PBA-X Learner Terms and Conditions
Last Updated: November 01, 2024
Polkadot Blockchain Academy is an Exempted Limited Guarantee Foundation Company incorporated in the Cayman Islands, with its registered office at ℅ Chartered Financial Partners Limited, Governors Square Suite #5-204, 23 Lime Tree Bay Avenue, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, KY1-1108 (PBA).
- UNDERSTANDING THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- When certain words and phrases are used in these terms and conditions, they have specific meanings (these are known as defined terms). You can identify these defined terms because they start with capital letters (even if they are not at the start of a sentence). Where a defined term is used, it has the meaning given to it in the section of these Terms where it was defined (you can find these meanings by looking at the sentence where the defined term is included in brackets and speech marks).
- These terms and conditions (the Terms) set out the terms applicable to your participation in and attendance at our PBA-X course (PBA-X) and our provision to you of services relating to PBA-X (the Services).
- In these Terms, when we refer to we, us or our, we mean PBA; and when we refer to "you" or "your" we mean the individual using the Services and/or participating in PBA-X.
- FEES AND REFUNDS
- You can find the current fees for learners at PBA-X on our website (Fees).
- You are able to receive a refund for your Fees in accordance with our refund policy, a copy of which is set out in Appendix 2 to these Terms.
- ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
- Upon payment of the Fees, you will be deemed to have entered into a legally-binding contract with us comprising these Terms, and the information supplied to you in our email. You shall fully comply with these Terms, as well as any of our rules, regulations, policies and procedures and academic requirements that are relevant and/or applicable to PBA-X.
- YOUR OBLIGATIONS
- You must:
- pay the full fees to us before you are permitted to commence PBA-X;
- comply with all of our rules, regulations, policies and procedures in place by PBA or as otherwise informed to you by us or our partners including our Code of Conduct set out in Appendix 3;
- comply with any applicable legal requirements;
- comply with all instructions given to you by us, including but not limited to any pre-enrolment and registration procedures;
- comply with all instructions and requirements shared by the PBA staff and/or faculty to enable your participation in PBA-X. This may include following instructions on specific hardware or software set up, e-mail and/or identity verification, protection of access credentials shared with you, among others;
- complete all course requirements in accordance with our rules and the applicable timelines in order to obtain graded certification from PBA-X (Certificate);
- be present for the full duration of PBA-X, attend all compulsory lectures and activities on time and hand in all compulsory assignments. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in us rescinding your place at PBA-X;
- only submit work that is your own creation, and that is not plagiarised or copied from a third party. We reserve the right to use plagiarism software and AI detection software to scan your work and to take disciplinary action (including but not limited to the termination of these Terms and expulsion from PBA-X and/or withholding your Certificate if we reasonably deem that any of your work is copied or plagiarised from a third party in any way;
- actively engage in their academic pursuits, demonstrate commitment, and maintain a standard of diligence and dedication to your studies. We reserve the right to evaluate and monitor your academic progress and level of effort. Insufficient effort and/or academic performance, as reasonably determined by us at your discretion, may result in disciplinary actions, including but not limited to warnings, academic probation, or your early expulsion from PBA-X and termination of these Terms in accordance with clause 7.2;
- behave in a respectful manner at all times to all our learners, teaching staff and employees. You agree and acknowledge that we will not tolerate any harassment, disrespectful behaviour or misconduct of any kind and any such behaviour on your part will result in disciplinary action against you (including but not limited to termination of these Terms, expulsion from PBA-X and withholding of your Certificate);
- not use our Services for commercial purpose; and
- at all times comply with our Code of Conduct in force at the time, a copy of the current version of which is included as Appendix 3.
- You shall be responsible for all costs and expenses relating to your participation in PBA-X. This includes but is not limited to the procurement of a laptop or computers and relevant accessories and internet connectivity. Further, in order to participate in PBA-X and/or have access to micro-credentials you may be required to establish an on-chain identity. You acknowledge and agree that any costs associated with your on-chain identity will be covered by you.
- If you experience any exceptional circumstances in the period preceding or during any examinations or assessments that might affect your attendance at or performance in them, you must without delay communicate them in writing to us with all relevant supporting documentation (such as medical certificates).
