Winter Park Groups & Rentals

Crowd Release - Media Release:

By entering an event or program at Bowers School Farm and Winter Park, visitors are entering an area where photography, audio and video recording may occur. Your entry constitutes your consent to such photography, filming and/or recording and to any use, in any and all media in perpetuity, of your appearance, voice and name for any purpose in connection with Bowers School Farm and Winter Park. Visitors understand that all photography, filming and/or recording will be done in reliance on this consent given by you by entering this area.

By entering the event premises, you waive and release any claims you may have related to the use of recorded media of you at the event, including, without limitation, any right to inspect or approve the photo, video or audio recording of you, any claims for invasion of privacy, violation of the right of publicity, defamation, and copyright infringement or for any fees for use of such record media.

If you do not agree to the foregoing, please do not enter Winter Park.

General Waiver:

WINTER PARK WAIVER AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY

By purchasing tickets and signing this Waiver and Release of Liability Form, the below named Participant, and if a minor the below named Participant’s parent or guardian on the minor’s behalf, is representing that they have voluntarily agreed to participate in the Winter Park event (the “Event”) held at Bowers Farm located at 1219 Square Lake Road, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304, owned by Bloomfield Hills Schools (the “School District”),  which Event is exclusively operated and managed by the Friends of Bowers Farm Corporation (the “FOBF), and acknowledges that the Participant is in good health and good physical condition and hereby assumes any and all risks and dangers associated with the Event, including, but not limited to serious bodily injury, including death.  Participants are expected to follow all the rules identified in registration for the Event and those posted on-site at the Event or on the website for the Event, including but not limited to: listening and following safety instructions, respecting Event staff in charge and other participants and accepting all rental equipment in its “As-IS condition.

 In consideration of being allowed to participate in the Event, Participant acknowledges, understands, and agrees: 

1. Participant assumes all of the risks inherent in and associated with participation in the Event, including but not limited to the risk of damage to property, injury, permanent disability and death, which might result from the actions, inactions, or negligence of Participant or others, and other risks not known or not reasonably foreseeable at this time, and assumes full responsibility for their participation in the Event.  Once tickets are purchased to the Event there will be NO REFUNDS.

2. Participant, for themselves, their spouse, and on behalf of their heirs, assigns, personal representatives and next of kin, hereby releases, waives, discharges and covenants not to sue the FOBF, its officers, directors, employees, contractors,  volunteers, agents and licensees, the School District, its Board of Education, its Board Members, in their official and individual capacities, its administrators, employees, contractors,  volunteers, agents and licensees (collectively “Releasees”), for any and all injury, loss or damage to person or property incident to or arising from their participation in the Event, including medical treatment and related costa whether arising in whole or in part from their negligence, the Releasees or otherwise, to the fullest extent permitted by law.

3. Participant, for themselves, their spouse, and on behalf of their heirs, assigns, personal representative and next of kin, hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless all the above Releasees for any and all liabilities they incur incident to or arising from their participation in the Event, even if arising in whole or in part from the negligence of the Releasees, to the fullest extent permitted by law.

4. Participant agrees to comply with the stated and customary terms, conditions and rules for participation in the Event.  If Participant has any concerns about their readiness for participation and/or the Event, Participant agrees to remove themselves from participation and to bring any concerns to the attention of officials of the FOBF as soon as practicable. 

5. Participant certifies that to the best of  their knowledge, they are able to safely participate in the Event.

6. By entering the Event, Participant acknowledges that they are entering an area where photography, audio and video recording may occur. Entry to the Event constitutes Participant’s consent to any such photography, filming and/or recording and to any use, in any and all media in perpetuity, including Participant’s appearance, voice and name for any purpose in connection with the Event. Participants further acknowledge that all photography, filming and/or recording will be done in reliance on this consent given by Participant upon entering the Event. By entering the Event, Participant waives and releases any claims related to the use of recorded media of Participant at the event, including, without limitation, any right to inspect or approve the photo, video or audio recording, any claims for invasion of privacy, violation of the right of publicity, defamation, and copyright infringement or for any fees for use of such record media. If Participant does not agree to the foregoing, please do not enter the Event.

Participant has read and understands this entire Waiver and Release of Liability Form. Participant has signed it freely and voluntarily and without any inducement. Participant realizes this is a legally binding agreement that may not be modified or rescinded.

If Participant is eighteen (18) years of age or older, Participant may sign on their own behalf. If Participant is a minor under eighteen (18) years of age, this Waiver and Release of Liability Form must be signed by the Participant’s Parent or Guardian (Minimum of 1 signature required) and shall bind both the Parent/Guardian and the minor Participant.