Terms & Conditions

Oberhausen

In these terms and conditions of entry (“Entry Conditions”), the following definitions shall apply: 

Attraction: Gamebox 

IGB: Immersive Group Gaming Ltd. (trading as Immersive Gamebox’) a company incorporated in England and Wales with registration number 11241058 and whose registered office is at 63/66 Hatton Garden, Fifth Floor, Suite 23, London EC1N 8LE

Merlin/’Us’/’We’/’Our’: Merlin: SEA LIFE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, Zum Aquarium 1, 46047 Oberhausen, Germany, Registered Number: HRB 93040

Ticket: A valid ticket allowing the holder entry to the Attraction

Guests are admitted to the Attraction subject to the following Entry Conditions. By purchasing or using a Ticket, guests agree to comply with these Entry Conditions. 

Any person who does not comply with these Entry Conditions may be removed from the Attraction by Merlin personnel, security or police officers, without any right to a refund. This is without prejudice to any claim that we may have against such a person or arising out of their actions. Whilst inside the Attraction, all guests must comply with any reasonable instructions given to them by Merlin personnel or any third party instructed on our behalf. Acting reasonably, Merlin reserves the right to vary these Entry Conditions at any time without prior notice.

By entering the Attraction, guests accept that they have a duty to take reasonable steps to ensure their own safety, taking into account any personal medical conditions. All persons in and around the Attraction should behave in a safe manner at all times.

We reserve the right to refuse entry without explanation. Tickets purchased online or in advance are not to be used in conjunction with any other offer, promotion, voucher or exchanged for cash. Ticket only redeemable at the attraction stated.

The Merlin Entertainments Group shall have no liability for any loss or damage arising on the premises, and accept no liability for travel expenses or any other out of pocket expenses incurred.

BOOKING POLICY 

To book you must provide an accurate email address and a telephone number. 

Making your booking: The party leader must be authorised to make the booking on the basis of these booking conditions by all persons named on the booking and by their parent or guardian for all party members who are under 18 when the booking is made. The party leader is responsible for making all payments due to us. The party leader must be at least 18 when the booking is made. All bookings must be made online via the website. At the end of the booking process, you are asked to confirm that you have read and agree with our booking conditions. Your booking will be confirmed by a reference number and we will reconfirm your booking by email. The confirmation is sent to the email address which you enter/provide at the time of making your booking. However if you have spam filtering on your email account, our email might not reach you. Please check your booking confirmation carefully as soon as you receive it. Contact us immediately if any information on the confirmation appears to be incorrect or incomplete as it may not be possible to make changes later.

All tickets for the Attraction whether they be purchased from IGB or third party sellers are purchased on a non refundable and non transferable basis. Your booking is valid only for the game/package you have chosen. Tickets are available on the door as well as online, subject to availability.

We do not offer tickets to guests under the age of 3. However, guests under the age of 3 years are allowed into the Gamebox, as a non-playing addition, at their parent or guardian’s own discretion, and only if the full group size (including the under 3) does not exceed 6 people per Gamebox. Strollers, pushchairs and other similar items are not permitted inside the Gamebox, we may be able store these for you while you play, although we cannot guarantee that there will be space available at your chosen location. 

Juniors (anyone aged 3-11) must be accompanied by an adult (18+) when playing. At all times, our venue teams reserve the right to refuse entry to such groups, if an accompanying adult is not present. Accompanying adults are not required to purchase a ticket to supervise guests aged 11 and under in the Gamebox if they do not wish to participate. However, the total number of people in the Gamebox must not exceed 6. 

Dogs are not permitted in our venues, with the exception of Guide Dogs/Service Animals. 

Please arrive 10-15 minutes prior to your booking time to, failure to do may result in you impacting your game play time. We cannot issue refunds for non-arrivals or shortened experiences due to lateness. We cannot guarantee refunds in the event of severe weather, travel disruption or other external factors.

