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At shootme we believe that no one knows a place better than the locals and no one has seen a place like the local photographers! That is the reason we are building a platform across India to connect the travelers with the local photographers!
WHAT MORE? We hand-pick photographers based on your needs to give you that perfect experience! Our photographers are not just photographers but much more! Don't blame us if you feel that you have local friends wherever you go, who just happen to click amazing photos! Check some of their amazing work here below.
If you like it then don't pack that camera or the selfie stick and let us SHOOT YOU!
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We believe that no one knows a place better than the locals and no one has seen a place like the local photographers! That is the reason we are building a platform to connect the travelers with the local photographers!
We always wanted to get our Travel captured by a professional Photographer instead of taking selfies for our Family vacations. It was definitely the best way to explore the city and capture our travel memories. Our ShootME Photographer was friendly and Professional and guided a lot about must visit spots in town and best places to eat as a local. I would definitely book a ShootME photographer again on my next Holiday!
ShootME team wasincredible during the entire process starting from booking the Photographer , Coordinating the shoot, during the day of Shoot and till the Stunning Pictures were shared with us, they were fantastic. We couldn't have asked for more!
My Husband and I went to Leh Ladakh on our Anniversary and we booked Rajiv as our photographer. He was amazing! It was our first time using ShootME and we did not know how it was going to work. It was very easy to communicate with our photographer. He gave us plenty of options where to shoot around Leh and also took us to local Shopping market and local restaurants after the Shoot Timings. The photos came out very nicely. I would definitely use ShootME Photographer on my next Vacay!
If you don't see your destination where you're heading, tell us! SHOOTME is a young company and we are building our Network constantly by growing our list of available photographers and destinations to ensure we can connect Explorers with Local Professional Photographers in any Destination.
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Please read this SHOOTME Agreement as it contains important information about your legal rights, remedies and obligations. By accessing or using the SHOOTME Website, you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms of Services.
This SHOOTME Agreement constitutes a legally binding agreement ("Agreement") between You and SHOOTME governing your access to and use of the SHOOTME website, including any sub-domains thereof, and any other website through which SHOOTME makes its services available.
A. SHOOTME is internet-based photographer service provider owned and operated by SHOOTME PHOTOGRAPHY. SHOOTME connects customers with its network of global photographers via its website www.SHOOTME.in (the "Site").
B. SHOOTME receives an online request from a customer then forwards request as an itemized job order (Booking) to members of our photography network. A photographer in the network is then engaged by us to provide the Services, upon communicating its acceptance of the Booking.
C. By booking services of SHOOTME, User is desirous to avail the services provided by the SHOOTME, which are hereinafter defined in detail as per the terms of this Agreement.
D. Photographers are desirous of providing "Photography Services" to interested users, and in furtherance of same, intend to use services offered by SHOOTME, which are hereinafter defined in detail as per the terms of this Agreement.
E. Photographer represent to SHOOTME will have all necessary equipments, amenities, technical know-how, experience to provide Photography Services to the Users.
F. You have agreed and given assurance that You will not assign, novate, sublicense or otherwise transfer any of your rights or obligations under these Terms without our prior written consent.
G. Failure on the part of SHOOTME to enforce any right or provision in these Terms will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision unless acknowledged and agreed to by us in writing.
H. This agreement records the representation, warranties, statements, assurances, agreements, undertaking, indemnities and covenants of the parties as also the terms and conditions of this Agreement as under.
I. Pursuant to the foregoing, you have discussed and agreed to enter into these presents, for recording the terms and conditions regulating our relationship, for matters relating to the use of services provided by SHOOTME to User and Photographer, and to define the scope of service to be provided by Photographer.
1.3 "Booking" means services booked by users through SHOOTME Website and/or through any Other Social Media Platform on any direct or indirect booking request received from any other channels.
1.7 "Material breach" means a substantial failure in the performance of this agreement, of such nature, that a reasonable person in position of non-breaching party would wish to terminate because of that breach.
1.14 "Term" means the Term of this Agreement as mentioned in this Agreement.
2.1 By registering for and/or by booking and/or using any of Service in any manner, including visiting or browsing the SHOOTME Website, you agree to the these Terms of Service, and all other operating Rules, Polices and procedures that SHOOTME may publish from time to time through the Services, each of which is incorporated by reference, and each of which may be updated from time to time without notice to you.
2.2 By registering as a Photographer with SHOOTME, you agree to be a member of SHOOTME photography network and you are bound by these Terms and Conditions.
2.3 SHOOTME reserves the rights to change or revise, discontinue or disable any terms and conditions of this Agreement at any time by posting any changes or a revised Agreement on this Website.
2.4 Your continued use of services shall also constitute assent to the terms of these Terms of Service. If you do not agree with the terms and conditions mentioned of this agreement please do not accept them and exit the registration process.
3.1 To become a member of SHOOTME photography Network, Photographers shall register an account thorough Photographer Login for providing services to the SHOOTME Users.
3.2 In order to register with SHOOTME, Photographers are required to provide various information about E-mail address and other personal information. You agree that the information provided to SHOOTME on the website, during the registration process and thereafter, shall always be accurate, correct and up to date.
3.3 You shall not impersonate someone else or provide account information, email address or any other information that you are not authorized to use.
3.4. You shall not register more than one SHOOTME Account unless SHOOTME authorizes you to do so. You shall not assign or otherwise transfer your SHOOTME E-mail address/Account to any another party.
3.5 You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentially and security of your SHOOTME Account credentials, and shall not disclose your credentials to any third party. You must immediately notify SHOOTME if you know or have any reason to suspect that your credentials have been lost, stolen, misappropriated, or otherwise compromised or in case of any actual or suspected unauthorized use of your SHOOTME Account. You are liable for any and all activities conducted through your SHOOTME Account, unless such activities are not authorized by you and you are not otherwise negligent.
4.1 By registering with the SHOOTME and upon becoming a member of SHOOTME Photography Network, You will be appointed by SHOOTME to perform the services in accordance with the terms and conditions mentioned in this contract, such appointment shall be in concern with each respective booking.
4.2 You are and will be appointed as an "independent contractor" by SHOOTME. This Agreement shall not render the photographer an employee, partner, agent of, or joint venture with the SHOOTME for any purpose. The SHOOTME shall not be responsible for withholding taxes with respect to the photographer's compensation hereunder. The Photographer shall have no claim against SHOOTME hereunder or otherwise for any kind of employee benefits.
B. The photographer shall provide all reports, photographs, customer feedbacks, photographs any other documents requested by us.
C. The photographer shall report all complaints, queries or any other similar matters made by the customer to the website.
