Terms and Conditions & Privacy Policy

General

1.1 In this document we tell you our terms and conditions upon which we sell and supply the services listed on this website.

1.2 Before confirming your order please read through these Terms & Conditions carefully and in particular our cancellations policy at clause 4.1 and 4.2.

About Us

2.1 This website is the ownership of Alpha Alliance International, registered in England and Wales at 702 Ceylon House, 70 Alie Street, London, E1 8PZ, United Kingdom, Registration number: 14949119.

Payment

3.1 Payment of the full delegate fee is due 14 days after the invoice date, or immediately if the registration is made within one month of the event. Our full bank account details are on the invoice.

3.2 Please note your booking is valid only after full payment is received. We recommend you check with your Finance Department that payment has been made before traveling to the Conference.

3.3 Fees are a fixed price and unless otherwise stated reductions and discounts cannot be offered should you not wish to attend the entire event.

Cancellations

4.1 Cancellations must be made in writing by email to Alpha Alliance International and must be received by the company.

4.2 You will receive a 50% refund of your fees paid to Alpha Alliance International. if you cancel your registration 30 days or more before the start of the event.

4.3 Cancellations made 29 days or less before the event cannot be refunded or credited. Substitutes may be made at any time.

4.4 Failure to attend all or part of an event for any reason whatsoever will be treated as a late cancellation and no refunds will be given.

4.5 If the event is cancelled or postponed for any reason within our control, then the registration fee will be fully refunded. You can choose to reject the refund and use your payment to attend another event of Alpha Alliance International. We shall not be liable for any other loss, damage, costs (including without limitation travel, visa, or accommodation costs), expenses or other liabilities incurred by you in connection with such cancellation. Refunds may take up to 15 business days.

Force Majeure

5.1 Please note that in case of force majeure Alpha Alliance International will not be liable or deemed to be in default for any delay or failure in delivering its obligations. Force majeure includes any circumstances beyond the will of Alpha Alliance International or their reasonable control, including but not limited to: failure of electronic or technical equipment or communication lines, computer viruses, unauthorised access, theft, natural disasters, severe weather, earthquakes, pandemic, war, danger of war, government restrictions, revolts, strikes, transportation difficulties, fire or severe disturbances affecting the conference organisation or its suppliers.

Administrative

6.1 Our agendas are correct at the time of issue; however, it may be necessary to make some amendments to the content, speakers, location, and/or timing of the event.

6.2 Please advise us of any special requirements (such as access or dietary requirements) at the time of booking.

6.3 We accept no liability in respect of any damages, theft or loss of your property at the event. You are responsible for safeguarding your own property.

6.4 Views expressed by speakers at the event may not be the views of Alpha Alliance International. All event materials are provided to you on an “as is” basis and we make no warranty as to the completeness or accuracy of such materials.

6.5 Alpha Alliance International owns all intellectual property rights in all event materials and delegate lists.

6.6 You may not film, photograph or otherwise record all or any part of the event without our prior written consent.

6.7 You must comply with all applicable laws and any health and safety requirements at the event.

Data Protection

7.1 Any personal data you disclose to us will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and our privacy policy and will be stored on our secure server.

7.2 Your personal data may be used by us to provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us or which we feel may interest you. We may use your company name in marketing promotions in connection with this event.

7.3 We may also permit carefully selected third parties to inform you about goods and services which may be of interest to you via email. If you do not wish to receive such marketing information, please contact us.

7.4 There may be audio/visual recording of all or part of the event. You agree that we may use and distribute such recordings for the purposes of training, publicity, and documentation.

This privacy policy applies between you, the User of this Website and Alpha Alliance International, the owner and provider of this Website. Alpha Alliance International takes the privacy of your information very seriously. This privacy policy applies to our use of any and all data collected by us or provided by you in relation to your use of the Website. This privacy policy should be read alongside, and in addition to, our Terms and Conditions. Definitions and interpretation

1. Definitions and Interpretation

1. In this privacy policy, the following definitions are used:

Data	collectively all information that you submit to Alpha Alliance International via the Website. This definition incorporates, where applicable, the definitions provided in the Data Protection Laws;
Cookies	a small text file placed on your computer by this Website when you visit certain parts of the Website and/or when you use certain features of the Website. Details of the cookies used by this Website are set out in the clause below (Cookies);
Data Protection Laws	any applicable law relating to the processing of personal Data, including but not limited to the Directive 96/46/EC (Data Protection Directive) or the GDPR, and any national implementing laws, regulations and secondary legislation, for as long as the GDPR is effective in the UK;
GDPR	the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679;
Alpha Alliance International, we or us	Alpha Alliance International, a company incorporated in England and Wales with the Company number 14949119 and is registered at 702 Ceylon House, 70 Alie Street, E1 8PZ, London, UK;
UK and EU Cookie Law	the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 as amended by the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011;
User or you	any third party that accesses the Website and is not either (i) employed by Alpha Alliance International and acting in the course of their employment or (ii) engaged as a consultant or otherwise providing services to Alpha Alliance International and accessing the Website in connection with the provision of such services;
Website	the website that you are currently using, www.alphaalliance.co.uk, and any sub-domains of this site unless expressly excluded by their own terms and conditions.

