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Please email​ y​ our​ ​student’s TED-Ed​ ​ ​Leader​ ​or​ ​tededstudents@ted.com​​ ​with​ ​any​ ​questions.

What​ ​is​ ​the​ ​TED-​Ed​ S

​ tudent Talks ​program?
The​ ​TED-​Ed​ ​Clubs​ p
​ rogram​ ​was​ ​developed​ ​by​ ​TED​ ​Conferences,​ ​LLC​ ​(“TED”)​ ​to​ ​support​ ​students​ ​and​ ​teachers
who​ ​wish​ ​to​ ​meet​ ​regularly​ ​to​ ​discuss,​ ​debate​ ​and​ ​explore​ ​ideas.​ ​TED​-Ed​ ​Clubs​ ​provide​ ​a​ ​forum​ ​for​ ​students​ ​to
develop,​ ​present​ ​and​ ​record​ ​their​ ​own​ ​original​ ​ideas​ ​in​ ​the​ ​form​ ​of​ ​short,​ ​TED​ ​Talk-style​ p
​ resentations.​ ​To​ ​find
out​ ​more​ ​about​ ​the program,​ ​please​ ​review​ ​our​ w ​ ebsite:​ ​http://ed.ted.com/clubs

Why​ d​ o​ I​ ​ h
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We​ ​ask​ ​that​ ​you​ ​review​ ​and​ ​sign​ ​this​ ​form​ ​so​ ​that​ ​TED-Ed​ ​Clubs​ ​can​ ​showcase​ ​the​ ​great​ ​work​ ​done​ ​by​ ​student
participants.​ ​This​ ​form​ ​lets​ ​us​ ​know​ ​whether​ ​or​ ​not​ ​you​ ​grant​ ​permission​ ​for​ ​1.)​ ​your​ ​child​ ​to​ ​participate​ ​in​ ​the
program​ ​and​ ​2.)​ ​TED​​ ​to​ p ​ ublish​ ​and​ ​share​ ​with​ ​TED​ c​ ommunities​ ​world-wide​ ​content​ ​featuring​ ​your​ ​child​ ​and
submitted​ ​by​ ​your​ ​child’s​ ​club.

How​ d ​ oes​ ​TED​ ​manage​ ​privacy​ ​of​ ​my​ ​child’s​ ​information?

TED-​Ed​ ​and​ ​the​ ​TED-​Ed​ ​Student Talks ​program​ ​operate​ ​under​ ​TED​ L​ LC’s​ ​privacy​ ​policy​ ​with​ r​ espect​ ​to​ ​all​ ​
information collected​ f​ rom​ ​program​ ​participants,​ ​including​ ​those​ p ​ articipants​ ​under​ ​13​ ​years​ ​of​ ​age.​ ​If​ ​
permitted​ b ​ elow* TED​ ​will​ c​ ollect​ ​the​ ​student’s​ ​first​ ​and​ ​last​ ​name,​ ​as​ ​well​ a ​ s​ ​videos​ ​submitted​ ​by​ ​the​ ​Club​ ​
Leader​ ​containing​ ​the student’s​ ​voice​ a ​ nd​ ​image.​ ​TED​ ​will​ ​not​ ​sell​ ​any​ p ​ ersonal​ ​information​ ​to​ ​third​ ​parties,​ n ​ or​ ​
do​ ​we​ ​advertise​ ​on​ t​ he TED-Ed​ C ​ lubs​ Y​ outube​ C
​ hannel.​​ ​We​ ​use​ ​the​ i​ nformation​ ​collected​ ​via​ ​TED-Ed​ C ​ lubs​ ​to​ ​
provide​ ​the​ ​student​ ​with​ a​ better​ ​learning​ e​ xperience,​ ​and​ t​ o​ s​ hare​ t​ heir​ ​ideas.​ A ​ s​ ​a​ p
​ arent/guardian,​ y​ ou​ ​may​ ​
review​ ​your​ c​ hild’s​ ​personal information,​ ​direct​ u ​ s​ ​to​ ​delete​ i​ t,​ ​and​ ​refuse​ ​to​ ​allow​ ​any​ f​ urther​ ​collection​ ​or​ ​use​ ​
of​ ​the​ ​child’s​ ​informatio​n​ ​at any​ ​time​ ​by​ ​contacting​ ​tededstudents@ted.com​​ w ​ ith​ ​your​ ​request.

What​ a​ bout​ ​sites​ ​that​ ​are​ ​not​ ​managed​ ​by​ ​TED?

