COVID-19 Safety Acknowledgment -- Liability Waiver and Release of Claims

This COVID-19 Safety Acknowledgement – Liability Waiver and Release of Claims (“COVID-19 Safety Acknowledgement”) applies to guests, sponsors, employees, and others (each, “Attendees”) who attend or participate in, any event hosted or organized by Pegasystems (“Pega”, “we”, or “us”), including in-person events, conferences, and all activities hosted or organized by Pega (each, an “Event”). By registering for, attending, or otherwise participating in an Event you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this COVID-19 Safety Acknowledgement, the Event and Download Terms and Conditions at www.pega.com/event-terms, the Terms of Use at https://www.pega.com/terms, and Pega’s Privacy Notice at https://www.pega.com/privacy, and you confirm that you are of legal age to be bound by them and participate in the Event. Pegasystems reserves the right to update this COVID-19 Safety Acknowledgement at any time as guidance, recommendations, and/or restrictions change.

1. Attendance Protocols

Pega will follow the latest local, state, and federal guidelines and may implement additional safeguards for the safety of our attendees and host site. Attendees may be required to follow any guidelines required by the event site. We will continue to keep you informed as guidelines change.

Failure to comply with the Attendance Protocols may result in immediate removal from the Event without reimbursement or refund.

2. Duty to Self-Monitor

You agree to self-monitor for signs and symptoms of COVID-19 (symptoms typically include, but are not limited to, fever, cough, and shortness of breath) and, contact [email protected] if you experience symptoms of COVID-19 during an Event or within 14 days after attending an Event.

3. Assumption of the Risk

You acknowledge and understand the following:

1. Participation in an Event includes possible exposure to and illness from infectious diseases, including but not limited to COVID-19. While following the Attendance Protocols may reduce the risk of contracting an infectious disease, including COVID-19, the risk of serious illness and death nonetheless does exist. To be clear, the are no measures Pega can take to protect you while attending an Event from the possibility of being exposed to and becoming ill from an infectious disease such as COVID-19.
2. You knowingly and freely assume all such risks related to exposure to an infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, while attending an Event even if arising from the negligence or fault of the Released Parties (as defined below); and
3. You hereby knowingly assume the risk of injury, harm and loss associated with attending an Event, including any injury, harm and loss caused by the negligence, fault or conduct of any kind on the part of the Released Parties.

4. RELEASE AND WAIVER

YOU HEREBY RELEASE, WAIVE AND FOREVER DISCHARGE ANY AND ALL LIABILITY, CLAIMS, AND DEMANDS OF WHATEVER KIND OR NATURE AGAINST PEGA AND ITS AFFILIATED EVENT PARTNERS AND SPONSORS, INCLUDING IN EACH CASE, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THEIR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS, AND AGENTS (THE “RELEASED PARTIES”), EITHER IN LAW OR IN EQUITY, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGES OR LOSSES CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENCE, FAULT OR CONDUCT OF ANY KIND ON THE PART OF THE RELEASED PARTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DEATH, BODILY INJURY, ILLNESS, ECONOMIC LOSS OR OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES, OR LOSS OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY, WHICH YOU, YOUR HEIRS, ASSIGNEES, NEXT OF KIN AND/OR LEGALLY APPOINTED OR DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES, MAY HAVE OR WHICH MAY HEREINAFTER ACCRUE ON YOUR BEHALF, WHICH ARISE OR MAY HEREAFTER ARISE FROM YOUR PARTICIPATION IN AN EVENT.