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INTRO
ROWING CANADA AVIRON
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT FORMS
 
 
INTRODUCTION
 
This document contains the following Parts:
 
A.     Assumption of Risk and Release Form – Quebec Residents
B.     Assumption of Risk and Release Form – Non-Quebec Residents 
C.     Code of Conduct and Ethics Consent Form
D.     Image Consent Form
E.      Privacy Policy Consent Form
 
The relevant Parts listed above must be signed by Participants before participating in the business, activities, and Events of Rowing Canada Aviron (RCA) and its Members (as applicable).
 
Due to differences in the laws of Quebec and the rest of Canada, Participants must sign the Assumption of Risk and Release Form specific to the location of their residence. Accordingly, residents of Quebec are required to sign Parts A, C, D and E. Residents of all other Provinces and Territories are required to sign Parts B, C, D, and E.
 
Please read each Part carefully before signing.
 
DEFINITIONS
 
“Participant” means athletes, coaches, other support personnel, and any other persons directed by RCA to sign any Part of this document.
 
Except where specifically defined herein, all other terms used in this document shall have the meanings set out in the RCA Safe Sport Policy Manual.
 
IDENTIFICATION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
 
In signing the Parts of this document applicable to you or to the Minor Participant over whom you have parental and/or legal authority, you acknowledge that you have read and understand all Parts of this document applicable to you or to the Minor Participant over whom you have parental and/or legal authority. You further acknowledge that you have signed each applicable Part of this document voluntarily and in the knowledge that its terms are binding upon you, the Minor Participant, your heirs, spouse, children, parents, guardians, next of kin, executors, administrators and legal or personal representatives.
 
In addition, you acknowledge that Participants are bound by and expected to company with all RCA policies, as they may be amended from time to time, as a condition of participating in the activities and Events of RCA and its Members (as applicable). This includes being bound by the Universal Code of Conduct to Prevent and Address Maltreatment in Sport (UCCMS), or after April 1, 2025, subject to the Canadian Safe Sport Policy (CSSP). Nothing in this document is intended to modify or limit this requirement to the policies specifically mentioned herein.
 
This document may be signed electronically, in which case your electronic signature shall be as binding, valid and enforceable as an original.
 
 

PART C
PART C: CODE OF CONDUCT AND ETHICS CONSENT FORM
 
1.      Rowing Canada Aviron (RCA) has adopted a Code of Conduct and Ethics to ensure a safe and positive environment within the programs, activities, and Events of RCA and its Members by making Individuals aware that there is an expectation, at all times, of appropriate behaviour consistent with the applicable organization’s core values and policies.
 
2.      In signing below, you acknowledge and agree that:
a.      You have read and understand the Code of Conduct and Ethics, including, without limitation, its application and all responsibilities set out therein;
 b.      You are responsible for knowing and complying with the  Universal Code of Conduct to Address Maltreatment in Sport (UCCMS), or after April 1, 2025, knowing and complying with the Canadian Safe Sport Policy (CSSP), which is incorporated into the Code of Conduct and Ethics by reference as if set out in full therein; 
 c.      You acknowledge that you are bound to all of the policies found in RCA’s Safe Sport Policy Manual that are not specifically referenced in this Part C and that you are able to access the full Policy Manual on RCA’s website; and
 d.      Any Individual who violates the Code of Conduct and Ethics may be subject to sanctions pursuant to RCA’s Discipline and Complaints Policy. In addition to facing possible sanctions pursuant to the Discipline and Complaints Policy, an Individual who violates the Code of Conduct and Ethics during a competition may be removed from the competition or training area, and the Individual may be subject to further sanctions.

PART D
PART D: IMAGE CONSENT FORM
 
NOTE: this Image Consent Form shall only be completed where the Participant (or the Participant’s parent or legal guardian, if the Participant is a Minor) agrees to the terms described herein. If the Participant (or the Participant’s parent or legal guardian, if the Participant is a Minor) does not want to provide the requested consent, please select the option immediately below.
 
 
1.      I hereby grant to Rowing Canada Aviron and, as applicable, my Provincial Rowing Association or Club (collectively the “Organizations”) on a worldwide basis, the permission to photograph and/or record the Participant’s image and/or voice on still or motion picture film and/or audio tape (collectively the “Images”), and to use the Images to promote the sport and/or the Organizations through traditional media such as newsletters, websites, television, film, radio, print and/or display form, and through social media such as Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, and Twitter/X. I understand that I waive any claim to remuneration for use of audio/visual materials used for these purposes. This consent will remain in effect in perpetuity; however, consent may be withdrawn, by providing written notice to the Organizations.
 
2.      I hereby fully release, discharge, and agree to save harmless the Organizations, for any and all claims, demands, actions, damages, losses or costs that might arise out of the collection, use or disclosure of the Images or taking, publication, distortion of the Images, negatives, and masters or any other likeness or representation of the Participant that may occur or be produced in the taking of said Images or in any subsequent processing thereof, including without limitation any claims for libel, passing off, misappropriation of personality or invasion of privacy.
 
3.      I UNDERSTAND AND AGREE, that I have read and understood the terms and conditions of this document. On behalf of me, my heirs and assigns, I agree that I am signing this document voluntarily and to abide by such terms and conditions. 
 
I, the Participant (and the Participants legal parent/guardian if Participant is a Minor):
 
Understand that I may withdraw such consent, as it relates to Part D, at any time by contacting the RCA Privacy Officer. The RCA Privacy Officer will advise the implications of such withdrawal. 

PART E
PART E: PRIVACY POLICY CONSENT FORM
 
1.      In the course of providing programs and services, Rowing Canada Aviron (RCA) may collect Personal Information, as defined in RCA’s Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”).
 
2.      By providing Personal Information to RCA, you agree and consent to the collection, use and disclosure your Personal Information in accordance with RCA's Privacy Policy. 
 
3.      In addition to the disclosures of Personal Information contemplated by RCA’s Privacy Policy, Participants who are also CSSP Participants (as defined in the RCA Safe Sport Policy Manual) acknowledge and agree that RCA may disclose Personal Information to the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner (OSIC) / Abuse-Free Sport program, where required or requested by OSIC for the implementation of the CSSP. 
The undersigned, being the Participant and the Participant’s Parent/Guardian (collectively the “Parties”), acknowledge and agree to the terms outlined in this document. 
Participant Name

Name of parent or legal guardian, if the Participant is a Minor