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telephone, mail or email request.
4. RCI, DVCM, and DVD, are not responsible or liable for the actions or omissions of any RCI Member
Resort. RCI Member Resorts, developers, marketers, and sellers of all vacation products are
separate and distinct entities from RCI, DVCM, and DVD. The RCI Exchange Programs are
separate and distinct from the products or services that are sold by, or on behalf of, any RCI
Member Resort. Neither RCI, DVCM, nor DVD have the ability to control the operations or the
access to facilities (including access for individuals with disabilities) of any RCI Member Resort and
the existence or format of any affiliation agreement between RCI and any RCI Member Resort shall
not be deemed to infer or create such a relationship.
5. DVC Members and guests are responsible for occupying and using any accommodations into
which they or their guests have exchanged, or to which DVC Members or guests otherwise have
access, in a responsible, careful and secure manner and in accordance with the rules and
regulations of the Host Resort. DVC Members and guests are responsible for the payment of any
applicable taxes, port charges, gratuities, personal expenses, utility charges, security deposits, All-
Inclusive Package fees and other fees or charges levied with respect to Vacation Time at a Host
Resort. DVC Members are responsible for any damage, theft or loss, or expenses incurred or
caused by themselves or their guests.
6. RCI and DVCM’s liability, whether found to be joint or severable, to a DVC Member or guest for
any loss, injury or damage resulting from their use of, or inability to use, the RCI Exchange
Programs or any other programs or services offered in connection with the RCI Exchange
Programs shall be limited to the fees paid to RCI, if any, for the relevant use. In no event shall RCI
and/or DVCM be liable for special, consequential, incidental, or indirect, damages. Non-RCI
Exchange Programs related programs and services offered by third parties with permission of RCI,
(including, but not limited to, All-Inclusive Packages) are subject to separate terms and conditions
and may be changed, eliminated or added to without prior notice to DVC Members. Neither RCI,
nor DVCM shall be responsible for the acts, omissions, or representations (whether oral or written)
of any third parties, including, but not limited to, RCI Member Resorts. This limitation applies
regardless of the form of action whether in contract, tort or otherwise. This limitation of liability shall
also apply to all of RCI and DVCM affiliated companies, successors, assigns, and agents of each,
including for RCI, but not limited to, Travel + Leisure.
7. If RCI should be prevented, hindered, or delayed, in the performance of any obligation as set forth
in this Disclosure Guide, including, but not limited to, providing lodging accommodations, due to an
Event of Force Majeure (as defined in this Paragraph 7), then RCI shall be excused from further
performance upon notice to the affected DVC Member stating the reason for such nonperformance,
without obligation to refund or return any amounts paid by the affected DVC Member prior to such
notice. The term “Event of Force Majeure” shall mean and refer to: (i) an act of God or public
enemy, fire, explosion, perils of the sea, lightning, earthquake, storm, flood, declared or undeclared
war, revolution, insurrection, riot, act of piracy, act of terrorism, sabotage, blockade, embargo,
accident, epidemic or quarantine; (ii) action by a governmental authority which prevents or delays
performance of RCI’s obligations as set forth in this Disclosure Guide; (iii) a strike, lockout or other
labor unrest resulting from any cause and whether or not the demands of the employees involved
are reasonable or within RCI’s power to concede; and (iv) any other cause or circumstance beyond
RCI’s reasonable control. Notwithstanding RCI’s inability to perform any obligation, as set forth in
this Disclosure Guide, the DVC Member’s obligations, as set forth in this Disclosure Guide, shall
continue.
8. If all or any part of a provision of this Disclosure Guide violates the law of a particular DVC Member’s
state of residence and such law applies, such provision or part will not be given effect with respect
to that DVC Member. If all or any part of a provision of this Disclosure Guide is declared invalid or
unenforceable, for any reason, or is not given effect by reason of the prior sentence, the remainder
of this Disclosure Guide shall not be affected.
9. This Disclosure Guide is exclusively for the DVC Member and RCI. There are no third party
beneficiaries. No agreement between RCI and any other party is for DVC Member’s benefit. The
section headings in this Disclosure Guide are for convenience of reference only.