Economics, Growth and Prosperity | Summer Seminar

Friedberg Economics Institute (Registered Amuta no. 580581338)
Waiver and Permission Agreement
(the “Waiver and Agreement” or “Agreement”)

These Terms and Conditions Are Important. Please read the terms and conditions of this Waiver and Permission Agreement carefully; they impose legal obligations on you and on us and establish our legal relationship. The terms “we” and “us” refer to the Friedberg Economics Institute.
Your Agreement. As a condition to your participation in our “Economics, Growth and Prosperity” Seminar (the “Seminar”), please signify your agreement to be legally bound by these terms and conditions by clicking a designated “I Accept” button on our registration page.
You hereby acknowledge that FEI and any affiliated company, their respective Boards of Directors, officers, servants, agents, employees and representatives (collectively, “FEI”), and all individuals and organizations that provide financial support directly or indirectly to FEI, including their respective Boards of Directors, officers, servants, agents, employees and representatives (collectively, “FEI Funders”) have acted solely in helping to fund your participation on the Seminar.

4. Inherent and Other Dangers from Seminar Activities; Additional Risks of Middle East Travel. You acknowledge that Seminar activities may include field trips, which may include certain hazards; and further that you are voluntarily participating in the Seminar and these activities, and understand the dangers and risks involved. You are aware that in the past there have been terrorist attacks and other acts of belligerence, which must be regarded as an additional risk of travel in Israel. You hereby agree to accept any and all risks associated with participating in the Seminar.

5. Travel Insurance. We strongly recommend that all participants purchase travel medical insurance as well as a policy that should cover domestic flight delay or cancellation as well as personal property theft, loss and/ or damage.

6. Your Health; Medical Considerations. You declare that you are in good health, do not suffer from any physical or mental condition, ailment or disability which requires any medical or surgical care or treatment, or which would make your travel and/or participation in the Seminar hazardous, unwise, unwarranted or a potential source of danger to you or to others who may travel with or participate on the Seminar.

7. Protection of Personal Information; Limited Use for Publicity and Other FEI Purposes. FEI will treat personal information you provide to us in accordance with our Privacy Policy, located at .www.fei.org.il You agree to the terms of our privacy policy.
Permission to FEI. In consideration of your being permitted to participate in the Seminar, you hereby give FEI, and organizations, as determined by FEI in its sole discretion, including, but not limited to, FEI’s affiliates and organizations that provide financial support directly or indirectly to FEI (collectively, “FEI supporters”) an irrevocable, fully-paid up license and permission to copy, modify, adapt, distribute, sub-license, share, make derivatives of, publish, display, exhibit and otherwise use, either in whole or in part, without compensation, photographs and video that may contain your likeness or image captured during your participation in the Seminar or otherwise relating to or arising from the Seminar and associated activities, whether taken by you, another Seminar participant, a staff person or an agent of FEI, for any and all purposes, without further compensation, in perpetuity and throughout the world, in whatever format exists, whether now known or hereinafter developed, including but not limited to, on an FEI website or social media page, on pages of an FEI supporter’s website and in advertising, marketing and promotional materials prepared for or on behalf of FEI or FEI supporters. You understand that this permission is perpetual in time and that it encompasses, without limitation, permission under any copyright or right of publicity or privacy that you may have in such materials.

No Address Disclosed. Any permitted use of such materials shall exclude use of your contact information, and your contact information will not be disclosed to third parties for posting or publishing.

8. Photos and Film Footage. You understand and agree that any photos or film footage taken by you on the Seminar are solely for your personal enjoyment and may not be distributed for commercial purposes or for any purpose from which you may derive a financial benefit.

9. Binding Nature of the Agreement; Modifications. You have read, understand and agree to be bound by the foregoing terms, and all rules and regulations of the Seminar, including those, which may be modified, adopted or superseded from time to time.

10. General Release & Indemnification.
10.1 Release of FEI & FEI Funders. You hereby release and covenant not to sue FEI nor any FEI Funder (collectively, the “Releasees”) in connection with any liabilities, claims, or causes of action whatsoever, that may arise out of or which may be related to your participation in the Seminar, including but not limited to: i) any loss or damage to your property; ii) any loss or injury to your person, including bodily injury, emotional harm, or death, and including bodily injury, emotional harm, or death as a result of any medical treatment that was selected for you or which you selected for yourself; and iii) any acts or omissions, including negligent acts or omissions, of a Releasee or any third party, whether or not in the control of a Releasee, and whether or not such act or omission occurred in furtherance in connection with the Seminar. This paragraph shall survive the conclusion of the Seminar and/or your early removal or departure from the Seminar.

10.2 Non-Liability for Negligence of Others; Loss or Damage Caused by Third Party Providers. It is understood and agreed that the Releasees assume no responsibility whatsoever and shall not be held responsible for the acts or omissions of any other participants in the Seminar or of any third parties providing Seminar-related services in any way, such as airlines, hotels, transportation companies, event facilities, or caterers (the “Third Party Providers”). You hereby indemnify, release, exculpate, hold harmless, and covenant not to sue the Releasees in connection with any liabilities, claims, or causes of action whatsoever that may arise out of or which may be related to any loss or damage to your property or any loss or injury that may be sustained by your person while participating in the Seminar – including bodily injury, emotional harm, or death, and including bodily injury, emotional harm, or death a result of any medical treatment that was selected for you or which you selected for yourself – even where such loss, damage, or injury was caused by or contributed to by the acts or omissions of a Seminar participant or a Third Party Provider or any individual acting on behalf of a Third Party Provider. You agree that no Releasee shall be liable or responsible for any loss or damage which you may sustain in connection with any delay, modification, curtailment, or arrangement pertaining to the services provided by a Third-Party Provider. This paragraph shall survive the conclusion of the Seminar and/or your early removal or departure from the Seminar.

10.3 Indemnification for Your Acts/Omissions. You hereby indemnify, exculpate, and hold harmless the Releasees in connection with any and all losses, claims, causes of action, damages, and liabilities of whatsoever kind and nature, including judgments, interest, fines, penalties, attorney’s fees, and for all other costs, fees, expenses, and charges incurred by a Releasee or asserted against a Releasee by any third party, arising out of your actual or alleged actions in connection with the Program, including your: i) failure to comply with any national, federal, state, or local government laws, ordinances, requirements, or regulations; ii) infringement of third party intellectual property rights; iii) breach of third party privacy or publicity rights; iv) act of defamation or slander; v) injury to person or property; vi) act or conduct which violates this Agreement; or vii) any other act, conduct, or failure to act which is negligent or intentional. This paragraph shall survive the conclusion of the Seminar and/or your early removal or departure from the Seminar.
11. Choice of Law. For purposes of this section, the term “Electronic Enforcement” shall mean legal and factual issues involved in evaluating and determining the enforceability and binding nature of an electronic agreement, including (i) electronic signature and electronic asset mechanisms, (ii) clickwrap and shrinkwrap contracting procedures, (iii) attribution of electronic records and assets, and (iv) similar enforceability issues. The parties agree that the laws of the State of New York, USA (without regard to conflict of law principles) shall govern the determination of all issues concerning Electronic Enforcement. The parties agree that the laws of the State of Israel (without regard to conflict of law principles) shall govern the determination of all other legal and factual issues under this Agreement.
12. Violation of Terms. Should it be discovered, at any time, that you have breached any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement, or that you have provided misleading information or withheld information regarding your eligibility or non-eligibility to participate in the Seminar, you may be removed from the Seminar and you will be responsible for paying and/or reimbursing FEI for all costs and expenses associated with the Seminar, without prejudice to any other damages or awards to which FEI may be entitled.