2. In this privacy policy, unless the context requires a different interpretation:

2.1. the singular includes the plural and vice versa;
2.2. references to sub-clauses, clauses, schedules or appendices are to sub-clauses, clauses, schedules or appendices of this privacy policy;
2.3. a reference to a person includes firms, companies, government entities, trusts and partnerships;
2.4. “including” is understood to mean “including without limitation”;
2.5. reference to any statutory provision includes any modification or amendment of it;
2.6. the headings and sub-headings do not form part of this privacy policy.

2. Scope of this Privacy Policy

This privacy policy applies only to the actions of Alpha Alliance International and Users with respect to this Website. It does not extend to any websites that can be accessed from this Website including, but not limited to, any links we may provide to social media websites.
For purposes of the applicable Data Protection Laws, Alpha Alliance International is the “data controller”. This means that Alpha Alliance International determines the purposes for which, and the manner in which, your Data is processed.

3. Data Collected

We may collect the following Data, which includes personal Data, from you:

name;
job title;
contact Information such as email addresses and telephone numbers;
company,
company type;
where you found out about us;

in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.

4. How we collect Data

We collect Data in the following ways:

data is given to us by you;
data is collected automatically

5. Data that is given to us by you

Alpha Alliance International will collect your Data in a number of ways, for example:

when you contact us through the Website, by telephone, post, e-mail or through any other means;
when you complete surveys that we use for research purposes (although you are not obliged to respond to them);
when you enter a competition or promotion through a social media channel, emails, during an event, etc.;
when you make payments to us, through this Website or otherwise;
when you use our services;

in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.

6. Data that is collected automatically

To the extent that you access the Website, we will collect your Data automatically, for example:

we automatically collect some information about your visit to the Website. This information helps us to make improvements to Website content and navigation, and includes your IP address, the date, times, and frequency with which you access the Website and the way you use and interact with its content.
we will collect your Data automatically via cookies, in line with the cookie settings on your browser. For more information about cookies, and how we use them on the Website, see the section below, headed “Cookies”.

7. Our use of Data

Any or all of the above Data may be required by us from time to time in order to provide you with the best possible service and experience when using our Website. Specifically, Data may be used by us for the following reasons:
transmission by email of marketing materials that may be of interest to you;
contact for market research purposes which may be done using email, telephone, fax, or mail. Such information may be used to customize or update the Website;
in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.
We may use your Data for the above purposes if we deem it necessary to do so for our legitimate interests. If you are not satisfied with this, you have the right to object in certain circumstances (see the section headed “Your rights” below).
For the delivery of direct marketing to you via e-mail, we’ll need your consent, whether via an opt-in or soft-opt-in:
soft opt-in consent is a specific type of consent that applies when you have previously engaged with us (for example, you contact us to ask us for more details about a particular product/service, and we are marketing similar products/services). Under “soft opt-in” consent, we will take your consent as given unless you opt-out.
for other types of e-marketing, we are required to obtain your explicit consent; that is, you need to take positive and affirmative action when consenting by, for example, checking a tick box that we’ll provide.
if you are not satisfied about our approach to marketing, you have the right to withdraw consent at any time. To find out how to withdraw your consent, see the section headed “Your rights” below.

8. Who we share Data with

We may share your Data with our employees, agents, and/or professional advisors, event partners.

9. Keeping Data secure

We will use technical and organisational measures to safeguard your Data, for example:

Access to your account is controlled by a password and a username that is unique to you.
We store your Data on secure servers.
Technical and organisational measures include measures to deal with any suspected data breach. If you suspect any misuse or loss or unauthorised access to your Data, please let us know immediately by contacting us via the Contact Us form on our website.
If you want detailed information from Get Safe Online on how to protect your information and your computers and devices against fraud, identity theft, viruses, and many other online problems, please visit http://www.getsafeonline.org. Get Safe Online is supported by HM Government and leading businesses.

10. Data retention

Unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law, we will only hold your Data on our systems for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this privacy policy or until you request that the Data be deleted.
Even if we delete your Data, it may persist on backup or archival media for legal, tax or regulatory purposes.

