TERMS & CONDITIONS
HOUSE RULES AND LIABILITY WAIVER
Studio Terms & Conditions PLEASE READ CAREFULLY. BY BOOKING THE SPACE & SIGNING THE LIABILITY WAIVER YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS (THIS "AGREEMENT"). THIS AGREEMENT HAS LEGAL CONSEQUENCES AND WILL AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND ABILITY TO BRING FUTURE LEGAL ACTIONS. IN CONSIDERATION of being permitted to enter and remain at the premises (QNTM STUDIOS) owned by QNTM Collective Inc. 111-302 Carlaw ave., Toronto, ON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN THIS AGREEMENT ARE IN ADDITION TO ANY TERMS AND CONDITIONS ESTABLISHED BY QNTM Studios. I hereby expressly waive and release any and all claims, now known or hereafter known, against QNTM Studios, and its officers, directors, manager(s), employees, agents, affiliates, shareholders/members, successors, and assigns (collectively, "Released Parties"). 1. ADMITTANCE. In its sole discretion and without refund, QNTM Studios reserves the right to refuse admittance to or expel from the conference anyone that it determines is behaving in a manner that could be disruptive to QNTM Studios or pose any danger to any other attendee. Entrant consents and agrees that in such event, it shall not be entitled to a refund of any portion of amounts paid. Breach of any of the terms herein shall entitle Reuters Events to all available legal remedies. 2. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF COVID-19 & OTHER RISKS. I fully understand that: the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and any resulting disease (together with any variation thereof, "COVID-19") is an extremely contagious disease that can lead to severe illness and death, and there is an inherent danger and risk of exposure to COVID-19 in any place where people are present; no Safety Protocols (as defined below) can eliminate the risk of exposure to COVID-19; while people of all ages and health conditions can be and have been adversely affected by COVID-19, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other public health authorities (i) people with certain underlying medical conditions are or may be especially vulnerable; and (ii) the risk of severe illness from the contraction of COVID-19 increases steadily with age, and contracting COVID-19 can result in the further transmission of COVID-19 to Entrant’s spouse, family members, and other persons in proximity to Entrant’s; and exposure to COVID-19 can result in subsequent quarantine, illness, disability, other short-term and long-term physical and/or mental health effects, and/or death, regardless of age or health condition at the time of exposure and/or infection. I hereby acknowledge and agree that in the absence of any negligence or other breach of duty by Reuters or the Released Parties, entry to QNTM Studios is entirely at my own risk. 3. ASSUMPTION OF RISKS, HAZARDS AND DANGERS. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, AND SAVE IN RELATION TO INSTANCES OF GROSS NEGLIGENCE, RECKLESS CONDUCT, WILLFUL/WANTON CONDUCT, OR INTENTIONAL ACTS BY REUTERS AND THE RELEASED PARTIES, ENTRANT, ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND RELATED PERSONS, HEREBY FULLY UNDERSTANDS AND KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND IRREVOCABLY, ASSUMES ALL RISKS, HAZARDS AND DANGERS RELATED TO ENTRY INTO, AND PRESENCE IN, AT AND AROUND THE VENUE AND EVENT, WHICH MAY INCLUDE AN INCREASED RISK OF EXPOSURE TO COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, COVID-19), VIRUSES, BACTERIA OR ILLNESSES OR THE CAUSE THEREOF, SICKNESS, PERSONAL INJURY, DISABILITY, OTHER SHORT-TERM OR LONG-TERM HEALTH EFFECTS, AND/OR DEATH. ENTRANT HEREBY ACCEPTS PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS VOLUNTARY ATTENDANCE AT THE EVENT. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ENTRANT HEREBY ASSUMES, ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND RELATED PERSONS, ALL RESPONSIBILITY OF CLAIMS AND POTENTIAL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE RISK, HAZARDS AND DANGERS DESCRIBED IN THIS AGREEMENT SAVE FOR INSTANCES OF GROSS NEGLIGENCE, RECKLESS CONDUCT, WILLFUL/WANTON CONDUCT, OR INTENTIONAL ACTS BY REUTERS. 4. RELEASE AND WAIVER. