Release and Waiver of Liability

Acknowledgement

I, the undersigned, do hereby acknowledge my awareness and understanding of the possible risks, dangers, and
hazards associated with my attendance at Flame Ontario Arts Collective’s event, SideBurn, and all associated
activities, including, but not limited to:

  • The risk of serious personal/bodily injury and/or harm, including dental damage;
  • The risk of serious psychological injury and/or harm, including any permanent psychological
    impairments/disability;
  • The risk of death and/or permanent dismemberment, disfigurement, scarring, or disability, including but not
    limited to blindness and/or hearing impairment;
  • The risk of severe social and/or economic losses;
  • The risk of physical altercation, harassment, assault, sexual harassment, and/or sexual assault by other
    event attendees;
  • The risks associated with travel to and from location(s) to be visited at any point throughout the duration of
    the event, including transportation provided by commercial, private, and/or public motor vehicles;
  • The risks associated with intoxication and/or poisoning from alcohol and/or other substances that I
    knowingly or unknowingly consume;
  • The risks normally associated with travelling from and returning to my usual place of residence, including,
    but not limited to, transportation provided by commercial, private, and/or public motor vehicles.

Indemnification and Release and Waiver of Liability

In consideration of permitting me and any relevant minor child or children (each a Minor, the Minors) to participate in
SideBurn and related activities, I agree:

  • TO HOLD HARMLESS AND HEREBY RELEASE, WAIVE, AND FOREVER DISCHARGE Flame Ontario
    Arts Collective “SideBurn,” and any/all of its officers, members, agents, representatives, participants,
    landowners, and all their respective heirs and assigns (“Releasees”):
    • From any and all liability, claims, demands, damages, costs, expenses (including legal fees and
      disbursements), and actions whatsoever for any damage to the personal property of any third party
      resulting from my participation in SideBurn and all related activities;
    • From any and all liability, claims, demands, damages, costs, expenses (including legal fees and
      disbursements), and actions whatsoever for any personal injury to any third party resulting from my
      participation in SideBurn and all related activities; and
    • From any and all liability, claims, demands, damages, actions, costs, and expenses (including legal
      fees and disbursements) which might arise out of my participating in SideBurn, or any Minors in my
      care participating, whether arising from the negligence of the Releasees, or relevant Minor(s), or
      otherwise;
  • TO ASSUME AND ACCEPT ALL RISKS arising out of, associated with, or related to my participation in
    SideBurn, whether they arise as a result of my own actions, inaction, or negligence, or the actions, inaction,
    or negligence of others, including the actions, inaction, or negligence of the Releasees;
  • TO BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY PHYSICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL INJURY, LOSS, OR
    DAMAGE
    which I, or relevant Minors under my care, might sustain while participating in SideBurn, and
    related activities, howsoever they might occur.

I acknowledge that I am fully responsible for my own safety, the safety of any relevant Minors under my care, and
the safety of others around me. I take responsibility for my own decisions and actions, and the decisions and actions
of any relevant Minors under my care. I will act in a manner that will not put myself or others in harm’s way. I also
ensure that any relevant Minors under my care will act in a manner that will not put themselves in harm’s way and
that I and any relevant Minors under my care will obey all local laws.

I acknowledge that I have read this agreement in its entirety, that I have executed this agreement freely, voluntarily,
and without inducement, and that this agreement is to be binding upon heirs, my executors, administrators,
successors, next of kin, personal representatives, and myself.

If you understand and agree to the above, please use the confirmation word “butthole”.

Land Acknowledgement
We gather for SideBurn on the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee, the Anishinaabe, the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, the Huron-Wendat, the Mississaugas, and other Indigenous peoples from across Turtle Island. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work and build community on this land.