D. The photographer shall not maintain an external database with the customer information.
E. The photographer shall not communicate directly with the users and if in case he needs to do so he shall not do without prior written consent from SHOOTME.
F. The photographer shall not accept or demand any extra amount from the Users.
G. The photographer shall not approach SHOOTME Users directly nor shall he accept any further business from SHOOTME Users directly or indirectly.
H. The photographer shall adhere all the terms and conditions mentioned in the agreement and shall do all works in the interest of SHOOTME.
The photographer shall not publish, advertise or incorporate the photographs of SHOOTME Users without prior permission of SHOOTME.
J. The photographer shall promptly apprise SHOOTME, if he comes to know that Users have incorrectly booked a Standard Package for commercial purpose or in relation to a Wedding.
K. The photographer may at his own discretion decline to proceed/continue with the Photoshoot, if he comes to know about incorrect booking.
L. The photographer shall comply with all of our reasonable directions, policies as well as laws and regulations while performing his services.
M. The photographer shall do his best to promote our interest and try to enhance our reputation.
N. The photographer shall keep all insurances current and effective and when required provide us currency certificates evidencing that insurances are effective.
O. The photographer shall honour/adhere the booking upon its confirmation.
A. You understand and agree that bookings of the Photography Service are accepted by SHOOTME based on real-time.
B. Photographer understands and agrees that once a User makes a Booking of any services of SHOOTME listed on the website and once booking has been confirmed through SHOOTME Website and if the same is allotted to you and/or if you will be appointed as photographer for the said Booking, pursuant to this agreement, you shall honour the booking without fail.
D. Photographer and the Users both can cancel ("Cancellation") a confirmed booking at any time pursuant to the terms ("Cancellation Terms") as specified herein, and SHOOTME will refund the amount of the net-amount due to User, if any, in accordance with such Cancellation Terms.
Once a booking has been confirmed to the User booking through SHOOTME Website, pursuant to this Agreement, Photographer shall honour the bookings without fail. In the extreme cases where providing service to User by Photographer is not possible for any reason what so ever, Photographer shall intimate SHOOTME prior to forty-eight (48) hours about the same to enable SHOOTME to make alternate arrangement to provide service to its User without fail. In addition, Photographer agree that if SHOOTME does not find any cogent reason for cancellation of booking from your end, SHOOTME reserves rights to cancel your SHOOTME Account registered-email without any explanation.
In certain circumstances, SHOOTME may decide, in its sole discretion, that it is necessary to cancel a confirmed booking and make appropriate refund and payout decisions. This may be for reasons where SHOOTME believes in good faith, while taking the legitimate interests of both parties into account, that it is necessary to avoid significant harm to SHOOTME, YOU, Users, third parties.
A. YOU hereby acknowledge and agree that SHOOTME reserve the rights, in its sole discretion, to charge and collect fees for providing services to its Users.
B. SHOOTME hereby agrees and undertakes to pay Fee to Photographer for performing the service and/or for providing photography services to the SHOOTME Users. Photographer agrees that he shall not raise any claim over the fees levy by SHOOTME from its user.
C. You hereby agree that the net-amount and/or fee payable to you as per BOOKING by SHOOTME, shall be in manner stipulated in Booking and such amount will be paid after confirmation from you that Service has been completed and edited pictures delivered to SHOOTME within 5 working days , which shall vary accordingly to parameter as decided by SHOOTME, including but not limited to location, amenities and booking price.
D. You hereby agree and undertake that you will not request or accept payment of money directly or indirectly from Users of SHOOTME in exchange of providing service.
E. You hereby agree and undertake that you will not approach Users of SHOOTME directly or indirectly and/or you will not accept any further business directly or indirectly from the Users of SHOOTME.
F. The amounts collected from the Users by SHOOTME, towards any service booking, shall be held by SHOOTME in its account till such time that the booking is completely utilized by the User.
G. SHOOTME shall within 15 to 30 days from the date of completion of the Scheduled Time of Use of a confirmed booking, make a payment of fee to you, as agreed in this Agreement.
A. The Website is owned and managed by SHOOTME and contains content owned or licensed by SHOOTME. SHOOTME owns and retains all rights in the SHOOTME Content. You shall not remove, alter, conceal or obscure any copyright, trademark, service mark or other proprietary rights notices incorporated in or accompanying the SHOOTME Content; and you will not reproduce, modify, adapt, prepare derivative works based on, perform, display, publish, distribute, transmit, broadcast, sell, license or otherwise exploit the SHOOTME Content.
B. The SHOOTME name and logo are proprietary to SHOOTME and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of SHOOTME, except with prior consent. In addition, all custom graphics, images, photographs, button icons and scripts are service marks, trademarks and/or trade dress of SHOOTME, and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from SHOOTME.
C. SHOOTME may, at its sole discretion, enable you to (i) create, upload, post, send, receive and store content, such as text, photos, images, audio, video, or other materials and information on or through the SHOOTME Website; and (ii) access and view any content that SHOOTME itself makes available on or through the SHOOTME Website, including proprietary SHOOTME content and any content licensed or authorized for use by or through SHOOTME from a third party ("SHOOTME Content" and together with "PHOTOGRAPHER Content", "Website Content"). The SHOOTME Website, SHOOTME Content, may in its entirety or in part be protected by copyright, trademark, and/or other laws of India and other countries.
D. All the rights, title and interest including intellectual property rights including Copyright subsist in all photographs captured/clicked by photographer as part of the service under this agreement will be of SHOOTME and at our written request, unconditionally assign all the rights of photographs on us.
E. Subject to compliance with these Terms, SHOOTME grants you a limited, nonexclusive, non-licensable, revocable, non-transferable license to (i) access and view any Website Content made available on or through the SHOOTME Website and accessible to you, solely for personal and noncommercial use.
F. Subject to compliance with these Terms, SHOOTME also grants a limited, non-transferable, non-exclusive, non-licensable, revocable license to photographer to use the photographs taken by photographer only for the purpose of incorporating such photographs into your own advertising, promotional and marketing materials, solely for personal and non-commercial use and such use or incorporation of photographs are subject to consent and approval of Users and SHOOTME.
G. SHOOTME takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any Content that photographer or any other third party creates, stores, shares, posts or sends through the SHOOTME Website or any other medium without prior permission of SHOOTME and Users.
9.1 SHOOTME respect that people have different comfort levels around sharing photos online and therefore, SHOOTME understands and agrees that SHOOTME will never share photos of its User without obtaining written consent from User first.
