Terms and Conditions
WHERS DELEGATE TERMS & CONDITIONS
Terms and Conditions relating to the use of the Electronic Booking Form
1. Please read these Terms and Conditions before you place any order with UNIRANKS Inc.
2. These Terms and Conditions are incorporated into the booking form for the service or product (the “Booking Form”). The purchase or use of any service or product from UNIRANKS Inc and WHERS Conferences is subject to these Terms and Conditions.
3. These Terms and Conditions combined with the Booking Form comprise the agreement pursuant to which we provide physical and virtual event services (the “Event”), including the Event registration (as set out in the Booking Form) to you (the “Agreement”). “You” or “your” or “Customer” refers to the person or body corporate which has placed an order (or on whose behalf an order is placed) and includes your legal successors and permitted assigns.
4. Your completion of the Booking Form shall be an offer to purchase products and services from us subject to these Terms and Conditions. We may accept or reject your Booking Form offer at our sole discretion. When using the electronic Booking Form, we may send you an e-mail acknowledging that we have received your offer but such email will not constitute acceptance of your offer by WHERS Conferences. If we do accept your offer, we will send you a separate email confirming acceptance.
PART 1 – OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU
WHO WE ARE
UNIRANKS Inc (“UNIRANKS”, “UR”, “WHERS”, “we”, “us” and “our”), a company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America with company registration number 0000, WHERS provides access to a technology conference hosted physically and/or online that allows users to access talks, discussions and online networking opportunities streamed via the Internet taking place November 22-26, 2022 (the “Hybrid Conference ''). These Terms govern your use of our service and access to the Hybrid Conference. As used in these Terms (the “Service”) means the service provided by UNIRANKS for watching and networking via the Online Conference & Physical Conference, including features and functionalities, the website, and interfaces, as well as all content and software associated with our service.
STRUCTURE OF TERMS
The agreement is between us and the person who completes the Online Conference registration form upon purchasing a Ticket (or having a Ticket Purchased for them) (“you” or “your”). Your agreement with us consists of: Part A (Our relationship with you); Part B (General terms for all delegates); Part C (Attendee terms), which contains terms specific to registered attendees accessing the Online Conference (“Attendee”, “you”, “your”); and (collectively, the “Terms”).
We are committed to protecting your personal information. These Terms include and incorporate by our Privacy Policy, which explains the types of information collected, stored, shared and processed in connection with the Online Conference, how and why we use such information, who we share it with and your legal rights.
We are committed to protecting your personal information. These Terms include and incorporate by our Privacy Policy, which explains the types of information collected, stored, shared and processed in connection with the Online Conference, how and why we use such information, who we share it with and your legal rights.
YOUR AGREEMENT WITH US
You should read this document carefully. These Terms govern your online registration, online attendance at and/or participation in the Online Conference. By registering for the Online Conference you agree that you have read and accepted these Terms and agree to be legally bound by them. If you do not wish to be bound by these Terms, please do not register, attend or participate in the Online Conference.
REGISTERING ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER
If you are registering on behalf of another person it is your obligation to make sure that the person attending is aware of these Terms and accepts them. By completing and submitting the registration form you are representing and warranting that you have made the person attending aware of these Terms and that they have accepted these Terms.
CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
These Terms apply to you from the date of publishing and until these Terms are superseded by a new version. We may update these Terms at any time for legal or regulatory reasons, or to reflect changes in our services or business practices. Any amended Terms will be posted on here.
CONTACT US
We have done our best to explain things clearly for you in this document but if you have any questions, please let us know. For questions about registration or assistance with any registration problems, please contact us at [email protected].
If you have any other questions, concerns, or complaints, you may contact us at [email protected].
Our registered office address is 1330 Avenue of the Americas, 23rd Floor New York, NY 10019, USA.
If you have any other questions, concerns, or complaints, you may contact us at [email protected].
Our registered office address is 1330 Avenue of the Americas, 23rd Floor New York, NY 10019, USA.
PART B – GENERAL TERMS FOR ALL DELEGATES
ONLINE CONFERENCE SERVICES
ACCESS TO ONLINE CONFERENCE
We, in our sole discretion, and without any liability or obligation to refund, reserve the right to refuse participation to or to remove/prevent access to the Conference anyone that we determine:
- is behaving in a manner that could disrupt, hinder or cause a nuisance to the Conference or to the enjoyment of any other person or partner at the Conference;
- represents a security or health & safety risk to the Conference or to any person or partner; and/or
- fails to comply with, or is likely to fail to comply with, these Terms.
You agree to comply with all applicable laws in connection with your access to or participation in the Online Conference.
CHANGES OR CANCELLATION OF THE ONLINE CONFERENCE
We try to make sure that the Conference programs, speakers, topics, platform, format, and dates are correct at the time of publishing. Circumstances beyond our control may necessitate substitutions, alterations, postponements, or cancellations to the content, format, themes, name, performers, hosts, moderators, venue, timing, platform, or dates of the Conference. We reserve the right to do so at any time and will not be liable to you for ANY cost incurred by you as a result.