- In order to receive a Certificate from PBA-X, you must:
- ensure that you attend, and are punctual in attending, all lectures and classes and mandatory activities taking place during PBA-X. If you are absent through illness, you must inform us and provide proof (e.g. a note from a medical professional) as soon as possible, and absences for any other reason are subject to our prior written consent; and
- submit all required assessments, up to and including the final assessment. You agree and acknowledge that failure to submit such assessments may result in you not graduating from PBA-X.
- You hereby acknowledge and agree that we may record any lectures or classes for promotional purposes or to enable us to monitor teaching.
- OUR OBLIGATIONS
- We shall provide PBA-X and the Services with reasonable care and skill and at our discretion. We do not give any guarantee that PBA-X will accord with your expectations or requirements.
- We will grant you access to the online learning material to the extent necessary to enable you to take part in PBA-X.
- Learners who participate and successfully complete PBA-X’s programme will be automatically enrolled on our Polkadot Blockchain Academy Alumni Network (PBA alumni). You retain the right to opt out or cease your participation at any time.
- We will use reasonable endeavours to resolve any issues, concerns or complaints which you bring to our attention in a timely fashion.
- We have no obligation to accept anyone onto PBA-X and are free to refuse admission to anyone at our discretion.
- OUR RIGHT TO CANCEL OR CHANGE PBA-X
- We may (at our sole discretion) deem it necessary or appropriate to cancel or amend PBA-X (including but not limited to the curriculum, format or scheduling) if there are not enough applicants registered on PBA-X or it is not feasible to run PBA-X or if any relevant teaching staff become ill or are otherwise indisposed and we are unable to find a suitable replacement.
- We will promptly notify you in case of any such cancellation or material change and promptly refund your Fees in full, but in any event within 30 days.
- TERM AND TERMINATION
- These Terms shall enter into effect in accordance with clause 3 and shall, unless terminated earlier in accordance with its terms, automatically expire upon the completion of PBA-X.
- We may terminate these Terms:
- with immediate effect if you materially breach these Terms and, where it is possible to remedy the breach, you do not remedy the breach within five (5) days of having been notified by us; and/or
- in accordance with any other provision of these Terms.
- YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
You acknowledge and agree that we may use your personal data in accordance with our privacy policy and privacy notice as set out in Appendix 1 (Privacy Terms). Please take the time to read our Privacy Terms carefully as they include important information on how we deal with your personal data.
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
- For the purposes of these Terms, Intellectual Property Rights means materials, patents, rights to inventions, copyright and related rights, trade marks, business names and domain names, rights in get-up, goodwill and the right to sue for passing off, rights in designs, database rights, rights to use, and protect the confidentiality of, confidential information (including know-how), and all other intellectual property rights, in each case whether registered or unregistered and including all applications and rights to apply for and be granted, renewals or extensions of, and rights to claim priority from, such rights and all similar or equivalent rights or forms of protection which subsist or will subsist now or in the future in any part of the world.
- As between us and you, all Intellectual Property Rights in your work created during PBA-X will vest in you provided that such work has been solely created by you and to the extent that it does not include any Intellectual Property Rights that belong to us, our third party licensors of or any third party or infringes our or any third-party Intellectual Property Rights.
- We grant you a limited, personal, non-transferable non-exclusive and revocable licence to use any online material we provide you with on PBA-X. We grant you this licence only for your personal, non-commercial use, unless you obtain our prior written consent. Participation in PBA-X and use of our Services does not confer ownership to you of any of our Intellectual Property Rights in the Services or the online content you access.
- If you’re accessing PBA-X and/or our Services on a trial basis or we’ve made (parts of) PBA-X and our Services available to you on a limited basis for pre-registration purposes, we grant you a personal, non-transferable, limited, revocable and non-exclusive licence, for the trial period specified in our communication with you (Trial Period), to use PBA-X and our Services for personal evaluation purposes and for no other purpose. Any other use will automatically terminate this limited licence. No other licences are granted under these Terms except those expressly contained herein. At our option, you will cease using PBA-X and our Services at the earliest of: (i) our request; (ii) the end of the Trial Period; (iii) when no longer used in accordance with these Terms; or (iv) when the limited licence to use PBA-X and the Services is otherwise terminated.
