DIGITAL EVENTS TERMS AND CONDITIONS
These Digital Events Terms and Conditions (these Terms) apply to your access to and use of the Platform and your attendance at any Event.
Sports Betting Community Limited is a company registered in England and Wales under company number 07914010, with its registered office at 212 New Kings Road, London, SW6 4NZ and VAT number 179078465 (the Company, we, us or our).
Important: An Event may be organised, operated and/or hosted by the Company and/or by another company within the SBC group of companies (an SBC Group Company). Where an Event is hosted by an SBC Group Company, references in these Terms to “we”, “us” and “our” include that SBC Group Company in relation to the hosting and delivery of the relevant Event.
We may collect, use and share your personal data in accordance with our Privacy Notice.
1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
1.1 In these Terms, the following definitions apply:
Applicable Law means all laws, statutes, regulations, directions, guidelines and codes of conduct of any governmental or regulatory body of competent jurisdiction, and any orders of any court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction, applicable to the performance by you or us of rights and/or obligations under these Terms.
Charges means the price for ticket(s) to attend an Event and any applicable VAT.
Event means an online conference, exhibition, webinar, masterclass or other digital event made available through the Platform and organised, operated and/or hosted by the Company and/or an SBC Group Company.
Event of Force Majeure includes fire, flood, lightning, storm, earthquake or other similar event or Act of God, national emergency, war, act of terrorism, riot, criminal damage, epidemic or pandemic (including COVID-19), strike, lockout or other industrial action not involving our employees, communication failure or failure of technical or broadcasting facilities (to the extent beyond our reasonable control), or any other event beyond our reasonable control.
Help Desk means the area within the Platform set up for queries during an Event.
Intellectual Property Rights means all present and future intellectual property rights of whatever nature, whether registered or unregistered, including patents, inventions, know-how, trade secrets, confidential information, trademarks, service marks, logos, get-up, domain names, business names, moral rights, performance rights, registered designs, copyrights, database rights, sui generis database rights, design rights, and applications for any of the foregoing, anywhere in the world.
Networking Lounge means the area within the Platform made available for attendees to interact via 1-1 or group conversations.
Platform means the virtual event platform made available by us to enable you to access and participate in an Event.
Register / Registration means the process of registering for ticket(s) to an Event in accordance with these Terms.
Registration Form means the form submitted by you containing the information required to Register for ticket(s) to an Event.
Website means www.sbcevents.com, digital.sbcevents.com, or any other site at which the Platform is made available from time to time.
You / your means you, the person attending an Event for purposes relating to your trade, business, craft or profession.
1.2 A reference to a statute or statutory provision is a reference to it as amended, extended or re-enacted from time to time and includes subordinate legislation made under it.
1.3 References to “clauses” are to clauses of these Terms.
1.4 Words following “including”, “include”, “in particular” or “for example” are illustrative and do not limit the preceding words.
2. REGISTERING FOR TICKETS
2.1 Events are open to business professionals only. You must be at least 18 years old to Register. Additional age restrictions may apply to all or parts of an Event in accordance with local laws and will be stated on the Website.
2.2 Tickets may be purchased through the Website. You must follow the procedure set out on the Website to Register.
2.3 You should check the information you enter and correct any errors before submitting your Registration Form. Once submitted, we will begin processing it immediately.
2.4 Your Registration Form constitutes an offer to us. We accept your Registration by sending an email confirming the information included in your Registration Form (the Confirmation Email). These Terms become legally binding when we send the Confirmation Email.
2.5 If you are Registering:
(a) for yourself, you agree to these Terms and a contract is formed between you and us; or
(b) on behalf of your employer and/or for multiple tickets, you agree that you will:
- provide attendee details when requested by us and/or ensure each attendee registers their details via the link we provide;
- accept these Terms on behalf of all attendees and your employer (and you warrant that you have authority to do so); and
- bring these Terms to each attendee’s attention and ensure compliance.
2.6 Following Registration, you will be able to access the Platform and the Event on the Event date via the link we send by email and/or via the Website.
2.7 We may limit registration for an Event or ticket type to attendees who meet specified qualifications. By Registering, you confirm the attendee meets the relevant criteria. We may cancel a registration (and provide a refund where relevant) and deny admission where we reasonably determine the criteria are not met.
