Race Liability Waiver for the ‘Virtual 5K’
You will be redirected to the race registration page after completing the Race Liability Waiver below.
By participating in this race event and signing below, I understand, agree, warrant and covenant as follows:
1. Authority to Register and/or to Act as Agent: I have full legal authority and right to complete this event registration on behalf of myself and/or any party that I am registering for this event, including the full authority to make use of the credit card or debit card to which registration fees (if applicable) will be charged.
I represent that if I am registering a child under the age of 18 or an incapacitated adult, I represent and warrant that I am the parent or assigned legal guardian of such party, I have the legal authority to enter into this agreement on their behalf; and by proceeding with this event registration, I agree that the terms of this Agreement and Waiver shall apply equally to all parties that I registered/the Registered Parties:
2. Liability Waiver: By participating in this race event and signing this Waiver, I hereby acknowledge and agree that running a race and participating in any type of race, or physical event, is a hazardous activity. I should not enter and run unless I am medically able, properly conditioned, and properly trained for the event. I also acknowledge that this is a Virtual Run in which I will be participating independently on an open course of my choice. I am specifically assuming any and all risks associated with participating in this event, including but not limited to, all falls, contact with other participants, the effects of stresses of the race and of the weather, all conditions of the walkways, roads, and trails, any and all medical conditions related to heat/cold or hydration, and to all such other risks inherent in participating in an athletic event of this kind and nature. Furthermore, I agree to follow all instructions of the event, yield to any and all emergency vehicles and emergency personnel during the course of the event. I hereby for myself, my heirs, executors, administrators or anyone else who might assert or attempt to assert any claim on my behalf, covenant not to sue, and waive and release and forever discharge Courtney's Allies and Board members from any and all claims or liability for any personal injury, property damage, or death of any kind or nature whatsoever arising out of, or in the course of, my participating in, or the participation of the Registered Parties in this event. This release and waiver extends to all claims of every kind or nature whatsoever, foreseen or unforeseen, known and unknown.
3. I UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT PARTICIPATION IN THE EVENT IS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS, AND THAT A REGISTERED PARTY SHOULD NOT PARTICIPATE UNLESS THEY ARE MEDICALLY ABLE AND PROPERLY TRAINED. I UNDERSTAND THAT EVENTS MAY BE HELD OVER PUBLIC ROADS AND FACILITIES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE EVENT AND UPON WHICH HAZARDS ARE TO BE EXPECTED. PARTICIPATION CARRIES WITH IT CERTAIN INHERENT RISKS THAT CANNOT BE ELIMINATED COMPLETELY RANGING FROM MINOR INJURIES TO CATASTROPHIC INJURIES INCLUDING DEATH. I UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT IN CONSIDERATION OF BEING PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EVENT, I AND ANY REGISTERED PARTY, THE HEIRS, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS OF MYSELF OR THE REGISTERED PARTY DO HEREBY RELEASE, WAIVE, DISCHARGE AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE THE RELEASES FOR ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS ARISING FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE EVENT BY MYSELF OR ANY REGISTERED PARTY.
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4. Indemnification: In accordance with the above Liability Waiver, I specifically agree to indemnify, defend, and hold all of the Releases harmless from and against any and all damages, costs, claims, or demands, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third party due to or arising from or related to my participation in the event and/or for any lawsuits or claims brought by any third parties in contradiction of/or related to the Liability Waiver above.
5. Photo Release: By signing below, I acknowledge and agree that during participation of the event a photograph, motion picture, or recording may be taken or made of me by race organizers, facilitators, and sponsors of the event, and that I hereby fully consent and agree to and grant full permission to such race organizers, facilitators, and sponsors of the event to use such photographs, motion pictures, and recordings of me, as well as any other record of this event, for any purpose.
6. Applicable Law and Consent to Jurisdiction. By completing this event registration, I agree that the statutes and laws of the State of Vermont, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof, will apply to all matters relating to this event, Agreement and Waiver, and event registration. I agree that exclusive jurisdiction for any dispute with the Releases resides in the courts of the State of Vermont and I further agree and expressly consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction in the courts of the State of Vermont in connection with any dispute including any claim involving the Releases, its or their affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, agents contractors, officers, and volunteers.
7. Severability. I further expressly agree that this Agreement and Waiver is intended to be as broad and inclusive as is permitted by the laws of the State of Vermont and that if any provision of this Agreement and Waiver shall be found to be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from this Agreement and Waiver and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
BY INDICATING MY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT AND WAIVER, I AM AFFIRMING THAT I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS AGREEMENT AND WAIVER AND FULLY UNDERSTAND ITS TERMS. I UNDERSTAND THAT I AM GIVING UP SUBSTANTIAL AND SIGNIFICANT RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO SUE.
I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I AM SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT AND WAIVER FREELY AND VOLUNTARILY, AM NOT REQUIRED TO PARTIPCATE IN THIS EVENT, AM DOING SO VOLUNTARILY, AND THAT BY SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT I AM GRANTING A COMPLETE AND UNCONDITIONAL RELEASE OF ALL LIABILITY TO THE GREATEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY VERMONT AND ITS LAW. SecureFee™ Registration Cancellation Insurance is offered in most states. If purchased, your registration may be covered for one of the covered reasons stated in the policy.