- Notwithstanding clause 10.1, you hereby grant us an irrevocable a fully paid up, royalty free, perpetual and worldwide right and licence to use, copy, reproduce and/or distribute any of your work (or any part of the same) created during PBA-X (including but not limited to where such work is created jointly with a member of staff or another learner) for the purposes of promoting or advertising PBA-X (including but not limited to social media channels) and the other products and services of PBA and/or our group companies from time to time.
- You agree that, unless you expressly notify us otherwise in writing, we are free to use and exploit any photographs, images, videos and/or audio recordings of you for use in our promotional materials (including but not limited to our website, our social media channels, press and PR and any other media purposes at our sole discretion).
- All materials provided by us and any Intellectual Property Rights in them shall remain our exclusive property or the property of the relevant third party. Such materials shall include all documentation provided to you by us in relation to PBA-X, which includes but is not limited to course materials, reading materials, brochure/information on website and any correspondence from us to you. To the extent that you would like to use, copy, reproduce or distribute any of these materials for a purpose unrelated to that of PBA-X, this shall be subject to our prior written approval (at our sole discretion). Subject to the foregoing, you must not use, disclose, copy, reproduce, make available or distribute any such materials provided by us for any other purpose than the ones set out in these Terms. You will not be permitted to use, copy, reproduce or distribute the materials for any commercial purposes, on social media or to present it as your own intellectual property without our prior written consent.
- For the purposes of these Terms, ‘Intellectual Property Rights’ means materials, patents, rights to inventions, copyright and related rights, trade marks, business names and domain names, rights in get-up, goodwill and the right to sue for passing off, rights in designs, database rights, rights to use, and protect the confidentiality of, confidential information (including know-how), and all other intellectual property rights, in each case whether registered or unregistered and including all applications and rights to apply for and be granted, renewals or extensions of, and rights to claim priority from, such rights and all similar or equivalent rights or forms of protection which subsist or will subsist now or in the future in any part of the world.
- LIABILITY
- Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits either our or your liability for:
- death or personal injury caused by our/your (as applicable) negligence;
- fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; and
- any matter in respect of which it would be unlawful for us or you to exclude or restrict liability.
- Neither you nor we shall be liable to the other for any of the following types of loss or damage arising under or in relation to these Terms, including liability for breach of contract, misrepresentation (whether tortious or statutory), tort (including negligence) and breach of statutory duty, even if that party was advised in advance of the possibility of such loss or damage:
- any loss of profits, business, contracts, anticipated savings, goodwill, or revenue, whether direct or indirect; or
- any indirect or consequential loss or damage whatsoever.
- Subject to clauses 10.1 and 10.2, our total liability to you arising out of or in connection with these Terms, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, shall in no circumstances exceed the Fees.
- Nothing in these Terms affects your statutory rights.
- To the maximum extent permitted by law, our Services are provided on an ‘as is’ and ‘as available’ basis without any warranty of any kind, whether express or implied. We disclaim any warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. We do not accept any liability related to your access to our Services beyond the liability expressly set out in this clause 10. You acknowledge and agree that any access to the Services is at your own risk.
- Neither you nor we shall be in breach of this Agreement nor liable for delay in performing, or failure to perform, any of its obligations under this Agreement if such delay or failure result from events, circumstances or causes beyond its reasonable control. If there is a substantial delay or hindrance to the Services as a result of such an event, you or we may terminate these Terms and a refund of the Fees will be processed.
- You agree that the limitations of liability set out in these Terms are a fair and reasonable allocation of risk between you and us and form an essential part of our ability to provide the Services to you.
- MISCELLANEOUS
- Each of the clauses of these Terms operates separately. If any court or relevant authority decides that any of them are unlawful or unenforceable, the remaining clauses will remain in full force and effect.
- If we fail to 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 alone will not mean that we have waived our rights against you and will not mean that you do not have to comply with those obligations. If we waive a default by you, we will only do so in writing, and that will not mean that we will automatically waive any later default by you.
- We may transfer our rights and obligations to another organisation. If we wish to make such a transfer, we will either: (a) tell you of this in writing and ensure that the transfer will not affect your rights under these Terms; or (b) contact you to let you know of the replacement organisation. If you are unhappy with the transfer, you may contact us to terminate these Terms within 14 days of us telling you about it.
