Legal

Last updated: 01 February 2026

The Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) apply to your access to and use of the Sifted platform at sifted.eu (“Platform”) and the content displayed on the Platform and in any other Sifted publications and communications such as our newsletters and emails (“Content”). These Terms also apply to your purchase and use of any free or paid subscription services we offer via our Platform (“Subscription Services”).

By accessing our Platform and/or purchasing one of our Subscription Services, you accept these Terms. Please read these Terms carefully and ensure you understand them before using our Platform or purchasing our Subscription Services. If you do not accept these Terms, you do not have permission to use our Platform and you must stop doing so immediately.

Our Platform is intended for business users only. When you create an Account on our Platform and accept these Terms, you confirm you are acting in a business capacity and not as a consumer.

Where you are an individual acting on behalf of an organisation, you confirm that you have authority to accept these Terms on behalf of your organisation. In that context, references to “you” or “your” are to the organisation you represent. Otherwise, references to “you” or “your” refer to you, as an individual business user.

We draw your attention in particular to section 4.6, which explains how our Subscription Services renew automatically at the end of each subscription period unless you cancel, and to section 11, which explains how we limit our liability.

ABOUT US AND OUR PLATFORM

1.1 We are Sifted (EU) Ltd (CRN: 11080313). Our registered address is 20-22 Wenlock Road, London, England, N1 7GU. Our VAT registration number is GB 303 9991 84.

1.2 You can contact us with enquiries about any aspect of our Platform, our Subscription Services or these Terms by:

1.2.1 emailing us at: support@sifted.eu (for general enquiries) or members@sifted.eu (for subscription queries);

1.2.2 calling us on: (+44) 020 4576 8858

1.2.3 writing to us at Sifted, Thanet House, London, England, WC2R 1DA; or

1.2.4 completing the contact form available on the Contact Us | Sifted page on our Platform.

1.3 Our Platform aims to provide comprehensive coverage of Europe’s start-up world. Our Content includes thought-provoking articles and data-driven analysis of the emerging start-up economy we create as well as a curation of the best third-party content too.

ABOUT THESE TERMS

2.1 These Terms apply to you when you access and use our Platform and our Content and when you purchase and use our Subscription Services. Please read them carefully and keep a copy for future reference.

2.2 We may change these Terms at any time and for any reason, including to reflect changes affecting our Platform, our Content, our Subscription Services and our other products and services, technology, licensing arrangements, payment policies, best practices, relevant laws and/or regulatory requirements. When we do so, we will update the Version information at the top of this page. Please see section 4.14 for more information about how we may make changes to our Subscription Services.

2.3 The following other terms and policies may also apply to you and you must read these carefully to ensure you understand them:

2.3.1 Our Events Delegate Terms and Conditions apply to you when you purchase tickets for and attend our events, including the Sifted Summit;

2.3.2 Our Privacy Policy applies to our collection and processing of your personal data; and

2.3.3 Our Cookie Policy applies to our use of cookies and similar technologies on our Platform and in our emails.

ACCOUNT CREATION AND SECURITY

3.1 Some of our Content can be accessed without an account, but to use most parts of our Platform and our Content, you must register for an account (“Account”) by providing your first and last names, your email address, the organisation name (if applicable) and a password (“Registration Data”). All Registration Data provided must be accurate and kept up to date. We will use all Registration Data in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

3.2 You must be at least 18 years old to register an Account, whether as an individual business user or on behalf of your organisation.

3.3 You are not permitted to register or maintain an Account if at any time you or your organisation are or become subject to financial or other governmental sanctions or appear on any sanctions list, including the UK Sanctions List available at www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-uk-sanctions-list. We reserve the right to terminate your Account and the provision of any Subscription Services to you immediately without notice if we have reason to believe you are in breach of this restriction.

3.4 Individual business users are permitted to have a maximum of one (1) Account at any time. Organisations are also limited to one (1) Account per legal entity, but those with a multi-seat or “Enterprise Pro” Subscription Service are permitted to have an agreed number of named authorised users on their Account (“Authorised Users”). The number of Authorised Users permitted must be agreed at the time the order is placed. Each Authorised User must have their own individual Registration Data, which must not be shared with or used by any person other than the specific Authorised User. Organisations may request to add, remove or substitute Authorised Users by contacting us using the contact details in section 1. Adding additional Authorised Users may result in an increase to the price payable for the Subscription Service, as will be notified to you. In these circumstances, the additional Authorised Users will be granted access once we have received the additional payment in full. Authorised Users may be removed at any time (with or without appointing a replacement) by contacting us but this will not affect the price of the Subscription Service.

