SAMA TERMS & CONDITIONS
SAMA TERMS & CONDITIONS
Event Cancellation Policy
Full credits will be issued 30 days from the start of our events and the start of our online and Self-led* courses by written request only. Less than 30 days from the start of an event or start of online and Self-led* courses, all registration fees are forfeited. For no-shows and incompletes, registration fees are also forfeited.
No-shows are any registrant who fails to show up to a scheduled event. Incompletes are any registrant who attends but subsequently is not present for the entire event and hence will not receive course completion credit of any kind. SAMA incurs costs, including to our training partners when registrants cancel within the 30-day window.
Substitute registrations (a colleague taking your place) are gladly accepted for in-person and online (not Self-led) events, prior to the Friday before the event. Only one substitution is permitted per original registration. All substitution requests must be received, in writing, the Friday before an event begins.
Please send all credit and substitution requests to registration@strategicaccounts.org.
*Due to rolling enrollment for Self-led workshops, if you choose to start a class immediately, there is no refund period. If you register beyond 30 days to your start date, the cancellation policy above applies. Standard cancellation policy applies for non-rolling enrollment classes.
Session Cancellation Policy
SAMA reserves the right to cancel any session that does not meet a minimum number of registrants in order to ensure a quality learning experience. Sessions may also be cancelled due to unusual and extenuating circumstances including natural disasters. If a session is cancelled due to low numbers, each registrant will be notified by SAMA no later than four weeks for in-person and two weeks for online courses prior to the session start date. In cases of unusual and extenuating circumstances, including emergencies, each registrant will be notified by SAMA as soon as possible. If available, an attendee may substitute into another session at the event. If no other sessions are available, or the session has been cancelled due to an unusual circumstance, a full refund for that session will be issued. SAMA will not refund or reimburse for any other expenses, including, but not limited to, hotel reservations and travel expenditures.
Prepaid Certification (CSAM) Cancellation Policy
Prepaid CSAM fees are non-refundable and candidates are subject to the same cancellation and fee forfeiture structure as all other attendees listed above. Candidates are responsible for any and all fees associated with completing their certification, including any penalties imposed by last minute cancellations, no-shows, incompletes, substitutions or lapse in membership. Prepaid candidates will be invoiced for any outstanding fees associated with their certification and will not receive a certificate of completion until payment is received. Substitutions are subject to approval by our Certification & Training team. Prepaid fees may not be substituted for private workshops. Please email certification@strategicaccounts.org for substitutions and any other questions regarding your prepaid certification.
CSAM Enrollments and Assessments Policy
Enrollment fees to SAMA’s Certified Strategic Account Manager program, Competency Assessment fees and Program Assessment fees may be refunded, if no work is performed, within 30 days of purchase minus a $200 administrative fee at the discretion of SAMA by notifying certification@strategicaccounts.org.
Live Webinars Policy
Live attendance at SAMA’s webinars is a member-only benefit. Individual members who register for a live webinar may be refunded up to the day before the scheduled event by notifying registration@strategicaccounts.org.
Membership
All SAMA Memberships are non-refundable and non-transferable. By purchasing a SAMA Membership, any user, whether company or individual, agrees to abide by all applicable terms and conditions and cancellation policies set forth by SAMA.
The standard term for all types of Individual and Corporate memberships are for one year and the renewal process begins approximately 90 days before term end.
Individual Membership
SAMA Individual Memberships remain with the individual, even if the individual leaves the company where the membership was purchased.
There are two types of SAMA Individual Membership: Super SAM and Individual. Both Super SAM and Individual members receive a variety of member benefits, including unlimited access to SAMA's Resource Library by creating a profile and logging into SAMA's website.
Super SAMs receive more free content than Individuals. Individuals will be prompted to pay for any content not included under their type of membership, at a discounted member rate. To redeem the two free webinars included in an Individual Membership, please email membership@strategicaccounts.org stating which webinar(s) you'd like to view or register for.
Corporate Membership
SAMA Corporate Memberships are owned by the primary point(s) of contact who purchase the membership. By purchasing a Corporate Membership, the company and its users of the membership will abide by all applicable cancellation policies, terms, and conditions set forth by SAMA.
