Event Terms and Conditions

 

1.      Definitions:

“the Congress” means THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL SPIRITIST CONGRESS JOANNA DE ANGELIS, to be held between Friday 28th August and Sunday 30th August 2026.

“the Congress Organisers” are Joanna de Angelis Spiritists International, referred to here as “our”, ”us” or “we”.

“the Conference Centre” is SDivine Fatima Hotel Congress & Spirituality, whose address is Pilgrims' Roundabout 101, 2495-412, Fatima, Portugal

“double room” is a bedroom for occupancy by two people which has either one double bed or two single beds.

“triple room” is a bedroom for occupancy by three people.

 

Joanna de Angelis Spiritists International is a charity registered in England with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1209922.) to advance the Christian principles of Spiritism for the benefit of the public by promoting the study and practice of the Spiritist teachings. The Congress programme is the result of collaboration between us and other Spiritist charities.

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2.     Our Contact details

For customer service and enquiries please email us at Info@joannainternational.org

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3.     These Terms and Conditions

These pages define the terms and conditions on which the Congress organisers enable you to book with us and pay for a place at THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL SPIRITIST CONGRESS JOANNA DE ANGELIS which will be held between 28th and 30th August 2026 at the Conference Centre.

When a person books to attend the Congress  they enter into a contract with the Congress organisers,  and they agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.

Our website (https://www.internationalcongressjoanna.com) and these Terms and Conditions are produced in English and are also available translated into Portuguese. If there is any variation in meaning between the English and Portuguese versions, the English version shall prevail.

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4.     Our Website

Our website (https://www.internationalcongressjoanna.com) has details  of the Congress  including the programme,  Conference Centre facilities, accommodation, meals, registration packages, bookings and prices, and includes links for customers to buy places at the Congress.

This website is owned and operated by Joanna de Angelis Spiritists International. These Terms set forth the terms and conditions under which you may use our website and services as offered by us. This website offers visitors to make and pay for a booking with us for a place at The Fourth International Spiritist Congress Joanna De Angelis which will be held between 28th and 30th August 2026 at the Conference Centre. By accessing or using the website of our service, you approve that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms.

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5.     Use of our website

In order to use our website and/or receive our services, you must be at least 18 years of age and of the legal age of majority in your jurisdiction, and possess the legal authority, right and freedom to enter into these Terms as a binding agreement. You are not allowed to use this website and/or receive services if doing so is prohibited in your country or under any law or regulation applicable to you.

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6.     The Congress venue

The venue, meeting rooms and facilities, bedrooms and meals at SDivine Fatima Hotel Congress & Spirituality are contractually provided to the Congress organisers by the venue’s proprietors. Bookings for attending the Congress can only be placed through the Congress organisers, and not through the Conference Centre.

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7.     Key commercial Terms offered to customers

We are a registered charity operating on a not-for-profit basis. When buying a ticket for the Congress or any other services from our website you agree that: (i) you are responsible for reading the full item listing before making a commitment to buy it: (ii) you enter into a legally binding contract, subject to English law,  to purchase an item when you commit to buy an item and you complete the check-out payment process. The prices we charge for using our services / for our products are listed on the website. We reserve the right to change our prices for products displayed at any time, and to correct pricing errors that may inadvertently occur. Additional information about pricing and fees is available on the payments page.

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8.    Bedrooms

Bedroom accommodation for the Congress participants at the Conference Centre is based on people sharing a bedroom. There are a few triple bedrooms available at the Congress, but all other bedrooms are for double occupancy. There are no single bedrooms available for Congress participants.

In making a reservation for bedroom accommodation you agree to share a bedroom with a second person.

 

When making a reservation you will be asked to state the name and gender of a family member or a friend who will be attending the Congress and with whom you are willing to share the bedroom.

 

If you make  a reservation without specifying a named person to share your accommodation you agree that you are willing to share a double occupancy bedroom with  a Congress participant of the same gender as yourself.

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9. Price Packages, Booking and Payment

Ticket prices of the Congress are listed on the Congress website and are in Euros, Prices listed are per person, not per room.

