TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1.
TERMS, CONDITIONS AND COPYRIGHT STATEMENT
Welcome to the IET India Future Tech Congress website.
1.1
IET Services India Private Limited (“IET India”) is
a
private
limited
company
incorporated as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Institution of Engineering and
Technology, England and Wales (“IET UK”). IET India was incorporated with an
objective to enable IET UK to market, distribute and sell services relating to
enhancement and growth of science, engineering and technology to persons who
become members of IET UK in India by virtue of subscribing to memberships offered
by the IET UK. These memberships aim to help members at every stage of their
career, to champion engineering and inspire technology innovation.
1.2
As part of its activities, IET India is hosting a
one-of-a-kind tech-first
event called the
‘Future Tech Congress’ on November 22, 2022 and November 23, 2022 (the “FTC”)
to inter alia discuss the future technologies and related customer service and
consumer understanding. This shall include:
(i) understanding the value that blockchain and NFTs add to accelerating supply
chains;
(ii) delving deep into the fintech-geared insights enabled by the Internet of user
behaviour; and
(iii) exploring the various aspects of operating in an anomaly economy, and
changing bottle-necks to opportunities using tech.
1.3
A website
visitor/user who wishes to register for the FTC will hereinafter be referred to
as “Delegate(s)”.
1.4
The information provided on this site is
provided to you subject to the following notices,
terms and conditions and your right to use the website is expressly conditioned upon
your agreement to these terms and conditions.
1.5
For the purpose of this these terms and
conditions, the term “you” and all
grammatical variations of it, means any visitor to the FTC website, whether using or
accessing any of the information or registering as a Delegate for FTC on the website.
2.
ACCESS AND USE OF THE WEBSITE
2.1
FTC website is designed to provide you with information
on FTC and related
registration details and formalities.
2.2
Access to the FTC website presumes that you having previously read and
accepted
these terms and conditions (hereinafter the “Terms and Conditions”). Your continued
use of the website or registration as a Delegate means that you have consented to
these terms and conditions and the website privacy and cookie
policy
2.3
While accessing or using the website as a visitor or as a Delegate who
wishes to
register for FTC, you agree, fully and with no exceptions, to be bound by the Terms
and Conditions published on the website at the time of access and continued use. If
you do not agree with the Terms and Conditions, you cannot use or access this
website or register as a Delegate.
2.4
By accessing the website and using it, you expressly accept, without
conditions of any
type, that you will use the website freely, consciously and under your own and
exclusive responsibility, having read with attention and care this document entirely
each time you decide to access it, as this document may undergo modifications, at any
time, as IET India considers necessary.
3.
LIMITATION OF THE CONTENT
3.1
IET India puts at your disposal information pertaining to FTC, its
registration process
and the activities that will be conducted during FTC.
3.2
Merely by visiting the website, you assume, acknowledge and accept that
all content,
data and information contained herein, despite IET India’s vigilance in its preparation,
may contain errors, inaccuracies or may not be up to date. Therefore, you should not
use the said information or data available on this website to make any decisions which
may have any social or economical consequences for you or for any third parties,
without assessing the outcome thereof.
3.3
At its discretion, IET India reserves the right to update the content,
data and
information on its website, including this Terms and Conditions to delete, limit and
prevent access temporarily or indefinitely and equally reserves the right to modify at
any time the presentation, configuration and location of the website and conditions and
requirements for access, not guaranteeing the availability nor the continual functioning
of the website and other places where a link is established.
4.
DELEGATE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
4.1.1
Delegate fee is subject to service tax and other government taxes &
levies. Any
government tax, levy, if applicable, will be collected with each instalment, if any, of the
delegate fee.
4.2.1
Invoicing will be dependent on the registration package selected by the Delegate.
4.2.2
All invoices will be system generated in the name of the Delegate as filled in the
application form.
4.3.1
Delegate acknowledges that registration charges once paid are not refundable or
adjustable by IET India in the event of your non-participation/cancellation.
4.3.2
Delegate confirms that all payments due to IET India in relation to FTC will be paid
before the due dates, failing which you agree to pay the extra charges/penalty at the
prescribed rate, the details of which is available in the Refund Policy
5.
THIRD-PARTY LINKS – FTC GENERATED
5.1
The website may contain links that IET India may provide to other websites operated
by third parties. Despite the presence of a link or any reference to FTC on a linked
website, IET India makes no warranty or representation regarding, does not endorse,
is not affiliated with and is not in any way responsible for, the linked website or any
content that appears on it or any products or services made available through such
linked website.
5.2
If you decide to visit any linked website, you do so at your own risk and it is your
responsibility to review the terms of use, privacy policy and any other relevant Terms
and Conditions of the relevant linked website.
6.1
All content included on the FTC website, such as text, graphics, logos, service
names,
trademarks, button icons, images, audio clips, and software, is the property of IET
India/ IET UK or its content suppliers and is protected by Indian and international
Intellectual Property Protection laws.
6.2
The compilation (meaning the collection, arrangement, and assembly) of all content on
FTC website as well as the site design, layout and architecture is the exclusive
property of IET India and is protected by Indian and international copyright and other
Intellectual Property laws.
6.3
All software used on FTC website is the property of IET India or its software
suppliers
and is protected by Indian and international copyright laws.
7.
THIRD PARTY PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
7.1
If you believe that your proprietary rights in any content or work have been
infringed by
the content on the FTC website or any linked website to which a link is provided on the
FTC website then please notify us immediately (using the Contact Us functionality).
