Liability waiver

1. About this waiver

You never need to be a member to come to anything we run. This waiver is part of becoming one. When you tick its box on the membership form, you agree to it, along with the membership terms, our terms of use and our code of conduct.

Bahrain Social Club ("the club", "we", "us") is a social club based in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Our registered name is Bahrain Social Circle Company for Organizing Events, Marketing and Operating Web Portals W.L.L., with commercial registration (CR) number 131367-1. "Our events" means anything we organise or host, in person or online: dinners, game nights, sports and activities, beach and water days, hangouts and nights out.

Not a member? Our terms of use still cover you when you come along, including the part about your safety and responsibility.

2. Taking part is your choice

Coming to an event, and joining in once you're there, is always up to you. That includes sports and anything active, beach and water days, games, food and drink at venues, and getting there and back. You can sit anything out, or leave whenever you like, no questions asked.

3. The risks

Most of our events are calm: dinner, games, a good chat. But anything with people, places and getting around carries some risk. That can include:

• injury, especially in sports, active and water activities;
• illness, including from food or drink, and allergic reactions;
• heat, sun and dehydration, which are very real in Bahrain for most of the year;
• belongings that get lost, stolen or damaged;
• what other people do, including other people at the event and people who aren't part of the club.

We plan events to keep these risks low, but we can't take every risk away, and you take part knowing that.

4. What you confirm

• You're 18 or over.
• You're fit and well enough for what you join in, you know your own limits, and you'll stop if something doesn't feel right.
• You'll tell the host anything they need to know to keep you safe, like an allergy or a condition that matters for an activity. We don't ask for medical details on this website, and you never have to share more than you want.
• You won't drive, swim or play sports after drinking alcohol or taking anything that affects you.

5. Rules and instructions

Follow our code of conduct, and any safety instructions from our hosts, the venue or an activity's provider, like a lifeguard, a coach or an instructor. If a host asks you to sit something out or to leave, please do. It's never personal. It's to keep everyone safe.

6. Venues and providers

Many events happen at venues, or use activity providers, run by independent businesses, including our partners. They're responsible for their own premises, staff, equipment, food and services, and their own terms and safety rules apply while you're there. We choose them carefully, but we don't control them. If something goes wrong at a venue, tell us and we'll help where we can.

7. Your belongings, transport and plans

You're responsible for your own belongings, for how you get to and from events, and for anything you arrange with other people outside our events, like lifts, trips or meeting up. Anything you arrange privately isn't a club event.

8. Emergencies, insurance and costs

If someone seems hurt or unwell, our hosts may call 999 or get help from the venue, and may give basic first aid if they're able to. You agree to that, and to the emergency services treating you. You're responsible for your own medical, travel and personal insurance, and for any costs of treatment or of getting home.

9. What you release us from

As far as the laws of Bahrain allow, you agree that the club, our founders, our team and our volunteers aren't responsible for injury, illness, loss or damage that comes from you taking part in our events or from the risks above, and you won't make a claim against them for it.

This never covers what the law doesn't let anyone exclude, like harm caused on purpose or through gross negligence, or death or injury the law says we're responsible for. Nothing here limits any right you have that the law says can't be limited.

10. How long it lasts

This waiver covers every event you come to while you're a member. It ends when your membership ends, for example when you delete your account, but it still covers anything that happened before then. If we change it, we'll ask you to agree to the new version (see the membership terms).

11. Language, law and contact

This waiver is in English and Arabic. If the two ever differ, the English version applies. It's governed by the laws of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and the courts of Bahrain have jurisdiction over any dispute.

Questions about it? Email [email protected].