MS NOW Terms of Service
YOUR USE OF THE MS NOW WEBSITES, EVENTS, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ARE GOVERNED BY THE VERSANT TERMS OF SERVICE (“Versant ToS”), PRIVACY POLICY, THE RELEVANT SUPPLEMENTAL TERMS, AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTATION, POLICIES, OR GUIDELINES THAT WE MAY PROVIDE IN WRITING.
IMPORTANT NOTE: THE VERSANT TERMS OF SERVICE, WHICH ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE TERMS, INCLUDE A MANDATORY BINDING ARBITRATION PROVISION.
MS NOW Events Supplemental Terms
Updated on May 7, 2026
These Supplemental Terms of Service for MS NOW Events (“Supplemental Terms”) apply to your attendance, participation in and/or access to any in-person or virtual event, meeting, show, seminar, webinar, or conference owned, operated or otherwise hosted by us, including any recordings or live streams of the foregoing (each, a “MS NOW Event”).
By accepting and using your registration, ticket or other means of access (each, a “Ticket”) to the applicable MS NOW Event, you are agreeing, on behalf of yourself and any other individual who will be attending the MS NOW Event via a Ticket purchased or otherwise supplied by you (each, a “Guest”), to these Supplemental Terms.
BY ATTENDING A MS NOW EVENT AND OR PURCHASING A TICKET, YOU FURTHER ACCEPT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND AND ABIDE BY THESE SUPPLEMENTAL TERMS.
Capitalized terms not defined below will have the meanings given to such terms in the Versant ToS. We may modify the Supplemental Terms and encourage you to check back here from time to time for any modifications we may make to these Supplemental Terms.
For more information regarding MS NOW Events, please visit our the MS NOW Events website. To the extent there is a conflict between these Supplemental Terms (including the Versant ToS) and the information on the MS NOW Events website, these Supplemental Terms will prevail with respect to such conflict.
- Ticketing
1.1. Personal. The Ticket is a personal, revocable license to attend the MS NOW Event to which the Ticket relates. Capacity for MS NOW Events is limited, and a Ticket is required to attend any MS NOW Event. You confirm that your attendance at the MS NOW Event complies with all applicable laws and regulations and your organization’s internal policies and guidelines.
1.2. Acceptance of Terms by Guest. If you are obtaining a Ticket to a MS NOW Event on behalf of a Guest, it is your responsibility to ensure your Guest is aware of these Supplemental Terms and accepts them. By obtaining a Ticket on behalf of a Guest, you are warranting that you have made your Guest aware of these Supplemental Terms and they have accepted these Supplemental Terms.
1.3. Non-Transferable Ticket. Notwithstanding the foregoing, your Ticket is non-transferable unless such Ticket transfer, assignment and/or substitution request is approved in writing by us. To request to transfer your Ticket, please check the event page for the applicable MS NOW Event for instructions on how to do so or email events@ms.now. Your Ticket will not be honored if obtained from unauthorized sellers. Your Ticket has no value, cash or otherwise, and may not be sold, resold, copied or exchanged under penalty of law. Your Ticket may not be used for advertising, marketing, promotions or any other commercial purpose, including, without limitation, contests, auctions, sweepstakes and giveaways without our express written consent. Any such attempted or actual sale, transfer or use of your Ticket invalidates your Ticket and revokes any license granted thereunder.
1.4. Payment Method. If applicable, the payment of any fee for a MS NOW Event is due upon purchase of your Ticket. Unless otherwise noted, the total price of the Ticket is inclusive of any applicable sales or use taxes. Any and all other costs incurred in connection with your attendance of the MS NOW Event shall be borne solely by you, and we are not responsible for any such costs. You hereby represent and warrant that any payment information you submit to us is true, accurate and complete and that you have the legal right to use any credit card(s), debit card(s) or other payment method(s) (“Payment Method”) used by you in connection with your Ticket purchase. By providing a Payment Method for your Ticket purchase, you expressly agree that we, our affiliates or a third‑party payment processor is authorized to charge the Payment Method provided at the time of your Ticket purchase and in accordance with any future payment dates agreed upon at the time of sale. If we cannot charge your Payment Method or if your Payment Method is denied for any reason, we reserve the right to deny you access to the MS NOW Event.
1.5. No Refunds. Unless otherwise noted in writing, all Ticket purchases are final and non-refundable. Please note that if you do not attend a MS NOW Event for which you have purchased a Ticket, or leave such MS NOW Event prior to its conclusion, you are still responsible for payment. You and any Guest’s sole and exclusive remedy for dissatisfaction with a MS NOW Event is to leave the event. Unless otherwise noted in writing, there are no refunds, credits or exchanges for illness, emergencies or any other unexpected circumstances affecting your or a Guest’s attendance of a MS NOW Event.
