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INTERVAL INTERNATIONAL
IntervalWorld.com
limited to, offering the Host Accommodations for sale or rent to third
parties through the use of a Guest Certificate or otherwise. Failure to use
the Host Accommodations will not entitle Members to use the Home
Resort accommodations for the period relinquished. Confirmations are
issued only in the name of the Member placing the exchange request,
and Host Accommodations may be used only by the Member and
accompanying guests, unless a Guest Certificate is obtained from II. There
is a fee for each Confirmation assigned via a Guest Certificate, which must
be paid, plus any applicable tax, when the certificate is requested. This
Guest Certificate fee is in addition to the exchange fee required when the
exchange request is placed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Interval
Platinum Members are not required to pay a Guest Certificate fee when
requesting a Guest Certificate for their guests.
Failure to secure a Guest
Certificate where required for a guest of the Member when the Member
does not plan to occupy the Host Accommodations (including instances
where the Member has been issued Confirmations for multiple units
having the same travel dates at the same Member Resort) or obtaining
Guest Certificates that are used for commercial purposes, may result in
termination of the membership and cancellation of any existing
Confirmations, including those with future travel dates. Guests of
Members who arrive at a Host Resort without a Guest Certificate will be
denied access to the accommodations until the Member has purchased a
Guest Certificate from II.
17. The Member is responsible for the acts and omissions of the
individuals occupying the Host Accommodations, including any loss or
damage to the Host Resort or the Host Accommodations.
Individuals
under the age of 21 are not eligible to receive a Guest Certificate.
Additionally, the issuance of a Guest Certificate and the use of the
Host Accommodations are subject to any restrictions or limitations that
may be imposed by the Host Resort. Members are expressly prohibited
from selling or exchanging a Guest Certificate for cash, barter, or other
consideration. In the event that any of the above terms are breached, II
reserves the right to revoke the Guest Certificate and cancel the
underlying Confirmation.
18. By depositing a week or submitting an exchange request, Members
represent and warrant that they have the right to use or assign the Home
Resort accommodations, and that all maintenance fee assessments or
similar charges have been paid through the date of the week deposited or
being relinquished in exchange and the requested travel dates.
Exchange
privileges may be denied if all such maintenance fee assessments or
similar charges at the Home Resort have not been paid. II reserves the
right to cancel any previously issued Confirmation if it subsequently
receives notice that a Member has not paid any outstanding fee,
assessment, or other charge in a timely fashion.
A vacation week may
not be rented, exchanged, or given to any third party once it has been
deposited with the Exchange Program, while II is attempting to fulfill an
exchange request, or after II has issued a Confirmation. Additionally, if
the Vacation Interest is sold after a week has been deposited, while an
exchange request is pending with II, or after II has issued a Confirmation
into a week, such sale must be subject to II’s exclusive right to use the
week deposited (Deposit First) or the week relinquished (Request First)
to the Exchange Program. Any action in contravention of the foregoing
will subject the Member to an administrative fee, and the Member shall
be responsible for all losses incurred by II. Additionally, such individual’s
membership privileges with II will be suspended (without further
obligation by II) until such time as all amounts owed to II have been
paid in full.
SPECIAL EXCHANGE SERVICES
1. The Getaway Program is a special exchange service offered by II
from time to time in which resort accommodations are confirmed to
Members upon payment of a fee plus any applicable tax. The resort
accommodations available through the Getaway Program include resort
accommodations that have been deposited or relinquished by Members,
but are not otherwise utilized by II, and resort accommodations made
available to II directly by resort developers or other third parties. The
fee charged to Members by II is based primarily upon the unit size
confirmed, the location of the accommodations, and the occupancy date.
To participate in the Getaway Program, Members are not required to
relinquish their Home Resort accommodations. Interval Platinum
Members are afforded “priority” Getaway viewing, which allows the
Interval Platinum Members to view and reserve selected, newly added
Getaway resort accommodations in advance of other Members,
provided, however, that priority Getaway viewing does not apply to any
resort accommodations 59 days or less before their initial date of
occupancy. Resort accommodations will be available to all Members in
good standing at that time. In certain circumstances, Members may not
be confirmed through the Getaway Program into their Home Resort or
into Member Resorts that are, directly or indirectly, under common
ownership or control with the Home Resort, due to the Home Resort’s
internal rules, regulations, or procedures. II reserves the right to limit
the number of Getaway Confirmations issued to a particular Member in
any particular year and to limit the number of units confirmed to a
Member for any given Member Resort or for any given travel dates.
