Terms and Conditions
All rights in this FIA Formula E Championship website (the “Website”) and its contents, are owned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ("FIA").
Formula E Holdings Limited ("FEH") as the exclusive promoter of the FIA Formula E Championship, has been granted with an exclusive license to create, manage and maintain this site in its own right and on its own account.
Formula E Operations Limited ("FEO"), a wholly owned subsidiary of FEH, is the sub-licensee of all the commercial, promotional and media rights granted by FIA to FEH, and thereunder holds all necessary rights to provide the access and use of this site.
Access to and use of this site is provided by FEO subject to the following terms and conditions:
Subscription to or use of this site constitutes your acceptance of these terms and conditions, which take effect immediately on your first subscription to, or use of, the site. FEO reserves the right to change these terms and conditions at any time, via postings on this site. It is your responsibility to review any changes to these terms and conditions. Your continued use of this site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of this agreement as modified by the posted changes.
Material may not be copied, reproduced, republished, downloaded, posted, broadcast or transmitted in any way except for your own personal non-commercial home use. Any other use requires prior written permission. You agree to use this site only for lawful purposes, and not to undertake behaviour which is unlawful, or which may harass any person. You agree not to transmit offensive content or disrupt the normal flow of dialogue within this site.
This site and its contents are provided "AS IS" with any faults or failings and without warranty of any kind whether express or implied. In no event will FEO and/or the FIA be liable for any damages arising out of or in connection with the use of the site.
Where you are invited to submit any contribution to this site you are required by such submission to grant FEO, FIA and their affiliates a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive, sublicenseable right and licence to use, reproduce, modify and exercise all copyright and publicity rights with respect to any such work and/or to incorporate it in other works in any media now known or later developed for the full term of any rights that may exist in such content. If you do not wish to grant such rights to FEO, FIA and their affiliates, it is suggested that you do not submit your contribution to this site. By submitting your contributions, you also warrant that such contribution is: your own original work and that you have the right to make it available to FEO, FIA and their affiliates for all the purposes specified above; is not defamatory; profane or sexually explicit, and does not infringe any law.
You agree to indemnify FEO, FIA and their affiliates against all legal fees, damages and other expenses that may be incurred as a result of your breach of the above warranty; and agree to waive any moral rights in your contribution for the purposes of its submission to and publication on this site and the other purposes specified above.
In particular, users of the forum must not post any material that is insulting, confidential, encourages pyramid or other soliciting schemes or advocates illegal conduct. In addition, users of the forum must not use it to advertise a product or service.
If you fail to abide by these Terms and Conditions, you will be formally warned by email. If after this warning you continue to breach the Terms and Conditions, you may be permanently excluded from the site.
FEO reserves the right to remove any posting, at any time, for any reason. In the event that any of these Terms and Conditions should be determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, then to the extent to which that Term or Condition is invalid or unenforceable, it shall be deleted. The remaining terms and conditions shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by the Applicable Law.
Terms of Entry
Venue Entry
A “Ticket Holder” is a person who is in actual and legitimate possession of a Formula E Event ticket and, for the avoidance of doubt, includes a ticket purchaser and any other person who purchases, holds or uses a ticket.
By entering any venue (“Venue”) where an ABB FIA Formula E World Championship event (“Event”) is held, Ticket Holders consent to be bound by the following conditions of entry.
A “Ticket” is evidence of a personal revocable licence from Formula E which allows an individual to attend an Event.
All Ticket Holders will be subject to a security search at the point of entry to the Venue.
Permission to enter and remain within the Venue (notwithstanding the possession of any ticket or accreditation) is at the absolute discretion of Formula E.
If a Ticket Holder fails to comply with directions or instructions from appointed security or Formula E staff, refuses or rejects a security search, and/ or is deemed to constitute a source of danger, nuisance or annoyance to any other person, may be refused entry or removed from the Event (and may not be entitled to a refund).