We will endeavor to notify you as soon as reasonably practicable of any substitutions, postponements, or changes by posting the updated information on https://www.whersconference.com/. If the Conference is postponed, we will provide you with access to the Conference at a later date. No refunds will be provided if the Conference is postponed.
In the unlikely event of cancellation of the Conference, we will not be liable to you for any expenditure, damage, or loss incurred by you as a result of the cancellation.
PHOTOGRAPHY, AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDING
By attending the Conference you acknowledge and agree that where you choose to participate in Webinar elements of the Online Conference you are given WHERS consent to store recordings for any of all webinars or video conferences that you join, if such recordings are in our systems. If you do not consent to be recorded, you can choose to leave the meeting or webinar. You agree to permit us, or any third party licensed by us, to use, distribute, broadcast, or otherwise globally disseminate your likeness, name, voice, and words in perpetuity in television, radio, film, newspapers, magazines, and other media now available and hereafter developed, both before, during and any time after the Conference, and in any form, without any further approval from you or any payment to you. This grant includes, but is not limited to, the right to edit the media, the right to use the media (alone or together with other information), and the right to allow others to use or distribute the media.
THIRD PARTY LINKS
The Conference or the Services may contain links to third parties and to contributions uploaded by participants, including videos, images, descriptions, links, and other content. We are not responsible or liable to these third-party sites, and you should review any terms and conditions when entering those sites or viewing their content.
OPT-IN RESOURCES
During the event, you may optionally choose to download presentation resources. These resources are not included in ticket purchase and require opt-in to receive communications from the corresponding presentation sponsor. By consenting, you agree for your registered name and email address to be securely passed to the third-party sponsor. This can be considered as the sale of your personal data under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and may constitute a cross-border transfer of personally identifiable information (PII) under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), hence your explicit consent is required. All sponsors are required to provide clear, easily accessible email subscription cancellation facilities and are forbidden from further sharing this data with outside parties. We take spam very seriously and exercise best efforts to ensure all third parties involved comply with necessary privacy regulations. Any complaints of abuse should be forwarded to [email protected].
PERSONAL USE ONLY
Service and the Conference are for your personal and non-commercial use only and may not be shared with individuals beyond your household. For the duration of the Conference, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access the Service and attend the conference/view the Online Conference. Except for this, no right, title, or interest shall be transferred to you.
USAGE TERMS
Access to the Online Conference and use of the Services require compatible devices, and certain software (including third party software) may be required or may need updates, and your use of the Services and Online Conference may be affected by the performance of these elements.
You must have a high-speed internet connection in order to access the Online Conference and Services. When accessing the Online Conference or Services through a mobile network, your network or roaming network will apply fees for data usage.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
All intellectual property rights in and to the Online Conference, the Physical/Online Conference content, the Services, and all materials distributed at or in connection with the Conference are owned by us, our related companies, and/or the Conference sponsors or speakers participating in the Conference. You agree not to reproduce, modify, distribute, license, perform, publish, create derivative works from, or use (except as authorized and in accordance with these Terms) the Conference or the Services for any reason.
Nothing in these Terms shall vest in you any legal or beneficial right in or to any intellectual property rights owned or used under licence by us or our related companies, or grant to you any right or licence to any other intellectual property rights of us or our related companies. All such intellectual property rights shall remain the exclusive property of us and our related companies.
It is strictly forbidden for any company, organization, or person to attempt to host or organize any event in conjunction with, contiguous to, or purporting to be related to the Conference or its affiliates without the express prior permission and cooperation of us. We reserve their right to take such action (legal or otherwise), including a claim for damages as we, in our sole discretion, deem appropriate in the circumstances.