The primary point(s) of contact own "choice" and included benefits. Some Corporate Member benefits are available to a limited or unlimited number of users depending on the level of membership purchased. Benefits may only be used within the membership term and are not valid for services or events occurring after the membership term end.
Prepayment of Corporate Membership Renewal: Discounts are available for existing Corporate Members who decide to prepay their membership renewal, but these discounts may not be combined with members utilizing the SAMA Certification benefit.
Corporate Member Benefits
-Executive Workshops - half or full day: Requires member to pay for any speaker and presentation expenses, including but not limited to travel and accommodation.
-SAMA Conferences - free and half off registrations: May be used at SAMA's Annual or Pan-European conferences. If registrant/s who used benefit cancels 31 days or more from the start of the event, benefit will be returned in full and any paid, refunded, as long as notice is given in writing. If notice is given 30 days or less from the start of the event, the benefit and any money paid will be forfeited. No-shows forfeit the benefit and any money paid. Substitutions are allowed up to the Friday before an event begins.
-SAMA Academy training - free training units: May be used at online and in-person SAMA Academy training events. They may not be used for Self-led or special workshops. If registrant/s who used benefit cancels 31 days or more from the start of the event, benefit will be returned in full and any paid, refunded, as long as notice is given in writing. If notice is given 30 days or less from the start of the event, the benefit and any money paid will be forfeited. No-shows forfeit the benefit and any money paid. Substitutions are allowed up to the Friday before an event begins.
-Account Selection Tool service - The Facilitator™ benefit: This is a choice option for Innovator and Corporate levels and included in Enterprise. For Innovator only, the member may evaluate a maximum of number of 30 customers per engagement, which is the standard amount included in one service. For Corporate and Enterprise, the member may evaluate only 10 customers, and may purchase up to an additional 20 customers in increments of 10 at a cost of $2,000 per group of 10, i.e., maxing out at $4,000 or 30 customers per engagement.
-SAMA Certification benefit: Requires two-year membership commitment (payment schedules available) and includes enrollment and all 9 training units for online courses only, not in-person nor Self-led, for one candidate. Payment or purchase order of the first $18,000, must be received prior to the candidate enrolling in the program. If Corporate Member refuses to pay year 2, the candidate will be immediately withdrawn from the program and SAMA will bill member the entire cost of the program. To be eligible, the chosen candidate must be new to the CSAM program and not have completed any courses to count towards certification. The candidate must begin enrollment in year 1 of the membership term and complete the program within 24 months. The benefit may not be split across multiple candidates. SAMA's existing event cancellation policy applies. If a training unit is forfeited due to the candidate cancelling inside the 30 days, the primary point of contact may use any available free training units to cover the forfeited unit(s), otherwise they will be billed $800 per unit, due prior to registering for the last course needed to complete this CSAM milestone. The original candidate may be replaced by a substitution candidate once and fees apply. Upon receipt of fees owed, the substituted candidate will have 24 months to complete the program. The current candidate will not be able to complete the final review milestone nor receive the certification designation until the Corporate Member pays year 2 of membership and any owed fees from forfeited units and/or candidate substitutions. If the substituted candidate's participation continues beyond the 2-year term commitment, the company must remain an active Corporate Member for the substituted candidate to complete the final review milestone and receive the certification designation, e.g. pay $18,000 for year 3.
For those Corporate Members choosing to utilize the SAMA Certification benefit, all other benefits will renew in year 2. Choice options for Corporate and Innovator members, become choose 2 of 4 and choose 1 of 2, respectively.
For Innovator Members utilizing the SAMA Certification benefits, $4,850 will be due prior to the candidate enrolling in the CSAM program and is non-refundable. The candidate will follow SAMA's existing event cancellation policy, and in the event funds are forfeited due to time of cancellation, they will be billed $400 per unit, due prior to registering for the last course needed to complete this CSAM milestone. If the member decides to not move forward with the Certification benefit after payment is received, the member may use the credit towards another SAMA service, except external certification. The credit expires 2 years from date of payment if unused.
Questions? Contact your SAMA Account Manager or email membership@strategicaccounts.org.
On-Demand conference content, webinars, resources, research reports, et. al.
Any purchases from SAMA’s Resource Center, including but not limited to, on-demand webinars, research reports, Velocity® articles and subscriptions and any other SAMA resource are non-refundable. This also includes any on-demand access of our virtual conferences.