Mini MBA Alumni Network Membership Terms and Conditions

1. Who We Are

1.1 We are Xeim Limited of Floor 14, 10 York Road, London SE1 7ND (we, our, us).

1.2 We operate the Mini MBA Alumni Network platform located at https://campus.marketingweek.com and the associated “MW Mini MBA ” mobile app (the App) (together the Platform).

2. Who You Are

2.1 The Platform is a professional networking platform available to alumni of our Mini MBA course. In these Terms and Conditions (the Terms), references to you and your are to you, the business user (being either an individual acting in the course or in relation to your business, trade or profession or a corporate entity) who has placed an Order (defined in clause 4.2) either yourself, or in the case of a corporate entity via an individual who is authorised to place an Order on your behalf and each of your Authorised Users). Authorised Users means those employees in your organisation who are entitled to access the Platform (if any) as specified in your Order and subject to any limitations set out therein.

2.2 If you are submitting an Order on behalf of one or more Authorised Users, by submitting an Order Form you (a) confirm that you have the full authority of that Authorised User to submit their details for Account registration (if applicable) and to bind them personally to these Terms, and (b) agree to procure that Authorised User’s compliance with these Terms.

3. These Terms

3.1 These Terms together with any terms and conditions stated in the Order Form or in the online booking process (as applicable) and our Website T&Cs set out the terms of your Order for membership(s) to the Platform (Membership) and govern your relationship with us when you access the Platform and/or use any of the functions provided by the Platform (the Platform Functions).

4. Orders

4.1 You may place an order for Membership(s) (Order) from us as follows:

4.1.1 if you are placing an Order on behalf of yourself for one Membership only, by logging into https://mba.marketingweek.com/my-courses and using the online booking process (Online Booking); or

4.1.2 if you are placing an Order for more than one Membership, by contacting our sales team by phone or email to alumni@marketingweek.com (Sales Booking).

4.2 If you wish to place an Order for more than one Membership, you will be unable to make an Online Booking and must make a Sales Booking.

4.3 If you make an Online Booking:

4.3.1 you must submit the requested details in accordance with the instructions set out on the relevant booking page. All information provided by you must be accurate. Submitting your Order constitutes an offer by you to purchase a Membership.

4.3.2 Once we receive your Order, we will confirm receipt of your Order, however, your offer shall not be deemed accepted by us until you have received an Order confirmation from us by email at which time these Terms shall be binding between the parties.

4.4 If you make a Sales Booking:

4.4.1 the sales team will discuss your requirements with you and then email you an Order Form setting out the proposed terms of Your Order. The Order Form that we send to you constitutes an offer by us to provide the Memberships.

4.4.2 You can accept the offer, at which point these Terms will become binding between the parties, by either: (i) signing the Order Form and emailing a scan of the signed form back to us; or (ii) where we make such option available to you, signing the Order Form electronically through Sertifi in accordance with the instructions provided; or (iii) confirming by email that you accept the terms of the Order Form and attaching the Order Form to such email.

4.5 By making an Order, paying Membership Fees (see clause 9 below), registering to the Platform (see clause 8 below) and/or by otherwise accessing the Platform and, if applicable, using the Platform Functions, you will be deemed to have understood and accepted these Terms, which form a binding agreement between you and us.

5. Changes to These Terms

5.1 We may revise these Terms from time to time. If the changes are material, we will provide reasonable advance notice via in-Platform notification or other means. By continuing to use the Platform after changes have been made (and, if material, notified), you will be deemed to have accepted those changes and will be bound by them. If you do not accept any changes to these Terms, you should not continue to use the Platform.

6. Other Important Terms

Website terms and conditions:

6.1 The website terms and conditions here (the Website T&Cs) apply to all the websites owned and operated by the Centaur Media group, of which we are a part, and this includes the Platform. If there is any inconsistency between these Terms and the Website T&Cs, these Terms will to that extent prevail.