When accessing and using the Website and its related subdomains you are prohibited from:
- violating any law, statute, ordinance or regulation;
- using the Service (or any part of it) for any illegal purpose and you agree to use it in accordance with all relevant laws;
- promoting and providing information about illegal activities, promoting physical harm or injury against any group or individual, or promoting any illegal acts;
- uploading or transmitting through the Service any computer viruses, macro viruses, Trojan horses, worms or anything other harmful activity;
- overriding any security feature of the Website or jeopardise the security of your account or someone else’s account (such as allowing someone else to log in to the Website or use the Service as you);
- interfering with the operation of, or places an unreasonable load on, the Website (such as viruses, denial of service attack or gaming algorithms);
- using manual or automated software, devices or other means or processes to access, scrape or crawl the Website or any content or information contained in it or the Service;
- engaging in ‘framing’, ‘mirroring’, or otherwise simulating the appearance or function of the Website;
- removing any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices contained in or on the Website or from the Online Conference;
- modifying, creating derivative works or copying or storing any significant portion of the Website or Online Conference or any related technology (unless allowed by law or we expressly authorized);
- using filming equipment, screen capture or recording software, or any other devices to record the Online Conference;
- using the Website (or any part of it) in a manner which may result in;
- (i) the Website and/or the Online Conference being interrupted, damaged, rendered less efficient or such manner designed to interfere with, interrupt or disrupt the normal operating procedures of a computer or Website;
- (ii) sharing any material which is unlawful, libellous, abusive, obscene, pornographic, discriminatory, harmful, fraudulent, deceptive, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar invasive of another’s privacy, hateful or otherwise objectionable, defamatory, offensive, or of an obscene or menacing character, or that may cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety;
- (iii) impairing the effectiveness or functionality of the Website or the Online Conference; or
- (iv) violating or infringing the rights of any person, firm or company (including, but not limited to, intellectual property rights, confidentiality and/ or privacy) of the Website;
- attempting to grant any unauthorised access to any part or component of the Website;
- copying or distributing any part of the Website in any medium without our prior written consent; and
- altering or modifying any part of the Website other than as may be reasonably necessary to use the Website for its intended use; or
- reverse engineering, decompiling, disassembling deciphering or otherwise attempting to obtain the source code or underlying ideas or information of or relating to the Website or any related technology, or any part thereof unless allowed by law.
We may terminate or restrict your use of our service if you violate these Terms or are engaged in illegal or fraudulent use of the service.
WARRANTIES
To the extent permitted by the applicable law, we disclaim all warranties or conditions, either express or implied, or any part of them in respect of any aspect of the Conference or any related materials. You acknowledge and agree that in accepting these Terms you have not relied on any representation or warranty that is not expressly included in these Terms and you agree that you shall have no remedy in respect of any misrepresentation which has not become a part of these Terms.
The Conference (including but not limited to: videos, transcripts, audio etc.) is made available AS IS and WHERS do not offer any warranty of any kind, or represent that the Conference will be accurate, complete, or error-free. We are not liable for the usage of, implementation of, impact from, or communication of the ideas presented in any element of the Conference.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
You acknowledge and agree that views expressed by speakers at or in connection with the Conference are their own and we do not accept any responsibility or liability for any advice given or views expressed during or in connection with the Conference.
Materials shared or distributed at or in connection with the Conference are intended for information purposes only and should not be relied upon by you or others. We and our related companies do not provide any guarantees, conditions, or warranties that the materials are complete or accurate and do not accept any responsibility or liability for reliance by you or any person on any aspect of the Conference and/or any information provided at the Conference.
To the fullest extent allowed by applicable law:
- we and our related companies shall not be liable to you whether in contract, tort (including for negligence), misrepresentation, restitution, or otherwise for any loss of profits; loss of sales or business; loss of agreements or contracts; loss of anticipated savings; loss of income; loss of opportunity; loss of or damage to goodwill; loss of use or corruption of software, data or information; and/or similar losses or pure economic loss, or for any indirect or consequential loss, costs, damages, charges or expenses however arising under or in connection with the performance or contemplated performance of the Terms, even if we had been advised of the possibility of same in advance; and
- subject to paragraph (3) (below), our total aggregate liability in contract, tort (including negligence), misrepresentation, restitution, or otherwise, arising under or in connection with the performance or contemplated performance of the Terms is limited to the total amount paid by you to us for your ticket to participate and access the Online Conference, after the payment of any processing fees or bank charges applicable.
- Nothing in these Terms purports to exclude or limit liability for any fraudulent statement or act or in respect of any liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.
INDEMNITY
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us, our related companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, joint ventures, third-party service providers, and our respective employees, contractors, agents, officers, and directors harmless from all claims, liability, damages, losses, costs and expenses, including legal fees, that arise out of or are related to any breach of the Terms by you or any other liabilities incurred by us arising out of your attendance or participation or access to the Online Conference.
SURVIVAL
The clauses of these Terms which by their nature should survive if the Agreement between you and WHERS is terminated, shall survive such termination. If any provision or provisions of these Terms shall be held to be unenforceable invalid or illegal, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall remain in effect and full force.
FORCE MAJEURE
It is possible that the Conference and/or some of the Services may not be available at any given time due to;
- power or server outages or issues;
- update or maintenance periods;
- as a result of war, acts of God, flood, drought, earthquake or other natural disasters;
- epidemic or pandemic;
- terrorist attack, civil war, civil commotion or riots, war, the threat of or preparation for war, armed conflict, imposition of sanctions, embargo, or breaking off of diplomatic relations;
- nuclear, chemical or biological contamination or sonic boom;
- any law or any action was taken by a government or public authority;
- the collapse of buildings, fire, explosion or accident;
- any labour or trade dispute, strikes, industrial action or lockouts;
- non-performance by suppliers or subcontractors;
- interruption or failure of utility service and/or
- electronic or communications failure. We will make reasonable efforts to provide you with notice of interruption to the Service or Online Conference. Where the Online Service or Services are unavailable, we shall have no liability to you.