9.2 SHOOTME undertakes and agrees that After your shoot, SHOOTME will send a survey to its Users where they can "opt-in" to share their photos on social media, with the press (such as a magazine) or with our official partners. Users are under no obligation to share photos.
9.3 After receiving prior written consent from Users, SHOOTME shall have the unrestricted right and permission to use, re-use, publish, and republish photographic portraits or images of Users, whether partial or complete, composite or distorted in character or form, or reproduction thereof in colour or otherwise, made through any and all media now or hereafter known for illustration, art, promotion, advertising, trade, or any other purpose, for which Users will not raise any objection.
10.2. You understand and agree that SHOOTME cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties will never be able to defeat our security measures or use the personal information, as provided, for improper purposes. You acknowledge that the personal information and data provided is at its own risk.
11.1. You may in the course of our business relationship, acquire or be exposed to Confidential Information.
11.2. You hereby undertake to (i) hold all such Confidential Information in strictest confidence, (ii) not to disclose such Confidential Information either in whole or in part to any person other than those who are authorized to receive such Confidential Information in accordance with the Terms hereof, (iii) not to use such Confidential Information for any purpose whatsoever save as may be strictly necessary in connection with the services provided under this Agreement, (iv) not reverse engineer, disassemble or decompile any prototypes, software or other tangible objects which embody the Confidential Information and which are provided to you hereunder.
11.3.3. Is required to be disclosed by you under the compulsion of law, or by order of any court or government or regulatory body to whose supervisory authority you are a subject to; provided that, in any such event, you shall give the disclosing party a notice in writing as soon as practicable (which shall be, subject to the applicable law, prior notice where possible and not later than 30 days after such disclosure) and you shall use your best effort to obtain assurance that the disclosed information will be accorded confidential treatment to the maximum extent possible under law.
11.4. You agree that you shall take all reasonable measures to protect the secrecy of and avoid unauthorized disclosure and use of the Confidential Information and shall take at least those measures that you take to protect your own Confidential Information.
12.1.1. This Agreement shall continue to be valid unless terminated by either Party to this Agreement with 30 days prior Notice to the other Party, expressing its willingness and intention to terminate this Agreement.
12.1.2. In addition to the above, either Party may terminate this Agreement with immediate Notice for Material Breach of the Terms of this Agreement by the other party, or for any statutory reasons.
12.1.3. In case of a rectifiable breach of the Terms of this Agreement by either Party, the other Party may terminate this Agreement with immediate Notice, if the former Party fails to rectify or cure the breach within 30 days from the date the later Party notifies the breach in writing.
12.1.4. You may terminate this Agreement on the terms as aforementioned, by giving a 30 days prior Notice to SHOOTME via E-mail, at its registered E-mail address viz. admin@shootme.in. Similarly, SHOOTME may terminate this Agreement by giving a 30 days prior Notice via E-mail at your registered E-mail address.
12.1.5. Photographers upon termination of his account with SHOOTME shall handover each and every data and materials which include photographs, which he had captured by providing its services through SHOOTME and Photographer shall not use the same for any purposes.
12.1.6. You agree that any obligations under this Agreement, accrued prior to the termination of this Agreement, shall be fulfilled by you post termination, what so ever.
G. If you failed to perform your obligations mentioned herein this Agreement.
H. SHOOTME believes in good faith that such action is reasonably necessary to protect the personal safety or property of SHOOTME, its Users, or third parties, or to prevent fraud or other illegal activity.
13.2.2. In case of the aforementioned breaches, SHOOTME may take any other measures such as limiting your access to its account, cancel any pending or confirmed bookings, revoke any special privilege given to the account, or refuse to delete or delay any rating, review or content.
14.1. If you choose to use the SHOOTME Website or Website Content, you do so voluntarily and solely at your own risk. The SHOOTME Website or Website Content is provided on an "as is" basis, without warranty of any kind, either express or implied.
14.2. You agree that you have had whatever opportunity deemed necessary to investigate the SHOOTME Services, laws, rules, or regulations that may be applicable to your Services, and that you are not relying upon any statement of law or fact made by SHOOTME relating to service.
14.3. If SHOOTME chooses to conduct identity verification or background checks on you, to the extent permitted by applicable law, SHOOTME disclaims warranties of any kind, either express or implied, that such checks will identify prior misconduct by you or guarantee that you will not engage in any misconduct in the future.
14.4. The foregoing disclaimers apply to the maximum extent permitted by law. You may have other statutory rights. However, the duration of statutorily required warranties, if any, shall be limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.
14.5. SHOOTME does not make any representation or warranty as to the quality or value of the services offered on the SHOOTME Website. SHOOTME does not implicitly or explicitly support or endorse any services on the SHOOTME Website. SHOOTME accepts no liability for any errors or omissions, whether on behalf of itself or third parties.
14.6 You acknowledge and agree that you are responsible for your own acts and omissions, and are also responsible for the acts and omissions of any individuals. In furtherance, you agree that you will be solely responsible to other third parties for any loss, damage or cost incurred by any of them arising directly or indirectly from any act, omission or neglect on your part.
14.7 You acknowledge that there will be occasions when the SHOOTME Website may be interrupted, including, without limitation, for scheduled maintenance or upgrades, for emergency repairs, or due to failure of telecommunications links and/or equipment.
14.8 IN NO EVENT WILL SHOOTME OR ITS AFFILIATES OR ANY PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING, OR DELIVERING THE WEBSITE, BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR'S ACCESS, USE, MISUSE, OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE OR ANY LINKED SITES, OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE. THESE LIMITATIONS APPLY WHETHER THE ALLEGED LIABILITY IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR ON ANY OTHER BASIS, EVEN IF SHOOTME HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
14.9 THE QUALITY, MAINTENANCE AND PERFORMANCE OF YOUR SERVICES ARE ENTIRELY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF YOU.
15.1 Photographer represent and affirm that you have understood, and are in agreement with the Contractual relation between yourself and SHOOTME, to be legally binding agreement.
15.2 Photographer agree and warrant that SHOOTME has not made any representation in any manner with respect to a particular quantity or quality Booking being sent to you.
15.3 Photographer represents and warrants that he has understood that SHOOTME in its sole discretion to send booking and SHOOTME is not under obligation to send any booking whatsoever.
15.4 Photographer represents and warrants that he has requisite experience and knowledge as professional photographer.
15.5 Photographer represents and warrants that he has all requisite equipment for providing services to SHOOTME Users as Photographer.
15.6.9. by passing the measures we may use to prevent or restrict access to the Website, including without limitation features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any content or enforce limitations on use of the Website or the content therein.
