UEFA Champions League Cup Final 2022 Terms and Conditions

2022 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE™ FINAL
FINALIST TICKETING TERMS AND CONDITIONS

 

A. INTRODUCTION

1 Scope

 

The following 2022 UEFA Champions League™ Final Finalist Ticketing terms and conditions (the “Terms and Conditions”) are designed to ensure a fair, correct and efficient process for the allocation, purchase and use of Tickets to the 2022 UEFA Champions League™ Final by the supporters of the Finalist club (referred to herein after as the “Ticket Holders”). The sale and use of such Tickets are subject to the following Terms and Conditions and any other applicable laws or regulations (as defined below under “Regulations”) pertaining to access and usage of the Stade de France in Paris.

 

2 Definitions

Applicant

any natural person over 18 years of age with legal capacity to apply and enter into an agreement for the purchase of Tickets to the 2022 UEFA Champions League™ Final via the Club in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.

Applicable Laws

means all laws, statutes, common law, regulations, ordinances, codes, rules, guidelines, orders, permits, tariffs and approvals, including those relating to the environment,  health and safety or sanitary measures in the context of COVID-19, of any governmental authority that apply to the Applicant, Ticket Holder and/or Guest, or the subject matter of these Terms and Conditions.

Guest

an individual accompanying the Applicant to the Match to whom Tickets may be transferred in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.

Host Association        

the Fédération Française de Football, with its registered office at 87, Boulevard de Grenelle, 75738 Paris Cedex 15, France, which is responsible for the organisation and staging of the Match in France. For the avoidance of doubt, the Host Association is deemed to be the “organiser” of the Match under the applicable law.

Host Territory

France.

Match 

the 2022 UEFA Champions League™ Final due to be held at the Stadium on 28 May 2022 (or on such other date/location as notified by UEFA).

The Club

The Liverpool Football Club and Athletic Grounds Limited, qualified for the 2022 UEFA Champions League™ Final and duly authorised by UEFA to implement and be responsible for a sales and distribution process for the Tickets it has been allocated by UEFA.

Regulations    

means, without limitation, the terms of the following:

 
  • Laws of the Host Territory;

 
  • Stadium Rules; and/or

 
  • UEFA and the Host Association’s statutes and regulations applicable for the Match.

Stadium

the entire premises of the Stade de France, 93200 Saint-Denis, France at which the Match is scheduled to be held, including all areas which require a Ticket (or hospitality pass, if applicable) to gain access. 

Stadium Owner

the owner of the Stadium and any operator or lessee of the Stadium.  

Stadium Rules

the Stadium Rules as applicable to the Match which can be accessed at:

www.uefa.com/paris

Ticket 

the paper, plastic or electronic/mobile ticket held by the Ticket Holder which (subject to these Terms and Conditions) grants the Ticket Holder the right to attend the Match and occupy a seat at the Stadium as indicated on each such Ticket.

Ticket Holder  

any person who is in actual and legitimate possession of a Ticket from the Club’s allocation including, without limitation, Applicants and Guests (as applicable).

UEFA

Union des associations européennes de football whose offices are located at Route de Genève 46, 1260 Nyon 2, Switzerland and any wholly owned subsidiary thereof, including but not limited to, UEFA Events SA.

 

B. SALE OF TICKETS

3 General Application Rules

3.1 Applicants may apply for Tickets to the Match through the Club and in accordance with the application rules set out herein and as otherwise communicated to the Applicant by the Club. The Applicant must fully respect all steps of the sales process implemented by the Club as communicated to the Applicant together with these Terms and Conditions.  Applicants may apply to the Club for Tickets in such categories as identified to Applicants by the Club during the Club’s application and sales process.

3.2 Each Applicant can apply for a maximum of two (2) Tickets. The Club and its agents reserve the right to cancel or reject any application at their sole discretion and any false applications may be subject to contractual and criminal sanctions.  Where an Applicant exceeds the Ticket purchase limit of two (2) Tickets, the Club may cancel all Tickets.