We are not liable if the Conference is, in whole or in part, cancelled, rescheduled or postponed, or for any failure or delay to perform our obligations under these Terms, including if such event results from anything beyond our reasonable control (for example
- power or server outages or issues
- update or maintenance periods
- as a result of a war, acts of God, flood, drought, earthquake or other natural disasters;
- epidemic or pandemic;
- terrorist attack, civil war, civil commotion or riots, war, the threat of or preparation for war, armed conflict, imposition of sanctions, embargo, or breaking off of diplomatic relations;
- nuclear, chemical or biological contamination or sonic boom;
- any law or any action was taken by a government or public authority;
- the collapse of buildings, fire, explosion or accident;
- any labour or trade dispute, strikes, industrial action or lockouts;
- non-performance by suppliers or subcontractors; and
- interruption or failure of utility service ,
- electronic or communications failure y) or anything else that renders performance of the Online Conference, in whole or in part, impracticable, illegal or impossible.
GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
This interpretation, formation and operation of the Terms and all non-contractual obligations arising from or connected with them shall be governed by and construed in accordance with, and all disputes between the parties arising out of or in any way relating to the Terms or any disputes between the parties in any way connected with the subject matter of these Terms (whether contractual or non-contractual) shall be governed by, the laws of USA.
Each of the parties submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States of America.
We do not offer Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). If you have a complaint please contact us at [email protected]
Nothing contained in the Terms shall limit our right to bring enforcement proceedings in another jurisdiction or to seek interim, protective or provisional relief in the courts of another jurisdiction.
SOME FINAL TERMS
These Terms (including our privacy policy) contain the entire agreement and understanding between us in respect of all matters which are referred to herein and supersede any prior, written or oral agreement between us relating to such matters. You confirm that in agreeing to accept these Terms you have not relied on any representation that is not expressly included herein and you agree that you shall have no remedy in respect of any misrepresentation which has not become a part of these Terms. However, nothing in these Terms purports to exclude liability for any fraudulent statement or act.
If a court with jurisdiction over these Terms finds that any part of these Terms is wholly or partly unenforceable, you and we agree that where possible, the court should modify the terms to make that part enforceable while still achieving its intent. If the court cannot do that, you and we agree that the court should not have regard to that unenforceable part but still enforce the rest of these Terms.
If we fail to insist that you perform any of your obligations under these Terms or we do not act or delay in acting to in exercise a right or remedy provided by these Terms that does not mean we have waived our rights or remedies against you and will not mean that you do not have to comply with your obligations.
These Terms are personal to you. You agree not to assign or transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms to anyone else without receiving our prior written consent. We may assign or transfer these Terms without your consent by providing you with notice.
You and we agree that no agency, partnership, joint venture, or employment is created as a result of these Terms and you do not have any authority of any kind to bind us in any respect.
You agree that the only way you can provide us with a legal notice is at the address(s) set out in Part A above (our Registered Address). We will send all information related to the Online Conference and Services in electronic form only such as the email address you have provided us on registration. To the extent allowed by law, the English language version of the Terms is binding and any translations are for convenience only.
You agree that the Conference is intended for informational, entertainment and networking purposes only. The Services or the Conference do not constitute legal, financial, professional, medical or tax advice and cannot be used for such purposes. You acknowledge that all information and content accessed by you using the Services and the Conference is at your own risk. We do not endorse or recommend any Party participating in the Conference. We expressly disclaim any liability or responsibility for usage of, implementation of, impact from, or communications of the ideas or discussions presented by any Attendee, speaker or another participant at the Conference.
In these Terms:
- a reference to the Terms includes all its parts described in Part A, and includes any amendment to or replacement of them;
- headings are for reference purposes only and do not form part of the Terms;
- a reference to a statute, code or other law includes regulations and other instruments under it and consolidations, amendments, re-enactments or replacements of any of them;
- the singular includes the plural, and vice versa; and “includes”, “including”, “for example”, “such as” and similar terms are not words of limitation.
- If you are a consumer, nothing in these Terms excludes any of your applicable consumer or other statutory legal rights that cannot be waived.
- If an individual purchases a general Attendee ticket before purchasing a start-up ticket we reserve the right to grant a full, partial, or no refund at our sole discretion.
PART C – ATTENDEE TERMS
TICKETS AND PRICING
We reserve the right to change the ticket prices at any time but any changes will not affect tickets that have already been purchased.
A valid ticket entitles you to access the Conference as an Attendee . Multiple simultaneous attempts of access using a single ticket will not be allowed.
DELIVERY
Once a successful ticket transaction has been completed, tickets are delivered in electronic soft-copy via email to the email address nominated by the Attendee. For some ticket types, it may be necessary to complete required information such as attendee name or tax identification number before the tickets can be issued.
The ticket acts as a receipt for the transaction and can be used to gain access to the Online Conference listed on the ticket.
