01 General Information

The Rust 2 Rome rally (the “Event") is NOT a race or a competition. You must NOT compete in any manner with other participants. You must NOT place any bets of any kind in relation to the Event. You must drive safely and with proper courtesy to all other participants and members of the public. In particular you must not drive recklessly. The organizer encourages you to drive safely with due respect to other participants and members of participants and members of the public.

02 Comply

You must comply with all applicable laws and regulations of the Country in which you are traveling, including without limitation, all speed regulations, laws of the road, laws relating to the safety of your vehicle and laws relating to the possession or use of alcohol, drugs or other prohibited substances. If you consistently or glaringly breach speed regulations and laws of the road the Organizer reserves the right to prohibit you from participating further in the Event.

03 Responsibility

Rust 2 Rome (the “Organizer”) accepts no responsibility for the consequences of you being refused passage and/or entry/exit to or from any State/Country visited en route, and in particular any additional costs incurred are your own responsibility.

You will need to provide full insurance for your vehicle this must include a green card permitting European travel. You must also provide vehicle registration plates for both the front and rear of your vehicle. Failure to do so may prevent access to certain EU countries.

All drivers must carry their full driving licence (in the case of UK drivers, this must include both paper and card parts), vehicle registration documents relevant to the country of registration and must be taxed within the country of residence (where relevant).

All information that the Organizer requests from you in relation to your own personal details and those of your vehicle is accurate and complete in all material respects.

04 Conduct

You must conduct yourself appropriately at all times bearing in mind the rules of the hotels and other venues used during the Event.

05 Personal Acquisitions

The entry fee into the Event does NOT include personal acquisitions, petrol (gas), telephone bills or other expenses and disbursements incurred while staying in a hotel (including courier/postal charges relating to sending left luggage with you), fines of any sort, or damage caused at any venue visited, which you will be responsible for paying to the Organizer in addition to the entry fee within thirty (30) days of receipt of an invoice from the Organizer

06 Intoxicating Substances

You must NOT consume alcohol while driving. You must NOT drive under the influence of alcohol or any other intoxicating substance at any time. You must NOT consume any illegal or intoxicating substances at any time during the Event. If the Organizer finds you under the influence of alcohol while driving or attempting to drive or under the influence of any illegal or intoxicating substances the Organizer reserves the right to prohibit you from participating further in the Event.

07 Safety

You must NOT drive if your ability to do so safely and properly is in any way compromised by illness, lack of adequate rest, or any other condition.

08 Indemnify

You will indemnify the Organizer, its directors, officers, employees and consultants against any and all claims, lawsuits and causes of action whatsoever or howsoever arising and brought against them by any third party as a result of your action or participation in the Event, including without limitation, your violation of any laws or regulations or your breach of these Terms and Conditions of Entry.

09 Licence

You must hold a current, valid and unrestricted driver’s licence and a current and valid passport (together with any relevant visa(s).

10 Insurance

You shall obtain and maintain appropriate insurance covering your participation in the Event and shall provide proof of such insurance in a form satisfactory to the Organizer

11 Force Majeure

The parties are not responsible if they cannot fulfil their obligations resulting from the contracts in cases of fire, earthquake, epidemic diseases announced by WHO, cyclone, flood, aridity, strike, lightning, war in the country, revolution, civil war, terrorist activities and similar troubles, blockade, embargo, confiscation and expropriation, and in other cases defined as Force Majeure by the laws and regulations.

12 Logo

You agree to have the "Rust 2 Rome Logo" and official Event sponsors' stickers attached to your vehicle during the entire Event. You are not entitled to deface, cover-up or otherwise obscure such stickers and shall endeavor to keep them clean and visible at all times.

13 Refunds

NO refunds of the entry fee will be made under any circumstances (including, without limitation, if at any point after you have entered the Event (i.e. after paying any sum towards taking part in the Event) you are unable to participate for any reason).

14 Refunds During Event

After the commencement of the Event, the Organizer will NOT make any refund of the entry fee or pay compensation to you if you are unable to continue in the Event for any reason whatsoever.

15 Violation of Terms

If you violate any of the above terms and conditions or refuse to follow the instructions given to you during the Event by the Organizer, you may be prohibited from further participation in the Event.

16 Refusal

The Organizer reserves the right to refuse participation in or to cancel the Event at any time for any reason whatsoever (without being obliged to disclose the reason). In case of the cancellation of the Event or the refusal to allow you to participate, no refunds of the entry fee will be made.