16.1. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold SHOOTME and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees and agents, harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, costs, liabilities, losses and damages of any kind (including attorney's fees) resulting from (i) your use, misuse or abuse of the SHOOTME Website and/or the Website Content, or (ii) your breach of any provisions of this Agreement, or (iii) your interaction including without limitation any injuries, losses or damages (whether compensatory, direct, incidental, consequential or otherwise) of any kind arising in connection with or as a result of such interaction, participation or use, (iv) SHOOTME's collection and remittance of applicable taxes, or (v) your breach of any laws, regulations or third party rights. You will cooperate as fully as reasonably required in SHOOTME's defense of any claim. SHOOTME reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you and, you shall not in any event settle any matter without the written consent from SHOOTME.
17.1.1. SHOOTME hereby declares that although it may help facilitate the resolution of disputes, it is not liable for any dispute arising between parties, either contractual or otherwise.
17.1.2. In case of any disputes between Parties to this agreement, the same shall be resolved by the dispute resolution mechanism as stipulated in the agreement between them. For disputes not covered by such a clause, the parties may approach the appropriate judicial forum for exercising your individual rights or claims.
17.2.1. The Parties to this agreement mutually agree that any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to these terms or the breach, termination, enforcement or interpretation thereof, or pertaining to the use of the SHOOTME Website, Payment, Photography Services, (collectively referred to as the "disputes") will be settled by binding arbitration. The arbitration tribunal shall comprise of a sole arbitrator to be appointed by SHOOTME, and the fees of the arbitration is to be borne by both the parties equally. The arbitrator's decision will include the essential findings and conclusions upon which the arbitrator based the award. Judgment on the arbitration award may be entered in any court with proper jurisdiction. The arbitrator may award declaratory or injunctive relief only on an individual basis and only to the extent necessary to provide relief warranted by the claimant's individual claim.
17.2.2. Prior to initiating arbitration proceedings, the parties mutually agree to notify the other party of a dispute, and the parties shall have a meeting for the purposes of resolving the dispute inter-se, without the need to enforce the arbitration clause. If after a good-faith effort to negotiate, the parties are unable to resolve the dispute, the party intending to initiate the arbitration proceedings shall notify the other party of the intention, prior to initiating the proceedings.
17.2.3. The parties each agree that any claim related to actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation or violation of a party's copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents, or other intellectual property rights are exceptions to the Arbitration Agreement and will be brought in a judicial proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction.
The parties agree that the law governing the present agreement shall be the laws of India, and the courts of Gujarat, shall have exclusive jurisdiction with respect to any dispute arising from this agreement.
To Accept the terms and conditions mentioned herein above and to use the SHOOTME Website and Services provided by SHOOTME, you should be at least 18 years/Major and in case you are not 18-year-old, you parent or guardian permission will be required for the purpose of booking shoot.
G Failure on the part of SHOOTME to enforce any right or provision in these Terms will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision unless acknowledged and agreed to by us in writing.
1.13 "Term" means the Term of this Agreement as mentioned in this Agreement.
2.2 By booking services of SHOOTME, User agrees to avail services of SHOOTME and Users are bound by these Terms and Conditions.
3.1 You understand and agree that bookings of the Photography Service are accepted by SHOOTME based on real-time.
3.2 In the event of a booking made by a User for any of services ("Booking") listed on the SHOOTME Website for any destination and for any time period, it shall be deemed that the booking is confirmed on receipt of such Booking request from the User.
3.3 In the event of a booking made by a User for any of Services for a particular Schedule Time of Use, for a particular date or set of dates, each of such booking shall be construed as a different booking ID for the purpose of reference, at the time of booking or at any time thereafter, by Photographer or SHOOTME.
3.4 User understands and agrees that Photographers will suggest or advise reasonably safe and best location to Users in or around the city for purpose of photography, but Users will have to employ his own judgment before following the advises or suggestions given by the photographer.
3.5 User understands and agrees that once Photography is commenced, Booking Fees are not refundable.
3.6 User understands and agrees that once a Booking of any of services of SHOOTME is made by him, the price for such booking will not be altered, modified or changed by SHOOTME, even on a request made thereto.
3.7 User understands and agrees that Once a Booking is done by him for any of Services for Particular Schedule Time and if he fails to appear on Particular Schedule Time/ Session, it will be considered as "No Show".
3.8 User understands and agrees that If Users wish to "Extend" the time beyond Schedule Session and if Photographer is available, you shall pay add-on-time amount to SHOOTME as decided by SHOOTME on their website.
3.9 User understands and agrees that if he/ She arrives "late" for the session from Schedule Time, Original Start Time will be forfeited and he agrees to shoot for remaining Time. In furtherance, User agrees that number of photos delivered may be adjusted with a view to reflect the actual time spent together.
3.10 Photographer and the Users both can cancel ("Cancellation") a confirmed booking at any time pursuant to the terms ("Cancellation Terms") as specified herein, and SHOOTME will refund the amount of the net-amount due to User, if any, in accordance with such Cancellation Terms.
If You will change package booked by you within 48 hours of the shoot date, SHOOTME Will not refund booking fee to You for cancelled package.
3.13 No refund shall be available to the User in the event of a No-show.
4.1 User agrees that if he/she wishes to reschedule his/her session before 48 hours of Schedule Shoot time, he/she will need to contact SHOOTME Concierge at the earliest to enable SHOOTME to make an arrangement of new Shoot Time Schedule, which is subject to availability of assigned photographer. User agrees that in case of reschedule of shoot, if assigned photographer would not be available, in that circumstances User will rebook a new shoot and upon that condition SHOOTME will give credit of the paid fees to Users and Users can use the said credit within 6 months on SHOOTME.
A. You hereby agree and undertake that SHOOTME reserve the right, in its sole discretion, to charge and collect fees for providing services to its Users.
B. You hereby agree and undertake to pay Fee to SHOOTME for availing the chosen services of SHOOTME as per the Price specified on Website OR as decided by SHOOTME.
C. You hereby agree and undertake to pay Fee to SHOOTME before the Photography Session Commence.
D. You hereby agree and undertake to pay additional Fee to SHOOTME for extension of Photography Session or for additional Time as decided by SHOOTME and specified on Website.
E. You hereby agree and undertake that you shall pay additional fees and costs related to your location choice (transportation, admission fees, etc). If you wish your assigned photographer to participate in any activities, you will need to cover their fees as well.
F. You hereby agree and undertake that Once you have availed the photography service from the SHOOTME and If You have booked Standard Package as specified by SHOOTME on website, then You shall not avail additional photography services directly from photographer without prior consent of SHOOTME and Users shall not make the payment of additional services of photography, if availed, directly to the photographer without approval of SHOOTME.
