1.1 These Terms and Conditions (“Terms and Conditions“) regulate the mutual rights and obligations of the company PricewaterhouseCoopers Česká republika, s.r.o., Company ID No.: 61063029, PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal s.r.o. advokátní kancelář, Company ID No.: 24162019, PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit, s.r.o., Company ID No.: 40765521, PricewaterhouseCoopers IT Services, s.r.o., Company ID No.: 24182486, or PricewaterhouseCoopers IT Services Limited, odštěpný závod, Company ID No.: 06075479 with all their registered offices at Hvězdova 1734/2c, 140 00 Prague 4, which will provide you with educational services (“Provider”), and which will organise courses, trainings, seminars or their sets, or lecturer’s activities (“Services”), and its clients (“Client”).
2.1 The Services are provided to the Client in person or via the internet based on a contract ("Contract") concluded in relation to a specific training or set of trainings ("Course"):
(i) in writing; email is considered a written form as well; or
(ii) in the case of Online Registration, i.e. sending a completed registration form available at the Provider's website after clicking the "Submit/Sign In" button, as at the moment of receipt of the Course confirmation informing the Client of the date, place and time of the Course, as well as other useful information for Course attendance (“Confirmation”).
2.2 These Terms and Conditions form an integral part of the Contract at all times.
3.1 The subject-matter of the Contract is the Provider's obligation to provide the Course to the Client and, if applicable, to other registered persons, or more precisely to allow them to attend the Course under the terms of the Contract, and the Client's obligation to pay to the Provider the agreed fee (“Fee”).
3.2 The Provider shall provide Courses with due professional care and diligence and to the extent agreed in the Contract.
4.1 The Fee is payable based on the Provider’s invoice sent electronically (or by mail) to the Client’s address specified by the Client at the time of the Contract conclusion, unless otherwise agreed in writing, without undue delay upon the realisation of the Course. An invoice for the cancellation fee, which the Provider will issue according to point 5.1 below, will also be sent to the same Client’s address.
4.2 Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Provider’s invoices are payable within 14 days.
4.3 Should any taxes (including VAT, withholding tax or other similar international taxes) be payable under local legislation and tax treaties in relation to the Fee pursuant to the Contract, the amount of the tax shall be added to the Fee agreed. The Fee specified in the Contract is thus provided in the net amount.
4.4 Tax documents will be issued electronically, in the pdf format, in compliance with the provisions of Section 26(3) of Act No. 235/2004 Sb., on the Value Added Tax. Electronic tax documents will be emailed from the email address: cz_clientinvoices@pwc.com to the email address: specified in the Contract, or to another email address provided by the Client to the Provider in writing upon registration.
5.1.1 Cancellation of the Course attendance may only be performed by the Client in writing.
5.1.2 Should the Client cancel its attendance no later than 11 days prior to the start of the Course, the Client is not obliged to pay the Fee to the Provider.
5.1.3 Should the Client cancel its attendance at least 10 days yet no later than 5 days prior to the start of the Course, the Client is obliged to pay to the Provider the cancellation fee corresponding to 50% amount of the Fee.
5.1.4 The Client is obliged to pay the cancellation fee in the full amount of the Fee in the following cases: (i) cancellation of attendance by the Client less than 5 days prior to the start of the Course, (ii) in the event of failure to attend the Course, (iii) in the event of the attendance cancellation by the Client where the Course is to be provided in compliance with the Contract concluded pursuant to point 2.1 (i) hereof.
5.1.5 The decisive date for determining the day of cancellation of the Course attendance by the Client is the date of delivery of the Client's written/email notification of cancellation to the Provider.
5.2.1 The Client may, at any time prior to the Course opening, replace the originally registered person with another person at no extra charge.
6.1.1 The Provider reserves the right to cancel the Course. The Provider shall notify the Client of the Course cancellation without undue delay once the cancellation has been determined.
6.2.1 The Provider reserves the right to change the date/place of the Course. In such case, the Provider is obliged to inform the Client of such changes without delay. Should the Client find the substitute date unsuitable, the Client may withdraw from its participation in the Course free of charge.
6.3.1 The Provider may modify the content of the Course provided that it will not affect its general purpose. The Client shall be informed of any such modification in a timely manner.
7.1 The Client is obliged to observe the intellectual property rights of the Provider and third parties.
7.2 The Client may be granted access to the PwC learning platform or to other third-party platforms (“Platform”) through which the Client may be provided with Courses, recordings of Courses or various information, presentations, handouts and other study material (“Study Materials”). Study Materials may also be provided to the Client in a hard-copy format.
7.3 The Client may use the Platform as well as Study Materials received in any form solely for its personal and/or internal purposes and it may not distribute them or make them accessible for third parties.
7.4 The Client acknowledges that the use of the Platform and/or Study Materials may be subject to special third-party terms of use and undertakes to ensure and is responsible for ensuring that persons participating in the Course comply with such terms.
7.5 The Provider, or alternatively the relevant third party, shall remain the owner of any intellectual property provided to the Client.