3. CHARGES AND PAYMENT
3.1 Charges are as set out on the Website and during Registration.
3.2 You must pay Charges using the payment methods made available during Registration. You confirm that the payment method used is yours or that you have the authorisation of the account/card holder.
3.3 If payment is not authorised, Registration will not be fulfilled.
3.4 Attendance is permitted only once the Registration Form has been submitted and Charges have been paid in full.
4. CANCELLATION AND SUBSTITUTIONS
4.1 If you (or your attendees) cannot attend, you may substitute a delegate from the same company at no additional cost. Substitution requests must be received by email at least 24 hours before the Event at info@sbcgaming.com and must include the name, job title and contact email for both the registered and replacement delegate. Substitutions take effect when confirmed by us in writing.
4.2 If you or your delegates do not attend the Event, no refund will be given.
4.3 If you wish to cancel a ticket, you must inform us at least 14 days prior to the Event (unless stated otherwise at the time of booking). If you cancel less than 14 days prior to the Event, you will be charged the full amount and no refund will be given.
4.4 Where a refund is due, we will reimburse using the same means of payment used for the initial transaction. We may deduct any bank charges payable by us as a result of the reimbursement.
5. YOUR OBLIGATIONS
5.1 You are responsible for ensuring you have and maintain all hardware, software and connectivity necessary to access the Platform and the Event.
5.2 Any person accessing an Event using false information or credentials, or deliberately withholding information, may be excluded or removed and may be reported to relevant authorities where appropriate.
5.3 While attending an Event, you must not (and you must procure that no attendee shall):
(a) use the Platform contrary to Applicable Law;
(b) archive, copy, distribute, modify, display, perform, publish, license, create derivative works from, or offer for sale any content on the Platform except as expressly permitted by us in writing;
(c) use automated means (including scraping) to extract material from the Platform for use in any third-party website or application;
(d) abuse the Platform or use it for any unlawful or unauthorised purpose (including transmitting viruses);
(e) disassemble, decompile, reverse engineer or create derivative works based on the whole or any part of the Platform, or attempt to do so; or
(f) make alterations to or modifications of the whole or any part of the Platform.
5.4 We may exclude or remove anyone from an Event and/or revoke Platform access for non-compliance with these Terms.
User Generated Content
5.5 If you or your attendees upload or supply content to the Platform (including pictures, text, videos or sound recordings) (User Generated Content), it must not:
(a) be obscene, abusive, offensive or racist, or promote hatred or physical harm;
(b) harass, bully or intimidate;
(c) be knowingly untrue or misleading;
(d) be defamatory;
(e) be unlawful;
(f) infringe any third party rights (including privacy or Intellectual Property Rights);
(g) contain another person’s personal data or confidential information; or
(h) promote or condone terrorism, violence or illegal behaviour.
5.6 We may remove User Generated Content we reasonably believe breaches clause 5.5.
5.7 When you use the Networking Lounge or interact with exhibitors (including chat facilities), we are under no obligation to oversee, monitor or moderate those communications.
Viruses and security
5.8 We do not guarantee the Platform will be secure or free from bugs or viruses. You are responsible for configuring your IT systems and using appropriate virus protection.
5.9 You must not knowingly introduce viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other malicious material, attempt unauthorised access, or attack the Platform (including via denial-of-service). We may report breaches to law enforcement and co-operate by disclosing relevant information. Your access will cease immediately on breach.
6. CODE OF CONDUCT
6.1 We are committed to providing a safe, harassment-free environment. All participants (delegates, attendees, speakers, exhibitors, staff and volunteers) must behave respectfully and professionally.
6.2 We will not tolerate harassment, intimidation, stalking, abuse, discrimination, unwelcome sexual attention, offensive banter, insults, taunts, exclusionary jokes, or disruptive behaviour.
6.3 Recording: taking screenshots or making video/audio recordings of sessions, speakers, delegates, staff, exhibitions, slides, posters, breaks or other digital spaces/materials is prohibited without our prior consent.
6.4 Participants may not publicise, distribute, canvass, display, carry out activities/demonstrations, or distribute materials or inducements without our prior consent. Unauthorised materials may be removed.
