OUR USE OF THE HELLOMALDIVES.COM WEBSITE IS ON CONDITION THAT YOU ACCEPT WITHOUT VARIATION THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET OUT HEREIN WHICH MAY BE VARIED BY US ("HELLOMALDIVES.COM") FROM TIME TO TIME WITHOUT NOTICE TO YOU.

YOUR USE OF www.hellomaldives.com website CONSTITUTES YOUR AGREEMENT TO ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN FORCE FOR THE TIME BEING AS SET OUT HEREIN. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ANY PART OF THE FOLLOWING TERMS OR CONDITIONS, YOU MUST NOT USE www.hellomaldives.com.

 
1. YOUR OBLIGATIONS.
You must:
  1. keep your Username and Password secure and protected from unauthorized access or use;

  2. immediately notify www.hellomaldives.com if you become aware of, or suspect, any unauthorized access to your Username and Password, or any other breach of security;

  3. not use www.hellomaldives.com websites in a way which interferes with its availability for other users.

 
2. REPRESENTATIONS & WARRANTIES.
You represent and warrant that:

you are of sufficient legal age to use www.hellomaldives.com in accordance with all terms and conditions herein and to create binding legal obligations for any liability you may incur as a result of the use of www.hellomaldives.com;

  1. you are financially responsible for all uses of www.hellomaldives.com by you and those using your login information;

  2. all information supplied by you in using www.hellomaldives.com are true and accurate;

  3. you will not post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, indecent, inflammatory, pornographic or profane material or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law;

  4. you will not use www.hellomaldives.com to make any speculative, false or fraudulent reservation or any reservation in anticipation of demand.

 
3. SOFTWARE AND COPYRIGHT.
All contents of www.hellomaldives.com are:

Copyright © Hello Maldives Private Limited, MA. Kaaminee Hiyaa, Male' Republic of Maldives.

www.hellomaldives.com retains all rights (including, but not limited to trademark rights, copyright and patent rights) with respect to all software and underlying information or material available through www.hellomaldives.com.

You are not to download or otherwise export or re-export any software or underlying information or material available through www.hellomaldives.com, except to the extent that such downloading occurs in the course of using www.hellomaldives.com in accordance with our written instructions or otherwise as expressly permitted in this Agreement.

This clause shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

 
4. DISCLAIMER

Your use of www.hellomaldives.com is at your sole risk. www.hellomaldives.com (including the products and services) is provided on an "as is" basis and you assume total risk and responsibility for your use of www.hellomaldives.com.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, www.hellomaldives.com specifically disclaims all warranties, express or implied, in respect of www.hellomaldives.com including, but not limited to, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of intellectual property or other proprietary rights or compatibility between www.hellomaldives.com and any software or hardware.

The information contained in www.hellomaldives.com is subject to change without notice.

www.hellomaldives.com neither warrants nor makes any representations regarding the accuracy or completeness of www.hellomaldives.com or of any of the data or information contained in www.hellomaldives.com or that the use of www.hellomaldives.com will be uninterrupted or error free or that any information, data, content, software or other material accessible through www.hellomaldives.com will be free of bugs, viruses, worms, trojan horses or other harmful components.

 
5. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

www.hellomaldives.com shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages arising out of or in any way connected with the use of or inability to use www.hellomaldives.com, or the information, products and services obtained through www.hellomaldives.com, the submission of any personal information, including, but not limited to, bank and credit card details, the performance or non-performance by www.hellomaldives.com, or any unauthorized access or breach of security into www.hellomaldives.com through the internet or otherwise arising, whether based on contract, strict liability, tort (including negligence), product liability or otherwise even if www.hellomaldives.com has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the liability of www.hellomaldives.com shall in no event exceed, in the aggregate, Maldivian Rufiyya Five Thousand.

 
6. ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The disclaimer and limited liability of www.hellomaldives.com as set out in this Agreement are fundamental elements of the basis of the bargain between you and www.hellomaldives.com, and you agree that www.hellomaldives.com would not otherwise be able to offer the products and services on its present basis without such limitations. This clause shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

 
7. FORCE MAJEURE

www.hellomaldives.com shall not be liable for damages of any kind arising out of any failure or delay by www.hellomaldives.com in performing any or all of our obligations contained herein or in respect of any product or service if the failure or delay is due to circumstances or cause beyond our reasonable control.