If you or any of your group are running late on the day, please contact us as early as possible on [email protected] and we will do our best to accommodate you.

Payment: Full payment is required at the time of booking.

Your contract: A binding contract between us comes into existence when the final page of the booking confirmation procedure gives you a booking reference. For all payments made via this website, SEA LIFE Deutschland GmbH will be the responsible contractual party. This contract and all matters arising out of it are governed by the laws of Germany.

The cost of your ticket(s): We are committed to providing great value offers on tickets; where possible offering discounts on entrance rates. There are likely to be some seasonal special offers and in some circumstances prices may go up or down. The price of your ticket(s) will be confirmed at the time of booking.

We reserve the right to correct errors in both advertised and confirmed prices. We will do so as soon as we become aware of the error. A total price of your ticket(s) will be given before you confirm your booking which you may accept or not. All prices are for pre-booking and include VAT.

Changes by you: Standard tickets can be refunded up to 48 hours in advance of the booking time. You can do this yourself via the manage my booking button on your confirmation email. After this time it will not be possible to amend or transfer your booking. For tickets purchased within the 48 hour period (same day) are not entitled to reschedule, refund or any compensation should you wish to cancel your booking. We cannot issue refunds for non-arrivals. For further enquiries please contact [email protected]

Cancellation by you: Should you or any member of your party need to cancel your booking once it has been confirmed, the party leader must immediately advise us. As soon as you cancel, your unique confirmation email voucher will become void and non-redeemable. We regret it is not possible to make refunds in respect of cancelled bookings.

Changes and cancellation by us: Occasionally, we have to make changes to and correct errors and other details both before and after bookings have been confirmed and cancel confirmed bookings and we must reserve the right to do so. If we have to make a significant change or cancel, we will tell you as soon as possible. If there is time to do so before departure, we will offer you the choice of the following options:

accepting the changed arrangements or

purchasing an alternative ticket offer from us. If the chosen alternative date is less expensive than your original one, we will refund the difference but if it is more expensive, we will not ask you to pay any more

cancelling or accepting the cancellation in which case you will receive a full refund of all monies you have paid to us.

Please note, the above options are not available where any change made is a minor one. In all cases, our liability for significant changes and cancellations is limited to offering you the above mentioned options. We regret we cannot pay any expenses, costs or losses incurred by you as a result of any change or cancellation.

Force Majeure: Except where otherwise expressly stated in these booking conditions, we regret we cannot accept liability or pay any compensation where the performance or prompt performance of our contractual obligations is prevented or affected by or you otherwise suffer any damage or loss (as more fully described below) as a result of "force majeure". In these booking conditions, "force majeure" means any event which we or the supplier of the service(s) in question could not, even with all due care, foresee or avoid. Such events may include war or threat of war, riot, civil strife, terrorist activity or actual threatened terrorist activity, industrial dispute, natural or nuclear disaster, adverse weather conditions, fire and all similar events outside our control.

Our Liability to you

We promise to make sure that the ticket arrangements we have agreed to make, perform or provide as applicable as part of our contract with you are made, performed or provided with reasonable skill and care. This means that, subject to these booking conditions, we will accept responsibility if, for example, you suffer death or personal injury or your contracted arrangements are not provided as promised or prove deficient as a result of the failure of ourselves, our employees, agents or suppliers to use reasonable skill and care in making, performing or providing, as applicable, your contracted arrangements. Please note it is your responsibility to show that reasonable skill and care has not been used if you wish to make a claim against us. In addition, we will only be responsible for what our employees, agents and suppliers do or do not do if they were at the time acting within the course of their employment (for employees) or carrying out work we had asked them to do (for agents and suppliers).