F. SHOOTME takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any Content that photographer or any other third party creates, stores, shares, posts or sends through the SHOOTME Website or any other medium without prior permission of SHOOTME and Users.
7.1 You hereby agree that Photographer assigned to you for photo session in his discretion shall select the best images from the shoot and after photo editing, which includes cropping, colour exposure adjustment etc. i.e. light editing, will deliver them in online Gallery with a prescribed quantity of images within your chosen package.
7.2 You understand and agree that your package does not include photo shopping or extensive edits to any images.
7.3 You understand and agree that SHOOTME or assigned Photographer will not provide extra photos for compensation.
7.4 You understand and agree that SHOOTME will not provide any raw format to protect its photographer's work.
8.1 SHOOTME respect that people have different comfort levels around sharing photos online and therefore, SHOOTME understands and agrees that SHOOTME will never share photos of its User without obtaining written consent from User first.
8.2 SHOOTME undertakes and agrees that After your shoot, SHOOTME will send a survey to its Users where they can "opt-in" to share their photos on social media, with the press (such as a magazine) or with our official partners. Users are under no obligation to share photos.
8.3 After receiving prior written consent from Users, SHOOTME shall have the unrestricted right and permission to use, re-use, publish, and republish photographic portraits or images of Users, whether partial or complete, composite or distorted in character or form, or reproduction thereof in colour or otherwise, made through any and all media now or hereafter known for illustration, art, promotion, advertising, trade, or any other purpose, for which Users will not raise any objection.
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Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg represents the 37th Legislative District and is running for re-election. She was elected to the Senate in 2005 and has served as Majority Leader since 2012. She received a Bachelor of Arts from University of California in History. Senator Weinberg serves as the Vice-Chair of the Legislative Oversight Committee and as a member of several others, including the Joint Budget Oversight and the Joint Committee on Economic Justice and Equal Employment Opportunity Committee.
Senator Weinberg is a consistent environmental champion and was integral in getting open space implementation language passed. She was a sponsor of legislation dealing with cumulative impacts in environmental justice communities.


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May bring bill similar to Disha act: Anil Deshmukh
Feb 27, 2020, 5:59 am IST
The Asian Age. | Sonu Shrivastava
Metros, Mumbai
Deshmukh on Wednesday briefed both Houses of the state Legislature about the same.
Anil Deshmukh
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government, too, will introduce a bill on the lines of Andhra Pradesh's DISHA Act in order to check rising crimes against women. The state has appointed a four-member committee, which will study the DISHA Act. Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh has already been to Andhra Pradesh in this regard.
Mr Deshmukh on Wednesday briefed both Houses of the state Legislature about the same.
He said that the proposed Act will have a provision for capital punishment in cases of gang rape and rape of minors. In addition to this, a SIT (Special Investigation Team) will be formed to look into atrocities against the women in each district. Besides, a court will also be set up. A separate register will be maintained for registering offences against women and children in police stations.
During a discussion over calling attention motion on the atrocities against women, Mr Deshmukh said that he had visited Andhra Pradesh and held a discussion with the chief minister and home minister of Andhra Pradesh. "A team of five officers of the police and home departments is currently studying the Act," the home minister said.
Mr Deshmukh told reporters at Vidhan Bhavan that the government will try to investigate the cases related to atrocities against women within seven days and file the charge sheet. The hearing of the cases will be completed within 14 working days. Thus, the judgment will be delivered within 21 days.
He said that the statute is being studied whether it is possible to complete the investigation within the stipulated time with the current police force or the time needs to be extended. The home minister said that before finalising the draft of the Act, it will be discussed with women legislators.
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The third quarter of 2018 was not as successful for ICOs as the first and second quarters. Nevertheless, the total amount of funds collected exceeded $2.4 billion. In this regard, the 20 largest ICOs accounted for more than 40% of this amount, which represents around $1 billion in total.
At least, that's what a new report covering data on ICO market movements in Q3 2018 says. An index carried out by top experts in the field. Among them we can find professor Dmitrii Kornilov, Doctor of Economics, Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, and Leading Analyst at ICOBox; Dima Zaitsev, PhD in Economics, Head of International Public Relations and Business Analytics Department Chief at ICOBox; Nick Evdokimov, Co-Founder of ICOBox; Anar Babaev, Co-Founder of ICOBox; Daria Generalova, Co-Founder of ICOBox. The index was first published on coinspeaker.
According to the popular site and citing the report, a total of 600 ICOs were completed during Q3 2018. The portal Icobench.com alone shows 525 completed projects for the period from July 1-September 30. This same website also shows more than 240 projects that are scheduled to start after October 1, 2018.
Despite the high risk of placing funds in ICOs, the statements of many publications on the existence of numerous fraudulent projects, and the depreciation in the prices of the tokens of many projects, this area continues to develop in anticipation of positive changes on the cryptocurrency market. Some ICOs issuing new tokens are in fact concealed offers of securities, which could be dangerous for backers. Due to the absence of clear legislative and regulatory principles on ICOs in most countries, ICO participants encounter new difficulties and possibilities.
Yet, nevertheless, the third quarter was rich in interesting events and large ICOs. For example, the leader by funds collected in the third quarter was the tZERO project, which is a subsidiary of the Blockstain Overstock.com company.
tZERO collected $134 million. The project was launched on December 18, 2017, and was developed to meet SEC requirements. tZERO is the first alternative trading system for cryptographic tokens that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) assigns to the category of securities. The goal was to collect $250 million. However, and citing information from a press release, the funds collected by tZERO equaled $134 million. GSR Capital will subsequently purchase a share in the project worth $270 million when the company's capitalization reaches $1.5 billion.
To recap, during the third quarter of 2018 more than $2.4 billion were collected (this amount includes 197 ICOs). However, due to the fall in total capitalization of the cryptocurrency market since the start of 2018, the adjustment has crossed over to ICOs as well. This is leading to a steady fall in the hard cap requirements of projects, a drop in the effectiveness of fund collection, and many projects are not disclosing data on the amount of funds collected on their official websites.
"The future effectiveness of ICOs will depend directly on the change in cryptocurrency market capitalization, as well as on the formation of legislative norms for holding ICOs in the countries of the European Union, the USA, Japan, South Korea, UAE, and, of course, China," stated at coinspeaker.


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Bass Lake es un lugar designado por el censo ubicado en el condado de Starke en el estado estadounidense de Indiana. En el Censo de 2010 tenía una población de 1195 habitantes y una densidad poblacional de 40,91 personas por km².

