Youth Ministry (Grades 6-12)

DIOCESE OF ORANGE DIGITAL EVANGELIZATION CONSENT AND LIABILITY RELEASE FORM

PARISH PROGRAM(S) ARE PROVIDING DIGITAL PROGRAMMING AND CONTENT FOR ITS PARTICIPANTS, THROUGH WHICH STAFF WILL FACILITATE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES THROUGH ONLINE PLATFORMS. THE PROGRAM(S) WILL USE SOFTWARE, TOOLS AND APPLICATIONS PROVIDED BY THIRD-PARTIES THAT PARTICIPANTS, PARENTS/LEGAL GUARDIANS, VOLUNTEERS AND/OR STAFF WILL ACCESS VIA THE INTERNET AND USE FOR PURPOSES OF COMMUNICATION AND PROGRAMMING AND POTENTIAL CONTENT CREATION. THIS FORM PROVIDES YOUR CONSENT AND RELEASE FOR YOUR CHILD TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM(S) AND UTILIZE THESE ONLINE APPLICATIONS FOR DISTANCE-BASED, DIGITAL PROGRAM PURPOSES ONLY. MANY SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS HAVE AN AGE RESTRICTION WHICH WILL ALWAYS BE ADHERED TO BY DIOCESAN STAFF OR VOLUNTEERS WHEN FACILITATING ACTIVITIES WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH.PLEASE BE AWARE THAT EACH APPLICATION COLLECTS DIFFERENT INFORMATION ABOUT ITS USERS AND HAS ITS OWN PRIVACY TERMS AND CONDITIONS TO WHICH MEMBERS MUST ADHERE AND WHICH PARISH OR DIOCESE CANNOT CONTROL OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY. PLEASE REVIEW THESE CAREFULLY BEFORE REGISTERING YOUR CHILD. OUR COMMITMENT TO KEEPING THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH WE SERVE SAFE IS ALWAYS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. TO THAT END, WE WILL ACTIVELY MONITOR PARTICIPANT ACTIVITY. ALL ONLINE ACTIVITIES CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER MUST ALSO COMPLY WITH THE DIOCESE OF ORANGE TECHNOLOGY GUIDELINES INCLUDING THE CODE OF CONDUCT, POLICY AGAINST SEXUAL MISCONDUCT AND THE DIOCESE OF ORANGE IT POLICY.

DIGITAL FORMS OF COMMUNICATION, ONLINE CLASSROOMS, ETC.

ANY AND ALL DIGITAL NETWORKING AND COMMUNICATION INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, EMAIL, TEXTING, FACEBOOK, TWITTER, OTHER SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES, ETC., WITH PARISH YOUTH/SCHOOL/ORGANIZATION WILL BE MINISTRY RELATED, AND NOT PERSONAL IN NATURE, RESTRICTED TO MATTERS CONCERNING CLASSES, YOUTH MINISTRY EVENTS, PARISH EVENTS, SCHOOL EVENTS, ATHLETIC/EVENT SCHEDULES, OR REGISTRATION FORMS.ARE THERE MEDIUMS OF COMMUNICATION ONLINE OR DIGITALLY THAT SHOULD NOT BE UTILIZED?

CONSENT & RELEASE OF LIABILITY

I/WE, PARENT(S)/GUARDIAN(S) NAMED ABOVE GRANT PERMISSION FOR MY/OUR CHILD, TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN ANY AND ALL DIGITAL EVANGELIZATION EFFORTS. THESE EFFORTS, EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES WILL TAKE PLACE UNDER THE GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION OF SCHOOL/PARISH/DIOCESAN EMPLOYEES AND/OR VOLUNTEERS FROM CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC CHURCH

I AM AWARE OF THE TECHNOLOGY GUIDELINES FOR THE DIOCESE OF ORANGE, INCLUDING THE CODE OF CONDUCT, POLICY AGAINST SEXUAL MISCONDUCT.

I UNDERSTAND THAT I WILL HAVE ACCESS TO EVERYTHING PROVIDED TO MY CHILD AND BE MADE AWARE OF HOW SOCIAL MEDIA IS BEING USED, BE TOLD HOW TO ACCESS THE SITES, AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE COPIED ON ALL MATERIAL SENT TO MY CHILD VIA SOCIAL NETWORKING, INCLUDING TEXT MESSAGES.
 
I AUTHORIZE AND CONSENT TO STAFF OR OTHER LEADERS OF THE PARISH TO COMMUNICATE WITH MY CHILD ELECTRONICALLY, INCLUDING VIA SOCIAL MEDIA, TEXT, EMAIL, PHONE AND VIDEO CONFERENCING TOOLS (E.G. ZOOM) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROGRAM(S).
 
I UNDERSTAND THAT IF ANY STAFF OR OTHER LEADERS KNOWINGLY COMMUNICATE PRIVATELY WITH MY CHILD AS A PART OF HIS OR HER DUTIES FOR OR ON BEHALF OF ABOVE NAMED SCHOOL/PARISH, REASONABLE STEPS WILL BE TAKEN TO SEND TO ME THE SAME COMMUNICATION CONTENT, THOUGH NOT NECESSARILY VIA THE SAME TECHNOLOGY.
 
