Digital Offers Platform - Terms of Use

Last updated: 21 February 2024

1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS

1.1 These Terms of Use ("Terms", or the “Agreement”) govern your (hereinafter, "you" or the "User") use of the Platform providing digital offers and incentives (as defined below) and the receipt of the Services (as defined below) from Reed Exhibitions Limited, Reed Exhibitions, a division of RELX Inc. or the global affiliates ("RX"). As further described below, the Platform and Services are provided pursuant to these Terms herein using RX’s proprietary event marketing automation and digital incentives platform, tentatively titled “Offers”, which may also be referred to as “Colleqt” or “Colleqt Offers”, as defined below, the Platform. By registering for, accessing and/or using the Platform and/or any part of the Services, including clicking the “Collect”, “Collect It” or similar button (hereinafter, “use” or “access”), you agree to be bound by these Terms and the “Terms & Conditions of Use” available on the event website.  If you do not agree to these Terms, then you may not access the Platform and/or the Services. Your right to access the Platform and/or the Services is expressly conditioned upon your assent to and compliance with these Terms.

1.2 These Terms may not be revised or modified without the express written consent of RX.

1.3 If you violate these Terms, RX may terminate or suspend access on no notice and in its sole discretion.

1.4 You agree that RX may change any part of the Platform and/or Services, including its content, at any time or discontinue the Platform and/or Services or any part thereof, for any reason, upon a prior notice to you, but without further liability. Provided, that in cases in which RX Services were already activated for an Advertiser in relation to a specific event, RX will not materially reduce the functionality of the Platform or the Service for that Advertiser.  

1.5 You declare that by acceptance of these Terms and/or by accessing the Platform and/or Services you are able to enter into a binding contract with RX and are at least 18 years of age or, the legal age of majority under applicable law, whichever is greater. You may not access the Platform and/or Services and may not accept these Terms if you are a person barred from receiving the Services under the laws of the country in which you are resident or from which you access the Platform and/or Services.

2. DEFINITIONS

Unless otherwise defined in these Terms, capitalized terms used in these Terms shall have the following meanings:

2.1 "Advertiser" means an advertiser or, as used on the Platform, “Exhibitor”, offering goods and/or services to Attendees through the Platform.

2.2 "Advertiser Data" means personal information, records, files, reports and other data relating to Advertisers or their representatives that are received, stored or used by RX in relation to the Platform or the Services. 

2.3 "Attendee" means a registered participant of an in-person or virtual RX event (each, an "event"), at least 18 years of age or, the legal age of majority under applicable law, whichever is greater, with access and/or permission to use the Platform. 

2.4 "Attendee Data" means any and all personal information, records, files, reports and other data relating to Attendees that are received, used or stored in connection with the Platform and/or the Services provided hereunder (other than non-identified and/or aggregated information). 

2.5 "Intellectual Property" means all property, whether in the form of designs, formulas, procedures, methods, apparatuses, ideas, inventions, creations, improvements, works of authorship and other similar material, whether subject to protection under patent, trademark, database rights, design rights, moral rights, domain names, brand and business names, knowhow, copyright or trade secret law and/or any other statutory provision or common law doctrine, worldwide.

2.6 "Proprietary Information" as defined in Section ‎8 herein.

2.7 "Platform" means the Platform owned and managed by RX, which enables event marketing automation, digital events offers and distribution of digital content to Attendees.

2.8 "Services" means the distribution of content to Attendees through the Platform, including using and/or accessing the Platform and/or allowing any Attendees to use and/or access the Platform and any other services provided by RX hereunder.    

2.9 "Updates" means any bug fixes, patches, error corrections, maintenance releases, minor releases, upgrades, new versions and/or other enhancements and/or modifications developed, issued or released by RX with respect to the Platform. Any Update made available hereunder shall constitute and be deemed to be part of the Platform. 

3. PLATFORM LICENSE

3.1 Grant of License. Subject to all other terms herein, and as contained in an order form or agreement executed between Advertiser and RX, or Attendee terms of participation, to which these Terms are considered attached and of which these Terms constitute an integral part (the "Order"), RX hereby grants a non-transferable, non-exclusive license, for the term hereof, to (i) access the Platform in accordance with these Terms; and (ii) if you are an Advertiser, present Advertiser Offers through the Platform to Attendees, all subject to the limitations set-forth below. In the event of a conflict between these terms and any terms incorporated in the Order, these terms shall govern.