Geografía
Bass Lake se encuentra ubicado en las coordenadas . Según la Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos, Bass Lake tiene una superficie total de 29.21 km², de la cual 23.54 km² corresponden a tierra firme y (19.43%) 5.67 km² es agua.

Demografía
Según el censo de 2010, había 1195 personas residiendo en Bass Lake. La densidad de población era de 40,91 hab./km². De los 1195 habitantes, Bass Lake estaba compuesto por el 97.15% blancos, el 0.33% eran afroamericanos, el 0.5% eran amerindios, el 0.17% eran asiáticos, el 0% eran isleños del Pacífico, el 0.5% eran de otras razas y el 1.34% pertenecían a dos o más razas. Del total de la población el 3.35% eran hispanos o latinos de cualquier raza.

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Lugares designados por el censo en Indiana
Localidades del condado de Starke (Indiana)

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Amy Adams Whips Out Her Mom Voice on the Red Carpet
"We do not swear on the red carpet. We behave ourselves." All-new episodes of 'The Graham Norton Show' premiere Fridays at 11/10c on BBC America.
Hugh Grant on Nicole Kidman's 'Secret Language'
'The Undoing' actress shares a secret childhood language with her sister, and they can still speak it today! All-new episodes of 'The Graham Norton Show' premiere Fridays at 11/10c on BBC America.
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It turns out child stewardesses are very generous with the wine! All-new episodes of 'The Graham Norton Show' premiere Fridays at 11/10c on BBC America.
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'The Undoing' star reveals his hilariously strong hatred for fish. All-new episodes of 'The Graham Norton Show' premiere Fridays at 11/10c on BBC America.


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Ecuador expands Galapagos' protection
PUERTO AYORA: Ecuador created a massive new marine reserve Friday (Saturday in Manila) north of its Galapagos islands, forming a Pacific corridor up to Costa Rica's Cocos Island National Park to preserve species of migratory fauna, such as sharks. President Guillermo Lasso, onboard a scientific vessel from the Galapagos National Park (PNG) anchored in the bay of Puerto Ayora off Santa Cruz Island, signed the decree creating the new reserve called "Hermandad" (Brotherhood). To mark the opening of the marine reserve, he then cut a ribbon made out of materials collected during coastal cleanups conducted in the Galapagos.
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Please click on the questions below to read the answers to Frequently Asked Questions.
What is the role of the Board at Serendipity Center?
The board establishes and furthers our mission.
The board serves as ambassadors in the community, raising awareness and forming new relationships on behalf of Serendipity.
The board gives and helps raise financial support.
The board provides fiscal and policy oversight.
The board plans and implements strategic goals, guiding the evolution of the agency.
What do we consider Serendipity's greatest accomplishments?
Over the past 38 years, Serendipity has helped thousands of young people gain skills and overcome trauma. Our students maintain high attendance and demonstrate gains on personal goals.
Serendipity maintains an excellent reputation with our referring school districts for quality services and professionalism.
Serendipity is responsive and flexible in our ability to meet the changing needs of our students, families, and community.
Serendipity is the only local therapeutic school that maintains accreditation as a private special purpose school and certification as a children's outpatient mental health provider.
As a RE-Education program, Serendipity prioritizes the preparation of young people for successful transition into their communities.
Serendipity is a former investee with the Social Venture Partners in Portland.
What are the most important projects and challenges being confronted by the organization?
Securing adequate funding during a time of complex and changing systems for financing both education and mental health services in Oregon.
Adapting our facilities to meet the current needs of our children and programs.
Expanding our service model and programs (Transition services, therapeutic services, and the Communications Classroom) given the limitations of our infrastructure and of the capital needed to support growth.
What is the annual operating budget?
The 2017 – 2018 annual budget predicts revenue of approximately $6,309,150. Projected expenses will be slightly below this amount, allowing the agency to post a modest positive net income.
Is Serendipity Center in good financial health? Are their clear strategies for the staff and board to sustain and improve financial health?
Serendipity's Finance Committee annually revises fiscal policies, ensuring compliance with new requirements for nonprofits.
Included in the fiscal policies are procedures to prevent fraud and to ensure transparency.
Through the work of the Finance Committee, there is regular and on-going oversight of the agency's financial performance.
A process of zero-based budgeting is used in the creation of the annual budget.
The annual independent audit consistently results in an unmodified opinion.
The Fundraising team, working with the Executive Director, drafts an annual fundraising plan for Serendipity, which our board then reviews. The annual plan identifies critical initiatives and sets benchmarks for the upcoming fiscal year.
Is there an annual independent audit?
Yes. The annual audit is completed over the summer, following the close of the fiscal year on June 30th. Serendipity's Finance Committee recruits and supports an Audit Subcommittee, charged with engaging the independent auditor, reviewing the findings, and ensuring implementation of recommendations. Typically, the auditor presents the audited financial statements and audit letter to the board in October.
How does the board evaluate the Executive Director? How does the board handle ED compensation?
Serendipity's board conducts an annual evaluation of the Executive Director. The Board Chair solicits feedback from all board members and then produces the evaluation. Compensation for the Executive Director is included in contracting, and is also handled by the Board Chair. Compensation and benefit surveys that offer comparisons with like-sized local nonprofits are used as guides in the compensation setting process.
Is there Directors' and Officers' coverage? How recently has a professional reviewed the risk management policies to evaluate the adequacy of insurance coverage?
Serendipity does provide Management Liability for past, present and future Board and committee members and officers in the amount of $2,000,000. Management Liability includes Directors' & Officers' Liability, Employment Practices Liability, Fiduciary Liability, Workplace Violence Liability, Sexual Misconduct Coverage, Cost of Defense for Wage and Hour Claims, and Telephone Consumer Protection Act Claims. In addition, we provide insurance in the following areas: Property, Inland Marine, Boiler/Mechanical Breakdown, Crime, General Liability, Business Auto (owned, non-owned, and hired); Cyber Liability, Worker's Compensation , and a $5 million Umbrella policy. The adequacy of our insurance coverage is reviewed annually prior to policy renewal with our broker. Evidence of renewed coverage and current insurance limits are provided annually to all board members.
Has the board adopted a Conflict of Interest policy?
Yes. The Executive Committee has crafted several board policies, which have been adopted by our Board of Directors. Other policies define procedures for recruiting and mentoring new members, electing officers, authorizing committees to make decisions, working with program management and staff, and evaluating and compensating the Executive Director.
Have there been any allegations of financial mismanagement?
What training and mentoring is offered to new board members?
Serendipity's mission, core beliefs, and agency history.
