Terms and Conditions(Required) I agree to the terms and conditions.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. Contract for Sponsorship. The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation from this point forward will be referred to as USGIF. By submitting an application for sponsorship, the applicant releases USGIF and official show contractors and their respective affiliates, employees, officers, mortgagors and contractors (the “Indemnitees”) from any and all liabilities to applicant, its agents, contractors, licensees, or employees that may arise or be asserted as a result of sub-mission of an application or of participation in this event. Acceptance of an application does not imply endorsement by USGIF of the applicant’s products, nor does rejection imply lack of merit of product or manufacturer. USGIF, at its sole discretion has the right to determine eligibility of any company or product for inclusion in the event and retains the right to rescind the contract within 30 days if the sponsorship is deemed to be contrary to the best interests of the event. Upon such rescission, USGIF’s sole obligation will be to refund sponsorship contributions paid and received by USGIF, as provided in Paragraph 7, except sponsor will receive no refund in the event of sponsor’s breach or repudiation of these terms and conditions. Without obligation to sponsor (including, without limitation, any obligation to adjust the sponsorship contribution or compensate sponsor for relocation costs), USGIF, at its sole discretion has the right to move any sponsor’s location in the event hall for any reason.
2. Use of Sponsorship Privileges. No sponsor may represent, advertise, or distribute literature for the products or services of any other firm or individual except as expressly approved in writing by USGIF. The purposes of the literature and giveaways are to inform and educate the community regarding characteristics and uses of the products.
3. Proper Attire and Conduct. Sponsor’s representatives’ manner or appearance and dress must be conservative and professional at all times during the event. USGIF, at its sole discretion, may ban any sponsor representative or attendee from the event due to a breach of this rule.
4. Damage to Property. Sponsor is liable for any damage or loss to any physical or intellectual property (including, without limitation, that of USGIF, or any other sponsor) caused by sponsor or its agents, contractors, licensees, invitees or employees.
5. Attendance. USGIF, at its sole discretion, shall have control over admission policies at all times.
6. Failure to Hold Event. If the Event is canceled for any reason, including, without limitation, acts of God (including fire, tornado, hurricane, flood, earthquake, or other elements of nature including weather events), wars, riots, civil disorders, rebellions or revolutions, acts of terrorism, strikes, lockouts or labor disputes, direct government action/inaction or order, or catastrophic failures of telecommunication service, USGIF will make every effort to reschedule the event or find/create a similar event where the sponsorship could apply.
7. Sponsor Representative’s Responsibility/Indemnity. In addition to any other obligations of sponsor, sponsor shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless USGIF, its executives, agents, sponsors, and employees (“the Indemnitiees”) and any governmental entity for all actions, claims, demands, liability, damages, settlements, fines, penalties or costs (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney’s fees) arising or resulting from sponsor’s, or its agents’, contractors’, licensees’, invitees or employees’, activities or presence at the event (including, without limitation, those resulting from sponsor’s breach of these terms and conditions or its failure to comply with the contract with any applicable laws, or USGIF instructions), and including, without limitation, the injury, death, or damage to the property, of any person (including, without limitation, sponsor’s employees) and damages (except as expressly provided otherwise in these terms and conditions) to sponsor’s business, whether or not resulting in whole or in part from the negligence of any person (except the sole negligence of USGIF) or from any defect in any premises or
products. USGIF assumes no risk, and by acceptance of this agreement, the Sponsor expressly releases the Indemnitees/or any and all governmental authorities.
8. Interpretation and Enforcement. All matters in question not covered by this agree-ment are subject to the decision of USGIF and all decisions so made shall be binding on all parties affected by them as by the original regulations.
9. Security. The provision of any security service may not be construed as an assumption of obligation or duty by USGIF with respect to the protection of the sponsor’s property. Sponsor releases the Indemnitees for any loss, damage, theft or destruction of sponsor’s property, and further shall indemnify and defend the Indemnitees from any liabilities resulting from any such loss, damage, theft or destruction of sponsor’s property or that of any other sponsor.
10. Use of the USGIF Logo. Sponsor acknowledges and agrees that the “United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)” name and USGIF’s logos and trademarks are the exclusive property of USGIF and may not be used by a sponsor unless, and to the extent, expressly provided in a separate written agreement with USGIF. Nothing con-tained in this contract gives sponsor any right to use such name, logos or trademarks including, but not limited to, any right to use in connection with sponsor’s advertising, products or services. Any unauthorized use of such name, logos or trademarks consti-tutes a breach of this contract and, in addition to any other remedies available to USGIF at law or in equity, USGIF may terminate this contract without obligation to refund any contributions paid by sponsor.
CANCELLATION
Upon receipt of this form, it and the terms and conditions set forth above become a legally binding contract. Due to the short time frame for planning, no refunds will be given. In the event that an organization cancels all or part of its participation or sponsorship the organization must do so in writing and will be obligated to pay the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation the total cost for the contracted sponsorship(s).