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DISCLAIMER

  • Harold Wood Running Club exists purely to offer an opportunity for like-minded runners to exercise together in a group and nothing more.
  • The club is operated and managed by a number of volunteers in their free time and these volunteers cannot accept any responsibility for any events that occur at the club. These volunteers may or may not have taken any training/coaching.
  • All attendees should consider the club as an informal gathering of people who will run together in a loosely structured format.
  • Every person attending the club must take full and complete responsibility for their own actions. Know your limits.
  • If you have any medical conditions that could affect you, it’s your responsibility to make the club aware of these.
  • If you feel dizzy, faint or unwell it’s your responsibility to stop exercising and to notify other runners of this.
  • If you stop mid-session you must not go home without notifying the session leader.
  • It is your decision alone whether or not you are fit and able to run. If you are unsure consult your physician.
  • The volunteer leading the session reserves the right to refuse to let you run with the group.
  • The minimum age that we can accept is 18.
  • Any matters of concern should be directed to the appointed welfare officers or the committee.
  • Appropriate clothing and footwear for running must be worn. You should dress appropriately for the weather and for the lighting conditions.
  • We recommend that you run with your mobile phone.
  • During darker evening runs we recommend that you bring a hand held torch or wear a head torch together with reflective clothing.
  • The club does not discriminate against any attendees, but we are unable to cater for any people with special requirements.
  • After a two week period you will be required to make a decision on joining the club or not.
  • Each runner must accept full and complete liability for their actions.
  • Running Group Leaders are qualified leaders and are willing to share their experience and enjoyment of the sport with me. I confirm that I understand that participation in this group is entirely at my own risk and should consult my own doctor if suffering from any condition that might make running injurious to my health
  • By joining as a member of Harold Wood Running Club you consent to your name and images from the photography / video filming being used in (but not limited to) printed and online publicity, social media (Facebook,Twitter and Instagram) marketing, press releases, funding applications and or other documents to represent and promote the club, it’s athletes and events.

 

CLUB PRIVACY STATEMENT AND COMMUNICATION PREFERENCES

Harold Wood Running Club takes the protection of data that we hold about you as a member seriously and will do everything possible to ensure that data is collected, stored, possessed, maintained, cleansed and retained in accordance with current and future UK data protection legislation. 

Please read the full privacy notice carefully to see how The Club will treat the personal information that you provide to us.  We will take reasonable care to keep your information secure and to prevent any unauthorised access. 

 

DATA SHARING WITH ENGLAND ATHLETICS

When you become a member of or renew your membership with Harold Wood Running Club you will automatically be registered as a member of England Athletics.  We will provide England Athletics with your personal data which they will use to enable access to an online portal for you (called MyAthletics).  England Athletics will contact you to invite you to sign into and update your MyAthletics portal (which, amongst other things, allows you to set and amend your privacy settings).  It is vital, therefore, that a valid email address is given, so that you can ensure that your data is correct and so that you can set your own privacy settings. 

If you have any questions about the continuing privacy of your personal data when it is shared with England Athletics, please contact dataprotection@englandathletics.org.

 

ATHLETE AGREEMENT

By returning this completed form, I confirm that I have read and understood the privacy statement and how data will be used and shared.  I also confirm that I have read and agreed to all points mentioned in the disclaimer; I am willing to abide by the club code of conduct for athletes and agree to always behave in the manner befitting a Harold Wood Running Club Athlete, when attending club events.