Effective Date: 01/30/25

Welcome to the International Academy of Automation Arts & Sciences™ (IAAAS)™ ("Academy," "we," "us," or "our"). The IAAAS™ is a professional honorary society that serves as an independent governing and judging body for advanced technology awards shows. These Terms and Conditions of Use ("Terms") govern your use of https://iaaas.com (the "Website") and participation in the Academy’s programs, initiatives, and awards judging activities.

• By accessing this Website or engaging with the IAAAS™, you agree to comply with these Terms and any future updates.
• If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use this Website.

The IAAAS™ is dedicated to recognizing excellence in automation, artificial intelligence, and emerging technology by:

• Serving as an independent judging body for leading technology awards programs.
• Upholding high standards of integrity, fairness, and impartiality in awards evaluation.
• Providing professional recognition and advancement opportunities for industry experts.

• Membership in the IAAAS™ is by invitation or application and subject to approval.
• Criteria for membership include expertise, industry leadership, and contributions to automation and AI.
• Members may participate in awards judging panels, advisory boards, and thought leadership initiatives.

• Adhere to ethical standards in all judging, evaluation, and participation activities.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding submitted entries, judging discussions, and proprietary information.
• Avoid any conflicts of interest when evaluating award entries.

• The IAAAS™ retains all rights to its trademarks, branding, proprietary content, and judging methodologies.
• Unauthorized use of the IAAAS™ name, logo, or affiliated awards program branding is prohibited.
• Any materials submitted to the IAAAS™ for awards programs or other initiatives may be used for promotional and archival purposes, subject to applicable confidentiality agreements.

You may not use the IAAAS™ Website, membership, or judging privileges to:

• Submit, share, or promote offensive, defamatory, violent, or infringing content.
• Engage in fraudulent, deceptive, or unethical activities.
• Violate intellectual property rights or applicable laws.
• Exploit your association with the IAAAS™ for unauthorized endorsements or commercial gain.
•  Violations of these terms may result in membership suspension, termination, or legal action.

Without limiting the exclusive rights of the IAAAS™ under copyright law:

• Any use of this Website’s content, publications, or materials for training artificial intelligence (AI) models, machine learning algorithms, or automated text-generation technologies is strictly prohibited.
• The IAAAS™ explicitly reserves all rights to license, control, or restrict the use of any portion of its content for AI training, dataset compilation, or language model development.
• Any unauthorized use of IAAAS™ content in AI-related training constitutes a violation of these Terms and may result in legal action.

• The IAAAS™ makes no warranties regarding the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of information on this Website.
• The Academy is not responsible for any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from your use of this Website or participation in our programs.
• The IAAAS™ reserves the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Website or its initiatives at any time.

• The IAAAS™ reserves the right to update or modify these Terms at any time.
• Continued use of this Website or participation in IAAAS™ programs after updates constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.
• Please check this page periodically for any changes.

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• These Terms and Conditions of Use apply to all members, judges, participants, and visitors engaging with the IAAAS™ and its affiliated awards programs.