Please read the conditions thoroughly.

1. No refund
There is no refund for any reason. There is no reund of the starting fee, license or payment for other products if you are prevented from participating. This also applies if you are prevented to participate due to illness or injury.

Note: As a result of Covid 19, participants were offered to move their registrartion to another year. Birken AS can no longer offer this compensation.

2.
Cancellation / Change of race day
In the unlikely event of a cancellation prior to the day of the race, the organizer can keep 50% of the entry fee, to cover expenses.
If the race is relocated, but being held at the same date, or the race is cancelled on the original date – and being moved to an alternative date, the participants is not eligible for refund.
By cancellation on the race day, due to bad weather conditions or force majeure, the entry fee will not be refunded.

3. Transport, accommodation etc.
The participants expenses concerning transportation, accommodation and so on.. will not be refunded in the event of a cancellation.

3 b). Cancellation Insurance
Birken offers cancellation insurance through Mysafety. The insurance can be ordered whne you choose your method of payment. Please find more information about  Mysafety cancellation insurance here

4. Personal information, results and personal photos
By entering our races, you agree to your name being published in public starting lists and result lists. These lists may also contain information about age and club memberships.
Your personal information, and results, will be registered in our database according to the rules and regulations of GDPR
The competitor can always access their own personal information at My Page.

Photos of the participants may be published on the internet by the organizers, or by a third part – following an agreement with the organizer, in such a way that all participants can be identified through a search engine. The publishing of photos will only apply to those participants that have agreed to such a use when entering the race or at their My Page.

5. Use of situational photos and film during events
Registration implies consent that situational photos and film of you can be posted on our website after the event. This will be included in our photo archive and could be the subject of various types of reuses, for example in the organiser's social media and publications. Photos/film can also be used in a commercial context, for media and other third parties. If reselling photos/film, the buyer is responsible for ensuring that the use is in accordance with the relevant regulations.

6. General provisions for the events
Birkebeinerrittet, Birkebeinerrennet, Birkebeinerløpet – and all other events being arranged by Birken, is run according to the rules of the Norwegian Cycle Federetion, the Norwegian Ski Federation and The Norwegian Friidrettsforbund.
The participants must abide by those rules and regulations.

7. Insurance / License
Birken cycle festival and Birken run festival:
All participants must have a license to participate. This is an insurance – and is mandatory for both our cycling and running and events.
This applies for participants from age 13 to 79.
Please see information for each race.

Birken ski festival
For our skiing events the license is mandatory for participants from age 13-69 that is member of the Norwegian National Insurance - paying taxes to Norway.
The participants that the license not apply for will need for sign an Athletes Declaration at My Page befor picking up their BIB.