5. RootOne Voucher. You hereby acknowledge and agree that (i) RootOne’s charitable mission is to help reduce the cost of summer trips to Israel for Jewish high-school age teens by providing qualified grantees, such as the Trip Sponsor, financial support via a grant agreement by and between RootOne and the Trip Sponsor, based upon an application process submitted by the Teen Participant to RootOne (the “RootOne Voucher”); (ii) the RootOne Voucher cannot be exchanged for cash; (iii) the RootOne Voucher does not have any cash value; (iv) RootOne Vouchers are not redeemable for cash, even in the event of a trip cancellation by the Trip Sponsor; and (v) RootOne reserves the right to deny eligibility or participation in receiving a RootOne Voucher to any applicant for any reason or no reason.
6. Relationship between RootOne and Your Trip Sponsor. You hereby acknowledge that RootOne, The Jewish Education Project and any affiliated entity, their respective boards of directors, officers, directors, trustees, managers, servants, agents, employees and representatives (collectively, “RootOne Parties”), and all individuals and organizations that provide financial support directly or indirectly to RootOne Parties, including their respective board of directors, officers, directors, trustees, managers, servants, agents, employees and representatives (“RootOne Funders”) have acted solely in granting monetary charitable funds to the Trip Sponsor to help subsidize the Trip Sponsor’s Israel education program and the Trip. Rootone Parties and RootOne Funders are not the employers or principals of the Trip Sponsor, and the RootOne Parties and RootOne Funders do not operate, direct, control or excise any control, direct or indirect, over the Trip Sponsor’s activities, facilities or operations and that the RootOne Parties and/or RootOne Funders have not undertaken any duty or responsibility to direct or supervise the Trip Sponsor with respect to its activities, facilities or operations. RootOne Parties and RootOne Funders are, therefore, not responsible for the acts or omissions of the Trip Sponsor or any of the Trip Sponsor’s employees, agents or contractors.
7. Inherent and Other Dangers from Trip Activities; Additional Risks of Middle East Travel. You acknowledge that Trip activities, including, but not limited to, hiking, rafting, snorkeling, swimming, camping, bus, jeep and air travel, may be subject to certain hazards; and further that you are voluntarily participating in the Trip and these activities are sponsored and/or organized by the Trip Sponsor, and understand the dangers and risks involved. You are aware that in the past there have been terrorist attacks and other acts of belligerence, which must be regarded as an additional risk of travel to Israel. You hereby, voluntarily agree to accept any and all risks associated with participating in the Trip sponsored and/or organized by the Trip Sponsor.
8. Personal Information and Intellectual Property.
(a) You grant to the TRIP SPONSOR, ROOTONE and THE JEWISH EDUCATION PROJECT, their licensees, successors, and assigns or any third-party engaged for the purpose of accomplishing the charitable mission of each of the foregoing (collectively, the "Licensed Parties"), including, but not limited to, facilitating or publicizing the Trip, Trip Sponsor Affiliated Event, the RootOne Affiliated Event, or a successor or related event thereto by the Licensed Parties, subject to the terms and conditions in this document, worldwide, absolute, and irrevocable permission to collect, store, process, use, share, reproduce, print, and/or publish, stream, post, photograph, film, and/or otherwise record, distribute, disseminate, display and/or otherwise use, stream, post, photograph, image, audio and/or visual record, or likeness in which you may appear or any utterance or statements you may make in the course of your participation in the Trip, by any and all methods now or hereafter known (the “Uses”), your (i) name (or any part thereof), mailing address, email address, date of birth, gender, telephone numbers, city and state/province of residence, social media account name, school name, the month, year and/or location related to any of the foregoing and/or any other personally identifiable information that you have submitted to the Licensed Parties, in any form (collectively, "Personal Information"); and (ii) to the extent related to either the Trip, Trip Sponsor Affiliated Event or RootOne Affiliated Event, your image, voice and/or likeness, photograph, image, feedback and survey information, digital recordings, videotape, audiotape, film, or any other medium, and identifying information associated with such recordings and all materials created by or on behalf of the Licensed Parties that incorporate any of the foregoing (collectively, "Image Materials"; the "Image Materials" and "Personal Information" are hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Materials"). You agree that the Materials may be used and shared for any purpose related to the Licensed Parties’ charitable missions, including, but not limited to, with program participants, alumni, donors and funders, third-party providers (e.g., website providers, data storage vendors, and program evaluators), other Jewish not-for-profit organizations and any like-minded Jewish organizations (e.g., Hillel International). You further agree that the Materials may be used for marketing, advertising, trade, fundraising, promotional or for any other purpose in news releases, advertisements, publications, marketing campaigns, media coverage, videos, all digital media such as websites, emails, virtual meeting platforms and social media, and any other promotional or educational materials, any number of times, in any and all manners and by any means now or hereafter known (the “Promotional Materials”) compiled by or on behalf of the Licensed Parties, without further consideration to you.