App store terms and conditions:

6.2 If you are accessing the Platform via the App, you will also be subject to the terms and conditions of any third party app store via which you download the App. We have no knowledge or control over any such terms and conditions – it is your responsibility to read them and make sure you agree to and comply with them.

Terms specific to the Apple app store:

6.3 If you download the App from the Apple app store, you will also be subject to the following terms and conditions which are specific to the Apple app store:

6.3.1 you acknowledge that these Terms are between you and us only, and not Apple, Inc (Apple). Notwithstanding the foregoing you acknowledge that Apple and its subsidiaries are third party beneficiaries of these Terms to the extent they relate to the App downloaded from the Apple store and Apple has the right to enforce such Terms against you;

6.3.2 you acknowledge that we, and not Apple, are solely responsible for the App and its content;

6.3.3 you may only use the App on Apple devices that you own or control as permitted by the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions;

6.3.4 to the extent any warranty exists under law that cannot be disclaimed, Apple is not responsible for such warranty;

6.3.5 you acknowledge that Apple is not obliged to provide any maintenance or support services with respect to the App;

6.3.6 Apple is not responsible for addressing any claims by you relating to the App, including but not limited to: (1) any product liability claim; (2) any claim that the App does not conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirements; or (3) any claim arising under consumer protection law or any such similar legislation. Nothing in these Terms shall be deemed an admission that you may have such claims;

6.3.7 in the event that the App or your use of it infringes any third party intellectual property rights, Apple is not responsible for the investigation, defence, settlement or discharge of any such claim.

7. The Platform Functions

7.1 The Platform provides Mini MBA course alumni with a professional networking platform via which to contact and connect with each other. The Platform Functions include those which allow registered (and, where applicable/required, paying) users (Members) to:

7.1.1 create a customisable professional profile;

7.1.2 share their contact details and post job and other information;

7.1.3 view other Members’ profiles and postings; and

7.1.4 message (and receive messages from) other Members.

7.2 The list above is not an exhaustive list of the Platform Functions and we may decide to offer additional Platform Functions, or cease to provide any Platform Functions, at any time.

8. Registration

8.1 To access the Platform Functions, you will need to complete a simple registration process by providing certain information including your name, surname, email address and current location (city and country), and choosing a password for use in connection with your Platform account (Account). You will also need to pay any applicable Membership Fees (see clause 9 below).

8.2 You must be at least 18 years of age to use the Platform and register for an Account and, by registering, you are warranting (i.e., promising) that (a) this is the case, and (b) your use of the Platform does not violate any applicable law or regulation.

8.3 You represent and warrant that (i) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a “terrorist supporting” country; and (ii) you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.

8.4 You agree that you will provide truthful and accurate information when registering on the Platform. You may only use your own, real name in connection with your Account. The decision to accept a registration is in our discretion.

8.5 You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and Account information, and you are solely responsible for all activities that occur under your password or Account and for any access to or use of the Platform by you or any person or entity using your password or Account, whether or not such access or use has been authorised by you.

8.6 You must immediately notify us of any unauthorised use of your password or Account or any other breach of security. We will not be liable for any loss or damage resulting from the disclosure of your Account details and/or password contrary to these Terms.

8.7 You are responsible for ensuring that the information we hold about you is up to date. Please amend your details as appropriate from time to time via your Account settings.

8.8 Please refer to our Privacy Policy at https://www.centaurmedia.com/privacy-policy for an explanation as to how we use the personal information we collect from you. If you are submitting or posting personal data on behalf of another person, you confirm that you have prior authority to do so and have provided them with a copy of our Privacy Policy.

9. Membership Fees, Payment and Auto-Renewal

9.1 Unless otherwise specified by us, access to the Platform Functions is subject to our receipt of the applicable fees (Membership Fees), which are payable on an annual basis in advance.

9.2 If you make an Online Booking, the Membership Fees will be set out on our Platform and include any applicable VAT at the applicable current rate chargeable in the UK for the time being.

9.3 If you make a Sales Booking, the Membership Fees will be set out in your Order Form and is exclusive of VAT or any other applicable sales tax, and such taxes shall be payable by you at the applicable current rate chargeable in the UK at the time that we invoice you.

