BSides Harrisburg Sponsor Support Terms and Conditions Agreement

1. Sponsorship Agreement: between the event-specific Security BSides organizer (“Organizer”) and ("Sponsor") is valid from the date it is fully executed through the end of the sponsored event.

2. Sponsor Marketing Use Agreement: Sponsor may use the following tagline on its marketing materials during the term of this Sponsorship Agreement: “Official Sponsor of BSidesHBG” or "Official Sponsor of BSides Harrisburg".

3. Production Timeline: For Organizer to fulfill all promotional benefits for Sponsor, Sponsor agrees to meet all Organizer published submission deadlines during the standard sponsor drive window. Organizer must receive Logo(s), Ad (if applicable), and Banner display (if applicable) before publishing deadlines. Deadlines will not be extended to accept late material.

4. Sponsor Trademark Usage Agreement: Sponsor agrees to allow Organizer to use Sponsor’s trademark/logo/tagline solely to perform and fulfill its obligations noted within the Sponsor Package table above and this Sponsorship Agreement. It is Sponsor’s responsibility to notify Organizer of any concerns with usage of Sponsor’s trademark/logo/tagline.

5. Sponsor Trademark Usage: Notwithstanding Section 4 above, Sponsor agrees to allow Organizer the right to use Sponsor’s trademark/logo/tagline and graphics on all the promotional benefits, including but not limited to:
  1. The web pages associated with Organizer and Security BSides.
  2. Sponsor benefit items detailed in the Sponsor Package section.
  3. Any event materials, such as banners, programs, lanyards, etc.

6. Web Reference: Sponsor may publish an Internet hyperlink from Sponsor’s website to the Organizer and Security BSides websites and maintain the hyperlink as an active, functional, and correct link to the websites through the
duration of the event and thereafter unless removal is requested by Organizer.

7. Payment: Full payment to the Organizer is due upon invoice from Organizer. If payment is not received within 60 days of the invoice, Organizer may cancel sponsorship. Event materials will not include Sponsor information until Organizer receives full payment. If Organizer receives the signed Sponsor Agreement outside of the standard sponsor drive window, full payment must be received before the day one of the event.

8. Refunds: Organizer will not provide Sponsor any refunds after event publishing orders are finalized.

9. Non-endorsement: The use of Sponsor's name within Organizer or Security BSides websites does not constitute an endorsement of the Sponsor, the Sponsor’s services, products or programs by Security BSides or Organizer. Additionally, the Sponsor is not permitted to represent in any manner that
Security BSides or Organizer has endorsed such products, services, or programs.

10. Non-exclusivity: Neither Security BSides nor Organizer awards exclusive sponsorship or establishes exclusive relationships with Sponsors. Sponsor shall not imply that such a preferential relationship exists between Sponsor
and Security BSides or Organizer.

11. Attendee contact information: Organizer will not provide contact information for any event attendee to Sponsor under any circumstances.

12. Speaking and training slots: All non-keynote speaker, training, and workshop slots are filled through a Call for Participation (CFP) selection process. Sponsor is not entitled to automatic speaker, training, or workshop
slots.

13. Sale of merchandise: The Sponsor must obtain and satisfy all necessary licensing and certificates to sell merchandise. If selling merchandise, Sponsor must provide to Organizer proof of applicable license(s)/certificate(s) prior to the event.

14. Limited Liability: If circumstances beyond the commercially reasonable control of Organizer interfere with, or prevent, Organizer from fulfilling, in part, or all of, Sponsor’s promotional benefits under this Sponsorship Agreement, Sponsor, by signing this Sponsorship Agreement, holds Organizer, Security BSides, as well as their respective Board of Directors and employees harmless from all legal and financial liability to Sponsor, caused by such circumstances, beyond the fee paid by Sponsor for this sponsorship.

15. Force Majeure: Neither Security BSides, Organizer, or Sponsor shall be deemed in default of this Sponsorship Agreement to the extent that performance of its obligations or attempts to cure any breach is delayed or prevented because of any act of God, fire, natural disaster, accident, act of government, or any other causes beyond its commercially reasonable control.

16. Rejection: Security BSides and Organizer reserve the right to reject a potential Sponsor for any reason.

17. Entire Agreement: This and all attachments constitute the entire Sponsorship Agreement.