1. Acceptance of These Terms
These Website Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern access to and use of www.kingsandqueensofink.net and related online services operated by Kings & Queens of Ink Tattoo Expo, LLC (“Kings & Queens of Ink,” “Southern InkFest,” “Organizer,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).
By accessing the website, submitting a form, creating a transaction, or otherwise using an online service, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the website or submit information through it.
2. Eligibility and Authority
You must be at least 13 years old to use the general website. Applications, purchases, contracts, and other transactions must be completed by an adult with legal capacity and authority to act for the applicant, business, studio, organization, or payment-method holder.
Use of the website does not determine eligibility for event admission, tattoo services, alcohol-related areas, contests, credentials, or other activities. Separate laws and event rules apply.
3. Electronic Records and Consent
You consent to receive records, notices, confirmations, agreements, and communications electronically. Selecting an agreement checkbox, typing a name as an electronic signature, submitting a form, or authorizing payment may evidence your intent to agree to the associated electronic record.
You are responsible for retaining copies of confirmations, agreements, receipts, and communications. Contact us if you require an available record in another format.
4. Event and Website Information
We work to keep website information accurate, but event planning changes over time. Dates, hours, layouts, entrances, performers, artists, vendors, sponsors, activities, ticket offerings, policies, parking, and other details may be added, corrected, rescheduled, substituted, or removed.
Website content is provided for general information and does not create a guarantee unless expressly included in a ticket term, accepted application, signed contract, or other authorized written agreement.
5. Additional Policies and Agreements
These Terms incorporate the website Privacy Policy. The following may also apply depending on your activity:
- Application, Payment & Refund Policy;
- artist, vendor, food-truck, sponsorship, media, contest, or credential agreements;
- ticketing, admission, refund, postponement, and event policies;
- venue, safety, health, licensing, insurance, and operational requirements; and
- third-party payment, ticketing, hotel, social-media, or service-provider terms.
If a specific signed or accepted agreement conflicts with these general Terms, the more specific agreement controls for that subject.
6. Accuracy and Security
You agree to provide complete, current, and accurate information and to correct material changes promptly. You may not impersonate another person, misrepresent authority, use an unauthorized payment method, or submit false or misleading documents.
You are responsible for protecting access to your email, device, confirmation links, and any credentials associated with your submission. Notify us promptly if you suspect unauthorized use.
7. Acceptable Use
You may use the website only for lawful personal or legitimate business purposes connected with the event. You may not:
- interfere with website operation, security, forms, payments, servers, or networks;
- introduce malware, malicious code, automated attacks, or destructive material;
- scrape, harvest, crawl, copy, or extract information through automated means without written authorization;
- attempt to gain unauthorized access to administrative areas, accounts, databases, files, or another user’s information;
- submit unlawful, fraudulent, threatening, defamatory, infringing, discriminatory, obscene, or deceptive material;
- use the website to spam, solicit unlawfully, or distribute unauthorized advertising;
- circumvent application limits, payment controls, access controls, or event eligibility requirements; or
- use website content or branding in a manner that falsely suggests endorsement, affiliation, or sponsorship.
8. Intellectual Property
The website and its original text, artwork, graphics, logos, event branding, photographs, videos, layout, and other content are owned by the Organizer or used with permission and may be protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws.
You may view and make reasonable personal use of publicly available website content. You may not reproduce, modify, publish, sell, license, create derivative works from, remove notices from, or commercially exploit protected content without prior written permission, except as permitted by law.
“Kings & Queens of Ink,” “Southern InkFest,” associated logos, artwork, and event identifiers may not be used to sell goods, promote an event, imply sponsorship, or create confusion without written authorization.
9. User Submissions
You retain ownership of content you submit, subject to the rights granted in an applicable application, agreement, or release. You represent that you own or have permission to submit the content and that our authorized use will not violate another party’s rights.
You grant the Organizer and its service providers a nonexclusive right to host, store, reproduce, format, transmit, and review submitted content as reasonably necessary to operate the website, evaluate and administer the submission, communicate with you, prevent fraud, comply with law, and maintain records.
If an application or separate media agreement authorizes promotional use, that agreement—not this general paragraph—will govern public use of submitted logos, portfolio images, business information, photographs, or media.
10. Files and Prohibited Information
Upload only relevant, lawful files in permitted formats. Do not submit malicious files or information the form does not request. Do not place complete card numbers, Social Security numbers, government identification numbers, medical records, passwords, or similarly sensitive information in a general contact field or upload.
