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CREW Chicago Event Policy

Unless stated otherwise on the specific event's webpage, the following policy is true for all CREW Chicago events

Terms and Conditions of Attendance and Participation

These are the terms (the “Agreement”) that govern your attendance at and/or participation in CREW Chicago event (the “Event”).

By registering for the Event you are agreeing to these terms, which form a legal contract between CREW Chicago, and the registered attendee and/or participant (“you”). If you are registering on behalf of another it is your responsibility to ensure that the person attending is aware of these terms and accepts them, and by completing the registration you are warranting that you have made the attendee aware of these terms and that they have accepted these terms.

1. Event admission

1.1. Admittance. Your registration entitles you to admittance to the Event. Any and all other costs associated with your attendance (including without limitation any travel and/or accommodation expenses) shall be borne solely by you and CREW Chicago shall have not liability for such costs.

1.2. Termination. You acknowledge that CREW Chicago reserves the right to request your removal from the Event if CREW Chicago, in its sole discretion, considers your presence and/or behavior to create a disruption or to hinder the Event and/or the enjoyment of the Event by other attendees or speakers.

1.3. Media. By attending the Event you acknowledge and agree to grant CREW Chicago the right at the Event to record, film, photograph or capture your likeness in any media now available and hereafter developed and to distribute, broadcast, use or otherwise globally to disseminate, in perpetuity, such media without any further approval from you or any payment to you. This grant to CREW Chicago includes, but is not limited to, the right to edit such media, the right to use the media alone or together with other information, and the right to allow others to use and/or disseminate the media.

1.4. Event Content. You acknowledge and agree that CREW Chicago, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to change any and all aspects of the Event, including but not limited to, the Event name, themes, content, program, speakers, performers, hosts, moderators, venue and time.

2. Fee(s)

2.1. Payment. The payment of the applicable fee(s) for the Event is due upon registration. If such payment is insufficient or declined for any reason CREW Chicago may refuse to admit you to the Event and shall have no liability in that regard.

2.2. Taxes. The fee(s) may be subject sales tax, value added tax, or any other taxes and duties which, if applicable, will be charged to you in addition to the fee(s).

3. Substitution and cancellation policy

3.1 After registering for the Event, if you need to cancel or transfer your attendance please contact us to see if your registration is eligible for a refund or substitutions.

4. Privacy policy

4.1. CREW Chicago is part of CREW Network and is committed to protecting the privacy of its customers. CREW Network is a global organization and operates a strict privacy policy, which is available at: https://crewnetwork.org/privacy-policy

5. Intellectual property

5.1. All intellectual property rights in and to the Event, the Event content and all materials distributed at or in connection with the Event are owned by CREW Chicago and/or the Event sponsors or speakers presenting at the Event. You may not use or reproduce or allow anyone to use or reproduce any trademarks (including without limitation “CREW Chicago”, "CREW Network") or other trade names appearing at the Event, in any Event content and/or in any materials distributed at or in connection with the Event for any reason without the prior written permission of CREW Chicago.

5.2. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to vest in you any legal or beneficial right in or to any trade marks or other intellectual property rights owned or used under licence by CREW Chicago or any of its affiliates or grant to you any right or licence to any other intellectual property rights of CREW Chicago or its affiliates, all of which shall at all times remain the exclusive property of CREW Chicago and its affiliates.

6. Warranties and limitation of liability

6.1. CREW Chicago gives no warranties in respect of any aspect of the Event or any materials related thereto or offered at the Event and, to the fullest extent possible under the laws governing this Agreement, disclaims all implied warranties, including but not limited to warranties of fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, timeliness and merchantability. Neither CREW Chicago nor its affiliates can accept any responsibility or liability for reliance by you or any person on any aspect of the Event and/or any information provided at the Event.

6.2. Other than to the extent required as a matter of law: (i) neither CREW Chicago nor its affiliates shall be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential costs, damages or losses arising directly or indirectly from the Event or other aspect related thereto or in connection with this Agreement.

6.3. The maximum aggregate liability of CREW Chicago for any claim in any way connected with therewith or this Agreement whether in contract, tort or otherwise (including any negligent act or omission) shall be limited to the amount paid by you to CREW Chicago under this Agreement to attend the Event.

7. Governing law and jurisdiction

7.1. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois and the parties shall submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Illinois courts.