3.5 Your Account is for your own use and you must not share Registration Data with third parties. You are responsible for the use of your Account, including any transactions that occur in respect of such use. You are responsible for keeping your Registration Data secure and protecting it against unauthorised use and for ensuring the security of any device from which you sign into your Account. If you fail to do so, you are responsible for any unauthorised use of your Account and/or our Platform using your Registration Data and we will have no liability to you in respect of such use. We recommend you change your password periodically to assist with security.

3.6 If you believe that someone has accessed your Account and/or our Platform using your Registration Data without your authorisation, it is your responsibility to set up a new password. You agree immediately to notify us of any unauthorised use of your Account and/or Registration Data at support@sifted.eu. We reserve the right to disable your Account and/or Registration Data at any time if you notify us, or we otherwise have reason to believe, that the security of your Account and/or Registration Data has been compromised or you are in breach of these Terms.

SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES

Choosing your Subscription Service

4.1 We offer free and paid Subscription Services for both individual business users and organisations. The different Subscription Services we offer from time to time, including details of the applicable benefits and pricing, are set out on the Subscribe page of our Platform.

Signing up for your Subscription Service

4.2 To sign up for our Subscription Services online through our website, you must create an Account (see section 4), select your preferred Subscription Service from the options available and (if ordering paid Subscription Services) provide your payment details.

4.3 When you submit an order for a paid Subscription Service online through our website, a contract for the paid Subscription Service will only come into force between you and us when we send you a confirmation email confirming the start of your Subscription Service. At this point, a contract will come into force between you and us on and subject to these Terms.

4.4 For organisations signing up for a multi-seat or “Enterprise Pro” Subscription Service, you must complete an order form, including details of the required Authorised Users, and submit it to your appointed Account Manager. When you submit your order form, a contract for the Subscription Service will only come into force between you and us when your Account Manager sends you a confirmation email confirming that we have accepted your order. At this point, a contract will come into force between you and us on and subject to these Terms.

Starting your Subscription Service

4.5 Free Subscription Services will commence on the start date notified to you in the confirmation email and will continue until terminated by you or us in accordance with these Terms.

4.6 Paid Subscription Services will commence on the start date notified to you in the confirmation email and will continue for the subscription period you have signed up for (“Subscription Period”), unless terminated earlier in accordance with these Terms.

4.7 If you have a free trial for our Subscription Services, your free trial will terminate automatically at the end of the free trial and will not convert automatically into a paid Subscription Service. If you wish to start a paid Subscription Service after your free trial ends, you must place an order online or contact us using the contact details in section 1.

Renewing your Subscription Servicee

4.8 Paid Subscription Services renew automatically at the end of the applicable Subscription Period, unless terminated by you or us before then. Each new Subscription Period will commence on the anniversary of the start date of the previous Subscription Period and will continue for the same duration as the previous Subscription Period.

4.9 When your paid Subscription Service renews, the renewal price may be increased as follows:

4.9.1 For a single-seat subscription, to our then-current published rates; and

4.9.2 For a multi-seat subscription, annually by an amount equal to the percentage increase in the UK Retail Prices Index (RPI) over the preceding 12 months, or to our then-current published rates, whichever is higher.

Ending your Subscription Service

4.10 If you wish to avoid auto-renewal and terminate your paid Subscription Service at the end of a Subscription Period, you must tell us you wish to cancel by contacting us at least 90 days before the next renewal date, using the email address in section 1. Your Subscription Service will then end on the last day of the current Subscription Period.

4.11 If you do not terminate your Subscription Service before the end of the Subscription Period, your Subscription Service will renew automatically and continue for a further Subscription Period and you must pay the price applicable to the new Subscription Period.

4.12 You can tell us you want to terminate your paid Subscription Service at any time during a Subscription Period by contacting us using the contact details in section 1. However, termination will not take effect until the end of the then-current Subscription Period and no refunds will be given.