At the point of entry and whilst inside the Venue, Ticket Holders are required to:
comply at all times with directions or instructions from appointed security or Formula E staff;
be solely responsible for all personal items;
assume responsibility for any minors under the Ticket Holder’s care;
Formula E reserves the right to refuse entry or to remove any Ticket Holder from the Venue in any instance. This includes, but not limited to, the following circumstances:
no ticket, accreditation, damaged, defaced, forged or copied ticket or accreditation;
any activity or behaviour related to marketing or advertising (including, for the avoidance of doubt, individual or group ambush marketing);
sale of goods by unauthorised individuals or unauthorised ticket sales;
behaviour that creates a dangerous environment, puts an individual’s safety at risk, or interferes in any way with the orderly execution of an Event or disrupts the enjoyment of an Event;
the presence of an individual which, in the reasonable opinion of Formula E, would be detrimental to or would compromise the safety and enjoyment of others within the Venue, including disorderly or intoxicated behaviour;
entry to the Venue or specific accredited/ non-public area if unauthorised or illegally obtained;
Ticket Holders found smoking in the Venue, unless within a dedicated smoking area;
Ticket Holders who fail to provide valid and correct age identification when requested in relation to the sale or consumption of alcohol or any other age restricted substance.
Prohibited items
At any Event, any Ticket Holder found to be in possession of any of the following items will be refused entry to the Venue and may; have items seized, be removed from the Venue, and be reported to the relevant authorities:
any item or material that, in the reasonable opinion of Formula E, is deemed to be dangerous, used for ambush marketing or political protest, or any items that may cause injury, damage, distress or disruption to the Event, other attendees and/ or personnel;
weapons, replica weapons or items resembling weapons including, but not limited to, knives, firearms, blunt offensive objects/ batons and those with sharp ends, ammunition, replica ammunition or any item resembling ammunition;
motorcycle helmet with visor;
glass bottles or other blunt instruments;
cans, thermos, and spray cans;
explosives, chemicals or incendiary devices;
fireworks, flares, and firecrackers;
umbrellas and large flags/ banners (no larger than 60cm x 60cm);
skateboards, scooters, other types of skates (including wheeled footwear);
alcoholic beverages purchased outside the Venue;
animals, with the exception of those trained assistance or guide duties;
illegal substances including drugs and needles (unless required for valid medical purposes);
poles, flagpoles, sticks, large photography equipment (tripods) and bats;
drones or unmanned ariel devices;
motorcycles, bicycles, or any other type of vehicle;
electronic transmitting equipment or laser pointers;
large objects such as suitcases or items too large to be electronically screened;
any camping equipment, this includes but is not limited to: tents, parasols, camping chairs, BBQs or camping stoves.
any clothing or items which, in the reasonable opinion of Formula E, may be used to impersonate or imitate any Formula E or Event staff.
The following items may be brought into the Venue but are not permitted for use in certain areas for the safety/ comfort of others:
strollers are not permitted within grandstands or dedicated seating structures/ viewing platforms. Strollers are subject to a security search as per all other items. Strollers brought into the Venue must be left in an appropriate area as directed by security or event staff at the owners own risk;
cameras (there may be certain restrictions in place for photography and recording);
Liability
Ticket Holders acknowledge that motorsports are dangerous activities and in attending any Formula E Event they accept the risks which may be inherent in attending such Event. Ticket Holders thereby agrees to discharge Formula E and any of its agents from any and all related liability for personal injuries, health problems or death to the fullest extent permitted by the law.
Ticket Holders are responsible for their own safety and for the safety of any accompanying people under the age of sixteen (16). When attending an Event, Ticket Holders must comply with any safety regulations and announcements related to the Event as they may be published on the Event-specific page or Formula E website or as otherwise communicated by Formula E.
Photography
Non-commercial photography is permitted at the Venue provided the photographs are for personal use.
The use of any recording, data or image taken within the Venue without Formula E’s consent for commercial gain, public advertisement, display or other purpose, except for private non-commercial purpose is prohibited. Any person who acts in contravention of this provision shall assign in writing all arising copyright and intellectual property rights to Formula E and its assignees.