(b) NOTWITHSTANDING THE ABOVE, THE LICENSED PARTIES WILL NOT (I) SELL THE MATERIALS TO ANY THIRD PARTY; OR (II) SHARE YOUR FULL NAME, EMAIL ADDRESSES, MAILING ADDRESSES, DATE OF BIRTH, TELEPHONE NUMBERS AND OTHER SENSITIVE INFORMATION WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR IN PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS, UNLESS THEY RECEIVE YOUR PRIOR CONSENT.
(c) You understand and agree that you are not legally required to provide the Licensed Parties with Personal Information and you do so willingly. You understand and agree that the Licensed Parties have and will have complete ownership of the Image Materials and they shall have the right to edit any such materials in their sole discretion, and that you will not receive any compensation for the use of the Image Materials. You agree to execute, upon request by any of the Licensed Parties, any and all additional documents necessary to effectuate the intent of the above-mentioned rights. You are aware that the Licensed Parties, subject to the terms and conditions in this Agreement, may share Personal Information with third parties for any purpose permitted by law, and may share Personal Information with competent authorities, but only to the extent required by law. You understand and agree that ROOTONE’s privacy policy is incorporated into this consent and release by reference and may be accessed at https://rootone.org/privacy-policy/.
(d) You are aware that the legal basis for the processing and/or sharing of Personal Information mentioned above is the legitimate business interest in execution of the legal rights of the Licensed Parties and future development of business operations of the Licensed Parties, and in asserting or defending legal claims that impact the course of business or reputation of the Licensed Parties.
(e) You also understand and agree that you hereby irrevocably and unconditionally assign, as of the time of the creation of the Image Materials, all right, title and interest in and to such Image Materials to the Licensed Parties including, without limitation, all copyrights and other rights therein throughout the world in perpetuity. You waive in favor of the Licensed Parties any moral rights under the U.S. or Canadian Copyright Act that you may have in the Image Materials.
(f) You understand the Materials may be transferred, processed, or stored, via reasonably secure measures, outside of your country of residence, that Personal Information may be subject to the laws of the countries in which it is stored or used, and such countries may have different data protection regimes than the country in which I reside. You further understand that, in certain circumstances, persons such as the government or law enforcement agencies in those other countries may be entitled to access your Materials.
(g) You are aware that you have the right to request access to your Personal Information and to receive a copy thereof; to request correction of inaccurate or incorrect Personal Information concerning you; to request to withdraw your consent to processing of your Personal Information; to request to object to a particular use of Personal Information and to request to restrict processing of your Personal Information due to your contesting of the accuracy of your Personal Information. However, because of the mission and purpose of the Licensed Parties, the Licensed Parties may refuse any such requests for any reason permitted by law.
