GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Whether you are a Fedgroup Trails member, taking part in the Fedgroup Cradle 100, or entering any other event, preparation requires discipline, endurance and knowledge. Before you hit the hills, be sure to read the fine print below.
SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS
These General Terms and Conditions apply to (a) your membership of, and any use of, the Fedgroup Trails venue (“the Venue”), and (b) your entry into and participation in the Fedgroup Cradle 100 event and any other event organised, hosted or promoted by any one or more of the Organisers (each, “an Event”), whether or not that Event is separately named in these terms. Where an Event has its own entry waiver and/or rules (such as the Fedgroup Cradle 100 Rules 2026 and the Cradle 100 Entry Waiver), those documents apply in addition to these General Terms and Conditions and govern anything specific to that Event; if there is a direct conflict, the Event-specific document prevails for that Event.
“the Organisers” means Grande Ideas (Pty) Ltd, Avianto (Pty) Ltd and Ilumin8 Events (Pty) Ltd, together with their officers, employees, agents, sponsors, contractors, affiliates and successors, and any other entity appointed by them to organise or manage the Venue or an Event.
“Minor” means a person under the age of 18.
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY AND PARTICIPATION
The following conditions apply to everyone entering the Venue and/or participating in an Event:
All participants and other entrants are required to read and acknowledge the indemnity board (where applicable) and complete the applicable indemnity form before entering the Venue or participating in an Event.
You agree to behave appropriately at all times, whether as a Venue member, trail user or Event participant, including by obeying all laws, these General Terms and Conditions, trail rules, signage, directions of officials and any Event rules. You understand that your entry or use may be voided if, in the Organisers’ opinion, your actions or behaviour have broken these rules or brought the Venue or an Event into disrepute. You further understand that the Organisers reserve the right to reject any entry or use without having to justify that decision.
All Venue users and Event participants under the age of 18 (Minors) must have a parent or legal guardian read and accept the applicable waiver on their behalf. By accompanying a Minor, you represent that you are that Minor’s parent or authorised guardian, and you give these acknowledgements and indemnities on behalf of yourself and every accompanying Minor. All trail users agree to wear a helmet at all times on the trails.
Some parts of the Venue are not open to participants and visitors, for safety and other reasons. You must not enter fenced-off, marked-off or private areas, or any area to which access is denied.
You grant the Organisers permission to use your photograph, video, multimedia and/or likeness captured while you are using the Venue or participating in an Event, without payment or compensation to you. These items become the sole property of the Organisers, who may use them for any legitimate purpose, including promotional, advertising and marketing activities.
INDEMNITY
By entering the Venue and/or participating in an Event, you agree to the following:
You are warned, and you acknowledge and accept, that the Venue and any Event held on or in connection with it (including the Fedgroup Cradle 100) are recreational activities that could be inherently dangerous and involve risks and dangers, both known and unknown, natural and man-made, which may result in loss of or damage to your property, personal injury or even death. Knowing this, if you choose to enter the Venue and/or participate in an Event, you do so entirely at your own risk and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, you release and indemnify the Organisers from and against any claim or liability of any nature relating to injury or death, whether yours or a third party’s, arising from your or any accompanying person’s or Minor’s entry to the Venue and/or participation in an Event, regardless of how the injury, death, loss or damage is caused, including where caused by the Organisers’ negligence. Nothing in this clause excludes or limits liability for gross negligence, wilful misconduct, or any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.
You understand that the Organisers reserve the right to alter the advertised Venue or Event, and to postpone, reschedule or cancel an Event or entry to the Venue, if conditions warrant it or otherwise at the Organisers’ sole discretion, including where natural or man-made emergencies (such as pandemics, weather conditions, natural disaster, acts of God, terrorism or war) make it unreasonable to continue. Fees already paid will not be refunded as a result, except as set out in the Transfers, Refunds and Cancellation Policy below, or in the applicable Event’s own refund policy.
You acknowledge that any property or equipment you bring onto the Venue or to an Event is at your own risk, and you release the Organisers from and against any claim or liability relating to loss of or damage to that property, even where the loss or damage is caused by the Organisers’ negligence, default or breach of contract, save that nothing in this clause excludes or limits liability for gross negligence, wilful misconduct, or any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.
Vehicles parked on the property are parked entirely at your own risk.
In addition, you agree that the Organisers may use the information contained in your entry or membership form for purposes connected with the Venue or an Event, or for any other event promoted or conducted by the Organisers, and to send you details of other products, services and events from time to time, all in accordance with the Privacy Policy. Your rights in respect of that information, including how to access, correct or object to its use, are set out in the Privacy Policy and in the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA).
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The participant or member unconditionally and irrevocably indemnifies and holds harmless the Organisers and their successors against all losses, claims, proceedings, actions, damages (direct, consequential or otherwise), liability, demands, expenses, legal costs (on an attorney-and-own-client basis) and medical costs, however arising out of, based upon, or in connection with, directly or indirectly, that person’s use of the Venue and/or participation in an Event, to the maximum extent permitted by law. Nothing in this clause excludes or limits liability for gross negligence, wilful misconduct, or any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.
If a participant or member contravenes these General Terms and Conditions, any Event rules, or the conditions of entry, their membership and/or entry may be cancelled at the Organisers’ discretion.
The laws of the Republic of South Africa govern the Venue, every Event, and all persons entering or participating in them.
The Organisers reserve the right to cancel or alter any aspect of the Venue or an Event at any time, at their sole discretion, without liability, save as otherwise set out in these General Terms and Conditions or in the applicable Event’s own terms.
Members, visitors and participants understand and agree that, in order to offer the Venue and any Event, the Organisers must collect and use personal information about them. This is done in accordance with the Privacy Policy.
These General Terms and Conditions are subject to change at the Organisers’ discretion.
Any reference to “the Organisers” in these General Terms and Conditions, the Cradle 100 Entry Waiver, the Fedgroup Cradle 100 Rules 2026 and the Privacy Policy includes the following operating entities:
Grande Ideas (Pty) Ltd
Ilumin8 Events (Pty) Ltd
Kloofzicht Nature farm (Pty) Ltd
Cradlemoon Game Lodge
Anderbridge Investments (Pty) Ltd
Dolveira Developments (Pty) Ltd
collectively, “the Organisers”.
TRANSFERS, REFUNDS AND CANCELLATION POLICY (FEDGROUP TRAILS MEMBERSHIP)
Please note that, by activating your Fedgroup Trails membership, you accept that you are subject to the cancellation terms below. If you are entering the Fedgroup Cradle 100 event or another specific Event, that Event’s own refund, substitution and cancellation policy (see the Cradle 100 Entry Waiver, or the applicable Event’s entry waiver) applies instead of this section.
You understand and acknowledge that all fees and associated costs (including optional product purchases and donations) paid for your Fedgroup Trails membership are NOT REFUNDABLE FOR ANY REASON, under any circumstances, including but not limited to injury, a scheduling conflict, or the cancellation of an Event.
If the Venue is closed due to weather conditions, natural disaster, acts of God, terrorism, war, or any other reason the Organisers reasonably consider warrants closure, no refunds will be issued.
This document, together with the Privacy Policy and, where applicable, an Event’s own entry waiver and rules, contains the terms on which the Organisers make the Venue and any Event available.