MINOR PARTICIPATION WAIVER OF LIABILITY
ASSUMPTION OF RISK, WAIVER OF LIABILITY, RELEASE OF CLAIMS
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: By signing this document, you will waive your right to sue.
As used below, "American Veterinary Medical Association” or “AVMA” shall mean the American Veterinary Medical Association (1931 N. Meacham Road, Schaumburg, IL 60173), and the AVMA’s officers, directors, employees, agents, successors, and assigns of each of the foregoing.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION - READ CAREFULLY BEFORE SIGNING
In consideration of my minor child or ward’s participation in the Event, I hereby attest that after reading this Form completely and carefully, including the notice above my signature, I acknowledge that participation in the Event by my minor child or ward is entirely voluntary, and that I understand and agree as follows:
RELEASE OF LIABILITY: I agree, on behalf of my child or ward, to waive and release all liabilities, claims, actions, damages, costs or expenses of any nature ("Claims") associated with all risks that are inherent to participation in the Event or other activities conducted in conjunction therewith (including, among other things, working with feral and domesticated animals, exposure to animals with an unknown vaccination history, exposure to needles and other sharp medical equipment, and certain chemicals used for medical or cleaning purposes, animal bites or scratches, zoonotic diseases (transmitted from animals to humans) or other contagions, allergic reactions, or other serious and potentially life-threatening injuries and conditions) whether such risks are open and obvious or otherwise. Further, on behalf of my minor child or ward, I hereby release, covenant not to sue, and forever discharge the Released Parties (as defined under "INDEMNITY/INSURANCE" below) of and from all Claims arising in any manner out of, or in any way, connected with my child’s or ward’s participation in the Event.
INDEMNITY/INSURANCE: I agree to indemnify and hold the AVMA; all Event sponsors and participants and their respective parent, subsidiary and other affiliated or related companies; and the officers, directors, employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors, representatives, successors, assigns, and volunteers of each of the foregoing entities (collectively, the "Released Parties") harmless from and against any and all Claims arising out of, or in any way, connected with my child’s or ward’s participation in the Event, including, but not limited to, all attorneys' fees and disbursements through and including any appeal. I understand and agree that, to the fullest extent allowed by applicable law, this indemnity includes any Claims based on the negligence, action, or inaction of any of the Released Parties and covers bodily injury (including death), property damage, and loss by theft or otherwise, whether suffered by my child or ward either before, during, or after participation in the Event. I agree that I am not relying on the Released Parties to have arranged for, or carry, any insurance of any kind for the benefit of my child or ward relative to my child’s or ward’s participation in the activities and the Event, and that I am solely responsible for obtaining any mandatory or desired life, travel, accident, property, or other insurance related to my child’s or ward’s participation in the Event, at my own expense.
PHYSICAL CONDITION/MEDICAL AUTHORIZATION: I hereby certify that my child or ward is physically fit for participation in the Event and has the skill level required in connection with the Event, and I have not been advised otherwise.
PUBLICITY RIGHTS: I further grant the Released Parties the right to photograph, record and/or videotape my child or ward, at the Event, and further to display, edit, use and/or otherwise exploit my or my child’s or ward’s face, likeness, voice, and appearance, in all media, whether now known or hereafter devised (including, without limitation, in computer or other device applications, social media, the Internet, online webcasts, television programming, in motion pictures, films, newspapers, and magazines) and in all forms, including, without limitation, publication and use of Event, without compensation, residual obligations, reservation or limitation, or further approval, and I agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Released Parties for any Claims associated with such grant and right to use. The Released Parties are, however, under no obligation to exercise any rights granted herein.
GOVERNING LAW: To the fullest extent allowed by applicable law, (1) I agree that this Agreement shall be construed under the laws of the State of Illinois without reference to its conflicts of laws provisions; (2) I irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in Cook County, Illinois, and agree that such courts are the only proper venue for the resolution of disputes, and (3) I SPECIFICALLY WAIVE THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
NOTICE TO THE MINOR CHILD’S NATURAL GUARDIAN(S) READ THIS FORM COMPLETELY AND CAREFULLY. YOU ARE AGREEING TO LET YOUR MINOR CHILD ENGAGE IN A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ACTIVITY. YOU ARE AGREEING THAT, EVEN IF EACH OF THE RELEASED PARTIES USE REASONABLE CARE IN PROVIDING THIS ACTIVITY, THERE IS A CHANCE YOUR CHILD MAY BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS ACTIVITY BECAUSE THERE ARE CERTAIN DANGERS INHERENT IN THE ACTIVITY THAT CANNOT BE AVOIDED OR ELIMINATED. BY SIGNING THIS FORM, YOU ARE GIVING UP YOUR CHILD’S RIGHT AND YOUR RIGHT TO RECOVER FROM THE RELEASED PARTIES IN A LAWSUIT FOR ANY PERSONAL INJURY, INCLUDING DEATH, TO YOUR CHILD OR ANY PROPERTY DAMAGE THAT RESULTS FROM THE RISKS THAT ARE A NATURAL PART OF THE ACTIVITY. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE TO SIGN THIS FORM, AND THE RELEASED PARTIES HAVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE TO LET YOUR CHILD PARTICIPATE IF YOU DO NOT SIGN THIS FORM. THE NOTICE ABOVE IS ALSO GIVEN AND APPLICABLE TO LEGAL GUARDIANS AND THEIR MINOR WARD(S) WHO YOU ARE AGREEING TO LET ENGAGE IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ACTIVITIES. ALL REFERENCES TO “CHILD” ABOVE ARE APPLICABLE YOUR MINOR WARD(S) AND YOUR AND YOUR WARD’S RIGHTS TO RECOVER FROM THE RELEASED PARTIES.
By signing below, I certify that: (1) I fully and completely read and understand this Form; (2) I am 18 years of age or older; (3) I am the legal guardian of the minor child identified above; (4) the information set forth above pertaining to my child or ward is true and complete; and (5) I consent and agree to all the foregoing on behalf of myself and minor child or ward identified above.