Upgrading/downgrading your Subscription Service

4.13 You may change your Subscription Service to a higher or lower tier by contacting us using the contact details in section 1.

4.14 If you upgrade your Subscription Service the price for your Subscription Service will be amended on a pro-rata basis and the additional fees will be payable in full in advance before your upgrade takes effect. Your upgrade will take effect on payment and the Subscription Service will then continue for the remainder of your current Subscription Period.

4.15 Any downgrade will take effect on renewal at the end of your current Subscription Period. Downgrading your Subscription Service to a lower tier may mean that you no longer have access to certain features and/or data that were only available at the higher tier.

4.16 If you wish to make changes to the number of Authorised Users on your Account, see section 3.4.

Making changes to your Subscription Services

4.17 We reserve the right to make changes to our Subscription Services at any time and for any reason. We may make changes for a number of reasons, including to improve our existing Subscription Services, to introduce or discontinue Subscription Services, to reflect changes to our business model, our business practices or our technology, or to comply with applicable laws or regulations. We will not notify you of any minor inconsequential changes, but if we make material changes to your paid Subscription Service, we will give you at least 30 days’ notice by sending an email to the email address registered to your Account.

4.18 If any changes we make have a materially adverse effect on your Subscription Service, you may terminate the Subscription Service with immediate effect on giving us written notice within 30 days of the date of our notice of the changes. In these circumstances, we will issue to you a pro-rata refund of the price you have paid in advance for your Subscription Service, which will be calculated by reference to the number of days remaining in the current Subscription Period. This will be your sole and exclusive remedy in these circumstances.

4.19 If you do not give us written notice of termination within 30 days of our notice, you will be deemed to have accepted the changes.

PRICING AND PAYMENT

5.1 The latest prices applicable to our single-user paid Subscription Services are set out on the Subscribe page of our Platform. For our paid multi-seat or “Enterprise Pro” Subscription Service, prices are based on the number of users and can be obtained on request by contacting us via the Subscribe page of our Platform. Our prices exclude VAT, which will be payable by you (if applicable) in addition to the price.

5.2 Paid Subscription Services are payable in full in advance at the start of the Subscription Period.

5.3 If you sign up for our Subscription Services online through our website, we will take payment at the time that you submit your order. Online payments must be made using a credit or debit card.

5.4 If you sign up for a multi-seat or “Enterprise Pro” Subscription Service, we will send you an invoice when we accept your order and you must pay for the Subscription Service within thirty (30) days of the date of our invoice.

5.5 If your paid Subscription Service starts with a free trial, we will only take payment if you notify us in writing that you wish to continue your Subscription Service after the free trial. If you do so, we will take payment for the new Subscription Period on the day following the end of your free trial.

5.6 If we are unable to collect any payment you owe us, we reserve the right to charge interest on the overdue amount at the rate of 3% a year above the Bank of England base rate. This interest accrues on a daily basis from the due date until the date of actual payment of the overdue amount, whether before or after judgment. You must pay us the interest together with any overdue amount.

5.7 We reserve the right to change the prices of our Subscription Services at any time and for any reason. However, any change we make will not apply to you until your Subscription Service renews automatically for a new Subscription Period and you will be given reasonable notice in accordance with sections 4.8 and 4.9.

OUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO YOU

6.1 If you have purchased a paid Subscription Service, we agree that it will:

6.1.1 be provided with reasonable care and skill within the meaning of section 13 of the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982; and

6.1.2 conform in all material respects with the features and functionality described on the Subscribe page of our Platform.

6.2 If you have purchased a paid Subscription Service and we are in breach of our obligation in section 6.1, we will use reasonable endeavours to correct the breach within 30 days of you notifying us of the breach. If we do not correct the breach within 30 days, you may terminate the Subscription Service with immediate effect on giving us written notice. In these circumstances, we will issue to you a pro-rata refund of the price you have paid in advance for your Subscription Service, which will be calculated by reference to the number of days remaining in the current Subscription Period. This will be your sole and exclusive remedy in these circumstances. However, we are not (without limitation) responsible for correcting any breach caused or contributed to by:

6.2.1 your breach of these Terms;

6.2.2 your negligence or other unlawful act or omission;

6.2.3 your data, information technology, computer systems or devices; or

6.2.4 any event or circumstance outside our reasonable control.