- You may not transfer your rights or obligations to any individual or organisation without our prior written approval.
- No third party shall have any rights to enforce any of the provisions set out in these Terms.
- These Terms and all documents referenced herein constitute the entire agreement between you and us and supersedes all previous agreements between you and us, whether written or oral.
- Nothing in these Terms affects your statutory rights as a consumer and/or to rely on mandatory provisions of local law.
- GOVERNING LAW
- These Terms and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them will be governed by the law of England & Wales.
- CONTACTING US
Should you have any reasons for a complaint, we will endeavour to resolve the issue and avoid any recurrence in the future. You can always contact us using the following details:
Address: |
Polkadot Blockchain Academy ℅ Chartered Financial Partners Limited, Governors Square Suite #5-204, 23 Lime Tree Bay Avenue, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, KY1-1108 |
Email address: |
legal@polkadot.academy |
Appendix 1
Privacy Notice
PBA is committed to handling your personal data responsibly and in accordance with applicable law. This Privacy Notice (Notice) explains our data collection and processing practices in the context of your participation in PBA-X. This Notice also describes your data protection rights, including a right to object to some of the processing which we carry out. More information about your rights, and how to exercise them, is set out in the ‘Your choices and rights’ section below.
What information do we collect from applicants and participants?
- Personal Identification Information: Your name, contact information (such as address, phone number, email address, public blockchain address, social media handles (such as Github, LinkedIn)), gender.
- Performance and Conduct Information: Information concerning your attendance at PBA-X, responses to and outcomes of any assessments or further interviews you take while at PBA-X, any grievances and complaints, and information about any violation of laws or breach of PBA policies while at PBA-X.
- Communication Information: Records of communication (where permissible) and communication metadata.
- Photographs and Video recordings: Photographs and video recordings of events taking place in the course of PBA-X (unless you have opted out of this).
- Sensitive Information: If disclosed, any special needs, health condition, equal opportunities monitoring information (including information about your ethnic origin, sexual orientation, health and religion or belief).
We collect most of this information from you directly. For example, data is collected through registration form; forms completed by you at the start of or during your time at PBA-X; from correspondence with you; or through interviews, meetings or other assessments. We may also collect some information about you from other people or organisations.
How do we use this information, and what is our legal basis?
We have to have a legal basis to process your data. We explain each of the applicable legal basis below. We also set out the purposes for which we process your data.
We use the information we collect from and about you:
- as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, in areas such as tax, health and safety, and equality and anti-discrimination law.
- as necessary for our (or others’) legitimate interests in the course of the application process including our interests in:
- verifying the information you provide about yourself for participation in PBA-X; and
- managing and improving our processes and performing management reporting and analysis,
unless those interests are overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms which require protection of personal data.
- as necessary for our or others’ legitimate interests in the provision of PBA-X, including our interests in:
- managing and improving our provision of PBA-X and performing management reporting and analysis related to outcomes and grade metrics;
- creating marketing and publicity materials for PBA-X;
- taking measures to ensure the integrity of PBA-X assessments, including checking for plagiarism and the use of artificial intelligence;
- inviting, at our discretion, high achieving participants to further interviews for potential recruitment into PBA’s team and/or our ecosystem partners;
- protecting our business interests and legal rights, including in connection with legal claims, compliance, regulatory, auditing, investigative and disciplinary purposes (including disclosure of such information in connection with legal process or litigation) and other ethics and compliance reporting requirements; and/or
- enrolling you in PBA-X’s Alumni Community,
unless those interests are overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms which require protection of personal data.
- for the provision of Services, including the teaching and assessment in the course of PBA-X and the provision of any other services which we may agree with you.
- consistent with specific consents you may provide (if applicable), and which you may revoke at any time. For example, subject to your consent, we use your personal data to contact you about future career opportunities at PBA and/or our ecosystem partners. This includes storing your data and keeping it up to date and using it to contact you.
How do we share this information?
We share your information for some limited purposes as follows:
- Within PBA: among the different PBA stakeholders involved in the provision and the teaching of PBA-X and its assessment(s).
- With our Ecosystem partners: as part of our overall collaboration and joint efforts within the space. Where we offer the option and have obtained your consent we will share your information to form part of our job board for possible career opportunities.