We may reject, quarantine, delete, or restrict access to a submission that appears unsafe, irrelevant, unlawful, excessive, or inconsistent with these Terms.
11. Payments and Applications
Payments may be processed by Stripe or another identified provider. Payment authorization does not guarantee application acceptance, booth placement, ticket availability, or participation. Application-specific acceptance, deposit, balance, cancellation, and refund rules are governed by the Application, Payment & Refund Policy and the applicable form agreement.
You are responsible for reviewing the description, amount, quantity, options, and material terms before submitting payment.
12. Third-Party Services and Links
The website may link to or integrate services operated by payment processors, ticketing providers, artists, vendors, sponsors, hotels, maps, social networks, analytics providers, or other third parties. We do not control their content, availability, privacy practices, security, prices, promises, or transactions.
A link or integration does not necessarily constitute endorsement. Your use of a third-party service is governed by that provider’s terms and policies.
13. Independent Artists and Vendors
Participating tattoo artists, vendors, food operators, performers, and other exhibitors generally operate as independent businesses or individuals. Unless expressly stated in writing, they are not employees or agents of the Organizer.
Tattoo appointments, designs, deposits paid directly to an artist, product sales, warranties, food purchases, and other direct transactions are between the attendee and the applicable provider. Report urgent safety or conduct concerns to event personnel, but the Organizer does not guarantee or control every independent transaction.
14. Website Availability
We may modify, suspend, restrict, or discontinue any website feature for maintenance, security, legal, operational, or business reasons. We do not guarantee that the website, a form, upload, payment session, email delivery, or third-party integration will be uninterrupted, error-free, or continuously available.
If a deadline is approaching and a technical issue prevents submission, contact us promptly and preserve relevant screenshots or error details. Contact does not automatically extend a deadline.
15. Disclaimer of Warranties
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the website and its content are provided “as is” and “as available.” We disclaim warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, noninfringement, accuracy, availability, and security, whether express, implied, or statutory.
Nothing in these Terms excludes a warranty or right that applicable law does not permit us to exclude.
16. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Organizer and its owners, officers, employees, contractors, and representatives will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, punitive, or consequential damages, lost profits, lost data, lost opportunities, or business interruption arising from website use, inability to use the website, third-party services, or reliance on general website information.
Where liability cannot be excluded, aggregate liability arising solely from website use will not exceed the amount you paid directly to the Organizer for the specific online transaction giving rise to the claim during the preceding twelve months, or $100 if no amount was paid, unless applicable law requires otherwise.
17. Indemnification
To the fullest extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Organizer and its owners, officers, employees, contractors, and representatives from third-party claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, costs, and reasonable legal fees arising from your unlawful website use, your submission, your infringement of another party’s rights, your misrepresentation, or your material breach of these Terms.
This section does not require indemnification for a claim to the extent caused by the indemnified party’s own conduct where such indemnification is prohibited by law.
18. Suspension and Termination
We may suspend or terminate website access, reject a submission, disable a feature, or preserve and disclose relevant records when reasonably necessary to investigate fraud, protect security, comply with law, enforce an agreement, or address a material violation.
Provisions that by their nature should survive termination—including intellectual-property, payment, disclaimer, liability, indemnification, governing-law, and record provisions—will survive.
19. Governing Law and Disputes
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Mississippi, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Before filing a legal claim, the parties should make a good-faith effort to resolve the matter through written communication.
Unless applicable law requires otherwise, any court proceeding relating to these Terms or the website must be brought in a state or federal court with jurisdiction in or serving Hinds County, Mississippi, and the parties consent to that venue and jurisdiction.
20. General Provisions
If any provision is held unenforceable, it will be enforced to the maximum lawful extent and the remaining provisions will continue. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. You may not assign your rights or obligations under these Terms without written consent. We may assign these Terms in connection with a business reorganization, financing, or transfer.
Headings are for convenience. “Including” means “including without limitation.” These Terms and incorporated policies form the entire agreement concerning general website use, except for a more specific agreement applicable to a transaction or event activity.
21. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms as the website, event, services, or legal requirements change. The “Last updated” date identifies the current version. Changes apply prospectively when posted unless stated otherwise. Continued use after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
22. Contact Us
Questions about these Terms may be submitted through the Contact page:
Kings & Queens of Ink Tattoo Expo, LLC
Kings & Queens of Ink: Southern InkFest
Jackson, Mississippi
www.kingsandqueensofink.net/contact/
Do not include complete payment-card numbers or other highly sensitive information in the message.