Image Rights
By purchasing or holding a Ticket and/or by attending the relevant Event, each Ticket Holder (and in the case of a minor, as defined in the relevant jurisdiction, its parent or guardian) hereby:
consents to the use of any still or moving image(s) taken at the Event (such image(s) to includes any image of the Ticket Holder) for the purposes of or in connection with any publication, exhibition or broadcast (including any advertising or promotional literature, campaign or material) in any media worldwide (as approved by Formula E), by Formula E, its group companies, FIA or any third party approved by Formula E;
waives its personality rights to the extent necessary to permit such use;
unconditionally and irrevocably constitutes and appoints Formula E as its attorney to do, perform and execute all things and documents as may be necessary or desirable to transfer or assign any rights in or to such still or moving images, referred to in the first bullet point above, to give effect to the same.
CCTV will be in operation at all Formula E Events, please refer to the Event- specific page on the Formula E website site for further information.
Fair Processing Notice (Privacy Policy)
This Fair Processing Notice (“Privacy Policy”) explains how Formula E Operations Limited (“Formula E”), the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (“FIA”) and their affiliates collect, use and disclose your personal information on the website.
This Privacy Policy aims to assist you in understanding how Formula E collects, uses, and safeguards the personal information you provide to Formula E and to assist you in making informed decisions when communicating with Formula E when receiving news and related content through the website.
This Privacy Policy describes the way that Formula E, the FIA and their affiliates will, subject to applicable legal requirements, adhere to all relevant federal and provincial legislative privacy requirements.
This Privacy Policy may be updated or modified from time to time to account for the introduction of new technologies, business practices, stakeholder needs or applicable laws and regulations. Your use of the website following any such change constitutes your agreement to follow and be bound by the terms of this Privacy Policy, as updated from time to time.
What information does Formula E collect?
By browsing Formula E’s website, Formula E does not collect any personal data from you. Personal data will only be collected by Formula E when you provide the relevant information, in the following scenarios:
If creating an account, subscribing to a newsletter/ mailing list, or registering for information about tickets, you may be asked to provide: Your email address. Your date of birth. Your country of residence; Your language of preference.
If registering to purchase tickets, you may be asked to provide the following: Your name; Your date of birth; Your phone number; Your street address; Your email address; Your language of preference; Your country; and Your payment card details.
When ordering products or services on the website, you may be asked to provide: A credit card number or other payment-related information. All payment information is securely processed and handled by our payment partners. To place an order, some of the information you are asked to provide is required (e.g. registering an account) and some is voluntary. If you do not provide the necessary data when requested, you will not be able to complete the transaction.
Formula E may collect certain information that does not by itself identify a specific individual. Such information tells Formula E about your equipment, browsing actions, and the resources that you access and use through the services, such as your operating system and browser type. We use analytics and similar services to help us deliver a better and more personalised service.
Formula E may also collect your Internet Protocol (“IP”) address. We use your IP address to diagnose problems with our servers and/or software, to administer our services, and to gather demographic information.
If you contact Formula E for customer support, Formula E may collect additional information to resolve your issue.
The website is not a site targeted to children or those under the age of 16. If you wish to buy tickets for children under the age of 16, or the equivalent minimum age in the relevant jurisdiction, you are responsible for obtaining consent from the parents/legal guardians of each child you wish to buy tickets for.
You consent to the provision of the above data to Formula E as and when using the above services. This information will not be released to the public domain.
How Formula E collects information
Formula E will obtain your consent to collect, use or disclose your personal information. Consent can be provided electronically or it can be implied where the purpose for collecting, using or disclosing your personal information would be considered obvious and you voluntarily provide personal information for that purpose. Formula E will provide you with reasonable notice and the opportunity to opt-in to having your personal information used.
Subject to certain exceptions, you can withhold your consent for Formula E, the FIA and their affiliates to use your personal information in certain ways. Your decision to withhold your consent to certain uses of personal information may restrict Formula E’s ability to provide a particular services or functionalities.
Formula E will obtain your express consent before using or disclosing your personal information for any purposes not identified in this Privacy Policy and for the use and disclosure of your personal information for specific types of transactions on the application or other forms used in connection with those transactions.
When you use the website, you may voluntarily provide Formula E with certain information (personal and/or non-personal information). If you’re using the website on your mobile device, you may also choose to provide Formula E with location data.
The website may allow you to provide Formula E with your e-mail address, location and language
preferences for communication, so that Formula E may send you information and updates in relation to the FIA Formula E Championship as well as to administer such email function.