- With service providers: entities that help us manage and improve PBA-X and who perform services on our behalf, such as assessment providers, security providers or reporting and analytics services. We may also share your information with academic partners and event organisers, so that they can provide services such as security and access to teaching facilities to those attending PBA-X. These entities are required to protect the information we share with them with the legally required and appropriate organisational and technical safeguards and to use such information as necessary to provide services to us.
- With regulators and other governmental entities: we may access, preserve, and share your information with regulators, law enforcement, or others in response to a valid legal request if we have a good-faith belief that the law required us to do so; or where we conclude that such sharing is necessary to detect, prevent, and address fraud, unauthorised use of our systems, prevent violations of our Terms, or protect our rights or the rights of others.
If we merge with another organisation or form a new entity, your personal data may be transferred to that new entity.
How do we operate and transfer data as part of our global business?
We are a company registered in the Cayman Islands but may have to share your data globally, both internally within PBA and externally with our service providers. When we transfer your personal data to other countries, we take steps to ensure your personal data is adequately protected, using transfer mechanisms such as UK-approved standard clauses. A copy of the relevant mechanism can be obtained for your review on request by using the contact details below.
Data retention
We'll retain information we collect from you for as long as required to comply with our legal obligations, to resolve disputes and to enforce our contractual agreements.
We retain the information you provide as part of your PBA-X account registration as part of your records, alongside information collected during your time at PBA-X. After completion of PBA-X, we will retain personal data for archival, record-keeping and legal purposes.
Participant personal data will generally be kept for 6 years after PBA-X, unless there are relevant legal proceedings for which the data is reasonably required. After this period, we will take steps to delete your personal data or hold it in a form that no longer identifies you.
How can you exercise your rights?
You have the right, subject to applicable exceptions and adequate verification of your identity, to access, rectify, port (where technically feasible), and delete your data. You also have the right to object to and restrict certain processing of your data. If you have unresolved concerns, you have the right to complain to a data protection authority. If you would like to exercise such a right, please contact us at the details below.
Where we have asked for your consent, you may withdraw consent at any time. If you ask to withdraw your consent to PBA processing your data, this will not affect any processing which has already taken place at that time.
Where we collect personal data to administer our contract(s) with you or to comply with our legal obligations, this is mandatory and we will not be able to manage your participation in PBA-X without this information. In all other cases, provision of the requested personal data is optional, but this may affect your ability to participate in certain programs or systems, where the information is needed for those purposes.
How to contact us with questions.
If you have any questions, you can contact us at [email protected].
How can you learn about changes to this Notice?
We may change this Notice from time to time. If we make changes to the Notice that are material, we will provide you with notice in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
Appendix 2
Refunds
For details on our refund policy, please refer to the information below.
If you have purchased a place at PBA-X, you are able to cancel your place and receive a full refund by providing us with written notice of your intention to terminate within 14 days of your purchase. The 14 day period begins on the day that you made payment. No refunds shall be given after the 14 day period has passed. All payment shall be returned to the original card that was used for the purchase..
Please send your termination notice to: [email protected]
Please note that we treat breaches of our Terms seriously, and we reserve the right not to accept cancellation requests and have no obligation to offer refunds where you have breached these or other PBA policies.
Your failure to complete a course, achieve a pass mark or obtain a final grade that is to your satisfaction does not entitle you to a full or partial refund.
Appendix 3
Code of Conduct
We’re so glad you’ll be joining us at the Polkadot Blockchain Academy and we hope you will have a wonderful experience!
The Polkadot Blockchain Academy is committed to creating a safe, inclusive, and respectful environment for all learners. All participants in our events are therefore expected to abide by the following standards. Learners are expected to familiarise themselves and comply with these standards, the terms of Use for Polkadot Blockchain Academy’s websites and any code of conduct and academic policies which are associated with our events. The code applies to conduct both on and off the Polkadot Blockchain Academy premises, as well as online.
Personal or academic misconduct may lead to Failure to comply with this Code may mean that you will be subject to disciplinary action (including but not limited to suspension or, cancellation of your participation in PBA-X and withholding of any official completion certification or micro-credentials from PBA-X and you shall not be entitled to any refund or reimbursement of any fees, costs or expenses or any other amount or other benefits from us. Sanctions are based on the kind of misconduct, the severity of the issue and any prior misconduct of the learner and all sanctions and consequences remain at the sole discretion of the Polkadot Blockchain Academy.