Different Packages with different ticket prices apply for attendance at the Congress as shown on the Congress website:

• Package One - is for registration and attendance at the Congress,  including bedroom accommodation in a double room for two nights Friday 28th and Saturday 29th August 2026, with meals;

• Package Two - is for registration and attendance at the Congress, including bedroom accommodation in a triple room for two nights Friday 28th and Saturday 29th August 2026, with meals;

• Package Three -  is for registration and attendance at the Congress only, without bedroom accommodation and without meals.

For Packages One and Two the meals provided by the Conference Centre are Dinner on Friday; Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner on Saturday; and Breakfast and Lunch on Sunday. All three Packages include tea and coffee refreshments.

Early bird discounts and provision for payments by instalments are listed on the website, subject to the dates of availability shown there.

We reserve the right, from time to time, to amend prices, instalment details and payment dates shown on our website, but such amendments shall not apply to bookings for which you have already been sent a Booking Confirmation.

We reserve the right, from time to time, to run promotional Special Offers which may include, but are not limited to, price promotions. In the event of a Special Offer, additional terms and conditions may apply which will be made available at the time of booking.

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10.     To make your booking

Bookings can only be accepted for persons aged 18 years and over.

You may place and pay for your ticket online through our website by credit card or PayPal. Your payments are processed by a secure payment collection service provided by Wix Payments. All payments are subject to a service charge levied by our payment collection service provider. The service charge for the ticket will be displayed separately from the ticket price at checkout.

Spaces at the Congress are limited. Places available at the time of your booking will be allocated in order of receipt of bookings. Bookings will not be accepted beyond the spaces available.

To successfully process your online booking we will take your name, address and other details and then you will be transferred to a secure page to enter your credit card or PayPal details and finalise the payment process. Wix will need to know certain information about you in order to process payment for the booking . By proceeding with your booking you thereby consent to the providing Wix with such information. Your credit card details will be kept secure by Wix and will not be revealed to the Congress organisers.

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11.     Payments

All payments for your booking shall be payable prior to the commencement of the Congress.

If you pay for your ticket in full instead of by installments your payment shall be due at the time of placing your order.

Depending on the date you place your order you may be eligible to opt to pay by two instalments (where available, as shown on our website). First instalments shall be due at the time of placing your order. You will receive an email from us with the link to pay the second instalment. Second instalments shall be due 30 days after the date of placing your order, or by 31st July 2026 (whichever date is earlier).

Final instalments must be paid in full by 31st July 2026.

Please do not send us payment information using email. We will not be liable to you for any losses caused as a result of unauthorised access to the personal and transactional information that you provide us when making a booking.

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12.   Confirmation of Booking

After making a booking you will receive an e-mail from us acknowledging that we have received your booking request. Please note, your accommodation and booking are not confirmed until full payment has been received.

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13.   Extras

Subject to availability any extra nights’ accommodation before and/or after the Congress must be booked through the Congress organisers and paid for in advance. Prices available on request.

Also, subject to availability, participants booking for Package Three who wish to book for meals must book these meals  through the Congress organisers and paid for them  in advance. Prices available on request.

These terms and conditions apply to any bookings placed for additional meals, and for extra nights’ accommodation before or after the Congress.

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14.   Arrival and departure

You may arrive at the Conference Centre on Friday 28th August 2026 from 3pm .

Bedrooms are only for those participants who have purchased Package One or Package Two tickets. Bedrooms will be available from 3pm on the day of arrival. Specific bedroom locations cannot be reserved in advance of arrival.

Bedrooms must be vacated by noon  on the day of departure, Sunday 30th August 2026 The Congress finishes at 2.30 pm  after lunch on Sunday.

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15.   Code of Conduct

By placing your booking for the Congress you agree to conduct yourself lawfully, safely and respectfully at all times when at the Conference Centre. You are liable for any loss or damage which you may cause to the Conference Centre property.

You agree to adhere to Terms and Conditions, housekeeping rules, procedures and policies (including policies as to behaviour and conduct) that may be in place at the Conference Centre from time to time.

In compliance with current licensing laws the Conference Centre operates a no-smoking policy within the premises including the use of e-cigarettes. Smoking areas are provided.

