Gold Sponsorship

Sponsorship Terms

1. International Crisis Management Obligations

The International Crisis Management Conference {known hereafter as ICMC) will give the Sponsor the benefits as outlined in the description of the sponsorship level purchased.

2. Sponsor Obligations

If selecting “Check” as the payment method during checkout, the Sponsor agrees to pay the Sponsorship Fee made payable to The International Crisis Management Conference and due no later than 7 days after the purchase of the sponsorship.

3. Sponsor Trademarks and Materials

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Sponsor grants the ICMC the right to use the Sponsor’s trade names, logo designs, trademarks, and company descriptions as provided in Sponsor marketing materials. These assets may be used in any medium of advertising, promotional products, or marketing materials distributed solely in connection with ICMC 2020. ICMC agrees to use materials according to Sponsor’s trademark usage guidelines.

The Sponsor agrees to offer the following materials for marketing and promotional purposes:

• Quality Digital Logo image
• Any other materials as required to fulfill the benefits as outlined in the sponsorship level description.

4. Indemnity

4.1 The Sponsor will indemnify, defend, and hold the ICMC harmless from and against any claims relating directly or indirectly to, or arising out of, content posted on the Sponsor’s respective website, use of Sponsor materials, or use of Sponsor’s logos and trademarks.

4.2 The ICMC will not be responsible for damage to or loss of property belonging to the Sponsor, its employees, contractors, or agents or for personal injury to the Sponsor’s employees, contractors, agents, directors, or invitees except to the extent that claims may be solely and directly attributed to willful misconduct or gross negligence of the ICMC and ICMC’s employers, directors, or officers.

4.3 Sponsor will give ICMC prompt written notice of any suit or claim that comes within the purview of these indemnities.

5. Limitation of Liability

In no event shall either party be liable to the other party for any consequential, incidental, indirect, or punitive damages regardless of whether such liability results from a breach of contract, breach of warranties, tort, strict liability, or otherwise.

6. Term and Termination

6.1 This Agreement will be valid for the period of the date of the acceptance of these terms to the completion of the conference or a length of time as outlined in the sponsorship level description.

6.2 The ICMC may terminate this Agreement at any time for any reason. In the event that the ICMC terminates this Agreement for any reason other than Sponsor’s breach of Agreement, the ICMC shall refund any fees received from the Sponsor and return any materials, equipment, hardware, or software loaned by the Sponsor for the event, at the Sponsor’s expense.

6.3 The Sponsor may terminate this Agreement for breach of Agreement by the ICMC after giving ICMC at least ten (10) days prior written notice specifying the nature of the breach and giving the ICMC at least ten (10) days to resolve such breach. If breach occurs less than ten (10) days before the event, Sponsor may terminate this Agreement if breach is not resolved by the first day of the event.

6.4 Cancellation of Sponsorship must be made 30 days prior to the conference to be eligible for a refund.  No refunds will be given for any cancellations of a sponsorship within 30 days of the conference.

7. Disagreement

In the case of a disagreement at any point, the parties will refer the matter to an independent arbitrator appointed by mutual agreement.

8. Miscellaneous

8.1 These Terms will supersede any or all prior oral or written forms of understanding between the Sponsor and ICMC. These Terms may not be amended or modified except when one or both parties execute amendments in writing and amendments are signed by both parties.

8.2 These Terms shall be governed by and executed in accordance with the laws of the State of Rhode Island applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within this state.