Waivers

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Ozone Waivers

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CAMP OZARK FOUNDATION, INC: ACKNOWLEDGMENT & ASSUMPTION OF RISKS & RELEASE AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT

For the participant and parent/s of a minor participant in all Camp Ozark Foundation, Inc. activities
INTRODUCTION: Please read this entire Acknowledgment and Assumption of Risks & Release and Indemnity Agreement (hereafter, “Document”) carefully before signing. The participant in 9th grade or higher must sign this Document. If the participant is a minor (minors are those under 18 yrs. of age in Texas; hereafter sometimes “minor” or “child”), one of the participant’s parents or legal guardians, or both (hereafter collectively “parent/s”), if available, must also sign. Parent/s may print the name (instead of a signature) for their participating child in 8th grade or below. In consideration of the services of Camp Ozark Foundation, Inc., sometimes doing business as Ozone Ministries or Camp Ozark Foundation Ozone Ministries (also referred to in this Document as “COF”) in allowing me/my child to participate, I (participant and/or parent/s of a minor participant) acknowledge and agree as follows: This Document is effective in regard to participant’s enrollment or participation in all activities from the date signed until a subsequent Camp Ozark Foundation, Inc: Acknowledgment and Assumption of Risks & Release and Indemnity Agreement is signed by one or both of the child’s parent/s (and a signing participant, if applicable), and shall remain in full force and effect for all activities completed by the participant up until that point.
This Document is effective in regard to participant’s enrollment or participation in all activities from the date signed until a subsequent Camp Ozark Foundation, Inc: Acknowledgment and Assumption of Risks & Release and Indemnity Agreement is signed by one or both of the child’s parent/s (and a signing participant, if applicable), and shall remain in full force and effect for all activities completed by the participant up until that point.
ACTIVITIES, RISKS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF RISKS: Participating in (whether attending, observing, actively participating and/or assisting with) day or multi-day COF educational, instructional, adventure and/or recreation activities includes risks. Activities take place in Texas or in other locations in the U.S. Activities may include but are not limited to: meetings, including bible study; retreats; athletic sports and games, for example dodge-ball, bowling, basketball, laser tag, trampoline parks and Frisbee throwing; socializing; mission and service trips and projects; mentoring or leadership with youth, including participation in the Ozone Community Mentors Program; ice- skating; rock climbing or bouldering (indoors or outdoors on artificial surfaces or natural rock) and high or low ropes or challenge course activities (a series of cables and structures of varying heights, on and through which the participant can walk, swing and otherwise travel), all of which can include belaying and rappelling and use of ropes, harnesses and/or other technical gear; swimming; use of any equipment, facilities or premises; and travel and transport in cars, vans, buses and/or other vehicles (collectively referred to in this Document as “activities”). Activities (which may be provided or led by COF staff, volunteers, contractors or others) may be scheduled or unscheduled, supervised or unsupervised, and include activities undertaken during participant’s free and/or independent time. I acknowledge that the inherent and other risks, hazards and dangers (collectively referred to in this Document as “risks”) of these activities can cause injury, damage, death or other loss to participant or others. Parent/s of a minor give permission for their child to participate in all activities and agree to discuss the nature of these activities and risks with their child. The following describes some, but not all of these risks:
RISKS INVOLVED IN JUDGMENT AND DECISION-MAKING: These risks include the risk that the participant, or a staff member, contractor, co-participant or other person may misjudge the participant’s (or others) capabilities, health or physical condition, or misjudge some aspect of travel, instruction, medical treatment, weather, terrain, water conditions or water level.
RISKS PRESENT IN AN OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT: Participants’ outdoor travel may be subject to storms; hot, humid or cold weather; stinging, venomous and/or disease carrying animals, insects or microorganisms; poisonous plants; unpredictable animal behavior and other natural or man-made hazards. Hazards (both on land and above and below water level) may not be marked or visible.
PERSONAL HEALTH AND PARTICIPATION RISKS: The participant’s mental, physical or emotional condition (including use or abuse of alcohol or any prescription or non-prescription drugs), disclosed or undisclosed, known or unknown, combined with participation in these activities include risks. Although COF representatives will review any submitted medical information, COF cannot anticipate or eliminate risks or complications posed by participant’s mental, physical (including fitness level) or emotional condition.
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH ANY ACTIVE OR ATHLETIC ACTIVITY: These risks include the risk that a participant may overestimate his or her abilities or fitness; be inattentive; lose control and trip or fall and/or collide with others; not understand the functioning of (or misuse) the equipment; fail to negotiate uneven or difficult terrain; not control his or her speed or experience equipment malfunction.
EQUIPMENT RISKS: The risk that equipment used in an activity may be misused, or may break, fail or malfunction. This includes participant’s personal equipment, COF equipment or other equipment (whether purchased borrowed or rented). Participants choosing to bring and use their personal equipment (including any safety gear) assume full responsibility, along with their parent/s, for choosing appropriate equipment and for the fit and condition of their equipment. Safety gear (used for some activities) may prevent or lessen injuries in some instances; however, use of safety gear is not a guarantee of safety, and injury can occur even with the use of this gear. Participants who choose not to use safety gear understand they assume all risks in making that choice.
CLIMBING OR ROPES OR CHALLENGE COURSE RISKS: Risks include slipping or falling partway or to the ground; losing grip; rope burns, pinches, jolts; splinters or swaying; collision or impact with course elements/structures, objects or people and equipment or structure failure or misuse.
SWIMMING RISKS: Risks include hazards above and below water level; drowning or impacting the water bottom.
PREMISES RISKS: Risks include slippery walkways, uneven ground and other conditions existing in and around premises where activities take place.
MISSION OR SERVICE PROJECT RISKS: These risks include those associated with activities such as building, digging, lifting, painting, cleaning and repair. Projects may involve the use of tools or equipment (such as hand and power tools) and potentially dangerous materials (such as paint, cleaning agents) that can cause injury resulting from use, misuse or malfunction.
FREE TIME RISKS: Participants will have free, independent and/or unsupervised time before, during or after activities and at other times. During both supervised and unsupervised activities, all participants share in the responsibility for their own well-being.
RISKS REGARDING CONDUCT: The potential that the participant, or other participants or third parties may act carelessly or recklessly.

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