Effective/Last Updated: March 1st, 2022
The organizer: BNI Global, LLC and its local franchisee BNI Czech Republic, registered as Crisma Network sro (both referred to as BNI further in this document)
The event: any and every live event
The participant: Event attendee
In consideration of attendance at BNI events, attendees hereby acknowledge and agree:
- RIGHT TO PHOTOS & VIDEO: to expressly grant to the organizer the right to capture, record, and use photographs, video, and/or audio impressions (including live or over the Internet) of me (collectively, “Impressions”) recorded at any and all events and to use the photographs and my voice and picture, silhouette, and other reproductions of physical likeness and class-related work (including any still image, videotaped image, captured video-conference image, CD-ROMs, DVDs and/or other analog or digital means, or other media now in existence of hereafter developed), in connection with or as part of any presentation, program, publication, product, transmission, or other professional endeavour in which the same may be used or incorporated, and also in the advertising, and/or publicising of any such analog or digital works or their content, in perpetuity. The participant understands these images / sounds may be used for commercial, educational, or informational purposes and shall not be entitled to any royalties, fees, or other compensation or notice, in connection with any such use. In addition, the participant waives any claims that any use of photograph, image, and/or voice as permitted hereunder portrays them in a derogatory manner or false light.
- OWNERSHIP OF MATERIALS: The participant agrees that the organizer shall exclusively own, jointly and severally, all rights, title and interest, including copyright in, and to, the complete set of Impressions, with worldwide rights. THE ORGANIZER shall have the right, for any purpose, to use, adapt, change, delete from or add to such form and content, to combine all or any part of these original recordings with others, and to use, distribute, advertise, market and otherwise exploit any and all of the foregoing in any manner and in any medium, as the organizer shall determine in its sole discretion. The participant agrees to cooperate with the organizer, at its expense, in all further actions, which BNI deems necessary or desirable to confirm, register, protect or enforce THE ORGANIZER’s rights in and to such recordings. The participant waives all rights of copyright or ownership which might otherwise have in or to any of the products in which their image, likeness or voice appears, and agrees to assign to THE ORGANIZER any such right, title, and interest in and to any such products. The participant agrees to execute all documents deemed necessary or desirable by THE ORGANIZER in connection therewith. The participant waives all rights of copyright or ownership in or to the resulting commercial or educational and informational materials in which the participant appears and acknowledges no monetary or other compensation in exchange for waiving this right. The participant also agrees to allow all forms of distribution of any materials that accompany their images or voice.
- NO GUARANTEES: The events will include presentations about income growth opportunities. The participant understands that there can be no assurance that any prior successes by other individuals, or past results in income earnings, can be used as an indication of their future success or results. The participant acknowledges monetary and income results are based on many factors. THE ORGANIZER does not guarantee or imply that the participant will get rich, that will do as well, or that will make any money at all, especially if they do not do the work that’s asked of them or ignore any other advice presented. THE ORGANIZER’s products may have unknown risks involved, and are not suitable for everyone. Making decisions based on any information presented in THE ORGANIZER’s products, services, or web site, should be done only with the knowledge that the participant could make no money at all. All products and services by THE ORGANIZER are for educational and informational purposes only.
- DUE DILIGENCE: The participant agrees to be solely responsible for doing own due diligence when it comes to making business and financial decisions and all information, products, and services that have been provided by THE ORGANIZER or at the events should be independently verified by own qualified professionals including checking with their accountant, lawyer or professional advisor, before acting on this or any information.
- RESPONSIBILITY FOR OWN ACTIONS: THE ORGANIZER’s information, products, and services should be carefully considered and evaluated, before reaching a business decision, on whether to take any action (or refrain from acting). The participant agrees that THE ORGANIZER is not responsible for the success or failure of their business decisions relating to any information presented at the events or elsewhere by THE ORGANIZER or others, or THE ORGANIZER’s products or services.
- COPYRIGHT AND CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The materials and resources used in the presentations are the confidential and exclusive copyrighted and intellectual property of THE ORGANIZER. These materials are provided to me by THE ORGANIZER and solely intended for my personal use as an Event Participant. No part of these documents and/or resources can be stored, reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, photographic, mechanical, or any other medium), recorded, translated, or used to produce any derivative works without the explicit written permission of THE ORGANIZER, under signature. Any violation, or the likelihood of violating, any of my agreements contained in this paragraph, would entitle THE ORGANIZER to injunctive relief to prohibit any such violations.
- VIDEOCONFERENCE: If the participant joins by videoconference, he/she will not display any background that includes any copyrighted image or logo that he/she does not own. If they own an image or logo that is displayed as part of a background, they hereby grant THE ORGANIZER a royalty-free and irrevocable licence to use said image and/or logo captured as part of the Impressions as otherwise permitted hereunder.
- LIABILITY WAIVER AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RISK: The participant understands that they should be aware of their physical limitations and agree not to exceed them. The participant also voluntarily agrees, therefore, to assume all risks and responsibility for any injury or accident, which might occur to them during the event and exempts, releases, and indemnifies THE ORGANIZER, its officers, directors, owners, volunteers, assistants, employees, guest artists, faculty members, contractors, and agents, from any and all liability claims, demands, causes of action, damages, injuries, losses, or death, arising in any way (directly or indirectly) in connection with participation in any networking event, class or workshop offered by the THE ORGANIZER.