Who we are
Sponsored by Indies is an informal, volunteer community initiative currently coordinated by Dani Devesa Derksen-Staats. It is not an incorporated company or formal organisation. In these terms, “we” refers to the coordination of the initiative, currently carried out by Dani. Other volunteers may help in future; we will update this page if coordination responsibilities change.
Our aim is to connect independent makers and developer conference organisers so they can share useful resources with conference communities. Contributions may include free resources, free access to products or discounts. Participation in the initiative is voluntary.
Sponsored by Indies takes no money, fees or commission, and does not collect payments for conference tickets or products. Makers and conferences remain independent and may operate their own businesses. Our community purpose does not change the commercial nature of any purchase you make from them.
What the site does
This website introduces participating conferences and makers, explains how to get involved, and shares approved contributions and offer information. It does not sell tickets or products, process orders or payments, verify tickets, issue or redeem restricted codes, or provide the products listed here. Any purchase, licence, subscription or event booking is arranged directly with the relevant provider under their own terms.
For attendee-only contributions, the conference manages attendee eligibility and distributes access instructions or restricted codes through its agreed attendee channel. Makers provide the resources or products and explain how to redeem each offer through their designated service. This site publishes the agreed guidance; it does not collect attendee lists or provide an attendee account or checkout.
Listing a maker or conference recognises their participation; it is not a guarantee of their products, services or event. Participation does not create an agency, legal partnership or authority for anyone to make commitments on someone else’s behalf.
For attendees
Read the specific offer terms and redemption instructions before relying on an offer or buying a ticket. Eligibility, expiry dates, regions, quantities, supported platforms, existing-customer restrictions and any ongoing subscription costs are set by the maker and should be stated with the offer. Ask for clarification if anything is unclear.
A free contribution and a discount are different: a discount may still require a purchase from the maker. Check whether free access is time-limited, whether payment details are required, and whether access renews at a charge. These details should be clear in the specific offer before you redeem it.
Offers apply only to the named conference edition. A previous year’s offer or participation does not carry forward. Preparation messages and proposed contributions are not confirmed offers. Any published maximum saving is a qualified estimate, not cash, credit or a promise that every attendee can save that amount.
Use attendee access and codes only as permitted by the offer. Do not publish, resell or share restricted codes without permission. Send product, billing and refund questions to the maker or seller, and ticket, event and attendee-access questions to the conference. Contact us if you need help finding the right person.
For independent makers
Participation is voluntary. Please provide accurate product information, clear eligibility and redemption terms, and a support route. Confirm that you have permission to share any names, quotes, logos, images and links you submit. Proposing a contribution does not automatically approve it for publication.
Confirm publication permission and any delivery or support commitments directly with us for each edition. Reading this page or submitting an enquiry does not itself confirm participation or replace the arrangements agreed with you.
We seek approval for each edition’s participation and offer before publication. Makers remain responsible for their products, licences, fulfilment, applicable legal obligations and promises to attendees. Please tell us promptly about errors, exhausted capacity or redemption problems so we can correct the listing and help coordinate a response.
You retain ownership of your materials. Approval to publish permits us to display the approved materials to describe your participation in the relevant edition, including its historical page. Ask us to correct or remove them when needed; this permission does not transfer ownership or imply approval for unrelated use.
For conference organisers
Please confirm each edition’s involvement, eligibility, attendee delivery channel, recognition arrangements and support responsibilities directly with us before announcing the bundle. Reading this page or submitting an enquiry does not itself confirm participation or replace the arrangements agreed with you. Share only approved claims and offer details, and tell us promptly if plans change.
Manage attendee verification and distribute restricted codes or access instructions through the agreed conference channel. Keep attendee lists and private codes out of this public site. Agree the redemption process with each maker and make the support route clear to attendees.
Conferences remain responsible for their events, tickets, attendee communications and any attendee records they hold. Makers remain responsible for their offers. Neither a conference nor a maker is responsible merely through participation for another participant’s independent products, event or commitments. Any separate commitments they make still apply.
Changes, availability and responsibility
We take reasonable care with the information we publish, but misunderstandings, mistakes, technical failures and changes of plan can happen. We cannot promise uninterrupted website access, a particular commercial outcome, or continuing availability of a third party’s product or event.
We may correct or pause an inaccurate or problematic listing and will aim to explain material changes to the affected maker or conference. A correction or removal from this site does not itself cancel a provider’s existing commitments, change a redeemed licence, or remove any attendee’s legal rights. We do not guarantee replacement products, codes or compensation on another provider’s behalf.
Everyone remains responsible for their own actions and commitments under applicable law. These terms do not exclude liability for fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation, death or personal injury caused by negligence, or anything else that cannot lawfully be excluded. They do not limit mandatory consumer rights or rights against a maker, seller or conference.
Working through problems together
We act with good intentions and ask everyone to treat one another with patience and respect. If something goes wrong, please tell us which conference edition and offer are affected, what happened and what outcome would help. Do not send payment details, passwords or private redemption codes.
We will make reasonable efforts to understand the issue, correct information we control and work with the people involved towards a fair, practical solution. We cannot promise a particular outcome or response time. Contacting us is an invitation to resolve matters together, not a requirement to delay or give up any complaint, refund request or legal remedy.
Links, information and updates
External websites and services have their own terms and privacy practices. The contribution form prepares an email draft in your browser; it does not send or publish it. Review the draft in your email app before sending, and share only information needed for the enquiry.
We will date changes to these terms here. Updates explain future use of this site; they do not retrospectively rewrite an agreed offer or separate arrangement. Any material change to a maker’s or conference’s participation should be agreed with them directly.