We will not be responsible for any injury, illness, death, loss (for example loss of enjoyment), damage arising including any distress, inconvenience or anxiety caused during the course of the experience, expense, cost or other sum or claim of any description whatsoever which results from any of the following:

the act(s) and/or omission(s) of the person(s) affected or any member(s) of their party or

the act(s) and/or omission(s) of a third party not connected with the provision of your visit and which were unforeseeable or unavoidable or

'force majeure' as defined below

Please note, we cannot accept responsibility for any services which do not form part of our contract. This includes, for example, any additional services or facilities which any supplier agrees to provide for you where the services or facilities are not advertised in our brochure and we have not agreed to arrange them.

The promises we make to you about the services we have agreed to provide or arrange as part of our contract will be used as the basis for deciding whether the services in question had been properly provided.

Please note, we cannot accept any liability for any damage, loss, expense or other sum(s) of any description (1) which on the basis of the information given to us by you concerning your booking prior to our accepting it, we could not have foreseen you would suffer or incur if we breached our contract with you or (2) which did not result from any breach of contract or other fault by ourselves or our employees or, where we are responsible for them, our suppliers. Additionally we cannot accept liability for any business losses.

You must provide ourselves and our insurers with all assistance we may reasonably require. You must also tell us and the supplier concerned about your claim or complaint as set out in below. If asked to do so, you must transfer to us or our insurers any rights you have against the supplier or whoever else is responsible for your claim or complaint (if the person concerned is under 18, their parent or guardian must do so). You must also agree to cooperate fully with us and our insurers if we or our insurers want to enforce any rights which are transferred".

Complaints and problems: In the unlikely event that you have any reason to complain or experience any problems with your visit to the Attraction, you must immediately inform the supplier of the service(s) in question. Any verbal notification must be put in writing as soon as possible. Until we know about a problem or complaint, we cannot begin to resolve it. You must write to our Guest Experience Team at the Attraction you have visited, within 28 days of the end of the visit to the Attraction giving your booking reference and full details of your complaint. For all complaints and claims which do not involve death, personal injury or illness, we regret we cannot accept liability if you fail to notify the complaint or claim entirely in accordance with this clause.

Your Responsibilities: Bookings are accepted on the understanding that all persons travelling are normally in good health and able to fulfil the physical demands of the Attraction visit. It is your responsibility to ensure all members of the party are in possession of all necessary travel and health documents before departure. We cannot accept any liability or associated costs if you are refused entry onto transport or into the Attraction country as a result of failure to carry correct documentation. For the enjoyment and safety of other guests and staff, our venue team reserve the right to refuse entry to any guests deemed to be intoxicated or behaving inappropriately, and remove guests from the venue for these reasons. All guests must follow the rules of play displayed at the Attraction or may be asked to leave without refund.

Conditions of Suppliers: Many of the services which make up your visit are provided by independent suppliers. Those suppliers provide these services in accordance with their own terms and conditions. Some of these terms and conditions may limit or exclude the supplier's liability to you, usually in accordance with applicable International Conventions. Copies of the relevant parts of these terms and conditions are available on request from the supplier concerned.

Special Requests and Medical Problems: If you have any special request, you must advise us at the time of booking. Although we will endeavour to pass any reasonable requests on to the relevant supplier, we regret we cannot guarantee any request will be met. Failure to meet any special request will not be a breach of contract on our part. Confirmation that a special request has been noted or passed on to the supplier or the inclusion of the special request on your confirmation invoice or any other documentation is not confirmation that the request will be met. Unless and until specifically confirmed, all special requests are subject to availability.

Call Monitoring and Recording: As part of our continuing effort to ensure you receive the highest service standards, we may monitor and record your call for training purposes.

Directions: Please make sure you have directions to Immersive Gamebox Oberhausen; basic directions are also provided on your email confirmation. Directions should be used in conjunction with an up to date map.

Parking: Please check parking arrangements. Parking is always at the vehicle owner’s risk.

Best Price Guarantee: Book more than 14 days in advance of your visit date and we guarantee that www.immersivegamebox.com will have the lowest priced entrance tickets available. If you find a cheaper price within 7 days of booking, we will match it and refund the difference!

