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Exhibitor Manual: Limits of Liability & Responsibility
MATERIAL HANDLING SERVICES RULES AND REGULATIONS
1.	Big Feats Management & Logistics and its subcontractors shall not be responsible for damage to uncrated and/ or unskidded materials, materials improperly packed, glass breakage or concealed damage.
2.	Big Feats Management & Logistics and its subcontractors, are not, and cannot be, responsible for loss or disappearances of Exhibitor’s materials after same have been delivered to Exhibitor’s booth.
	Inbound Shipments - There may be a lapse of time between the delivery of shipment(s) to the booth and the arrival of the representative at the booth and during such time the shipment(s) will be left unattended in the booth. Neither Big Feats Management & Logistics nor its subcontractors shall be responsible for any loss or damage, which may occur during such period.
3.	Big Feats Management & Logistics and its subcontractors cannot be responsible for disappearance of Exhibitor’s materials before the materials are picked up from the Exhibitor’s booth for loading out after the show. All bills-of-lading covering outgoing shipments, which are given to Big Feats Management & Logistics by Exhibitors, will be checked at the time of pick-up from the booth and corrections made where discrepancies exist.
	Outgoing Shipments - There may be a lapse of time between the completion of packing and the actual pick-up of materials from the booth for loading onto a carrier, and during such time the shipment(s) will be left unattended in the booth. Big Feats Management & Logistics or its subcontractors, will adjust the quantities of items on any bill-of-lading submitted to conform to the actual count of such items in the booth at time of pick-up.
4.	Big Feats Management & Logistics and its subcontractors, shall not be responsible for ordinary wear and tear in handling of equipment, nor for loss, delay or damage due to fire, theft, windstorm, water, vandalism, acts of god, mysterious disappearance, strikes, lockouts or work stoppage of any kind, or other causes beyond its control.
5.	It is understood that Big Feats Management & Logistics and its subcontractors, are not insurers, that insurance, if any, shall be obtained by the Exhibitor and that any amounts payable to Big Feats Management & Logistics hereunder are based on the value of the material handling services and the scope of the liability as herein set forth and are unrelated to the value of the Exhibitor’s property being handled. Since it is impractical and extremely difficult to fix the value of each shipment handled by Big Feats Management & Logistics Inc. or its subcontractors, it is understood that Big Feats Management & Logistics Inc. and its subcontractors do not provide for full liability should loss or damage occur. It is agreed that if Big Feats Management & Logistics Inc. or its subcontractors should be found liable for loss or damage due to a failure to properly handle Exhibitor’s equipment, the liability shall be limited to the specific article which was physically lost or damaged and such liability shall be limited to a sum equal to $.50 per pound, per article with a maximum liability of $50.00 per item, or $1,000.00 per shipment, whichever is less, as agreed upon damages and not as a penalty, as the exclusive remedy. The liability of Big Feats Management & Logistics Inc. and its subcontractors shall be limited to that derived from any loss or damage which results solely from the gross negligence of Big Feats Management & Logistics Inc. or its subcontractors in the actual physical handling of the items comprising Exhibitor’s shipment(s) and not for any other type of loss or damage. Any claim for loss or damage must be submitted to Big Feats Management & Logistics Inc.prior to the close of the show.
6.	Big Feats Management & Logistics Inc. and its sub-contractors, shall not be liable to any extent whatsoever for any actual, potential or assumed loss of profits or revenues or for any collateral costs, which may result from any loss or damage to an Exhibitor’s materials which may make it impossible or impractical to exhibit same.
7.	The Exhibitor agrees, in connection with the receipts, handling, temporary storage and reloading of our materials that Big Feats Management & Logistics Inc. and its subcontractors, will provide their services as our agent, and not as bailee or shipper. If any employee of Big Feats Management & Logistics Inc. or its sub-contractors, shall sign a delivery receipt, bill-of-lading or other document we agree that Big Feats Management & Logistics Inc. or its subcontractors, will do so as the Exhibitor’s agent and the Exhibitor accepts the responsibility therefore.
8.	In order to expedite removal of materials from the show site, Big Feats Management & Logistics Inc. shall have the authority to change designated carriers, if such carriers do not pick up on time. Where the Exhibitor makes no disposition, materials will be taken to a warehouse to await Exhibitor’s shipping instructions and the exhibitor agrees to be responsible to pay for charges relating to such handling at the warehouse. No liability will be assumed as a result of such re-routing or handling.
	Once exhibits or materials are placed in the booth, Big Feats Management & Logistics Inc. will not be responsible for condition, count, or content until such time as exhibits or materials are picked up for removal after the close of the Show. Therefore, all materials should be properly insured against fire, theft, and all hazards while in transit, and to and from your booth and for the duration of the Show.
	Property Insurance: BE SURE YOUR MATERIALS ARE INSURED from the time they leave your firm until they are returned. We suggest that Exhibitors arrange “all risk” coverage. This can be done by “riders” to existing policies. Contact your insurance representative. BE SURE YOUR LIABILITY INSURANCE IS IN EFFECT AT THE SHOWSITE.