Terms of Entry

MSP Show & SITS – The Service Desk and IT Support Show are trade only events and admission is restricted to trade visitors. You may be asked for proof of trade status upon arrival, the organisers may revoke your badge/entry registration, if your trade status cannot be verified. 

AS A VISITOR, YOU AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING: 

  • I will not solicit business anywhere on the show floor, and understand that if I do, I will be asked to leave the event. All exhibitors are at the show to promote their products to visiting industry buyers and do not wish to be sold to on their stands. 
  • I understand that MSP/SITS are trade only events and that admission is for over 18s only. 
  • The entrance to the show closes at 16:00 on Wednesday 14th May and 15:30 on Thursday 15th May. There is no admittance after this time. 
  • Visitors failing to comply with the Terms of Entry may be asked to leave the event. 

Thank you for understanding and agreeing to these basic courtesies which will help to make sure that everyone has a pleasant and productive day. 

 

PRIVACY POLICY 

Your privacy on the internet is important to Diversified Business Communications UK (DBC UK). DBC UK gathers information about the visitors to its websites and subscribers to its newsletters, from registration, subscription and register your interest forms and other means. By providing your email, address or phone number, and also checking the opt in box you are agreeing to receive promotions from our company via email, direct mail or telephone that may be of interest to you. All of these communications will include instructions explaining how you can request that we do not send you future communications of the same type and you will have the opportunity to unsubscribe from anything you have signed up for at any time. 

Your use of this Diversified Business Communications UK website constitutes your acceptance of all of the terms and conditions contained in this Privacy Policy and your consent to any action we take with respect to your information that is in compliance with this Privacy Policy. 

We may change the terms of this Privacy Policy, and you are encouraged to review this page from time to time. Your continued use of this Diversified Business Communications UK website following the posting of changes to the Privacy Policy means that you accept the changes. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, as modified from time to time, please do not visit the Website. You may update information that you previously submitted to the sites, or request to be removed from our mailing list by sending an email to [email protected] 

Requests to change personal information, removal or a request for a copy of your information that DBC UK have for you will be promptly processed by contacting [email protected]. 

If you feel that this company is not abiding by its privacy policy, please contact us by email at [email protected]. 

 

GDPR POLICY 

Diversified Business Communications UK Ltd GDPR policy statement 

Diversified Business Communications UK aims to always show transparency and fairness in the collection and use of data, and to let individuals know for what purpose their data will be used. We aim to: 

  1. Make it clear to individuals who register for our events, websites or publication subscriptions, for what purpose the information is held and that they can unsubscribe at any point. 
  2. We will only hold data for a given period.  If we have had no transaction or activity with a contact on our database, it will be deleted after a maximum of 5 years.  This applies to all data, including customers, staff, job candidates and any other information we hold on individuals. 
  3. Information held is confidential and will be used only for the purpose it is intended and for which permission has been granted access to data to third parties unless permission has been granted). 
  4. We must be able to show where we obtained our data from. 
  5. All registration forms must explain that due to the rules, we need consent that our customers are happy to be contacted about directly relevant events, to be mailed a magazine, or to be contacted by email, post or phone.  Individuals who register with us must be told that they can withdraw consent at any time. 
  6. Visitors to events will, in addition, be informed via a sign at the entrance and a notice in the show guide, that by allowing an exhibitor or sponsor to scan their badge, or in any other way providing details, they are giving consent for that exhibitor or sponsor to contact them about their services.  They may at any time contact the exhibitor or sponsor to withdraw consent. 
  7. You may update information that you previously submitted, or request to be removed from our mailing list by sending an email to [email protected]. 
  8. Individuals will at any time have the right to require information about the data being held and processed about themselves and Diversified Business Communications UK Ltd must respond to such a request within 28 days. 
  9. We will only collect or process data where we believe there is a legitimate interest. 
  10. All staff are trained to understand their obligations. 

This policy is under regular review and may be adapted pending legislative changes. 

 

BADGE POLICY 

I understand that by choosing to allow my badge to be scanned by an exhibitor when at MSP Show, I will be providing the exhibitor with my personal data including name, address, email and telephone number. I consent to this personal data being used to contact me about their products or services and understand that this exhibitor may transfer this data outside of the European Economic Area for these purposes and I consent to such transfer of my data.
I also understand and agree that my personal data will be held and used by the organiser of MSP Show, Diversified Business Communications UK Ltd, and any third party hosting provider acting on its behalf, in order to run the event and for analysing visitor traffic with a view to improving the event experience for visitors. 

Put simply – your visitor badge is your electronic business card. Please only allow your badge to be scanned by exhibitors that you wish to hear from post-event – allowing them to scan your badge is your way of opting into to receiving further information from them. You will be able to withdraw your consent for them to contact you at any point. 

Visitors failing to comply with the Terms of Entry may be asked to leave the event. 

Please note: Diversified Communications UK, the organisers, have to scan your badge upon entry at the show to monitor the number of visitors within the event at any point. 

 

ADMISSION POLICY 

Attendees to MSP Show exhibition, workshops and conference should be involved in or have some connections with MSPs or interest in the IT industry and associated industries. All attendees must not allow their badges to be worn by anyone else. 

All Attendees to MSP Show are not permitted to distribute publicity material or solicit for business without the written consent of the Organisers. The Organisers reserve the right to exclude or remove anyone from MSP Show and the venue, who does not comply with this policy or who they reasonably consider are likely to break these rules. 

Confirmation of your registration for MSP Show 

Once you have completed the registration process, a confirmation email will be sent to you. Approximately 3 weeks prior to the event, you will receive a detailed email providing further information to assist you with your planning, participation and details of entry. 

LIABILITY POLICY 

Attendees agree to make no claim for any reason whatsoever against the organiser, its employees, contractors, insurers, committees, agents and sponsoring organisations (collectively known as the organiser) for loss, theft, damage or destruction of goods, or for any injury, including death to himself, employees, agents or representatives; nor for any damage to its business for failure to hold the event as scheduled. The organiser shall bear no responsibility for the safety of the attendees, or their personal property. 

PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO MATERIAL POLICY 

Diversified Business Communications UK Ltd reserves the right to use any photograph/ video taken at any event, without the expressed written permission of those included within the photograph/ video. Diversified Business Communications UK Ltd may use the photograph/video in publications or other media material produced, used or contracted by Diversified Business Communications UK Ltd including but not limited to: brochures, invitations, books, newspapers, magazines, television, websites, etc. By participating in a Diversified Business Communications UK Ltd event or by failing to notify Diversified Business Communications UK Ltd, in writing, your desire to not have your photograph used, you are agreeing to release, defend, hold harmless and indemnify Diversified Business Communications UK Ltd from any and all claims involving the use of your picture or likeness.