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Summary of terms and conditions
1. By submitting a booking form, whether in electronic or paper form, you are committing to pay for attendance at the event, subject to the payment and cancellation conditions set out in these terms.
2. Your booking will be confirmed only when you receive written confirmation from Pinnacle PR. Please contact Pinnacle if you do not receive confirmation within 7 days of booking.
3. Pinnacle PR reserves the right to alter the content and the timing of the programme or the identity of the speakers.
4. Formal registration confirmation and joining instructions will be provided only after payment is received.
5. Payment terms:
- Discount Early Bird bookings (before April 11) – payment due by April 11. All Discount Early Bird invoices that remain unpaid on April 11 will be cancelled and replaced with a standard rate invoice.
- Standard bookings (April 12 – May 8) – payment due by May 9.
- Last Minute bookings (after May 9) – payment due on receipt of invoice.
6. Cancellation terms:
Full terms and conditions
1. GENERAL
1.1 If these terms and conditions are waived or altered in respect of any contract, this must be done in writing, signed on behalf of Pinnacle PR and they will be waived or altered in respect of that contract only and only to the extent necessary to give effect to that waiver or alteration.
1.2 These terms and conditions and the associated booking form submitted by the Client (together “the Agreement”) form the whole agreement between Pinnacle PR and the Client and shall not be removed or varied in any way except as agreed in writing and signed by Pinnacle PR.
1.3 These terms and conditions apply in preference to and supersede any terms and conditions referred to, offered or relied on by the Client whether in negotiations or at any stage in the dealings between the Client and Pinnacle PR with reference to the booking or bookings to which the Agreement relates. By submitting a booking form, the Client acknowledges acceptance of these terms and conditions and the terms of the Agreement as a whole.
1.4 The following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Charges” means the charges set out on the booking form
“Client” means the client who submitted the booking form
“Delegates” means the Client’s staff who are to attend the event identified on the booking form
“Intellectual Property Rights” means any and all vested, present, contingent and future copyrights, patents, inventions, know-how, utility models, trade marks, rights in designs, database rights, goodwill, rights of publicity or privacy, rights in software code, in each case whether registered or unregistered or the subject of a pending application for registration, all legal rights protecting the confidentiality of any information or materials in relation to all media and all other rights of a similar nature anywhere in the world together with all renewals, revivals and extensions of them and rights of action in respect of them however arising and the right to sue for past infringements, and the right to apply for, prosecute and obtain patent, design right, trade mark and other protection throughout the world or any invention claimed in any patent or patent application, including the right to claim priority.
“Pinnacle PR” means Pinnacle PR Ltd.
“Booking form” means the form used to book a place or places at an event, whether in electronic or paper form.
“Event” means the IPRA Summit 2008
1.5 By submitting a Booking Form whether in electronic or paper form, the Client enters into a contract for the Delegates to attend the Event and to pay all associated Charges according to the terms and conditions set out in this document.
1.6 A booking is confirmed only when the Pinnacle PR confirms the booking in writing. Pinnacle PR accepts no liability relating bookings that are not received or confirmed in writing.
2. CANCELLATION AND AMENDMENT
2.1 If the Client wishes to cancel the booking, cancellation must be given to Pinnacle PR in writing, and the following fees shall be due depending on the length of notice given to Pinnacle PR prior to the event:
Cancellation more than 30 days before the Event – £150 administration charge
Cancellation 29 or fewer days before the Event – a fee equal to 100% of the Charges
2.2 A substitute Delegate(s) may be provided at no cost, subject to notification in writing.
2.3 Pinnacle PR may cancel the Event or the Agreement without any further liability at any time before the Event by giving written notice to the Client.
2.4 Pinnacle PR may alter the content and the timing of the programme or the identity of the speakers.
3. DELEGATES
Delegates shall act reasonably throughout the training. Pinnacle PR may remove a Delegate from a course, where, in the opinion of the Trainer, which shall be final, the Delegate is behaving unreasonably.
4. CHARGES AND PAYMENT
4.1 Charges for shall be due as follows:
Bookings received and acknowledged on or before 11 April 2008 – payment due by 11 April 2008
Bookings received and acknowledged between 12 April 2008 and 8 May 2008 – payment due by 9 May 2008
Bookings received on or after 9 May 2008 – payment due immediately on receipt of invoice
upon completion of the Training Services and payable within 30 days of the date of Pinnacle PR’s invoice.