3.2 License Limitations. Save as provided in 3.1ii(b) or otherwise expressly agreed herein, you shall not (i) modify or create any derivative works of all or any portion of the Platform, including translation or localization; (ii) redistribute, encumber, sell, rent, lease, sublicense, use the Platform in a timesharing or service bureau arrangement, or otherwise transfer rights to all or any portion of the Platform; (iii) copy all or any portion of the Platform; or (iv) remove any trademark, logo, copyright, or other proprietary notices, legends, symbols, or labels in the Platform.

3.3 Use of Platform. You agree to use the Platform in accordance with all applicable law and shall not use it for any purpose other than that which is intended, all pursuant to these Terms, including, without limitation (i) applicable data protection and privacy laws and (ii) applicable anti-spam and unsolicited messages laws. 

4. Account Information 

4.1 In order to use to the Services, you may be asked to sign-in using your relevant information. Where you must create an account in order to access the Services (the "Account"), you may be required to select a password (the "Login Information"). The following rules govern the security of any Account and Login Information. For the purposes of these Terms, references to the Account and the Login Information shall include any account and account information, including user names, email, passwords or security questions, whether or not created for the purpose of using the Services, that are used to access the Services: 

(i) You shall not share your Account or Login Information, nor let anyone else access your Account or do anything else that might jeopardize the security of your Account. 

(ii) In the event you become aware of, or reasonably suspect, any breach of security, including, without limitation, any loss, theft, or unauthorized disclosure of your Login Information or unauthorized access to your Account, you must immediately notify RX and modify your Login Information;

(iii) You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the Login Information, and you will be responsible for all uses of your Login Information, including purchases; 

(iv) Subject to section (iii) above you are responsible for anything that happens through your Account, whether or not such actions were taken by you, including, for the avoidance of doubt, actions taken by third parties. You therefore acknowledge that your Account may be terminated if someone else uses it to engage in any activity that violates these Terms or is otherwise improper or illegal;   

(v) You accept full responsibility for any unauthorized use of the Services, through your Account, by any individual or entity barred from accepting these Terms and/or receiving the Services, under the provisions listed herein and/or any applicable law;

(vi) RX reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to remove or reclaim any usernames at any time and for any reason, including but not limited to claims by a third party that a username violates such third party's rights. 

4.2 You hereby agree to supply accurate and complete information to RX, and to update that information promptly after it changes. You represent and warrant that you have full right and authority to provide RX with the foregoing information, including, without limitation, any third party's consent (to the extent required under any applicable law). 

5. CONTENT 

5.1 The Platform. The Platform allows the offering, distribution and monitoring of content to Attendees ("Content"). All content made available through the Platform is either: (i) Content made available by RX or its partners and/or (ii) Content made available by Advertisers.  RX shall have the right to approve all Advertisers promoting offers to Attendees through the Platform.

5.2 Responsibilities of Advertiser: Advertiser Data and Content. 

(i) You, the Advertiser shall be fully responsible and liable for any and all Advertiser Data as well as information, data, text, messages, links, graphics, video, recommendations, notifications, offers, promotional materials or other materials, made available through the Platform by you (collectively, your "Advertiser Content" and each item of your Advertiser Content, your "Advertiser Offer"). Without derogating from the generality of the foregoing, you hereby undertake to examine your Advertiser Content made available through the Platform in accordance with customary industry standards. 

(ii) You shall be solely responsible for supplementing, modifying and updating your Advertiser Content.

(iii) You hereby grant RX a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide right and license during the term hereof to do the following to the extent necessary to the performance of Services in accordance with these Terms: (a) digitize, convert, install, upload, select, order, arrange, compile, combine, synchronize, use, reproduce, store, process, retrieve, transmit, distribute, publish, publicly display, publicly perform and hyperlink your Advertiser Content; and/or (b) make archival or back-up copies of your Advertiser Content. 

