Code of Conduct

Our conferences are friendly events where everyone should feel welcome, safe and comfortable to share ideas and engage in open discussion without the threat of intimidation or public humiliation. Please be respectful in person and on social media towards other delegates, speakers, organisers and staff.

We are committed to providing a harassment-free and inclusive conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants, speakers or staff in any form. Sexual language and imagery are not appropriate for any conference venue, including talks.

Harassment includes but is not limited to: offensive verbal comments, sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention.

These policies apply in every space at the venue related to conference activity conference-related social events and apply to all participants in every role.

If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of conference staff immediately. Conference staff can be identified by their pink t-shirts with 'organiser' on the back. You can also email us at hello@leaddev.com.

Conference participants asked to stop any harassing behaviour are expected to comply immediately. Conference participants who violate our code of conduct may be expelled from the conference (without a refund) at the discretion of the conference organisers.

We have lovely delegates and trust that this code of conduct mirrors the views of the majority of our participants.

Further information on our code of conduct can be found on leaddev.com.

Refunds

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer refunds. If you are unable to attend for any reason, you can transfer your ticket to a colleague or friend. For transfer requests, please email hello@leaddev.com.

Transferring your place

We’ll happily transfer your place to a colleague or friend if you need to. Please let us know as soon as possible and ideally no later than 2 days before the event. For transfer requests, please email hello@leaddev.com.

Photos and footage

We photograph and film all of our events and by registering you give us permission to use any images or footage taken of you on the day. We also reserve the right to reproduce quotes and feedback which will be fully credited.

If you would rather not feature in photographs published from the event, we can provide you with a different coloured lanyard on the day at the registration desk.

Social media

We reserve the right to reproduce quotes and feedback submitted in a public sphere, which will be fully credited.

Accessibility

The venue is fully accessible to wheelchair users and we provide live captioning of talks. If you have any requirements you think we should be aware of, or any recommendation you think we should consider, please email hello@leaddev.com.

Programme

From time to time a speaker may drop out of our conference programme as we’ve advertised it and we reserve the right to substitute them for another equally awesome individual. We know you won’t be disappointed!

Postponement

In the event that we postpone the event for any reason and you are unable or unwilling to attend on the rescheduled date, you will receive a credit for 100% of the fee paid. You may use this credit for another of our events to be mutually agreed with us, which must occur within one year from the date of postponement.

DirectorPlus Pass

A DirectorPlus Pass may be added to any ticket at no additional cost; however, strict eligibility criteria apply. To qualify, you must hold an engineering role as a Head of, Director, VP, or CTO. LeadDev reserves the right to review all attendees and, if we determine that you do not meet the eligibility criteria for a DirectorPlus pass, the pass will be voided. In such cases, your LDX3 ticket will remain valid and is non-refundable.

Event privacy summary

This Event Privacy Summary explains how we handle your personal data when you register for and attend a LeadDev event. It sits alongside our full privacy policy at leaddev.com/data-promise, which provides detailed information about your rights and how we use data across all of our services.

What information we collect

When you register for an event or engage with LeadDev content, we collect the information you provide to us and information generated through your use of our services. This may include:

• your name, email address and mobile number
• your job title, seniority, company name, industry, company size and country
• information about your company, e.g. tech stack and procurement preferences
• your event registration details
• your attendance at sessions
• your engagement with LeadDev content online (for example, which videos you watched or resources you downloaded)
• additional professional and company-level information from third-party providers (e.g. Apollo or Clay). This can include: job title and seniority; company name, industry and size; technographic data (technology stack and procurement preferences); firmographic indicators such as funding stage; publicly available professional profiles; and role-related interests or topic areas. We do not enrich personal-life data or special-category data.
• we may supplement records via manual desk research using publicly-available professional sources (for example LinkedIn and company websites)
• any accessibility or dietary information you choose to provide

How we use your information

We use your information to:

• manage your registration, ticket and access to the event
• contact you with essential operational updates (for example, joining instructions, meeting reminders, schedule changes or last-minute venue alerts)
• confirm your eligibility for certain event activities
• match you with attendees and sponsors where there is mutual interest
• deliver live and on-demand event content through LeadDev.com
• understand event attendance and content engagement
• improve our events and services
• comply with our legal obligations

We may contact you by email for operational reasons. If you have explicitly opted in, we may also send essential operational updates by SMS or WhatsApp. We do not use WhatsApp or SMS for marketing unless you have separately given consent.

Sharing data with event sponsors

Your event badge will contain a unique barcode. Sponsors may ask to scan your badge so that they can contact you after the event.

You may also choose to participate in certain sponsored activities via the Event App, for example a sponsored workshop or hands-on lab. Sponsored activities will be clearly marked in the Event App with a notice that you consent to your data being shared with the sponsor by registering for the activity.

If you allow a sponsor to scan your badge, or you register for a sponsored activity via the Event App, you give us your explicit permission to share the following data with that sponsor (if provided):

• your name and contact details (email address and mobile/telephone number)
• your job title, seniority
• information about your company (including company name, industry, company size, tech stack and procurement preferences) your country or region
• information about your engagement with LeadDev content or sessions (online or onsite)
• additional professional and company-level information enriched from third-party providers or via desk research (see above).

Sponsors receive this information as independent data controllers and will use it in line with their own privacy notices. Choosing not to have your badge scanned will not affect your event experience. We do not share your information with sponsors unless you choose to have your badge scanned or provide explicit consent elsewhere (i.e. via the Event App).

The up-to-date list of sponsors for the event can be found in the footer of the event homepage.

We understand that some sponsors and third parties may try to contact you before our events by using publicly available information (like social media posts) to guess who is attending. We want to be clear: LeadDev never shares attendee information with these third parties and has no connection with them.

WhatsApp channels and broadcast lists

If you opt in during registration, we may contact you via WhatsApp with essential operational information (for example, urgent schedule changes or venue updates). When you opt in: we may add your number to a WhatsApp Business Broadcast List, which allows us to send operational updates without exposing your phone number to other attendees you may opt out at any time from within WhatsApp or by contacting hello@leaddev.com

WhatsApp (Meta) will process your phone number and message metadata under its own terms

We may also offer WhatsApp Channels for optional content updates. Joining a Channel is voluntary and must be done by you within WhatsApp.

How long we keep your data

We keep event attendee data for up to 10 years, unless a longer period is required by law or you ask us to delete it sooner. Marketing preferences may be kept for a shorter period in line with industry standards.

Your rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, delete or restrict your information, object to processing (including profiling), or export your data. Details of how to exercise your rights are in our full privacy policy.

If you have any questions, contact us at hello@leaddev.com.

Read our full privacy policy on leaddev.com.