Terms & Liability.

Booking & Payment

A 50% deposit confirms your date. The remaining balance is due 48 hours before your event. Bookings made less than 7 days before the event date are subject to a 15% rush surcharge.

You may reschedule your event free of charge up to 14 days before the event date. Inside 7 days of the event, the deposit becomes non-refundable.

Alcohol & Assumption of Risk

The Craft Collective's events involve the hands-on preparation and consumption of alcoholic beverages, alongside non-alcoholic alternatives for guests who prefer them. By booking or participating in an event, the client and their guests acknowledge and agree to the following:

• All participants consuming alcohol must be of legal drinking age (21 or older in the United States) and may be asked to verify age at the event.
• Participants are responsible for their own consumption and conduct. The Craft Collective and its facilitators reserve the right to refuse service to any guest who appears intoxicated or is behaving unsafely.
• The client is responsible for ensuring the event complies with any applicable venue rules, local ordinances, and alcohol service laws for the jurisdiction in which the event takes place.
• Participation in a Craft Collective event, including any physical activity involved in preparing cocktails (handling glassware, bar tools, ice, and garnishes), carries some inherent risk. Guests voluntarily assume this risk by participating.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, The Craft Collective LLC's total liability arising from or related to an event is limited to the amount paid by the client for that event. The Craft Collective is not liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, including but not limited to lost business, personal injury arising from a guest's own voluntary consumption of alcohol, or property damage not caused by our direct negligence.

Nothing in these terms is intended to limit liability in a way not permitted under applicable law.

Insurance

The Craft Collective LLC carries commercial general liability insurance covering our events and operations, including:

• Bodily injury to a guest arising from our operations
• Property damage caused by our equipment, staff, or operations
• Personal and advertising injury claims
• Products and completed operations coverage for work already performed
• Limited medical payments coverage for minor injuries occurring at an event, regardless of fault

Proof of insurance is available upon request for corporate clients, event planners, and venues that require it as a condition of booking.

Venue & Property

The client is responsible for securing any permissions required to host the event at the chosen venue, including permission to serve alcohol and to bring in outside vendors where applicable. The Craft Collective is not responsible for venue-related issues outside of our control, including venue access, capacity restrictions, or venue-imposed rules discovered at the time of the event.

Photography & Video

The Craft Collective may take photographs or video during an event for use in our marketing materials and website. If you or your guests do not want to be photographed or featured, please let us know in writing before the event and we will accommodate that request.

Governing Law

These terms are governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the event takes place (the District of Columbia, Maryland, or Virginia), without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

Changes to These Terms

We may update these terms from time to time. The version in effect at the time of your booking will govern that event.

Contact

Questions about these terms can be directed to thecraftcollective.info@gmail.com.