(iv) Except for the rights expressly granted above, RX is not acquiring any right, title or interest in or to your Advertiser Content, does not control your Advertiser Content, does not claim ownership in or to your Advertiser Content and, as such, does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of your Advertiser Content. 

(v) Under no circumstances will RX be liable in any way for your Advertiser Content and/or your Advertiser Offers and/or for any loss or damage of any kind to any Attendee and/or you and/or any third party incurred as a result of your Advertiser Content and/or your Advertiser Offer made available through the Services. Without derogating from the generality of the foregoing, it is hereby agreed that it is your responsibility to save a copy of any and all of your Advertiser Content made available through the Services. 

(vi) RX reserves the right to edit or remove your Advertiser Content that it becomes aware of and determines to be harmful, offensive or otherwise in violation of these Terms and/or any applicable law. RX may also remove any of your Advertiser Content that is inaccurate or includes unauthorized disclosure or personal information. Violation of these restrictions (collectively, the "Restrictions") may also result in the termination and/or suspension of your Account, provided that you will retain the ability to access your Advertiser Content. These Restrictions apply to all content provided to or through the Services, including, without limitation, text messages, web pages made available through the Platform, email messages, newsgroup postings, chat and/or personal accounts. 

(vii) You shall not make available through the Platform any content that violates or infringes any third party's intellectual property rights or that is obscene, harm minors in any way, includes child pornography, defamatory, racist, libelous, excessively violent, and/or harassing. 

(viii) You shall not use the Services in any way for uploading, posting, emailing transmitting or otherwise making available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional material, junk mail, chain letters, spam or any other form of solicitation except as specifically permitted under any applicable law.

(ix) You shall not use any of your Advertiser Content and/or the Platform as a pseudonymous return email address and/or telephone number for any communications that you transmit from another location or through another service; and you may not pretend to be someone else when using the Services. 

(x) You shall not upload, post or otherwise transmit through the Services any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment. 

(xi) You shall not use the Platform for any unlawful activities not otherwise covered above. Without derogating from the generality of the foregoing, you shall not use the Platform to: 

(a) intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, federal, state, national or international law, or any regulations having the force of law; 

(b) impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, an RX official, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent its affiliation with a person or entity; 

(c) forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of your Advertiser Content transmitted through the Platform or develop hidden pages or images; 

(d) upload, post or otherwise transmit any content regarding which you do not have a right to transmit to the public under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships. 

(xii) RX is not responsible for pre-screening your Advertiser Content. However, and without derogating from any other provisions of these Terms, RX and its designees have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to block or restrict access to or the availability of, or to disable, any of your Advertiser Content that is available via the Platform, which violates these Terms and/or any applicable laws. Without limiting the foregoing, RX and its designees may disable, restrict access to or the availability of, any of your Advertiser Content that violates these Terms or any applicable law. You shall evaluate and bear all risks associated with, the use of your Advertiser Content, including its legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality and copyright standing and any reliance on the accuracy, integrity, quality or usefulness of your Advertiser Content. 

(xiii) You acknowledge, consent and agree that RX may (i) access, preserve and disclose any of your Advertiser Content, including, without limitation, if required to do so under any applicable law or if it believes such discloser is necessary to enforce these Terms; (ii) to respond to claims that your Advertiser Content violates the rights of any third party; and (iii) protect the rights, property or safety of RX, its users, including Attendees, and/or the public. 

6. USE OF PLATFORM BY ATTENDEES 

6.1 You, the Attendee, may access Advertiser Content and Advertiser Offers and collect offers and redemption details through the Platform. Only Attendees may access the Platform. To the extent an individual accesses the Platform who does not meet the definition of an “Attendee”, such individual’s access to the Platform shall be considered a violation of these Terms of Use and we reserve the right to bar such users from the Platform, on a permanent or temporary basis at our sole discretion. 

6.2 Collecting an Advertiser Offer requires provision by the Attendee of either (a) an email address used to register for the event (the “Registered Email”), or (b) another email address of Attendee (the “Offer Email”), and acceptance of these Terms, which includes acceptance that in the circumstance where Attendee provides their Registered Email, Attendee’s registration data, including, but not limited to the Registered Email, will be shared with Advertiser, or, where Attendee provides their Offer Email, Attendee’s Offer Email will be shared with Advertiser. 

