Terms and Conditions
Waiver and Release Form (“Terms and Conditions”)

In consideration of being allowed to participate in and attend the BEquinox 2024 event (the “Event” or “BEquinox”), I agree to comply with any and all rules, regulations, terms and conditions of the BEquinox Event, including but not limited to the following:

1. I certify that I am physically able to participate in the BEquinox Event and in any activity or performance associated with it, and have not been advised otherwise by a qualified medical professional.

2. I acknowledge and fully understand that as a participant, I will be engaging in activities that involve risk of serious injury, including permanent disability and death, property loss and severe social and economic losses. These risks include, but are not limited to, those caused by: (a) the actions, inactions or negligence of the organizers of the BEquinox Event, i.e., Los Angeles League of Arts/Artists (LALA) and its officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives and volunteers (collectively, “BEquinox”), and participants, volunteers and spectators; (b) conditions of the premises or equipment used; (c) rules and regulations regarding the activities; (d) temperature; (e) weather; (f) condition of participants; and, (g) vehicular traffic. I further acknowledge and fully understand that there may also be other risks that are not known or foreseeable at this time.

I KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY ASSUME ALL RISK OF PROPERTY LOSS, PERSONAL INJURY, SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH, WHICH MAY OCCUR BY ATTENDING THE BEQUINOX EVENT AND HEREBY FOREVER RELEASE, DISCHARGE AND HOLD BEQUINOX HARMLESS FROM ANY CLAIM ARISING FROM SUCH RISK, EVEN IF ARISING FROM THE NEGLIGENCE OF BEQUINOX, OR BY THIRD PARTIES, AND I ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY FOR MY PARTICIPATION.

3. I understand that during the BEquinox Event, art installations, theme camps, vehicles (including but not limited to 'mutant vehicles' and 'art cars'), events and performances will be held and/or on display and I understand that most of these activities are not owned or operated by BEquinox, and I assume all risks of injury or death arising from their operation and from my participation in any of these activities.

4. I, on behalf of myself, my heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, hereby waive, release, discharge, and agree not to sue Bequinox or LALA, its officers, directors, members, employees, volunteers, representatives, agents, contractors and subcontractors, and other participants, sponsors, affiliates, and if applicable, owners and lessors of equipment, art installations and premises used to conduct the BEquinox Event or related activities (collectively the "Releasees"), from any and all claims for damages, injuries, losses, liabilities and expenses which I may have or which may subsequently accrue to me, relating to, resulting from or arising out of my use and/or participation in the BEquinox Event, including any programs, events, art installations or activities at the Event, and including any injury or damage to my person or property, or to that of any other person or property. However, if BEquinox files a claim against me, I may file a counterclaim related to the same facts and circumstances. I agree to indemnify, defend and hold the Releasees harmless from and against any and all claims by third parties for damages, injuries, losses, liabilities and expenses relating to, resulting from or arising out of my participation in the BEquinox Event, including in any program, event or activity at the Event. I intend that the waiver and release of liability contained in these Terms and Conditions shall be construed broadly to provide a release and waiver to the maximum extent permissible under applicable law.

5. Use of Images

Cameras are welcomed at BEquinox, where they have long been an important part of storytelling history. BEquinox has worked to encourage the sharing of our community’s identity and cultural information through photography, videography, and film. BEquinox also seeks to protect that culture from unchecked commercialization or commodification, and to moderate an environment where participants’ rights to privacy, free expression, and creative immediacy are given additional consideration by our community. Your entrance to the event is your acceptance of the terms, conditions and guidelines in these Terms and Conditions for the use of photographic imagery obtained at the Event, whether still or video.

If you intend to use image recording equipment at the Event, you are required to adhere to the community guidelines aimed at protecting BEquinox inhabitants and its cultural values; they may seem unusual at first glance, but BEquinox’s goal is to preserve the principle of Decommodification within the BEquinox event, and to encourage and observe respect for personal privacy and freedom of expression. BEquinox monitors dissemination of photographs primarily to ensure that photographs from the BEquinox Event are not used for advertising or commercial purposes, and that they do not infringe on participants’ rights to privacy.

