All people physically present on any property of Grace Community Church (GCC) and all people participating in any GCC-sponsored activity at any location authorize GCC and those acting pursuant to its authority and permission to photograph, videotape, or use any other electronic method of recording their likeness and/or voice to be used for any lawful purpose whatsoever.
Further, those present on GCC property or participating in any GCC-sponsored activity at any location give GCC and those acting pursuant to its authority and permission the absolute right and permission, without restrictions, to make, copyright, and/or use, re-use, or publish said photographs/video footage in which they may be included in whole or in part, and waive any right to inspect and/or approve the finished printed materials, videos, and/or web sites where the image(s) appear. Those present on GCC property further acknowledge that images posted on the Internet can be copied and altered by unknown parties.
Persons present on GCC property or participating in any GCC-sponsored activity at any location release GCC and those acting pursuant to its authority and permission from liability for any violation of any personal or proprietary right they may have in connection with such use. Persons present on GCC property or participating in any GCC-sponsored activity at any location understand that all such recordings, in whatever medium, shall remain the property of GCC or those acting pursuant to its authority and permission.
Persons present on GCC property or participating in any GCC-sponsored activity at any location waive any right to compensation for their appearance in these printed documents, videos, or websites in any and all future uses of the photographs and/or video footage.
Persons not employed by GCC are strictly prohibited from profiting from or selling still images or video images taken at GCC or at any GCC-sponsored activity at any location without the written consent of GCC.
Persons present on GCC property or participating in any GCC-sponsored activity at any location agree to indemnify and hold harmless Grace Community Church and their officers, employees, volunteers, agents, and those acting pursuant to its authority and permission from any and all claims, liabilities, demands, suits, causes of actions or proceedings of any kind or nature, losses or damages including attorneys’ fees and costs of defense, which the indemnified parties may incur arising out of the negligence, error, omission, intentional acts, or other cause arising out of or resulting from GCC photographing, videotaping, or using any other electronic method of recording their likeness and/or voice and using it for any lawful purpose whatsoever.
The obligation to indemnify and hold harmless specifically includes claims, liabilities, demands, suits, causes of actions, or proceedings arising from the negligent acts or omissions of the indemnified parties.
This agreement, and its underlying obligations, will be construed under South Carolina law.