2. The Interval Options Program is an alternative exchange service
offered by II to Members of the Interval Gold, Club Interval Gold, and
Interval Platinum membership programs, whereby said Members are
allowed to exchange their Home Resort accommodations for a credit
against the purchase of cruise, spa, or golf vacations, as well as tours and
certain other services.
Participation in this Program requires the
payment of an exchange transaction fee, as designated by II at the time
the request is placed, and a supplemental fee upon II’s confirmation
thereof. The amount of the supplemental fee is assessed on a per-person
basis and varies depending on many factors, including, but not limited
to, the alternative vacation selected, the itinerary and travel dates
selected, the accommodations selected, and the Home Resort
accommodations relinquished.
In all instances, the alternative vacation
packages are requested using the Request First exchange method. All
Interval Options exchange requests must be placed at least 90 days prior
to the initial occupancy date of the Home Resort accommodations
relinquished for such Interval Options exchange. The initial occupancy
date of the requested Interval Options exchange may be prior to or
subsequent to the occupancy date of the Home Resort accommodations
relinquished, but no later than the advance booking date of the
alternative vacation component. Additionally, the commencement date
of the Home Resort accommodations relinquished may not be more
than one year after the first occupancy date of the confirmed alternative
vacation component.
3.
II’s Exchange Cancellation Policies do not apply to Getaway and
Interval Options Confirmations. Any cancellation of a Getaway
Confirmation results in the loss of the Getaway resort accommodations
and all fees paid. Getaway fees will not be refunded under any
circumstances. The exchange transaction fee associated with an Interval
Options exchange request will be refunded only if an exchange cannot
be confirmed, or if cancellation of the applicable exchange request is
received by II prior to Confirmation. The supplemental fee shall be
refunded in accordance with the refund policies of the provider(s) of
the alternative vacation component(s).
Where a Member receives a
Getaway Confirmation or an Interval Options Confirmation for
accommodations or an alternative vacation package located in an area
prone to damage or destruction due to adverse weather conditions,
earthquakes, or other natural disasters, travel insurance is available
through a third-party provider. Information about travel insurance is
available at IntervalWorld.com.
4.
Getaway and Interval Options Confirmations may not be sold,
bartered, or exchanged for other consideration.
However, where the
Member will not be occupying the confirmed Getaway resort
accommodations or utilizing the Interval Options alternative vacation
package, a Guest Certificate may be obtained in accordance with the
terms set forth in Paragraphs 16 and 17 under
General Exchange
Procedures and Priorities.
5. All other terms and conditions of the Exchange Program apply to
these special services, except where noted to the contrary.
6. II does not guarantee the continuation of either of these special
exchange services. Members will be advised in writing if any of these
services are discontinued. The vacation opportunities available through
the Getaway Program may vary, from time to time, and its terms of use
may be changed without prior notice.
FEES
Residents of different geographic areas are subject to different
membership and exchange fees, which are assessed by local servicing
offices or representatives.
1. Members must pay an annual Individual Membership fee as
designated by II from time to time, plus any applicable tax. In addition,
a Member may upgrade his or her membership to Interval Gold or
Interval Platinum status upon the payment of an annual upgrade fee,
plus any applicable tax (in addition to the applicable Individual
Membership fee). When enrolled in II’s Automatic Renewal Option,
annual renewal dues will be charged automatically to the credit card
indicated, at the rate applicable at membership expiration, unless
canceled in writing prior to the renewal date. II will provide each
Member not less than seven calendar days’ written notice of renewal
prior to processing such automatic charge and membership will
continue from year to year for as long as the Member is eligible for
membership. Where a Member purchases additional Vacation Interests,
such Member may include such additional Vacation Interests within his
or her then-current Individual Membership upon the payment of the