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ENTRANT, ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND RELATED PERSONS, HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES AND KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY, IRREVOCABLY, AND FOREVER RELEASES, WAIVES, AND DISCHARGES, EACH OF THE RELEASED PARTIES WITH RESPECT TO ANY AND ALL CLAIMS THAT ENTRANT OR ANY OF ENTRANT’S RELEASED PERSONS MAY HAVE (OR HEREINAFTER ACCRUE) AGAINST ANY OF THE RELEASED PARTIES, THAT RELATE TO ANY OF THE RISKS, HAZARDS AND DANGERS DESCRIBED ABOVE IN SECTIONS 2 AND 3, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY AND ALL CLAIMS THAT ARISE OUT OF OR RELATE IN ANY WAY TO ENTRANT’S OR RELATED PERSONS' EXPOSURE TO COVID-19, (COLLECTIVELY, THE "CLAIMS"), IN EACH CASE WHETHER CAUSED BY ANY ACTION OR INACTION (OTHER THAN GROSS NEGLIGENCE, RECKLESS CONDUCT, WILLFUL/WANTON CONDUCT, OR INTENTIONAL ACTS) OF ANY RELEASED PARTY OR OTHERWISE. THE RELEASEES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS, LIABILITY OR DAMAGE TO PERSONAL PROPERTY. 5. LIMITATIONS ON ASSUMPTION OF RISK AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY. FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY HEREIN (INCLUDING THE ABOVE SECTIONS 3 AND 4), THIS AGREEMENT DOES NOT RELEASE LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO OR EXTEND TO CLAIMS THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK DO NOT PERMIT TO BE RELEASED OR WAIVED BY AGREEMENT, INCLUDING LIABILITIES ARISING FROM GROSS NEGLIGENCE, RECKLESS CONDUCT, WILLFUL/WANTON CONDUCT, OR INTENTIONAL ACTS. 8. INSURANCE. It is the sole responsibility of Entrant to arrange appropriate personal insurance appropriate or necessary in connection with their attendance at QNTM Studios 9. PAYMENT. By booking the space, Entrant warrants that they have the authority to authorize charges to the credit card or other method of payment, as applicable. Entrant understands and agrees that QNTM Studios is not liable, in any way, for erroneous bill statements or incorrect charges and that should an error occur in billing or debiting, QNTM Studios only responsibility is to correct such error when and if the Bucks receive written notice of such error. All bookings made prior to the booking must be paid in full to guarantee booking. If payment is not made at the time of booking, registration will be provisional. Entrant will be required to ensure that full payment is received by QNTM Studios prior to the conference date. If registrant’s full payment has not been received before the booking, a credit card payment will be required at the time of check in. 10. BOOKING AMENDMENTS AND DISCLAIMER. QNTM Studios reserves the right to make changes to the booking without notice and without liability to registrant. QNTM Studios may at any time, with or without giving notice, in its absolute discretion and without giving any reason, change, cancel or postpone the booking. In any case, this shall not be liable for any loss, liability, damage or expense suffered or incurred by any person or restristrant. 12. PHOTOGRAPHS, PUBLICITY MATERIAL, RADIO AND TELEVISION AND PRINT MEDIA. Except as otherwise expressly agreed in writing between QNTM Studios reserves the sole right to use any photographs, recordings, electronic images or publicity material received by or obtained by QNTM Studios in the course of the booking, for whatever use deemed proper by QNTM Studios. QNTM Studios has the exclusive right to include photographic, video and other visual portrayals of attendees, sponsors, exhibitors and their exhibits including its contents, in any pictorial medium of any nature whatsoever for the purpose of trade, advertising, sales, publicity and otherwise, without further compensation to the attendee, speaker, sponsor or exhibitor, and all rights titled and interest bearing (including all worldwide copyrights therein) will be QNTM Studios sole property, free of any claims of registrant deriving any rights or interest from the registrant. 13. PERSONAL INFORMATION. By submitting registration details, registrant agrees to allow QNTM Studios to process all personal information provided in such registration in accordance with the legal privacy policy and acknowledges that such processing may include such personal information being held by QNTM Studios on a database and, where legally permitted, being shared with other parties within Canada and internationally. Registrant agrees and acknowledges that any personal information submitted to QNTM Studios by registrant in connection with the QNTM Studios may be shared with (a) affiliates of QNTM Studios (b) third parties providing services specific to QNTM Collective Inc., registrant consents to their details being shared with such parties and agrees and acknowledges that such parties may contact registrant in the future. Registrant further agrees and acknowledges that their personal information will be used to create a delegate list (physical or digital) for the studio containing registrant’s Name, email & phone number. Registrants who do not wish to be included on such list must so advise QNTM Studios at the time of booking. All processing of personal information set forth in this section is subject to applicable data protection legislation. The use that any third parties make of registrant’s personal information is outside of QNTM Studios control and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, QNTM Studios does not accept any liability in this regard. 