An annual calendar of meetings and board events.
Roster and contact information for board members and advisors.
The annual budget and current financial reports.
Previous board meeting agendas, minutes, and monthly Director's reports.
Serendipity's Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws.
Strategic objectives and annual work plans.
What time commitment do board members make?
Ten hours each month is the average time requirement for board members. This amount typically includes board meeting preparation and attendance; committee meeting preparation, attendance, and assignments; and travel time.
How is accountability created for board members?
Each board member completes and submits a self-evaluation annually. On some years, this feedback is solicited in an interview format with the Board Chair. This evaluation assists members in assessing their contributions as board members against the expectations outlined in the board contract and the commitments made in their personal fundraising plans. Accountability for committees is established through quarterly reports of progress towards the annual strategic work plan provided to the full board in board meetings.


This is a case study of how Aleris International migrated their on premise 12c OBIEE instance to the Cloud in order to do a side by side comparison and the lessons learned along the way.
One of the surprises you may encounter in your EBS 12.2.7 upgrade is the phrase You Are In Lockdown Mode. It's a sobering surprise if you aren't anticipating it, but why do you get it and what does it mean? Oracle's eBusiness Suite Secure Configuration Console provides a weighted set of recommendations for securing your EBS environment. It comes enabled by default in 12.2.7 but can be backported to 12.1.3 with a patch. What are they and what can you do with them, and what can you do to be past them temporarily? This presentation provides highlights of the new security feature, along with details on running it manually and what you can expect from the suggestions it provides.


Located in the Mongkok area, VP Hotel is just a 6-minute walk from the Prince Edward MTR Station, which allows guests to easily reach any corner of the city. Also, it is situated within a short walk of plenty of cozy restaurants, famous street markets and shopping malls. VP hotel comprises 48 guest rooms. Each air-conditioned room features a safe, hair dryer, TV, tea/coffee making facilitie, free bottled water. There is also free internet access. The hotel facilities include meeting facilities and a business center.
AsiaWorld-Expo - Approx. 40 mins by car/taxi or MTR.
Causeway Bay - Approx. 18-23 mins by car/taxi or MTR.
Central - Approx. 18-20 mins by car/taxi or MTR.
Lan Kwai Fong - Approx. 20-23 mins by car/taxi or MTR.
Langham Place Shopping Mall - Approx. 13 mins on foot.
MTR Prince Edward Station - Approx. 6 mins on foot.
Tsim Sha Tsui - Approx. 13-15 mins car/taxi or MTR.
Wan Chai - Approx. 18-20 mins by car/taxi or MTR.
Hotel 36 is situated in the heart of the dynamic and entertainment district of Kowloon, Mongkok. The Prince Edward MTR station is only 2-3 minutes on foot and provides easy transportation throughout the city. There are 160 rooms on the 13 floors. Each of them is well-appointed and equipped with modern in-room amenities.
Lander Hotel Prince Edward is located in Mongkok, 10 minutes on foot from the shopping areas of Mongkok and 40 minutes by car or taxi from the airport. The hotel has easy access to major modes of public transportation system and is just 5 minutes on foot to the Prince Edward MTR station.
Oriental Lander Hotel is conveniently situated in the north-west part of Mong Kok and provides easy access to the major transport links, including the Prince Edward MTR station, which is just 5 minutes on foot. The hotel facilities include a restaurant, a beauty salon, a business centre and a conference room.


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Examining Global Security
International Conference Confronts the Critical "Religion-Security" Nexus
Dozens of international representatives gathered at St. Edward's University in November for a two-day forum on the subject of "Exploring the Religious-Policy/Security Nexus in Responding to Critical Contemporary Religious/Global Challenges."
The conference brought academic experts, policy officials, security practitioners and religious leaders from nine countries to the St. Edward's University campus to share perspectives on collaborating with religious communities to address important security issues and threats. More than 200 university students, faculty, staff and members of the Austin community participated in the discussions with the visiting conference contributors.
The event was sponsored by the Kozmetsky Center at St. Edward's with the support of the NATO Public Diplomacy Division. It builds on a broader project launched last January by the Kozmetsky Center in cooperation with the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University Project on Religion and International Security.
Contributing Insights for Policy-Making
"By facilitating exchanges among experts representing different nations and regions, we hope to strengthen networks of collaboration for addressing the most critical security challenges facing humanity in this century," said Sharyl Cross, director of the Kozmetsky Center, which serves as a resource for informing the St. Edward's community and the broader public on critical global topics.
Conference attendees examined complex issues of religion and security from multiple points of view. The wealth of experience and insights they brought produced a significant body of ideas and recommendations to be shared with academic and policy-making communities.
Building Dialogues, Understanding and Trust
In his keynote presentation, Andrew S. Natsios, director of Scrowcroft Institute of International Affairs and executive professor at George H.W. Bush School of Government, Texas A&M University, framed an over-arching set of issues to prompt the discussions. He warned that the world is entering a period of heightened instability and risk. "Protectionism, isolationism, nativism, religious extremism and ultra-nationalism are growing in all western democracies," Natsios said. "Understanding the role of religion in the rule of law is imperative as we build new structures of power to support an equitable international order."
Speaking from NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Jamie Shea, deputy assistant secretary general for Emerging Security Challenges, provided an overview of NATO's challenges to the East and South, and acknowledged the importance of fostering communication and constructive cooperation with religious actors in addressing the most pressing security issues for the alliance. Shea reflected on the range of issues that must be considered in terms of defining NATO's responsibilities in countering terrorism, including whether the Alliance should be involved in countering terrorist use of the internet to disseminate their messages or recruit followers. "We [NATO] don't have the luxury of making a wrong move," he said.
Shea also expanded on points made by Natsios, reminding participants that the ideals of liberalism, internationalism, freedom and human rights are in the minority in today's world. "Opening dialogue for understanding across cultures and communities is more necessary than ever," he said. "We must build mutual trust with local players.
Actions that squander that sense of trust include "the negative ways governments have treated Muslim populations, which fosters skepticism and resistance to collaboration," said Imam Mohamed Magid, executive Director of the All Dulles Area Muslim Society Center and a program chairman at Harvard University.
Tackling the Causes of Extremism
Marie Richards, Deputy Counterterrorism Coordinator for Regional and Multilateral Affairs with the U.S. Department of State offered a perspective on the U.S. government's role in combating terrorism and violent extremism. Richards pointed to the importance the U.S. government assigns to amplify credible voices as a means for countering terrorism and extremism. "This means supporting women, youth and religious leaders who are trustworthy sources to expose violent extremism and provide positive alternatives," she said.