8.1
This site, its content or any portion of this site or its content may not be
reproduced,
retransmitted, duplicated, copied, distributed, disseminated, sold, resold, or otherwise
exploited for any commercial purpose that is not expressly permitted by IET India.
8.2
IET India reserves the right to refuse the information services made available
through
this website for any reason, including, without limitation, if IET India believes that a
user or Delegate's conduct violates applicable law or is harmful to the interests of other
users of this website or to IET India or its affiliates. No person may transmit through or
otherwise make available on the website (i) any material that violates or infringes the
rights of others, that is unlawful, defamatory, obscene, abusive, profane, vulgar,
sexually explicit, racist, threatening, hateful or otherwise objectionable or that
encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability or
otherwise violate any law, (ii) any copyrighted material, without the express written
consent of the owner thereof, (iii) any advertising or other solicitation with respect to
products or services without the express prior written consent of IET India, or (iv) any
information or software that contains a virus, worm, or other harmful or disruptive
component.
8.3
IET India is under no obligation to permit any material that you transmit to remain
on
the site, and, IET India, in its sole discretion, may refuse to display or may remove any
material posted on or transmitted to or through its website.
9.1
Often, websites need to maintain information as you move from page to page,
and
possibly between your browsing sessions. For example, you expect, when moving
between pages in a web shop, that the site will keep track of the contents of your
shopping basket. If you have logged in, you expect the site to recognise you on each
subsequent page. The website uses such cookies to meet these expectations.
9.2
Cookies are small pieces of identifying information, stored by your browser
on your
PC, to enable such information about your session on the website to be maintained.
The cookie may contain actual information (e.g. the date of your last visit), or just a
unique reference ID that allows the site to look up (for example) the contents of your
shopping basket in its databases.
9.3
If the website sets cookies routinely, these can also be used to track your
successive
page views, and therefore your behaviour on the site, whether or not you are logged
in. Unless you log in or complete an enquiry form, such use of cookies will not enable
the site to identify you (because cookies can only give access to information that the
site already has). FTC website will not attempt to identify you unless you log in.
9.4
Cookies set by one site cannot be read by another. However, one web page
may be
made up of components (such as news stories, images or advertising), some of which
are delivered from third parties. Each of those third-party sites will be able to set and
read its own cookies on any page where its content appears..
9.5.1
If you block cookies from FTC website, you will not be able to log in,
and a range of
other functions, such as the shopping basket and the tracking of new messages in the
discussion forums, will fail.
9.5.2
However, you will be able to browse most of the information on FTC
website. FTC
website uses some third-party services, and you may need to consult their policies
separately.
9.6
Using your browser to block cookies, and further
information
9.6.1
The site AllAboutCookies provides independent
information on cookies,
and how to block them in specific browsers.
9.6.2
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact
[email protected]
10INDEMNITY
10.1
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless IET India and its
affiliates, officers,
agents, employees and business partners, from and against any claim, demand, loss,
damage, cost or liability (including reasonable legal professional’s fees) arising out of
or relating to:
1
Any content you submit, transmit or make available in the course of
using
the
website;
2
Your use, abuse or misuse of the website;
3
Your violation of any of these terms and conditions;
4
Your violation of any rights (including intellectual property rights) of
a
third party;
or
11ASSIGNMENT
11.1
We may assign this contract to any person, in whole or in part, at any
time with or
without notice. Save and except where represented, you may not assign this contract,
or any part of it, to any other person without our prior approval. Any attempt by you to
do so without such prior approval is void.
11.2
You may not transfer to anyone else, either temporarily or permanently,
any rights to
use the website on your behalf. Any assignment of these terms will be void ab
initio.
12
APPLICABLE LAW AND DISPUTES
12.1
This Terms and Conditions will be governed by and construed in accordance
with the
laws of India, without giving effect to its conflict of law provisions, or those of your
actual state or country of residence.
12.2
In the event of any dispute, both you and IET India will negotiate for
amicable
settlement. Should any dispute be unresolved for over six (6) months, the parties may
refer the same for arbitration. Arbitral proceedings shall be conducted by a sole
arbitrator in accordance with the provisions of the (Indian) Arbitration and Conciliation
Act, 1996, as amended and the venue of such arbitration shall be Bangalore. The
arbitral proceeding shall be in English.
13SEVERABILITY
If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision or portion of
these Terms and Conditions to be unenforceable, the remainder of the terms and
conditions will continue in full force and effect.
14FORCE MAJEURE
Without limiting the foregoing, under no circumstances will IET India or any of its
affiliates be held liable for any delay or failure in performance resulting directly or
indirectly from acts of nature, forces, or causes beyond its reasonable control,
including without limitation, Internet failures, computer equipment failures,
telecommunication equipment failures, other equipment failures, electrical power
failures, strikes, labour disputes, riots, insurrections, civil disturbances, shortages of
labour or materials, fires, floods, storms, explosions, acts of God, war, pandemic, or
pandemic induced lockdowns, governmental actions, orders of domestic or foreign
courts or tribunals, or non-performance of third parties.
15ENTIRE AGREEMENT
These Terms and Conditions constitutes the entire agreement between you and IET
India with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and replaces all prior or
contemporaneous understandings or agreements, written or oral, regarding such
subject matter. Any waiver of any provision of these Terms and Conditions by a party
will be effective only if it is in writing and signed by the concerned party.
Please email us at
[email protected] if you have any
questions regarding this document.
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