REGISTRATION & LEGAL STUFF

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 The tough stuff is all on this page. You'll sign documents like this at all the national events. Registering means you accept the Terms of Agreement. Please read everything, so we're all on the same page. Register at the bottom, and let's get on with the business of ENJOYING OUR BEACH PARTY!!!

REGISTRATION LOGISTICS



Our promise: only the Lead Planner Cat (>"<) will ever contact you via your registration data. After that, your email prefix will only be used by the organizer in charge of Check-in at the Event, to identify you as a registered participant. No one else will ever have access to the rest of your data. NO ONE.




 By registering - and remaining registered - for Friends on the Beach 2017:
  1. you'll be on record as an Official Participant at Friends on the Beach 2017.
  2. you'll receive an individualized invoice for the Event Fee, and alternate payment instructions.
  3. when you pay your Event Fee, you'll receive - and be approved to use - the group rate Room Code at our event hotel.
  4. you have by definition agreed to the Friends on the Beach 2017 Terms of Agreement below.
FRIENDS ON THE BEACH NATIONAL EVENT
2017 Terms of Agreement



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ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS



 This page contains the full Terms of Agreement (the "Terms") between me (the "Participant") and the organizers of the Friends on the Beach National Event 2017 ("Friends on the Beach 2017" or the "Event"), which will take place in and around the Island Palms Resort in Cocoa Beach, Florida, on the first Thursday through Sunday in November, 2017.

I have accepted the Friends on the Beach 2017 Terms of Agreement when I do any of the following:
  1. Register for the Event, which automatically subscribes me to the mailing list for event updates, as well as approves me for the Event hotel group rate and provides me a personal invoice for the Event fee.
  2. Book a room at the Event hotel as part of the Event's room block. I agree that if I or any of my Roommates do not register on the Event Website and pay the Event Fee, the organizers may remove my reservation from the room block, as I will not be on record as an Official Participant at the Event.
  3. Pay the Event fee.
  4. Stay in the Event Room Block at the Event hotel, attend any of the Event activities listed on the Weekend Schedule, and spend the majority of my time interacting with the Event's attendees (our "Group"), during the time period of the Event.
 In addition, I agree to sign a printed copy of these Terms of Agreement when I register at the Event site.

EVENT POLICIES



 I agree that if I violate any of the Event's policies I will no longer be allowed to participate in the Event activities and may be asked to leave the Event completely. In addition, I may be permanently barred from attending the Event in future years.

RESPECT FOR ATTENDEES

I acknowledge every Event attendee's right to comfort, safety and enjoyment at Friends On the Beach 2017.

  1. Before and during the Event, I will not advertise organized sexual, hazardous, or illegal activity as scheduled during, or as a part of, the Event; nor engage in any activity that may cause the Hotel to shut down the Event; nor make potential or current registrants uncomfortable with attending the Event.
  2. I will attend the Event purely for leisure, not for business. I will not promote, advertise, fundraise for, nor solicit/recruit Event attendees in order to benefit, any outside business, group, or organization, nor in any way compromise other attendees ability to engage in purely leisure-oriented activities.
  3. I vow not to take photos of anyone at the event without asking and receiving their express permission, and I promise to let them know whether I intend to share these photos either online or off. If I do not want my photo taken and/or shared, I promise to inform people with cameras immediately.

OATH OF CONFIDENTIALITY
  1. I vow to respect and protect the privacy and confidentiality of the Group in every way. I agree not to openly talk about the nature of our Group and Event in public places, on and off the Event site, and if asked about it, will simply characterize the Group as an internet social club with an organized retreat in Florida once a year.
  2. I vow never to reveal the Event or website name to anyone outside of our Group.
  3. I vow not to visibly/publicly advertise or distribute promotional items for any community-related group, organization, or business on or near the Event site, during the time period of the Event, understanding that such advertising could fall into the wrong hands, and invite questions about, or compromise the privacy and confidentiality of, our Group.

HOTEL REGULATIONS

 I agree to respect and adhere to the Event Hotel's policies, and understand that if I violate any of them, the Hotel has every right to shut down the Event. In that case, I will be responsible for reimbursing all lost expenses of Friends on the Beach 2017, and will not be invited back to the Event.
  1. I agree to make sure all of my Roommates have Registered for the Event and paid the Event Fee.
  2. I agree not to carry into or use any glass objects in the pool area.
  3. I agree not to engage in prohibited or hazardous behavior in my hotel room that risks jeopardizing the event's standing with the hotel.
  4. I agree not to cook in my hotel room using equipment other than hotel-provided appliances, nor bring non-Hotel food or beverages into any of the Hotel's public spaces, and understand that doing so violates Florida state law.
  5. I agree not to engage in lewd or obscene behavior, including all displays of nudity and all forms of sexual activity, in areas of the Hotel grounds that are accessible to the public in general.
  6. I agree to obey all state and local ordinances, and take full responsibility for violating any of these (for example, NO GLASS is allowed on the beach).
LIABILITY WAIVER



 Please read this legal document carefully. By accepting these Terms, you will be giving up certain legal rights, including the right to sue.

ASSUMPTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND RISKS
  1. I agree to officially register for the Event, using my full legal name. I also agree to pay the Event fee using an account under my full legal name.
  2. If I paid the Event Fee, I agree to wear my Wristband during the whole Event, never remove it, and never let anyone else wear it into any Wristband activity, in order to keep the Event secure.
  3. I understand that by officially participating in this (or any) Event, I risk injury. Among other types of harm, I might slip, fall, or come into hard or awkward physical contact with other people at the Event. I understand that alcohol will be available at some Event activities, and that I might get hurt while participating in these or other Event activities.
  4. I freely and voluntarily agree to take responsibility for any physical risks, violence, and hazards to me, as well as damage or loss to my property, on or off the Event site, during the time period of the Event. I, and my personal representatives, agree to hold harmless the organizers and volunteers of Friends on the Beach 2017 for all of the above.

LIABILITY WAIVER AND INDEMNIFICATION
  1. As an Official Participant, I and my personal representative(s) agree to hold harmless, release and forever discharge the Friends on the Beach 2017 organizers and volunteers from all legal actions for personal injury to others, as well as others' property loss or damage, resulting from my behavior during the Event period.
  2. I further agree to take full legal and financial responsibility for all of the preceding.
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SO REGISTER ALREADY...


Your data will be kept absolutely confidential, and will not be used for anything besides Friends on the Beach 2017 email updates and registration records.

To avoid a firewall block, don't use your work address. Use a personal email address you check often!

FYI - Hotmail and Aol email addresses are generally problematic for many internet applications. We recommend creating a Gmail or Yahoo email account as an alternative.
REGISTRATION FORM

WE HAVE SOLD OUR LAST WRISTBAND.

Register, then contact us to be put on the Wristband Waitlist!

One person per email address, folks. The database won't handle more than one registrant per address.

Also please FILL OUT THE FORM ONLY ONCE. Contact us if you have problems, instead of filling the form out again.

Finally, unfortunately, only Paid Event Attendees may be on the hotel grounds, in order to avoid certain recent problems.

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