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You must be at least 18 years old and legally able to enter into contracts to submit an interview, nomination, advertisement, or any other content. You agree that all information you provide is truthful, accurate, and your own to provide, and that you will keep any access link or token we send you confidential. Interview participation is by nomination or invitation only, and we may decline, pause, or revoke participation at our discretion.

This section is important. Read it carefully before submitting anything.

By submitting, uploading, emailing, dictating, or otherwise providing to us any interview answers, questionnaire responses, biographical details, quotes, statements, photographs, images, video, audio, artwork, logos, business names, website addresses, social media handles, links, testimonials, nominations, or any other material (collectively, “Submitted Content”), you grant influence.vegas and its affiliates, successors, assigns, and licensees a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid-up, non-exclusive, transferable, and sublicensable right and license to use, host, store, reproduce, publish, republish, distribute, transmit, display, perform, excerpt, quote, index, translate, adapt, edit, condense, reformat, create derivative works from, and otherwise exploit the Submitted Content, in whole or in part, in any and all media and formats now known or later developed, for any lawful purpose, including editorial, archival, promotional, advertising, marketing, syndication, newsletter, social media, and search or AI-assistant distribution purposes.

You further specifically grant us the right to use your name, likeness, image, photograph, voice, biography, business or brand name, professional title, and city of residence in connection with the publication and promotion of your feature and of influence.vegas generally. You waive any right to inspect or approve the finished article, headline, photo selection, cropping, captions, layout, edits, or any promotional use of it, and you release us from any claim based on editing, alteration, cropping, optical illusion, sequence, or the use of your Submitted Content in composite or altered form.

You represent and warrant that (a) you own or have obtained all rights, licenses, consents, and releases necessary to grant the rights in this section, including the written permission of every identifiable person appearing in any photograph or video you submit and of the photographer or copyright owner; (b) the Submitted Content does not infringe or violate any copyright, trademark, trade secret, privacy, publicity, contract, confidentiality, or other right of any person; and (c) the Submitted Content is not defamatory, unlawful, or misleading. You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless from any claim arising out of a breach of these representations, as described in Section 10.

Participation is entirely voluntary and entirely unpaid.

You acknowledge and agree that you are not entitled to and will not receive any compensation, payment, royalty, revenue share, commission, equity, fee, credit, gift, barter, consideration, or other remuneration of any kind — now or at any time in the future — for your Submitted Content or for our publication, promotion, syndication, licensing, or other use of it, including any use that generates advertising, sponsorship, subscription, licensing, or other revenue for us. You waive any claim for compensation, accounting, residuals, or unjust enrichment relating to the Submitted Content. No employment, partnership, joint venture, agency, work-for-hire, or fiduciary relationship is created by your participation.

We are under no obligation to publish, keep published, feature, promote, or continue to display any submission, article, photo, link, or nomination, and we may edit, unpublish, archive, or delete any of it at any time for any reason without notice or liability.

You agree not to: submit false, impersonating, or misleading information; nominate a person whose contact information you do not lawfully possess; submit content you do not have the right to submit; upload malware or attempt to probe, scan, overload, scrape at scale, or circumvent the security, authentication, rate limiting, or verification features of the Site; use the Site for spam, harassment, hate speech, threats, or unlawful purposes; or use automated means to submit forms. We may remove content, block access, and report unlawful activity at our discretion.

The Site, including its published articles as compiled and edited works, design, layout, wordmark, logos, graphics, code, and selection and arrangement of content, is owned by us or our licensors and protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws. Except for the limited right to view the Site and to share links to it, we grant you no license to our intellectual property. You may not republish, resell, mirror, or create derivative works from our published content, or use our name or marks, without our prior written permission. Contact us for reprint or syndication requests.

When you nominate another person, you represent that you have a good-faith basis for the nomination and that you are permitted to share the contact information you provide. We may contact nominees by email with an invitation and a unique interview link. Nominees may decline or unsubscribe at any time. We do not sell nominee contact information.

Advertisements, sponsor placements, and sponsored features may appear on the Site and are subject to our editorial discretion and separate written terms. Advertisers warrant that their creative and claims are accurate, lawful, and cleared for use. Editorial coverage is not for sale, and sponsorship does not guarantee, influence, or entitle anyone to coverage or to a particular editorial treatment.

The Site links to and integrates third-party services and websites (including email delivery, hosting, analytics, bot-protection, and social platforms). We do not control and are not responsible for third-party content, policies, availability, or practices. Statements, opinions, and claims made by interview subjects are their own and are not endorsements, verifications, or professional advice from us. Nothing on the Site is legal, financial, medical, tax, or business advice.

THE SITE AND ALL CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, TITLE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT ANY SUBMISSION, DRAFT, PHOTO, OR EMAIL WILL BE PRESERVED, DELIVERED, OR PUBLISHED.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE AND OUR OWNERS, OFFICERS, CONTRACTORS, AND AFFILIATES WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST BUSINESS, LOST GOODWILL, LOST OPPORTUNITY, OR LOST OR CORRUPTED DATA OR CONTENT, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SITE, YOUR SUBMITTED CONTENT, OR THESE TERMS, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE SITE OR THESE TERMS WILL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100). SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN EXCLUSIONS, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless influence.vegas, Werkaholix, and their owners, officers, employees, contractors, and affiliates from and against any claims, demands, actions, damages, losses, liabilities, judgments, settlements, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to your Submitted Content, your nominations, your breach of these Terms or your representations, or your violation of any law or the rights of any third party.

You release and forever discharge us from any and all claims, known or unknown, arising out of or relating to the publication, editing, promotion, or other use of your Submitted Content as permitted by these Terms, including claims for defamation, false light, invasion of privacy, right of publicity, emotional distress, or compensation. If you are a California resident, you waive California Civil Code § 1542, which states: “A general release does not extend to claims that the creditor or releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release and that, if known by him or her, would have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor or released party.”

We correct material factual errors promptly when notified. Because we grant no approval or takedown right over published editorial work, removal is at our sole discretion; we will consider good-faith requests involving safety, legal risk, or factual error. If you believe content on the Site infringes your copyright, send a notice identifying the work, the infringing URL, your contact information, a statement of good-faith belief, a statement under penalty of perjury that the notice is accurate and you are authorized to act, and your signature to media@influence.vegas.

We may modify these Terms at any time by posting an updated version with a new effective date; changes apply to use of the Site after posting. We may suspend or terminate your access at any time. The license you grant in Section 2, the no-compensation agreement in Section 3, and Sections 5, 9, 10, 11, and 14 survive any termination.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules. You and we agree to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in Clark County, Nevada, and each waives any objection to that venue and any right to a jury trial. Claims must be brought individually and not as a class, collective, or representative action. Any claim must be filed within one (1) year after it arises or it is permanently barred. If any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in effect and the unenforceable provision will be limited to the minimum extent necessary. These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, are the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Site.

Questions about these Terms: media@influence.vegas. influence.vegas is an editorial collective based in Las Vegas, Nevada, operated by Werkaholix.