Booking Terms and Conditions
Event Services
The delegate fee is inclusive of the speaker's presentation, event materials, refreshments, and lunch served at the event, all of which will be arranged and provided for by Storm-7 Consulting Limited (the Company).
Payment Terms
All bookings made prior to the event must be paid in full to guarantee registration. Once payment has been received, an electronic mail confirmation and a receipted invoice will be sent.
Force Majeure - your booking is secure and the Company has taken out a comprehensive policy of insurance that will allow the Company to compensate you (subject to the terms of the insurance policy available upon request) in the event that any event is abandoned, interrupted, postponed, or cancelled as a result of any cause beyond the control of the Company and set out in Clause 7 (Force Majeure).
Substitutions
Substitutions of any delegate booked on an event are allowed subject to the payment of the relevant administration fee detailed below.
Notice of Substitution Administration Fee
14 days or more prior to start of conference NO FEE
Less than 14 days prior to start of conference 10% OF FEE
Cancellations by Delegates
Cancellations of any delegate booked on any event are allowed, but must be made in writing by mail or by electronic mail and subject to the payment of the relevant cancellation fee detailed below.
Notice of Cancellation Cancellation Fee
28 days or more prior to start of conference 50% OF THE TOTAL FEE
Less than 28 days prior to start of conference 75% OF THE TOTAL FEE
Cancellations by the Company
The Company will make every reasonable effort to provide the event as advertised, but reserves the right to make alterations to the event programme, venue, sites, dates, timings, or omit programme features at its sole discretion and without penalty.
In the event of it being found necessary, for whatever reason, that the event is being cancelled, postponed or the dates being changed, the Company will issue the delegate with a credit note for the amount that the delegate has paid, which shall be valid for up to two years at any other Company event.
In the event of it being found necessary, for whatever reason, that the event is being cancelled, postponed or the dates being changed, the Company shall not be liable for any expenditure, damage or loss incurred by the delegate, including in relation to any changes to, or cancellation of, any personal travel, airfare, hotel, or accommodation arrangements made by the delegate.
All deliveries of public training events and conferences scheduled by the company are contingent on the adequate registration threshold number being reached by the company prior to the delivery date. In any event that this threshold number is not reached anytime before the scheduled public delivery, the company reserves the right to reschedule the event delivery accordingly. Any attendees registered on these deliveries that may require rescheduling can choose to receive said credit notes or participate in the new schedule for delivery.
Liability
The Company does not exclude or restrict liability for fraud, or for death or personal injury caused by its negligence.
The Company shall not be liable to any other party for any loss of profit, revenue, contracts, or anticipated savings.
The Company shall not be liable for any indirect or consequential loss or damage, (whether in contract, delict/tort, (including negligence) or otherwise).
In any event, the Company's total liability to any party under this Agreement shall be limited to either:
the total fee paid under the Agreement; or
any amounts that may be payable under our insurance policies that we shall hold from time to time (less any excesses that must be paid), whichever is the highest amount.
For the avoidance of doubt, this cap on liability does not apply to any liability under Clause 6.1.
Force Majeure
The Company will not be held liable or responsible under this Agreement for any failure to perform, or delay in performance of, any of the Company's obligations under this Agreement that is caused by a Force Majeure Event.
A Force Majeure Event means any act or event beyond the Company's reasonable control, including but not limited to fires; explosions; earthquakes; drought; tidal waves; hurricane storms; floods; war; hostilities (whether war be declared or not); invasion; act of foreign enemies; mobilisation; requisition; embargo; rebellion; revolution; insurrection, or military or usurped power; civil war; riot; terrorist attack or threat of terrorist attack; lock-outs or other industrial action by third parties; subsidence; epidemics; quarantine or other medical regulations; nuclear contamination or disaster; customs regulations; closed or congested airports or ports; or impossibility of the use of railways, shipping or aircraft.
Where a Force Majeure Event occurs which affects the Company's performance under this Agreement, the Company will notify delegates as soon as is reasonably possible, and the Company's obligations under the Agreement will be suspended, and the time for performance of the Company's obligations will be extended for the duration of the Force Majeure Event.
Delegate Special Access
Delegates should advise the Company of any special access requirements at the time of booking.
Delegate Insurance
It is the sole responsibility of the delegate to arrange appropriate insurance cover in connection with their attendance at a Company event. The Company cannot be held liable for any loss, liability or damage to personal property of the delegate whilst attending a Company event.
Intellectual Property Rights
The Company expressly reserves all intellectual property rights existing or arising in all materials that are published, produced, or distributed by the Company in connection with an event.
Any unauthorised copying, duplication, publication, or distribution by any means is strictly prohibited.
Intellectual property rights include, but are not limited to, patents, Trade Marks, trade names, design rights, copyright (including rights in computer software and moral rights), database rights, rights in know-how and other intellectual property rights, in each case whether registered or unregistered and including applications for the grant of any of the foregoing and all rights or forms of protection having equivalent or similar effect to any of the foregoing which may subsist anywhere in the world.
Personal Information, Data Protection and Privacy
The Company will only use any personal information obtained throughout this Agreement in accordance with our Privacy and Data Protection Policy which is available on the www.storm-7.com website here.
No Third Party Rights
A person who is not a party to this Agreement may not enforce any of its terms under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 (the Act). Where any terms of this Agreement entitles any person to enforce any term of this Agreement under the Act, the parties reserve the right to vary that term or any other term of this Agreement without the consent of that person.
Entire Agreement
These terms and conditions constitute the entire agreement made between the parties concerning its subject matter, and supersede any previous accord, understanding or agreement, express or implied. Each party confirms that it has not relied upon any statement or representation made by the other in agreeing to enter this contract.
Complaints Procedure
The Company will endeavour to provide a high quality of services to the delegate and will therefore take any complaint or dispute very seriously. Any complaint will be immediately acted on by the Company and the Company will endeavour to resolve the complaint as quickly and as sensitively as possible, to the reasonable satisfaction of the delegate.
About the Company
Storm-7 Consulting Limited is a company registered in England and Wales under company number 09568439 and with registered office at Level 24/25 The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9SG, England. Storm-7 Consulting Limited owns and operates the trading website www.storm-7.com.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales, and the courts of England will have exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate any dispute arising under or in connection with this Agreement.