I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT TO REVIEW OR RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS SHARED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA WITH MY CHILD, I WILL NEED TO BECOME A FAN OR FOLLOWER OF THE SAME SOCIAL MEDIA. I UNDERSTAND THAT COMMUNICATIONS OR POSTS MAY BE ACCESSIBLE OR VIEWABLE BY OTHERS WHO ARE ALSO FANS OR FOLLOWERS OF THE SAME SOCIAL MEDIA.
 
I UNDERSTAND THAT WITHOUT THIS CONSENT MY CHILD WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM(S).
IF I CHOOSE TO RESCIND MY AUTHORIZATION AND CONSENT PROVIDED HEREIN, I AGREE THAT I WILL INFORM THE PARISH LISTED ABOVE IN WRITING AND THAT MY RESCISSION WILL NOT TAKE EFFECT UNTIL IT IS ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE PARISH.
 
I UNDERSTAND, HOWEVER, THAT IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE TO RECALL ANY WORK, PHOTOS OR VIDEOS THAT HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED AS PART OF THE PROGRAM(S) PRIOR TO RECEIPT OF MY WRITTEN RESCISSION.
 
I HAVE READ THIS CONSENT AND RELEASE FORM AND HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER ITS TERMS AND UNDERSTAND THEM.  I VERIFY THAT I HAVE READ AND VOLUNTARILY AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE CONSENT AND RELEASE FORM – DIGITAL EVANGELIZATION MEDIA FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH FROM THE DIOCESE OF ORANGE (ABOVE).
 
I FURTHER HEREBY HOLD HARMLESS, RELEASE AND FOREVER DISCHARGE THE DIOCESE OF ORANGE AND ITS EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, LICENSEES AND LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES FROM, AND SHALL INDEMNIFY THEM AGAINST, ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS, AND CAUSES OF ACTION WHICH I, MY HEIRS, REPRESENTATIVES, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS OR ANY OTHER PERSON(S) ACTING ON MY BEHALF OR ON BEHALF OF MY ESTATE HAVE OR MAY HAVE BY REASON OF MY CHILD’S PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM(S) AND THROUGH MY AUTHORIZATION, CONSENT AND RELEASE HEREIN.
 
BY SIGNING THIS FORM AND FILLING OUT MY FULL ADDRESS AND CITY, I AM STATING THAT I HAVE READ THIS CONSENT AND RELEASE FORM, I FULLY UNDERSTAND IT, AND I VOLUNTARILY AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS. I REPRESENT AND CERTIFY THAT I AM THE PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF THE MINOR.

GENERAL LIABILITY & PHOTO RELEASE

I/WE, PARENT(S)/GUARDIAN(S) NAMED ABOVE, GRANT PERMISSION FOR MY/OUR CHILD TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PARISH PROGRAM AND ALL RELATED EVENTS. THIS ACTIVITY WILL TAKE PLACE UNDER THE GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION OF SCHOOL/PARISH/DIOCESAN EMPLOYEES AND/OR VOLUNTEERS FROM CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC CHURCH.

AS PARENT(S)/LEGAL GUARDIAN(S), I/WE REMAIN LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY PERSONAL ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE ABOVE-NAMED MINOR PARTICIPANT. I/WE AGREE ON BEHALF OF MYSELF, MY/OUR CHILD NAMED HEREIN, OR OUR HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, AND ASSIGNS, TO HOLD HARMLESS AND DEFEND ORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC CHURCH, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS, AND THE DIOCESE OF ORANGE, ITS EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS, CHAPERONES, OR REPRESENTATIVES ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVENT, FROM ANY CLAIM ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH MY/OUR CHILD ATTENDING THE EVENT OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ILLNESS OR INJURY (INCLUDING DEATH) OR COST OF MEDICAL TREATMENT IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. I/WE AGREE TO COMPENSATE THE PARISH/SCHOOL, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND AGENTS, AND THE DIOCESE OF ORANGE, ITS EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CHAPERONES, OR REPRESENTATIVES ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVENT FOR REASONABLE ATTORNEY'S FEES AND EXPENSES WHICH MAY INCUR IN ANY ACTION BROUGHT AGAINST THEM AS A RESULT OF SUCH INJURY OR DAMAGE, UNLESS SUCH CLAIM ARISES FROM THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE PARISH/SCHOOL OR THE DIOCESE OF ORANGE.

I/WE AUTHORIZE THE MAKING OF PHOTOGRAPHS, MOTION PICTURES, VIDEO TAPES, RECORDINGS, OR OTHER MEMORIALIZING OF SAID EVENT AND MY/OUR CHILD'S PARTICIPATION THEREIN, AND THE PUBLICATION AND DUPLICATION OR OTHER USE THEREOF. I/WE WAIVE ANY RIGHTS TO COMPENSATION OR ANY RIGHT THAT I/WE OTHERWISE MIGHT HAVE TO LIMIT OR CONTROL SUCH MAKING OR USE.

I/WE GIVE PERMISSION TO THE PHYSICIAN, NURSE, DENTIST, OR LICENSED CARE STAFF SELECTED BY THE SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL THEN PRESENT TO RENDER MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR OTHER APPROPRIATE TREATMENT DEEMED NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE BY THE PHYSICIAN, NURSE, DENTIST, OR LICENSED CARE STAFF.