Sponsors

1. PAYMENT & CANCELLATION POLICY
Full payment must be received with the sponsorship agreement form to secure the Sponsorship. Without full payment, Cecchetti Council of America (known as CCA here forth) cannot guarantee and will not reserve the Sponsorship. All requests for cancellation of a Sponsorship must be submitted in writing. All paid and guaranteed Sponsorships cancelled in writing (as set forth in the Terms and Conditions) at least sixty (60) days in advance of the Event will receive a fifty percent (50%) refund of the total Sponsorship fee. No refunds or credits will be issued on cancellation requests received less than sixty (60) days prior to the scheduled Event. Sponsorships are non-transferable.

2. TERM
The term of the Sponsorship Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and shall continue in full force and effect until the conclusion of the Event. Sponsor logos will remain on the website and in newsletters for one year after the conclusion of the Event.

3. COMPANY RECOGNITION
A Sponsorship shall exist under one (1) corporate brand name only. Sponsorship cannot be shared between two (2) or more entities.

4. SPONSORSHIP MATERIALS
CCA retains complete control over the design of all materials produced to fulfill the Sponsorship. All materials used to advertise the competition shall remain the property of CCA. If the materials contain a CCA or CICB Competition logo, the materials must also contain the following: (i) the Date of the Competition; (ii) the name of the Competition; and (iii) the Competition Logo provided by CCA specifically for the event. Under no circumstance can the Sponsor use a CCA Logo that is not specifically provided in connection with the sponsored Event.
CCA hereby grants Sponsor a limited, royalty free, fully paid-up, non-exclusive, non-transferable, terminable right and privilege to use the specifically provided Competition Logo for the sole purpose of marketing the Event as described above. No other right, property, license, permission, or interest of any kind in or to the use of any intellectual property rights of CCA is or is intended to be given to, transferred to, or acquired by Sponsor. Sponsor agrees to comply with the marking provisions of the trademark laws of the United States. Sponsor agrees that its use of the Competition Logo inures to the benefit of CCA and that Sponsor shall not acquire any rights as a result of this limited license. Any use of CCA’s intellectual property which exceeds the limited license set forth above, shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement resulting in termination as stated in section 9 below.

5. COSTS & EXPENSES
All costs, fees, and expenses not directly covered as benefits of Sponsorship are the full responsibility of Sponsor.

6. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Subject to the provisions below relating to termination of the Agreement, CCA’s trademarks, brand names, logos, and artwork displayed on the signs and other materials hereunder, and all trademark rights or copyrights in such signs and other materials, shall be and remain the sole and exclusive property of CCA. Sponsor shall not have the right to use in any way or reproduce for any purpose the corporate or trade names, trademarks, logos, or other proprietary symbols of CCA without the CCA’s prior written consent. CCA’s use of Sponsor’s name and logo pursuant to the Sponsorship does not convey CCA’s approval, endorsement, certification, or referral of any product or service provided by Sponsor.

7. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
Sponsor will perform all of its obligations to CCA in compliance at all times with all United States federal, state and local laws, rules, statutes, enactments, orders and regulations, including those of any governmental agency, and all interpretations of and changes, supplements, or replacements to, any of the foregoing that are applicable to Sponsor in performing its obligations for the Event. Sponsor is duly licensed, authorized, or qualified to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which a license, authorization, or qualification is required for ownership or leasing of assets or the transaction of business of the character transacted by it except where the failure to be so licensed, authorized, or qualified would not have a material adverse effect on Sponsor’s ability to fulfill its obligations under this Sponsorship Agreement.

8. INDEMNIFICATION
Sponsor agrees to indemnify and hold CCA, the Event facility and its owners, officers, committees, directors, employees, and agents (collectively, the “Indemnitees ) harmless from any and all claims, damages, costs, losses, expenses, causes of action, liabilities, and obligations of whatever nature or type, which the Sponsor has, or may have, or which have been, or could have been, or in the future otherwise might have asserted against it in connection with acts of the Sponsor, its directors, shareholders, officers, agents, or employees. Upon signing this Agreement, Sponsor expressly releases the Indemnitiees from any and all claims for loss, damage, or injury.

9. TERMINATION
a. In the event that the Competition does not occur, CCA will refund the Sponsorship fee amount to Sponsor within thirty (30) days of providing notification to Sponsor of termination of the Event.
b. Sponsor may terminate this Sponsorship Agreement by providing written notice of such cancellation to the CCA no less than sixty (60) days prior to the Event; provided, however, that Sponsor will receive fifty percent (50%) refund of the total Sponsorship fee and provided further, that upon CCA’s receipt of such notice of cancellation, CCA reserves its right to remove all references to Sponsor from any and all Event materials. In the event that Sponsor fails to provide CCA with notice of its intent to terminate the Sponsorship Agreement more than sixty (60) days prior to the Event, CCA will not refund the Sponsorship fee; provided, however, that Sponsor reserves the right to remove all references to Sponsor from any and all Event materials.
c. CCA may terminate this Sponsorship Agreement at any time in the event of material breach of this Sponsorship Agreement (including without limitation non-payment of fees) by Sponsor.
d. CCA may terminate this Sponsorship Agreement without cause upon written notice provided to Sponsor no less than ten (10) days prior to the Event. In the event that CCA terminates the Sponsorship Agreement following a material breach, Sponsor shall receive no refund of the Sponsorship fee. However, when terminated by CCA without cause, CCA shall refund one hundred percent (100%) of the total Sponsorship fee that Sponsor has paid as of the date of notice within thirty (30) days of providing such notice.

10. GOVERNING LAW
This Sponsorship Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Michigan, exclusive of its conflicts of law rules.

11. MISCELLANEOUS
a. Amendments to the Sponsorship Agreement. No term of this Sponsorship
Agreement may be amended, modified, or waived without the express written permission of each party hereto.
b. Force Majeure. CCA shall not be liable for any prevention or delay in performance resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from an Act of God, terrorism, civil disturbance, court order, natural disasters, wars, riots, actions by Federal, state or local governments, or any other circumstances or causes beyond the reasonable control of CCA or its suppliers.
c. Severability. If any provision of this Sponsorship Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, it will be construed to have the broadest interpretation which would make it valid and enforceable. Invalidity and unenforceability of one provision will not affect any other provision of this Sponsorship Agreement.
d. Assignability. Neither party to this Sponsorship Agreement may assign, transfer, sell, pledge, or hypothecate its right, title of interest in this contract or any part thereof, or any rights or privileges created thereby without prior written consent of the other party. Any assignment or attempted assignment contrary to this paragraph shall be null and void. This Sponsorship Agreement shall be binding upon all successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns of the parties.
e. Entire Agreement. This Sponsorship Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior or contemporaneous written or verbal communications or representations regarding such subject matter. This Sponsorship Agreement may not be modified except in writing signed by both parties hereto.