IVACON: Terms of Service
These are the terms (the “Agreement”) governing your attendance at and participation in IVACON, hosted by
Institute for Vocal Advancement, LLC
848 N. Rainbow Blvd
Unit #8263
Las Vegas, NV 89107
USA
(hereinafter referred to as “IVA”)
By registering for IVACON, you agree to these terms, which form a binding legal contract between IVA and you. If you are registering on behalf of another individual, it is your responsibility to ensure the person attending is aware of these terms and accepts them. By completing the registration on behalf of another individual, you are warranting that you have made the attendee or participant aware of these terms and that they have accepted these terms.
Admittance
Your registration entitles you to admittance to IVACON. Your level of access is dependent on the type of ticket you purchase. Any and all other costs associated with your attendance shall be borne solely by you, and IVA shall have no liability for such costs.
Use of Likeness
By attending IVACON, you expressly grant consent to IVA, along with its successors and assigns, the right to record, film, photograph, or capture your likeness in any media now available or 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 IVA 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 or disseminate the media.
You hereby release, discharge, and agree to hold IVA and its affiliates harmless from, and agree not to sue for, any claim or cause of action, whether known or unknown, for libel, slander, invasion of right of privacy, unfair competition, false or misleading advertising, violation of a right to publicity or personality, or any other claim or cause of action, based upon or relating to the use of your likeness or the exercise of any of the rights referred to herein. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless IVA and its affiliates from and against any liabilities, losses, claims, demands, costs (including, but not limited to attorneys’ fees), and expenses arising in connection with any breach or alleged breach of any of the above representations, warranties, or agreement hereunder.
IVACON Schedule and Content
You acknowledge and agree that IVA, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to change any and all aspects of IVACON, including but not limited to, the themes, content, program, schedule, speakers, performers, hosts, moderators, venue, and time.
Prohibited Conduct
Any conduct that is disruptive to IVACON is prohibited. You acknowledge and agree that IVA reserves the right to remove you from IVACON if IVA, in its sole discretion, determines that your presence or behavior is creating a disruption or hindering IVACON or the enjoyment of IVACON by other attendees. Unacceptable behaviors include, but are not limited to, offensive comments, deliberate intimidation or stalking or inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention.
Recording or broadcasting any IVACON sessions, keynotes, or workshops is prohibited.
Virtual Pass
Depending on the type of ticket you purchase for IVACON, you may receive access to the IVACON Virtual Pass. The Virtual Pass content may only be accessed by the registered ticket holder. You are prohibited from sharing your login credentials with any third parties. You are also prohibited from rebroadcasting any content made available through the Virtual Pass. All intellectual property rights stated herein apply to the Virtual Pass or to the live IVACON content.
Restrictions on Registration
IVA in its sole discretion may exclude any prospective attendee from registering for or attending IVACON. IVA in its sole discretion also reserves the right to cancel any attendee’s registration upon refund of the admission fees paid to IVA. If an attendee is cancelled for violating any prohibition or requirement stipulated in these terms, IVA may retain all fees paid.
Transferring IVACON tickets
Tickets to IVACON are not transferable without explicit permission from IVA.
Fees
IVA’s online registration platform will create and display a payment plan for your IVACON fees based on your selection during the registration process. By registering for IVACON, you agree to this payment plan and allow IVA to automatically charge your credit card according to the payment plan. You will be notified before each payment is collected.
Payment for the first installment will be collected at the time of registration. Your registration is NOT confirmed until this payment has been made.
Your ticket for IVACON 2024 must be paid in full on or before June 1, 2024. You cannot participate in IVACON if IVA does not receive your full payment by that date.
Intellectual Property
You may not use or reproduce, or allow anyone to use or reproduce, any trademarks or other trade names or copyrighted material appearing at IVACON, in any IVACON content, or in any materials distributed at or in connection with IVACON, without the prior written permission of IVA and the appropriate speakers presenting at IVACON.
While all intellectual property rights remain with the content creator, you may share content from the conference, including photos, videos of less than 60 seconds, or quotes from sessions, on Social Media. You may not use these to commercially act in contravention of the content creator’s intellectual property rights.
All content made available through IVACON is developed solely for your personal use and may not be reproduced for publication, for your commercial use, or for the personal or commercial use of others.
Disclaimer of Warranties, Limitation of Liability, Assumption of Risk, Indemnity
IVA doesn’t give any warranties in respect of any aspect of IVACON or any materials related thereto or offered at IVACON 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. All IVACON content is provided on an “as-is” basis. IVA makes no representations or warranties in relation to the information provided in the content. Neither IVA nor its affiliates accept any responsibility or liability for reliance by you or any person on any aspect of IVACON or any information provided at IVACON.
Except as required by law, neither IVA nor its affiliates shall be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential costs, damages, or losses arising directly or indirectly from IVACON or other aspect related thereto or in connection with this Agreement. IVA assumes no responsibility or liability for any loss or damage suffered by any person as a result of use of the information provided through IVACON.
The maximum aggregate liability of IVA for any claim in any way connected with, or arising from, IVACON 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 IVA under this Agreement.
All of the information provided at IVACON is for informational use only. Purchase of a ticket or attendance at IVACON does not form any professional relationship between you and IVA. Although members of IVA and speakers at IVACON may be licensed professionals, neither IVA nor its speakers provide any type of professional services unless they are directly engaged for such a relationship.
You agree to carefully consider the inherent risks in any activities that you choose to take part in and to take reasonable precautions before you choose to attend or participate in IVACON. For example, you should ensure that you are in good physical health before engaging in any physical activity at IVACON, and you should always drink responsibly if alcohol will be present at IVACON. In sum, you understand that your attendance and participation at IVACON is voluntary, and you agree to assume responsibility for any resulting injuries to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law.
You agree to indemnify and hold IVA, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, volunteers, agents, and representatives harmless, including costs, liabilities, and legal fees, from any claim or demand made by any third party due to, related to, or connected with your attendance or conduct at IVACON.
No Waiver
IVA’s failure to exercise any right provided for herein shall not be deemed a waiver of any rights hereunder.
Severability
Should any provisions of these Terms of Service be or become illegal or unenforceable, the remainder of these General Terms and Conditions shall not be affected. These provisions are automatically replaced by valid and enforceable provisions that achieve the intended economic effect as closely as possible.
No right of withdrawal
If you book IVACON and don’t qualify as a consumer as defined by the DIRECTIVE 2011/83/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL, you don’t have a right of withdrawal. If you qualify as a consumer according to said directive, you don’t have a right of withdrawal either because according to Article 16 lit l DIRECTIVE 2011/83/EU, contracts about the provision of accommodation other than for residential purpose, transport of goods, car rental services, catering, or services related to leisure activities if the contract provides for a specific date or period of performance, constitute an exception from the right of withdrawal. IVACON is a leisure activity that provides for a specific date or period of performance, thus you don’t have a right of withdrawal.
Choice of Law and Jurisdiction
This Contract, the issue of its valid conclusion and its pre- and post-contractual effects are governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the United States of America. The Parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in Las Vegas, Nevada. A Party will not object to that forum for any reason.
If you conclude this contract as a consumer under the European consumer laws, the choice of law and jurisdiction above may be invalid.
Legal Nature
You act on your own account and risk and in your own name. This agreement shall constitute neither a company nor a similar relationship nor an employment relationship. You may not act in IVA’s name or for IVA’s account.