Terms and Conditions of Subscription for Cochrane for “Foundations of Network Meta-Analysis” Course (the "Terms") between the delegate who has registered for a place on the Course (“you”, “your”) and The Cochrane Collaboration a company limited by a guarantee and registered in England and Wales with company number 03044323 and charity number 1045921 whose registered office is at 11-13 Cavendish Square, London, W1G 0AN, United Kingdom (“Cochrane”).
Please read these Terms and the information here carefully before registering for a place on the course.
By registering for this course you agree to comply with these Terms, the Terms of Use and to pay the Fee.
1. Definitions
‘Delegate’ means an individual who has purchased a place on the Course.
‘Agreement’ means the contract between Cochrane and you for the purchase by you and provision by Cochrane of the Course, comprising these Terms and the Terms of Use.
‘Business Day’ means a day in England other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.
‘Data Protection Legislation’ means all applicable laws, regulations and secondary legislation relating to the processing of personal data and the privacy of electronic communications, as amended, replaced or updated from time to time, including (but not limited to) the UK GDPR and EU GDPR.
‘Documentation‘ means all on-line material provided with the Course.
‘Fee‘ – is the fee payable by each Delegate for the provision of the Course by Cochrane.
‘Force Majeure Event’ means an act, event, omission or accident beyond a party’s reasonable control which prevents or delays that party from performing its obligations under the Agreement including but not limited to failures of communication networks including the internet.
‘Intellectual Property Rights’ means patents, utility models, rights to inventions, copyright and neighbouring and related rights, moral rights, trade marks and service marks, business names and domain names, rights in get-up and trade dress, goodwill and the right to sue for passing off or unfair competition, rights in designs, rights in computer software, database rights, rights to use, and protect the confidentiality of, confidential information (including know-how and trade secrets) and all other intellectual property rights, in each case whether registered or unregistered and including all applications and rights to apply for and be granted, renewals or extensions of, and rights to claim priority from, such rights and all similar or equivalent rights or forms of protection which subsist or will subsist now or in the future in any part of the world.
‘Malware’ means any thing or device (including any software, code, file or programme) which may: prevent, impair or otherwise adversely affect the operation of any computer software, hardware or network, any telecommunications service, equipment or network or any other service or device; prevent, impair or otherwise adversely affect access to or the operation of any programme or data, including the reliability of any programme or data (whether by re-arranging, altering or erasing the programme or data in whole or part or otherwise); or adversely affect the user experience, including worms, trojan horses, viruses and other similar things or devices.
‘Terms of Use’ means the terms of use of the Cochrane Account and Systems, which Authorised Users are required to accept in order to use a Cochrane Account and the systems accessed through a Cochrane Account, including the Course.
2. Registration Process and Payment Methods
Capacity is limited. Registrations will be handled on a first-come, first-served basis as determined by the completed and submitted registration.
Course registration is not confirmed until the completed online registration and payment of Fee is received and processed by Cochrane.
Payment of Fee must be made using a credit card and through our registration web site. Cochrane does not store any credit card information. All financial information is transmitted securely by the payment processor NatWest Tyl.
Cancellation Policy and Refunds
By placing your order, you are requesting and agreeing that Cochrane will provide you with access to the Course. You have 14 days after the day Cochrane emails you to confirm that Cochrane accepts the order to change your mind and cancel the order, provided that the Course has not yet started during that 14 day period, by notifying Cochrane in writing at support@cochrane.org, in which case Cochrane shall issue a refund of the Course fee.
Substitutions for the Course may be made at any time. If you wish to substitute a participant, please contact support@cochrane.org in writing at the earliest opportunity.
All refunds will be made within 30 days after the Course.
In the unlikely event that we have to cancel the Course, a refund will be issued in full.
Cochrane retains the right to cancel the Course, including but not limited to the Course being under-subscribed. As above, as much notice as possible will be given and we will refund your Fee.
Course programme
Details of the Course program schedule (i.e. start times, speakers) and presentation materials are subject to change. Cochrane is not able to give any warranty that any particular individual will appear as a speaker or panellist.
Intellectual Property Rights
All Intellectual Property Rights to the Course including but not limited to its design and contents as well as the presentations, materials and Documentation belong to Cochrane and the Delegates are hereby granted a non-exclusive, non-transferrable, revocable licence for the period of their subscription to the Course and the Documentation in order to attend the Course and make full use of it in accordance with its intended purpose.
Each Delegate agrees not to:
- Copy, modify, duplicate, mirror, re-publish, distribute any or all of the Course and/or the Documentation.
- Attempt to recompile, reverse engineer, disassemble the Course and/or Documentation.
- Introduce the Malware into the Course or the Cochrane networks and information systems.
Force Majeure and Liability
Cochrane’s delay or failure to perform any provision of the Agreement, as a result of a Force Majeure event will not be deemed to be, or to give rise to, a breach of this Agreement. In such circumstances Cochrane will be entitled to a reasonable extension of time to perform its obligations.
Liability
Nothing in this Agreement excludes either Party’s liability for death or personal injury or fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation. Cochrane shall have no liability for special, indirect or consequential losses, costs, damages charges and expenses. The total aggregate liability of Cochrane to each Delegate, howsoever arising shall not exceed the amount of Fee paid by that delegate.
Privacy Policy and Data Protection
Participants’ names and departments / divisions / faculties will be made available to other participants attending the Course.
Cochrane’s Privacy Policy is at https://www.cochrane.org/privacy-policy
Contact
Should you have any queries regarding any of the above please email support@cochrane.org