6.3 Subject to the assurances we give in sections 6.1 and 6.2 in respect of paid Subscription Services, you acknowledge that:

6.3.1 our Platform and our Content have not been developed to meet your specific requirements and that we do not guarantee that they will be fit for your specific purposes or that they will be compatible with all or any hardware or software that you may use. You are solely responsible for making all arrangements necessary to access our Platform and our Content and, in particular, for configuring your information technology, computer systems and devices as necessary to access our Platform and our Content;

6.3.2 we will use reasonable endeavours to ensure that our Platform (and any email that we send to you in connection with our Platform or our relationship with you) is free from bugs, viruses, trojan horses and other harmful components, but we do not guarantee that it will be, and you are responsible for putting in place your own internet security and safety related measures;

6.3.3 our Content is made available to you for your general information only and we do not guarantee that our Content is accurate or reliable. Our Content is not intended as any form of legal, professional, specialist or other advice and should not be relied on as such. Any reliance that you may place on our Content is at your own risk;

6.3.4 we do not guarantee that our Platform will be entirely uninterrupted or error free or that all defects will be corrected; and

6.3.5 access to our Platform and our Content is permitted on a temporary basis and we do not guarantee that our Platform or our Content will always be available. We may from time to time need to suspend or withdraw or restrict the availability of all or any part of our Platform and/or our Content, whether for security or other reasons.

YOUR USE OF OUR PLATFORM

7.1 All documents, messages, logos, images, files and other information that you transmit through our Platform (“Materials”) will, as between us, remain yours and you will retain all of your right, title and interest in your Materials. You grant to us and our affiliates a worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive, transferable and sublicensable right to use your Materials in articles and research published on our Platform, to improve our Platform and our Content and to provide our Subscription Services to you.

7.2 You must comply with these Terms and all limits and restrictions applicable to your chosen Subscription Service, as set out on the Subscribe page of our Platform or otherwise notified to you. You must not attempt to access our Content in excess of any limits that apply to your chosen Subscription Service, for example by attempting to circumvent paywalls or setting up multiple Accounts in breach of section 3.4.

7.3 You must not attempt to reverse engineer our Platform or otherwise attempt to derive or obtain information about the functioning, manufacture or operation of our Platform. You must not attempt to modify, translate or create derivative works based on the Platform.

7.4 You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our Platform, the server on which our Platform is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our Platform. You must not attack our Platform 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 Platform will cease immediately.

7.5 You may link to the home page of our Platform, 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 and you must not establish a link to our site in any website that is not owned by you. Our Platform must not be framed on any other website, nor may you create a link to any part of our Platform other than the home page. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. For all linking enquiries, contact us using the contact details in section 1.

7.6 You must not conduct, facilitate, authorise or permit any text or data mining or web scraping in relation to our Platform or any services provided via, or in relation to, our Platform for any purpose, including the development, training, fine-tuning or validation of AI systems or models. This includes using (or permitting, authorising or attempting the use of):

7.6.1 any "robot", "bot", "spider", "scraper" or other automated device, program, tool, algorithm, code, process or methodology to access, obtain, copy, monitor or republish any portion of our site or any data, content, information or services accessed via the same; or

7.6.2 any automated analytical technique aimed at analysing text and data in digital form to generate information or develop, train, fine-tune or validate AI systems or models which includes but is not limited to patterns, trends and correlations.

The provisions in this section should be treated as an express reservation of our rights in this regard, including for the purposes of Article 4(3) of the Digital Copyright Directive ((EU) 2019/790).

7.7 You must not use, and we do not consent to the use of, our Platform or any of our Content or any services provided via, or in relation to, our Platform for the purposes of developing, training, fine-tuning or validating any AI system or model.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

8.1 You acknowledge and agree that we are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our Platform and our Content, including any modifications and improvements, whether made by us or suggested by you. Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.

8.2 The name “Sifted” is a UK registered trade mark of Sifted (EU) Ltd. You are not permitted to use our trade marks without our approval, unless they are part of material you are using as permitted under the further provisions of this section 8.

8.3 We grant to you a worldwide, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable limited term licence to use our Platform and our Content in accordance with these Terms and subject to any rights and restrictions that apply to your chosen Subscription Service from time to time.

