1. GENERAL

By accessing a website operated by Startup Nights, you declare that you have understood and accept the following terms and conditions. Startup Nights exclusively signs contracts, which are subject to these General Terms and Conditions. Every contractual party (including any purchaser of a ticket or registering for an event or conference organized by Entrepreneur Club Winterthur) is agreeing to comply with and be bound by these terms and conditions. Startup Nights reserves the right to amend and/or remove these terms and conditions as well as any other information or content of the website at any time, to any extent, and without prior notice.

2. DATA PRIVACY PROTECTION

2.1 The parties recognize that Startup Nights is organizing global networking events, which live on the names of its participants. Appropriate to this fact, Startup Nights is allowed to publish and further process retrievable public data as well as the data of every user provided within the context of a contract (or registration). The user agrees to receive both written and electronic newsletters and other information from Startup Nights. Cancellation of data usage is enabled through email notification (hello@startup-nights.ch).

2.2 In order to access certain services provided by Startup Nights (e.g. Workshops during Startup Nights) you may be required to upload your CV to the online event platform. By uploading your CV, you agree that Startup Nights may share your CV with its partners.

3. PRICES

3.1 The ticket prices on the Startup Nights websites are inclusive of value-added tax (where applicable).

3.2 Discounted tickets are only valid in combination and/or in conjunction with an authorized identification qualifying for a discount.

4. EVENTS ORGANIZED BY STARTUP NIGHTS AND/OR ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES

4.1 A refund of the tickets for conferences and events is not possible. Also in the event of a no-show (the ticket owner does not follow the event), there will be no refund of the ticket price.

4.2 The booking of a startup booth is binding and trigger invoicing. The cancellation of a booked booth can only be refunded up until 1 month before the event. If you cancel less than one month before the event, no refund will be possible.

4.3 The tickets purchased are for your own personal use or that of your business only and may not be re-sold or transferred for commercial gain under any circumstances. Where there has been any re-sale or attempted re-sale of any tickets (or any other breach of this term), we reserve the right to cancel the relevant tickets with immediate effect.

4.4 If the event is being rescheduled, the tickets remain valid. Ticket holders will be eligible for a refund. If the event is canceled due to unforeseen circumstances (force majeure), ticket holders will be refunded the price of the ticket against the receipt. Startup Nights does not hold itself liable for any other expenses incurred, except in cases of intentional acts or omissions or gross negligence. Startup Nights strives to notify its customers of force majeure cases as quickly as possible.

4.5 Startup Nights is not responsible for any loss or damage as a result of a substitution, alteration, cancellation or postponement of an event. As such, Startup Nights reserves the right to alter or modify the advertised speakers, topics, and/or formats as well as the date, time, and location of the events, without any liability whatsoever. Any substitutions or alterations will be updated on our web page as soon as possible.

4.6 In the case of either the event date or location (platform) being changed, in general, tickets remain valid.

4.7 During all Startup Nights Events, audio, picture and video recording of the attendees are free of charge and can be used unlimited spatio-temporal for press reports, advertising, posters, calendars, brochures, commercial products and manuals, and on Startup Nights websites as well as third party websites. The rights of use by Startup Nights can also be given to third parties both free of charge and against payment.

5. PAYMENT

5.1 Startup Nights uses third-party providers, such as tito and b2match, to provide secure online payment services. The use of those services is subject to their own terms and conditions and privacy policy (provided on their own websites).

5.2 Startup Nights may request verification of payment for the purpose of resolving possible disputes about the purchase.

6. NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT

Confidential Information” shall mean any oral, written, visual, and/or other tangible forms of information, material or know-how regarding any data, process, business plan, specifications, technique, program, business information or other proprietary information relating to Startup Nights and/or its affiliated entities, and disclosed, directly or indirectly, by Startup Nights. Every contractual partner of Startup Nights (including every registered user) shall hold in confidence the Confidential Information and shall not disclose such information to any third party, even under a respective secrecy agreement between the contractual partner of Startup Nights and such third party, and shall not use such information for its own benefit or the benefit of any third party without the prior written consent of Startup Nights.

7. LIABILITY

7.1 Startup Nights will not be liable for any loss injury or damage to any person or property howsoever caused during events. Startup Nights will not be responsible for any tickets that are lost or stolen. Each participant must make provision for his or her own insurance.

7.2 Startup Nights reserves the right to refuse admission to any event or conference for any behavior, which it deems unacceptable, or for breach of the terms and conditions.

7.3 Startup Nights guarantees to provide the online event-platform in a professional manner. Failures in the provision or an interruption of the event shall not result in a claim for reimbursement of the ticket price or any other claim of the participant, unless Startup Nights has caused the defect in the provision through gross negligence or intentionally.

8. MISCELLANEOUS

8.1 Should one or more provisions of these terms and conditions be deemed invalid in whole or in part, this shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions hereof.

8.2 These terms and conditions and all contractual relationships with Startup Nights shall be governed exclusively by Swiss law unless otherwise contracted. The jurisdiction for all disputes arising from or in connection with this contract is Winterthur, Switzerland. Contract language is English or German.

8.3 We may, at any time, and at our sole discretion, modify these Terms and Conditions, including our Privacy Policy, with or without notice to the User. Any such modification will be effective immediately upon public posting. Your continued use of our Service and this Site following any such modification constitutes your acceptance of these modified Terms