Rowing Membership Terms And Conditions

By applying to join Falcon Boat Club you are asked to confirm your acceptance of these terms and conditions:

GENERAL

• that you are an adult with full independence and responsibility.  For junior members acceptance must be provided by an independent and responsible adult: a parent / guardian.
• you will seek out and conform with the club’s rules, bye‐laws and regulations in force and abide by the decisions of the club
• you will volunteer to help with a reasonable and fair share of the tasks required to run the club
• you understand that the club or organisers accept no responsibility for loss, damage or injury caused by or during attendance on any of the club’s organised activities except where such loss, damage or injury can be shown to result directly from the negligence of the club or the organisers.
• you are aware that personal belongings that are left in the club are your responsibility and are not insured by the club.

HEALTH & SAFETY

For junior members all relevant health and safety information will be provided to club coaches at member registration.  Coaches will supervise all club sessions including provision of all capsize training and testing.

• you understand that your health is your own responsibility and that you have read and will comply with the health note below.
• you understand that it is a condition of membership that you are EITHER: a) a competent swimmer and able to float unaided for at least 5 minutes, swim at least 50 meters in light clothing, tread water for at least 2 minutes and swim under water for at least 5 meters, OR b) if you can achieve the above but only when wearing a buoyancy aid you will be required to wear a buoyancy aid for all on-water activities.
• you will complete an online capsize learning and test ( e.g. British Rowing or https://www.ouwlrc.org.uk/capsize-drills/) AND EITHER undergo a formal capsize drill, OR a capsize supervised by a coach, within six months of joining, if not already completed.
• you will adhere to the British Rowing Row Safe water safety code and Falcon Boat Club safety guidelines on and off the water at all times including checking the weather, river conditions and the condition of the boat and equipment being used to ensure that it is as safe as possible prior to setting out.
• you will undergo a formal gym induction before using the gym equipment at the club.

DATA PROTECTION & PRIVACY

• you allow your details to be held on the club’s membership database and be used for the running of the club (see privacy policy below)
• you will notify the membership secretary if your contact details change
• you understand and consent to the club processing of personal data relating to your health which is necessary for ensuring the health and safety of members
• you understand and consent to our processing of personal data relating to your ethnicity for monitoring purposes.
• you accept that club members and coaches will take photos and videos of members for training purposes, and that some images may be used to promote the club (in which case reasonable efforts will be taken to seek permission of subjects).  If you have concerns about a specific instance of filming you should raise that with the person concerned at the time. Many members take photos and videos during activities at the club and we ask all members to respect the wishes of others in relation to the taking of pictures and sharing of such images in social media.  No images of junior members will be shared externally without express permission of a parent or guardian.

PRIVACY POLICY

Falcon Boat Club takes your privacy seriously. We will only use your data to administer your account and it will only be accessible to those club officers that access to your data to fulfil their function. The data we store includes: contact information and emergency contacts, information concerning any disability or relevant medical condition, information about your rowing and related qualifications, and information about your membership and payments made.

How your information will be used

When you become a member, or renew your membership with Falcon, you agree to the use of your personal data for administering your membership and for us contacting you with club notices relevant to your membership. We will only retain your data for as long as we need to administer your membership and entering events on your behalf.