The best price guarantee is subject to availability and times of date. The ticket must be the same in all respects including date, time of entry and admission priority. Excludes offers conditional on buying other products, group bookings or discounted membership schemes. We guarantee the best prices whether you make your purchase in Euros or Sterling, however, due to currency variations we will not consider price comparisons between products purchased in different currencies.

Filming: Respectful non-flash photography and filming for personal use is permitted inside Immersive Gamebox Oberhausen but is prohibited in the following areas: The toilet facilities and any other restricted area which will be signed accordingly.

Use of images and recordings from our venues: Capturing a GIF is a fun part of the experience we offer at Immersive Gamebox – these images are displayed in our venues at the end of your game. Please let a member of staff know if you do not wish for your image to be displayed in venue.

By making a booking with Immersive Gamebox you agree that any images and video taken of you and your group by us at our venues may be used for promotional activities online and in print by Immersive Gamebox and their partners. If you do not wish Immersive Gamebox to use these images and video, please notify us before the day of your event.

It is prohibited to record or render the Gamebox experience using any means whatsoever, including but not limited to electronic devices, mechanical devices and/or sound recording devices, without the prior written consent of Immersive Group Gaming, subject to the explicit and limited exceptions contained in these Terms & Conditions 

WEBSITE T&CS

INTRODUCTION

These terms and conditions apply between you, the user of this website (including any sub-domains, unless expressly excluded by their own terms and conditions), and Immersive Group Gaming Ltd. (trading as Immersive Gamebox’), the owner and operator of this Website. Please read these terms and conditions carefully, as they affect your legal rights. Your agreement to comply with and be bound by these terms and conditions is deemed to occur upon your first use of the Website. If you do not agree to be bound by these terms and conditions, you should stop using the Website immediately.

In these terms and conditions, User or Users means any third party that accesses the Website and is not either (i) employed by Immersive Gamebox and acting in the course of their employment or (ii) engaged as a consultant or otherwise providing services to Immersive Gamebox and accessing the Website in connection with the provision of such services.

You must be at least 18 years of age to use this Website. By using the Website and agreeing to these terms and conditions, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years of age.

 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND ACCEPTABLE USE

All Content included on the Website, unless uploaded by Users, is the property of Immersive Gamebox, our affiliates or other relevant third parties. In these terms and conditions, Content means any text, graphics, images, audio, video, software, data compilations, page layout, underlying code and software and any other form of information capable of being stored in a computer that appears on or forms part of this Website, including any such content uploaded by Users. By continuing to use the Website you acknowledge that such Content is protected by copyright, trademarks, database rights and other intellectual property rights. Nothing on this site shall be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any trademark, logo or service mark displayed on the site without the owner’s prior written permission.

You may, for your own personal, non-commercial use only, do the following: retrieve, display and view the Content on a computer screen.

You must not otherwise reproduce, modify, copy, distribute or use for commercial purposes any Content without the written permission of Immersive Gamebox.

PROHIBITED USE

You may not use the Website for any of the following purposes:

in any way which causes, or may cause, damage to the Website or interferes with any other person’s use or enjoyment of the Website;

in any way which is harmful, unlawful, illegal, abusive, harassing, threatening or otherwise objectionable or in breach of any applicable law, regulation, governmental order;

making, transmitting or storing electronic copies of Content protected by copyright without the permission of the owner.

IT IS PROHIBITED to record or render any of the contents of the website using any means whatsoever, including but not limited to electronic devices, mechanical devices, tracking cookies or applications, and/or recording devices, without the prior written consent of Immersive Group Gaming, subject to the explicit and limited exceptions contained in the Terms & Conditions

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

This Website may contain links to other sites. Unless expressly stated, these sites are not under the control of Immersive Gamebox or that of our affiliates.

We assume no responsibility for the content of such Websites and disclaim liability for any and all forms of loss or damage arising out of the use of them.

