In using this website, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions (the "Terms") set out below. If you do not agree to the Terms then you may not use this website.

Any additional services provided by EBD Group or third parties which We make available to you on or via the website (“Additional Services”) may be subject to additional terms and conditions (the "Additional Terms") which are in addition to and may supplement or amend these Terms and which you will be required to accept if you elect to use such Additional Services.

"Website" means www.ebdgroup.com and www.partneringone.com and subsidiary pages operated by Us and accessible through the above URLs.

"You/Your" means you, the user of this Website or a registrant at an EBD event.

"User Information" refers to information provided by you via the Website.

"We/Us/Our" means EBD Group who provide this Website.

2.1

You agree that the User Information which You provide when You register is true, accurate, current and complete in all respects and You agree to notify Us as soon as possible of any changes to the User Information by amending Your User Information online within the Edit Profile section of the Website.

2.2

You will be required to select a user name and password during the registration process. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the user name and password and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under them during Your use of the Website. You agree not to share Your user name and password with others or allow access to multiple users through a single user name and password.

2.3

You agree to notify contact@ebdgroup.com immediately of any unauthorised use of Your user name or password or any other breach of security of which You become aware.

2.4

We reserve the right to decline any application from You to subscribe to the Website at Our sole discretion.

3.1

You agree that We can issue your invoice in one or more of a number of different formats, including without limitation hard (paper) copy sent through the mail or given to you by hand, and electronic invoices sent for example by e-mail as PDF, HTML or document files.  In particular, you agree to receive electronic invoices that are not secured by digital signature certificates or other security devices.

3.2

Depending on the event, you may be asked to provide credit card details to pay for Your registration, or be given the opportunity to elect to be invoiced at a later date.

3.3

Some credit card payments will be made through the card processing firm “Multipay”. Debits to Your credit card will be in US dollars (US registrants) or euro (European and other non-US registrants), depending on Your registration address. Multipay handles credit card details using industry accepted standards of security.  In the event of any problems concerning Multipay credit card payments, please contact Us on Tel: +41 43 500 35 45, by e-mail at contact@ebdgroup.com, or in writing to EBD Group AG, Beethovenstrasse 47, 8002 Zurich Pfäffikon-SZ, Switzerland.  Any disputes relating to credit card payments will be subject to Swiss law.

3.4

If You settle an invoice by any other method than by credit card, the total fees payable must be received by us in the currency specified on the invoice.

3.5

If You cancel Your participation in an event organized by Us, requests for refunds must be made in writing, and within the date limits established for each event and clearly displayed on the 'registration' section of each event website. We cannot be responsible for exchange rate losses and bank charges associated with your refund and so You may not receive the exact total of Your original payment.

4.1

All right, title, and interest (including all copyrights and other intellectual property rights) in the Web site belong to Us. You acquire no proprietary interest in the Web site by using it, registering therein or attending an event run by us.

4.2

You agree not to decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, rent, lease, loan, sublicense or create derivative works from the Web site, which includes the information and software made available therein. Save as otherwise expressly provided in any Additional Terms, You may not copy, save, download, modify, reproduce, republish, distribute, transmit or use for any purposes, whether commercial or non-commercial, the Web site or any information contained therein, except to the extent necessarily required in order for You to display, use and navigate the Web site. IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION NO PERSON SHALL DOWNLOAD OR OTHERWISE EXTRACT SUBSTANTIVE AMOUNTS OF INFORMATION CONCERNING REGISTERED USERS OR THEIR COMPANIES AND MAKE SUCH DATA AVAILABLE TO THIRD PARTIES WHO WOULD NOT OTHERWISE HAVE ACCESS TO SUCH COLLATED INFORMATION.

4.3

You acknowledge that by posting any materials on the Web site You grant to Us and Our licensors and assigns an irrevocable, perpetual and royalty-free licence to use the materials within the Web site and in ways necessary for the functioning of Our events. Other uses of material You post are covered in Our privacy policy.

5.1

You agree that You will only use the Web site in a manner that is consistent with these Terms and any Additional Terms and in such a way as to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations (including without limitation, Your local law).

5.2

To the extent to which Your use or the use by any person who may be authorised by You or for whom You are responsible (for example, as employer) causes loss or damage to Us or any person, You agree to indemnify Us immediately on demand in relation to any such losses or damages attributable to them, including where necessary any legal, administrative or technical charges that may arise from such use.

