--- Scroll down to read the full Terms & Conditions --- The conference organizer and conference secretariat is Virology Education BV (hereinafter “VE”). <b>Cancellation of registration</b> In case the participant decides to cancel their registration, the following refunds are applicable: - Cancellation before/on <1 month before the meeting>: 50% refund (minus an administration fee of $40) - Cancellation after <1 month before the meeting>: Unfortunately, no refund will be given If you are unable to attend the meeting, a substitute delegate is always welcome at no extra charge, provided that a letter of authorization from the original participant has been received and VE has been notified of the name of the substitute delegate before <2 weeks before the meeting>. A statement (email/letter) of cancellation must be sent to VE. <b>Cancellation of the meeting</b> In the event that the meeting cannot be held or is postponed due to events beyond the control of VE (force majeure) or due to events which are not attributable to wrongful intent or gross negligence of VE, VE 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, VE reserves the right to either retain the entire registration fee and to use it for a future meeting, or to reimburse the delegate after deducting costs already incurred for the organization of the meeting and which could not be recovered from third parties. <b>Force majeure</b> 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. <b>Liability</b> VE shall be held liable in the framework of a duty of care as a respectable businessman according to statutory provisions. The liability of VE – 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 their own risk. If the meeting is held in-person, VE cannot be held liable by delegates for damages or theft of property for any applicable hotel and/or facilities used for the purposes of the meeting. The delegates will participate in the meeting with full intent to respect the facilities in use and are liable for any damages to the hotel or the meeting venue for which they are personally responsible. Verbal agreements shall not be binding if these have not been confirmed in writing by VE. VE does not assume liability for consequential damages resulting from possibly erroneous and/or incomplete contents of presentations and/or event documentation. <b>Insurance</b> As VE 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 any applicable insurances such as health and travel insurance if they attend the meeting in-person. <b>Modification of the Program</b> Please note that while speakers and topics were confirmed at the time of publishing, circumstances beyond the control of VE may demand substitutions, alterations or cancellations of the speakers and/or topics. As such, VE reserves the right to change or adjust the advertised speakers and/or topics if necessary, without any liability to participants whatsoever. Any substitutions or alterations will be updated on the meeting web page as soon as possible. VE reserves the right to modify the program, which is published as an indication only. <b>Data Protection</b> VE will collect and store all personal data for the purpose of the preparation and execution of the meeting. The detailed privacy policy can be located here: www.academicmedicaleducation.com/privacy-policy <b>Photography and video materials</b> Please be advised that photographs and videos will be taken at the meeting for use on websites and in the press, marketing materials, and other publications by VE. By registering to this meeting, participants consent to the above and the use of images and videos of themselves. <b>Use of event documentation</b> Presentations, abstracts, and event documentation are protected by copyright law. Rights to their use may only be transferred through express written consent by the author or presenter. 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. --- 向下以阅读完整的条款和条件 --- 会议组织者和会议秘书处为 Virology Education BV（以下简称“VE”）。 <b>取消注册</b> 如果参与者决定取消他们的注册，以下退款适用： - 在会议前 <1 个月前/当天取消>：50% 退款（减去 40 美元的管理费） - 在会议前 <1 个月后取消> ：将不予退款 如果您无法出席会议，我们随时欢迎替代代表，不收取额外费用，前提是已收到原始参与者的授权书，并且在 2 周前已将替代代表的姓名通知 VE会议>。取消声明（电子邮件/信件）必须发送给 VE。 <b>会议取消</b> 如果由于 VE 无法控制的事件或非因 VE 的错误意图或重大过失而导致会议无法举行或推迟，VE 不对代表承担任何责任造成的损害、费用或损失，例如交通费用、住宿费用、额外订单费用、其他财务损失等。在这种情况下，VE 保留全部注册费并将其用于未来会议的权利, 或在扣除已经发生的会议组织费用且无法从第三方收回的费用后向代表报销。 <b>不可抗力</b> 双方在本合同项下的履行受天灾、战争、政府法规、威胁或恐怖主义行为或类似行为、政府旅行警告、灾难、罢工、内乱、交通设施减少、火灾、洪水、任何不良天气或任何超出双方控制的原因，使其无法履行其在本协议项下的义务是不可取的、非法的或不可能的。双方可在书面通知对方后，以任何一种或多种原因解除合同。 <b>责任</b> VE 应根据法律规定在作为受人尊敬的商人的注意义务框架内承担责任。无论出于何种法律原因，VE 的责任仅限于故意和重大过失。委托服务提供者的责任不受此影响。代表应自担风险参加会议。 如果会议是亲自举行的，VE 不对代表用于会议目的的任何适用酒店和/或设施的损坏或财产盗窃承担责任。与会代表将在参加会议时充分尊重所使用的设施，并对酒店或会议场地造成的任何损害负责，由他们个人负责。未经 VE 书面确认的口头协议不具有约束力。 VE 不承担因演示文稿和/或活动文件的内容可能有错误和/或不完整而导致的间接损失。 <b>保险</b> 由于 VE 不对任何人或财产的损失、伤害或损坏或因变化而产生的任何额外支出承担责任，无论是什么原因，建议参与者自行安排任何适用的保险，例如健康和旅行保险，如果他们亲自出席会议。 <b>程序的修改</b> 请注意，虽然演讲者和主题在发布时已确认，但 VE 无法控制的情况可能会要求更换、更改或取消演讲者和/或主题。因此，VE 保留在必要时更改或调整广告演讲者和/或主题的权利，不对参与者承担任何责任。任何替换或更改将尽快在会议网页上更新。 VE 保留修改程序的权利，该程序仅作为指示发布。 <b>数据保护</b> VE 将收集和存储所有个人数据，用于会议的准备和执行。详细的隐私政策可以在这里找到：www.academicmedicaleducation.com/privacy-policy <b>摄影和录像资料</b> 请注意，会议将拍摄照片和视频，用于网站和新闻、营销材料和 VE 的其他出版物。通过注册参加本次会议，参与者同意上述内容以及使用他们自己的图像和视频。 <b>活动文档的使用</b> 演示文稿、摘要和活动文档受版权法保护。只能通过作者或演示者的明确书面同意转让其使用权。 参与者不得复制为信息、教育或培训目的分发的许可材料。许可材料是机器可读形式的计算机程序和/或其他许可数据（或数据库）及其随附文档。