Challenge Terms & Conditions
Lift The Weight R U OK? Initiative – Participation, Risk Acknowledgement and Privacy Notice
By ticking this box and registering for the Lift The Weight R U OK? Initiative (Initiative), you acknowledge and agree to the following:
- General Information Only – Not Medical Advice
The Initiative may include information, guidance or activities relating to physical exercise, fitness, nutrition, wellbeing and general wellness. All content and information provided through the Initiative are for educational and informational purposes only and are not intended to constitute medical, health or professional advice.
You should seek advice from a qualified medical professional before commencing any exercise program or participating in the Initiative. This is particularly important if you are pregnant, nursing, overweight, diabetic, have a heart condition, injuries, disabilities or any other medical or physical condition that may affect your ability to safely undertake physical activity.
You should never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical advice because of information provided through the Initiative.
- Participation Location
You acknowledge that activities forming part of the Initiative, including the Lift The Weight challenge, may be performed at home, at a gym, outdoors or at another location of your choosing, and that the organisers of the Initiative do not supervise or control the environment in which you participate.
You are solely responsible for ensuring that any location where you undertake physical activity is safe, suitable and free from hazards.
- Assumption of Risk
Participation in physical activity carries inherent risks, including the risk of personal injury, illness, aggravation of existing medical conditions, permanent disability or death.
By participating in the Initiative, you acknowledge and agree that:
- you voluntarily choose to participate in the Initiative and any physical activities associated with it;
- you are solely responsible for determining whether you are physically capable of safely undertaking the activities;
- you will start any exercise slowly, act within your personal limits and stop immediately if you feel pain, dizziness, discomfort, dehydration or any other adverse symptoms;
- you will monitor your surroundings and take reasonable care for your own safety, including being aware of traffic, equipment, surfaces, crowds, environmental conditions and other hazards; and
- you assume all risks associated with participating in the Initiative and any physical activity undertaken in connection with it, whether undertaken at home, in a gym, outdoors or elsewhere.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, you agree that your participation in the Initiative is entirely at your own risk.
- Participation Waiver and Release
To the maximum extent permitted by law, you agree that you participate in the Initiative entirely at your own risk.
You release and discharge the organisers and those carrying out the Initiative, and their related entities, officers, employees, contractors, agents and representatives (Released Parties) from any and all liability, claims, demands, actions or proceedings arising out of or in connection with:
- your participation in the Initiative;
- any physical activity undertaken in connection with the Initiative;
- any injury, illness, loss or damage suffered by you during or arising from participation in the Initiative; or
- the location or environment in which you choose to participate.
This release applies whether the activity occurs at home, in a gym, outdoors or elsewhere and whether the activity forms part of the Lift The Weight challenge or related participation activities.
Nothing in these terms excludes or limits any rights you may have under Australian Consumer Law or other applicable legislation that cannot be excluded by law.
- Limitation of Liability
The Initiative and all related content, materials and digital services are provided “as is” and “as available” without any representations or warranties of any kind, whether express, implied or statutory.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, the organisers of the Initiative are not responsible or liable for any injury, loss, damage or claim arising from or in connection with:
- your participation in the Initiative;
- reliance on information provided through the Initiative; or
- your digital environment being incompatible with the technical requirements of any digital content or services used for the Initiative.
- Privacy Collection Notice
By registering for the Initiative, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information for the purposes of:
- administering and operating the Initiative;
- recording participation and donations;
- communicating with you about the Initiative and related activities; and
- promoting or reporting on the Initiative, including sharing aggregated results or participant stories.
Your personal information will be handled in accordance with applicable privacy laws. You may request access to, or correction of, your personal information by contacting the Initiative organisers.
- Acknowledgement
By ticking this box, you confirm that:
- you have read and understood these Participation Terms, Risk Acknowledgement, Waiver and Privacy Notice;
- you voluntarily agree to participate in the Initiative on these terms; and
- you accept and assume all risks associated with participating in the Initiative and any related physical activities.