8.4 You are permitted to use our Platform and our Content for internal business purposes only and must not transfer, resell, distribute, lease, sublease, assign or license any part of our Platform or our Content to any third party or allow any third party to access or use our Platform without our written consent.

8.5 You must not copy our Platform or any of our Content except where such copying is incidental to normal use of our Platform, or where it is necessary for the purpose of back-up, archiving or operational security.

8.6 You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any of our Content for your internal business purposes only and you may draw the attention of others within your organisation to our Content posted on our Platform.

8.7 You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any of our Content that 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.

8.8 You must not remove any copyright or other proprietary notices contained in any of our Content.

8.9 You must not use our Platform or our Content in any way that might be illegal or breach these Terms.

8.10 Notwithstanding the foregoing restrictions, if you have purchased a “Pro” Subscription Service, you may also use our Content in marketing reports, pitch decks and conference presentations during the term of your “Pro” Subscription Service.

8.11 When you use our Content in the ways permitted in these Terms, our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of our Content must always be acknowledged and credited.

8.12 If you wish to use our Platform and/or our Content for any commercial purposes not expressly authorised by these Terms, you must first obtain a commercial licence from us. We reserve the right to grant or refuse a licence for any reason and to grant a licence on and subject to any conditions that we see fit to impose. For all licensing enquiries, contact us using the contact details in section 1.

IF YOU BREACH THESE TERMS

9.1 If you are (or we reasonably suspect that you are) in breach of these Terms, we may take one or more of the following actions (without notifying you) to protect our interests and/or the interests of our other users:

9.1.1 issue a warning to you;

9.1.2 suspend or terminate your Subscription Service and/or your access to our Platform and/or your Account in accordance with section 10.3;

9.1.3 reject or cancel any order (or only part of it, if applicable) you may have placed with us, whether or not we have accepted it;

9.1.4 take legal action against you;

9.1.5 disclose information about you to law enforcement authorities; and/or

9.1.6 take any other action we consider appropriate or necessary in the circumstances.

TERMINATION AND SUSPENSION

Termination by you

10.1 You may terminate a paid Subscription Service:

10.1.1 for any reason at the end of your current Subscription Period by taking the steps set out in section 4.8; and

10.1.2 in accordance with your rights set out in sections 4.15, 6.2 and 12.2.3.

10.2 You may terminate a free Subscription Service with immediate effect at any time by contacting us using the contact details in section 1.

Termination by us

10.3 We may suspend or terminate your Subscription Service and/or your access to our Platform and/or your Account with immediate effect by giving notice to you if:

10.3.1 you commit a material or persistent breach of these Terms;

10.3.2 you fail to pay any amount due under these Terms on the due date for payment;

10.3.3 you take any step or action in connection with you entering administration, provisional liquidation or any composition or arrangement with your creditors (other than in relation to a solvent restructuring), applying to court for or obtaining a moratorium under Part A1 of the Insolvency Act 1986, being wound up (whether voluntarily or by order of the court, unless for the purpose of a solvent restructuring), having a receiver appointed to any of your assets or ceasing to carry on business or, if the step or action is taken in another jurisdiction, in connection with any analogous procedure in the relevant jurisdiction;

10.3.4 we reasonably consider that we are required to do so to comply with applicable laws or regulations; or

10.3.5 we discontinue our Subscription Services or our business (in whole or in part).

10.4 If we terminate your paid Subscription Service for any of the reasons set out in sections 10.3.4 or 10.3.5, we will issue to you a pro-rata refund of the price you have paid in advance for your Subscription Service, which will be calculated by reference to the number of days remaining in the current Subscription Period. This will be your sole and exclusive remedy in these circumstances. In all other cases, no refund or credit will be issued.

10.5 If we terminate your Subscription Service and/or your access to our Platform and/or your Account:

10.5.1 all licences granted by us under these Terms will terminate immediately;

10.5.2 any rights and remedies that have accrued to us as at termination will continue to be available to us; and

10.5.3 any provision of these Terms that expressly or by implication is intended to come into or continue in force on or after termination will remain in full force and effect, including sections 5 (Pricing and payment), 6 (Our responsibilities to you), 7 (Your use of our Platform), 8 (Intellectual property), 9 (If you breach these Terms), 10 (Termination and suspension), 11 (Liability), 12 (Events outside our control), 13 (Data protection), 15 (Notices) and 16 (General).

