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Last update: 05/10/2023
1. The purpose of these general terms and conditions (hereinafter "GTC") is to govern the rights and obligations of members of the B&me program (hereinafter the "Members"), and of the following companies:
- hereinafter jointly referred to as "B&B HOTELS" -
2. B&B HOTELS provides the Members with a customer service accessible by email by sending a request via the Contact form.
3. B&B HOTELS offers a B&me loyalty program to its customers (hereinafter the "Program"), through the hotel-bb.com / bbhotels.com website (hereinafter the "Site") and its mobile application (hereinafter the "App"), dedicated to the reservation of hotel services.
4. Acceptance of these GTC implies the conclusion of an electronic contract concluded free of charge in order to join the Program.
5. By joining the Program, the Member unreservedly accepts these GTC.
6. The Member is expressly informed that these GTC do not govern:
• the use of the Site, which is governed by the Site's General Terms and Conditions of Use, available here;
• the booking of a stay that is governed by the General Terms and Conditions of Sale accessible here.
7. To join the Program, the B&B HOTELS customer must:
• be at least eighteen (18) years old and/or have legal capacity;
• have created an account on the Site under the conditions set out in article 9 of the Site's General Terms and Conditions of Use, which are expressly incorporated into these GTC and are available here;
• agree to receive exclusive offers of the Program and newsletters by email or SMS.
8. The Program applies only to consumer customers within the meaning of consumer law. A consumer customer refers to any natural person acting for purposes that are not part of their commercial, industrial, craft, liberal or agricultural activity.
9. B&B HOTELS reserves the right to carry out any verification necessary to ensure the Member's ability to participate in the Program.
10. B&B HOTELS customers may subscribe to the Program and create an account on the Site free of charge:
• by filling in a dedicated form on the Site or on the App, available in English, French, Portuguese, German, Spanish and Italian language;
• within the framework of the booking process on the Site or on the App;
• directly with the hotel.
11. The information provided by the Member to B&B HOTELS while joining the Program must be complete, up-to-date, truthful and not misleading.
12. B&B HOTELS reserves the right to ask the Member to confirm, by any appropriate means, its identity, eligibility and the provided information.
13. Members are informed and accept that the information they provide to subscribe to the Program constitutes proof of their identity. Information entered by members is binding upon validation.
14. Consequently, the Member undertakes to update this information on its account so that it always corresponds to the aforementioned criteria or to inform B&B HOTELS about any changes made via the Contact form.
15. Membership is personal and only the Member that has subscribed to the Program can benefit from it. Use of the Program by any person other than the Member is prohibited.
16. It is expressly specified that the Program is entirely digitized. Therefore, no physical medium (e.g. a loyalty card) will be given or sent to the Member.
17. The Customer undertakes to read these GTC carefully and expressly accepts them, by ticking a box, before subscribing to the Program on the Site or the App.
18. These GTC are referenced at the bottom of each page of the Site by means of a link.
19. More specifically, the Member is asked to carefully read and download the GTC and to keep a copy of the same.
20. The Program enables Members to benefit from a number of advantages, particularly when booking through the Site or App. The Member can avail of:
In B&B HOTELS hotels in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Italy and Austria, the Member can benefit from the following advantages in addition to the aforementioned limited price:
21. The benefits and rights granted by the Program:
22. The Member is expressly informed that the benefits offered within the framework of the Program are subject to change. The Member will be informed of such changes by email no later than thirty (30) days before the changes come into effect. The Member will also be informed of any definitive termination of the Program in the same way.
23. The Member benefits from the advantages of the Program from the date of subscription to the Program, for an indefinite period, subject to termination by one of the parties in particular in the event of non-compliance with the conditions of article 8 hereof.
24. In the context of subscribing to the Program, each Member undertakes to not undermine public order, to comply with the laws and regulations in force, and to respect the rights of third-parties and the provisions of these GTC.
25. In particular, each Member is obliged to:
26. The Member may, at any time, request to be removed from the Program directly from their Member account or by sending a request via the contact form.
27. B&B HOTELS will proceed as soon as possible to de-register the Member concerned from the Program and will provide a confirmation email.
28. The Member’s decision, during the membership, to no longer agree to receive the Program's exclusive offers and newsletters by email or SMS leads to de-registration from the Program.
29. De-registration from the Program will result in the loss of all unused Program benefits from the date of receipt of the request for de-registration or from the date of unsubscribing from the newsletter.
30. The Program may be terminated by B&B HOTELS in the event of a disregard by the Member of their obligations under these GTC, which may result, in particular, from fraudulent behavior by the Member or failure to comply with the eligibility conditions of the Program set out in article 3 (lack of legal capacity, etc.).
31. B&B HOTELS may not be held liable if it demonstrates that the non-performance or improper performance of these GTC is attributable either to the member, or to the act of a third-party to the contract, or to a case of force majeure, as defined by German jurisprudence and law.
32. These GTC may be modified and updated by B&B HOTELS, at any time, in particular to adapt to changes in legislation or regulations.
33. The General Terms and Conditions applicable are those in force at the time of browsing the Site or App.
34. The Member will be informed of substantive changes (e.g. changes to benefits, etc.) by email no later than thirty (30) days before the changes take effect.
35. B&B HOTELS collects and processes the personal data of its Members in compliance with the regulations applicable to the protection of personal data, in particular the EU Regulation 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 and the amended German Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz).
36. Information on data processing can be found in the Privacy Policy.
37. These GTC do not imply any transfer of property rights of any kind, in particular intellectual property rights, on the elements belonging to B&B HOTELS to the benefit of the Member, who shall in any case refrain from any action and any act likely to infringe, directly or indirectly, the intellectual property rights of B&B HOTELS.
38. In this respect, it is specified that the content of the Site and the App, the general structure as well as the trademarks, drawings, models, animated or non-animated images, texts, photographs, logos, graphic charters, software and programs, search engines, databases, sounds, videos, domain names, design and all other elements making up the items and the Site, the App or any other information contained therein, without this list being exhaustive, are the exclusive property of B&B HOTELS or of partners or third-parties who have granted it a license, and are protected by intellectual property rights which are or will be recognized according to the laws in force.
39. Any reproduction and/or representation, in whole or in part, of any of these elements, without the express authorization of B&B HOTELS, is prohibited and shall constitute, in particular but not exclusively, an infringement punishable by the provisions of the German law, in particular under the German Act on Copyright and Related Rights (Urheberrechtsgesetz) and the Trade Mark Act (Gesetz über den Schutz von Marken und sonstigen Kennzeichen).
40. If any provision of these GTC is held by a court of law to be unlawful or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
41. The information provided by the Site is valid between the parties. Elements such as the date and time of receipt or issue, as well as the quality of the data received, will take precedence as shown on the information systems of B&B HOTELS, unless the Member provides written proof. The scope of proof of information issued by the B&B HOTELS information systems is that accorded to an original in the sense of a written paper document, signed by hand.
42. These GTC shall be executed and interpreted in accordance with Danish law. In the event of a dispute, the Member should first contact the B&B HOTELS customer service to seek an amicable solution.
43. For any information or complaint, the B&B HOTELS customer service is at the Member's disposal by email by sending a request via the Contact form.
44. The Member may bring any disputes arising out of or in connection with these GTC's before Ankenævnet for Hotel, Restaurant og Turisme.
45. IN THE ABSENCE OF AN AMICABLE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES, THE DISPUTE MAY BE SUBMITTED TO THE COMPETENT COURTS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF DENMARK.