Please​ ​note​ ​that​ a​ ny​ ​recordings​ ​not​ ​done​ ​or​ ​supervised​ ​by​ ​TED​ ​are​ ​outside​ ​the​ ​scope​ ​of​ ​this​ ​release​ ​and​ ​may​ ​be
circulated​ ​if​ ​the​ ​students​ ​and/or​ ​club​ ​do​ ​so​ ​without​ ​informing​ ​TED.​ ​This​ ​may​ ​include​ ​school​ ​pages,​ ​websites​ ​run
by​ ​students,​ ​social​ ​media​ ​posts​ ​or​ ​other​ ​accounts​ ​managed​ ​by​ ​individuals​ ​or​ ​groups​ ​not​ ​employed​ ​by​ ​TED.​ ​Any
such​ ​postings​ ​will​ ​be​ ​governed​ ​by​ ​the​ ​terms​ ​of​ ​those​ ​sites​ ​and​ ​the​ ​privacy​ ​settings​ ​of​ ​the​ ​account​ ​holder.

What​ ​if​ ​I​ ​do​ ​not​ ​want​ ​my​ ​child’s​ ​image​ ​to​ ​be​ ​uploaded​ ​to​ ​TED?
If​ ​you​ ​do​ ​not​ ​wish​ ​your​ ​child​ ​to​ ​be​ ​included​ ​in​ ​any​ ​recorded​ ​content,​ ​please​ ​indicate​ ​below​ ​and​ ​inform​ ​your
child’s​ ​Club​ ​Leader.​ ​ ​Please​ ​remember​ ​that​ ​this​ ​release​ ​only​ ​covers​ ​TED-​Ed​ ​Club​ ​related​ ​activities,​ ​and​ ​that​ ​other
releases​ ​or​ ​terms​ ​may​ ​apply​ ​to​ ​any​ ​other​ ​school​ ​recordings.

Participation​ ​agreements
○ You agree that your child can participate in the program and receive information and invitations about TED-
Ed events, newsletters and other related information by TED.
○ You understand that TED has no liability for any individual TED-Ed Club activities but has licensed the
Leader that is affiliated with the school, organization or institution where the group meets is run to be
responsible for all in-person and online activities related to that TED-Ed Club.
○ You release TED from all property damage or personal injury claims arising from your child’s participation in
the program.
Rights​ ​to​ ​publish​ ​(optional)
○ You grant permission for TED to film, photograph and/or record your child’s activities related to TED-Ed
Clubs. You may ask the Club Leader to inform you of events that are recorded and can coordinate the
events so that you are aware when and if they are uploaded to TED. [IfyoudoNOTagree,instructtheClub
LeaderandyourchildthatyourchildshouldnotberecordedforTED-Edactivities,andindicateyour preference
below.]
○ You understand that TED owns the content related to TED-Ed Student Talks program that is submitted to
the TED website, including any video, animation, or related content “Content,” unless it is submitted
clearly marked under a license or copyright holder. Any personal information, or images or video that is
recorded, is only provided with a limited license by you to allow TED to showcase the content on TED-Ed
websites and other related events.
○ You understand that no payment is provided for this Content and no royalties will ever be owed as long as
TED uses it according to the purposes stated herein.
Authority​ ​to​ ​sign
○ This release is governed by the state of NewYork and contains the entire understanding between you and
TED and may not be modified unless agreed to in writing.
○ In the event of a conflict or issue resulting from the meetings, you agree to cooperate in good faith with
all parties involved in order to find an amicable resolution.
○ You certify that you are the parent and or legal guardian of the student named on this form and have read
this release, and agree to provide permission for said student to participate in the TED-Ed Student Talks
program and provide Content based on these terms.

Permission​ ​for​ ​Participation:

​ ​ ​I​ ​grant​ ​permission​ ​for​ ​my​ ​child​ ​to​ ​participate​ ​in​ ​the​ ​TED-Ed​ ​Clubs​ ​program​ ​[please​ ​initial​ ​here]:​ ​______.

Permission​ ​for​ ​Publishing*:

​ ​I​ ​grant​ ​permission​ ​for​ ​content​ ​featuring​ ​my​ ​child​ ​to​ ​be​ ​published​ ​by​ ​TED​ ​[please​ ​initial]:______.

​ ​I​ ​DO​ ​NOT​ ​grant​ ​permission​ ​for​ ​content​ ​featuring​ ​my​ ​child​ ​to​ ​be​ ​published​ ​by​ ​TED​ ​[please​ ​initial]:______.

Please​ ​sign​ ​below​ ​if​ ​you​ ​agree​ ​with​ ​the​ ​above​ ​terms.​ ​Please​ ​return​ ​completed​ ​form​ ​to​ ​TED-Ed​ ​Leader

____________________________________ __________________________________
Name​ ​of​ ​parent/guardian Name​ ​of​ ​student

____________________________________ ___________________________________
Parent/guardian​ ​email​ ​address Student​ ​email​ ​address

____________________________________ ___________________________________
Signature​ ​of​ ​parent/guardian Date​ ​ ​of​ ​signature