Registration Conditions

1. Interpretation

(1) Unless the context requires some other meaning:

"Acceptable Use Policy" means such standards of behaviour in discussion and user group forums as AIP may announce from time to time;

"AIP" means Alcohol Improvement Programme of 310, Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8UG;

"Data" means the personal date provided by a Registered User upon registration and his use of the Services;

"Notification" means the particulars that AIP has notified to the Information Commissioner for the time being;

"Privacy Statement" means the statement of the information that AIP collects through this site and to explain what it does with such information;

"Purposes" means the purposes for which Data are collected held and processed set out in paragraph 3 (2) of the Privacy Statement for the time being;

"Registered User" means a person who registers for a Service

"Services" means the services that AIP offers to Registered Users from time to time including the AIP enewsletter, events organized by AIP and user and discussion group forums;

"Website Access Terms" means the licence to enter this website for the time being.

(2) Masculine pronouns and possessive adjectives connote the feminine and neuter and vice versa and the singular includes the plural and vice versa.

(3) The headings to these conditions are intended to make the conditions easier to read and neither form part of the conditions nor affect their construction.

(4) These conditions are to be read and construed with the Acceptable Use Policy, Privacy Statement and Website Access Terms.

2. Services

(1) A person who wishes to enjoy the Services must register as a Registered User.

(2) Deregistration from one Service shall disqualify a Registered User from using the others.

3. Acknowledgement

(1) The Registered User acknowledges that by registering and using the Services AIP is likely to acquire a substantial volume of personal information about the Registered User.

(2) The Registered User consents to the collection, storage and processing of any Data that relates to him provided that:

(a) AIP holds and processes such Data only for the Purposes and in accordance with the Notification; and

(b) complies fully with the Data Protection Act 1998 any secondary legislation made under that Act.

(3) AIP acknowledges that Data relating to the Registered User is confidential and will use it only for the Purposes and not disclose it to any other person without the consent of the Registered User or an order of a court in England and Wales.

4. Registered User's Obligations

The Registered User promises that he will:

(1) comply with the Acceptable Use Policy;

(2) notify AIP of any change in the particulars given upon registration as a Registered User; and

(3) contribute £50 towards the cost of proving a place for the Registered User at an event should he fail to attend that event.

5. De-registration

(1) The Registered User may cease to be a Registered User at any time upon request by:

(a) clicking "unsubscribe" on a newsletter or any other email from AIP; or

(b) telephoning +44 (0) 207 972 1330; or

(c) clicking on the "Your Details" button on this website; and selecting 'Delete my membership'.

(2) AIP can remove a Registered Person at any time if:

(a) he dies;

(b) his electronic mailbox ceases to accept emails;

(c) he contravenes persistently the Acceptable Use Policy; or

(d) he acts in any way that harms the operation of this website or the reputation of AIP.

(3) AIP can remove a Registered Person upon 28 days notice which may for these purposes consist of an email if such removal affects some but not all Registered Users or an announcement upon its website if it affects all Registered Users.

6. Effect of De-Registration

The Data of a person who ceases to be a Registered Person shall be used only for the purpose set out in paragraph 2 (d) of the Privacy Statement.

7. Severance

Should any of these provisions be void, voidable or unenforceable on grounds of illegality or as contrary to statute, public policy or ordre public in any part of the United Kingdom or elsewhere, such provision shall be deemed never to have formed part of these conditions but all other provisions shall remain in force.

8. Exclusion of Equitable Remedies

The failure of either party at any time to require performance by the other of any of these Terms shall not: affect the right of that party to require performance at a later time, or be regarded as a waiver of the provision itself.

9. Exclusion of Exclusion of Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999

These condtiions are not intended to create any right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 which is enforceable by any person who is not a party to a Contract and the rights of any third party under that Act are hereby expressly excluded.

10. Choice of Law

These Terms and any Contract incorporating them shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.

11. Jurisdiction

The Registered User submits irrevocably to the jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.