All tickets must be assigned to an attendee, and all attendee details must be complete within 30 days of receipt of your ticket. For the avoidance of doubt, this includes name, job title, and company name. Ticket reassignment is not permitted.
DISCOUNTS
We are not obligated to offer any discounts for the Conference and reserve the right to change or withdraw a discount offer at any time at our sole discretion.
TICKET NAME CHANGES
Ticket name changes are not permitted.REFUND AND CANCELLATION
Your ticket remains our property and is a personal revocable license, which may be withdrawn, and access to the Conference may be refused at any time upon a refund of the printed registration price.
If you are eligible under applicable law to avail of a right to cancel your purchase of a ticket within 24 hours without giving any reason and to receive a reimbursement of payments, you need to notify us in writing of your decision to cancel your Conferences ticket within this time . The refund will be made in the same form as the original payment was received (for example, a credit card payment will refund to the same credit card account number). However, you acknowledge that when you purchased a ticket to the Conference you agreed to the immediate download of digital content and that if you access the Conference, the Services, or any digital content you lose your right to withdraw.
All purchases of Conference tickets are non-refundable in their entirety after the end of this 24 hour period or immediately following your access to the Online Conference, Services, or any digital content. You acknowledge that all refunds are subject to a deduction of 10% of the paid amount as a transaction fee or as otherwise advised (depending on the currency of your original transaction).
Our free and subsidized ticket promotions sometimes include a processing fee. This processing fee is non-refundable in its entirety.
If an individual purchases a general Attendee ticket before purchasing a start-up ticket, we will not grant a full refund when the general attendee ticket price has increased beyond the start-up ticket price.
NO RESELLING
The tickets you purchase are for your own personal use and may not be resold under any circumstances, including but not limited to use as part of any promotion or competition. This includes subsidized tickets.
Reselling or otherwise transferring your ticket, not in accordance with the Terms, will void the ticket and the ticket holder will not gain access to the Conference. Where there has been any resale or attempted resale of any tickets (or any other breach of this term), we reserve the right to cancel the relevant tickets with immediate effect.
We reserve the right to cancel any ticket purchase made by any person or body whom we reasonably believe to be associated with any ticket re-selling or ticket broker.
All Sponsorship sales shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. Event service provider UNIRANKS inc under the trademark WHERS (“UNIRANKS”, “UR”, “WHERS”, “we”, “us” and “our”), a company incorporated under the laws of the United Sated of America with company registration number 0000, whose registered office is at 1330 Avenue of the Americas, 23rd Floor New York, NY 10019, USA.1.2. These terms and conditions (the "Sponsor Terms and Conditions") and the Front Sheet to which they are attached (together with the "Agreement") set out the terms on which you (i.e. the Sponsor) agree to sponsor the event. Please read the Agreement carefully and make sure you understand it before continuing.
1.3. Defined terms in this Agreement shall have the meaning given to them on the Front Sheet or else within these Terms and Conditions.
1.4. References to "we", "us" and "our" shall be references to UNIRANKS Inc. In light of the meaning given above to "you", references to "your" shall be construed accordingly.
2. GRANT OF RIGHTS
2.1. Subject to the terms of the Agreement, we grant to you:- 2.1.1. the Sponsor Benefits (as defined on the Front Sheet); and
- 2.1.2. a non-transferable, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the Event logos and trademarks (the "Event Marks") provided to you in accordance with clause 4.3 solely to promote your sponsorship of the Event, during the Term (as defined in clause 8.1).
- 2.2.1. during the Term to promote and exploit the Event; and
- 2.2.2. following the Event in any report produced about the Event and in any promotional materials for similar events.
2.4. In the event that you change the Sponsor Marks at any time during the Term, you agree that we shall not be obliged to make any consequential changes to materials that include the Sponsor Marks produced by us or on our behalf for or in connection with the Event (including, but not limited to, reprinting promotional literature or publicity materials) unless you agree in writing in advance to meet the costs and expenses incurred by us arising from such change.
2.5. If, for any reason, we are unable to deliver any of the Sponsor Benefits, we will inform you as soon as reasonably practicable. We may substitute alternative benefits in respect of the same Event. In the event that any of the Sponsor Benefits are changed in accordance with this clause 2.5, we shall not incur any liability to you.
2.6. You acknowledge and agree that you shall be solely responsible for all costs that you incur relating to your attendance and sponsorship at the Event (including, without limitation, the costs of any temporary staff and any costs relating to the stand that you erect at the Event and all costs incurred by you in exercising the Sponsor Benefits).
2.7. You shall promptly comply with all reasonable instructions and directions issued by or on behalf of us in connection with the Event and its promotion (including, without limitation, any instructions or directions given in relation to the use of the venue at which the Event is being held). We shall not be responsible for any failure or delay in providing any of the Sponsor Benefits where such failure occurs directly or indirectly as a result of your failure or delay in complying with any of our reasonable instructions or directions.