LIABILITY

11.1 Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes any liability which cannot legally be limited or excluded, including liability for:

11.1.1 death or personal injury caused by negligence;

11.1.2 fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; and

11.1.3 breach of the terms implied by section 2 of the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 (title and quiet possession).

11.2 We have given the commitments set out in section 6 in relation to our Platform, our Content and our Subscription Services. In view of these commitments, all implied conditions, warranties, representations and other terms (including those implied by sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982) that may apply to our Platform, our Content and our Subscription Services are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

11.3 Subject to sections 6 and 11.1, we will not be liable for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with the use of, or inability to use, our Platform, or the use of or reliance on any of our Content. This section does not apply to paid Subscription Services.

11.4 Subject to sections 6 and 11.1, we will not be liable under or in connection with these Terms, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, for any:

11.4.1 direct or indirect: loss of profits, sales, business or revenue; loss of agreements or contracts; loss of anticipated savings; loss of use or corruption of software, data or information; business interruption; or loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation; or

11.4.2 indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind.

11.5 Subject to sections 6, 11.1 and 11.3, our total liability to you arising under or in connection with these Terms, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, will be limited to:

11.5.1 if you have a paid Subscription Service, the price paid or payable for the Subscription Service in respect of the Subscription Period in which the act or omission giving rise to the liability arose; and

11.5.2 in all other cases, the sum of £50.

EVENTS OUTSIDE OUR CONTROL

12.1 We will not be liable or responsible for any failure to perform, or delay in performance of, any of our obligations under these Terms that is caused by any act or event beyond our reasonable control (“Event Outside Our Control”).

12.2 If you have a paid Subscription Service and we are affected by an Event Outside Our Control that prevents us from complying with our warranty in section 6.1:

12.2.1 we will notify you as soon as reasonably possible;

12.2.2 our obligations under these Terms will be suspended and the time for performance of our obligations will be extended for the duration of the Event Outside Our Control; and

12.2.3 if the Event Outside Our Control continues for more than 30 days, you and we will each be entitled to terminate your paid Subscription Service with immediate effect by giving the other party written notice. In these circumstances, we will issue to you a pro-rata refund of the price you have paid in advance for your Subscription Service, which will be calculated by reference to the number of days remaining in the current Subscription Period. This will be your sole and exclusive remedy in these circumstances.

DATA PROTECTION

13.1 Any personal information you provide to us or which we collect from you will be used to provide you with access to our Platform, our Content and our Subscription Services, including to process any payments, and for other purposes described in our Privacy Policy. Please read our Privacy Policy carefully to ensure you understand how your personal data will be collected, stored and processed.

LINKS TO THIRD PARTY WEBSITES AND SERVICES

14.1 Our Platform (and emails that we send to you in connection with our Platform and our relationship with you) may include links to third party websites, applications and/or other digital properties that are controlled and maintained by third parties (“Third Party Services”). If you decide to visit any Third Party Service or use a service made available through, or purchase products via, a Third Party Service, you do so at your own risk. It is your responsibility to satisfy yourself as to the reputation of the relevant third party and the services they offer. We do not endorse Third Party Services and we are not responsible for the content, accuracy or opinions expressed on Third Party Services. Links that we make available do not imply that we are, or our Platform is, affiliated to or associated with such websites or services.

14.2 Your interaction with any Third Party Service is subject to the relevant third party’s own terms and policies. In particular, third parties will process your personal data in accordance with their own privacy notices. Please read all applicable terms and policies of the relevant third party before using a Third Party Service and/or using a service made available through, or purchasing products via, a Third Party Service.

NOTICES

15.1 We will issue all notices to you via the Platform save for any that will materially impact your rights or your use of the Platform which we will send you an email to the email address registered to your Account.

15.2 Where you have any complaints, are subject to insolvency (or similar) proceedings or wish to issue legal proceedings against us, you should send notice of these to support@sifted.eu.

