LEGAL WAIVER
REQUIRED AGREEMENT FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS
By agreeing to this waiver, you will be giving up important legal rights, including the right to sue the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation and others if you are hurt. Please read the following Waiver carefully.
Participants in all or any part of the Ride to Conquer Cancer benefiting Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, scheduled to take place on June 8th and 9th, 2024, including any pre- or post-event activities (the “Event”), including virtual riders, must agree to this Waiver.
I understand that participating in such an event, using public streets and facilities, and the use of and participation in services made available to participants during the Event (including massage and medical services) is a potentially hazardous activity and can result in serious personal injury or death. I am aware of and expressly assume all risks associated with participating in this Event, including, without limitation, falls, contact with other participants, objects, bicycles, power-assisted bicycles, electric bicycles, e-bikes, and vehicles, the effects of weather, traffic, and the conditions of the streets and routes used by the Event, and I assert that my participation in this Event is voluntary.
In consideration for being permitted to participate in this Event, I, for myself and for anyone entitled to act on my behalf, hereby waive and release, from any and all claims for injuries, illness and damages I may have arising out of the Event or my participation in the Event, the Ride to Conquer Cancer, The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, the University Health Network, the Province of Ontario, Canada, its agents, officers, elected officials, volunteers, employees and those for whom it is legally responsible, any beneficiaries, sponsors, officials, participating clubs, communities, organizations, friends of the Event, Riders, agency partners, consultants, participants, third-party vendors, government or public entities (including, without limitation, the Department of Transportation), and each of their respective affiliates, successors, officers, directors, employees, volunteers, agents, and representatives, including, without limitation, the Event medical sponsor, medical director, and members of the medical team.
I intend by this Waiver and Release, in advance, to waive my rights, to covenant not to sue, to release for future claims, and to discharge all of the persons and entities mentioned above, from any and all loss or damage, including, but not limited to claims for damages for death, personal injury or property damage that I may have, or which may hereafter accrue to me, as a result of my participation in all or any portion of this Event, even though that liability may arise from violation of any privacy rights, negligence, breach of any duty or duties owed under the Occupier’s Liability Act, RSO 1990, c. O.2, failure to take reasonable care to safeguard my safety or the safety of my property, failure to take reasonable care to safeguard the safety of others or the safety of their property, incompetence, carelessness, or recklessness (whether simple or gross) on the part of the persons or entities being released, from dangerous or defective property or equipment owned, maintained, or controlled by them or because of their possible liability without fault.
I understand and agree that this Waiver and Release is binding on my heirs, assigns, and legal representatives. I attest that I am physically capable of, and have sufficiently trained for, completing each respective element of this Event. If I am aware of or under treatment for any physical infirmity, disorder, ailment, or illness, my medical care provider has been apprised of, and has approved of, my participation in this Event. I acknowledge that I, and I alone, am solely responsible for my personal health and safety, and the personal property I bring with me. I consent to receive medical treatment which may be advisable in the event of illness or injuries suffered by me during this Event, and I agree to pay for the costs of any such medical treatment.
I agree that my participation in the Event is subject to the sole discretion of the organizers of the Event, and that my participation may be limited or terminated, with or without cause.
I represent and warrant that I will be at least 16 years old at the time of the Event. If I am under the age of 18, I understand I MUST have a guardian accompany me on the Event as a fellow, registered participant.
I acknowledge and understand the following as it relates to COVID-19:
1. “Participation includes possible exposure to and illness from infectious diseases including but not limited to COVID-19 and its variants. While particular rules and personal discipline may reduce this risk, the risk of serious illness and death does exist;
2. I knowingly and freely assume all such risks related to illness and infectious diseases, such as COVID-19.
I give permission to the Ride to Conquer Cancer, The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, and the University Health Network, and each of their respective affiliates, subsidiaries and agents, photograph, voice, or likeness, in any broadcast, telecast, advertising promotion, or other account of this Event or marketing or promotion for future or similar events, and waive any rights of privacy I may have in that regard, and I understand and consent that I will periodically be receiving communications related to my participation in the Event.
This Waiver and Release shall be interpreted, and the rights of the parties determined, under the laws of the province of Ontario. The Ontario courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction for any dispute arising under, or pertaining to, this waiver and release.
I have carefully read this Waiver and Release and fully understand its contents. I am aware that this is a release of liability and a binding contract between myself, and the persons and entities mentioned above, and I agree to it of my own free will. I understand that, by agreeing to this Waiver and Release, I am giving up substantial rights, including my right to sue. I acknowledge that I am agreeing to this Waiver and Release freely and voluntarily and intend by my agreement to be a complete and unconditional release of all liability to the greatest extent allowed by law.