GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The present General Terms and Conditions – hereinafter referred to as “GTC” – contain the terms and conditions for the use of marketing services and other related services provided by Növényi Forradalom Nonprofit Kft. (address: 1138 Budapest, Párkány utca 12, 7.em/43.ajtó, tax number: 32024551-2-41) (hereinafter referred to as “Növényi Forradalom Nonprofit Kft.”). The document entitled Code of Ethics published on the website of the Vegan Business Circle (VBC) and the Privacy Policy are annexed to these GTC. The provisions of these GTC shall in any case govern the legal relationship established by the use of the marketing services and other related services provided by Növényi Forradalom Nonprofit Kft. The members of the VBC consider themselves bound by and accept the Code of Ethics available on the website. These Terms and Conditions are valid for an indefinite period of time. The personal scope of these GTC applies to the members of Vegan Business Circle as users of the service.

I. DEFINITIONS

Member: Any company, individual or person or organisation that has paid the membership fee to VBC, is a member of the Vegan Business Circle scheme and has not been terminated.
Membership Fee: the annual or monthly flat fee payable by the Member to VBC on a regular basis in return for the marketing services and other related services provided by VBC to the Member in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in these GTC. The Membership Fee shall not include the cost of breakfasts served at business meetings, which shall be payable to the restaurant providing the venue in the manner and form specified by them.

Membership: the totality of the rights and obligations of a member in relation to the use of the marketing service and other related services provided by VBC to the extent specified in these GTC for the period covered by the membership fee. 

 II. START OF MEMBERSHIP
1. Membership starts on the date of purchase of the membership package on the website.  The end of the membership period is 365 days or 30 days (depending on the annual or monthly membership subscription) from the date of purchase of the membership package. Annual and monthly membership will be automatically renewed after one year unless the member has specified otherwise.
2. Failure to pay the membership fee on time will result in the suspension of membership until the fee is paid again.
3. The contractual performance of the VBC shall be deemed to have taken place upon the establishment of the membership relationship without any further legal action or other performance.

III. PAYMENT OF THE MEMBERSHIP FEES
1. Members can pay the membership fee by credit card via the VBC website. The amount of the membership fee will be automatically deducted from the credit card on the current payment date and an invoice for the amount paid will be automatically issued and sent to the e-mail address provided during registration.  
2. Membership fee amounts are listed on the VBC website.

3. The VBC reserves the right to change the membership fee. VBC shall notify registered members 30 days in advance of any changes to membership package fees.
4Payment of the membership fee to VBC constitutes an implicit purchase of the marketing services and other related services provided by VBC for the period covered by the membership fee, without any further legal declaration.
5. The membership fee is the consideration for the use of the VBC marketing services and other related services in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in these GTC.
6. The member consents to the issue, transmission and storage of all invoices by VBC in electronic format.  

 IV. APPLICABILITY OF THE SERVICE
1. The member is entitled to use the VBC marketing service and know-how only in the VBC group in which he/she participates and throughout the VBC territory during the period covered by the membership fee. Exceptions to this provision are the use of the VBC logo for members.
2. The Event Organiser shall issue an invoice for the service (monthly/annual membership fee) and members and guests may attend group meetings after payment of this invoice. As a result of these provisions, the Organiser is responsible for ensuring full compliance with the legislation in force and with the quality assurance conditions required by the VBC. On-site catering services will be provided by Planteen Food Ltd.
3. In the event of a pandemic situation, war, riot, act of terrorism, strike or movement not constituting a strike, embargo on imports or exports, accident, fire, blockade, flood, natural disaster, severe storm, severe power failure, severe traffic disruption/obstruction, official order, or any other unforeseeable and unavoidable impediment beyond the control of the member or VBC, respectively, which results in the inability of either of them to perform any of their contractual obligations, that person shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising as a consequence of such events. This force majeure provision shall apply mutatis mutandis to VBC events, programmes and services. Only the personal contact is authorised to make any statement on behalf of the member. The member may recall his/her personal contact and appoint a new personal contact, but this shall not be in breach of his/her obligations as set out in the Code of Conduct and other annexes to these GTC.

V. TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP
1. Membership shall be terminated: – by lawful extraordinary notice of termination with just cause; – for failure to pay the membership fee for a period of 8 (eight) calendar days, unless VBC, at its discretion, enforces a different legal consequence for the failure. 2. Membership for a period of one year may only be terminated after the expiry of the one-year period.

 VI. CONFIDENTIALITY
1. The member undertakes to maintain complete confidentiality with respect to trade secrets learned in the course of membership.2. The member may disclose trade secrets to third parties only with the prior written consent of VBC.
3. Trade secret means any fact, information or other data relating to an economic activity, and any compilation thereof, which is not publicly known or not readily accessible to persons engaged in the economic activity concerned, the acquisition, use, disclosure or disclosure of which by unauthorised persons would harm or jeopardise the legitimate financial, economic or market interests of the right holder, provided that the right holder is not responsible for its safekeeping.
4. The confidentiality obligation undertaken in this point does not apply to information which is in the public domain or which the respective members have a legal obligation to disclose to the competent authority and shall consult VBC in advance on the scope of the information concerned and the reasons for its disclosure.
5. The member and the personal contributor shall, without time limitation, take all measures normally required to protect all trade secrets of which they are aware, in particular the trade secrets of other members, the confidentiality of the VBC marketing service elements and know-how and other system features and knowledge, and to prevent any third party from copying them.

VII. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
1. The trademarks, logos and other information and materials appearing on VBC websites, online and offline media and at VBC events are the exclusive property of VBC, its contributors and its contractors. Such marks may not be used, copied, distributed or published in any way by members, VBC Groups or third parties without the express prior written consent of VBC, its contributors or its contractors.
2. Comments, remarks, suggestions and ideas communicated by members to VBC, its contributors and contractors in connection with VBC services or during VBC events shall be freely and exclusively used by VBC. VBC shall become the exclusive owner of all such rights in the Comments and shall not be restricted in any way in the use thereof or be subject to payment of any consideration whatsoever.
3. VBC shall be entitled to exploit, use, reproduce, publish, adapt, publish, transmit and distribute the Comments of Members without restriction and without any obligation to compensate Members in any way for such use.

IX. PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

1. Information on data management related to the use of the service is available on the VBC website.

2. The member declares that the information provided by him/her to VBC is true and correct. The member undertakes to inform VBC immediately of any changes to his/her data, but no later than within 8 (eight) days.

X. DISCLAIMER
1. VBC does not assume any liability in connection with the products and services provided by other VBC members and contractual partners, or in connection with the products and services of partners in any way related to their recommendations. The member may use the services and products provided by all these parties solely at his/her own risk. VBC accepts no liability for any damage caused or suffered in connection with the use of the services and products provided by other VBC members, contractual partners and partners in connection with any recommendations made by them.
2. The member or his/her personal contributor, jointly and severally with the member, is fully liable under both civil and criminal law for any damage caused by him/her in the context of or in connection with VBC events, both to VBC, its contributors and contractors, other members and third parties.
3. The member undertakes to comply with the provisions of these GTC with his/her personal contributor and assumes full and joint liability for any breach of any provision.
4. VBC excludes liability for any damage caused by the wrongful act or omission of a member or third party to any of VBC’s contributors, contractors or members or third parties.
5. VBC generally excludes liability for any damages, except for damages caused intentionally and for damages that harm human life, body or health.

XI. FINAL PROVISIONS
1. The rights and obligations of the member are set out in these GTC and in the document entitled Code of Conduct.

2. The VBC reserves the right to unilaterally change these GTC and its annex, the Code of Ethics.
3. The VBC will publish the provisions in advance on the website www.veganbusinesscircle.hu. By using the service provided by VBC, the Member accepts the provisions of these GTC and its amendments by way of implicit acceptance. By starting to use the service, the member declares that he/she has read these GTC and accepts them as binding.
4. These GTC shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the rules of Hungarian law.
VBC and the member shall settle any disputes that may arise between them in connection with these GTC or the services provided by VBC primarily out of court, and shall have the right to resort to litigation only if this is unsuccessful. The competent territorial conciliation body is 1016 Budapest, Krisztina krt. 99, Budapest, 1014 Krt. Phone: 06-1-488-2131 E-mail: bekelteto.testulet@bkik.hu Website address : bekeltet.bkik.hu