Social Media
Formula E, the FIA and their affiliates may use social media as an extension of their presence on the web. The social media accounts of the FIA Formula E Championship are public and are not hosted on the Formula E servers.
We recommend you read the privacy policies of these third-party service providers and those of any applications you use to access them before engaging with Formula E on social media platforms. Also, by signing up to or logging in to the website using third party platforms (e.g. Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, etc.), you may give Formula E, the FIA and their affiliates permission to access your information in such other services. By linking your account on such third-party platforms to your FIA Formula E account, this will allow Formula E, the FIA and their affiliates to obtain certain information from those accounts.
For example, the following information may be received and used by Formula E, the FIA and their affiliates in accordance with this Privacy Policy if you choose to link your third-party account to your FIA Formula E account on the website:
Facebook: public profile, friend list, email address, birthday, interests, current city, personal description and likes.
Twitter: read tweets from your twitter timeline, see who you follow, update your profile, post tweets for you.
LinkedIn: full profile, email address, your connections (*Note: this could include work product information).
Google+: basic profile, list of people in your circles, email address, your contacts.
Instagram: access to basic information including your photos, friend lists and profile introduction.
TikTok: access to basic information including your photos, friend lists and profile introduction.
The information obtained from those third-party services depends on your settings and privacy policies for such third-party platforms and accounts, which are not controlled by Formula E, the FIA and their affiliates and are not subject to the present Privacy Policy.
It is highly recommended that you check your privacy settings on any such third-party platforms and understand the terms of applicable third-party privacy policies before linking your accounts to the website.
From time to time, Formula E, the FIA and their affiliates may run co-sponsored promotional contests. If you provide a completed contest registration form to any of our co-sponsored content, Formula E may disclose your name, address and email address to the applicable co-sponsor. Also, activities of contest participants may be photographed, distributed and used by
Formula E, the FIA and their affiliates for promotional purposes in any medium or form and without any compensation.
Reasons for collecting, using and disclosing personal information
Some of the purposes for which Formula E, the FIA and their affiliates may collect, use and disclose your personal information on the website are:
To facilitate communication with you.
To grant you/enable you to access certain special features, services or areas of the website.
To process any of your requests for information.
To permit you to subscribe to Real Simple Syndication (“RSS”) feeds to receive updates on FIA Formula E Championship’s news, information and website.
To administer participation in contests, games, surveys and polling.
To administer the “share” function of the website to e-mail an item to a friend.
To announce and provide you with the latest offers and special event information.
To advise you of changes to the website.
To allow you to comment.
To administer research on Formula E’s audience in order to improve provision
To provide an enhanced user experience.
Formula E only processes your personal data for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or as otherwise permitted under applicable law. The processing of your personal data for the purposes described is based on your explicit consent or personal data relating to you for legal, personnel, administrative and management purposes and in particular to the processing of any “sensitive personal data” as defined in the UK General Data Protection Regulation (“UK GDPR”).
Formula E uses the information held about you for the following purposes:
To develop, fulfil, and execute the contract of sale for the products you have purchased and for any other contract between both parties.
To respond to your requests.
To provide you with information about Formula E’s products, which includes sending you commercial information by email or any other similar electronic means of communication (such as SMS), and by calling you. If you are a registered user, you can change your preferences for receiving commercial information by accessing the “my account” section.
If you pay for products using a credit card and/or debit card, Formula E will transmit your card data through Sage Pay Europe Limited. to the appropriate credit/debit card company. Sage Pay Europe Limited. does not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any other purposes. To learn how the third-party application uses your information, please review their privacy policy here: https://www.sagepay.co.uk/policies/privacy-policy
Processing your data is also necessary for Formula E to fulfil your contract. Without the collection of your personal data, Formula E won’t be able to deliver the service you contracted.
Formula E may use your personal information to operate the features of the website and to allow you, when you choose to do so, to participate in features available only to registered users or interactive features of the website.
How Formula E shares your information
By signing up to take part in programs or initiatives that Formula E may initiate, or to receive online and/or email communications, Formula E may use the information that you provide to maintain appropriate databases and otherwise to operate and facilitate any such programs, initiatives and communications.