3.3 Any Applicant who has purchased or been allocated Tickets for the Match via any other method (including but not limited to Tickets purchased and allocated via UEFA’s general public Ticket sales) cannot place an application with the Club which would, if successful, result in them being allocated more than two (2) Tickets in total for the Match.

3.4  At the time of applying for Tickets from the Club, all Applicants and Guests must provide the following personal details: surname, first name, date of birth, passport/ID issued by country name and Passport or ID number. The Applicant warrants that such information is complete and accurate at all times.

3.5 Tickets will be distributed to the successful Applicants in one of the following ways (with such method being notified to successful Applicants by the Club):

  1. where the Tickets are distributed as paper Tickets, by the Club in accordance with the rules communicated to the Applicants together with these Terms and Conditions; or
  2. where the Tickets are distributed as electronic “mobile phone tickets”, by UEFA.  Where Tickets are remitted in this manner, the successful Applicant is required, following receipt of the relevant email from UEFA, to download the ‘UEFA Mobile Tickets App’ on their mobile phone.  The electronic Tickets will need to be displayed on the mobile phone in order to enter the Stadium. It is the responsibility of the successful Applicant to download and install the respective application and to ensure that the Tickets are displayed correctly on their mobile phone. In the event that the successful Applicant has problems with the installation of the app or the retrieval of the Tickets through the app, the Successful Applicant must immediately inform UEFA and in any event no later than 1 (one) day prior to the day of the Match.  Where Tickets are distributed by virtue of “mobile phone tickets”, Ticket Holders will be required to provide their surname, first name(s), email address, mobile telephone number, date of birth, passport/ID issued by country name, title and ID/passport number when registering within the app.

3.6 Tickets shall remain the property of UEFA at all times.

 

C. USE OF TICKETS

 

4 Prohibited Use of the Ticket(s)

4.1 Except as expressly permitted in clause 4.2, any resale, transfer of Ticket(s), offer or advertisement of Ticket(s) for resale or transfer, whether for free or for consideration, is strictly prohibited.

4.2 Applicants shall be permitted to transfer Tickets to their Guest(s), provided that (jointly):

  1. the Applicant will attend the Match together with their Guest;
  2. the Tickets are for their personal use;
  3. such permitted transfer is free of any extra consideration over and above the face value of the Ticket; and
  4. Guests, by accepting the transfer of Tickets from the Applicant, agree to be subject to these Terms and Conditions.

4.3 The Ticket(s) shall not be:

  1. used for any promotion, advertising, fundraising, auction, raffle or any other similar commercial or non-commercial purposes;
  2. used as a prize (or part of a prize) in any contest, competition, (promotional) game of chance, lottery or sweepstake;
  3. combined with and sold as part of any package of goods or services; or
  4. combined with and sold as part of any travel or hospitality package (for example combining flights, hotels and the Ticket(s)).

4.4 Ticket Holders shall not:

  1. run any advertisements or promotions relating to UEFA, the UEFA Champions League™ or the Match;
  2. advertise, promote, give away, distribute, sell or offer for sale any product or service from any part of the Stadium or via the display of overt commercial messages on clothing worn or items brought into the Stadium; or
  3. exploit any marketing or promotional opportunities in relation to the Ticket(s).

4.5 For the avoidance of doubt, no branding, which may be aimed at promotional or marketing purposes whatsoever, may be displayed by any Ticket Holder at the Stadium.

4.6 Ticket(s) acquired or used in breach of Article 4 and/or Article 9 of these Terms and Conditions shall be void and any person seeking to use such Ticket(s) will be deemed a trespasser and will be refused entry or be evicted from the Stadium, and may be liable to further legal action. Any unauthorised sale or transfer of the Ticket(s) may be reported to the police.

4.7 Any breach of these Terms and Conditions or of any Regulations’ clauses shall entitle UEFA to cancel and invalidate the Ticket and any other Tickets that have been purchased by the Applicant for the Match with no right to a refund.

