Terms and Conditions - Staff

These terms and conditions apply to the use of Staff passes by you, the member of Staff, (referred to as "you" or "your") issued by us, R&A Championships Limited a company registered in Scotland under company number SC247047 and having its registered office at Beach House, Golf Place, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9JA ("The R&A", "we" or "us") for The Open Championship ("The Open").  These terms and conditions also apply to "Kids Go Free" Junior tickets.

A. Preliminaries

1. The Staff passes are offered to you subject to these terms and conditions.
2. The R&A shall retain ownership of all Staff passes issued to you under these terms and conditions and your Staff passes may be recalled by The R&A at any time.

B. Your Safety

Whilst The R&A is committed to ensuring that proper safety precautions are in place to try to prevent injury to spectators, you acknowledge the risk of injury whilst attending The Open, despite such precautions being taken, including being struck by a golf ball, and you agree that you are assuming all risk and danger arising from your attendance at The Open. The R&A will not be responsible for paying any compensation to you for any injury, loss or damage suffered by you unless this injury, loss, or damage was suffered as a result of our negligence or other breach of duty. You should therefore be alert at all times to the golf being played in your vicinity including the direction of play, any instructions from marshals (e.g. flags advising of the direction in which a player's shot has been struck) and any warnings issued on the course (e.g. a warning shout of "Fore") to try to prevent injury to you.

C. Use of Staff passes

1. The Staff pass is issued solely for the purpose of you carrying out your role/employment at The Open, in accordance with your letter of appointment/confirmation from The R&A or pursuant to the terms of your employment received from your employer.
2. A Staff pass shall become void and you shall have no right to attend The Open nor be entitled to any compensation where in the reasonable opinion of The R&A your Staff pass:-

(a)        is to be or has been used in an unauthorised manner as a prize or in any other manner in a lottery or competition or for any other promotional, advertising or commercial purpose not specifically authorised by The R&A in writing;

(b)        is to be or has been sold, donated, transferred or in any way disposed of to any person/entity for the purpose of commercial gain;

(c)        has been purchased or obtained from a person/entity who is not an authorised agent;

(d)       is advertised for sale or transfer; or

(e)        has been purchased in conjunction with any other goods or services, e.g. hospitality package or travel, which have not been authorised by The R&A.

3. Unless The R&A has agreed otherwise in writing any transfer or purported transfer of any Staff pass by you in any manner set out in paragraph C2.(a),(b),(c), (d) or (e) above shall constitute a breach by you of these terms and conditions.

D. Attendance at The Open

1. Mobile phones and personal cameras are permitted at The Open. All mobile phones must be on "SILENT" mode at all times without the "VIBRATE" option activated. Calls must be placed or received in approved designated areas, referred to as "Mobile Device Zones".  No audio or video capture is permitted at any time. Still photography of play will only be permitted on practice days. Data use (e.g. texting, email and website access) is permitted, however, the mobile phone volume must be muted at all times. Your co-operation is greatly appreciated.
2. Rules governing the use of cameras, sound or image recorders, personal digital assistants and other electrical communication devices shall be posted at the pay gates. Personal cameras and mobile devices are permitted at The Open but no still photography of play is permitted on Championship Days.  No professional cameras and/or video cameras or any photographic equipment used for commercial purposes will be permitted at The Open. Use of global positioning systems, including without limitation transponder and/or receiver equipment, or similar positioning, tracking or measurement devices shall not be permitted at The Open.
3. Rules governing pets will be posted on TheOpen.com website, as will our list of items which are not permitted at The Open.   In addition any item which in the reasonable opinion of The R&A could potentially harm, or cause alarm to, attendees at The Open will not be allowed at The Open.
4. It will be considered by us to be a breach of these terms and conditions if you have at The Open, any objects or clothing bearing commercial identification which The R&A have reason to believe is intended for "ambush marketing" or other unauthorised promotional purposes. We reserve the right to take appropriate action against anyone we consider to be involved in "ambush marketing".
5. Your Staff pass will be at risk of being surrendered to The R&A (and you may be removed from, or refused access to, the course) if, in the opinion of The R&A (who shall at all times act reasonably in the exercise of their discretion), your behaviour is, or could be considered to be dangerous, offensive, a nuisance or annoying to other spectators, players, The Open officials, marshals and/or security personnel. For example, you may be refused access or removed from The Open if you appear to be under the influence of drink and/or drugs and/or are acting aggressively, or if you fail to obey any conditions of use, posted signs or instructions of The Open officials, marshals and/or security personnel including, without limitation, any verbal or written instructions or restrictions on the use of mobile telephones, cameras, video, sound or image recorders, and/or global positioning systems or similar positioning, tracking or measurement devices.
6. In agreeing to these terms and conditions and attending The Open, you agree that The R&A can utilise your image or likeness in, or incidental to, any photograph or live or recorded television or in any other type of transmission or reproduction, in whole or in part, and that you shall not be entitled to any compensation or credit.
7. Where you are the responsible adult accompanying a child for the purposes of that child obtaining a "Kids Go Free" Junior ticket (under 16 years of age on 15 July 2017). You are responsible for the supervision of that child during the event and for ensuring that they comply with these terms and conditions.
8. All enquiries should be addressed to: The Open Ticket Office, The R&A, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9JD, Scotland, UK; Tel: + 44 (0)1334 460000; Fax: + 44 (0)1334 460112; tickets@randa.org