Alliance - A union formed for mutual benefit

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. Portal – Subject to approval from AMG, a portal will be opened up for ease of uploading your profile as well as intelligence to influence the content of the Alliance Chapter you will attend.  You are requested to log in and upload the following within a week of the portal being opened to avoid duplicating workloads of AMG representatives:
   1. Alliance Profile: -
      • Profile Picture
      • Company Logo
      • Company About Us
   2. Intelligence & Feedback: -
      • All fields are required
2. Attendance - Subject to approval, AMG agrees to pay for the partner’s registration at the meet and will also provide food and beverages for the duration of the meet in return for invested time, attendance for the meet. The partner also agrees to attend and/or participate at any of the case studies, discussions or other activities that are relevant to their areas of interest and in doing so agrees to prepare to the best of their ability to discuss the issues put forward at the meet.

3. Educational Meeting - AMG will provide the partner with a planned itinerary, which as far in advance as possible, will be devised to ensure that the partner obtains maximum benefit from attendance at the meet. Please note that it may become necessary to make changes to the itinerary during the meet. In such circumstances, AMG will provide the partner with prompt notice of any changes to the theme, scope and content, and will ensure that they have sufficient time to prepare adequately.

4. Cancellation - In the event that the partner is unable to attend the meet, including early departures and late arrivals, the partner will use their best endeavours to assist AMG in finding a suitable and qualifying substitute. The parties agree that any substitute attendee must be of equal or senior standing within their Company (or alternatively of equal or senior standing within another organisation which itself is of equal standing to their Company), the substitute must agree to the clauses laid out in these terms. AMG must also consent to the substitution, although it agrees that such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.

5. Force Majeure - Should the meet be cancelled for any reason(s), which falls outside of the control of AMG, the Company agrees to use its best endeavours to ensure that the partner or a suitable and qualifying substitute attends the rescheduled meet.

6. Insurance - The partner personally is responsible for their own insurance, vaccinations and visas (where applicable).

7. Anti-Bribery - AMG is a third party event producer that plays no role in trying to influence or lobby executive partners. Further, AMG does not have vendor relationships with you or the organisation you represent nor does it wish to establish such relationships. AMG operates a strict Anti-Bribery and Corruption policy and is fully compliant with the Bribery Act 2010.

8. Legal - These terms and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales. The parties irrevocably agree that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with these terms or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims).

9. Data Compliance: In order for the Alliances to boast compliance to Data Privacy Laws.  We would like to notify you that we will share your contact information with the third parties part of the Alliance Chapter who help fund the Alliance Chapter to take place.  This is to ensure collaboration can continue after the chapter.  By completing this document you authorise (opt-in) the Alliances representative to make contact via contact details provided, unless stated otherwise in writing.
10. Disclosure of Criminal Proceedings: Members are required to disclose any previous or ongoing criminal proceedings against them that have or have the potential to result in a criminal conviction. This includes, but is not limited to, charges, indictments, or investigations related to fraud, theft, embezzlement, money laundering, corruption, or any other criminal offences. All information disclosed regarding criminal proceedings will be treated with the utmost confidentiality and used solely for the purpose of determining the user's eligibility for membership approval.

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

The Alliances is proud to have enabled collaboration within its active territories by simply creating a WhatsApp group that expands the network of its members and removes the risk of narrower industry perspectives of those part of impacting the relevant business division or area within the industries of focus and industries. In its growth, we are required to assume agreement with the below rules of engagement that are now in place and to be used for the Alliances WhatsApp groups and Alliances Projects as of July 2023:

1. Respect each other's opinions and perspectives. Remember that everyone has their own unique experiences and expertise, so it is important to listen and consider different viewpoints as the wider the collective the perspectives, the broader of knowledge base that is within the group.

2. Avoid personal attacks or offensive language. Disagreements are normal and are welcome if constructive, but they should be handled in a respectful and professional manner.

3. Back up your opinions with facts and references whenever possible. This will help to promote informed and constructive discussions.

4. Remember that the group is for sharing knowledge and ideas, not for promoting products or services. Recommended service providers are welcome to support in the form of and Alliances Project which your Regional Director can relay how this works or also through our description of at the alliances.global

5. Confidentiality should be respected. Do not share information that could compromise the security or privacy of individuals or organizations. In addition, shared information should not be perceived as personal or organisational brand damaging.  The content of the posts are of a perspective and not an attack.

6. Any news or alerts shared should be from reliable sources and not just rumours or unverified information or specified that the information is not confirmed at the point of this post.

7. The group is not a place to solicit business or job offers. Such posts should be directed to the Alliances Projects: Career Development: Opportunities landing page

8. All posts should be related to the Alliance Projects Theme if within a sub-group of the WhatsApp Community page or broadly the business area of focus e.g. Cybersecurity and Information Security. Posts about personal or unrelated topics should be avoided and will be removed if deemed unnecessary

9. Opinions and perspectives shared in the group should be considered for discussion purposes only, be reviewed and agreed and not for immediate implementation.

10. Group members should be courteous and responsive to each other's messages, keeping in mind that everyone has busy schedules. With this in mind, reading a post without reacting or replying causes stress.

11. Direct Messaging should be used carefully either with the other members consent or if an existing relationship exists.

12. If members start a discussion within a subset of the group and the discussion starts to get long then they should consider whether the discussion could be seen as spam by other members and move the discussion into a separate limited discussion or

13. Admin will block and/or report users (within 24 hours of the post) who direct posts within the group which we believe are or reported to be:
    1. Abusive or obscene
    2. Graphic, sensitive or offensive imagery
    3. Deceptive or misleading
    4. In violation of any intellectual property rights
    5. In violation of any law or regulation
    6. Spam (persistent negative and/or abusive tweeting in which the aim is to provoke a response)

14. Respect copyright and intellectual property rights. Do not share content that you do not have the legal right to distribute or that may infringe on the rights of others. If you are unsure about the legality of sharing certain content, please do not post it.

15. If you share copyrighted materials, please provide proper attribution to the original source and ensure that you have the necessary permissions to do so.

16. If you believe that your copyright or intellectual property rights have been violated in any way, please contact the group administrator immediately.

By adhering to these rules of engagement, the group can foster a positive and productive environment for sharing knowledge and ideas related to the relevant industry and business area relevant to the group.