 

5 Entrance to the Stadium

5.1 Access to the Stadium will be permitted during such hours as specified on the Ticket or as published on UEFA’s website at www.uefa.com.  

5.2 Entrance to the Stadium shall be:

  1. subject to compliance with:
    1. these Terms and Conditions;
    2. the Stadium Rules;
    3. any sanitary measures or polices in place;
    4. all Applicable Laws (whether statutory or otherwise and including health and safety requirements) governing access or presence at the Stadium, attendance at the Match, use of the Tickets, general safety certificate and any special safety certificate applying to the Stadium, issued by any authority that has jurisdiction or authority in relation to the holding of the Match at the Stadium;
  2. authorised upon presentation of a valid Ticket per person and, upon request, proof of identity with valid photograph (passport or national identity card); and
  3. where the Applicable Law(s) of the country in which the Match is played stipulate a minimum age for attendance at football matches, authorised only to such persons who meet the minimum age requirements.

5.3 Ticket Holders leaving the Stadium will not be re-admitted.

 

6 Conduct at the Stadium

6.1 For safety and security purposes, all persons attending the Match, if and when so requested by stewards, safety personnel and/or any other legally authorised persons representing the organiser of the Match, shall:

  1. produce a valid Ticket together with proof of identity with valid photograph (passport or national identity card) in order to provide satisfactory evidence that the Ticket Holder’s identity corresponds to that of the Applicant/Guest whose data was provided to the Club and, if the Tickets were distributed by UEFA as mobile phone tickets, the data provided to UEFA;
  2. submit to inspections, body checks and examinations (including through the use of technical aids) to ensure that they are not in possession of dangerous, prohibited or unauthorised items. Safety personnel, stewards or police shall be entitled to search any person’s clothing and their belongings;
  3. comply with all sanitary measures and policies in place at the Stadium and follow any and all instructions from safety personnel, stewards and/or police and/or any other duly authorised persons at the Stadium in relation to sanitary and hygiene measures;
  4. comply with all instructions and guidelines issued by safety personnel, stewards and/or police and/or any other duly authorised persons at the Stadium; and
  5. be subject to additional safety controls inside the Stadium, as the case may arise.

6.2 It shall be strictly forbidden inside the Stadium to express, to disseminate of any insulting, racist, xenophobic, sexist (relating to either men or women), religious, political or other illegal/prohibited messages, particularly discriminatory propaganda messages or being in possession of such material.

6.3 The Stadium Rules contain detailed lists of prohibited items and conduct and each Ticket Holder shall fully comply with any restrictions contained therein. Abbreviated version of the Terms and Conditions and/or Stadium Rules, or simple icons illustrating prohibited items or conduct, may also be included on the Ticket and must be fully complied with by the Ticket Holder.

6.4 Without limitation, it is strictly forbidden to do any of the following inside the Stadium:

  1. occupy or access areas which are closed to the public or for which access is unauthorised in accordance with the relevant Ticket category held by the Ticket Holder;
  2. restrict or loiter in areas open to traffic, footpaths and roadways, entrances and exits to visitor areas and emergency exits; and/or
  3. engage in any other conduct which may endanger any person at the Stadium.

The above list is not exhaustive. Please always refer to the Stadium Rules for more information on the required conduct.

6.5 Fans supporting the teams participating in the Match may not be segregated at the Stadium and each Ticket Holder will be required to behave responsibly and in line with the safety and security guidelines communicated by UEFA, the Host Association and/or the Stadium Owner.

6.6 No Ticket Holder shall be permitted to place any bets in relation to the Match from inside the Stadium.

 

7 Sound and Image Recordings

7.1 Ticket Holders attending the Match at the Stadium, acknowledge and, so far as is necessary under Applicable Laws, consent to being photographed, filmed or taped by UEFA, the Host Association and/or the Stadium Owner, and/or any third parties appointed thereby, which shall have the right, in perpetuity or for the maximum term permitted under the Applicable Laws of the Host Territory,  to use, broadcast, publish and license, without any requirement for payment of money or other form of consideration, of Ticket Holder’s voice, image and likeness by means of live or recorded video and/or audio display, broadcast or other transmission or recording, photographs or any other current and/or future media technologies.

