Seminars and online events: conditions of attendance and participation
These terms and conditions (the “Agreement”) govern and apply to your participation in any seminar, talk (whether virtual or in-person) operated for or on behalf of Venturi Cardiology Limited (the “Company”) (in each case an “Event”). By registering and/or booking your place for any Event you agree to these terms, which form a binding legal contract between the Company and the registered participant (“you” or “Participant”). If you are registering on behalf of another individual, it is your responsibility to ensure the person participating is aware of these terms and accepts them. By completing a registration and/or booking on behalf of another individual you are warranting that you have made the Participant aware of these terms and that they have accepted these terms.
1. Participant Requirements
1.1 Access
Your registration and (where relevant) payment, entitles you to access to the Event for which you have registered. Any and all other costs associated with your attendance shall be borne solely by you, and the Company shall have no liability for such costs.
1.2 Footage and recordings.
By participating in an Event you acknowledge and agree to grant the Company the right to record, film, live stream, photograph, capture your likeness, or capture any questions raised in or during the Event, in any media now available or hereafter developed and to distribute, broadcast, use, or otherwise globally to disseminate, in perpetuity, such media without any further approval from you or any payment to you. This grant to the Company includes, but is not limited to, the right to edit such media, the right to use the media alone or together with other information, and the right to allow others to use or disseminate the media.
1.3 Event Content
You acknowledge and agree that the Company, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to change any and all aspects of an Event, including but not limited to, its name, themes, content, program, speakers, performers, hosts, moderators, venue, and time.
2. Prohibited Conduct
2.1 Limitations on Use
By registering and/or booking for an Event you agree not to sell, trade, transfer or share your access link and/or code, unless such transfer is granted by the Company. By registering for a paid Event, you agree not to share, sell or trade your access. If the Company determines that you have violated this policy, the Company may cancel your access, retain any payments made by you, report you to law enforcement authorities, and ban you from future Events.
2.2 Disruptive Conduct
You acknowledge and agree that the Company reserves the right to remove you from the Event if the Company, in its sole discretion, determines that your participation or behaviour create a disruption or hinder to the Event or the enjoyment of the Event content by other attendees.
2.3 Participant Recording, Live Streaming, and Videotaping
Participants may not record or broadcast audio or video of sessions at an Event without the prior written consent of the Company.
3. Fees and Registration
3.1 Payment
The payment of any applicable fee for any Event will be due prior to registration and/or booking. If such payment is insufficient or declined for any reason the Company may refuse to allow you to access an Event and shall have no liability in that regard.
3.2 Taxes
Any applicable fees may be subject to sales tax, value added tax, or other taxes and duties which, if applicable, will be charged to you in addition to the fees.
4. Cancellation and Quality Assurance
4.1 The Company strives to provide you with the most productive and effective experience possible. If after attending an Event you feel there is some way we can improve, please provide us in writing with your comments. Should you feel dissatisfied with your experience and wish to request a credit or refund, please submit it in writing no later than 10 business days after the end of the Event to [email protected].
4.2 Unless agreed otherwise with the Company, any cancellations are subject to the entire Event fee (where relevant). No payments will be refunded or refundable. Please note that if you do not cancel and do not access or attend an Event, you are still responsible for payment.
4.3 If the Company is prevented from carrying out its obligations as it pertains to the Event you registered for as a result of any cause beyond its control, or such Event cannot be conducted because of a software or issue with the hosting platform or due to acts of God, strikes, labour disputes, government requisitions, restrictions or war or apparent act of war, terrorism, disaster, civil disorder, epidemic or pandemic, curtailment or restriction on transportation facilities, or any other comparable calamity, casualty or condition (collectively a “Force Majeure”) the Company shall have the right to immediately terminate the affected Event without liability and shall be relieved of its obligations to Registrant. If the affected Event is terminated due to a Force Majeure occurrence before the start time of the Event, the Company will reschedule the affected Event and your registration fee (where relevant) will be applied to the rescheduled Event.