11. Your rights

You have the following rights in relation to your Data:

Right to access – the right to request (i) copies of the information we hold about you at any time, or (ii) that we modify, update, or delete such information. If we provide you with access to the information we hold about you, we will not charge you for this, unless your request is “manifestly unfounded or excessive.” Where we are legally permitted to do so, we may refuse your request. If we refuse your request, we will tell you the reasons why.
Right to correct – the right to have your Data rectified if it is inaccurate or incomplete.

Right to erase – the right to request that we delete or remove your Data from our systems.

Right to restrict our use of your Data – the right to “block” us from using your Data or limit the way in which we can use it.

Right to data portability – the right to request that we move, copy, or transfer your Data.

Right to object – the right to object to our use of your Data including where we use it for our legitimate interests. To make enquiries, exercise any of your rights set out above, or withdraw your consent to the processing of your Data (where consent is our legal basis for processing your Data), please contact us via the Contact Us form on our website. If you are not satisfied with the way a complaint you make in relation to your Data is handled by us, you may be able to refer your complaint to the relevant data protection authority. For the UK, this is the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The ICO’s contact details can be found on their website at https://ico.org.uk/.
It is important that the Data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your Data changes during the period for which we hold it.

12. Links to other websites

This Website may, from time to time, provide links to other websites. We have no control over such websites and are not responsible for the content of these websites. This privacy policy does not extend to your use of such websites. You are advised to read the privacy policy or statement of other websites prior to using them.

13. Changes of business ownership and control

Alpha Alliance International may, from time to time, expand or reduce our business and this may involve the sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of Alpha Alliance International. Data provided by Users will, where it is relevant to any part of our business so transferred, be transferred along with that part and the new owner or newly controlling party will, under the terms of this privacy policy, be permitted to use the Data for the purposes for which it was originally supplied to us.
We may also disclose Data to a prospective purchaser of our business or any part of it.
In the above instances, we will take steps with the aim of ensuring your privacy is protected.

14.Cookies

This Website may place and access certain Cookies on your computer. Alpha Alliance International uses Cookies to improve your experience of using the Website and to improve our range of services. Alpha Alliance International has carefully chosen these Cookies and has taken steps to ensure that your privacy is protected and always respected.
All Cookies used by this Website are used in accordance with current UK and EU Cookie Law.
Before the Website places Cookies on your computer, you will be presented with a message bar requesting your consent to set those Cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of Cookies, you are enabling Alpha Alliance International to provide a better experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies; however certain features of the Website may not function fully or as intended.
This Website may place the following Cookies:

Type of Cookie	Purpose
Strictly necessary cookies	These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing services.
Analytical/performance cookies	They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.

You can find a list of Cookies that we use in the Cookies Schedule.
You can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies, but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser.
You can choose to delete Cookies at any time; however, you may lose any information that enables you to access the Website more quickly and efficiently including, but not limited to, personalisation settings.
It is recommended that you ensure that your internet browser is up-to-date and that you consult the help and guidance provided by the developer of your internet browser if you are unsure about adjusting your privacy settings.
For more information generally on cookies, including how to disable them, please refer to aboutcookies.org. You will also find details on how to delete cookies from your computer.

15. General

You may not transfer any of your rights under this privacy policy to any other person. We may transfer our rights under this privacy policy where we reasonably believe your rights will not be affected.
If any court or competent authority finds that any provision of this privacy policy (or part of any provision) is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, that provision or part-provision will, to the extent required, be deemed to be deleted, and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of this privacy policy will not be affected.
Unless otherwise agreed, no delay, act, or omission by a party in exercising any right or remedy will be deemed a waiver of that, or any other, right or remedy.
This Agreement will be governed by and interpreted according to the law of England and Wales. All disputes arising under the Agreement will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English and Welsh courts.

16. Changes to this privacy policy

Alpha Alliance International reserves the right to change this privacy policy as we may deem necessary from time to time or as may be required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on the Website, and you are deemed to have accepted the terms of the privacy policy on your first use of the Website following the alterations. You may contact Alpha Alliance International via the Contact Us form on our website. Cookies Below is a list of the cookies that we use. We have tried to ensure this is complete and up to date, but if you think that we have missed a cookie or there is any discrepancy, please let us know. Strictly necessary We use the following strictly necessary cookies:

Description of Cookie	Purpose
Standard cookie	We use this session cookie to remember you and maintain your session whilst you are using our website

Analytical/performance We use the following analytical/performance cookies:

Description of Cookie	Purpose
Website traffic	We use this cookie to help us analyse how users use the website

Organiser: