Terms & Conditions
Initial Payment, Fees and Cancellation Charges
An initial deposit payment of $200 of your total booking fee is required to secure your booking. This can be paid automatically through our online booking system. The deposit you pay to secure your event is non-refundable which reflects the work we put into events prior to attending, and the bookings we will have missed be securing your date for you.
All cancellations must be made by contacting us. Once your event has been cancelled, your event date will immediately be available for other people to book. *Please note all refunds of monies paid will incur a fee to cover the transaction costs set in place by our 3rd party payment providers.
Cancellation 30 days or more before the event - Deposit amount is non-refundable. Initial payment and/or other monies paid excluding transaction fees*.
Cancellation within 30 days of the event - refund of only 50% of the full booking cost excluding transaction fees*. At this point, it is usually too late for us to get another booking, and so we have lost out.
Full Payment
Full payment is required at least 14 days before your event. An invoice will be generated and e-mailed to you, or you can post a cheque for the final amount.
Venue, Access and Location
It is your responsibility to ensure you have provided the venues contact information, address, name, and postcode for our attendants to find you. We also require that the venue allows reasonable access for loading, and suitable parking once the booth and equipment has been unloaded. If parking for loading is restricted you will be liable for any fines that occur as a result and or time used seeking a suitable location. We cannot be held responsible for any errors or delays resulting from incorrect or missing address details.
The photobooths have the following dimensions, 60cm W x 60cm L x 180 cm H, when installed. An extra 30 cm is required in height during construction and an area of 200cm x 200cm.
Events beyond our Control
Peek A Boo Events cannot be held responsible for any circumstances that may prevent us from attending your event; these may include but are not limited to, severe weather conditions, traffic delays, breakdown of our vehicles, sickness or equipment failure. In the case that we cannot attend or fulfill your hire due to events beyond our control we will contact you or the venue as soon as possible. In these instances our liability will be limited to the refunding all of monies paid.
Set-up of Services
We will arrive to set up approximately 60 minutes before the hire period is due to commence. If you require the booth to be set up earlier an idle time charge applies.
It is your responsibility to ensure that the venue has agreed for us to be in attendance at their venue and at the agreed time. This also includes ensuring that there is access to enter the venue and enough space with a power socket within 2 metres of where the services are to be. If there is insufficient space for us to set up you will still be charged the full hire amount.
It is your responsibility to inform us of any circumstances that may make setting up take longer, these may include but are not exhaustive to; going upstairs, a long distance from unloading area to set-up area, restricted access. If we are not aware of these and the set-up takes longer than normal your hire period may be intruded into.
Hire Period
The hire period will be for a set period, as specified in the booking form and as agreed by both parties before. In addition this will cover the 60 - 90 minute setup time and 30 minute pack down time. Use will commence at the agreed time and finish at the agreed time in the booking form unless due to technical difficulties on our behalf, when we provide the service for the set period once rectified.
If your event simply starts late or runs late, our period of hire will still be for the agreed period and times unless we agree to provide additional hours as per our additions.
No Liability is accepted for:
Loss of or damage to property belonging to or travelling with the members of any group. For example watches, jewellery, cameras or clothing.
Personal injury or death of any participants however caused unless by proven negligence of Peek A Boo Events.
Termination of Hire
Peek A Boo Events will not tolerate any abuse or threatening behaviour to our employees. If this occurs Peek A Boo Events retain the right to terminate the hire, with no refund payable for hire time that has been cut short. We are providing a service to you , our staff should be treated with the respect they deserve.
Peek A Boo Events also retain the right to terminate a hire if they feel that any equipment or property belonging to Peek A Boo Events is in danger of being damaged or has been damaged due to unruly behaviour from you. We also reserve the right to refuse guests to participate in the activities if we feel they are too unruly.
In any instances where we feel there is a need to terminate the hire we will attempt to speak with you or the hosting venue first, if possible to try to resolve the matter before termination.
You will be fully responsible for any damages caused by you or any other attendees at the event to the booth or booth equipment howsoever caused, with the sole exclusion of Peek A Boo Events staff.
In the event of any damages caused by those present to property or equipment in use by Peek A Boo Events, you will be charged the full replacement cost and are liable to cost involved in termination of future events due to sourcing replacements.
Any damages must be reported to a member of Peek A Boo Events staff immediately.
Use of Images/Privacy
When hiring from Peek A Boo Events, the hirer gives permission for images captured at the event to be used on our website and for advertising purposes, unless the client requests otherwise, in writing, before the date of the event.
Peek A Boo Events will not use images which are deemed unsuitable or inappropriate on our website or for advertising and will not use any content that we consider may be personally damaging to any person(s).
Props
As per inclusions in your chosen package, we will supply a wide variety of props for our clients and their guests to use at their booked event. We reserve the right to withhold or remove all or certain props from use if the attendant considers they are being damaged, mistreated or continually removed from the photobooth area. Children under the age of ten must be supervised by an adult when selecting props and when operating the photobooth. Due to COVID restrictions, props may not be made available. We will take directions from the COVID hotline to determine if props can be supplied.