PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE
WHAT’S IN THESE TERMS?
These terms tell you the rules for using our website https://giauk.org/ (our site).
WHO WE ARE AND HOW TO CONTACT US
https://giauk.org/ is a site operated by Global Innovation Academy Limited (“We”). We are registered in England and Wales under company number 11416232 and have our registered office at 39 Cardiff Road Llandaff, Cardiff, United Kingdom, CF5 2DP
To contact us, please follow this link https://giauk.org/site/contact we aim to respond to any queries within 2-3 working days.
BY USING OUR SITE, YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS
By using our site, you confirm that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to comply with them.
If you do not agree to these terms, you must not use our site.
We recommend that you print a copy of these terms for future reference.
THERE ARE OTHER TERMS THAT MAY APPLY TO YOU
These terms of use refer to the following additional terms, which also apply to your use of our site:
WE MAY MAKE CHANGES TO THESE TERMS
We amend these terms from time to time. Every time you wish to use our site, please check these terms to ensure you understand the terms that apply at that time. These terms were most recently updated on 15th January 2019.
WE MAY SUSPEND OR WITHDRAW OUR SITE
Initial visitation to our site is made available free of charge, however, to utilise the services we offer, a set charge is required.
We do not guarantee that our site, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. We may suspend or withdraw or restrict the availability of all or any part of our site for business and operational reasons. We will try to give you reasonable notice of any suspension or withdrawal.
You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our site through your internet connection are aware of these terms of use and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them.
OUR SITE IS ACCESSIBLE TO USERS AROUND THE WORLD
We are a truly global company and our service users and members are located in all around the globe.
TYPES OF MEMBERSHIP & COST
https://giauk.org provides varying levels of membership for our users. These types of membership are targeted to both individuals and corporate entities alike, with varying features, benefits and costs associated with the specific plan chosen. You will have the option to choose from a range of subscription options, each allows you to access greater degree of benefits.
The types of individual membership and the associated costs are currently:
GIA FREE MEMBERSHIP: This allows you, the user, free access to our free member portal and access to a variety of free resources
GIA PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP: This membership allows you, the user, access to our membership portal, as well as access to professional Network and Premium Resources, Online Training Material and Members’ Discounted Rate for Training & Events. The current cost for this level of membership is $100 per year.
GIA EDUCATION DISCOUNTED MEMBERSHIP: This membership allows you, the user, access to all the benefits of our professional membership but at a discounted price, subject to certain terms and conditions being met. The current cost for this level of membership is $60 per year.
The types of corporate membership and the associated costs are currently:
SILVER MEMBERSHIP: This membership allows a business or corporate body to benefit from 20 professional memberships, 20 Certification exams, corporate membership listing and business logo display as well as discounted rates for training and events. The current cost for this level of membership is $3000 per year.
GOLD MEMBERSHIP: This membership allows a business or corporate body to benefit from 40 professional memberships, 40 Certification exams corporate membership listing and business logo display as well as discounted rates for training and events. The current cost for this level of membership is $5400 per year.
DIAMOND MEMBERSHIP: This membership allows a business or corporate body to benefit from 60 professional memberships, 60 Certification exams corporate membership listing and business logo display as well as discounted rates for training and events. The current cost for this level of membership is $7500 per year.
PLATINUM MEMBERSHIP: This membership allows a business or corporate body to benefit from 100 professional memberships, 100 Certification exams corporate membership listing and business logo display as well as discounted rates for training and events. The current cost for this level of membership is $11000 per year.
YOU MUST KEEP YOUR ACCOUNT/MEMBERSHIP DETAILS SAFE
If you choose, or you are provided with, a user identification code, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential. You must not disclose it to any third party.
We have the right to disable any user identification code or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time, if in our reasonable opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these terms of use.
If you know or suspect that anyone other than you know your user identification code or password, you must promptly notify us at https://giauk.org/site/contact
COURSES & PAYMENT
All bookings made through the GIA website are subject to availability. In the even that a booking is made in error by us and attendance would not be possible by virtue of oversubscription or any other associated error, we at GIA will offer you an alternate date. Where the alternate day is not accepted by you, we at GIA will provide a full refund.
