Terms and Conditions

Right to refuse

UnGagged reserves the right to refuse you admission if, in its reasonable opinion, your admission to the venue might:

• be a risk to the safety of the audience and/or yourself, and/or
• affect the enjoyment of members of the audience, and/or
• affect the running of the event.

For example, if you act aggressively and/or appear to be under the influence of drink and/or drugs, you will be refused admission.

We may also request you to leave (taking any such appropriate action that may be necessary to enforce this right) before or during events for any of the reasons given above or in cases of breaches of either the Code of Conduct or the Diversity policy.

Should you be refused admission or requested to leave you will not be entitled to a refund.

Event Changes

UnGagged reserves the right to make any alterations to event dates, times, speakers, content, and/or event venue, and will make reasonable efforts to contact audience members to inform them of any changes.

UnGagged will not be held liable for any changes made to the advertised event.

All advertised speakers are promoted in good faith, but we reserve the right to vary the speakers or agenda without prior notification.

Filming and Recording

UnGagged operates a NO RECORDING policy of any and all sessions during the event.

You may take still photographs of screens during sessions, but if the speakers ask you not to take photos or notes, you must abide by the speakers’ request.

Any attendee caught filming sessions will have their badge removed and will be asked to leave the conference.

By attending an UnGagged event, audience members consent to being filmed, recorded and photographed by an assigned UnGagged photographer or videographer.

Audience members grant UnGagged permission and give them the right to use recordings of any type made of their attendance in any and all media. The circulation of the materials could be worldwide and there will be no compensation to the audience member for the use of any material.

If you don’t wish your image to be used, please let us know and we’ll do our best to ensure we do not use any material in which you appear. If you’ve spotted something which is already in use then please let us know by email at support@ungagged.com.

The unauthorised use of photographic, sound or film equipment in the venue is strictly prohibited. The copyright is assigned to UnGagged for any recordings of events produced by UnGagged Events which is a trading name of Selbey Anderson Ltd.

Electronic equipment

All electronic equipment, especially mobile phones, must be set to silent before entering the venue and/or any other spaces where events are taking place.

Smoking

UnGagged operates a non-smoking policy at any conference. This includes electronic smoking devices.

Speakers and Speaker Material

Views expressed by speakers are their own.

UnGagged accepts no liability for advice given, views expressed or any other information given by any speaker at the conference or in any material provided to delegates including presentations made by conference organisers.

UnGagged accepts no liability to content including copyright of images or any other content used in presentations by any speaker.

Data Protection

By submitting registration details, delegates agree to allow UnGagged Events and other companies associated with the conference to contact them regarding their services.

Delegates who do not wish to receive such communications must opt out of communication during the registration process.

The contact details of registered delegates will be placed on the attendee list, which will be passed to sponsoring companies and to all attendees for them to see who is at the conference for the purpose of networking and meetings.

Delegates who do not wish to be included on this list should advise at the time of booking.

Insurance

It is the responsibility of the delegate to arrange appropriate insurance cover in connection with their attendance at the conference.

UnGagged Events cannot be held liable for any loss, liability or damage to personal property.

Health and Safety, Respect for Other Delegates

The conference organiser will undertake a full health and safety assessment, produce a policy which will be publicly available at the event and identify H&S representatives and qualified first aiders at the event.

Any delegate acting contrary to the health and safety policy, whether their actions present a risk to others or not will be asked to leave the conference.

The conference organiser has a zero tolerance rule for anti-social behaviour including heckling, bullying or hassling other conference attendees.

Any delegate not showing appropriate respect for other delegates and the UnGagged community, will be asked to leave the conference.

Please see code of conduct for more details.

Payment

Payments may be made using card services online or by invoice. But, bookings must be paid in full to guarantee attendance.

• If payment is made by credit or debit card, an email confirmation and an invoice will be sent on completion of the order
• If payment by invoice is requested, registration is provisional and attendance will not be guaranteed until payment is received
• Payments by invoice must be made within invoice terms

Payments will not be accepted at the conference

Bookings will not be possible within seven days of the conference commencing

Discounts

UnGagged may offer promotional discounts from time to time. The offer of a discount does not constitute the offer of a product or service and discount terms may be removed or changed at will at any time up and until a transaction is completed.

In order to qualify for promotional discounts when purchasing by invoice method where there is a purchasing deadline, it is you responsibility to ensure cleared funds are received by the deadline or the offered discount will be void.

Substitutions and Cancellations

Delegates may nominate an alternative person from their organisation to attend up to 72 hours prior to the start of the event at no extra charge.

All substitutions and cancellations must be received in writing. Should substitution not be possible, cancellation charges apply as follows:

• 8 weeks or more prior to start of event: 25% of the delegate fee paid
• 4 to 8 weeks prior to start of event: 50% of the delegate fee paid
• 4 weeks or less prior to start of event: 100% of the delegate fee paid

You may amend or cancel your attendance by notifying our registration department by email at support@ungagged.com.

Payment by a third party

If your employer or another third party will be paying for your event, you accept these terms and conditions on their behalf and are responsible for all payments due. Payments from third parties may be made by credit card (as described above) and must be made prior to the commencement of the event.

Bookings on behalf of a party of people

If you are booking on behalf of a party, you accept these terms and conditions on behalf of all members of your party and are responsible for all payments due from the party.

Age suitability or ID

Unless specified, our public events are suitable for ages 18 and above. The consumption of alcohol by anyone under the legal age of 21 is the responsibility of the venue or the organisation serving alcohol.

Other information

UnGagged cannot cater for any allergies, medical conditions or access requirements which we were not informed of in plenty of time before the event. If you have any questions or concerns please contact us via support@ungagged.com

UnGagged reserves the right to send you emails relating to the specific event(s) you have booked, and abide by the UnGagged privacy policy https://www.ungagged.com/privacy-policy/

Accessibility Requirements

Delegates are requested to advise the organisers of any special access requirements by completing the form sent via email shortly after registration.

All delegates are requested to complete the form, but non-submission of the form will be taken as a response confirming no special requirements.

Dietary Requirements

Delegates are requested to advise the organisers of any special dietary requirements by completing the form sent via email shortly after registration.

All delegates are requested to complete the form, but non-submission of the form will be taken as a response confirming no special requirements.

Cancellation and or Postponement of Event

Although highly unlikely, if the event has to be cancelled for any reason you will receive a full refund.

Liability will be strictly limited to the fee paid by the delegate for conference passes. For the avoidance of doubt, UnGagged will not be liable for hotel, travel or other expenses.

In the event of it being found necessary, for whatever reason, that the conference is postponed or the dates are changed, the organisers shall not be liable for any expenditure, damage or loss incurred by the delegate.

If by re-arrangement or postponement the event can take place, the booking between the delegate and the organisers will remain in force and will be subject to the cancellation schedule above.