Terms & Conditions
Eligibility
Any individual over the age of eighteen (18) may apply. Applicants must reside in a major city where a HappyCity does not currently exist and must plan to continue live, work or play there for at least the next twelve (12) months and dedicate at minimum 2-4 hours monthly as a host.
Submission Process
Applicants must submit a completed HappyCity Host Interest Application, which requires a video submission. Completed applications and materials must be submitted via online submission form. Incomplete submissions will not be considered. Applications are judged by HappyCity Ambassadors, and all decisions by the reviewers are final. Please make sure you have read our FAQs for more information on the submission process and the qualities we look for in our hosts.
Campaigns
From time-to-time, HappyCity may hold campaigns to identify applicants for new cities. New HappyCity hosts may be eligible to receive a starter seed fund, which may be used by the host to help pay for HappyCity events. Under no circumstances may seed funds be used to pay the host a salary, hourly rate, or other compensation in connection being a host of HappyCity events. If received, the seed fund must be used to fund a HappyCity event within three (3) months of becoming an authorized HappyCity host. In addition, HappyCity may require a third party sponsor of the seed fund to be the named as the local sponsor of one or more events.
HappyCity reserves the right to attach additional conditions to any seed fund awarded. Any seed funds not spent on HappyCity events before the host’s term is finished will be used for the next host.
HappyCity reserves the right, in its sole discretion to (a) cancel, terminate, modify, extend or suspend any event should (in its sole discretion) a virus, bug, non-authorized human intervention, fraud or other cause beyond its control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, or proper conduct of an event or for any other reason HappyCity deems necessary.
Disqualification
In HappyCity’s sole and absolute discretion, the following may result in disqualification of applicants and/or the revocation of a seed fund:
• The applicant is an entity, a group of individuals, or otherwise not a single individual.
• The applicant is not a current resident of the city where the applicant is applying to be a HappyCity host.
• The applicant has submitted more than one application.
• Any part of the online or video portions of the application is not the original creation of the applicant.
• Failure to execute or comply with HappyCity's standard license agreement for hosts.
• Failure to comply with the terms of any seed fund, including but not limited to failure to use funds for the purpose of offsetting HappyCity event costs, failure to host a HappyCity event within three (3) months of becoming a host, or failure to name the seed fund sponsor as a sponsor of that event.
• Failure to comply with these Terms.
Intellectual Property
By submitting an application, you represent and warrant that your application materials do not (a) infringe any common law, contractual or statutory rights of any person, firm or corporation, including but not limited to copyright rights, trademark rights, trade secret rights, rights of privacy, and rights of publicity; or (b) contain matter which is or might be defamatory or which depicts any person, firm or corporation in a false light. You agree that you will indemnify, defend and hold HappyCity harmless from any and all claims, actions, liabilities, and expenses, including attorney’s fees and costs, arising from a breach of this warranty.
By submitting an application, you also expressly grant HappyCity a perpetual, world-wide, irrevocable, unrestricted, non-exclusive, royalty-free right and license to use, copy, license, sublicense, adapt, distribute, display, publicly perform, reproduce, transmit, modify and create derivative works from any application materials, including but not limited to your name, biography, likeness, voice, writings, photos, and videos, for any purpose, commercial, advertising, or otherwise, including for use in advertising and promotional campaigns.
Miscellaneous
Submission of an application does not create any binding obligations on applicants or HappyCity except as set forth under these Terms. By submitting an application, applicants release and hold harmless HappyCity, from any and all liability for injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or relating to this application, the use of any materials submitted, or the acceptance or use of any seed fund awarded. HappyCity is not responsible if any advertised seed fund cannot be awarded due to delays or interruptions due to circumstances outside HappyCity's control, including without limitation acts or omissions by sponsors or contractors, acts of God, acts of war or acts of terrorism. All taxes are the responsibility of the host and not HappyCity. Void where prohibited by law.
All HappyCity hosts are volunteers. Submission or acceptance of an application does not create an employer-employee, partner, joint venturer, or independent contractor relationship between HappyCity and the applicant.