3. YOUR OBLIGATIONS
3.1. Any representatives, employees, or agents operating or associated with your sponsorship must possess at minimum an attendee ticket (as described on our website) to the Event. You may purchase tickets for your representatives, employees, or agents via our website.3.2. Your attendance at the Event and any tickets purchased or used by you or provided to you under this Agreement will be subject to the applicable ticket terms and conditions as displayed on our website. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the ticket terms and conditions, this Agreement shall prevail.
3.3. You undertake to support the Event through appropriate marketing and promotional channels and to collaborate with us on any appropriate joint marketing or promotional projects relating to the Event.
3.4. You undertake to ensure your personnel, sub-contractors, and agents exercise the Sponsor Benefits in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and in accordance with the terms and conditions of attendance, as published on our website and updated from time to time.
3.5. You shall, promptly after payment of the Sponsorship Fee, supply us with examples of the Sponsor Marks in a suitable format.
3.6. You shall be responsible for the design, manufacture, production, and cost of any materials to be used, distributed, or presented by you at the Event. You shall submit the plans (and, for speeches, the full text) for any such material for approval by us at least thirty (30) days prior to the Event (such approval to be at our sole discretion). You shall cooperate with us to amend such materials when requested (such changes are to be at your cost).
3.7. You shall, prior to producing, distributing, or publishing any advertising or promotional materials referencing or associating you with the Event and/or using the Event Marks, including promotional materials given to attendees of the Event during the Event (the "Sponsor Literature"), provide copies of such Sponsor Literature to us for our approval. You undertake that you shall not distribute any Sponsor Literature until you have received written confirmation from us that we approve the Sponsor Literature. You are solely responsible for meeting all costs relating to the Sponsor Literature (including reprinting costs if our approval is not obtained prior to printing).
3.8. You undertake that any Sponsor Literature will:
- 3.8.1. comply, without limitation, with all relevant laws and regulations in force that relate to the promotion of the Event;
- 3.8.2. comply with any instructions or directions issued by or on behalf of us;
- 3.8.3. not contravene any applicable law, infringe the rights of any third party or contain any inaccuracies of fact; and
- 3.8.4. include any legal or good practice notices as required by us from time to time.
- 3.9.1. bring the Event or WHERS into disrepute;
- 3.9.2. disparage the Event or WHERS;
- 3.9.3. damage our goodwill associated with the Event; or
- 3.9.4. be otherwise prejudicial to the image and/or reputation of the Event or WHERS.
3.11. It shall be your responsibility to take out and maintain the appropriate insurance in relation to any risks under or in relation to this Agreement or your participation in the Event.
3.12. You shall not host, participate in, encourage or promote in any way, any event purporting or holding itself out to be associated with the Event during the Term, without our prior written approval.
3.13. You shall comply with all relevant laws and regulations which may apply in relation to your involvement in the Event and you will indemnify and keep indemnified and defend (at your own expense) us against all costs, claims, damages, or expenses suffered or incurred by us or for which we may become liable due to any failure by you or your employees or agents to comply with any applicable laws and regulations.
3.14. If and to the extent to which the Sponsor Benefits include a Company Plus ticket, you shall comply at all times with the Terms and Conditions, as published on our website and updated from time to time. In the event of a conflict of terms, this Agreement shall prevail.
3.15. Promotional material must be free from explicit, sexually explicit, or overly suggestive language, including but not limited to the words “adult”, “sexy” and “babes”. URL links that lead to websites containing adult material shall not be permitted and any such links must be removed on our request. Images may not be overly sexual, imply nudity, show excessive amounts of skin or cleavage, or focus unnecessarily on body parts. Images of people in explicit or suggestive positions or activities that are overly suggestive or sexually provocative will not be permitted and must be removed or changed on our request.
3.16. You shall not promote any products or services that we may, at our discretion, find to be prejudicial to the image and/or reputation of the Event or WHERS.
3.17. Sponsor Benefits are granted to one (1) single company only and cannot be split across multiple companies. Only one (1) company name and logo will be displayed on our website and sponsor materials for each purchase of a sponsorship package.
4. OUR OBLIGATIONS
4.1. We shall provide the Sponsor Benefits and organize the Event using reasonable skill and care and will consult with you on aspects of the Event where we deem it appropriate to do so.4.2. The Sponsor Benefits are personal to you and we are not obliged to provide the Sponsor Benefits (or any part of them) to any other entity or person.
4.3. We shall promptly supply you with examples of the Event Marks in a suitable format following payment of the Sponsorship Fee, which may be used for the purpose of fulfilling your rights and obligations under this Agreement.
5. SPONSORSHIP FEE
5.1. In consideration of us providing the Sponsor Benefits, you shall pay to us the Sponsorship Fee promptly on acceptance of this Agreement, and in any event within seven (7) days of our request.5.2. If the Sponsorship Fee is not received by us when due, we reserve the right not to supply, or cease to supply, any or all of the Sponsor Benefits. For the avoidance of doubt, you and your employees, representatives, and/or agents shall not be permitted entry to the Event unless we have received full payment.