Our events bring together learners and staff from across the world, working, learning, and having fun. Please be mindful of your surroundings and of your fellow participants. Language and behaviour that is acceptable to some may be offensive to others.
Please conduct yourself in an orderly, respectful and sober manner at all times and to everyone, whether directly linked to the Polkadot Blockchain Academy or not. You should treat others as you would like to be treated yourself, with respect and dignity and take responsibility for your behaviour and the impact it has on others. Please do so in all spaces, including the teaching spaces, accommodation, event spaces, and any other external locations. We do not tolerate discrimination, bullying, harassment or victimisation. Be considerate, respond to the needs of others and help us create an inclusive environment in which everyone is safe to share their perspectives.
Freedom of speech is an important right, but please remember that is not an absolute right. We do not tolerate speech that is abusive, insulting, in breach of local laws or criminal in nature.
All locations, property and facilities should equally be treated with respect and not deliberately damaged or defaced.
If you have travelled to one of our PBA-Campus courses, please make sure you are aware of local laws, particularly around drugs and alcohol, before you arrive and while you are there.
We’d love to see your posts on social media about the Polkadot Blockchain Academy (and don’t forget to tag us on Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube and use the hashtags #polkadotacademy and #polkadotblockchainacademy), but please be mindful that not everyone wants to be photographed. When taking photos and videos during the Polkadot Blockchain Academy or related events, please make sure you ask permission from other people, especially if you’re planning on putting the photo or video on social media.
We expect all participants to adhere to a certain level of confidentiality. Please do not share any course content or details of other learners externally.
Academic integrity is a priority of the Polkadot Blockchain Academy. Academic misconduct devalues the genuine efforts of other learners. Therefore any form of plagiarism, use of unauthorised materials, unauthorised sharing of resources, unauthorised collaboration, fraud, impersonation, cheating, behaviour that confers an unfair advantage or passing off AI generated content as your own is not tolerated. The Polkadot Blockchain Academy reserves the right to subject all learner work to plagiarism checkers and AI detectors.
Be curious, attentive, independent, honest and truthful. Do not disrupt or improperly interfere with our events.
We do not accept any form of sexual misconduct or abuse.
You agree that you will not commit any type of offence which would constitute misconduct. The following list is indicative (but not exhaustive) of the type of offences which would constitute misconduct:
- engage in behaviour which brings PBA or the Polkadot Blockchain Academy in disrepute;
- engage in any act that will, or is likely to, disrupt teaching, study, research or administrative work of PBA or PBA-X;
- fail to comply with the reasonable instructions provided by us or by any individual or body authorised to act for or on behalf of us or PBA-X;
- cause, or threaten to cause, injury to, or endanger the safety of, a member of staff or learner of PBA, PBA-X, or a visitor to it;
- dishonest behaviour and/or fraudulent actions, which include submitting incorrect or misleading information to PBA or PBA-X;
- engage in any form of conduct or communication, including that on social media, that can reasonably be considered to be bullying or harassment of a member of staff, another learner, or any other member of PBA, or PBA-X;
- engage in any act that will, or is likely to, damage or deface property of PBA, or PBA-X;
- engage in any conduct or communication that will, or is likely to, bring PBA, PBA-X or its academic partners into disrepute or unjustifiably harm the reputation of a member of it;
- breach one or more of PBA’s or PBA-X’s terms or conditions, policies or procedures, or rules and regulations and any penalties or measures that have been put in place under PBA’s or PBA-X’s disciplinary or any other procedure;
- commit a criminal act, and/or a breach of discipline, which may or may not be punished in a court of law;
- use PBA’s or PBA-X’s name or address in a public statement, or business or other venture, without obtaining the written permission of PBA-X;
- use any of PBA’s (including PBA’s affiliates and partners) or PBA-X’s registered trademarks or other Intellectual Property Rights without seeking permission from a relevant person in PBA’s or PBA-X’s central administration; and/or
- record a class, lecture, meeting or other PBA event, or use such a recording, without the prior written permission of the lecturer or person or group who organised the event,