Frances Flannery, professor of Religion at James Madison University and a Biblical scholar, addressed the nuclear threat of religious extremists. She focused on radical apocalypticism: a belief that the divine has sent the divine point of view to a small group of righteous extremists who believe that their violence will be vindicated. "Violence against extremists will only reinforce their belief that they are being oppressed," said Flannery. "To stop extremism, we must address the underlying issues that make desperate people turn to extremism."
Among those issues is a sense of powerlessness said Chantal de Jonge Oudraat, president of Women in International Security. She emphasized that not all fundamentalist or extremist religions are violent, but there is a correlation: "Fundamentalists and nonviolent extremist groups provide the music to which the violent extremists dance." And with that dance comes the glorifying of hyper-masculine behavior, which suppresses women and encourages gender segregation. In order to support the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, "religious communities must work out where they stand on gender equality," she said.
Balancing Security, Religion and Human Rights
David Kirkham, academic director at Brigham Young University London Centre and an expert on ideological extremism, underscored the importance of conversations that involve a balance of security, religious and human rights communities. "Religious leaders and people of faith need to respect law, and others need to value what religion can contribute to society. Forces that emphasize one without the other are missing out," he said.
Kirkham's statement echoed a major point voiced by Cross during the opening session: "The implications of religious influence and identity in pursuing actions in the international community should not be underestimated."
Cross noted that by all accounts, the organizers' goals for the conference were achieved. "Attendees gained an even greater appreciation of the challenges and urgent need for engaging religious actors in collaborating toward world peace," she said.
For Global Studies major Rebecca Aaron '17, the Kozmetsky Center event was a much-appreciated opportunity to take part in a working conference that will contribute to international policy. "The Kozmetsky Center removes the distance between students and global experts," she says. "Seeing and meeting the people involved in this conference made the issues more personal."
Learn more about the Kozmetsky Center and the global learning opportunities it provides for students.
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Restaurant Industry Outlook Softened in May as Restaurant Performance Index Fell Below 100
Restaurant operators remain optimistic about sales growth and the economy in the months ahead, though same-store sales and traffic levels softened in May
WASHINGTON (RestaurantNewsRelease.com) The outlook for the restaurant industry softened in May, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of restaurant activity fell below 100 for the first time in three months. The Association's Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) – a monthly composite index that tracks the health of and outlook for the U.S. restaurant industry – stood at 99.7 in May, down 0.7 percent from April's level of 100.4. The RPI's May drop came after strong index growth earlier this year and amid sharply increasing wholesale food prices.
"Although the sales and customer traffic indicators softened in May, capital expenditure activity rose to its highest level in nearly two years," said Hudson Riehle, senior vice president of the Research and Knowledge Group for the Association. "This, along with a continued positive outlook for sales and the overall economy, signals that restaurant operators remain optimistic that business conditions will improve in the months ahead."
Visit the Association's website to view a video of Riehle providing an industry update – www.restaurant.org.
The RPI – a monthly composite index that tracks the health of and outlook for the U.S. restaurant industry – is constructed so that the health of the restaurant industry is measured in relation to a steady-state level of 100. Index values above 100 indicate that key industry indicators are in a period of expansion, and index values below 100 represent a period of contraction for key industry indicators. The RPI consists of two components, the Current Situation Index and the Expectations Index.
The Current Situation Index, which measures current trends in four industry indicators (same-store sales, traffic, labor and capital expenditures), stood at 98.7 in May – down 0.3 percent from its April level. The Current Situation Index remained below 100 for the 33rd consecutive month, which signifies contraction in the current situation indicators.
Restaurant operators reported a net decline in same-store sales for the second consecutive month in May. Thirty-five percent of restaurant operators reported a same-store sales gain between May 2009 and May 2010, down from 39 percent of operators who reported higher sales in April. In comparison, 46 percent of operators reported a same-store sales decline in May, up from 41 percent of operators who reported negative sales in April.
Restaurant operators also reported softer customer traffic results in May. Thirty-three percent of restaurant operators reported an increase in customer traffic between May 2009 and May 2010, down from 37 percent who reported higher customer traffic in April. Meanwhile, 43 percent of operators reported a traffic decline in May, up from 39 percent who reported lower traffic in April.
Although sales and traffic results softened in May, restaurant operators reported an uptick in capital spending activity. Forty-five percent of operators said they made a capital expenditure for equipment, expansion, or remodeling during the past three months, up from 40 percent last month and the highest level in nearly two years.
The Expectations Index, which measures restaurant operators' six-month outlook for four industry indicators (same-store sales, employees, capital expenditures and business conditions), stood at 100.8 in May – down 1.0 percent from April's level of 101.8. Despite the decline, the Expectations Index remained above 100 for the fifth consecutive month, which represents expansion in the forward-looking indicators.
Although restaurant operators remain optimistic about sales growth in the months ahead, their optimism slipped somewhat in recent months. Forty-three percent of restaurant operators expect to have higher sales in six months (compared with the same period in the previous year), down from 47 percent who reported similarly last month. In comparison, 18 percent of restaurant operators expect their sales volume in six months to be lower than it was during the same period in the previous year, up from 12 percent who reported similarly last month and the highest level in four months.
Restaurant operators are also not as optimistic about the direction of the overall economy. Thirty-three percent of restaurant operators said they expect economic conditions to improve in six months, down from 41 percent who reported similarly last month and the lowest level in four months. In comparison, 15 percent of operators said they expect economic conditions to worsen in the next six months, up from 10 percent last month.
Restaurant operators' plans for capital expenditures held relatively steady in recent months. Forty-six percent of restaurant operators plan to make a capital expenditure for equipment, expansion or remodeling in the next six months, roughly on par with the levels reported in the previous three months.
The RPI is based on the responses to the National Restaurant Association's Restaurant Industry Tracking Survey, which is fielded monthly among restaurant operators nationwide on a variety of indicators including sales, traffic, labor, and capital expenditures. The full report is available online (http://www.restaurant.org/pdfs/research/index/201005.pdf).
The RPI is released on the last business day of each month, and more detailed data and analysis can be found on Restaurant TrendMapper (www.restaurant.org/trendmapper), the Association's subscription-based service that provides detailed analysis of restaurant industry trends.
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Founded in 1919, the National Restaurant Association is the leading business association for the restaurant industry, which comprises 945,000 restaurant and foodservice outlets and a work force of nearly 13 million employees. Together with the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, the Association works to lead America's restaurant industry into a new era of prosperity, prominence, and participation, enhancing the quality of life for all we serve. For more information, visit our Web site at www.restaurant.org.


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