Athletech News Events Policy
Last Updated: November 18, 2024
Fees and Registration Requirements – All registrants for Athletech Media Group (“ATN”) events must be registered. Your registration entitles you to participate in the specific event you registered for. Additional fees may be required for add-on offerings, if any. For more information on add-on offerings at specific events (if any), please visit the specific event page. If a registrant is no longer able to attend, registration can be switched to an ATN approved colleague or moved to ATN’s 2025 Innovation Summit and the attendee must pay the difference (if any).
Guest Registration – Only persons registered for our event will have access to our licensed venue spaces for that event. Children, spouses, partners, or other guests, and any other unregistered persons will not be admitted unless there are specially designated events for these groups. In those circumstances, guests are only allowed in the space(s) designated specifically for that designated group event. No exceptions will be made.
Payment – Payment for our event registration is by credit card only and through our online system. All payment is due upon registration.
Travel and Accommodations Costs – Any costs associated with your attendance at our event shall be paid solely by you, and ATN shall have NO liability for such expenses.
Cancellations, Refunds and Substitutions – Cancellations, Refunds and Substitutions – ALL SALES ARE FINAL If ATN is prevented from hosting the event you registered for as a result of any cause beyond its control, or due to acts of God, strikes, labor disputes, government requisitions, restrictions or war or apparent act of war, terrorism, disaster, civil disorder, epidemic or pandemic, curtailment or restriction on transportation facilities, or any other comparable calamity, casualty or condition (collectively a “Force Majeure”) ATN shall have the right to terminate the affected event without liability immediately and shall be relieved of its obligations to you.
Onsite Registration – Onsite registration will be offered at our events, unless otherwise indicated on the respective events page.
Event Content – You acknowledge and agree that ATN, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to change aspects of our event, including but not limited to our event name, themes, content, program, speakers, hosts, moderators, venue, time, and event policies.
Use of Likeness – By participating in our event, you acknowledge and agree to grant us the right at our event to record, film, live stream, 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 ATN includes the right to edit such media, use the media alone or together with other information, and allow others to use or disseminate the media. All media becomes the property of ATN. ATN also reserves the right not to record any event.
Use of Directories and Other Networking Tools – All information in our directories is entrusted to registrants for personal use exclusively. The use of this information for any other purpose, such as unsolicited electronic communication, is expressly prohibited. The same applies to the unauthorized sale or distribution of information obtained from any directories. Violation of this policy may subject you to sanctions. Please notify ATN immediately if you become aware of violations of this policy.
Special Needs – If you have a special need or request or need auxiliary aids or services for an event, please contact us in advance of the event.
Disclaimer of Warranties, Limitation of Liability – We give no warranties regarding any aspect of our event, or any materials related to it or offered at an event and disclaim all implied warranties, including but not limited to warranties of fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, timeliness, and merchantability. Our events are provided on an “as-is” basis.
The speakers, registrants, or sponsors’ views, opinions, and positions at our events are theirs alone. They do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or positions of ATN or any employee or representative.
We make no representations of accuracy, completeness, timeliness, suitability, or validity of any information presented by speakers, registrants, or sponsors at our events. We will not be liable for any errors, omissions, or delays in this information or any losses, injuries, or damages arising from its display or use. You understand that you assume the risk of using any information you are presented with during an event.
We do not endorse and expressly disclaim all liability relating to any of the products or services provided by speakers, registrants, or sponsors during our events.
Except as required by law, neither ATN nor its affiliates shall be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential costs, damages, or losses arising directly or indirectly from our events or other aspects related to them or in connection with our events.
Release of Liability – By registering for one of our events, you are releasing ATN, its staff, exhibitors, sponsors, vendor partners, employees, and/or other event registrants from all claims, demands, damages, costs, or liabilities (collectively “claims”) arising from or relating to your use of any sponsored items or giveaways by sponsors and/or exhibitors, participation, attendance or other involvement with our events, including, without limitation, any claims related to exposure to, infection with, or spread of any virus or other communicable disease. You agree to forego all rights to sue ATN and its vendor partners for any reason related to or arising from your participation, attendance, or other involvement with our ATN events, including, without limitation, any claims related to exposure to, infection with, or spread of any virus or other communicable disease, and assume all risks associated with your attendance. This waiver, assumption of the risk, and release of liability shall be construed broadly to provide a release and waiver to the maximum extent permissible under applicable law.
The maximum aggregate liability of ATN for any claim in any way connected with, or arising from, our events whether in contract, tort, or otherwise (including any negligent act or omission), shall be limited to the amount paid by you to us to attend an event.
Code of Conduct – Our event is an opportunity to share information, increase knowledge, network, and build business relationships. We encourage the open exchange of ideas, support professional development and personal growth by ensuring that a diverse range of voices are represented. ATN is dedicated to ensuring that our events and affiliated gatherings are an inclusive, respectful, productive, and harassment-free experience for everyone. If you are disruptive, engage in harassment of any kind, or otherwise act unprofessional during an event, ATN reserves the right, in its sole and exclusive discretion, to have you removed from the event without issuing you a refund.
Intellectual Property – All intellectual property rights in and to our events, the content of our events, and all materials distributed at or in connection with our events are owned (or are controlled) by ATN or our event sponsors or speakers presenting at our events.
Accordingly, you may not use or reproduce or allow anyone to use or reproduce any:
- Trademarks, trade dress, trade names, or copyrights appearing at our events;
- Event content; or
- Materials distributed at or in connection with our events for any reason without the express prior written permission of ATN (it being understood that ATN can withhold permission in its sole and exclusive discretion).
Privacy Notice to Registrants on Personal Information Collected by ATN – Your privacy is important to us. Please review ATN’s Privacy Policy. Please be advised that ATN collects personal information to enable your event registration, including unique IDs, First Name, Last Name, Email, Organization Name, Address, your reserved sessions/add-ons and other contact details. This information may be shared with select third parties that perform services for ATN in connection with our event, including database management services, housing partners, hotels, sponsors, auditors, and any other necessary services, when applicable.