LILAC Term & Conditions

T&Cs - General (website usage)

By browsing and using this website, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use.

• The content of the pages of this website is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice.
• This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice, which forms part of these terms and conditions.
• Photos of Cardiff and Cardiff University are the copyright of Cardiff University.
• From time to time, this website may also include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s). We have no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s).

T&Cs (booking a place)

The following terms and conditions apply when booking a place at LILAC.

Payment of invoice

Payment of invoice is due 30 days from the date of issue. In the event the conference is oversubscribed, late payment may result in your place being released. If you do not contact us to cancel your place more than 14 days before the conference starts, the full invoice will stand.

Cancellation policy

• If you cancel your place up to 28 days before the conference, you will receive a full refund (minus a £20 admin fee).
• If you cancel 15-27 days before the conference, you will only receive a refund of 50% of the conference fee (minus a £20 admin fee). 
• If you cancel within 14 days of the start date of the conference you will not receive a refund.

If you are cancelling under exceptional circumstances you may be entitled to a full refund (minus the £20 admin fee). Please contact help@lilacconference.com in these cases to discuss further.

T&Cs (copyright notice)

Copyright Notice

This website is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Public License (CC BY NC SA). To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/legalcode 

LILAC supports Open Access and authors retain copyright of papers presented at the conference. You are free to deposit a copy in your institutional repository but we would appreciate an acknowledgement that it was first presented at LILAC with a link back to the LILAC archive or website.

T&Cs (at the conference)

LILAC Code of Conduct

All attendees, speakers, sponsors and volunteers at our conference are required to agree to the LILAC Code of Conduct. The conference committee and organisers will enforce this code throughout the event. We are expecting cooperation from all participants to help ensure a safe environment for everybody.

Social media at LILAC

LILAC encourages the use of social media before, during and after the conference as great way to share, review and discuss the conference, keynote addresses, parallel sessions and networking events. We include (where possible) this material within our archived conference reports – should you wish your blog post or similar to appear here then please let us know. We encourage all those participating in the conference to follow us on BlueSky, like us on Facebook, and join our LinkedIn Group. Please use our hashtag for conference-related tweets (hashtag style; #lilac24, #lilac25, etc.).

The LILAC Committee would ask that delegates observe the following guidelines;

• Be polite and avoid personal attacks on speakers or fellow delegates. Keep criticism constructive.
• Refrain from using recording devices during sessions without the permission of the speaker.
• Where appropriate ensure you reference/attribute material to the speaker.
• Observe copyright regulations.

Photography Disclaimer

By attending LILAC you acknowledge that photographs and/or videos of you may be taken by our conference staff and/or official photographers at any time. Furthermore, you grant the conference permission to use photographs and/or video of your likeness in any type of media, including websites and print publications, without compensation or reward.