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PHOTOGRAPHIC and OTHER MEDIUMS RELEASE
I do hereby irrevocably authorize, the Board of Trustees for Community College District No. 509, commonly known as
Elgin Community College, its officers, employees, agents, successors, assigns and those acting under its permission
and with its authority, to copyright, publish, duplicate, or otherwise use, disseminate, and/or dispose of, for art,
advertising, information, educational purposes, trade, or any other lawful purpose whatsoever, any medium, including
but not limited to, photographic pictures, digital images or recordings, DVD’s, videotapes, software, website entries,
sound recordings of me or in which I may be included in whole or in part, or composite or distorted in character or
form, in conjunction with my own or a fictitious name, or reproductions thereof in color or otherwise, made through
any medium and taken at any location of Elgin Community College or any production location determined by Elgin
Community College.
I do hereby waive any right to inspect or approve the finished product or advertising or other copy that may be used
in conjunction therewith or the use to which it may be applied now or in the future. I also hereby waive any right to
royalties or other compensation from the Board of Trustees for Community College District No. 509, commonly known
as Elgin Community College, its officers, employees, agents, successors and assigns.
I hereby agree to hold harmless, release and discharge the Board of Trustees for Community College District No. 509,
its officers, employees, agents, successors, assigns and all persons acting under its permission or authority, including
any firm publishing and/or distributing the finished product in whole or in part, whether on paper, via electronic
media, on web sites, or some other format from and against any and all claims, demands, damages or liability,
including
reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs which I may have, arising from or related to the use of any photographic
pictures, digital images or recordings, DVD’s, videotapes, software, website entries, sound recordings of me or any
other medium, including but not limited to any misuse, by virtue of any blurring, distortion, alteration, optical illusion,
or use in composite form whether intentional or otherwise, that may occur or be produced in the taking, processing,
reduction or production and completion of the pictures, or in any processing tending toward the completion of the
finished product, its publication or distribution. I understand that this Release binds my heirs, executors,
administrators, and assigns, as well as myself.
I do hereby certify that I am of legal age (18 years or older) and I am competent to contract in my own name in the
above regard I have read this release before signing below, and I fully understand the contents, meaning and impact
of this release. I understand that if for any extraordinary reason my privacy must be protected after the submission of
this document, I must notify Elgin Community College in writing. I further understand that my failure to do so will be
interpreted as a free and knowledgeable acceptance of the terms of this release.
(Signature) (Printed Name) (Date)
If the person signing is under age 18, consent must be given by a parent or legal guardian as follows:
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am the parent and next best friend or legalguardian of ___
(Print Minor’s Name)
I have read this release before signing below, and I fully understand the contents, meaning and impact of this release. I
do hereby agree to the terms in this release and give my consent without reservation to the foregoing on behalf of the
above named minor. I understand that if for any extraordinary reason the privacy of said minor, must be protected after
the submission of this document, I must notify Elgin Community College in writing. I further understand that my failure
to do so will be interpreted as a free and knowledgeable acceptance of the terms of this release.
(Parent/Legal Guardian’s Signature) (Parent/Legal Guardian’s Printed Name) (Date)
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