4.2 The Client shall be responsible for any losses or extra expense incurred by Pinnacle PR should the price of the Event be increased by reason of any delay, failure, variation, interruption or suspension arising from any act or omission by the Client, its employees, agents or sub-contractors to comply with any of the Client’s obligations under the Agreement.
4.3 The Client shall pay the Charges without deduction or set-off.
4.4 Sums due under this Agreement are exclusive of VAT which shall be payable by the Client.
4.5 In the event the Client fails to make payment in accordance with this Agreement, Pinnacle PR may:
4.5.1 charge interest at a rate of 4% above the base rate of the Bank of England from the due date until the date of payment; and/or
4.5.2 refuse admittance to the Event
5. ADVERTISING
5.1 Pinnacle PR may make reference to the Agreement within any proposal to further Clients, provided only fundamental facts are divulged and not proprietary and confidential information.
5.2 Pinnacle PR may store the names of the Delegates for the purpose of advising them of the availability of further events and other opportunities in the future.
6. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
6.1 Except as set out in the Proposal or otherwise expressly agreed by the parties in writing, the Client acknowledges that Pinnacle PR is the sole owner of any and all Intellectual Property Rights in the materials supplied under the Agreement and the Client shall execute any document necessary for Pinnacle PR to obtain, maintain and protect such rights.
6.2 The Client may use the event materials for its own internal reference, but may not distribute or disseminate the Training Materials to third parties who are not employees of the Client and accepts full responsibility for its use and interpretation of the materials which are supplied without any guarantees, conditions or warranties.
7. WARRANTY
7.1 The Client warrants, represents and undertakes to Pinnacle PR that:
7.1.1 it and its employees, sub-contractors and agents shall comply with any requirements of Pinnacle PR on the Event premises;
7.1.2 it has and will during the Agreement retain the right, interest, title, power and authority to enter into and perform all of its obligations under the Agreement and it has not and will not commit any act or enter into any contract, agreement or understanding with any third party which is inconsistent or in conflict with its obligations under the Agreement;
8. HEALTH AND SAFETY
The parties shall comply with all applicable health and safety legislation and codes of practice.
9. INDEMNITY
The Client shall indemnify Pinnacle PR against any and all actions, costs, claims, damages, losses or demands made by third parties (including legal expenses and any compensation, costs or disbursements incurred by or paid to compromise or settle any action or claim) including, without limitation, all loss of profits, revenue, contracts and loss arising from loss or corruption of data which Pinnacle PR may suffer and howsoever arising from any breach by the Client, its employees or agents of any of the obligations under the Agreement or arising out of the use or exploitation of any Materials supplied and/or any act or omission by the Client, its employees or agents as a result of the Event except where the claim is due to the act or omission of Pinnacle PR.
10. TERMINATION
10.1 Either party may terminate this Agreement in accordance with any terms set out in the Agreement or otherwise immediately by written notice:
10.1.1 if the other party fails to remedy a material breach of this Agreement within 30 days of written notice identifying the breach and notifying of an intention to terminate; and/or
10.1.2 if the other party makes any voluntary arrangement with its creditors or enters into administration (whether or not pursuant to a court order) or (being an individual or firm) becomes bankrupt or (being a company) goes into liquidation or is deemed under Section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986 to be unable to pay its debts or is dissolved; and/or
10.1.3 if an encumbrancer takes possession, or a receiver or administrative receiver is appointed, of any of the property or assets of the other party;
and/or
10.1.4 the other party threatens to cease to carry on business.
11. ASSIGNMENT
This Agreement is personal to the Client and may not be assigned by the Client in whole or in part.
12. FORCE MAJEURE
Pinnacle PR shall not be responsible for any failure or delay in performance of its obligations under this Agreement (other than the obligation to make payments of money) due to any force majeure event including, Act of God, refusal of licence (other than as a result of any act or omission of Insight) or other Government act, fire explosion, embargo, terrorism, civil disturbance, accident, epidemics, lightning damage, electromagnetic interference, radio interference, strikes, industrial dispute, or any other cause beyond its reasonable control.
13. NO PARTNERSHIP
Nothing in the Agreement shall be deemed to create a partnership or joint venture between the parties.
14. THIRD PARTIES
Third parties have no rights under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 or any amendment to or re-enactment of it to enforce any provision of this Agreement.
15. LAW
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with English law and the English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction.
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