9.4 In addition to the Membership Fees, you are responsible for paying any internet connection or other telecommunication charges payable for accessing the content.

9.5 If the price we state to you on the Order Form or the Platform (as applicable) is clearly incorrect then we are not obliged to provide you with a Membership at that price, even if we have accepted your Order. If we notify you of a pricing error, you may continue your Membership at the correct price or cancel your Membership without any obligation to us and we shall refund you any monies that you have paid to us in respect of that Membership.

9.6 We can change our Membership Fees at any time, but this will not affect your then-current annual Membership period and we will notify you in advance of any such change so that you can, if you wish, cancel your Membership before the change comes into effect.

9.7 Payment shall be made by credit card or debit card (for Online Bookings) or by invoice (for Sales Bookings) (the “Payment Methods”). If your Payment Method is credit or debit card, you authorise us to take payment for the Membership Fees from the credit or debit card chosen by you. If your Payment Method is payment of our invoice, we shall be entitled to issue an invoice to you for the Membership Fees and you shall pay the invoice immediately upon receipt of such invoice and in full and cleared funds to the bank account nominated by us on the invoice.

9.8 If you have any queries or complaints in respect of an invoice, such queries or complaints must be notified to our Finance Department in writing within 14 days of the date of such invoice.

9.9 Your Membership will last for a period of 12 months (the Initial Term). Memberships auto-renew at the end of Initial Term, which means that your chosen payment method will continue to be billed or you will continue to be invoiced (as applicable) on an annual basis unless and until you cancel your Membership in accordance with clause 10 below.

9.10 You shall pay all amounts due under these Terms in full without any deduction or withholding except as required or permitted by law. We may, without limiting its other rights or remedies, set off any amount owing to us by you against any amount payable by us to you.

10. Cancelling Your Membership

10.1 You can cancel your Membership by emailing us at alumni@marketingweek.com. This notice of cancellation needs to be received by us no later than 3 days before your then-current annual Membership period ends.

10.2 If you cancel, you will continue to have access to your Account and the Platform Functions until the end of your then-current annual Membership period, following which your Membership will automatically come to an end. You will not be entitled to a refund as a result of your Membership cancellation. If we do not receive notice of cancellation of your Membership by no later than 3 days before the end of your then-current Membership period, your Membership will automatically renew, and your chosen payment method will be charged or you will be invoiced (as applicable) for the relevant Membership Fees.

11. Uploading Content

11.1 Once you have registered to the Platform and (where required) paid the applicable Membership Fees, you may upload/post text, photos, comments, and/or other materials (together the Member Content) using the upload interfaces provided.

11.2 You and your Authorised Users are solely responsible for ensuring that you and they have all the necessary rights to all Member Content you and they upload and post to/via the Platform, including without limitation all rights required to enable access to the Member Content by other users of the Platform. You hereby grant to us a royalty-free, worldwide, irrevocable licence in perpetuity to host and store your Member Content via the Platform and to make available your Member Content to other users of the Platform.

11.3 You and your Authorised Users shall not upload any Member Content that is objectionable including if it (a) contains defamatory, libellous, slanderous, profane, misleading, threatening, abusive, violent, obscene, unlawful, pornographic, or otherwise objectionable material; (b) advocates bigotry, hatred, or illegal discrimination; (c) violates any law, any intellectual property, publicity, privacy, or other personal or proprietary right of others, or any licence or other agreement by which you are bound; (d) is deceptive or fraudulent; (e) promotes the use or sale of illegal or regulated substances, tobacco products, ammunition and/or firearms; or (f) promotes gambling including without limitation any online casino, sports books, bingo or poker. We have the right to moderate all Member Content and ultimately decide whether or not to post or remove Member Content to the extent such Member Content includes, is in conjunction with, or is alongside any objectionable material as described above.