I UNDERSTAND AND ACCEPT THAT NO USE OF IMAGES, FILM, OR VIDEO OBTAINED AT THE EVENT MAY BE MADE WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM BEQUINOX, OTHER THAN PERSONAL USE. I understand that I have no rights to make any non-Personal Use of any image, film, or video footage obtained at the event, and that I cannot sell, transfer, license, sublicense or give my images, footage, film or video obtained at the event to any other party, except for Personal Use, and I agree to inform anyone to whom I give any footage, film, or video that it can only be used for Personal Use. Use in any advertisement or in the title or cover of any publication designed for dissemination to the public (other than blog posts) of images from the BEquinox Event, of drawings or representations of the BEquinox sculpture, logos, trademarks and other intellectual property owned or licensed by BEquinox, or of the phrase "BEquinox," is prohibited without prior written consent of BEquinox.

“Personal Use” of images, film or video means to share with friends and family, to display on personal websites (as long as your website does not sell any other product or service, and as long as your website does not purport or appear to be an official website of BEquinox or LALA, to display on photo sharing websites, and to display at art exhibits or similar exhibits. Social networking sites such as Flickr and Facebook are deemed “Personal Use” only if the display of the images, film or video on these sites are not used for the promotion or distribution of images with the intent to publicly display them beyond one’s immediate network, and if one’s immediate network is not inordinately large, to be determined in BEquinox’s sole discretion.

I agree to ask permission before taking any picture of someone I do not personally know. Especially if the person is a minor. I agree to never take a picture, still or video, of anyone who is nude, partial or full, or in a sexual situation without prior written consent.

I further assign to BEquinox a joint ownership in the copyright for images obtained at the event so that in the event any third party displays or disseminates any of my images in a manner not authorized by this agreement, BEquinox can enforce against the third party any restrictions concerning use of the images, and I appoint BEquinox as my attorney-in-fact to execute any documents necessary to effectuate such assignment. BEquinox agrees that it will not utilize this joint ownership to enter into any licensing agreements for the images. Since I understand that, in the absence of written permission from BEquinox, I have no right under this agreement to sell, transfer, license, sublicense or give any of my images, footage, film or video obtained at the event to any other party, except for Personal Use, in the event that a third party obtains and uses any of my images, footage, film or video for use other than Personal Use without such written permission from BEquinox, I agree that any permission, license or rights I may have granted this third party is completely void and invalid and that BEquinox has the absolute right, as joint copyright owner, to require the third party to cease all use of the images, footage, film or video.

I agree, in the event I post, or allow to be posted, any images (still or video) on a personal website or a website controlled by a third party, that: (1) I will place, or cause to be placed, on any website in which such images are displayed, a notice that the images can be used only for the poster's personal use and not for any other purpose and that downloading or copying of the images is prohibited, except in accordance with the Creative Commons’s BY-NC-SA license where the licensee agrees to use the image for non-commercial purposes and only for his or her Personal Use (as defined herein) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/); (2) I will not authorize the use of any images under the Creative Commons’ license if the image contains any nudity, partial nudity, or sexually suggestive poses (nudity and partial nudity include any images in which bare breasts, bare buttocks or genitals or genital areas are visible), and BEquinox, as joint copyright owner, may revoke any Creative Commons license if such license was erroneously placed on the image in violation of these Terms and Conditions; (3) in the event BEquinox notifies me that any such images must be removed, for any reason whatsoever in BEquinox's sole discretion, I will promptly remove or cause to be removed those images, and in the event after notification by BEquinox any such images are not removed, BEquinox may, as joint copyright owner, cause the removal of any such images.

The only Creative Commons license BEquinox approves for personal use licensing is the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license, Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/. For full legal code see http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode. However, as described above, images that contain human nudity, partial nudity or sexually suggestive poses may NOT be licensed in this fashion. Be aware that the use of this license does not supersede these Terms and Conditions nor the responsibility of the photographer/videographer to obtain all necessary permissions from subjects and artists as appropriate.

BEquinox forbids the making of private profit from the documentation of nudity at the event when images are presented in a sexual context, and/or without the express written permission of subjects. If you have seen a violation or suspect a problem of this nature, please contact the Rangers and/or Director of Public Safety (at the event) or email [email protected] (year-round).

