Terms of Use

Agreement between user and SDI

The SDI Events, LLC, (SDI) Space and Defense Innovation Reception (SDI) Event Website shall be defined herein to include https://www.sdireception.com/ (“SDI Website”).

The SDI Website is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein. Your use of the SDI Website constitutes your agreement to all such terms, conditions, and notices.

Modification of these Terms of Use

SDI reserves the right to change the terms, conditions, and notices under which the SDI Website is offered in our sole discretion, including but not limited to the changes associated with the use of the SDI Website. Your continued use of the SDI Website following the posting of revised Terms of Use means that you accept and agree to the changes.

SDI reserves the right to disclose aggregated data, or information or statements we publish without attribution to any identifiable individual, or specific data or statements that you separately and specifically agree we can share with the larger public or media, without infringing upon the user’s confidentiality.

Links to third-party sites

The SDI Website may contain links to other websites (“Linked Sites”). The Linked Sites are not under the control of SDI, and SDI is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. SDI is not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any Linked Site. SDI is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by SDI of the site or any association with its operators.

SDI EVENT ATTENDANCE 

In consideration for your attendance at the SDI Event (“Event”), you as “Participant” agree as follows:

Release and Waiver: Participant hereby RELEASES, WAIVES, DISCHARGES AND COVENANTS NOT TO SUE the event organizers, Ideation HQ, Inc DBA Distinctive Edge Partners and Foundation for the Future (collectively, the “Organizers”), any subdivision thereof, their members, and each of them, their officers and employees, (collectively, the “Releasees”), from and for any liability resulting from any personal injury, accident or illness (including death), and/or property loss, however caused, arising from, or in any way related to, Participant’s attendance at the Event, except for those caused by the willful misconduct, gross negligence or intentional torts of the above parties, as applicable.

Permission to Use Likeness/Name: The Participant understands that Organizers representatives and their contracted third-party providers will be taking photographs and video generally of the Event and as a result, the Event’s attendees and participants.  The Participant further agrees to allow, on a perpetual basis and without compensation, Participant’s likeness, voice and/or name to appear, and to otherwise be used, in material, regardless of media form, promoting Organizers, and its events and activities, including those of its representatives and licensees.  Further, the Participant understands that individual Event participants and attendees (“Individuals”) may take their own photographs and video, and that Organizers disclaims any responsibility for the actions of such Individuals, and the Participant agrees to pursue potential actions against such Individuals directly and not against Organizers. 

Event Registration Privacy Notice: Organizer collects personally identifiable information, including your email address, first and last name, employment information, home or work address, and other contact information (“Information”). By registering for or applying to attend the Event, you agree to the collection, storage, and use of your Information for the following purposes: to communicate with you regarding the Event, for internal reporting purposes, as reasonably necessary for the management and organization of the Event, for any other reason in connection to the event. Organizers may disclose your Information to Organizers subsidiaries and affiliates, co-organizers, any third parties Organizers uses to support its business, to third parties to market their products or services to you, subject the SDI Privacy Policy available on the SDI Event Website.  

Severability: The Participant expressly agrees that the foregoing release and waiver of liability and likeness use agreement is intended to be as broad and inclusive as is permitted by the laws of the United States of America, and any foreign jurisdiction in which an Event may be held, and that if any portion thereof is held invalid, it is agreed that the balance shall, notwithstanding, continue in full legal force and effect.

Acknowledgment of Understanding: The Participant certifies that they are over the age of 18.  As such, the Participant acknowledges that they have read and fully understand this release and waiver of liability, likeness use agreement, and the event registration privacy notice, and fully understands that under this release and waiver of liability, likeness use agreement, and the event registration notice, the Participant is giving up substantial rights in connection therewith, and that its terms are contractual and binding in nature.  The Participant acknowledge that they by applying to attend the SDI event or registering for the event, they are agreeing to these SDI Event Attendance terms.

Liability Disclaimer

THIS WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND SDI EXCLUDES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE FUNCTIONS EMBODIED ON, OR IN THE MATERIALS OF, THIS WEBSITE ARE NOT WARRANTED TO BE UNINTERRUPTED OR WITHOUT ERROR. YOU, NOT SDI, ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION DUE TO YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL SDI AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS OR EVENT SPONSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SDI WEBSITE OR ATTENDANCE OF THE SDI EVENT, , AND RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SDI WEBSITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE SDI WEBSITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF SDI (OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS) HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE SDI WEBSITE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SDI WEBSITE.

Except as specifically stated in these Terms, or elsewhere on this website, or as otherwise required by applicable law, neither SDI nor its directors, employees, content providers, affiliates, event sponsors, or other representatives will be liable for damages of any kind (including, without limitation, lost profits, direct, indirect, compensatory, consequential, exemplary, special, incidental or punitive damages) arising out of your use of, inability to use, or the performance of this website or its content, whether or not we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. 

Indemnification

Except as prohibited by law, you will hold SDI and its officers, directors, employees, and agents harmless for any indirect, punitive, special, incidental, or consequential damage, however it arises (including attorneys’ fees and all related costs and expenses of litigation and arbitration, or at trial or on appeal, if any, whether or not litigation or arbitration is instituted), whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tortious action, or arising out of or in connection with these Terms, including without limitation any claim for personal injury or property damage, arising from (i) your use of the SDI Website; (ii) your violation of any of these Terms; (iii) your violation of any third-party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right; or (iv) any claim that your content caused damage to a third party. This defense and indemnification obligation will survive these Terms, your use of the SDI Website, and your attendance at the SDI Event. 

General legal terms

The Terms constitute the whole legal agreement between you and SDI and govern your use of the SDI Website and attendance at the SDI Event (but excluding any services which SDI may provide to you under a separate written agreement). 

You agree that if SDI does not exercise or enforce any legal right or remedy which is contained in the Terms (or which SDI has the benefit of under any applicable law), this will not be taken to be a formal waiver of SDI’s rights and that those rights or remedies will still be available to SDI.

If any disagreement or dispute arises regarding these Terms or any rights or obligations conveyed hereunder, the disagreement shall be resolved, whenever possible, by meeting and conferring. If such efforts are unsuccessful, either you or SDI (collectively “Parties” or individually “Party”) shall seek a resolution via binding arbitration, to be conducted in the Austin, Texas and in accordance with the then-prevailing rules of the American Arbitration Association. Any award conferred shall be enforceable in any court of suitable jurisdiction in the State of Texas. The arbitration requirement does not apply to requests for injunctive relief.

The Terms, and your relationship with SDI under the Terms, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Texas, USA, without regard to conflict of laws provisions. 

If any court of law, having the jurisdiction to decide on this matter, rules that any provision of these Terms is invalid, then that provision will be removed from the Terms without affecting the rest of the Terms, which will remain in full force and effect.