RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY FOR THE BE WITH KIDS PROGRAMS
By joining any free or paid Be WITH Kids programs, you agree to accept all parts of this Release and Waiver.

Parent/Guardian Authorization. By enrolling in a Be WITH Kids program, you represent that you are the child's parent or legal guardian, or that you have legal authority to consent to participation. You authorize participation in the program and acknowledge that you have reviewed the program activities and determined that participation is appropriate for the child.

Online Instruction and Supervision. Be WITH Kids programs will be provided online and are not a substitute for in-person supervision, individualized instruction, or hands-on correction. Be WITH Kids instructors and facilitators will not be physically present while you or your child participates in activities. Parents and guardians are responsible for supervising their children and for determining whether and how an activity should be practiced.

Health and Medical Responsibility. You are responsible for determining whether you or your child is physically and medically able to participate in any activity. Be WITH Kids does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or individualized medical clearance. If you have questions about whether an activity is appropriate because of a medical condition, injury, limitation, or other concern, consult an appropriate healthcare professional before participating.

Assumption of Risk. Unknown individual risks and circumstances can arise during programs and cannot be foreseen. You understand that your participation in programs, at any level, is to be taken at your own risk, with no liability on Be WITH Kids' part, recognizing that there is a rare chance that illness, injury, or even death could result. Additionally, you acknowledge that you are using your own due diligence and assessment of risk when it comes to making your own decisions for yourself and your children or the children in your care, and you are voluntarily making those decisions with the full awareness that there may be risk involved to you, your children, or the children in your care. By participating in any program by Be WITH Kids, you expressly assume any risks, injuries, or damages, known or unknown, which your children, the children under your care, or you might incur as a result of participating in the programs.

Personal Responsibility. By participating in Be WITH Kids programs, you are acknowledging that you are solely and personally responsible for your own preparedness, health, life, well-being, choices, actions, and results at all times, and for those of your children or children under your care. You are responsible for researching the program in which you are voluntarily participating, knowing the material provided, and using the proper gear for yourself and children. You understand that you are responsible for your safety when you choose to challenge your capabilities or personal health conditions during the program, for determining whether a program is at an appropriate level for you, your family, and the children, and for participating based solely on your own judgment. You take full responsibility for having appropriate skills and physical conditioning, equipment, and supplies for all programs.

Participants should practice only the activities and techniques as instructed in the program and should not modify, combine, or increase the force of techniques in ways that could increase the risk of injury.

Emergency Situations. Be WITH Kids programs are educational and are not a substitute for contacting emergency services, seeking medical care, contacting law enforcement, or obtaining assistance from an appropriate trained professional when an emergency occurs. Participants and parents are responsible for making appropriate decisions based on the circumstances.

Self-Defense and Physical Activities. Some Be WITH Kids programs may include demonstrations, practice, games, exercises, physical movements, self-defense techniques, escape techniques, or other activities that involve physical movement or contact. Some techniques may cause pain, discomfort, bruising, strain, falls, or other injury if performed incorrectly, with excessive force, or in an inappropriate situation. You understand and acknowledge these risks and agree that you and your child or children under your care will participate only when you believe it is appropriate and safe to do so.

You are responsible for supervising children in your care during practice and for determining whether a particular activity or technique is appropriate for their age, physical abilities, health, skill level, and circumstances. You agree to stop or modify an activity whenever you believe continuing could be unsafe. Be WITH Kids does not guarantee that any technique will work in a particular situation or that using a technique will prevent injury, harm, or other undesirable outcomes.

Self-defense techniques are not games. Children should never use, demonstrate, or practice techniques on another person without that person's willing participation and appropriate adult supervision.

Never practice self-defense techniques on the neck, throat, head, spine, or other vulnerable areas.

