These are the terms (the "Agreement") governing your attendance at and participation in Midwest Digital Marketing Conference ("MDMC"), a production of the University of Missouri College of Business Administration. By registering for MDMC, you agree to these terms, which form a binding legal contract between Midwest Digital Marketing Conference ("MDMC") and the registered attendee or participant ("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.

Section 1: Attendee Requirements

1.1 Admittance. Your registration entitles you to admittance to MDMC. 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 MDMC shall have no liability for such costs.

1.2 Use of Likeness. By attending MDMC, you expressly grant consent to MDMC, 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 MDMC 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 MDMC 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 MDMC and its affiliates from and against any liabilities, losses, claims, demands, costs (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees) and expenses arising in connection with any breach or alleged breach of any of the above representations, warranties or agreement hereunder.

1.3 MDMC Content. You acknowledge and agree that MDMC, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to change any and all aspects of MDMC, including but not limited to, the themes, content, program, speakers, performers, hosts, moderators, venue, and time.

1.4 MDMC Conduct. You agree to abide by our conduct policy, which is available for review here.

Section 2: Prohibited Conduct

2.1 Limitations on Use. Tickets to MDMC are not transferable without express permission from MDMC. Please review section 3.2 for further information on transfers.

2.2 Disruptive Conduct. You acknowledge and agree that MDMC reserves the right to remove you from MDMC if MDMC, in its sole discretion, determines that your presence or behavior is creating a disruption or hindering MDMC or the enjoyment of MDMC by other attendees. More information on our conduct policy can be found here.

2.3 Video and Live Video. Recording or broadcasting any MDMC sessions, keynotes, or workshops is prohibited. MDMC does, however, encourage live video outside of any sessions, keynotes, or workshops, as long as you use your personal mobile data plan and do not disrupt traffic flow. Use of the conference Wi-Fi for live video is prohibited.

You are, however, prohibited from using the conference space to create video or live video that would violate the prohibition on promotional activities, which is defined below.

MDMC reserves the right to stop any live video production for any reason, in its sole discretion.

2.4 Promotional Activities. MDMC offers opportunities to third-party vendors to register as sponsors/exhibitors. In order to protect MDMC sponsors/exhibitors and to offer the best possible experience for MDMC attendees, MDMC limits solicitation and promotional activities by its attendees. MDMC understands that networking and marketing are natural occurrences at any event, but certain activities are prohibited.

You may not solicit business from other attendees during MDMC, including but not limited to: distributing marketing materials; hosting demonstrations of any product or service (either scheduled or unscheduled) for more than one person; setting up marketing materials, such as signage, which includes wearing signs or holding signs; distributing samples; sitting at tables for the express purpose of marketing to conference attendees; offering specials to those attending MDMC; disrupting the traffic flow of other MDMC attendees in an attempt to market goods or services. You may not coordinate on-location gatherings that involve distribution of samples, raffles, or other incentives.

If you violate this provision, MDMC reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to remove your badge and ban your re-entry to MDMC, with no refund due to you.

In some limited exceptions, MDMC may grant approval for certain marketing activities. You must have written approval available for inspection by a member of the MDMC staff at all times while engaging in a pre-approved promotional activity.

2.5 Virtual Content. Dependent upon the type of ticket you purchase for MDMC, you may receive access to MDMC content virtually. This 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 virtually. All intellectual property rights stated herein apply to virtual or live MDMC content.

Section 3: Fees and Refunds

3.1 Payment. The payment of any remaining balances for MDMC are due before granting access to MDMC or its content. If such payment is insufficient or declined for any reason, MDMC may refuse to admit you to MDMC and shall have no liability in that regard.

3.2 Register risk-free! You can cancel your registration within 24 hours of purchase for a full refund.

Refunds/Transfers: You may cancel your participation at any time UP TO 2 WEEKS prior the conference (5 pm CST, April 30, 2024) when all plans must be finalized on our end. In doing so you will receive your full purchase price less a 20% administration fee.

If you cancel after 5 pm CST on April 30, 2024, you will receive a 30% refund or you can pass along your ticket to a friend with our notification. Please realize costs for such venues are extremely high. Contact info@bestmarketingconference.com if you need a refund or wish to transfer your ticket over to another colleague. 

Section 4: Privacy Policy

MDMC owns and operates MDMC and is committed to protecting the privacy of its attendees. MDMC does not rent, share, or sell your contact information or other personal information to any third parties. MDMC follows the privacy policy of its produce, the University of Missouri St. Louis (UMSL). The UMSL privacy policy can be found here: https://www.umsl.edu/privacy-policy.html

As stated in our privacy policy, by registering for MDMC, you consent to receive emails about MDMC, including emails confirming your transaction details and emails related to MDMC. At any time, you may unsubscribe to such emails, but, if you unsubscribe, you may not receive important information regarding the event.

Prior to MDMC, MDMC will share information on how to register for the MDMC app. Your participation in the app is voluntary and subject to the terms of use of the app.

At MDMC, you may interact with exhibitors/sponsors who may scan your badge for your contact information, including your name, company, and email address. 

By registering for MDMC you agree to sharing your contact information with the Midwest Digital Marketing Title Sponsor . All sponsors and exhibitors are required to follow GDPR laws and the California Consumer Privacy Act. 

Section 5: Intellectual Property

5.1 All intellectual property rights in and to MDMC, MDMC content, and all materials distributed at or in connection with MDMC are owned by MDMC or the speakers who are presenting at MDMC. You may not use or reproduce, or allow anyone to use or reproduce, any trademarks or other trade names or copyrighted material appearing at MDMC, in any MDMC content, or in any materials distributed at or in connection with MDMC for any reason without the prior written permission of MDMC and the appropriate speakers presenting at MDMC.

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 your digital channels. You may not use these to commercially act in contravention of the content creator's intellectual property rights to the material.

5.2 For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to vest in you any legal or beneficial right in or to any trademarks or other intellectual property rights owned or used under license by MDMC or any of its affiliates; nor does this Agreement grant to you any right or license to any other intellectual property rights of MDMC or its affiliates, all of which shall at all times remain the exclusive property of MDMC and its affiliates.

5.3 All content made available through MDMC is developed solely for your personal use and may not be reproduced for publication or for the personal or commercial use of others without permission.

5.4 All of the information provided at MDMC is for informational use only.  Purchase of a ticket or attendance at MDMC does not form any professional relationship between you and MDMC.  Although members of MDMC and speakers at MDMC may be licensed professionals, neither MDMC nor its speakers provide any type of professional services unless they are directly engaged for such a relationship.