BEquinox requires any party interested in making a commercial enterprise out of their documentation of the event or distributing footage beyond Personal Use on personal friend/family networks to enter into a written contract with BEquinox. Visit http://www.burningman.com/press for more information on how to register for this permission. Such projects require BEquinox’s review and approval prior to commercial distribution.

BEquinox's community grows primarily by word of mouth. The organization does little to solicit attention from television or media companies about the BEquinox Event, and does not seek to artificially grow the Event itself by exposure through the mass media. BEquinox does continue to support the presence of the press, and to encourage the free expression of news reporters, storytellers, small groups documenting special projects, cultural or fine art photographers, and creative authors/researchers or academics looking at BEquinox from an anthropological perspective, but all such uses require a written agreement with BEquinox in order to use images from the Event. Contact [email protected]

6. I acknowledge that the name “BEquinox” is a trademark owned by the LALA organization, and that all of BEquinox’s logos, trademarks or other intellectual property are owned by BEquinox, and I understand that the BEquinox organization controls all rights regarding the licensing and reproduction of any imagery recorded at the Event. I agree that I will not use the mark “BEquinox,” the logos of BEquinox, or the likeness, drawings or representations of the Man or of the LALA map, or any other trademark of BEquinox, on any website (except for Personal Use, as described in Paragraph 5) or in any other manner, commercial or otherwise, except for nominative or classic fair use. (For information about trademarks, copyright and fair use, please see: http://ilt.eff.org/index.php/Trademark:_General and http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/copyrightforlibrarians/Main_Page). BEquinox generally does permit the use of the mark “BEquinox,” the logo of the Man, or the design of LALA, without payment of any license fee, on materials that are given away or provided to supporters at any BEquinox event (“Gift Materials”), with the following conditions: (1) BEquinox may, for any reason whatsoever in its discretion, determine that such use is not in keeping with BEquinox’s quality control, and if so all such materials shall no longer be utilized; (2) no ungifted Gift Materials may be sold or transferred in exchange for something of value or distributed in any form such that the Gift Materials are likely to be sold or transferred in exchange for something of value.

7. I acknowledge that people are using film, video and photographic cameras at the Event, and that my image may be captured on film, video or photographs which may subsequently be displayed or disseminated without my consent or payment of compensation to me, and I release BEquinox from any liability due to such filming, photographing or dissemination.

8. I hereby appoint BEquinox as my representative to protect my intellectual property or privacy rights, recognizing that BEquinox has no obligation to take any such action. I understand that, in the event BEquinox files a lawsuit to takes action to protect my intellectual property or privacy rights pursuant to the appointment in this paragraph, and BEquinox has information that my specific intellectual property or privacy rights have been violated and also has information as to my identity and my contact information, BEquinox will make reasonable efforts to notify me of any such action by sending a communication to the contact information in BEquinox’s possession.
9. I understand that some participants at the Event may engage in expressive activity and dress, which may include partial nudity or nudity and other types of expressive activity. I agree that such expressive activity and dress is not indecent nor offensive to me, and that I have decided to attend the Event with full knowledge that such expressive activity and dress may occur. If I am accompanied by minors at the Event, I acknowledge that I have made a choice that the minors may be exposed to the expressive activities and dress that take place at the Event, and that I have exercised parental responsibility and control in bringing the minors to the Event. Should I find that any activity at the Event is offensive to me, or to any minors accompanying me, I acknowledge that I can avoid such activity by, among other things, leaving the vicinity of the activity or leaving the event.
Bequinox is committed to being a safe space where people are free from non-consensual personal and/or sexual contact. Our community thrives on the concept of enthusiastic informed consent. Non-consensual contact or exposure of a sexual nature is expressly prohibited and anyone violating this policy will be immediately ejected from the event. Anyone who is a victim or witness to any such violations should report the event to a ranger.
10. I acknowledge that all vehicles including trucks, trailers and RVs entering BEquinox are subject to search by Gate staff, for stowaways, dogs, guns, live plants and fireworks, or other prohibited items.

11. I agree to read and abide by the terms and guidelines listed in the Survival Guide: The Ten Principles, Safety guidelines, Commerce and Concessions guidelines, and Community guidelines.

12. I consent to have medical treatment that may be deemed advisable in the event of injury, accident and/or illness during any program, event or activity. I release BEquinox and LALA and all persons participating in any such medical treatment from all responsibility for any such actions.