6.3 All matters concerning the Advertiser Content, Advertiser Offers, merchandise and services desired or collected from an Advertiser, including but not limited to redemption terms, warranties, guarantees, maintenance and delivery, are solely between you and Advertiser. RX makes no warranties or representations whatsoever with regard to any Advertiser Content, Advertiser Offers, goods or services provided by Advertiser. RX is not, nor should RX be construed as, a party to such transactions, whether or not RX may have received some form of revenue or other remuneration in connection with the Platform and Services. You agree that RX will not be liable for any costs or damages arising out of such transactions, either directly or indirectly. RX is not responsible for examining or evaluating, and does not warrant the Advertiser Content, Advertiser Offers, merchandise and services of any of these businesses or individuals. RX does not assume any responsibility or liability for the actions, product or content of these and any other third parties. You should carefully review the privacy statements and other conditions of use and redemption associated with any Advertiser Offers. To the extent that an Advertiser Offer is cancelled, unable to be redeemed or does not meet your expectations for any reason, you must contact the Advertiser and your sole and exclusive remedy with respect to the Advertiser Offer is with the Advertiser and not with RX. RX is not responsible for the truth or accuracy of any Advertiser Content or Advertiser Offers listed by Advertisers or the ability of any Advertiser to perform or complete a transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may report the misconduct of Advertisers and/or third parties in connection with the Platform or any Services to us, and we, in our sole discretion, may investigate the claim and take action.

7. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

7.1 The Platform is licensed for use, not sold. The Platform is protected by copyright law, other intellectual property laws, and by international treaties. The Platform, including its structure, organization, and code constitute valuable trade secrets of RX and its suppliers. All rights, title and interest in and to (i) the Platform, including any and all copies documentation that may be included in, or provided in connection with, the Platform; (ii) any reports or analyses prepared by RX in connection with the use of the Platform; and (iii) any know-how or Intellectual Property contained in or associated with the foregoing is owned by and shall remain with RX and/or its suppliers. RX shall have any and all right, title and interest in and to any and all modifications, design changes or improvements of the Platform suggested by you or any other party, without the payment of any consideration therefor.

7.2 Except as explicitly provided herein, RX does not grant any licenses express or implied. All rights not explicitly granted are reserved by RX. 

8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY 

EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN, AND TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE PLATFORM AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND RX DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT. RX DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE PLATFORM AND/OR SERVICES WILL BE FREE FROM DEFECTS, IDENTIFY SECURITY VULNERABILITIES, OR THAT USE OF THE PLATFORM WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. RX IS NOT RESPONSIBLE, AND HAS NO LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, OR OTHER ITEM OR SERVICE PROVIDED BY ANY PERSON OR ENTITY OTHER THAN RX. EXCEPT FOR ANY WARRANTIES EXPRESSLY STATED IN THESE TERMS, THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT OF ACCESS, USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE PLATFORM OR AS TO THE SATISFACTORY QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, AND ACCURACY OF THE PLATFORM REMAINS WITH YOU. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT RX DOES NOT WARRANT OR GUARANTY THE SECURITY OF THE PLATFORM OR OF COMMUNICATIONS MADE USING THE PLATFORM AND ASSUME ALL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH SECURITY AND COMMUNICATIONS. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL RX OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, OR STRICT LIABILITY) FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, CORRUPTION OR LOSS OF DATA, COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS, SERVICES, OR TECHNOLOGY) ARISING OUT OF THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THESE TERMS OR ANY RELATED AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES ENTERED INTO BY THE PARTIES OR ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN THE ADVERTISER AND ANY ATTENDEE, EVEN IF RX HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN ANY CASE, RX'S SOLE LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES ARISING UNDER THESE TERMS OR ANY RELATED AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES ENTERED INTO BY THE PARTIES OR ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN THE ADVERTISER AND ANY ATTENDEE SHALL BE LIMITED TO USD$250 (“LIABILITY AMOUNT”). 

For any questions about these Terms or any other issue regarding RX or the Platform or the Services please contact RX via the event website.

All rights reserved, Reed Exhibitions Limited 2024; Reed Exhibitions, a division of RELX Inc. v. 21 February 2024