Dogs and other pets are not permitted on or within the Conference Centre premises, with the exception of assistance dogs which need the prior agreement of the Conference Centre management.

The Conference Centre prohibits the use of drones, lanterns, fireworks, smoke machines and pyrotechnics.

The Conference Centre premises are licensed premises and comply with food hygiene regulations, and therefore neither pre-prepared food nor alcoholic drinks are permitted to be brought onto the premises.

Only food and drink supplied by the Conference Centre may be consumed on the premises.

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16.   Congress Content

We reserve the right to make changes to the programme of the Congress published on our website (but not the overall content), for example to timings and/or speakers if one or more advertised speakers are unable to attend. In such cases, you will not be entitled to a refund. 

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17   Rights in Materials

All copyright and other rights (including all intellectual property rights) in materials provided to you during or for the purposes of the Congress are the property of the Congress organisers or other Spiritist charities or of our speakers. You are entitled to use such materials only for your own personal use. You are not entitled to copy such materials (except as permitted by law) nor are you entitled to use or authorise others to use such materials for any commercial purposes.

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18.   Security

Personal belongings, valuables, computers and other equipment (including motor vehicles) brought onto the Conference Centre site are the responsibility of the owner. Attendees at the Conference Centre are required to keep their personal belongings in their locked bedrooms or with them at all times.

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19.   Publicity images

We may use photographs or recorded images taken at the Congress in publicity materials and for promoting our charitable purposes, including use on Websites. Your attendance at the Congress may mean that you are featured in these images, and you are deemed not to object to the taking of such images. Should you not wish to appear in any images, please notify the Congress organisers in writing (email: Info@joannainternational.org ) prior to the images being taken.

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20.   Refund and Cancellation Policy

In making your booking online and payment you will be prompted to agree to our Refund and Cancellation Policy. The fees for Congress registration, meals and accommodation cannot be refunded. If you are unable to attend the Congress, please notify the organisers in advance by email: Info@joannainternational.org.

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21.   Events Outside our Control

The Congress organisers shall not be liable for the non-availability of facilities or for delay or cancellation of the whole or part of Congress, if such non-availability or such delay or cancellation is due to a Force Majeure Event caused by circumstances or events outside their reasonable control. If we cancel your booking in such circumstances we shall have no liability for losses or costs which you may incur due to such cancellation.

A Force Majeure Event includes any act, event, non-happening, omission or accident beyond the Congress organisers reasonable control and includes (without limitation) the following:

• Strikes, or industrial action;

• Riot, terrorist attack or threat of terrorist attack, war;

• Fire, explosion, storm, flood, drought, earthquake, subsidence, epidemic or other natural disaster;

• Impossibility of the use of railways, shipping, aircraft, motor transport or other means of public or private transport;

• Any law or any action taken by a government or public authority;

• Collapse of buildings, fire, explosion or accident;

• Non-performance by suppliers or sub-contractors (which are reasonably necessary for the event to go ahead);

• Interruption or failure of utility service;

• Scheduling of urgent maintenance and/or major refurbishment work at the Conference Centre;

• A proposed sale of the centre premises; and

• The acts, legislation, regulations or restrictions of any government, licensing or local authority.

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22.   Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall the  Congress Organisers be liable for any indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages, including without limitation, damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data or other intangible losses, arising out of or relating to the use of, or inability to use, the service. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Congress Organisers assume no liability or responsibility for any (i) errors, mistakes, or inaccuracies of content; (ii) personal injury or property damage, of any nature whatsoever, resulting from your access to or use of our service; and (iii) any unauthorized access to or use of our secure servers and/or any and all personal information stored therein.

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23.   Right to change and modify Terms and Conditions

We reserve the right to modify these Terms and Conditions from time to time at our sole discretion. When we change the Terms and Conditions we will not notify you that changes have been made to them. Therefore, you should review these pages periodically.  Your continued use of the Website or our service after any such change constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree to any of these Terms and Conditions or any future version of them do not use or access (or continue to access) the website or the service.

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Joanna de Angelis Spiritists International