Photography/Video

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By completing this registration, you understand that you may be photographed, taped or recorded during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) and that you grant American Conservative Union d/b/a/ CPAC  and/or the American Conservative Union Foundation d/b/a/ CPAC Foundation (hereinafter collectively referred to as “CPAC”) permission to use your image or voice in all forms and media as permitted by law. You waive the right to inspect or approve versions of your image or voice or the written copy that may be used in connection with either.

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Code of Conduct

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 All event participants admitted with media credentials are expected to behave in accordance with professional standards and applicable laws. Be considerate, respectful, and mindful of your surroundings and participants of both CPAC 2023 and other events taking place at Gaylord National Hotel and Conference Center. Unacceptable behavior includes, but is not limited to: intimidating, harassing, abusive, discriminatory, derogatory, or demeaning speech, distribution of inappropriate materials, or criminal conduct by any participants of CPAC 2023 and related event activities, or any other behavior intended to harass others or distract from the Conference. No signage is permitted on the premises without prior authorization. CPAC reserves the right to confiscate any materials and/or remove persons found in violation of this policy at their discretion. Only credentialed members of the media are authorized to utilize still imagery, video or audio recordings captured at the Conference for commercial purposes. Credentialed members of the media acknowledge CPAC’s intellectual property rights to all still imagery and audio or video recordings taken at the Conference.  As a condition of receiving media credentials, those so credentialed who capture still imagery or audio or video recordings at the Conference grant CPAC a world-wide, perpetual license to use such imagery, audio recordings and underlying intellectual property in every jurisdiction free of charge.  CPAC retains all fair use rights in their intellectual property for any filming done for commercial purposes during the course of the event. Many event venues are shared with members of the public; please be respectful to all patrons of these locations. Participants violating these rules may be asked to leave the Conference. No refunds will be given for those who are ejected for violating any aspect of the Code of Conduct.

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Intellectual Property

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Neither purchasing tickets to CPAC 2023 nor acceptance of these terms or conditions shall be construed as any waiver of the CPAC’s intellectual property rights. Any commercial use of CPAC's intellectual property is prohibited unless approved in writing in advance by CPAC. No photographs or video taken at CPAC 2023 may be used for commercial purposes unless the attendee has obtained written permission from the American Conservative Union. Commercial use of any video or photography taken at CPAC 2023 in which CPAC's intellectual property is used will be considered infringement. Professional photographers and videographers and those who are compensated for filming any aspect of CPAC 2023 waive any claim to the doctrine of “fair use” of CPAC’s intellectual property. CPAC reserves the right to seek damages for any infringement of our intellectual property rights.

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Waiver of Liability

By purchasing tickets to and/or attending CPAC 2023, you agree to assume the risks related to attendance at the event. With the exception of liability to gross negligence or reckless and/or intentional conduct, you agree to release CPAC, and their respective officers, directors, employees, and consultants from the liability arising from your attendance at CPAC 2023. For a full explanation of this waiver of liability, please click here.

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Privacy and Data Use Policy

Please review the CPAC Privacy and Data Use Policy here.

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