General Terms

By creating an EARLI account, purchasing an EARLI membership or registering for an EARLI conference / event, you are accepting the following general terms and conditions:

COMMUNICATION

  • EARLI will send updates and information about its activities on a regular basis.
  • You can choose which type of emails you wish to receive from EARLI, by checking or unchecking the communication tags in your EARLI account.
  • You can unsubscribe from our mailinglist at any time.

EARLI MEMBERSHIP

  • EARLI memberships (incl. SIG memberships) are non-refundable and cannot be transferred to someone else.
  • You are not an EARLI member until we have received your payment.
  • JURE members will be asked to submit a proof of their student status or date of PhD degree to complete their membership purchase. Please note that in order to approve your JURE membership, both payment and proof are needed.
  • Longstanding members are kindly requested to a proof of identity, demonstrating that they are 67 years or older. Please note that in order to approve your longstanding membership, both payment and proof are needed.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

  • Please note that conference registration can only be refunded in specific and limited cases. If you wish to cancel your conference registration, a 60% refund can be obtained when cancelled before the 1st of May. A request for cancellation and refund has to be submitted via e-mail to conference@earli.org. The conference organisers retain the right to reject your refund request. After May 1st, conference registration will be non-refundable.
  • Conference registration cannot be transferred to someone else.
  • If you are entitled to a reduced registration fee but have completed a registration at the wrong rate, you are not entitled to a refund.
  • Please ensure that your membership has been fully activated (paid and approved) to ensure that you are charged the correct fee.

CONFERENCE DINNERS AND SOCIAL EVENT TICKETS

  • Please note that additional tickets (dinners, social events) can only be refunded in specific and limited cases. If you wish to cancel your ticket, a 60% refund can be obtained when cancelled before the 1st of May. A request for cancellation and refund has to be submitted via e-mail to conference@earli.org. The conference organisers retain the right to reject your refund request. After May 1st, additional tickets will be non-refundable.
  • You may transfer your ticket to another person, either as a gift or by selling it on, without intervention of the EARLI Office.

PAYMENT METHODS

We allow the following payment methods:

  • VISA
  • MasterCard
  • Bancontact
  • Maestro
  • iDEAL
  • Sofort

Please note that payments via bank transfer cannot be accepted.

INVOICES

All orders (membership and events) will be followed up with an invoice, issued to the invoice details entered when making your purchase. Please allow up to 5 business days for your invoice to be issued.

INSURANCE

The conference organisers cannot accept liability for personal injuries sustained, for loss of, or damage to property belonging to conference participants (or their accompanying persons), either during or as a result of the conference. Please check the validity of your own travel insurance.

EARLI excludes all liability or obligation when an extraordinary event or circumstance beyond the control of EARLI occur that prevents it from actually hosting the conference/event.