Any individual over the age of eighteen (18) may apply. Applicants must reside in a major city where a HappyCity does not currently exist and must plan to continue live, work or play there for at least the next twelve (12) months and dedicate at minimum 2-4 hours monthly as a host.
Submission Process
Applicants must submit a completed HappyCity Host Interest Application, which requires a video submission. Completed applications and materials must be submitted via online submission form. Incomplete submissions will not be considered. Applications are judged by HappyCity Ambassadors, and all decisions by the reviewers are final. Please make sure you have read our FAQs for more information on the submission process and the qualities we look for in our hosts.
Campaigns
From time-to-time, HappyCity may hold campaigns to identify applicants for new cities. New HappyCity hosts may be eligible to receive a starter seed fund, which may be used by the host to help pay for HappyCity events. Under no circumstances may seed funds be used to pay the host a salary, hourly rate, or other compensation in connection being a host of HappyCity events. If received, the seed fund must be used to fund a HappyCity event within three (3) months of becoming an authorized HappyCity host. In addition, HappyCity may require a third party sponsor of the seed fund to be the named as the local sponsor of one or more events.
HappyCity reserves the right to attach additional conditions to any seed fund awarded. Any seed funds not spent on HappyCity events before the host’s term is finished will be used for the next host.
HappyCity reserves the right, in its sole discretion to (a) cancel, terminate, modify, extend or suspend any event should (in its sole discretion) a virus, bug, non-authorized human intervention, fraud or other cause beyond its control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, or proper conduct of an event or for any other reason HappyCity deems necessary.
Disqualification
In HappyCity’s sole and absolute discretion, the following may result in disqualification of applicants and/or the revocation of a seed fund:
• The applicant is an entity, a group of individuals, or otherwise not a single individual.
• The applicant is not a current resident of the city where the applicant is applying to be a HappyCity host.
• The applicant has submitted more than one application.
• Any part of the online or video portions of the application is not the original creation of the applicant.
• Failure to execute or comply with HappyCity's standard license agreement for hosts.
• Failure to comply with the terms of any seed fund, including but not limited to failure to use funds for the purpose of offsetting HappyCity event costs, failure to host a HappyCity event within three (3) months of becoming a host, or failure to name the seed fund sponsor as a sponsor of that event.
• Failure to comply with these Terms.
Intellectual Property
By submitting an application, you represent and warrant that your application materials do not (a) infringe any common law, contractual or statutory rights of any person, firm or corporation, including but not limited to copyright rights, trademark rights, trade secret rights, rights of privacy, and rights of publicity; or (b) contain matter which is or might be defamatory or which depicts any person, firm or corporation in a false light. You agree that you will indemnify, defend and hold HappyCity harmless from any and all claims, actions, liabilities, and expenses, including attorney’s fees and costs, arising from a breach of this warranty.
By submitting an application, you also expressly grant HappyCity a perpetual, world-wide, irrevocable, unrestricted, non-exclusive, royalty-free right and license to use, copy, license, sublicense, adapt, distribute, display, publicly perform, reproduce, transmit, modify and create derivative works from any application materials, including but not limited to your name, biography, likeness, voice, writings, photos, and videos, for any purpose, commercial, advertising, or otherwise, including for use in advertising and promotional campaigns.
Miscellaneous
Submission of an application does not create any binding obligations on applicants or HappyCity except as set forth under these Terms. By submitting an application, applicants release and hold harmless HappyCity, from any and all liability for injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or relating to this application, the use of any materials submitted, or the acceptance or use of any seed fund awarded. HappyCity is not responsible if any advertised seed fund cannot be awarded due to delays or interruptions due to circumstances outside HappyCity's control, including without limitation acts or omissions by sponsors or contractors, acts of God, acts of war or acts of terrorism. All taxes are the responsibility of the host and not HappyCity. Void where prohibited by law.
All HappyCity hosts are volunteers. Submission or acceptance of an application does not create an employer-employee, partner, joint venturer, or independent contractor relationship between HappyCity and the applicant.