The inclusion of a link to another site on this Website does not imply any endorsement of the sites themselves or of those in control of them.

PRIVACY POLICY AND COOKIES POLICY

Use of the Website is also governed by our Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy, which are incorporated into these terms and conditions by this reference. To view the Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy, please click on the following: https://immersivegamebox.com/privacy-policy.

AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE AND DISCLAIMERS

Any online facilities, tools, services or information that Immersive Gamebox makes available through the Website (the Service) is provided on an as available basis. We give no warranty that the Service will be free of defects and/or faults. To the maximum extent permitted by the law, we provide no warranties (express or implied) of fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy of information, compatibility and satisfactory quality. Immersive Gamebox is under no obligation to update information on the Website.

Immersive Gamebox uses reasonable endeavours to ensure that the Website is secure and free of errors, viruses and other malware, we give no warranty or guarantee in that regard and all Users take responsibility for their own security, that of their personal details and their computers.

Immersive Gamebox accepts no liability for any disruption or non-availability of the Website.

Immersive Gamebox reserves the right to alter, suspend or discontinue any part (or the whole of) the Website including, but not limited to, any products and/or services available. These terms and conditions shall continue to apply to any modified version of the Website unless it is expressly stated otherwise.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Nothing in these terms and conditions will: (a) limit or exclude our or your liability for death or personal injury resulting from our or your negligence, as applicable; (b) limit or exclude our or your liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or (c) limit or exclude any of our or your liabilities in any way that is not permitted under applicable law.

We will not be liable to you in respect of any losses arising out of events beyond our reasonable control.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Immersive Gamebox accepts no liability for any of the following:

any business losses, such as loss of profits, income, revenue, anticipated savings, business, contracts, goodwill or commercial opportunities;

loss or corruption of any data, database or software;

any special, indirect or consequential loss or damage

GENERAL

You may not transfer any of your rights under these terms and conditions to any other person. We may transfer our rights under these terms and conditions where we reasonably believe your rights will not be affected.

These terms and conditions may be varied by us from time to time. Such revised terms will apply to the Website from the date of publication. Users should check the terms and conditions regularly to ensure familiarity with the then current version.

These terms and conditions together with the Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy contain the whole agreement between the parties relating to its subject matter and supersede all prior discussions, arrangements or agreements that might have taken place in relation to the terms and conditions.

The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 shall not apply to these terms and conditions and no third party will have any right to enforce or rely on any provision of these terms and conditions.

If any court or competent authority finds that any provision of these terms and conditions (or part of any provision) is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision or part-provision will, to the extent required, be deemed to be deleted, and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of these terms and conditions will not be affected.

Unless otherwise agreed, no delay, act or omission by a party in exercising any right or remedy will be deemed a waiver of that, or any other, right or remedy.

In the UK, this Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted according to the law of England and Wales and all disputes arising under the Agreement (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English and Welsh courts. In the US, this agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas. All disputes arising under the Agreement shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of Texas courts.

IMMERSIVE GAMEBOX DETAILS

Immersive Gamebox is a company incorporated in England and Wales with registered number 11241058 whose registered address is 63/66 Hatton Garden, Fifth Floor, Suite 23, London, England, EC1N 8LE and it operates the Website immersivegamebox.com. The registered VAT number is 466 422 386. The registered US address is 1225 Thomasville Court, Garland Court, 75044 via Dunn & Dil. You can contact Immersive Gamebox by email on [email protected].

SMS POLICY

Name of messaging campaigns: Immersive Gamebox Alerts & Reminders

Users may receive SMS messages confirming their booking details and reminding them when their bookings are.

Message frequency varies.

Message and data rates may apply.

Customers can opt-out at any time by replying “STOP” to cancel.

For any help or support please email us at [email protected].

Carriers are not liable for delays for undelivered messages.

To view the Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy, please click on the following: https://immersivegamebox.com/privacy-policy.