7.2 Ticket Holders shall not collect, take, record and/or transmit any sound, image and/or description of the Stadium or the Match (as well as any result and/or statistics of the Match) other than for their exclusive, private and domestic use (which, for the avoidance of doubt and by way of example only, shall not include recording and/or transmitting any sound, image and/or description of the Stadium for any commercial purposes). It is strictly forbidden to disseminate over the Internet, radio, television or any other current and/or future media, any sound, picture, image, data, description, result and/or statistics of the Match in whole or in part, or to assist any other person(s) conducting such activities.  Copyright, database rights and any other intellectual property rights in any unauthorised recording or transmission under this clause is assigned (by way of present assignment of future rights) to UEFA. Where assignment is not possible under Applicable Laws, the Ticket Holder grants to UEFA an exclusive, irrevocable and royalty free licence to use such copyright, database and other intellectual property rights. Ticket Holders further agree (if and whenever required to do so by UEFA) to promptly execute all instruments and do all things necessary to vest the right, title and interest in such rights to UEFA absolutely and free of all encumbrances and other charges.

 

D. MISCELLANEOUS

 

8 Liability

8.1 In the event that the Club, UEFA, the Host Association and/or the Stadium Owner is in breach of their obligations (under these Terms and Conditions or otherwise), the Club, UEFA, the Host Association and/or the Stadium Owner shall only be responsible for such loss or damage suffered by the Ticket Holder which was reasonably foreseeable as a result of the breach.  The Club, UEFA, the Host Association and/or the Stadium Owner shall not be responsible for any loss or damage that is not reasonably foreseeable or contemplated at the time the Applicant entered into a contract pursuant to these Terms and Conditions.

8.2 Notwithstanding Clause 8.1, the Club, UEFA, the Host Association and/or the Stadium Owner is not liable for any business losses and the Club, UEFA, the Host Association and/or the Stadium Owner will have no liability to any Ticket Holder for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.

8.3 In any event, to the maximum extent permitted by law, the Club, UEFA, the Host Association and/or the Stadium Owner hereby exclude any liability for loss, damage or injury to a Ticket Holder and/or their property, including (but not limited to) any indirect or consequential loss or damage, including (but not limited to) loss of enjoyment or travel or accommodation costs, regardless of whether the loss or damage: (a) would arise in the ordinary course of events; (b) is reasonably foreseeable; or (c) is in the contemplation of the parties, or otherwise.

8.4 The Club, UEFA, the Host Association and/or the Stadium Owner shall not be responsible for any interruptions and/or restrictions to the view of the Match caused by virtue of (i) the position of the seat and/or (ii) the actions of other spectators.

8.5 Notwithstanding any provision in these Terms and Conditions, the Club, UEFA, the Host Association and/or the Stadium Owner does not seek to exclude or limit their liability: (a) for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; (b) for death or personal injury caused by the Club’s, UEFA’s, the Host Association’s and/or the Stadium Owner’s negligence or the negligence of any of their officers, employees or agents; or (c) for any other matter for which it is not possible to exclude or limit liability by law.

8.6 Nothing stated or implied in these Terms and Conditions will affect the Ticket Holder’s statutory rights.

9 Unauthorised Spectators

9.1 Ticket Holders are permitted to attend the Match provided that:

  1. they are not an Excluded Person (as defined in clause 9.2);
  2. the Ticket has been obtained in accordance with these Terms and Conditions;
  3. they comply with any and all entry requirements and/or acknowledgements (including any epidemiological acknowledgements, if required) in the context of COVID-19, as notified to them by UEFA and/or the Club;
  4. where required, they have obtained a valid VISA from the Host Territory; and
  5. where the Ticket Holder travels to the Host Territory, they have complied with any requirements which are in place regarding entry into the Host Territory (including but not limited to any travel and entry requirements imposed under applicable laws and/or otherwise in the context of COVID-19).