6.5 This list is non-exhaustive. We may exclude or remove anyone for behaviour inconsistent with these Terms (acting reasonably). If you believe these rules have been violated, contact the Help Desk during the Event or use the contact details in clause 15.
7. ACCESS TO THE PLATFORM
7.1 Certain areas of an Event may be restricted to specific ticket types or invitees. Your access may be limited accordingly.
7.2 We will use reasonable endeavours to provide access to the Platform, but you acknowledge access may not be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free.
8. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
8.1 We (and/or our licensors) own the Intellectual Property Rights in the Platform and the content of Events. All rights are reserved.
8.2 Except as expressly permitted, no part of the Platform or Event content may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, re-posted, modified, transmitted or distributed for any non-personal, public or commercial purpose without our prior written consent.
8.3 We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable, royalty-free licence to use the Platform solely to access and participate in the Event, subject to compliance with these Terms.
8.4 Except for private chats between attendees, any communications or materials you contribute during an Event will be treated as non-proprietary and non-confidential, and we may use them for any purpose (including developing, advertising and marketing the Company, a SBC Group Company and our products).
8.5 Your contributions (including User Generated Content) must not infringe third party rights.
8.6 The Platform may contain links to third-party websites. Your use of third-party websites is governed by their terms. We are not responsible for third-party websites.
9. RECORDING AT DIGITAL EVENTS
9.1 We and/or authorised third parties may make video and/or audio recordings of an Event. By attending and/or participating, you consent to such recording and to our use of the recordings. We and/or authorised third parties own all Intellectual Property Rights in those recordings.
9.2 You must not make any video or audio recording (or screenshots) of any part of an Event without our prior consent.
10. OUR RIGHT TO VARY THESE TERMS
10.1 We may change these Terms from time to time. Please check them regularly to ensure you understand the Terms that apply when you access the Platform and/or attend an Event.
11. TERMINATION
11.1 We may terminate these Terms and your access to the Platform immediately if:
(a) you breach these Terms; or
(b) we reasonably believe you (or any attendee) are committing fraudulent and/or illegal activity in connection with the Platform.
11.2 On termination:
(a) your Platform access will be revoked (and we may revoke access for any/all of your attendees); and
(b) the licence in clause 8.3 will cease.
12. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
12.1 Except as expressly set out in these Terms, all conditions, warranties, stipulations and other statements that might otherwise be implied by statute, common law or otherwise are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.
12.2 Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes liability for:
(a) death or personal injury caused by negligence;
(b) fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or
(c) any other liability which cannot be limited or excluded under Applicable Law.
12.3 Subject to clause 12.2, we shall not be liable for loss of profits, revenue, earnings, contracts, anticipated savings, or any indirect or consequential loss, whether arising from negligence, breach of contract or otherwise.
12.4 Subject to clause 12.2, our total liability to you (and/or your employer, attendees and/or delegates) arising out of or in connection with these Terms (whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise) shall be limited to the Charges paid for the relevant Event.
13. OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
13.1 We shall not be in breach of these Terms to the extent performance is prevented or delayed by an Event of Force Majeure.
13.2 These Terms constitute the entire agreement between the parties in relation to their subject matter and supersede all prior agreements, arrangements, statements, assurances, representations and undertakings (whether oral or written). Each party acknowledges it has not relied on any pre-contractual statements except as set out in these Terms. Nothing in this clause limits liability for fraudulent misrepresentation or fraudulent concealment.
13.3 If any provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force. The parties shall seek to replace any invalid/unenforceable provision with a valid/enforceable provision that most closely reflects the intended commercial effect.
13.4 A failure or delay to enforce a right is not a waiver of that right. A waiver must be in writing and applies only to the specific circumstances for which it is given.
14. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
14.1 These Terms and any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with them shall be governed by the laws of England and Wales and submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
15. CONTACTING US
15.1 If you have a complaint, we will use reasonable endeavours to resolve it and prevent re-occurrence. You can access the Help Desk during an Event. Prior to an Event, you can contact us at:
Address:
Customer Services Dept, Sports Betting Community Ltd, 212 New Kings Road, London, SW6 4NZ
Email: info@sbcgaming.com
