LIONS Learning Terms & Conditions

These terms (the Terms) apply to and govern provision by Ascential Events (Europe) Limited of 2nd Floor, 81-87 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6DF or any of its associated companies (we, us, our) of access to the LIONS e-Learning course (the Course) and all content and materials we make available in relation to the Course (Course Materials). Access to the Course and the Course Materials will be through the website notified to you (the Site).

Please read these Terms carefully before providing us with the details of any individual who will participate on the Course (a Participant). You agree to procure that all Participants comply with these Terms as if they are a party to them, and all references to ‘you’ in these terms shall be deemed to include a reference to a Participant.

If you have any queries concerning these Terms you may contact us at [email protected].

Terms & Conditions

  • 1. Participation

    1.1 Once you have paid the fee in full, you must provide us with the name and email address for your Participants.

    1.2 You must set up an account to access the Course. You must not share your account details with anyone else and you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account details.

    1.3 Please ensure Participant(s) ability to attend the Course(s) you have selected. Changes to Course attendance and attendees shall only be permitted in accordance with paragraph 1.4 below.

    1.4 Deferrals to alternative Course dates (Course Deferrals) and/or transfers of Participants allocated to a Course (Course Transfers) require no less than four weeks' written notice by email to [email protected]. Course Deferrals and Course Transfers are subject to an administration fee of €120 (payable via your original payment method) and subject to availability (which cannot be guaranteed). Only Course Deferrals to the next Course cohort are permitted. It is not possible to undertake a Course Transfer once the relevant Participant has commenced their Course. You shall not be entitled to a refund or a credit in the event that:

    (a) a Participant is unable to attend their Course;

    (b) a Participant fails to provide the required notice for their Course Transfer or Course Deferral;

    (c) a Participant wishes to defer to a Course date other than the subsequent cohort for the relevant Course; or

    (d) you do not pay the administration fee prior to the deferred Course start date, in accordance with this paragraph 1.4.

    1.5 Participants will only be permitted to attend a Course provided payment has been paid in full, in advance of the Course start date (which includes all administrative fees for all Course Deferrals and/or Course Transfers, if any). If you fail to make payment in accordance with this paragraph 1.5, you will be required to pay an administrative fee of €120 per Participant (payable via your original payment method) to transfer the Participant(s) to the subsequent Course cohort. You shall not be entitled to a refund or a credit in the event that you fail to make payment in accordance with this paragraph 1.5.

    1.6 We will process all personal data provided to us in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

  • 2. Provision of the Course and Course Materials

    2.1 We will provide the Course and the Course Material with reasonable skill and care, to comply with the description on the Site and in accordance with all applicable laws.

    2.2 We will use reasonable endeavours to comply with any timetable provided relating to the Course. However, we may from time to time need to postpone all or part of the Course and we will notify you of the new timetable for the Course as soon as reasonably practicable.

    2.3 The Course may include live tutorials and presentations. If you attend a live tutorial or presentation, you agree that you will not:

    (a) photograph, film, record, any live tutorial or presentation; and

    (b) intimidate, threaten, bully, harass or otherwise materially negatively impact the enjoyment of other attendees or the Course tutor, or attempt to do so.

    2.4 You may only use the Course Materials for your own professional purposes. You may not share the Course Materials with any third party and/or copy the Course Materials. If you print a copy of the Course Materials, you may not remove any watermark or copyright statement included on the Course Materials.

    2.5 During the term of the Course, you may have access to certain content on The Work and your access must be in accordance with The Work General Terms . We will determine the content you may access and you must not try to access any content that is not readily available to you.

  • 3. Feedback

    3.1 You agree that we may use, publish, edit, modify and adapt any feedback and comments you provide us relating to the Course including for the purpose of providing and marketing the Course and our products or services. You grant to us a perpetual, irrevocable, transferable, unrestricted non-exclusive right and licence and all necessary permissions, consents and licences required for us to use your feedback and comments in that way. You waive any moral rights you may have in such feedback and comments.