 
8. CANCELLATION OF SERVICE

www.hellomaldives.com may, at any time and at its sole discretion and without cause or notice, terminate or restrict your access to www.hellomaldives.com or refuse to give effect to any booking or reservation requested by you without being required to give any reasons or advance notice to you.

 
9. INDEMNITY

You shall indemnify and keep www.hellomaldives.com indemnified against all claims, demands, actions, proceedings made or brought against www.hellomaldives.com arising from your use of www.hellomaldives.com and/or any breach of any term or condition by you.

 
10. LINKS TO THIRD PARTIES

www.hellomaldives.com may contain hyperlinks to websites operated by parties other than www.hellomaldives.com. The inclusion of hyperlinks to such websites does not imply www.hellomaldives.com endorsement of such websites nor any association with their operators. www.hellomaldives.com is not responsible for the contents of other websites.

 
11. VARIATIONS

www.hellomaldives.com may at any time vary these terms of use (including without limitation www.hellomaldives.com conditions of purchase as set out below).

 
12. SEVERABILITY

Any provision of this Agreement which is invalid, prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall:

  1. be ineffective in that jurisdiction to the extent of the invalidity, prohibition or unenforceability;

  2. not invalidate the remaining provisions of this Agreement; and

  3. not effect the validity of that provision in any other jurisdiction.

 
13. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PARTIES

No joint venture, partnership, employment or agency relationship exists between you and www.hellomaldives.com as a result of this Agreement or your use of www.hellomaldives.com.

 
14. ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Additional terms and conditions will apply to your booking and purchase of our products and services. You agree to abide by www.hellomaldives.com conditions of purchase and/or the terms and conditions of any supplier of the travel-related products or services.

 
15. ENTIRE AGREEMENT

This Agreement (including www.hellomaldives.com conditions of purchase which are set out below) is the entire agreement between the parties in respect of its subject matter and supersedes all prior understandings or agreements (whether oral or written) regarding the subject matter.

 
16. GOVERNING LAW

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Malaysia and you submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Malaysia.

 

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hellomaldives.com CONDITIONS OF PURCHASE
 

These conditions set out the terms of your booking with us. They must be read in conjunction with the information and advice, itineraries, rates, supplements offered by us with every reservation being made with us and any package holidays we provide. These do not effect your statutory rights. Any variations shall be communicated to clients prior to confirmation of bookings.

 
1.0 - Surcharges :
  • 1.1 - Our quotations are based on All-Inclusive, full board , half board, bed & breakfast and room only basis. Accommodation and transfers are based on one way and return. Our prices are based in United States Dollars or equivalent of International currencies at the rate published by the Maldives Monitory Authority. (We will advice exchange rates on request) If there are fluctuations of prices due to government action it may be necessary to make surcharges.

 
2.0 - Your rights if we cancel :
  • 2.1 - We undertake to inform you without delay if we cancel your reservation and will offer you an alternative of at least a comparable standard (if one is available) or a full refund of the deposit within 21 days.

  • 2.2 - We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your accommodation is available on your arrival, but if it is overbooked and this is known to us before your departure, we will inform you and offer you alternative of at least comparable standard (if available) or a full refund of the payment.

  • 2.3 - If we are unaware of over booking before your departure, then you will be offered reasonably alternative compensation for disturbance if the alternative is inferior to the accommodation originally booked.

 
3.0 - Our liability to you :
  • 3.1 - We accept responsibility to you for ensuring that the services on any inclusive tour which you book with us, will be provided to are of reasonable standard. If such a service are markedly deficient or not of such a standard, then you will be appropriately compensated, subject to the exclusions. We accept responsibility for the acts and omissions of our employees, agents, subcontractors, suppliers, and/or their agents, but excluding in any event liability, (not due to their negligent acts or omissions) for the death, bodily injury or illness of clients.

 
4.0 - Personal injury :
  • 4.1 - We accept responsibility for the negligent acts and omissions of our employees or agents and our suppliers, contractors, servants and/or their agents, while acting within the scope of/or in the course of their employment in respect of claims arising as a result of the death, bodily injury or illness of the client.