11.4 As between us and you, the Member Content is and will remain owned and controlled solely by you and you acknowledge that you have sole responsibility for the Member Content. If you see any Member Content on the App that is inappropriate, please use the “Report as offensive” feature which can be found under the post containing such Member Content.

12. Intellectual Property

12.1 You acknowledge that the Platform and all material published on the Platform including but not limited to text, graphics, photos, logos, button icons, images, trademarks, audio and audio visual clips, databases, data compilations, data and software (but excluding any Member Content) (the Platform Content) is owned and controlled by or licensed to us. You may not copy, adapt, display, communicate to the public or otherwise use any Platform Content except as enabled and permitted by the Platform Functions from time to time.

13. Your Use of the Platform

13.1 You (and where applicable your Authorised Users) are responsible for making all technical arrangements necessary to access the Platform. You (and where applicable your Authorised Users) are also responsible for ensuring that anyone who accesses the Platform through your Account is aware of these Terms and that they comply with them.

13.2 You agree that you shall, and (where applicable) shall procure that your Authorised Users shall, use the Platform and the Platform Functions only for lawful and professional purposes. In particular, but without limitation, you (and where applicable your Authorised Users) shall not use the Platform or the Platform Functions:

13.2.1 in any way that is unlawful or fraudulent, or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect;

13.2.2 to send, or procure the sending of, any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar solicitation (spam);

13.2.3 to transmit any material, or behave in any manner, that is defamatory, offensive, or harassing; that has the purpose or effect of impersonating or misleading others; or is otherwise unsuitable, inappropriate or objectionable (in our sole determination); or

13.2.4 to transmit any data, send or upload any material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time-bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware or any other harmful programs or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of the Platform or any computer software or hardware.

13.3 You and your Authorised Users also agree:

13.3.1 not to reproduce, duplicate, copy or re-sell any part of the Platform in contravention of these Terms (or attempt to do any of these things); and

13.3.2 not to access without authority, interfere with, damage or disrupt (or attempt to do any of these things) (a) any part of the Platform; (b) any equipment or network on which the Platform is stored; (c) any software used in the provision of the Platform; or (d) any equipment or network or software owned or used by any third party.

13.4 We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to use the Platform for personal, non-commercial purposes only.

14. Links to Other Websites

14.1 The Platform may offer links to other websites from which third party services/data/products can be obtained and which we reasonably believe to be reputable sources of such services/data/products. However, you acknowledge that these other websites are independent from us, and we make no representations or warranties as to the legitimacy, accuracy or quality of such third party services/data/products, and we do not accept any responsibility for their content, safety, practices or privacy policies.

15. Limitation of Liability

15.1 Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, or our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by applicable law.

15.2 Except as set out in the clause above, neither we nor any of our group/affiliate companies will be liable for any effect that accessing the Platform or any of the Platform Functions may have on you or others, and you agree that you access the Platform and the Platform Functions entirely at your own risk. Without limitation to the foregoing, neither we nor any of our group/affiliate companies will be liable to you 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:

15.2.1 your use of, or inability to use, the Platform or the Platform Functions;

15.2.2 your use of or reliance on any content displayed on the Platform, including Member Content uploaded by you or any third party;

15.2.3 loss of profits.

15.2.4 loss of sales, business or revenue.

15.2.5 loss of agreements or contracts.

15.2.6 loss of anticipated savings.

15.2.7 loss of use or corruption of software, data or information.

15.2.8 loss of or damage to goodwill or reputation;

15.2.9 business interruption; or

15.2.10 any indirect or consequential loss.

15.3 We make no representations, warranties or guarantees of any kind in respect of the Platform or the Platform Functions or any content available through the Platform and all conditions, warranties and representations express or implied are hereby excluded to the full extent permitted by law. We cannot and do not guarantee there will not be any errors, bugs or interruptions in the Platform, and we recommend that you maintain up-to-date virus protection on any devices used to access the Platform. Unless required by applicable law, we have no obligation to indemnify or defend you with respect to any third party claim arising out of or in relation to the Platform.