14. CANCELLATION POLICY. Registrant may transfer their registration to another individual without any charge, provided that any such individual will be bound by these terms and conditions. Cancellations by registrantrant more than 24 hours prior to the booking are fully refundable. If registrant cancels their registration less than 24 hours prior to the confirmed booking, QNTM Studios will be obliged to charge a fee of $30 and registrant will be issued a future credit note to use on a booking within 30 days of the issue date. Registrant must notify QNTM Studios in writing of a cancellation, or QNTM Studios will be obliged to charge the full fee. If the booking must be postponed, registrant’s registration will automatically roll over to the new date and platform. If the booking is cancelled Entrant will be automatically be given a future credit (valid for 30 days from issue) for another event or equivalent product/service of registrant’s choice. Registrant may request a refund in connection with the postponement or cancellation of the booking within 30 days following such postponement or cancellation. QNTM Studios shall not be liable to attendee for any damages, costs, or losses incurred, such as transportation costs, accommodations costs, or financial losses. registrants are responsible for obtaining the appropriate travel insurance to cover themselves with respect to such eventualities. 15. FORCE MAJEURE. QNTM Studios shall not be held responsible or liable for any delay or failure in performance of its obligations hereunder (including the running DAW's or failed equipment) to the extent such delay or failure is caused by (i) storm, flood, fire, earthquake or other acts of God; (ii) war, invasion, hostilities, terrorist threats or acts, riot, or other civil unrest or violence; (iii) any disease, epidemic or pandemic, including novel coronavirus COVID-19 (together with any mutation, adaptation, or variation thereof), (iv) embargoes or blockades; (v) national or regional emergency; (vi) strikes, labor stoppages, or slowdowns or other industrial disturbances; (vii) any order or guidance from any governmental or quasi-governmental organization, including without limitation in regard to travel, public gatherings, or health and safety; (viii) disruptions in supply chains, hotel inventory, commercial air travel or other public transportation; (ix) failure of carriers or utilities or equipment beyond QNTM Studios’ reasonable control; (x) unavailability of the venue through no fault of QNTM Studios; or (xi) other similar causes beyond the reasonable control of QNTM Studios. In any such event, QNTM Studios shall be entitled but not obliged to either provide alternative facilities or venue for the booking and/or reschedule the booking, without liability on the part of the QNTM Studios. If QNTM Studios are unable to reschedule or rearrange the event, QNTM Studios may cancel the booking on the part of the QNTM Studios and registrant will receive a future credit (valid for 12 months from issue) for another event or equivalent product/service of your choice. 16. GOVERNING LAW. Registrant hereby understands and agrees that this Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the province of ONTARIO, CANADA. Registrant and QNTM Studios hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of any province or federal court sitting in the province of ONTARIO or in the CANADIAN Court. 17. Entrant hereby agrees that if any provision or part thereof contained in this Agreement is declared illegal, unenforceable, or ineffective, such provision or part thereof shall be deemed severable, such that all other provisions contained in this Agreement shall remain valid and binding. All waivers of any provision of this Agreement must be made in writing and signed by QNTM Studios. BY REGISTERING FOR THE BOOKING, I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD ALL OF THE TERMS OF THIS RELEASE AND THAT I AM VOLUNTARILY GIVING UP SUBSTANTIAL LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO SUE THE RELEASED PARTIES.