Terms and Conditions

TERMS & CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION

Last Updated: July 2022

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 The conference is organised and managed by ParisMWHA, an association registered in France published in the J.O. on the 16th of March 2019 and registered headquarters at Site Parisien – EHESP – 20, Ave George Sand 93210 Saint-Denis.

1.2 References to “us” means ParisWHO and references to “we” and “our” shall be construed accordingly. Reference to “you” means the entity completing a booking request and references to “your” shall be construed accordingly.

1.3 All registrations for the conference are made subject to these Terms & Conditions (which shall apply to the exclusion of any terms imposed by you).

2. BOOKINGS

2.1 All applications to register for the conference are subject to availability and you, making full payment.

2.2 Confirmation (or rejection) of your registration will be sent to you by email by the 1st of September, 2022.

2.3 Delegate passes issued for use at the conference are valid for named attendees only and, subject to clause 4.2 below, cannot be transferred. You may be asked for a photographic ID during the conference. If you are unable to provide identification which matches your delegate pass you may be asked to leave the conference.

3. PRICES AND PAYMENT

3.1 Our prices for attending the conference are set out on the relevant registration booking form or can otherwise be obtained from us upon request. Prices may be subject to change.

3.2 Registration is to be paid online after the successful selection of your application.

3.3 If, for any reason, we have not received payment in full by the date of the conference, we reserve the right to cancel your registration.

3.4 You acknowledge and accept that if payment is not made in accordance with this Clause 3, you will not be permitted to attend the conference.

4. CHANGES TO THE CONFERENCE AND CANCELLATIONS

4.1 It may be necessary for reasons beyond our reasonable control to alter the advertised content, timing and/or location of the conference or the advertised speakers. We reserve the right to do this at any time. Where we alter the time and/or location of the conference, we will provide you with notice of the same and will offer you the choice of either a credit for a future event of your choice (up to the value of sums paid by you in respect of the conference) or the opportunity to attend the conference as varied.

4.2 If you are unable to attend the conference, we welcome substitute delegates attending in your place at no extra cost provided that we have at least 7 days prior notice of the name of your proposed substitute and have received payment in full. Please notify us of any substitutions by email at: pariswho2021@gmail.com

4.3 No refunds will be given in respect of any cancellations or non-attendance.

4.4 We shall not be liable to you for travel, accommodation or other costs and expenses incurred (including wasted costs and expenses) if we are required to cancel or relocate the conference as a result of an event outside our control (including, without limitation, to acts of God, floods, lightning, storm, fire, explosion, war, military operations, acts of terrorism or threats of any such acts, any strike action, lock-outs or other industrial action and a pandemic, epidemic or other widespread illness).

5. CONTENT

5.1 All rights in all presentations, documentation and materials published or otherwise made available as part of the conference (including but not limited to any documentation packs or audio or audio-visual recording of the conference) (“Content”) are owned by us or are included with the permission of the owner of the rights. No (i) photography, filming or recording; or (ii) republication, broadcast or other dissemination of the Content is permitted. You shall not distribute, reproduce, modify, store, transfer or in any other way use any of the Content (save that use by the relevant delegate for personal purposes shall be permitted), and in particular (but without limitation) you shall not (and shall procure that each of your delegates shall not):

5.1.1 upload any Content into any shared system

5.1.2 include any Content in a database;

5.1.3 include any Content on a website or on any intranet;

5.1.4 transmit, re-circulate or otherwise make available any Content to anyone else;

5.1.5 make any commercial use of the Content whatsoever; or

5.1.6 use Content in any way that might infringe third-party rights or that may bring us or any of our affiliates into disrepute.

5.2 The Content does not necessarily reflect our views or opinions.

5.3 Suggestions or advice contained in the Content should not be relied upon in place of professional or other advice. Whilst we take reasonable care to ensure that the Content created by us is accurate and complete, some of it is supplied by third parties and we are unable to check its accuracy or completeness. You should verify the accuracy of any information (whether supplied by us or third parties) before relying on it. The Content is provided on an “AS IS” basis without any warranties of any kind (express or implied). We hereby exclude to the fullest extent permitted by law all liabilities, costs, claims, damages, losses and/or expenses arising from any inaccuracy or omission in the Content or arising from any infringing, defamatory or otherwise unlawful material in the Content.

5.4 To the extent that any Content is made available by us online we reserve the right to suspend or remove access to such Content at any time.

6. LIABILITY

6.1 Subject to Clause 6.4, 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 in connection with any booking (or requested booking) made by you or otherwise in relation to a conference, shall be limited to the price paid by you in respect of your booking to attend the conference.

6.2 Subject to Clause 6.4, 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.

6.3 You agree to indemnify us, our staff and our affiliates and to hold us harmless to the fullest extent permitted by law, against all loss, costs, claims or expenses of any kind arising from any act or omission by you (including your delegates) during or otherwise in relation to a conference.

6.4 Nothing in this these Terms and Conditions shall limit or exclude either party's liability for:

6.4.1 death or personal injury caused by that party's negligence, or the negligence of that party's employees, agents or subcontractors;

6.4.2 fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or

6.4.3 any other liability which cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law.

7. ANTI-BRIBERY

7.1 You warrant that you shall:

7.1.1 comply with all applicable laws, statutes and regulations relating to anti-bribery and anti-corruption; and

7.1.2 promptly report to us any request or demand for any undue influence or other advantages of any kind received by or on behalf of you in connection with the performance of these Terms and Conditions.

7.2 Breach of this clause 7 shall be deemed a material breach of these Terms and Conditions.

8. GENERAL

8.1 These Terms and Conditions (together with any documents referred to herein or required to be entered into pursuant to these Terms and Conditions) contain the entire agreement and understanding between us and supersede all prior agreements, understandings or arrangements (both oral and written) relating to the subject matter of these Terms and Conditions and any such document.

8.2 You acknowledge that in registering a delegate place 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 these Terms and Conditions.

8.3 We reserve the right to refuse registration from or entry to any such persons or organisations

8.4 These Terms and Conditions shall not create, nor shall they be construed as creating, any partnership or agency relationship between us.

8.5 We respect the privacy of every person for whom we have personal data. We comply with data protection legislation such as the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which regulates the processing of data and ensures that your data is processed fairly and lawfully, is kept secure and only that data necessary for any processing is kept.

8.6 You accept that communication with us may be electronic, per the GDPR statement. You agree to this electronic means of communication and you acknowledge that all such communications that we provide to you electronically comply with any legal or contractual requirement that such communication is made in writing.

8.6.1 The GDPR statement set out in the delegate registration form is as follows:

“By registering for ParisWHO 2022, you agree to receive vital electronic communication concerning your role and the logistics of the ParisWHO 2022 event, which will give you all of the relevant information required for conference attendance. We will not pass your contact details to any person or organisation outside of ParisWHO.

We may occasionally send you additional electronic communication, including but not limited to information on future model WHO conferences, related events, and offers that we may pass on from our sponsors. You can unsubscribe from these additional communications at any time.”

8.7 These Terms and Conditions and the rights and obligations of both parties shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of France and both parties irrevocably agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of France in respect of any dispute which arises hereunder.