16. Availability of the Platform

16.1 The Platform is provided on an “as is” basis without any warranties of any kind. We make no representations, warranties or guarantees of any kind regarding the availability or operation of the Platform or that the Platform will be secure, uninterrupted or free of defects.

16.2 Your access to the Platform may be suspended or restricted occasionally to allow for maintenance, repairs, upgrades, or the introduction of new facilities or services. We will try to limit the frequency and duration of any planned disruption, but we will not be liable to you if for any reason the Platform is unavailable at any time or for any period.

17. Updates to the Platform

17.1 We may make changes to the Platform from time to time to improve the performance and functionality of the Platform, to address any security issues, or for any other reason. We may also ask you to install updates to the Platform (including any App version) for these or other reasons. If you choose not to install such updates or if you opt out of automatic updates you may not be able to continue using the Platform or there may be a loss of functionality.

18. Termination of your Account by us

18.1 We may terminate your Account and/or access of the Platform and Platform Functions by giving you at least 90 days’ notice in writing. If we exercise this right, we shall refund you on a pro rata basis, the Membership Fees paid by you that are for the portion of your Membership remaining after termination of your Membership.

18.2 We may at our option suspend or terminate your Membership, Account and/or access of the Platform and Platform Functions without notice if (i) you fail to pay any amount due under these Terms on the due date for payment; or (jj) you are otherwise in breach of these Terms (including without limitation if we discover that you are underage); or (iii) we consider in our sole discretion that your use of the Platform and/or the Platform Functions is unsuitable in any way.

18.3 We may, at our option, suspend or terminate your Account and/or access of the Platform and Platform Functions with immediate effect if you become subject to any of the following events, or we reasonably believe that you are about to become subject to any of them:

18.3.1 you, other than for the purpose of a bona fide reconstruction or amalgamation pass a resolution for your winding up, or a court of competent jurisdiction makes an order for you to be wound up or dissolved;

18.3.2 an administrator is appointed or an administrative order is made in relation to you or the appointment of a receiver or administrative receiver of, or an encumbrancer taking possession of or selling, the whole or any part of the entity’s undertaking assets, rights or revenue;

18.3.3 you enter into an arrangement, compromise or composition in satisfaction of your debts with your creditors or any class of them, or take steps to obtain a moratorium, or make an application to a court of competent jurisdiction for protection from your creditors;

18.3.4 you are unable to pay your debts, or you are capable of being deemed unable to pay your debts, within the meaning of section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986; or

18.3.5 you enter into any arrangement, compromise or composition in satisfaction of your debts with your creditors.

18.4 On closure/termination of your Account, (i) you shall immediately pay to us all outstanding unpaid Membership Fees; and (ii) all rights granted to you under these Terms will immediately and automatically cease and you must cease all use of the Platform and the Platform functions.

19. Support / Getting in Touch
19.1 If you have any questions about the Platform or these Terms, please get in touch. You can contact us by emailing campus@marketingweek.com.

20. Miscellaneous

20.1 These Terms and the Website T&Cs constitute the entire agreement between you and us and supersede and extinguish all previous agreements, promises, assurances, warranties, representations and understandings between us, whether written or oral, relating to their subject matter.

20.2 We may transfer our rights and obligations under these Terms to a third party. You may not transfer your rights or your obligations under these Terms to another person.

20.3 Only you and we shall be entitled to enforce these Terms. These Terms do not give rise to any rights under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any provision of these Terms or otherwise.

20.4 Each of the clauses of these Terms operates separately. If any court or relevant authority decides that any of them are unlawful, the remaining clauses will remain in full force and effect.

20.5 Even if we delay in enforcing the terms of these Terms and/or our rights, we can still enforce these Terms and/or our rights later. If we do not insist immediately that you do anything you are required to do under these Terms, or if we delay in taking steps against you in respect of your breaking of any term of these Terms, that will not mean that you do not have to do those things and it will not prevent us taking steps against you at a later date.

20.6 These Terms are governed by English law and the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction over any disputes arising in respect of or in relation to these Terms and your use of the Platform and the Platform Functions.

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