1.6. Invitation-only MS NOW Events. Certain MS NOW Events may be invitation-only. You may have an opportunity to request an invitation to attend such MS NOW Events, but admission to attend such MS NOW Events is subject to our sole discretion. Please note that requesting an invitation to attend an invitation-only MS NOW Event does not guarantee admission.
1.7. Admission, Attendance and Removal. We reserve the right to exclude any prospective participant from registering for, participating in, or attending any MS NOW Event, in our sole discretion. We also reserve the right to admit and remove any Guest at any time during an MS NOW Event in our sole discretion.
1.8. Privacy. Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect, store, process and use your data, including your Payment Method information, and you acknowledge and agree that you and any Guest’s registration, attendance, participation in and/or access to a MS NOW Event is subject to the terms and conditions of our Privacy Policy.
1.9. No liability. You shall be solely liable for and assume all risk of: (i) loss of or damage to any property owned by you or otherwise in your possession or control during the Event; and (ii) death or personal injury that you may suffer during the Event, which is not caused by our negligence. To the maximum extent permitted by law, MS NOW expressly excludes all representations, warranties and obligations arising out of or in connection with the Event. Under no circumstances whatsoever shall MS NOW be liable to you, whether in contract, tort, breach of statutory duty or otherwise, for any direct, indirect, consequential, special, incidental or punitive loss or damage arising from or in connection with the Event. You hereby irrevocably, fully and unconditionally release Versant Media, MS NOW, their employees, officers, affiliates, contractors, suppliers, customers, sponsors and licensees from and against any liability whatsoever (whether direct or indirect and whether arising in contract, tort, breach of statutory duty or any otherwise) arising out of or in connection with the Event.
- Event Content
2.1. Changes to Date and Content. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to cancel, delay or change any and all aspects of a MS NOW Event, including, but not limited to, the theme, content, programs, speakers, performers, hosts, moderators, venue, date and time. Unless otherwise noted in writing, you acknowledge and agree that any such cancellations or changes are not grounds for a refund of any registration or attendance fees paid in connection with such MS NOW Event.
2.2. Hosts and Speakers. The views, opinions and positions expressed by the hosts, speakers or sponsors of MS NOW Events or any other third parties at MS NOW Events are theirs alone and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions or positions of Versant Media or its affiliates. We make no representations as to the accuracy, completeness, timelines, suitability or validity of any information represented by hosts, speakers, attendees or sponsors at a MS NOW Event. You acknowledge that any reliance upon any such information shall be at your sole risk.
2.3. Third Parties. Any third-party goods and/or services that are provided in connection with a MS NOW Event are provided in accordance with their own terms and conditions. By attending a MS NOW Event, you, on behalf of yourself and any Guest, agree to abide by the terms and conditions imposed by any such third party. You understand that violation of any such third party’s terms and conditions may result in you and/or any Guest being denied access to the applicable aspect of the MS NOW Event. You further acknowledge and agree that MS NOW makes no representations or warranties about any third-party goods and/or services provided in connection with a MS NOW Event and shall bear no responsibility for any personal injury, death or other harm experienced by you or any Guest as a result of such third-party goods or services.
2.4. Attendee Information. As a condition of registering for MS NOW Events, the information you provide may be shared with the MS NOW Event sponsors.
- Participation Requirements; Prohibited Conduct
3.1. License to Footage. By attending or accessing a MS NOW Event, you, on behalf of yourself and any Guest, hereby irrevocably grant Versant Media and its affiliates, partners, advertisers, designees and licensees the unlimited, irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide right to film, record and photograph you and any Guest and to use your and any Guest’s name, image, likeness, avatar, voice, sobriquet and information or comments about you and any Guest, including, without limitation, any photographs, recordings, and/or audio taken of you or any Guest during the MS NOW Event (collectively, the “Footage”), and to exploit, edit, publish, broadcast, display, distribute and otherwise use the Footage in any and all media for any purpose, including, but not limited to, in connection with the development, production, distribution, and/or exploitation of the MS NOW Event and/or other Versant Media productions or events and in marketing, advertising, and promotional materials for the MS NOW Event and/or other Versant Media productions, including those intended for broadcast on a television network, streaming on a digital programming service, and/or any other platform of Versant Media or any third party. You, on behalf of yourself and any Guest, further grant Versant Media and its partners, advertisers, designees and licensees the right to use the Footage throughout the universe at any time, in perpetuity, in any and all media now known and hereafter devised in any manner including, without limitation, online, on-air, in social media, out-of-home, print and/or in other production(s), including, but not limited to, for advertising, sponsorship or commercial purposes, in all cases without compensation or attribution to you or any Guest. You, on behalf of yourself and any Guest, acknowledge that use of the Footage may be brought to you by, sponsored, tagged or otherwise associated with us and/or our advertisers and sponsors and feature the brands, products and/or services of those other companies. We shall have and own all rights (including, without limitation, copyrights) in and to the Footage and you hereby waive all rights in and to the Footage, including, but not limited to, all claims of so-called moral rights. The rights granted herein shall also include the right to edit, delete, dub, and exploit the Footage as we see fit in our sole discretion.
