bidding service.

Governing Law, etc.

These Phuket Hotels Association Online Bidding Terms and Conditions shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws that govern the general Bid Conditions in respect of the applicable Sale as specified therein, and by the other terms and conditions as are set forth in such Bid Conditions.

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