17 Image Rights

By participating in the Event you consent to be photographed and to be included in the filming of footage documenting the Event. You hereby waive any and all rights of publicity or privacy and grant the Organizer full and complete permission to utilize and exploit your appearance in the Event in any and all manner and media throughout the world in perpetuity. You further agree that the Organizer has the sole discretion to use or refuse to use any photographs or footage in which you appear, and that if the Organizer does use such photographs or footage, it may be edited at the Organizer’s sole discretion. You consent to the use of your name, image, likeness, voice and biographical material about you in connection with any and all footage, publicity and related promotional material and for any and all publicity and promotional purposes. You expressly release the Organizer, its directors, officers, agents, employees, consultants, licensees and assigns from and against any and all claims which you have or may have for invasion of privacy, defamation or any other cause of action arising out of the production, distribution, broadcast or exhibition of photographs, footage or any promotional materials.

18 Change of Terms

The Organizer reserves the right to change these terms and conditions from time to time subject to notifying you of the changes. You shall be deemed to have accepted the amended terms and conditions by participating in the Event.

19 Scottish Law

Scottish law in the Event governs these terms and conditions and your participation, and you submit to the jurisdiction of the Courts of the Scotland.

Waiver - Release and Waiver of Liability

01 Risks Associated with Participation

I acknowledge and realize that participation in an event such as the 2008 Rust 2 Rome rally (the "Event") is potentially dangerous and that there are numerous risks associated with my participation. Such risks and dangers include, but are not limited to, traffic accidents, collisions with pedestrians, vehicles, other drivers, and/or fixed or moving objects, and the negligence of other drivers. Further, I fully understand and realize that my participation in the Event may result in serious bodily injury and/or death to myself, or others. I further realize and understand that the route of the Event will require driving on public roadways upon which the hazards of traveling are to be expected. Further, I realize that participation in the Event will require strenuous physical exertion as participants will be required to drive for very long periods of time over several days, including the risk of driving through inclement weather.

02 Assumption of the Risks

With full knowledge and understanding of the risks associated with my participation in the Event, I enter the Event voluntarily and fully accept and assume every such risk for loss, damage, or injury (including death).

03 Compliance with Terms and Conditions of Entry

I agree to comply with all the Event's terms and conditions of entry. I acknowledge and understand that the Organizer of the Event will use reasonable efforts to ensure that all other participants abide by the terms and conditions of entry, but cannot guarantee that the participants will abide by these terms and conditions.

04 Release of Liability

In consideration for being permitted to participate in the Event, I hereby waive, release, and forever discharge, for myself, my heirs, executors, administrators and legal representatives, any and all rights and/or claims which I have, may have, or may hereafter accrue to me against the Organizer, its officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents and event sponsors for any and all damages, injuries (including death), and/or claims which may be sustained by me or my vehicle directly or indirectly arising out of my participation in the Event (including the application of emergency or medical services at the Event) even if the damages, injuries (including death), and/or claims are caused by the negligence of those persons listed above or otherwise save that nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall be construed as excluding or limiting the Organizer’s liability for personal injury or death arising from its negligence or the negligence of persons under its control. Further, I covenant not to sue the Organizer, its officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents and Event sponsors for any and all damages, injuries (including death), and/or claims which may be sustained by me directly or indirectly arising out of my participation in the Event. This release and discharge includes, but is not limited to, claims for personal injury, death, property damage, economic loss, breach of contract, lost wages, contribution indemnity, indemnity, punitive damages, negligence, or any other legally recognizable claim arising out of my participation in the Event (including all legal costs associated with such claims).

05 Indemnity

I hereby agree to release, defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Organizer, its officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents, Event sponsors and licensees and assigns from and against any and all claims, demands, damages, suits, liabilities or actions arising directly or indirectly out of my actions or otherwise from my participation in the Event whether made or claimed during or after the Event, including all associated costs and expenses and any amounts which the Organizer may pay as a settlement or compromise of any such claims or liabilities.

I have read this waiver, fully understand its terms, and understand that I have given up substantial rights by signing it. I have done so freely and without inducement, coercion, or duress. I intend this waiver to be a complete and unconditional release of all liability to the greatest extent allowed by law. I agree that, if any portion of this waiver is held to be invalid, the balance of the waiver shall continue in full force and effect.

Please note that by completing the entry form and accepting these terms and conditions you are concluding a legally binding agreement with us to participate in the Event on these terms and conditions.