Different types of information are shared differently by our Ticketing Partner:
Personally Identifiable Information: Any personally identifiable information you elect to make publicly available on Formula E’s website, such as customer reviews, will be available to others. If you remove information that you have made public on Formula E’s website, copies may remain viewable in cached and archived pages of Formula E’s website, or if other users have copied or saved that information.
Non-Personally Identifiable Information: Formula E may share non-personally identifiable information (such as anonymous usage data, referring/exit pages and URLs, platform types, number of clicks, etc.) with interested third parties to help them understand the usage patterns for certain Formula E partner product. Such results consist solely of non-personally identifiable information. Non-personally identifiable information may be stored indefinitely.
Instances Where We Are Required to Share Your Information: Your information will only be disclosed where required to do so by law, if subject to subpoena or other legal proceeding or if it is reasonably believed that such action is necessary to (a) comply with the law and the reasonable requests of law enforcement; (b) to enforce Formula E’s Terms of Service or to protect the security or integrity of Formula E’s Service; and/or (c) to exercise or protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Formula E’s users or others.
The processing of your personal data like your IP address, name, surname etc. that Formula E collect to make the payment available, verify your identity, to ensure the security of Formula E’s website etc. is based on the legitimate interests of Formula E. Indeed, to manage your account and provide you with the service you demand, Formula E have to collect personal data including name, surname, email address, address, connection data, etc.
Where Formula E stores your personal data
By submitting your personal data, you agree to the transfer, storing and processing of your data outside of the country where you reside. Formula E will take reasonable steps to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Policy.
If you have any concern about providing information to Formula E or having such information used in any manner permitted in this Privacy Policy, you should not visit Formula E’s website or otherwise use Formula E’s services.
The data that Formula E collects from you may be transferred to, and/or stored at, a destination outside of the European Economic Area (“EEA”) for processing by third-party service providers contracted by Formula E. If you submit personal information, you specifically consent by doing so, to such transfer, storing or processing. Formula E shall take reasonable steps to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
In certain circumstances, Formula E, the FIA and their affiliates may disclose your personal information if reasonably believed that they are required to do so in accordance with applicable laws or regulations, by court order, or any competent governmental, statutory or public authority or to protect their rights and property. Formula E, the FIA and their affiliates may also co-operate with law-enforcement agencies in any official investigation, and may disclose your personal information to such agencies in doing so.
Anti-Spam Legislation
Formula E, the FIA and their affiliates are committed to meet the requirements of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 and the UK GDPR , including through any commercial electronic messages sent by Formula E, the FIA and their affiliates to you. You may “unsubscribe” from receiving any such applicable communications from Formula E, the FIA and their affiliates at any time and your electronic address will be removed from their databases.
Personal information of Children
Formula E, the FIA and their affiliates are highly committed to protecting the online privacy of children in all countries. Children under a certain age are not permitted to submit their personal information to Formula E or sign up to Formula E’s mailing lists or competitions. The minimum age is 13 years for all countries, with the following exceptions:
Austria-14;
Finland- 15;
France- 16;
Germany- 16;
Hungary- 16;
Lithuania- 16;
Luxembourg- 16;
Netherlands- 16;
Slovakia- 16.
How Formula E uses certain technologies on its website
The website uses cookie technology to make your use of the website more convenient. A cookie is a text file which enables the website to store any information about your activities on the website, for instance the date and time of visits, the pages viewed, time spent on the website, and the websites visited just before and just after Formula E’s website. Personal information about your visits to the website is used on an aggregate basis, which means it is used for statistical purposes to assist Formula E in enhancing your online experience, or to evaluate the materials that Formula E may carry on the website. Cookies may also be used to monitor polling results. The cookies will monitor results to discourage voting twice in one poll. This will give Formula E the ability to properly count activity reports and polling results. In addition, the cookie will store your e-mail address, which is your unique identifier, so that on return visits the website will be able to match you to your identity in the database. This is an opt-in feature which will only be made operational if you choose to do so. If you choose to disable cookies associated with the website, this may affect your use of the website and your ability to access certain features of the website.