5.3. The Sponsorship Fee is exclusive of any applicable sales tax which may be added to the price and in such a case shall be paid by you in accordance with this clause 5, at the applicable rate.
6. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
6.1. The parties acknowledge as follows:- 6.1.1. all intellectual property rights (including, but not limited to, copyright, trademarks, and design rights) in the Sponsor Marks shall be solely and exclusively owned by you, together with any goodwill therein, and we shall not acquire any rights in the Sponsor Marks, other than as expressly set out in this Agreement; and
- 6.1.2. all intellectual property rights (including, but not limited to, copyright, trademarks, and design rights) in the Event Marks shall be solely and exclusively owned by us, together with any goodwill therein, and you shall not acquire any rights in the Event Marks, other than as expressly set out in this Agreement.
6.2. All intellectual property rights (including, but not limited to, copyright, trademarks, and design rights) in or arising out of or in connection with the Event (including but not limited to any rights accruing in the Event Marks) shall be owned by us but always without prejudice to clause 6.1.1.
6.3. You indemnify us and keep us indemnified from and against all claims, damages, losses, costs (including all reasonable legal costs), expenses, demands, or liabilities arising out of a claim that our use of your intellectual property rights in accordance with the Agreement (including without limitation the Sponsor Marks) infringes any intellectual property rights (including, but not limited to, copyright, trademarks, and design rights) of any third party.
6.4. You shall not knowingly do, or cause, or permit anything to be done, which may prejudice or harm or has the potential to prejudice or harm the distinctiveness or reputation of our marks, or do anything which will or may affect any registration of our marks.
6.5. You agree that you shall not use the Event Marks in any way that, in our reasonable opinion, connotes that we are forming a partnership or any trading arrangement (other than the sponsorship of the Event), or that we endorse any part of your business, trading name or style.
6.6. If during the Term, we become aware of any threatened or actual unauthorized use or any misuse of the other’s intellectual property rights (including, but not limited to, copyright, trademarks, and design rights), then you agree you will at our request, provide all reasonable co-operation (including, without limitation, the provision or completion of any documentation) in any action, claim or proceedings brought or threatened in respect of such intellectual property rights, but shall not be obliged to take any further action.
7. CANCELLATION, POSTPONEMENT & FORCE MAJEURE
7.1. We may, at our sole discretion, be entitled to cancel or postpone the Event for any reason. We shall not be deemed to be in breach of this Agreement or otherwise liable to you for any such cancellation or postponement, or any failure or delay in performing our obligations under this Agreement for commercial reasons (including but not limited to, an event of force majeure where such event though not directly affecting the Event, may have an adverse effect on the commercial success of the Event).7.2. We shall give written notice to you of a decision to cancel or postpone the Event as soon as reasonably practicable, and upon receipt of such notice:
The clauses of these Terms which by their nature should survive if the Agreement between you and WHERS is terminated, shall survive such termination. If any provision or provisions of these Terms shall be held to be unenforceable invalid or illegal, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall remain in effect and full force.
- 7.2.1. in the case of cancellation of the event, you shall be entitled to apply the Sponsorship Fee (whether or not paid to us) to another WHERS event, provided that the date of such event is less than 18 months from the date of such cancellation.
- 7.2.2. in the case of postponement of the Event:
- (a) where the new Event date is less than 4 months away from the original event date, you shall be deemed to have accepted the new Event date and may not terminate this Agreement or elect to apply the Sponsorship Fee to another of our events;
- (b) where the new Event date is more than 4 months, but less than 18 months away from the original Event Date, elect to apply the Fee (whether or not paid to us) to another of our events, provided that the date of such event is not greater than eighteen (18) months from the date of postponement.
- (c)where the new Event date is more than eighteen (18) months from the original Event date, terminate this Agreement.
- (a) where the new Event date is less than 4 months away from the original event date, you shall be deemed to have accepted the new Event date and may not terminate this Agreement or elect to apply the Sponsorship Fee to another of our events;
7.3. For the avoidance of doubt, where the Sponsor elects to apply the Sponsorship Fee to another of our events, we are under no obligation to provide the same Sponsor Benefits for the same Sponsorship Fee.
7.4. We shall not be deemed to be in breach of this Agreement or otherwise liable to you for any failure or delay in performing our obligations under this Agreement as a result of an event or series of connected events outside our reasonable control (including, without limitation, acts of God, floods, lightning, storm, fire, explosion, war, military operations, acts or threats of terrorism, strike action, lock-outs or other industrial action or a pandemic, epidemic or other widespread illness).
