NBRC joins Mass Cultural Council’s Card to Culture Program

READ ALL of the Agreement carefully before signing.

ACTIVITY AND ASSOCIATED RISKS: I have chosen to participate in the following activity: Rowing (hereinafter referred to as “the Activity”), which is organized by New Bedford Rowing Center, a 501(c)(3) organization (hereinafter referred to as “NBRC”).

In consideration of the permission to participate in the Activity, I agree to the terms contained in this document.

The Activity is inherently hazardous, and I may be exposed to dangers and hazards.

As a consequence of these risks, I may be seriously hurt or disabled or may die from resulting injuries, and my property may also be damaged.

Hospital facilities, qualified medical care, and emergency medical evacuation may be limited or unavailable during portions of the Activity; and NBRC assumes no responsibility for providing medical care during the Activity, and I will have to pay for any medical care and/or evacuation that I incur. Furthermore, I understand that participants must be competent swimmers for their own safety and the safety of others, and by SIGNING THIS FORM I AM CERTIFYING THAT I AM A COMPETENT SWIMMER.

I hereby freely assume the above-mentioned risks as well as other risks not listed that are part of this activity, and any harm, injury or loss that may occur to me or my property as a result of my participation in the Activity or during any transportation to or from the Activity - including any injury or loss caused by the negligence of NBRC, its employees, agents and officers, its contractors, and other Activity participants.

I also understand that any equipment that I provide or may borrow or rent from NBRC or any other provider I use at my own risk and that any such equipment is provided without any warranty about its condition or suitability.

I hereby RELEASE NBRC, its employees, agents, officers, and contractors, the providers of any equipment used in the Activity, the City of New Bedford, the New Bedford Port Authority, New Bedford Parks and Recreation & Beaches, and their respective employees, officers, and directors ( “the Released Parties”) FROM ALL LIABILITIES, CAUSES OF ACTION, CLAIMS AND DEMANDS that arise in any way from any injury, death, loss or harm that occur to me or to any other person or to any property during the Activity or in any way related to the Activity. Any dispute arising from this Agreement or in any way associated with the Activity shall be brought only in the Superior Court of Bristol County in Fall River, MA, or in the U.S. District Court for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in Boston, MA, and I agree to the jurisdiction and venue of those courts for any such dispute. In any litigation in which the validity or enforceability of this Agreement is contested, I agree that the non-prevailing party will pay all attorney’s fees and costs of the parties seeking to uphold this Agreement.

I hereby authorize NBRC to publish photographs taken of me for use in the NBRC’s print, online, social media, and video-based marketing materials, as well as other NBRC and partner publications. I hereby release and hold harmless NBRC from any reasonable expectation of privacy or confidentiality associated with the images specified above.