GENERAL

16.1 Entire agreement. These Terms and any other document referred to in these Terms constitutes the entire agreement between you and us in relation to its subject matter. You acknowledge that you have not relied on any statement, promise or representation or assurance or warranty that is not set out in these Terms and any other document referred to in these Terms.

16.2 Assignment. We may assign or transfer our rights and obligations under these Terms to another entity. You may only assign or transfer your rights or your obligations under these Terms to another person if we agree in writing in advance.

16.3 Waiver. If we do not insist that you perform any of your obligations under these Terms, or if we do not enforce our rights against you, or if we delay in doing so, that will not mean that we have waived our rights against you or that you do not have to comply with those obligations. If we do waive any rights, we will only do so in writing, and that will not mean that we will automatically waive any right related to any later default by you.

16.4 Severance. Each provision of these Terms operates separately. If any court or relevant authority decides that any of them is unlawful or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect. If any provision or part-provision of these Terms is deemed deleted in accordance with this section, you and we shall negotiate in good faith to agree a replacement provision that, to the greatest extent possible, achieves the intended commercial result of the original provision.

16.5 Third party rights. These Terms are entered into between you and us only. No other person has any rights to enforce any provision of these Terms.

16.6 Governing law. These Terms and any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter or formation will be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales.

16.7 Jurisdiction. You and we each irrevocably agree (for our sole benefit) that, subject as provided below, the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with these Terms or their subject matter or formation. Nothing in this section limits our right to take proceedings against you in any other court of competent jurisdiction, nor shall the taking of proceedings in any one or more jurisdictions preclude the taking of proceedings in any other jurisdictions, whether concurrently or not, to the extent permitted by the law of such other jurisdiction.

EVENTS DELEGATE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Terms and Conditions

These Terms and Conditions are between Sifted EU Ltd (“Sifted”) and the person who completes the relevant booking form (“You”) for the Sifted Event as described in the booking or registration form (“Event”).

Confirmation of bookings

All bookings are subject to availability and acceptance by Sifted, which will be confirmed in writing (including by e-mail) after Sifted has received the completed booking form, the related fee if required (the “Fee”), and anything else that Sifted may require.
Upon Sifted’s written confirmation to You of its acceptance of your booking for a place at the Event there shall be a legally binding contract between Sifted and You to which these terms and conditions apply.
Sifted reserves the right to refuse to accept any booking in its absolute discretion.

Fees

Fees for the Event are correct at the time of publication. Sifted reserves the right to change the Fees at any time but changes will not affect registrations which have already been confirmed by Sifted. The Fees (where required) are payable at the same time as You submit your booking form by credit card or cheque. You acknowledge that Sifted cannot guarantee places held on a provisional basis and that places may sell out.
The Fees include:
- For “in-person” conference, panel, seminar or similar delegates: one place at the Event, refreshments and Event materials.
- For digital/online delegates: access for one person to attend the digital Event.
The Fees do not include travel to or from the Event or any accommodation costs incurred.
Under VAT Excise regulations delegates from all countries are required to pay VAT @ 20% on all Events taking place in the United Kingdom. For Events in other countries, delegates are required to pay any VAT, excise duty or other sales tax which is applicable.

Changes, Cancellations and Postponements

Whilst our programmes are correct at the time of going to press, in certain circumstances it may be necessary for Sifted to alter the content, format, venue or timing of an Event. All delegates will be notified of such changes prior to the Event.
If You cannot attend an Event for which You have registered, please contact Sifted as soon as possible (and in any event no later than 24 hours before the Event) at events@sifted.eu. Sifted may at our absolute discretion allow You to send a substitute in your place (provided that Sifted has received the details of such substitute) or allow You to attend the next available Event.
If You notify us that You wish to cancel your attendance at an Event for which a Fee is payable, then cancellation charges shall apply as follows (please note that refunds may take up to 14 working days), which You agree represent a genuine pre-estimate of the costs Sifted will incur as a result of cancellation:

Written notice received by us more than 30 days prior to the first day of the Event: 75% refund

Written notice received by us more within 30 days to the first day of the Event: 0% refund

The refund will be distributed in the same form as the original payment was received (e.g. credit card payment will refund to same credit card account number).