 
5.0 - Client service :
  • 5.1 - If you have complaint about the services provided by us, please make it known as soon as you can, either to the management of the accommodation, the guide or direct to us. If the problem cannot be resolved satisfactorily please provide the fullest details at your earliest. Every effort will be made to arrive at fair and satisfactory conclusion.

 
6.0 - Your deposit :
  • 6.1 - We take deposits for groups of 10 and above, priority reservations and for periods where demand is higher than the capacity.

 
7.0 - Payment :
  • 7.1 - We will need the full payment 60 days before your arrival, as a standard rule. Though the person (front-stage staffs) who communicates with our guests on behalf of "Hello Maldives Holidays" has the full authority to give maximum flexibility with payment procedure and on payment options, based on the contracts with our suppliers.

  • 7.2 - We accept only Visa and Master Cards.

  • 7.3 - For bookings made less than 60 days of arrival, the payment should be made immediately and we can accept only Credit Card payments for these bookings.

  • 7.4 - If you cancel your reservation, your payment is subject to cancellation charges if any as per

  • 7.5 - Still, if the cancellation is genuine and acceptable - then we will negotiate with the resort till our last breadth, to secure a full refund for all our guests.

 
8.0 - Cancellation by you :
  • 8.1 - We will accept any confirmed cancellation of a reservation. Such a cancellation is effective on the day received by us. The client will be notified of the acceptance of the cancellation and will be liable to the following charges :

Cancellations received less than:

Cancellation Charge:

45 days of arrival;

50% of the accommodation charges for the first 7 nights

35 days of arrival and No shows;

Accommodation charges for the first 7 nights and one way transfer

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There will always be an administrative charge of 10% of the total amount, if you cancel a reservation in addition to the cancellation charges, if any.

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9.0 - Late bookings :
  • 9.1 - We can accept booking requests as late as 48 hours before arrival. However this conditions is based on availability. 

 
10.0 - Changes by you :
  • 10.1 - If the requested change in a confirmed booking is more than 14 days before departure and accepted by us, we reserve the right to charge an administration fee not exceeding US$30 per booking, plus any extra charge resulting. In any other case, the request may be treated at our discretion, as a cancellation.

 
11.0 - Insurance :
  • 11.1 - You are earnestly recommended to ensure when making your reservation that you and your party are insured against all appropriate risk and include all the areas you intend to visit.

 
12.0 - Literature and Brochures :
  • 12.1 - We have taken every reasonable precaution to ensure that the information supplied by us is fair and correct when supplied, and the facilities are available as described for each resort or vessel. However as we do not own the accommodation, we exclude liability for subsequent alterations, the withdrawal and amendment of facilities (where due to climatic conditions, vandalizing or abuse, cleaning, repair or legal, regulatory, seasonal or local reasons).

 
13.0 - Third party exclusions :
  • 13.1 - The transportation and accommodation of clients are subject to International Conventions, which override any contract, expressed or implied between our clients and us. We cannot be held liable if any client is refused admission into Rep. of Maldives. The possession of valid passports, and/or other travel documents and their production with airline tickets and other vouchers at the proper time is the sole liability of the client. Liability for the failure of any client to observe the law of the Maldivian Government during the visit is excluded.

  • 13.2 - Sea Plane operators in Maldives operates the S/Planes on adhoc basis, where they normally confirms the exact timing about 24 hours or about 48 hours departure of each flight. Therefore its not possible for Hello Maldives Holidays to confirm the exact timing of Sea Plane transfer in advance. If and once the Sea Plane operator changes the timing - and if the guests need to Check-Out from the resort earlier - in order to catch the next day earliest morning International Flight - then the resort will arrange the guest to catch the previous day Sea Plane transfer t catch the next day earliest morning International Flight - where we will arrange the guest for 1 night stay in a Male' city hotel.

 
14.0 - Dietary requests :
  • 14.1 - We would not be liable for the failure to meet the dietary requirements if it is not mentioned during bookings.

  • 14.2 - We strongly urge everyone to read and agree with the terms and conditions before making any reservation with us.
    If you have any disagreement with the Booking Terms and Conditions, please inform us at info@hellomaldives.com

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