SECTION 1: TERMS OF SERVICE AND LEGAL DISCLAIMER
Welcome to gergconference.ca (the “Website”), the official platform for the Geopolitical Economy Research Group (GERG) Conference. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, please exit the Website immediately.
1. Academic and Informational Purposes Only (Not Advice)
All content published on this Website—including conference programmes, presentation abstracts, working papers, speaker biographies, panel recordings, and post-conference proceedings—is provided strictly for educational, research, and scholarly informational purposes.
No Financial or Policy Advice: Nothing on this Website or within the presented conference research constitutes investment, financial, legal, economic, or policy advice. The theoretical perspectives and empirical findings discussed by presenters are for academic debate and should not be relied upon for commercial decision-making.
No Reliance: While GERG strives to host high-quality academic dialogue, we do not guarantee the absolute accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of any research findings presented. Your reliance on any information found on this Website or shared during the conference is strictly at your own risk.
2. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable Canadian law, the Geopolitical Economy Research Group (GERG), gergconference.ca, its organizing committee, institutional hosts, and operators shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of your access to, or inability to access, this Website. This includes, but is not limited to, travel disruptions, scheduling changes, loss of data, system downtime during registration, or errors and omissions in the conference schedule and abstracts.
3. Submissions, Presentations, and Conference Material
If you submit abstracts, full papers, presentation slides, or digital materials to the Conference portal:
You grant GERG a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual license to host, archive, and distribute your submitted abstract or paper within our digital conference library, proceedings, and archive.
You represent and warrant that your work is original, complies with professional academic integrity standards, and does not violate any third-party copyrights or privacy rights.
The organizing committee reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to reject submissions or remove uploaded files that do not meet scholastic standards, or that are deemed defamatory, unlawful, or otherwise inappropriate for an academic assembly.
4. Third-Party Links
Our conference schedule, reading lists, and institutional sponsor panels may contain links to external academic networks, publisher journals, or university websites. We do not endorse, control, or assume responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites.
5. Governing Law
These Terms of Service shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to conflict of law principles. Any legal actions regarding this event or platform must be brought exclusively in the courts located in Toronto, Ontario.
6. Modifications
We reserve the right to update or change these terms at any time without prior notice to adapt to logistical requirements, venue changes, or formatting of the conference. Your continued use of the Website constitutes acceptance of the modified terms.
7. Security
We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal registration details and intellectual manuscripts against unauthorized access, disclosure, misuse, alteration, or destruction. However, no digital transmission or database over the Internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security of your information.
SECTION 2: PRIVACY POLICY
Designed to comply with applicable privacy laws, including PIPEDA and GDPR where applicable
Effective Date: May 23, 2026
At the Geopolitical Economy Research Group Conference (GERG Conference), we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information, in compliance with Canadian privacy laws (the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, or PIPEDA) and the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
1. Information We Collect
Voluntary Information: We collect your name, institutional affiliation, billing/invoice addresses, email, phone number, academic biographical notes, and dietary/accessibility requirements only when you register for the conference, purchase event tickets, submit an abstract, or fill out an inquiry form.
Automated Information: We automatically collect standard internet log data, including your IP address, browser type, and navigation paths through our conference scheduling app or portal, via cookies and analytics tools to optimize user experience.
2. Lawful Basis for Processing (GDPR)
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), we process your personal data under the following legal bases:
Consent: When you explicitly give us permission (e.g., opting in to receive future call-for-papers notices).
Contractual Necessity: When processing your data is required to manage your conference registration, issue badges, handle registration fees, or schedule your presentation panel.
Legitimate Interests: To review scholastic submissions, coordinate peer review panels, compile conference metrics, maintain digital security, and run a safe, structured academic event.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use your information solely to:
Process your conference registration, ticket payment, and event scheduling.
Communicate vital operational updates regarding conference panels, venues, and timetables.
Review, index, and publish conference abstracts, programs, and proceedings.
Moderate public event forums, feedback boards, and prevent automated spam.
We will never sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for commercial marketing purposes.
4. Third-Party Services and Data Transfers
We may use third-party tools to facilitate registration (such as event ticketing software, secure payment processors, or virtual conference broadcasting portals). Your data may be transferred to and stored on servers located outside of your home country (including Canada and the United States). We ensure all third-party partners maintain strict data protection standards that align with Canadian academic and legal frameworks.
5. Your Data Protection Rights (Including GDPR Rights)
Depending on your location, you have the following rights regarding your data:
The Right to Access: You can request copies of the personal registration details we hold about you.
The Right to Rectification: You can request that we update inaccurate panel listings or biographical details.
The Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): You can request that we delete your registration history, subject to necessary accounting or permanent indexing of academic programs.
The Right to Restrict or Object to Processing: You can object to our processing of your data under certain conditions.
The Right to Data Portability: You can request that we transfer your data directly to another institution or to you.
We retain personal information only as long as necessary for the coordination, review, compliance auditing, and archival purposes of the conference, unless a longer retention period is required by law.
6. Cookies
We use cookies to keep you logged into your presenter portal, remember your schedule preferences, and track aggregate event site traffic. You can choose to reject cookies through your browser settings or via our conference website cookie banner.
7. Contact Us
To exercise any of your privacy rights, modify an abstract submission, or inquire about registration invoices, please contact us at [email protected].
SECTION 3: EXTERNAL LINKS & COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMERS
1. External Links Disclaimer
The Website (gergconference.ca) may contain links to external event venues, local hotels, flight booking pages, or academic institutional sites that are not provided, maintained by, or in any way affiliated with GERG. Please note that we do not guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of any information on these external platforms. Under no circumstances shall the conference organizers be held liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information obtained through external links.
2. Copyright and Fair Dealing Notice
The GERG Conference platform publishes academic research summaries, critical analysis, and program modules. Content on this site, or referenced within presentations, may contain copyrighted material—such as historical images, charts, or maps—the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner.
We make such material available exclusively in an educational and scholarly capacity to advance the public and scientific understanding of international trade, geopolitics, global wealth distribution, and economic policy. We believe this constitutes a “fair dealing” of any such copyrighted material as provided for under Section 29 of the Copyright Act of Canada (which covers research, private study, criticism, review, and education).
If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond fair dealing, you must obtain permission directly from the copyright owner.
If you are a copyright owner and believe your work has been used inappropriately or without proper academic citation on this Website or within our public digital archive, please contact us immediately so we can quickly address your concerns.