13. I understand that children under 18 years of age can attend the event only accompanied by a parent or guardian, and that if I bring a minor to the event, I agree to the contractual terms contained in these Terms and Conditions on behalf of the minor. I also understand that if I bring a minor that is not my child, I must provide adequate written documentation granting me guardianship of said minor for the duration of the event.

14. In the event I am obtaining tickets for, or I provide any tickets to, any other person or persons, I recognize that I am acting as that person’s agent in obtaining the tickets, and due to this agency relationship, I agree to these terms on behalf of any person to whom I deliver any of the tickets I purchase, and I shall notify any such person of these terms when I deliver a ticket to them.

15. I agree that BEquinox is not liable for acts of God, the weather, strikes, protests, or actions taken by government agencies and similar causes. I understand that tickets are nonrefundable even if the Event is terminated early or canceled, or entry conditions are modified, due to harsh weather, acts of nature, governmental regulation or conditions beyond BEquinox’s control.

16. I understand that: I must bring enough food, water, shelter and first aid to survive in a harsh desert environment; that commercial vending is prohibited, as are firearms, fireworks, rockets and other explosives; that this is a LEAVE NO TRACE, pack it IN, pack it OUT event; and that I agree to contribute 2 hours of general cleanup in addition to cleaning up my own camp.

17. This ticket is a revocable license that may be revoked by BEquinox for any reason, including without limitation assisting people with unauthorized or un-ticketed entry to the Event.

18. Refund and Cancellation Policy. All sales are final. No refunds or exchanges will be issued for any reason. Fees are non-refundable.

19. Ticket Sales and Registration for Ticket Sales. If you are agreeing to these Terms and Conditions as part of the registration procedure for a ticket sale process, this paragraph is binding upon you, but the other paragraphs in these Terms and Conditions become binding only if you successfully purchase tickets for the BEquinox Event through the ticket purchase process, and your ticket purchase is not rescinded or revoked prior to the Event.

As part of the ticket purchase process, you must provide current contact information and a valid credit card. Invalid credit card numbers will be disqualified from participation in the ticket sale process, and you will NOT have an opportunity to provide a secondary form of payment.

If during the ticket sale process, you successfully purchase tickets, your registered credit card will be charged automatically for the price of the ticket(s), a per ticket service fee, a per order service fee and any applicable delivery fees. Once you successfully purchase tickets and your credit card is charged, you cannot cancel or withdraw your ticket order, and, as with all ticket sales, the sale is final. In the event your credit card is declined by the credit card company for any reason, the sale to you will not be processed and you will not receive any tickets.

For any ticket purchasers or ticket process registrations, in the event that, for any reason whatsoever, including computer or software malfunction, mistake or inadvertence, network congestion or crashes, you are not able to purchase any tickets through the ticket sale process, or your registration for a ticket sale ) or the purchase of tickets is not processed, or you receive a notice that your ticket purchase or ticket registration is rescinded, revoked, canceled, or made in error and your credit card payment is credited to your credit card account, you waive any claim against BEquinox and release BEquinox from any and all liability.

BEquinox retains the right to cancel, rescind or revoke any ticket purchases at any time prior to delivery of the actual tickets to the purchaser, for any reason whatsoever in BEquinox’s sole discretion. If anyone attempts to sell or sells a BEquinox ticket for above face value, or purchases a BEquinox ticket with the intention of reselling it for above face value, BEquinox has the absolute right, in its sole discretion, to cancel any such ticket without advance notice, and once cancelled, the ticket will be null and void and will not grant the holder any right to enter the Event.

20. Security and Privacy. If you have any questions about the security or privacy of this site, please visit our privacy policy page at: http://laleagueofarts.org/privacy-policy/ ‎

21. These Terms and Conditions may be changed by BEquinox prior to the Event, and if so the revised Terms and Conditions will apply to you. Your use of the ticket for entry to the Event signifies your binding agreement to the Terms and Conditions in effect at the time of your entry to the Event.

BY CHECKING THIS BOX, I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT AND I FULLY UNDERSTAND ITS TERMS, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT I HAVE GIVEN UP SUBSTANTIAL RIGHTS, AND I CHECK IT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WITHOUT ANY INDUCEMENT OR DURESS.