No Guaranteed Results. Be WITH Kids provides educational information, activities, and safety skills intended to help participants make safer decisions. However, Be WITH Kids does not guarantee any particular result or outcome from participation in the programs or use of the information provided. Safety outcomes depend on many factors, including individual circumstances, decisions, actions, environment, and factors outside the control of Be WITH Kids. You remain solely responsible for deciding how and when to apply any information or skills taught in the programs

The Role of Program Facilitators, Instructors and Organizers. You understand and agree that the sole role of the Program Facilitators and Organizers is to organize program logistics. They are not responsible for your safety or well-being or that of your children or children under your professional care.

No Liability. You agree to waive liability of the Program Facilitators, Instructors and Organizers or any other member of a Be WITH Kids team, for any accidents, delays, injuries, mishaps, harm, loss, damage, death, lost profits, personal or business interruptions, misapplication of information, physical or mental disease, condition or issue, or otherwise, affiliated with Be WITH Kids or otherwise, even if you are expressly advised of the possibility of such damages or difficulties, whether caused by the fault of yourself, the Organizers, other participants or other third parties. This release and waiver extends to, and also covers and includes, all unknown, unforeseen, unanticipated, and unsuspected injuries, damages, loss, and liability. In no event will you hold the Program Facilitators, Instructors or Organizers or any other member of Be WITH Kids liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages for any use or non-use of, or reliance on, the programs.

No Insurance. Be WITH Kids does not provide liability insurance for the protection of individuals who may participate in any of the events or programs that take place with Be WITH Kids. You hereby waive and release all rights and claims for damages against Be WITH Kids and its officers, members, and families personally for all injuries you or any family member(s) may sustain while participating in the programs you attend. You understand the content of the program and the risks of personal injury herein. You further agree to indemnify and hold harmless Be WITH Kids and each of its members from any claim for loss or damage or injury or death to yourself, any member of your family, or a child under your professional care arising from or in connection with any participation in the programs.

Release of Claims. In consideration of being permitted to participate in programs, you knowingly, voluntarily, and expressly waive any claim you may have against Be WITH Kids, its Program Facilitators, Instructors, and Organizers for any injury or damages that you may sustain as a result of participating in the programs. You agree now that you hereafter forever release Be WITH Kids, its Program Facilitators, Instructors and Organizers from any and all liability, damages, causes of action, allegations, suits, sums of money, claims and demands whatsoever, in law or equity, which you have ever had, now have or will have in the future against Be WITH Kids, arising from your past or future participation in, or otherwise with respect to, any acts or omissions or anything related to the programs.

Media Waiver. You authorize us to use the following information that you have submitted in any way to Be WITH Kids relating to you, your children, and your family: your picture – including photographic, motion picture, and electronic (video) images. You hereby grant to us the right to use, publish, and reproduce, for all purposes, pictures of you in film or electronic (video) form, sound and video recordings of your voice, and printed and electronic copies of the information described in sections (1) and (2) above in any and all media including, without limitation, cable and broadcast television and the Internet, and for exhibition, distribution, promotion, advertising, sale, press conferences, meetings, hearings, educational conferences and in brochures and other print media. You further grant us all right, title, ownership and interest that you may have in all finished pictures, negatives, reproductions, and copies of the original print, and further grant us the right to give, sell, transfer, and exhibit the print in copies or facsimiles thereof, for marketing, communications, advertising or for any other purpose, as it deems fit. You also understand that Be WITH Kids is not responsible or liable for photos or other information that other participants post on social media or otherwise share or distribute, as we have no control over others’ actions. If you object to a photo of you or other information being posted or shared by another participant, you understand that you must contact that member directly and ask him/her to remove or take down the image or information, as Be WITH Kids is not involved in or responsible for that situation.

Voluntary Consent. You acknowledge that you are participating voluntarily in these programs with the full awareness that your participation may contain certain inherent risks to you, your children, or the children under your professional care, and you voluntarily consent to all such risks. You give full consent to participate in the programs, and by providing your consent, you voluntarily agree to all terms of this Release and Waiver. Regardless of whether you have provided your signature or not, your participation in a program signifies that you have read this Release and Waiver and you fully understand and implicitly consent to all of its contents.
By continuing to use the website and participating in the programs, you are effectively providing your consent and understanding of these policies.