5. Event Registration Confirmation
5.1 Once you have completed your registration, you will receive your registration confirmation by email. Please ensure that your valid email is entered correctly on the registration form.
5.2 You will receive essential information for registered attendees electronically at the email address and mailing address that are provided on your registration form.
5.3 In addition, you will also be added to the Event participant list for notifications of future Events and you may receive marketing information from time to time in each case only in accordance with the terms of our privacy policy as set out in paragraph 6 below.
6. Your Privacy
6.1 Your details will only be processed in line with our privacy policy (a copy of which can be found at https://www.venturicardiology.com/privacy-policy/.
6.2 How to contact us
If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy policy, please contact us using the Contact section on our website. Alternatively, you can contact us by sending an email to [email protected].
7. Intellectual Property
7.1 All intellectual property rights in and to the Event, the Event content, and all materials distributed at or in connection with the Event are owned by the Company. You may not use or reproduce or allow anyone to use or reproduce any trademarks or other trade names appearing at the Event, in any Event content or in any materials distributed at or in connection with the Event for any reason without the prior written permission of the Company.
7.2 For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to vest in you any legal or beneficial right in or to any trademarks or other intellectual property rights owned or used under license by the Company or any of its affiliates; nor does this Agreement grant to you any right or license to any other intellectual property rights of the Company or its affiliates, all of which shall at all times remain the exclusive property of the Company and its affiliates.
8. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES, LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
THE COMPANY GIVES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS IN RESPECT OF ANY ASPECT OF THE EVENT OR ANY MATERIALS RELATED THERETO OR OFFERED AT AN EVENT AND, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE UNDER THE LAWS GOVERNING THIS AGREEMENT, DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, AND MERCHANTABILITY. THE EVENT IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS-IS” BASIS. THE VIEWS, OPINIONS, AND POSITIONS EXPRESSED BY THE SPEAKERS, ATTENDEES, OR SPONSORS AT THE AN EVENT ARE THEIRS ALONE AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE VIEWS, OPINIONS, OR POSITIONS OF THE COMPANY OR ANY EMPLOYEE THEREOF. THE COMPANY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS AS TO ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, SUITABILITY, OR VALIDITY OF ANY INFORMATION PRESENTED BY SPEAKERS, ATTENDEES OR SPONSORS AT AN EVENT AND WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR DELAYS IN THIS INFORMATION OR ANY LOSSES, INJURIES OR DAMAGES ARISING FROM ITS DISPLAY OR USE. THE COMPANY DOES NOT ENDORSE, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY RELATING TO, ANY OF THE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY SPEAKERS, ATTENDEES, OR SPONSORS.
EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY LAW, NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ITS AFFILIATES SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL COSTS, DAMAGES OR LOSSES ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM THE EVENT OR OTHER ASPECT RELATED THERETO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT.
THE MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY FOR ANY CLAIM IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH, OR ARISING FROM, THE EVENT OR THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE (INCLUDING ANY NEGLIGENT ACT OR OMISSION), SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU TO THE COMPANY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.
9. Miscellaneous
The Company’s failure to exercise any right provided for herein shall not be deemed a waiver of any further rights hereunder. The Company shall not be liable for any failure to perform its obligations hereunder where such failure results from any cause beyond the Company’s reasonable control. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that this Agreement shall otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable. This Agreement is not assignable, transferable or sub-licensable by you except with the Company’s prior written consent. A party that substantially prevails in an action brought under this Agreement is entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs. Both parties agree that this Agreement is the complete and exclusive statement of the mutual understanding of the parties and supersedes and cancels all previous written and oral agreements, communications and other understandings relating to the subject matter of this Agreement, and that all modifications must be in a writing signed by both parties, except as otherwise provided herein. No agency, partnership, joint venture, or employment is created as a result of this Agreement and you acknowledge that you do not have any authority of any kind to bind the Company in any respect whatsoever. These terms and conditions shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of England and Wales. The courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim that arises out of, or in connection with, these terms and conditions and/or their subject matter (including any non-contractual disputes or claims).
