Hold Harmless Agreement
“To the fullest extent permitted by law, *Name of Contractor/Vendor/Facility User) hereby WAIVES AND RELEASES any and all claims it may have now or that may come into existence against the Township of East Brunswick (“Township”), its elected and appointed officials, its agents, employees and volunteers and others working on behalf of the Township of East Brunswick, which arises out of the Contractor/Vendor/Facility User’s use of the Township’s property or facilities. This Waiver and Release specifically includes the waiver and release of all claims for any personal injury or illness, including bodily injury or death and/or property damage, including loss of use thereof. Further, the undersigned Contractor, Vendor, or Facility User UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES that this Release includes any claims based on the actions, omissions, or negligence of the Township of East Brunswick, its elected and appointed officials, its agents, employees and volunteers and others working on behalf of the Township of East Brunswick.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the undersigned Contractor/Vendor/Facility User agrees to defend, pay on behalf of, indemnify, and hold harmless the Township of East Brunswick, its elected and appointed officials, its agents, employees and volunteers and others working on behalf of the Township of East Brunswick, against any and all claims, demands, suits or loss, including all costs connected therewith, and for any damages which may be asserted, claimed or recovered against or from the Township of East Brunswick, its elected and appointed officials, its agents, employees, volunteers or others working on behalf of the Township of East Brunswick, by reason of personal injury or illness, including bodily injury or death and/or property damage, including loss of use thereof, which arises out of or is in any way connected to alleged negligence on the part of the Contractor/Vendor/Facility user.
This Waiver of Liability and Hold Harmless Agreement includes the waiver of any claims arising out of exposure to or infection with the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, whether such exposure of infection occurs before, during, or after the use of the Township’s property or facilities. The undersigned hereby agrees to defend, pay on behalf of, indemnify, and hold harmless the Township of East Brunswick, its elected and appointed officials, its agents, employees and volunteers and others working on behalf of the Township of East Brunswick, against any and all claims, demands, suits or loss, including all costs connected with any claims of illness or exposure to COVID-19. COVID-19 has been declared a worldwide pandemic by the World Health Organization. COVID-19 is extremely contagious and may cause serious or life-threatening illness or even death. Current medical knowledge indicates that it is believed to spread by contact between individuals, contact with contaminated surfaces, and even through the air. It is believed that an individual can be in infected with COVID-19 without their knowledge and be asymptomatic. The Township of East Brunswick cannot guarantee that any Contractor, Vendor, Facility User and their guests/participants, or anyone else, will not become infected with COVID-19. Use of the Township’s property or facilities could increase the risk of contracting COVID-19.