{"id":167116,"date":"2022-08-19T14:30:30","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T18:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?page_id=167116"},"modified":"2022-09-06T13:53:56","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T17:53:56","slug":"member-agreement-5","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/living-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"Living Residential Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row top_margin=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_margin=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1446764064166{border-top-width: 3px !important;border-right-width: 3px !important;border-bottom-width: 3px !important;border-left-width: 3px !important;border-left-color: #e2e2e2 !important;border-right-color: #e2e2e2 !important;border-top-color: #e2e2e2 !important;border-bottom-color: #e2e2e2 !important;border-radius: 3px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<div class=\"ps-section\">\n<h1>Best Buddies Living Residential Agreement<\/h1>\n<p>To join a Best Buddies Living residence, all applicants must agree to the terms set forth in the Member Code of Conduct, Acknowledgement, and General Release as laid out below.<\/p>\n<h2>Member Code of Conduct<\/h2>\n<p>As a Best Buddies member:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I will be respectful, truthful, and inclusive in my interactions with others.<\/li>\n<li>I will recognize and celebrate the diversity of character and abilities of all people.<\/li>\n<li>I will conduct myself ethically, obey all laws, and act in good faith at all times.<\/li>\n<li>I will abide by the rules, directives, and guidelines set forth by Best Buddies International.<\/li>\n<li>I will respect the decisions and requests made by Best Buddies staff members and chapter leadership.<\/li>\n<li>I will NOT harass, threaten, embarrass, or insult others.<\/li>\n<li>I will NOT say or do anything that is harmful, abusive, racially or ethnically offensive, vulgar, sexually explicit, or objectionable.<\/li>\n<li>I will NOT make inappropriate or unwanted physical, verbal, or sexual advances.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Assumption of Risk and Release of Liability Relating to Coronavirus\/COVID-19<\/h2>\n<p>On July 27, 2021, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/vaccines\/fully-vaccinated.html\"><strong>Centers for Disease Control<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(CDC) released\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/vaccines\/fully-vaccinated-guidance.html\">updated guidance<\/a>\u00a0on the need for urgently increasing COVID-19 vaccination coverage and a recommendation for everyone in areas of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/covid.cdc.gov\/covid-data-tracker\/#county-view\">substantial or high transmission<\/a>\u00a0to wear a mask in public indoor places, even if they are fully <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/vaccines\/fully-vaccinated.html\">vaccinated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Should you choose to participate in in-person activities, Best Buddies cannot guarantee that you will not become infected with COVID-19. Further, contact between individuals could increase the risk of contracting COVID-19.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I acknowledge the contagious nature of COVID-19 and voluntarily assume the risk that I may be exposed to or infected by COVID-19 by participating in in-person activities and that such exposure or infection may result in personal injury, illness, permanent disability, and death. I understand that the risk of becoming exposed to or infected by COVID-19 may result from the actions, omissions, or negligence of myself and others, including, but not limited to, Best Buddies employees, volunteers, and members and their families. I voluntarily agree to assume all of the foregoing risks and accept sole responsibility for any injury to myself (including, but not limited to, personal injury, disability, and death), illness, damage, loss, claim, liability, or expense, of any kind, that I may experience or incur in connection with my participation in Best Buddies program events. The decision to re-engage in in-person meetings is my decision, not the decision of Best Buddies.<\/p>\n<h2>Acknowledgement<\/h2>\n<p>As a Best Buddies Living resident:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I agree to follow the Member Code of Conduct when participating in Best Buddies and at all Best Buddies activities and events.<\/li>\n<li>I understand that all rooms are single occupancy.<\/li>\n<li>I give my permission for any necessary verification including Best Buddies contacting my medical provider I have listed on this application.<\/li>\n<li>I understand that a Best Buddies member acts as a friend and a peer and NOT as a caregiver or dependent.<\/li>\n<li>Prior to the commencement of my participation, I will furnish Best Buddies with any medical information that may be necessary in treating me in the case of an emergency.<\/li>\n<li>I consent to Best Buddies\u2019 use and disclosure of such medical information to medical professionals that may need the information in order to treat me in the case of an emergency.<\/li>\n<li>I understand that Best Buddies is in no way obligated to assign, or match, or actively seek to assign or match me in a one-to-one friendship, and that Best Buddies makes no guarantees, assurances, or other commitments, either express or implied, as to the impact or results of a match upon any of the parties involved.<\/li>\n<li>I acknowledge that I have completed this application to the best of my knowledge and that all information I have provided is true, and I understand that any false or misleading information given by me in connection with my application for, or my membership with, Best Buddies International may result in termination of my membership.<\/li>\n<li>I understand that Best Buddies International reserves the right to deny entrance into our programs to anyone, for any reason, at any time. Best Buddies also reserves the right to revoke membership from our programs for any reason, at any time.<\/li>\n<li>I understand that Buddies International requires background checks of everyone in Best Buddies Living programs.<\/li>\n<li>I understand that, in cases where appropriate and necessary, Best Buddies International may request drug testing.<\/li>\n<li>I acknowledge that I have read and agree to the terms of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/privacy-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best Buddies International privacy policy<\/a>. Best Buddies considers all personal information collected to be confidential and will not sell, share, or rent this information to others.<\/li>\n<li>I understand that I am also responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of all privileged information that I receive through participation in Best Buddies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>General Release<\/h2>\n<p>In consideration of the benefits and opportunities afforded to me through participation in the Best Buddies organization, the participant states as follows:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>I hereby agree to release Best Buddies International, Inc., from any liability for any accident, injury, or illness suffered at, during, or in connection with any Best Buddies activities, except for any accident, injury, or illness which results from gross misconduct by Best Buddies International, Inc., or its staff.<\/li>\n<li>I authorize Best Buddies International, Inc., to obtain medical treatment in the event of injury or illness in connection with a Best Buddies activity and agree to pay any expense incurred for treatment.<\/li>\n<li>I understand that, in connection with any Best Buddies activity, if I am riding in a private passenger automobile which is involved in an accident, I may be primarily covered for bodily injury under my family automobile policy, and I agree to submit any medical bills incurred to my insurance company for payment. 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