3.2. No Recording. Unless otherwise specified, all MS NOW Events are on the record for journalistic and editorial purposes. Unless otherwise specified, no outside video or still cameras are permitted at MS NOW Events and any photography, video or audio recordings or broadcasting of MS NOW Events by attendees is strictly prohibited.
3.3. Security and Health Screenings. Entry to any in-person MS NOW Event may be subject to biometric scans, health screenings (e.g., temperature checks) and/or reasonable searches for certain prohibited items, including, without limitation, weapons, outside food and beverage, and illegal and controlled substances. You are required to comply with all rules and instructions provided by us at any time before or during a MS NOW Event, including, but not limited to, applicable privacy laws, anti-corruption laws, and health and safety instructions for in-person events, such as wearing a face covering or mask, maintaining social distancing and abiding by any applicable rules of the event venue.
3.4. No Commercial Activity. No sponsorship, on-site marketing, sampling, vending, coupon/product distribution or other promotional, commercial or advertising activity may be conducted at any MS NOW Event without our prior written consent.
3.5. Revocation of Ticket. We reserve the right to revoke your or any Guest’s access to a MS NOW Event (without any refund of any portion of the Ticket price paid, if applicable) (a) if we, in our sole discretion, determine that your or any Guest’s participation or behavior creates a disruption or hinders the MS NOW Event or the enjoyment of the MS NOW Event content by other attendees, (b) if you or any Guest fail to comply with or violate any MS NOW Event rules or guidelines, these Supplemental Terms or applicable laws, or (c) for any other reason whatsoever.
3.6. Technical Issues. You are responsible for procuring the necessary equipment and the payment of any charges necessary to access the MS NOW Events. For any online or virtual MS NOW Events that you or a Guest attend, we are not responsible for the reliability, continued availability, speed or quality of the telecommunications lines and/or equipment that you or any Guest uses to access such MS NOW Events, including but not limited to you or your Guest’s use of a Ticket. It is your responsibility to ensure that your or any Guest’s systems are compatible with our technology or the technology of any third-party platform we use for an online or virtual MS NOW Event (if applicable) prior to registering for such MS NOW Event. We are not liable or responsible for any technical issues which may arise as a result of your failure to ensure compatibility of our technology with your systems. Similarly, we are not liable or responsible for any delay, disruption or disturbance in the operation of the internet or problems caused by your or any Guest’s internet service provider, any third-party platforms used in connection with a MS NOW Event, or for any telecommunications failures that are beyond our control
- Public Health Protocols; COVID-19 and Infectious Disease Risk Acknowledgement
4.1. Health Protocols. By participating in any in-person MS NOW Event, you understand that our policies, CDC guidelines in relation to infectious diseases, event venue policies, and the requirements or recommendations of federal, state, and/or local health officials must be followed by you and any Guest. In-person MS NOW Events may have enhanced health and safety measures in place, including, but not limited to, masking, proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test, and health and safety protocols, including vaccination requirements, are subject to change at any time in our sole discretion, in accordance with CDC guidelines, event venue policies, and/or the requirements or recommendations of federal, state, and/or local health officials. Refunds will not be provided if you or any Guest is denied access to a MS NOW Event for failure to follow such protocols.
4.2. Assumption of Risk. You acknowledge and understand, on behalf of yourself and any Guest, that any public location where people are present provides an elevated, inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 and other communicable and/or infectious diseases, and we do not guarantee that any person attending an in-person MS NOW Event will not be exposed. By attending an in-person MS NOW Event, you, on behalf of yourself and any Guest, expressly assume the risk that, during your participation in such MS NOW Event, you and any Guest may be exposed to communicable and/or infectious diseases, including but not limited to COVID-19. You expressly understand that these risks include contracting COVID-19 or other communicable and/or infectious diseases and the associated dangers, medical complications and physical and mental injuries, both foreseen and unforeseen, that may result from contracting COVID-19 or other communicable and/or infectious diseases. You release, covenant not to sue, and forever discharge MS NOW from any claim that you contracted or suffered injury from COVID-19 and/or any other communicable and/or infectious disease while in attendance at a MS NOW Event, whether such injury occurred before, during or after contact with the MS NOW Event, including all liabilities, losses, claims, actions, damages, costs or expenses of any kind (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating thereto.
- Accessibility
5.1. Available Accommodations. If you would like additional information about available accessibility accommodations for any MS NOW Event, please email events@ms.now.