7.6 Unless approved by the Provider specifically, the Client may not make any audio or video recordings of the Course.
7.7 For the purposes of protection of its own intellectual property, the Provider reserves the right to exclude, or more precisely to ban from participation in the Course, any Clients who may be reasonably suspected to pose a threat of abuse of the Platform and/or Study Materials in order to gain unlawful advantage for the Provider’s competitors over the Provider.
8.1 The Provider accepts no liability to anyone other than the Client in connection with the Course and the Services provided. The Client agrees to bring any claim in connection with the Contract only against the Provider, and not against any individual, however described.
8.2 It is agreed that the amount of the Fee has been determined in consideration of and to reflect the limitation of the Provider’s liability for damage to the extent permitted by law to double of the maximum amount of the Fee. The Provider bears no liability for (i) loss of profit, goodwill, business opportunity, anticipated savings or revenue, or (ii) indirect or consequential loss caused by negligence or breach of the Contract.
8.3 The information contained in the Study Materials or otherwise provided to the Client during or in connection with the Course do not constitute and may not be construed as specific advice on the specific situation of the Client or as a summary or exhaustive analysis of the relevant topics. The Client acknowledges that the Provider is neither responsible for any conclusions made by the Client based on the information provided in the Study Materials or provided during or in connection with the Course, nor for the practical application of these conclusions by the Client. Based on this information, the Client should always consider the use of appropriate professional (advisory) services prior to taking a specific action (refraining from acting).
8.4 The Provider bears no liability for any loss arising from the disruption or failure of the Client's access to the internet or disruption of access to the Platform for reasons attributable to the Client or third parties.
8.5 Neither the Provider nor the Client is liable for the breach of its obligations under the Contract due to circumstances amounting to force majeure.
9.1 The Provider processes personal data of the Clients and potential Clients as a data controller in compliance with applicable data protection legislation, including but not limited to the Regulation (EU) No. 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (GDPR), and Act No. 110/2019 Sb., on Processing of Personal Data, as amended. Further information on data processing, your rights, including the contact details of the Data Protection Officer, is available in the Privacy Statement for PwC clients at our website here.
9.2 Contact details of the Data Protection Officer: PricewaterhouseCoopers Česká republika, s.r.o., Hvězdova 1734/2c, Nusle, 140 00 Prague 4, email address: cz_dpo@pwc.com
9.3 Photographs and/or audio/video recordings can be taken at the event and subsequently used within internal and external promotional activities of the Provider, generally at the company website and on social networks to arrange follow-up communication with the Course participants and similar or follow-up events. More information about our Privacy Statement can be found here.
If you do not wish to be recorded (photographs, audio or video material), please contact the event organiser. The recordings will be kept for the aforementioned purposes for the necessary period of time and for 12 months at maximum.
10.1 The Contract may be terminated by agreement between the Client and the Provider. In such case, termination will take effect as of the date the time limit specified in the termination agreement has lapsed.
10.2 In the event of substantial breach of the Contract by the Client, the Provider may withdraw therefrom. The breach of any of the Client’s obligations pursuant to Article 7 hereof, with the Provider’s rights alternatively asserted, is also considered a substantial breach of the Contract by the Client. In such a case, the Client is not entitled to any refund of the Fee paid.
10.3 The Provider may also withdraw from the Contract in the event that the performance of the Contract may breach applicable laws or requirements of regulatory authorities.
10.4 Withdrawal from the Contract is effective as of the date of delivery of the Provider’s written notice of withdrawal from the Contract to the Client.
11.1 Clients attending any of the Courses are obliged to provide their identification data and/or to sign in at the reception desk. The failure to provide identification data and/or to sign in may result in refusal of access to the place holding the Course.
11.2 By entering the Provider’s premises, the Client undertakes to comply with all laws on occupational safety and health, fire protection as well as with any other generally binding laws of the Czech Republic. The Client is aware of the fact that, should the Client be granted an access card to the Provider’s premises, the Client undertakes to return it. In the event of loss or damage of the access card, the Client is responsible for damage incurred by the Provider.
11.3 For Services provided via the internet or through the Platform, the Client is obliged to secure access to the internet, including the computer equipment with the required software, at its own expense.
11.4 Should the Client be provided with login details for the purpose of accessing the Platform, the Client is responsible for the security thereof.
11.5 The Client agrees that the Provider may perform services for the Client’s competitors or other parties whose interests may conflict with the interest of the Client, as long as the Provider does not disclose confidential information of the Client and complies with its ethical principles.
11.6 The Client acknowledges that the Provider will not (i) audit or provide other assurance services in compliance with applicable professional standards, or (ii) provide any legal or tax advice during the provision of the Services under the Contract.
11.7 Relations between the Provider and the Client under the Contract and hereunder are governed by the laws of the Czech Republic.
11.8 None of the above limitations will affect the rights set out in Section 1810 et seq. of Act No. 89/2012 Sb., the Civil Code, as amended, if applicable to the Client as a consumer.