JOHN’S PLACE PRIVATE EVENT SPACE TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
By executing the Agreement, User agrees to, and shall be bound by the following terms and conditions:
LIABILITY:
User agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold John’s Place (JP), JP’s landlord, the owner of the property where the Facility is located as well as their respective members, officers, directors, employees, and agents harmless of and free any and all damages, losses, costs, liabilities, penalties, or expenses arising out, relating to, or resulting from the User’s use of the Facility (including any guest of User or member of User’s group) , including but not limited to, any illness, injury or death to person(s), and any damage to property.
In the event that either party to this Agreement initiates legal action for anything arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including action to enforce the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing party in such action shall be entitled to recover, all reasonable attorney fees, court fees, and costs of suit including all collection expenses and interest due.
INSURANCE:
JP, shall have the right, at its sole discretion, to require User to obtain a policy or policies of liability insurance which insure User, JP (including members and employees), and/or JP’s landlord (as additional insured’s or as insured with their own policies) for User’s event. Any and all required insurance shall be at the sole expense of User.
GUEST AND ID POLICY:
JP requires all persons with alcohol and beer to have a valid Identification Card. If an attendee of User’s event cannot produce ID when asked by JP staff, JP will require User to not serve the attendee alcohol and beer.
SECURITY:
JP, at its discretion, may require the User to provide additional security personnel to secure the access points to their private event, ensure compliance with all of the terms and conditions of the agreement herein, and maintain general good order and safety for all attendees. In the event JP requires User to provide security personnel, User shall be exclusively responsible for any related costs.
CONDUCT:
User and its guests and members shall use the Facility in a safe and considerate manner at all times. JP reserves the right to expel any or all of User’s guests or group members from the Facility at any time. Conduct
deemed disorderly, in the sole discretion of JP staff, shall be grounds for immediate expulsion from the Facility. Causes for expulsion include, but are not limited to: over-intoxication, drug use; the making of disparaging remarks;
and engagement in, or provocation of, physical violence.
In the event of expulsion, User shall not be entitled to a refund of any fees and User shall beimmediately obligated to pay all fees outstanding.
SPACE DECORATIONS:
JP wants every event to be a personal and special experience. Therefore every effort will be made to allow User to prepare decorations reflecting their creative requirements. We ask that only the staff of JP rearrange and move any furnishings, including, but not limited to, antiques or seating. No glitter or foil (non-paper) confetti is allowed on site. Any damage to the space resulting from Users decorations will be charged after your event.
CLEANUP, TRASH AND EQUIPMENT REMOVAL:
JP will be in a clean and orderly condition prior to your event. Within two (2) hours following the event, User shall return the space to the same clean condition in which it was found. This includes User’s bagging all
trash (keeping cans and bottles separate). JP will provide disposal facilities for trash. Cans and bottles will be removed by User. In the event that User fails to return the event space to the condition in which it was received, User shall be responsible for payment of cleaning fees.
LOST AND FOUND:
JP will take no responsibility for personal effects and possessions left on premises during or after any event. We do, however, maintain a lost and found and will hold recovered items up to 30 days. Every
attempt will be made to return any recovered item to its rightful owner.
PROMOTIONS AND COPYRIGHT:
Should JP be engaged in the promotion of your event, User shall allow JP to publish any marketing messages or communications without prior written approval from User. JP is happy to provide creative brand assets
(wordmark, logo, seal, etc.) and professionally created images of our space for promotional materials. However, JP requires prior approval of any communications.
User hereby authorizes JP to take pictures and videos of your event and use them in the context of JP marketing and promotional materials.
CITY, COUNTY, STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS
User agrees to comply with all applicable city, county, State, and Federal laws and shall conduct no illegal act on the premises.
JURISDICTION:
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Iowa. The parties hereto hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in Cedar Rapids IA, for any action, suit,
proceeding, claim or counterclaim directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in any way relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.