These are the terms and conditions (the “Agreement”) governing your participation in any KUONI CONGRESS owned and operated virtual event, meeting, show, seminar or conference (the “Virtual Event”). By registering for the Virtual Event you agree to these terms, which form a binding legal contract between the Virtual Event owner and host, KUONI CONGRESS (“KUONI CONGRESS” or “Owner and Organizer”) and the registered participant (“you” or “Participant”). If you are registering on behalf of another individual, it is your responsibility to ensure the person participating is aware of these terms and accepts them. By completing the registration on behalf of another individual you are warranting that you have made the Participant aware of these terms and that they have accepted these terms.

1 Participant Requirements 

1.1 Access. Your registration entitles you to access to the Virtual Event for which you have registered. Any and all other costs associated with your attendance shall be borne solely by you, and Virtual Event shall have no liability for such costs.

1.2 Use of Likeness. By participating in the Virtual Event you acknowledge and agree to grant Virtual Event the right at the Virtual Event to record, film, live stream, photograph, or capture your likeness in any media now available or hereafter developed and to distribute, broadcast, use, or otherwise globally to disseminate, in perpetuity, such media without any further approval from you or any payment to you. This grant to Virtual Event includes, but is not limited to, the right to edit such media, the right to use the media alone or together with other information, and the right to allow others to use or disseminate the media.

1.3 Virtual Event Content. You acknowledge and agree that Virtual Event, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to change any and all aspects of the Virtual Event, including but not limited to, the Virtual Event name, themes, content, program, speakers, performers, hosts, moderators, venue (for hybrid event), and time. Virtual Event content shall be recorded by KUONI CONGRESS and will be accessible to paid Participants. 

2 Prohibited Conduct 

2.1 Limitations on Use. By registering for a KUONI CONGRESS Virtual Events pass you agree not to sell, trade, transfer, or share your complimentary access link and/or code, unless such transfer is granted by the Organizer. By registering for a paid Virtual Event Pass, you agree not to share, sell or trade your access. If KUONI CONGRESS determines that you have violated this policy, KUONI CONGRESS may cancel your access, retain any payments made by you, report you to law enforcement authorities, and ban you from future Virtual Events.

2.2 Disruptive Conduct. You acknowledge and agree that Virtual Event reserves the right to remove you from the Virtual Event if KUONI CONGRESS, in its sole discretion, determines that your participation or behavior create a disruption or hinder the Virtual Event or the enjoyment of the Virtual Event content by other attendees. 

2.3 Recording, Live Streaming, and Videotaping. Participants may not record or broadcast audio or video of sessions at KUONI CONGRESS Virtual Events. 

2.4 Unethical/Non-Compliant Business Practices. KUONI CONGRESS reserves the right to deny participation to anyone who engages in or is reputed to engage in unethical or non-compliant business practices. 

2.5 In addition to the requirements and prohibitions set forth in this Section 2, KUONI CONGRESS may also exclude any prospective participant from registering for or participating in any Virtual Event, in KUONI CONGRESS’s sole discretion.

3 Fees and Registration

3.1 Payment. The payment of the applicable fee for the Virtual Event is due upon registration. If such payment is insufficient or declined for any reason KUONI CONGRESS may refuse to allow you to access the Virtual Event and shall have no liability in that regard.
Invoice will be sent upon request only after the conference, at no charge.

3.2 Taxes. The fees may be subject to sales tax, value added tax, or other taxes and duties which, if applicable, will be charged to you in addition to the fees. 

4 Cancellation and Quality Assurance

4.1 All cancellations and changes are to be addressed to the congress secretariat in writing at any stage prior to or during the event. All necessary refunds will be made after the conference (EUR).
* Until August 31st, 2021: 50% refund less bank charges (50€)
* From September 1st, 2021: no refund can be made
Please note that if you do not cancel and do not access the Virtual Event, you are still responsible for payment. In no event shall KUONI CONGRESS be obligated to refund all or a portion of the registration fee. 

4.2 Substitutions can be made at any time by contacting the congress secretariat in writing, except for complimentary registration (if you have been invited to the conference).

4.3 KUONI CONGRESS strives to provide you with the most productive and effective educational experience possible. If after attending the conference you feel there is some way we can improve, please provide us in writing with your comments on the evaluation form after the event. Should you feel dissatisfied with your experience and wish to request a credit or refund, please submit it in writing no later than 10 business days after the end of the Virtual Event to: Kuoni Congress, avenue des Morgines 12, 1213 Petit-Lancy, Switzerland.

We will evaluate individual complaints in a context of collective comments from the Virtual Event. As speakers are confirmed months before the Virtual Event, some speaker changes or topic changes may occur in the program. KUONI CONGRESS is not responsible for speaker changes but will work to ensure a comparable speaker is located to participate in the program.

4.4 If KUONI CONGRESS is prevented from carrying out its obligations as it pertains to the Virtual Event you registered for as a result of any cause beyond its control, or such Virtual Event cannot be Virtually conducted because of a software or issue with the hosting platform or due to acts of God, strikes, labor disputes, government requisitions, restrictions or war or apparent act of war, terrorism, disaster, civil disorder, epidemic or pandemic, curtailment or restriction on transportation facilities, or any other comparable calamity, casualty or condition (collectively a “Force Majeure”) KUONI CONGRESS shall have the right to immediately terminate the affected Virtual Event without liability and shall be relieved of its obligations to Registrant. If the affected Virtual Event is terminated due to a Force Majeure occurrence before the first day of the Virtual Event, then KUONI CONGRESS will reschedule the affected Virtual Event and your registration fee will be applied to the rescheduled Conference.

5 Virtual Event Registration Confirmation

5.1 Once you have completed your registration, you will receive your registration confirmation by email. Please ensure that your valid email is entered correctly on the registration form. Be sure to check your junk email box too in case any of your Virtual Event email(s) are caught by spam filters.

5.2 You will receive essential information for registered attendees electronically at the email address and mailing address that are provided on your registration form.

5.3 In addition, you will also be added to the Virtual Event participant list for notifications of future Virtual Events.

5.4 If you would like to opt-out of any of these benefits, please do so during your registration or contact us via the secretariat email address.