7.5. Subject to clauses 7.3 and 8.2, no refunds will be given in respect of any cancellations.
7.6. You acknowledge that the terms of this clause 7 represent a genuine pre-estimate of losses.
8. TERM AND TERMINATION
8.1. This Agreement shall take effect on the date on which both parties have executed it (the "Effective Date") and shall continue until completion of the Event (the "Term"), unless terminated early in accordance with its terms.8.2. We may terminate this Agreement within fourteen (14) days of the Effective Date, for any reason and with written notice to you. In the event that we terminate under this clause 8.2, we shall refund the Sponsorship Fee to you as soon as reasonably practicable.
8.3. We have the right at any time to terminate this Agreement immediately by giving written notice to the other in the event that you:
- 8.3.1. have committed a material breach of any of its obligations under this Agreement (including failure to pay any amounts due under this Agreement) and has not remedied any such breach (if capable of remedy) within fourteen (14) days of being required to do so by written notice; or
- 8.3.2. cease or threaten to cease to carry on business, is unable to meet its debts as they fall due, has an order made or a resolution passed for its winding-up, has an administrator, receiver or manager appointed, makes any arrangement or composition with its creditors, or makes an application for the protection of its creditors in any way.
8.4. Termination of this Agreement by either party for any reason shall be without prejudice to any rights or obligations that may have accrued as at the date of such termination.
8.5. Upon termination of this Agreement by us in accordance with this clause 8, all outstanding sums owing to us at the date of termination shall become due and payable without deduction or set-off.
8.6. Upon expiry or termination of this Agreement, the parties agree that:
- 8.6.1. our obligations to provide any further Sponsor Benefits shall cease;
- 8.6.2. any licenses granted pursuant to this Agreement shall immediately cease;
- 8.6.3. this clause 8 (Term and Termination) and clauses 6 (Intellectual Property Rights), 9 (Liability and Indemnity), 10 (Confidentiality) and 12 (General) shall continue in force;
- 8.6.4. you shall cease to exercise the Sponsor Benefits; and
- 8.6.5. you shall destroy or return any Client Literature and remove the Event Marks from any other materials in your possession.
9. LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY
9.1. Subject to clause 9.3, our aggregate liability to you, whether such liability arises in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise, for any damages, loss, costs, claims, or expenses of any kind howsoever arising, out of, or in connection with this Agreement or otherwise in connection with the Event, shall be limited to the Sponsorship Fee paid by you.9.2. Subject to clause 9.3, we shall not be liable to you for: (i) any loss of profit, loss of or damage to data, loss of anticipated savings or interest, loss of or damage to reputation or goodwill; or (ii) any indirect, special or consequential damages, loss, costs, claims or expenses of any kind.
9.3. You hereby indemnify us against all costs, claims, damages, or expenses suffered or incurred by us or for which we may become liable due to any failure by you or your employees or agents to comply with any of your obligations under this Agreement.
10. CONFIDENTIALITY
10.1. Each party shall treat in confidence all information obtained from the other pursuant to this Agreement that is confidential in nature (which shall include details of the Sponsorship Fee) and shall use such confidential information solely for the purpose of exercising its rights or performing its obligations under this Agreement.10.2. Each party shall only disclose such confidential information: (i) to those of its employees who may reasonably need to know the same to the extent required for the proper performance of this Agreement; and (ii) to the extent that such confidential information is required to be disclosed by law.
11. ANTI-BRIBERY
11.1. You warrant that you shall:- 11.1.1. comply with all applicable laws, statutes, and regulations relating to anti-bribery and anti-corruption;
- 11.1.2. comply with such of our anti-bribery and anti-corruption policies as are notified to you from time to time; and
- 11.1.3. promptly report to us any request or demand for any undue financial or other advantages of any kind received by or on behalf of you in connection with the performance of this Agreement.
All tickets must be assigned to an attendee, and all attendee details must be complete within 30 days of receipt of your ticket. For the avoidance of doubt, this includes name, job title, and company name. Ticket reassignment is not permitted.
12. GENERAL
12.1. This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding between the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, or arrangements (both oral and written) relating to the subject matter of this Agreement.12.2. You may not assign, sublicense or otherwise transfer any of your rights or obligations under this Agreement without our prior written Agreement.
12.3. Notices shall be sent by email to the other party at the address appearing on the Front Sheet (or such other address as that party shall notify in writing to the other from time to time). In the absence of proof of non-delivery, notices are deemed received one working day after being sent.
12.4. You acknowledge that you have not relied on, and shall have no remedy in respect of, any statement, representation, warranty, understanding, promise, or assurance (whether negligently or innocently made) of any person other than as expressly set out in this Agreement (save that this shall not apply so as to limit or exclude either party's liability for fraud).
12.5. This Agreement shall not create, nor shall it be construed as creating, any partnership or agency relationship between the parties.
12.6. If any part of this Agreement is deemed unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable then that provision shall be deemed to be severable from this Agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any of the remaining provisions of the terms.
12.7. This Agreement is governed by the United States of America, and is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of United States of America.
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