9. Releases and Indemnification.
(a) TEEN PARTICIPANT AND THEIR PARENT/GUARDIAN, FOR TEEN PARTICIPANT AND THEMSELF(VES), HEREBY RELEASE AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE THE LICENSED PARTIES AND RELEASE THEM FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THEIR USE OF THE MATERIALS TO THE EXTENT AND IN THE MANNER AGREED TO IN THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY CLAIMS BASED ON THE RIGHT OF PUBLICITY OR PRIVACY, AND/OR MISAPPROPRIATION OR MISUSE OF IMAGE, AND/OR DEFAMATION, INCLUDING LIABILITY BY VIRTUE OF ANY BLURRING, DISTORTION, ALTERATION, OPTICAL ILLUSION, OR USE IN COMPOSITE FORM WHETHER INTENTIONAL OR OTHERWISE. YOU FURTHER HEREBY WAIVE ANY FUTURE RIGHT TO PRIOR REVIEW OF ANY USE OF THE MATERIALS.
(b) TEEN PARTICIPANT AND THEIR PARENT/GUARDIAN, FOR TEEN PARTICIPANT AND THEMSELF(VES), HEREBY RELEASE, COVENANT NOT TO SUE, DISCHARGE, AND HOLDS HARMLESS THE ROOTONE PARTIES AND ANY ROOTONE FUNDER (COLLECTIVELY, THE “RELEASEES”) FROM AND IN CONNECTION WITH ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, EXPENSES, COSTS, DAMAGES, FEES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS' FEES), LAWSUITS, OR OTHER LEGAL CAUSES OF ACTION WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING THOSE WHICH HAVE NOT YET ARISEN OR MATURED, ARISING FROM, RELATED TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: I) TEEN PARTICIPANT'S PARTICIPATION IN THE TRIP, TRIP SPONSER AFFILIATED EVENT(S), ROOTONE AFFILIATED EVENT(S), TEEN PARTICIPANT'S TRAVEL TO AND FROM ANY TRIP, AFFILIATED EVENT, TRAVEL TO AND FROM ANY ROOTONE AFFILIATED EVENT AND THE USE OF THE MATERIALS AS PERMITTED HEREIN; (II) ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE TO YOUR PROPERTY, INCLUDING THEFT; (III) ANY LOSS OR INJURY TO YOUR PERSON, INCLUDING BODILY, EMOTIONAL OR MENTAL INJURY, ILLNESS, (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION COVID-19), DISEASE, OR DEATH , INCLUDING BODILY INJURY, EMOTIONAL HARM, OR DEATH AS A RESULT OF ANY MEDICAL TREATMENT THAT WAS SELECTED FOR YOU OR WHICH YOU SELECTED FOR YOURSELF; IV) ANY ACTS OR OMISSIONS, INCLUDING NEGLIGENT ACTS OR OMISSIONS, OF A RELEASEE, TRIP PARTICIPANT, TRIP SPONSOR, OR ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY, WHETHER OR NOT IN THE CONTROL OF A RELEASEE (INCLUDING THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS, AS LATER DEFINED IN THIS AGREEMENT), AND WHETHER OR NOT SUCH ACT OR OMISSION OCCURRED IN FURTHERANCE IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRIP, ANY TRIP SPONSER AFFILIATED EVENT(S), AND ANY ROOTONE AFFILIATED EVENT(S).
