Participation Agreement *
I acknowledge that participation in the activity described above involves risk to me (and parent/guardian if minor), and may result in various types of injury including, but not limited to, the following: sickness, including bodily injury, death, emotional injury, personal injury, property damage, and financial damage. In consideration for the opportunity to participate in the activity described above, I, (or parent/guardian) acknowledge and accept the riks of injury or infection associated with participation in and transportation to and from the activity. I, (or parent/guardian) accept personal financial responsibility for any injury or other loss sustained during the activity or during the transportation to and from the activity, as well as for any medical treatment rendered to me, the participant that is authorized by Heritage Baptist Church or its agents, employees, volunteers, or any other representatives (collectively referred to hereinafter as “Activity Sponsor”). Further, I (or parent/guardian) release and promises to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Activity Sponsor for any injury arising directly or indirectly out of the described activity or transportation to and from the activity, whether such injury arises out of the negligence of the Activity Sponsor, myself, or otherwise. If a dispute over this agreement or any claim for damages arises, I (or parent/guardian), on my own behalf and on behalf of my minor child, waive all rights to a jury and bench trial(s) and agree to resolve the matter through a mutually acceptable alternative dispute resolution process. If I (or parent/guardian) and the Activity Sponsor cannot agree upon such a process, the dispute will be submitted to and resolved by binding arbitration pursuant to the most recent set of arbitration procedures adopted by the American Arbitration Association.