Sifted may in exceptional circumstances need to postpone or cancel an Event, and we will notify You as soon as reasonably practicable of any such postponement or cancellation. If an Event is cancelled, or if an Event is postponed and You cannot attend the rearranged date, we will refund any Fees You have paid in advance within 8 weeks. You agree that Sifted’s liability to You will be limited to the amount of the Fees You have paid and Sifted will not be liable to You for any expenditure, damage or loss incurred by You as a result of the cancellation or postponement.
Sifted reserves the right to cancel your attendance at the Event and retain any Fees received in respect of your proposed Event attendance if You (or any of the shareholders or directors of the legal entity which You represent) become(s) subject to any Sanction, or continuation of these terms would (in the reasonable opinion of Sifted) expose Sifted or any of its affiliated companies to any Sanction, where “Sanction” means any sanction, prohibition or restriction under United Nations resolutions or the trade or economic sanctions, laws or regulations of the European Union, United Kingdom or United States of America.

Your attendance at the Event

Please advise us of any special access requirements at the time of making your booking.
Sifted reserves the right, without any liability, to refuse You admission or eject You from the Event for failure to comply with these Terms; or if in Sifted’s opinion You represent a security risk, nuisance or annoyance to the running of the Event.
You are permitted to make reasonable video or audio recordings and to take photographs at the Event, in each case for your own personal use. You must not make video or audio recordings of the whole (or substantially the whole) of the Event or of any session within the Event, or use any recordings or photographs for commercial purposes, unless expressly permitted by Sifted.
You acknowledge that the Event or part of it may be filmed by audio, visual, audio-visual or electronic means or photographed, including photographs of individuals or groups of delegates. You agree to permit Sifted, or any third party licensed by Sifted, to use and distribute such footage and photographs, which may feature images of You, in all or any media (including social media) whether now known or hereafter to be invented throughout the world in perpetuity for the purposes of advertising, publicity, reporting and otherwise in relation to the exploitation of such recordings and photographs. Please inform the photographer if You do not wish to be included in any individual or group photographs.
You are responsible for arranging your own appropriate insurance cover in connection with your attendance at the Event. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Sifted shall not be liable for any kind of loss or damage to You or your personal property, unless caused by our negligence.
Materials distributed by or on behalf of Sifted at an Event may not be reproduced without Sifted’s permission.

Sifted Liability

Views expressed by speakers are their own and Sifted disclaims all liability for advice given or views expressed during an Event. Materials distributed at an Event are intended for information only and should not be relied upon.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Sifted shall not be liable to You for any direct, indirect, economic or consequential loss or any loss of business, use, profit, anticipated profit, contracts, revenues, goodwill or anticipated savings arising in connection with this Agreement, even if You have been advised of the possibility of such loss or damage.

Your details

By submitting registration details, You agree to allow Sifted to contact you as required for the organisation and administration of the Event. Sifted will comply with our privacy policy in respect of your registration details and other information we hold about you.
The names, job titles and organisations of all registered delegates will be placed on the delegate list for the Event. This list will be provided to sponsoring companies and, for some events, to all delegates via an online attendee directory, so that they can see who is at the Event for the purpose of networking and meetings. If You do not wish to be included on this list please email events@sifted.eu at the time of making your booking. Delegates who register for the online attendee directory acknowledge and agree that they shall not, under any circumstances, use the delegate list for their own promotional and marketing purposes.
Sifted will only contact you for marketing purposes, and will only pass on your contact details to sponsors for marketing purposes, to the extent that you expressly consent to this (for example, by opting in during the registration process).
Information about Sifted and our privacy policy is available on www.sifted.eu. Registered Office: 20-22 Wenlock Road, London N1 7GU Registered No: 1108313 England.

Other

These terms contain the entire agreement between You and Sifted.
If any provision of these terms is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason by any court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be severed and the remainder of the provisions will continue in full force and effect as if the terms had been executed with the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision omitted.
Any express or implied waiver to perform any obligations under these terms will not prevent the subsequent enforcement of them.
A person who is not a party to these terms has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of these terms.
These terms shall be governed by English law and You hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. Nothing in this clause shall limit Sifted’s right to take proceedings against You in any other court of competent jurisdiction.
If You have any questions about these Terms & Conditions, please contact events@sifted.eu.
These terms and conditions were published on 6 April 2020 and apply to all bookings placed from that date until these terms and conditions are superseded by a new version.