(c) TEEN PARTICIPANT AND THEIR PARENT/GUARDIAN, FOR TEEN PARTICIPANT AND THEMSELF(VES), UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE RELEASEES ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY WHATSOEVER AND SHALL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF ANY OTHER PARTICIPANTS IN THE TRIP, ANY TRIP SPONSER AFFILIATED EVENT(S), ANY ROOTONE AFFILIATED EVENT(S), OR OF ANY THIRD PARTIES PROVIDING TRIP-RELATED SERVICES IN ANY WAY, SUCH AS TRIP SPONSOR(S), AIRLINES, HOTELS, TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES, EVENT FACILITIES, OR CATERERS (THE “THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS”). TEEN PARTICIPANT AND THEIR PARENT/GUARDIAN, FOR TEEN PARTICIPANT AND THEMSELF(VES), HEREBY INDEMNIFY, RELEASE, EXCULPATE, HOLD HARMLESS, AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE THE RELEASEES IN CONNECTION WITH ANY LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, OR CAUSES OF ACTION WHATSOEVER THAT MAY ARISE OUT OF OR WHICH MAY BE RELATED TO ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE TO YOUR PROPERTY OR ANY LOSS OR INJURY THAT MAY BE SUSTAINED BY YOUR PERSON WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THE TRIP, ANY TRIP SPONSER AFFILIATED EVENT(S) AND/OR ANY ROOTONE AFFILIATED EVENT(S), INCLUDING, INCLUDING BODILY, EMOTIONAL OR MENTAL INJURY, ILLNESS, (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION COVID-19), DISEASE, OR DEATH AND INCLUDING BODILY INJURY, EMOTIONAL HARM, OR DEATH A RESULT OF ANY MEDICAL TREATMENT THAT WAS SELECTED FOR YOU OR WHICH YOU SELECTED FOR YOURSELF – EVEN WHERE SUCH LOSS, DAMAGE, OR INJURY WAS CAUSED BY OR CONTRIBUTED TO BY THE ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF A TRIP PARTICIPANT OR A THIRD PARTY PROVIDER OR ANY INDIVIDUAL ACTING ON BEHALF OF A THIRD PARTY PROVIDER. YOU AGREE THAT NO RELEASEE SHALL BE LIABLE OR RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE WHICH YOU MAY SUSTAIN IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DELAY, MODIFICATION, CURTAILMENT, OR ARRANGEMENT PERTAINING TO THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY A THIRD-PARTY PROVIDER.
(d) TEEN PARTICIPANT AND THEIR PARENT/GUARDIAN, FOR TEEN PARTICIPANT AND THEMSELF(VES), HEREBY INDEMNIFY, EXCULPATE, AND HOLD HARMLESS THE RELEASEES IN CONNECTION WITH ANY AND ALL LOSSES, CLAIMS, CAUSES OF ACTION, DAMAGES, AND LIABILITIES OF WHATSOEVER KIND AND NATURE, INCLUDING JUDGMENTS, INTEREST, FINES, PENALTIES, ATTORNEY’S FEES, AND ALL OTHER COSTS, FEES, EXPENSES, AND CHARGES INCURRED BY A RELEASEE OR ASSERTED AGAINST A RELEASEE BY ANY THIRD PARTY, ARISING OUT OF TEEN PARTICIPANT’S ACTUAL OR ALLEGED ACTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRIP, ANY TRIP SPONSER AFFILIATED EVENT(S) AND/OR ANY ROOTONE AFFILIATED EVENT(S), INCLUDING TEEN PARTICIPANT’S: I) FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ANY NATIONAL, FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT LAWS, ORDINANCES, REQUIREMENTS, OR REGULATIONS; II) INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; III) BREACH OF THIRD PARTY PRIVACY OR PUBLICITY RIGHTS; IV) ACT OF DEFAMATION, PORTRAYAL IN A FALSE LIGHT, OR SLANDER; V) INJURY TO PERSON OR PROPERTY; VI) ACT OR CONDUCT WHICH VIOLATES THIS AGREEMENT; OR VII) ANY OTHER ACT, CONDUCT, OR FAILURE TO ACT WHICH IS NEGLIGENT OR INTENTIONAL.
10. Binding Nature of the Agreement; Modifications. You have read, understand and agree to be bound by the foregoing terms and conditions.
11. Governing Law, Severability and Venue. This Agreement shall be interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law rules, and shall be construed as broadly and inclusively as permitted by such laws. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, in such event, the balance of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect and be enforced as if the invalid portion were not contained in this Agreement. Venue and jurisdiction of any lawsuit involving this Agreement shall be vested exclusively in, and Teen Participant and their parent/guardian, for Teen Participant and themselves, hereby consent to the jurisdiction of the federal courts sitting in New York County, New York.
12. Electronic Signature. You agree that your signature (including any electronic symbol or process attached to, or associated with, this Agreement and adopted by you with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such Agreement hereto or to any other certificate, agreement or document related to this Agreement, and any contract formation or record-keeping through electronic means shall have the same legal validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature or use of a paper-based recordkeeping system to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any similar state law based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, or any similar Israeli or Canadian country or provincial law, and you hereby waive any objection to the contrary.