A booking should only be deemed to be accepted when GIA issues an invoice in respect of the booking. The fee to attend a course or event must be paid in full before the date of the course or event. GIA has the right to refuse an attendee entry to the training session or event if the full fee is not paid before the starting date.
CANCELLATION
The customer must advise GIA of a cancellation in writing via one of the following means of notice:
Postal Address: Global Innovation Academy, 3rd Floor Capital Tower, Greyfriars Road Cardiff, CF10 3AG, United Kingdom
Email: info@giauk.org
All cancellations notices must be received by us within 10 days before the date of the course or event for a full refund to be debited. Where this time date is not met, a full refund will not be made.
Should you not be able to attend the course or event in person, you are permitted, subject to our approval to nominate another person to attend in their place.
GIA has the right to cancel a course or event after acceptance of nominations. In this event GIA will reimburse in full any course or event fees paid and GIA’s liability will be limited to the value of the course or event fees paid.
TRANSACTIONS CONCLUDED THROUGH THE WEBSITE
Contracts for the supply of services through the Website or as a result of use made by you are governed by these terms as wells as default statutory protections.
HOW YOU MAY USE MATERIAL ON OUR SITE
We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our site, and in the material published on it. Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.
You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text. Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of content on our site must always be acknowledged.
You must not use any part of the content on our site for commercial purposes without obtaining permission and a licence to do so from us or our licensors.
If you print off, copy or download any part of our site in breach of these terms of use, your right to use our site will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.
Under no circumstances can any person not authorised to do so, make use of our membership logo without payment in full of an associated professional membership. Under no circumstance can any corporate member authorise any person, to make use of our membership logo without payment in full of an associated corporate membership. Where any professional or corporate member authorises or permits any other person use of any of our material, GIA reserves the right to immediately suspend your membership and will reserve the right to pursue legal damages for infringement of our rights.
COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK
All content on this site, including but not limited to logos, product and offering names, designs, text, graphics, images, video and audio content, interfaces, code and software, and the selection and arrangement of such content, is the property of GIA. Use of Copyright and Trademark material is not permitted without the express consent of GIA.
DO NOT RELY ON INFORMATION ON THIS SITE
Commentary and other materials posted on the Website are not intended to amount to advice on which reliance should be placed. We therefore disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by any user of the Website, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.
Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our site, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our site is accurate, complete or up to date.
WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WEBSITES WE LINK TO
Where our site contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. Such links should not be interpreted as approval by us of those linked websites or information you may obtain from them.
We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources.
USER-GENERATED CONTENT IS NOT APPROVED BY US
This website may include information and materials uploaded by other users of the site, including to bulletin boards or forums. This information and these materials have not been verified or approved by us. The views expressed by other users on our site do not represent our views or values.
If you wish to complain about information and materials uploaded by other users, please contact us on https://giauk.org/site/contact
OUR RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE SUFFERED BY YOU
The material displayed on the Website is provided without any guarantees, conditions or warranties as to its accuracy. To the extent permitted by law, we, and third parties connected to us hereby expressly exclude:
In particular, we will not be liable for:
HOW WE MAY USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We will only use your personal information as set out in our https://giauk.org/site/privacy-policy
WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR VIRUSES AND YOU MUST NOT INTRODUCE THEM
We do not guarantee that our site will be secure or free from bugs or viruses.
You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform to access our site. You should use your own virus protection software.
You must not misuse our site by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful.
You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our site, the server on which our site is stored, or any server, computer or database connected to our site.
You must not attack our site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack. By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities, and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our site will cease immediately.
RULES ABOUT LINKING TO OUR SITE
You may link to our home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it. You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists.
You must not establish a link to our site in any website that is not owned by you.Our site must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of our site other than the home page.
We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.
If you wish to link to or make any use of content on our site other than that set out above, please contact https://giauk.org/site/contact
WHICH COUNTRY’S LAWS APPLY TO ANY DISPUTES?
If you are a consumer, please note that these terms of use, their subject matter and their formation, are governed by English law. You and we both agree that the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction.
VARIATIONS
We may revise these terms of use at any time by amending this page. You are expected to check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we made, as they are binding on you. Some of the provisions contained in these terms of use may also be superseded by provisions or notices published elsewhere on the Website.
YOUR CONCERNS
If you have any concerns about material which appears on the Website, please contact https://giauk.org/site/contact
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