  • 4. Site Access

    4.1 When you use the Site, you must comply with all applicable laws, our website terms of use, these Terms, and any third party platform terms and conditions as may be applicable for accessing the Course and any Course Materials. If there is any conflict between these Terms and our website terms of use, these Terms shall prevail. You agree not to try to gain an authorised access to the Site or any network servers or computer systems connected to the Site and/or reproduce, redistribute, sell, create derivative works from, decompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble any part of the Site except to the extent expressly permitted by law not capable of lawful exclusion.

    4.2 We will use reasonable endeavours to maintain and make available the Site at all times. However, there may be occasions when access to the Site may be interrupted including for scheduled maintenance or upgrades, for emergency repairs, or due to failure of telecommunication links and or equipment. We shall use reasonable endeavours to notify you of any scheduled maintenance or upgrades and to schedule such maintenance and upgrades outside of normal working hours. However you agree we have no liability to you for such interruptions.

    4.3 For the avoidance of doubt we shall not be liable to you if you are unable to access the Site or any Course or Course Materials through the Site (or any other third party platform) for any reason within your control including your failure to use appropriate equipment or insufficient bandwidth.

  • 5. Intellectual Property

    5.1 All right, title, interest and ownership rights and any and all copyrights, design rights, database rights, patents and any rights to inventions, know-how, trade and business names, trade secrets and trade marks (whether registered or unregistered) and any applications or extensions therefor and all other intellectual property rights of any similar or equivalent type in any territory of the world in or connected with the Site, the Course and the Course Materials are owned by, belong to and vest in us and our licensors.

    5.2 You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to access and view the Site, the Course and the Course Materials only in accordance with these Terms.

  • 6. Termination

    6.1 We may terminate your participation on the Course if we reasonably believe that you have not complied with these Terms either to the letter or within the spirit. However, if what you have done can be put right we may give you a reasonable opportunity to do so. You will not be entitled to a refund if we terminate your participation under this paragraph 6.

    6.2 The Course is a professional course and not therefore provided to consumers. Accordingly, consumer rights to cancel your participation and claim a refund of the fee paid for the Course do not apply.

  • 7. Disclaimer and Limit on our Liability

    7.1 The Course and Course Materials are provided for general information purposes.

    7.2 We make no representations or warranties regarding the reliability, availability, timeliness, suitability, accuracy or completeness of the Course or the Course Materials or that any particular results or objective will be achieved by you in a professional or other capacity as a result of attending the Course and/or relying on the Course or Course Materials.

    7.3 Nothing in these Terms will operate to exclude or limit our liability for death or personal bodily injury caused by us or our employees or subcontractors’ negligence, or for any fraudulent misrepresentation by any of the foregoing or for any other liability which cannot be excluded or restricted by law.

    7.4 Subject to paragraph 7.3, we will not be liable for any (a) consequential; (b) indirect; (c) special; (d) lost profits; (e) lost revenue; (f) lost sales; (g) anticipated savings; and/or (h) losses, damages, or expenses arising from loss of data, and our total liability to you shall be limited to the fee paid for the Course.

    7.5 We will not be liable to you for any failure or delay in performing an obligation under these Terms because of any event beyond our or our subcontractors’ reasonable control.

  • 8. Non-Accreditation

    8.1 The Course (and any Course Materials) is not accredited by any university or accreditation body. If you need an official course credit, this programme may not be the right option at this time.

  • 9. General

    9.1 These Terms and all other terms expressly linked to from these Terms, constitute the entire agreement between us and you in respect of the Course and the Course Materials.

    9.2 No waiver by us of any failure by you to comply with or perform a provision of these Terms shall constitute a waiver of any preceding or subsequent failure.

    9.3 We may transfer our rights and obligations under these Terms to another organisation (such as, without limitation, in the event of a business restructure or acquisition). We will let you know if that happens and we will ensure that your rights under these Terms are unaffected. You may not assign or transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms without our consent.

    9.4 These Terms do not give rise to any rights under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce these Terms.

    9.5 If any provisions of these Terms are held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.

    9.6 These Terms will be governed by and construed with the laws of England and Wales. The courts of England and Wales will be the exclusive venue for all disputes between the parties arising out of or in connection with these Terms and the parties hereby submit to the personal jurisdiction of, and waive any objections to venue in, such courts.