1. Definitions
1.1. The "BVCA", "we", and "our" mean the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, whose principal place of business is at First Floor Brettenham House, Lancaster Place, London, WC2E 7EN, United Kingdom.
1.2. Your use of BVCA's products, events, training courses and websites (referred to collectively as the "Services" in this document is subject to the terms of a legal agreement between you and the BVCA.
1.3. The term "delegate" refers to the person attending the event or training course.
2. Accepting the Terms and Conditions (hereafter "Terms")
2.1. In order to use our Services, you must firstly agree to the Terms.
2.2. You can accept the Terms by:
2.2.1. Clicking to accept or agree to the Terms, where this option is made available to you by the BVCA in the user interface for any Service; or
2.2.2. By actually booking or using a Service. In this case, you understand and agree that we will treat your use of the Services as acceptance of the Terms from that point onwards.
2.3. The Terms will continue to apply until terminated by the BVCA.
3. Use of Services
3.1. In order to access certain Services, you may be required to provide information about yourself (e.g. identification or contact details) as part of the registration process for the Service, or as part of your continued use of the Services.
3.2. You agree that any registration information you give to the BVCA will always be accurate, correct and current.
3.3. Unless you have been specifically permitted to do so in a separate agreement with the BVCA, you agree that you will not: (i) reproduce, duplicate or copy, or (ii) sell, trade, resell or otherwise commercially exploit, any of the Services, or any part thereof, for any purpose.
4. Passwords and Account Security
4.1. You agree and understand that you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of passwords associated with any account you use to access our Services. For the avoidance of doubt, you agree that you will not permit any other person to use your account or password to access our services.
4.2. Accordingly, you agree that you will be solely responsible to the BVCA for all activities that occur on your account.
4.3. For greater detail please review the BVCA Legal Notice also found on our website.
5. BVCA Membership
5.1. Registration to our website does not automatically constitute membership to the BVCA, either full or associate. Please refer to our website for details on how to become a full or associate member.
5.2. In all cases a BVCA membership term is one calendar year.
5.3. Upon application for membership to the BVCA, once you receive confirmation and/or an invoice your company will be liable to pay the full amount reflected on the invoice.
5.4. All BVCA members must abide by the BVCA Code of Conduct which can be found on our website.
6. Payment for Events and Training Courses
6.1. Upon acceptance to the event/training course, you will receive confirmation and a dated invoice.
6.2. We request full payment within 30 days of the date of the invoice or prior to the event/training course taking place, whichever occurs sooner.
6.3. We do not accept cheques.
7. Conditions Related to Booking an Event and Training Course
7.1. If you are unable to attend the entire duration of an event or course, we reserve the right to cancel your place. If we cannot reallocate your place, you will still be liable for the total cost.
7.2. There is no charge if a substitute delegate wishes to replace an original delegate from the same company. Please inform the BVCA of any such change to the original booking as soon as possible.
7.3. None of the materials pertaining to our events and courses is intended to constitute financial, legal or other advice, should not be relied upon as such and is not a substitute for obtaining such advice. The BVCA, its employees, trainers, contractors or consultants do not accept responsibility for delegates' actions, or those of any other people reading course notes or interpreting the training in litigation.
7.4. The BVCA do not accept responsibility for complaints arising from possible food poisoning or allergies and all such complaints should be addressed or directed to our catering companies, which can be contacted through us upon request. We will take reasonable steps to communicate any special requests/dietary requirements on behalf of the delegate provided to us at the time of booking.
7.5. While the BVCA endeavours to ensure reasonable safety and security at our events and courses, it must be understood that all parties attending do so at their own risk. We will not be held responsible for injuries that may be incurred as a result of attending an event or course where the circumstances are outside of our control. However, nothing in these terms and conditions or any other terms of the BVCA seeks to exclude liability for death or personal injury resulting from BVCA's negligence
8. Cancellations by the Delegate
8.1. All applicable fees are non-refundable should you cancel your place. However, if the BVCA finds a substitute delegate to take your place it will provide a refund but it is under no obligation to find or look for such a substitute. You have the right, under clause 7.2 of these terms, to send another person from your company if the original delegate cannot attend.
9. Changes and Cancellations by the BVCA
9.1. Our events/training courses are constantly updated and improved. We reserve the right to alter any of the content without prior notice.
9.2. We also reserve the right to cancel an event or training course at any time without liability. In these circumstances, we will offer an alternative date, a credit note or a full refund.
10. Concessions
10.1.A concession or discount offered on BVCA events/courses is exclusive; they cannot be combined.
10.2.Except for company-wide or pre-agreed discounts, the higher discount will always be applied.
10.3.In the case of special offers, these must be requested at the time of booking; they will be applied automatically.
11. Late Payment
11.1.Late payment is defined as having not paid within 30 days of the date that appears on the invoice or after the event/course has occurred.
11.2.In the case of late payment we reserve the right to charge interest on all outstanding payments at the rate of 2 per cent per calendar month, or part thereof if less than a calendar month, until payment is made.
11.3.In any case where the delegate has not paid, or for example has other outstanding payments, we reserve the right to refuse entry to our events and courses.
