Terms & conditions

Company information
Economist Conferences (EC) and Corporate Network (CN) are part of The Economist Newspaper Limited. Company Registration Number is 236383 VAT number is GB 340 4368 76 (UK only)

For terms and conditions for Economist Conferences events taking place in Continental Europe, Middle East and Africa, please click here.

Substitution and cancellation policies

• If you are unable to attend the conference for any reason, you may make substitutions at no extra charge.
• All registrations carry a 20% liability immediately after the registration has been received and up to 21 days before the conference. There are no refunds for cancellations made within 21 days of the conference or for delegates who are unable to attend on the day.
• Delegates who cancel within 21 days of the conference or who are unable to attend on the day, will receive conference documentation.

Copyright policy - Intellectual Property Protection
The contents and design of the Information and the Site, and all materials distributed in conjunction with the Information and the Site, including documentation, are copyright of The Economist Newspaper Limited. All rights are reserved. You may not use or reproduce or allow anyone to use or reproduce any trade marks (such as "Economist Conferences", "Corporate Network", "EIU" and "Economist Intelligence Unit") or other trade names appearing on the Site or in the Information for any reason without written permission from The Economist Newspaper. The software which operates the Site is proprietary software and you may not use it except as expressly allowed under the terms of this Agreement. You may not copy, reverse engineer, modify or otherwise deal with the software.

Website privacy statement
Economist Conferences (EC) and Corporate Network (CN) are part of The Economist Newspaper Limited are committed to protecting the privacy of economistconferences.com users. This statement outlines our privacy and data protection policy.

Collection and use of user details
Personal details of users of economistconferences.com will be collected and processed only upon completion of the online enquiry or conference registration forms.

This information is collected for the following purposes:

• request fulfilment
• to notify customers of relevant new products and services
• to notify users of promotional activities both within the EC and ECN and across The Economist Group of companies.

User information is retained for in-house research to:

• improve our understanding of customer needs and product development
• build marketing profiles
• aid strategic development
• manage our relationship with advertisers

All results of such research and analysis will be anonymised or aggregated information and will not reveal any personal facts about individual customers.

Cookies
A cookie is small file which is placed on the user's hard drive following a visit to economistconferences.com. It is used to identify returning users and to identify subscribers and registrants. This means that if you are a CN member, you will not have to login each time you visit. We also use a cookie to track a user's sessions. We use this information to find out what site features are most popular so that we can develop economistconferences.com in the light of our analysis of people's usage.

You can delete cookies from your hard drive at any time. If you delete these cookies, any settings such as your stored username and password will have to be reset when you log in again.

Unlike many sites, you will be able to use economistconferences.com even if you set your browser not to accept any cookies. However, certain features and content may not be available to you and you will have to log in every time you visit.

Further information on the use of cookies can be found on http://cookiecentral.com.

Emails
We use an email delivery and marketing company to send emails that you have agreed to receive. Pixels tags and cookies are used in those emails and at our website to help us measure the effectiveness of our advertising and how visitors use our web site. More information about the technology used to deliver our emails, or how to set your browser to reject cookies.

Security policy or security guarantee
EC and CN will maintain appropriate measures to ensure that users' personal details are not misused, accidentally destroyed, lost or altered within the EIU server environment. Computer data is stored on computer systems and storage media located within restricted areas.

Encryption technology, such as SSL, is employed for the transmission of sensitive data collected online.

Occasions will arise when customer information is passed outside EC and CN to other data processors i.e. fulfilment bureaux, database consultants etc but they will only act upon instruction from EC and CN in order to perform the services required.

Transfer of personal data overseas
Given that the Internet is a global environment, using the Internet to collect and process personal data necessarily involves the transmission of data on an international basis. Therefore, by browsing economistconferences.com and communicating electronically with us you acknowledge and agree to our processing of personal data in this way.

Updating customer details
It is important to EC and CN that we have your correct contact information so that you don't miss out on further correspondence or experience problems with the delivery of products. To notify us of any changes simply send your new details, along with your old details to:

Americas:
americas_customerservice@economist.com

Asia-Pacific:
asiapacific_customerservice@economist.com

Europe, Middle East, Africa:
emeacustomerservice@economist.com

United Kingdom:
weurope_customerservice@economist.com