Web beacons (also called “clear GIFs” or “pixel tags”), which are small strings of code that are placed in a web page or in an email message, which may be used in conjunction with cookies to track activity on the website. As they are used in combination with cookies, if you disable cookies the web beacons will only detect an anonymous website visit
The website may also use services to advertise on third party websites to previous visitors to our site (for example Google AdWords, Facebook Conversion Pixel and Twitter remarketing).
Third-party vendors use cookies to serve ads based on someone’s past visits to the wesbite. In such case, any data collected by Formula E, the FIA and their affiliates will be used in accordance with this Privacy Policy, and for those other platforms, through their respective privacy policies.
Links to other sites
The website may contain links to other websites which are not operated by Formula E, the FIA or their affiliates. Formula E has no responsibility or liability for, or control over those websites, or internet resources or their collection, use and disclosure of your personal information. Formula E recommends you refer to the privacy policy and terms of use contained in any linked site you choose to visit, and familiarise yourself with that website’s terms and conditions of use.
How long will your personal information be retained for?
For Formula E to be able to provide services to you, Formula E stores information about you (including delivery address and other details you provide when you create an account) as long as you are an active customer and keep your account open.
Formula E will retain your personal information only as long as necessary to fulfil the identified purposes or a legal or business purpose in accordance with this Privacy Policy or under the UK GDPR, Formula E may, instead of destroying or erasing your personal information, make it anonymous such that it cannot be associated with or tracked back to you. In most cases your data will be deleted 6 years after your last correspondence with Formula E.
How Formula E ensures accuracy of your personal information
Formula E will make every reasonable effort to ensure that your personal information is accurate and complete. You may request a correction to your personal information in order to ensure its accuracy and completeness. Please send a request to: [email protected] and provide sufficient detail to identify the personal information and the correction being sought.
If such personal information is demonstrated to be inaccurate or incomplete, Formula E will correct the information as required and send the corrected information to any third party which Formula E may have disclosed the personal information to previously in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
How Formula E protects your personal information
Formula E, the FIA and, their service providers and their affiliates endeavour to maintain appropriate procedural and technological measures and storage facilities to prevent any unauthorised use or disclosure of your personal information.
Formula E, the FIA and their affiliates are taking commercially reasonable efforts to protect any personal information that is provided to it through the website. They cannot, however, guarantee the security of any personal information provided to them in an email or in online form while it is being transmitted, as the internet is a potentially non-secure method of information transfer. Any such transmission is at your own risk.
How you can access or correct your personal information
If you have any questions about the collection, use, or disclosure of your personal information by Formula E, the FIA and their affiliates or through this website, or if you simply want to know whether we have any of your personal information on file, or if you want to access information we have collected, please email: [email protected] and we will respond to your requests for access in accordance with this Privacy Policy and under the UK GDPR.
In the event that access is refused, reasons for our refusal will be provided upon your request. For example, your request could be refused because it may include information about other individuals, information that cannot be disclosed for legal, security, or commercial proprietary reasons, and information that is subject to solicitor-client or litigation privilege.
How to limit the use and disclosure of your personal information
You may withdraw at any time your consent to our use and disclosure of certain personal information by notifying us by email at: [email protected].
Please note that your withdrawal request may take up to 30 days to implement. Also note that withdrawing your consent may preclude Formula E from providing you with certain information or may prevent your use of certain features and functionalities of the website.
Other legal rights
Data protection legislation also provides you with certain other rights.
These are not always absolute rights and must be considered in the wider scope of the legislation.
These rights include:
The right to erasure, also known as the right to be forgotten. The broad principle underpinning this right is to enable an individual to request the deletion or removal of personal data where there is no compelling reason for its continued processing. In some circumstances this is not an absolute right.
The right to restrict processing. You have the right to ‘block’ or suppress the processing of personal data. This is not an absolute right and will depend on the circumstances and any other legal/statutory obligations Formula E may have.
The right to data portability.
The right to object to processing based on legitimate interests or the performance of a task in the public interest/exercise of official authority (including profiling).
The rights related to automated decision-making including profiling.
Concerns
If you have any questions or concerns regarding our collection, use and disclosure of your personal or about this Privacy Policy, you may contact us at the following email address: [email protected]
If you’re unhappy with our response or if you need any further advice you should contact the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO): gov.uk/data-protection/make-a-complaint or ico.org.uk