6.1

We cannot guarantee that the Web site will always be fully operational or error free and so We do not accept responsibility for any defects that may exist or for any costs, loss of profits, loss of data or consequential losses arising from Your use of or inability to access the Web site.

6.2

We make no warranty that the Web site will meet Your requirements or will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or bugs or represents the full functionality, accuracy, reliability of the materials or as to results or the accuracy of any information obtained by You through the Web site.

6.3

Whilst We take reasonable precautions to ensure that any downloads We make available will be virus-free We do not warrant that any downloads will be virus-free and will not cause interruptions with Your computer systems.

6.4

We do not review, assess or endorse any of the material submitted to Us and/or posted on the Web site including the accuracy or reliability of any text, information, data, representations, statements or other material whatsoever.

6.5

We exclude, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws, and save in respect of death or personal injury arising from Our negligence, all liability for any claims, losses, demands and damages arising directly or indirectly out of or in any way connected with the Web site. This exclusion shall apply in respect of, without limitation, any interruption of service, lost profits, loss of contracts or business opportunity, loss of data, or any other consequential, incidental, special, or punitive damages, even if We have been advised of the possibility of such damages, whether arising in contract, tort, under statute or otherwise.

6.6

We may provide links to other Web sites or resources and may post, accept the posting of or make available content provided by third parties ("Third Party Content"). We do not accept responsibility for the Third Party Content and do not and cannot be deemed to have endorsed any Third Party Content. In particular, You acknowledge that We will not be party to any transaction or contract with a third party that You may enter into and that We shall have no liability to You in respect of any such transaction, whether arising in contract, tort, under statute or otherwise. You undertake that You will not involve Us in any dispute between Yourselves and the third party.

6.7

We will at all times comply with Our privacy policy.

We reserve the right to:

7.1

deny or suspend Your access to the Web site or any part thereof if Your use of the Web site or that part is deemed by Us against the interests of other users or in breach of these Terms;

7.2

modify or withdraw, temporarily or permanently, the Web site (or any part thereof) with or without notice to You and You confirm that We shall not be liable to You or any third party for any modification to or withdrawal of the Web site;

7.3

change these Terms from time to time, and Your continued use of the Web site (or any part thereof) following such change shall be deemed to be Your acceptance of such change. It is Your responsibility to check regularly to determine whether the Terms have been changed. If You do not agree to any change to the Terms then You must immediately stop using the Web site;

7.4

refuse to place any content or material provided by You onto the Web site in Our sole discretion and to remove any content or material from the Web site once uploaded in Our sole discretion.

8.1

We reserve the right to cancel an event organized by us at any time for commercial or other reasons within Our control, in which case You will receive a full refund of any monies or any parts of monies paid to Us in respect of registration fees, exhibition fees or sponsorship but no other compensation shall be due.

8.2

If, however, We are obliged to cancel an event before its start or during its implementation due to reasons of force majeure (including, but not limited to, war, terrorist attacks, civil, international or other crises, strikes, government or other official regulations, or acts of nature such as fire, earthquake, hurricane, flood, disease, natural disasters, or any other unforeseen occurrence whatsoever beyond Our control) then We shall only be obliged to reimburse You subject to pro-rata deduction of any costs We have incurred in preparing the event.

8.3

We shall not be liable to make any total or partial repayment in respect of the perceived or actual failure of an event to achieve advertised goals or to make available advertised services except where such failure is caused by way of Our gross negligence. In the event of gross negligence by Us, any claim for refund or payment of damages shall be limited to the amount You paid as registration fees, exhibition fees or sponsorship.

8.4

When We are providing partnering services at a third party event, We are responsible only for those services, and to the extent provided for in these Terms. We accept no liability for matters between You and the organizer of the third party event including but not limited to any registration fees You may have paid.

9.1

If any part of the Terms shall be deemed unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed to be severable from the Terms and shall not effect the validity and enforceability of any of the remaining provisions of the Terms.

9.2

No waiver by Us shall be construed as a waiver of any proceeding or succeeding breach of any provision.

9.3

Each provision of the Terms shall be construed as separately applying and surviving even if for any reason one or other of those provisions is held to be inapplicable or unenforceable in any circumstances.

E.mail:

contact@ebdgroup.com

Telephone:

+41 43 500 35 45

Fax:

+41 43 500 35 46

Regular mail:

EBD Group AG, Beethovenstrasse 47,  8002 Zurich, Switzerland.

These Terms were last updated on 8 July 2008

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