2023 PARTICIPANT WAIVER 

Participant Waiver, Release, Indemnification of All Claims & Covenant Not to Sue

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY. THIS DOCUMENT AFFECTS YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND IS LEGALLY BINDING. BY SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT YOU ARE RELEASING SHOOTING TOUCH FROM ALL LIABILITY AND FOREVER GIVING UP ANY CLAIMS THEREFOR.

Shooting Touch is sport-for-development organization whose intent is to use the mobilizing power of basketball to bridge health and opportunity gaps for youth and women facing racial, gender, and economic inequalities. Shooting Touch takes appropriate steps and precautions to make all activities safe for all participants. Nevertheless, we cannot guarantee that injuries and accidents will not occur, despite our best efforts. We must, therefore, ask that parents/guardians, at Shooting Touch release Shooting Touch from liability for any harm arising from activities as allowed by law.  

I desire to participate in programming and other activities (collectively, the “Activities”) offered by Shooting Touch, Inc. (“Shooting Touch”). I understand and acknowledge that I may suffer injuries by participating in the Activities. In consideration for Shooting Touch permitting me to participate in the Activities, I hereby release from all liabilities, and waive all claims against, Shooting Touch and its directors, officers, employees, volunteers and agents that may arise out of, relate to, or result from my participation in any of the Activities. 

Assumption of Risk: I, in my legal capacity as parent/guardian of the person named below (“Participant”), acknowledge and agree that any use of facilities, services, equipment, and premises (“Facilities”) and any participation in Shooting Touch programs and activities (“Programs”) comes with inherent risks including, but in no way limited to: (1) moderate and severe personal injury, (2) property damage, (3) disability, (4) death, and (5) sickness or disease including, without limitation, COVID-19. I voluntarily, for myself and the Participant, accept and assume full responsibility for these risks as well as any and all other risks of the use of Facilities and participation in Programs and Activities. I agree that I have full knowledge of the nature and extent of all such risks and am not relying on all such risks being described in this document. 

Waiver, Release, Indemnification & Covenant Not to Sue: In consideration of the Participant's use of Facilities and participation in Programs I, in my legal capacity as parent/guardian, agree on behalf of myself and the Participant that Shooting Touch, its officers, directors, agents, employees, volunteers, insurers and representatives (“Releasees”) will not be liable for any personal injury, property damage, disability, death, sickness or disease incurred by Participant, however occurring including, but not limited to, the negligence of Releasees. I understand that the Participant and I will be solely responsible for any loss or damage, including personal injury, property damage, disability, death, sickness or disease sustained from the use of Facilities and participation in Programs.

I further agree, in my legal capacity as the parent/guardian of the Participant, on behalf of the Participant, myself, and any and all legal successors and proxies, to release and hereby do release, waive and covenant not to sue  Releasees from any causes of action, claims, suits, liabilities or demands of any nature whatsoever including, but in no way limited to, claims of negligence, which the Participant, myself, and any and all legal successors and proxies may have, now or in the future, against Releasees on account of personal injury, property damage, disability, death, sickness, disease or accident of any kind, arising out of or in any way related to the use of Facilities or participation in Programs, whether that participation is supervised or unsupervised, however, the injury or damage occurs, including, but not limited to, the negligence of Releasees.

In further consideration of the use of Facilities and participation in Programs, I, in my legal capacity as parent/guardian of the Participant, agree on behalf of myself and the Participant to indemnify and hold harmless. Releasees from any and all causes of action, claims, demands, losses, suits, liabilities or costs of any nature whatsoever, including claims of negligence, arising out of or in any way related to the use of Facilities and participation in Programs.

I hereby give permission for images of the Participant, captured through media such as video and photo during activities with Shooting Touch, to be used solely for the purposes of promotional material, and publications, and waive any rights of compensation or ownership thereto. I understand and acknowledge that Shooting Touch is entitled to reproduce, publish, display and circulate any such photographs, video footage or interview information worldwide. 

Shooting Touch will not permit anyone to utilize facilities or participate in activities without the execution of this acknowledgment, release, and indemnification, which is materially significant to Shooting Touch.

Signing below indicates that you have read this document and agree to its terms and give permission for activities as above or as indicated below.