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VOLUNTEER DRIVER
RELEASE OF LIABILITY AGREEMENT

Always & Furever Midwest Animal Sanctuary

1. Voluntary Driver Acknowledgement and Participation: I acknowledge that I have voluntarily agreed to serve as a volunteer driver for Always & Furever Midwest Animal Sanctuary ("Always & Furever"), a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of Kansas. I am referred to as a "volunteer driver." I offer to perform as a volunteer of my own volition. No one has demanded that I participate in any activity with Always & Furever.
2. Nature and Scope of Services: As a volunteer driver, I will be contributing my time and effort to transport various dogs to and from shelter(s) to Always & Furever. In the course of performing the services, I agree to follow all legal limits related to the transportation of Always & Furever dogs and certify that I am not aware of any physical or psychological limitations that would hinder such compliance. Since I will be interacting with dogs, both healthy and sick, big and small, and may be lifting, carrying, moving, or otherwise engaging in physical labor, I will be respectful of my own limitations and will inform Always & Furever immediately of any such limitations. I agree to read and obey all safety limits imposed by state traffic laws and regulations in the interest of animal safety. I acknowledge that Always & Furever has the right to revoke volunteer driver privileges if these rules and regulations are not followed. I also agree to treat all Always & Furever animals with respect and kindness. I will return all Always & Furever dogs to the designated destination when my drive is complete and understand and acknowledge that I have no legal rights to the dogs I am voluntarily transporting. Either Always & Furever or I can terminate this relationship at will.
3. No Compensation: I agree to provide my services without any compensation. I acknowledge and agree that I am serving solely in a volunteer capacity and am not an employee, partner, agent, independent contractor, representative, or principal of Always & Furever.
4. Responsibility for My Own Acts and Omissions: I hereby agree to be legally and financially responsible and will indemnify and hold Always & Furever harmless for my own acts and omissions relating to the service I am voluntarily providing to Always & Furever. I acknowledge that I am responsible for providing my own medical, liability, and auto insurance during my volunteer driver service. I understand that I am not covered by workers' compensation nor insured by Always & Furever during the performance of my volunteer driver duties and tasks, including when driving a vehicle or transporting an animal.
5. Assumption of Risk: I am voluntarily participating in the activities of Always & Furever with full knowledge of the risks and dangers involved and hereby agree to accept any and all risks of injury, death, or damage to myself and/or my personal property. As a volunteer driver, I may come into contact with and interact with animals, and such work entails risk of personal injury due to proximity to animals, dangerous equipment, and other considerations. These include, but are not limited to, being bitten, kicked, clawed, tripped, and possibly exposed to zoonotic diseases including rabies. I understand the severity of being exposed to these diseases and I hereby release Always & Furever, its board of directors, and all agents from any and all liability in the event of my exposure.
6. Photo, Video, and Audio Release: I understand that as a volunteer driver of Always & Furever, I may be recorded on film, video, or other electronic recording media. I hereby consent to such recording and to the use by Always & Furever of any recorded images or other media recordings of my name and likeness for any purpose related to furtherance of the objectives of Always & Furever. In particular, I grant Always & Furever permission to copyright and use, reuse, publish, and republish without restriction as to changes or alterations, for art, advertising, trade, or any other purpose. Further, I understand that the product of all work I perform as a volunteer driver of Always & Furever will be the property of Always & Furever and that Always & Furever will have the sole right to use, sell, license, publish, or transfer any such work product, including all media and mechanical and electronic formats. I will disclose any such work product to Always & Furever and assign all rights thereto to Always & Furever.
7. Release: As consideration for being permitted by Always & Furever to participate in activities and provide services, I hereby agree that I, my assignees, heirs, distributees, guardians, and legal representatives will not make a claim against, sue, or attach the property of Always & Furever for injury or damage resulting from any act, omission, negligence, or other acts, howsoever caused, by any agent, contractor, or representative of Always & Furever as a result of my participation in activities and performance of the services and any audio or video recordings. I hereby release Always & Furever from all actions, claims, or demands that I, my assignees, heirs, distributees, guardians, and legal representatives now have or may hereafter have for injury or damage resulting from my participation in activities and performance of services.
8. Term of Agreement: I acknowledge that this agreement will apply to the entire term of my volunteer driver relationship, starting with the date I first perform volunteer driver duties for Always & Furever, even if it predates the date of this agreement, and continuing as long as I continue to be a volunteer driver and thereafter as is necessary to protect the interests and rights of Always & Furever arising herein with respect to use of my work products and/or audio or video material as authorized above.
9. Governing Law: This agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Kansas.