For the avoidance of doubt, UEFA shall not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by a Ticket Holder should they fail to comply with the provisions of this clause 9.1 and/or, where required, fail to obtain the necessary documents.

9.2 For the purpose of this clause 9 “Excluded Person” means:

  1. any person banned by the Host Association from membership of the fan club for the national football team;
  2. any person subject to a football banning order pursuant to a conviction under the Law of England and Wales;
  3. any person banned by UEFA, FIFA, any football governing body, from travelling to or attending any association’s football match;
  4. any person banned by UEFA, the Host Association and/or the Stadium Owner from attending events at the Stadium;
  5. any person who is deemed by the participating clubs in the Match to be a person to whom Tickets should not be allocated (including but not limited to persons who have been issued with a stadium ban by the respective participating club); and
  6. any person who has breached or is in breach of these Terms and Conditions.

 

10 Privacy

10.1 UEFA, acting as data controller, collects and processes personal data for organisational and security purposes related to the Match and safety or sanitary measures in the context of COVID-19 (10.2).

10.2 The Club, on behalf of UEFA, collects and processes the following personal data for the Applicant and their Guest: title, surname/first name(s), date of birth, passport/ID issued by country name and passport / ID number. This personal data shall be collected by the Club, on behalf of UEFA, and, where Tickets are distributed by the Club as paper Tickets, provided to UEFA by no later than 26 May 2022.  All such personal data is collected and processed for the purpose of identification and security related to the Match.

Where Tickets are remitted by UEFA by virtue of electronic “mobile phone tickets”, Ticket Holders are subsequently requested to provide the following personal data when downloading the ‘UEFA Mobile Tickets App’: surname, first name, email address, mobile telephone number, date of birth, passport/ID issued by country name, title and ID/passport number.  All such personal data is collected and processed for the purpose of identification and security related to the Match.

Personal data is required and is necessary for determining eligibility of persons interested in purchasing Ticket(s) and ensuring Tickets are delivered to the right individual as well as for the legitimate interest of guaranteeing an effective security system and a safe environment inside and around the Stadium, as well as to combat the unlawful sale of Tickets. If the Ticket Holder refuses to provide personal data, they may not be able to purchase a ticket to attend the Match.

10.3 UEFA is subject to applicable data protection laws when collecting and processing personal data.  Personal data submitted by the Applicant will be stored and processed in accordance with these Terms and Conditions, the attached Privacy Notification and the Club’s applicable laws on data and privacy.

10.4 The personal data will be available to UEFA, its subsidiary UEFA Events SA, and any third party appointed by UEFA to assist in the organisation of the Match. UEFA uses the following categories of third-party recipients and may transfer personal data to these recipients for the sole purpose of the performance of their activities:

  1. technical service providers which help to maintain the security and performance of UEFA’s ticketing system and, where Tickets are distributed as mobile phone tickets, the ‘UEFA Mobile Tickets App’;
  2. the Host Association; and
  3. the Stadium Owner, Stadium security and access service providers which help to organise the Match and maintain safety and security.

The transfer of personal data to the relevant public authorities, based on legal provisions and obligations, for the purpose of safety, security and sanitary measures and law enforcement related to the Match, is reserved.

10.5 The personal data of Applicants and Guests provided to UEFA pursuant to these Terms and Conditions is only collected and processed by UEFA for no longer than is necessary for the purpose described in clause 10.2, unless the use of such personal data is further required for ongoing administrative or judicial proceedings relating to the Match or, where necessary, for preventing or detecting unlawful actions.

10.6 UEFA will implement appropriate safeguards in the event of a transfer of personal data to the parties identified above located in a country which does not ensure an adequate level of protection within the meaning of applicable data protection laws. To learn more about those safeguards, please contact us at: privacy@uefa.ch.

