Terms and Conditions
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Cancellation of the Conference
In the event that the Conference cannot be held or is postponed due to events beyond the control of the conference organizers (force majeure) or due to events which are not attributable to wrongful intent or gross negligence of the conference organizers, the conference organizers cannot be held liable by delegates for any damages, costs or losses incurred, such as costs for transportation, for accommodation, costs for additional orders, other financial losses, etc. Under these circumstances, the conference organizers reserve the right to either retain the entire registration fee and to use it for a future conference, or to reimburse the delegate after deducting costs already incurred for the organization of the conference and which could not be recovered from third parties.
Force majeure
The parties’ performance under this contract is subject to acts of God, war, government regulations, threats or acts of terrorism or similar acts, government travel advisories, disaster, strikes, civil disorder, decrease of transport facilities, fire, flood, any undesirable weather or any cause beyond the parties’ control, making it unadvisable, illegal or impossible to perform their obligations under the Agreement. Both parties may cancel the contract for anyone or more of such reasons upon written notice to the other party.
Liability
The conference organizers shall be held liable in the framework of a duty of care as a respectable businessman according to statutory provisions. The liability of the organizers – for whatever legal reason – shall be limited to intent and gross negligence. The liability of commissioned service providers shall remain unaffected by this. The delegate shall take part in the conference at his/her own risk. The conference organizers cannot be held liable by delegates for damages or theft of property to hotel and/or facilities used for the purposes of the conference. The delegates will participate in the conference with full intent to respect the facilities in use and are liable for any damages to the hotel or the conference venue for which they are personally responsible. Verbal agreements shall not be binding if these have not been confirmed in writing by Virology Education.
Virology Education does not assume liability for consequential damages resulting from possibly erroneous and/or incomplete contents of presentations and/or event documentation.
Insurance
As the conference organizers cannot be held liable for loss, injury or damage to any person or property or for any additional expenditure incurred due to changes, whatever the cause, participants are advised to make their own arrangements for health and travel insurance.
Modification of the Program
Please note that while speakers and topics were confirmed at the time of publishing, circumstances beyond the control of the organizers may demand substitutions, alterations or cancellations of the speakers and/or topics. As such, Virology Education reserves the right to change or adjust the advertised speakers and/or topics if necessary, without any liability to you whatsoever. Any substitutions or alterations will be updated on our web page as soon as possible. The conference organizers reserve the right to modify the program, which is published as an indication only.
Data Protection
The conference organizers will collect and store all personal data for the preparation and execution of the Conference.
Photography and video materials
Please be advised that photographs and videos will be taken at the event for use on the Virology Education websites and in the press, VE marketing materials, and other VE publications. By registering to this event, you consent to the above and the use of images and videos of yourself.
Use of event documentation
Presentations and event documentation are protected by copyright law. Rights to their use may only be transferred through express written consent by the author.
Participants are not permitted to copy license materials distributed for informational, educational or training purposes. License materials are computer programs and/or other licensed data (or databases) in machine readable form, and their accompanying documentation.