10.7 Applicants, Ticket Holders and Guests have the right to request access to or information about the personal data related to them which are processed by UEFA. They can access, update and/or request the deletion, restriction, rectification and/or receipt of their personal data in accordance with the applicable data protection legislation.  Any requests relating thereto shall be sent via https://support.tickets-uclfinal.uefa.com/hc/en-us/requests/new. To do so, UEFA may require any Ticket Holder to provide verification of their identity. UEFA may refuse, restrict or defer a request where a formal enactment so provides, where this is required to protect the overriding interests of third parties and/or where its own overriding interests so require or where requests are manifestly unfounded or excessive and where UEFA has the right to do so under the applicable law on data protection (for example, where another legal justification for processing applies). Ticket Holders, Applicants and Guests have the right to file a privacy complaint with their local supervisory authority. The list of relevant local Data Protection Supervisory Authorities in the European Union is available here. Where an Applicant, Ticket Holder and/or Guest objects to how UEFA process their personal data, UEFA may be unable to allow such individual to purchase a Ticket and/or attend the Match.

10.8 By submitting their application to the Club for Tickets, each Applicant accepts and acknowledges how UEFA will process their personal data under this clause 10 and, where consent is required under applicable data protection laws, consents to the processing of their personal data as detailed herein. Each Applicant also confirms that they are authorised by each Ticket Holder to disclose the personal data of their Ticket Holder(s) to UEFA for the purposes detailed hereunder and, where consent is required under applicable data protection laws, has obtained each Ticket Holder’s consent to the processing of their personal data as detailed herein.

 

11 Unforeseen Circumstances

11.1 UEFA, the Host Association and/or the Stadium Owner reserve the right to make alterations to the time, date and location of the Match due to unforeseen extraordinary circumstances: force majeure, safety and/or security reasons or other decisions (including in the context of COVID-19) made by any competent authority which have a major impact on the Match being played at the Stadium.

11.2 In the event of cancellation, abandonment, postponement or replaying of the Match, or in the event of a change of venue, reduction of Stadium capacity or the playing of the Match behind closed doors, the applicable refund policy of the Club shall apply in respect of any refunds of the Ticket(s) purchased by the Applicant.

11.3 Subject to the foregoing and clause 8, the Club, UEFA, the Host Association and/or the Stadium Owner will not have any liability to the Ticket Holder on account of any such cancellation, abandonment, postponement, replay, reduction of Stadium capacity, change of venue or playing of the Match behind closed doors or other failure or deficiency in the conduct of the Match.

 

12 Severability and Amendment

12.1 UEFA reserves the right to change these Terms and Conditions if necessary to ensure proper and safe staging of the Match at the Stadium.  The Club will notify the Ticket Holder of such changes if they materially affect the Ticket Holder’s rights as a consumer and the Ticket Holder will have the choice to consent to such changes or to refuse to accept the Ticket(s) (and if already in possession of the Ticket(s), return the Ticket(s) to the Club) and thus not to be bound by the amended Terms and Conditions.

12.2 Should any provisions of these Terms and Conditions be declared void, ineffective, illegal or unenforceable by any competent court, regulator or authority, the remainder of these Terms and Conditions shall remain in effect as if such void, ineffective, illegal or unenforceable provision(s) had not been included.

 

13 Authentic Text

13.1 These Terms and Conditions have been drafted in the English language.

 

14 General

14.1 Each Applicant consents to these Terms and Conditions for themselves and on behalf of their Guest(s) (i.e. the Applicant shall ensure that their Guest(s) understand(s), agree(s) and will comply with these Terms and Conditions).

14.2 These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between the parties and no party shall have any claim or remedy in respect of any statement, representation, warranty or undertaking, made by or on behalf of any other party in relation to these Terms and Conditions which is not already set out in these Terms and Conditions. The Applicant also agrees to the Club’s ticketing terms and conditions which can be found https://www.liverpoolfc.com/legal/liverpool-football-club-terms-and-conditions. In the event that there is a discrepancy between the terms and conditions, these finalist ticketing terms and conditions shall prevail.

14.3 These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of England and Wales. The parties agree that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising under or in connection with these Terms and Conditions.