TED-Ed Student Talks Program Release

This release form should be completed by the parent or guardian of prospective students in the TED-Ed Students Talks
program. Please email your student’s Student Talks Leader or tededstudents@ted.com with any questions.

1. What is the TED-Ed Student Talks program?

The TED-Ed Student Talks program was developed by TED Conferences LLC (“TED”) to support students and teachers
who wish to meet regularly to discuss, debate and explore ideas. The TED-Ed Student Talks program provides a forum for
students to develop, present and record their own, original ideas in the form of short, TED Talk-style presentations. To find
out more about the program, please review our website: ed.ted.com/student_talks.

2. Why do I have to sign this release form?

We ask that you review and sign this release form to enable the TED-Ed Student Talks program to showcase the great work
done by student participants. This form lets us know whether or not you grant permission for (i) your child to participate
in the program, (ii) your child to participate in the online events, related to the program, held on a video conferencing
platform, and (iii) TED to publish content featuring your child when your child attends one of our TED-Ed events, or when
your child’s Student Talks leader submits their video to the TED-Ed team to share with TED communities worldwide.

3. How does TED manage privacy of my child’s information?

TED-Ed and the TED-Ed Student Talks program operate under TED’s privacy policy with respect to all information collected
from program participants, including those participants under 13 years of age. If permitted below*, TED will collect the
student’s first and last name and videos submitted by the Student Talks Leader containing the student’s voice and image.
TED will not sell any personal information to third parties, nor do we advertise on the TED-Ed Student Talks YouTube
Channel. We use the information collected via the TED-Ed Student Talks program to provide students with a better learning
experience, and to share their ideas. As a parent/guardian, you may review your child’s personal information, direct us to
delete it, and decline any further collection or use of your child’s information at any time by contacting
tededstudents@ted.com with your request.

4. What about sites that are not managed by TED?

Please note that any recordings not produced or supervised by TED are outside the scope of this release and may be
circulated if the students and/or their group do so without TED’s knowledge. 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.

5. What if I do not want my child’s image to be uploaded to TED?

If you do not wish to permit your child to appear in any recorded content, please indicate below and inform your child’s
Student Talks Leader. Please remember that this release only covers TED-Ed Student Talks program related activities,and
other releases or terms may apply to any school-sponsored recordings.

6. Participation agreements.
• You understand that TED has no liability for any individual TED-Ed Student Talks program activities, but has granted a
license to the Student Talks Leader that is affiliated with the school, organization or institution where the group meets
who is responsible for all in-person and online activities related to that TED-Ed group.
• You release TED from all claims for property damage or personal injury arising from your child’s participation in the
program.

7. Right to publish (optional).

• You grant TED permission to film, photograph and/or record your child’s activities related to the TED-Ed Student Talks
program. You may ask the Student Talks Leader to inform you of events that may be recorded. If you do NOT wish to grant
permission, please instruct your child and the Student Talks Leader that your child should not be recorded during TED-Ed
activities, as indicated below.
• You understand that TED owns all content related to the TED-Ed Student Talks program that is uploaded to the TED
website, including any video, animation, or related content, unless it is clearly marked as licensed by a separate copyright
owner. Any personal information, images or video that is recorded, is only provided via your limited license that allows
TED to showcase the content on TED-Ed’s websites and during other related events.
• You understand that no payment is provided for the content and no royalties will ever be owed as long as TED uses it
according to the purposes stated in this release form.
8. Authority to sign.
• This release is governed by the state of New York 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 program 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
below and have read this release form and agree to provide permission for your student to participate in the TED-Ed
Student Talks program and provide content based on these terms.

Permission for Participation in the TED-Ed Student Talks Program:

I grant permission for my child to participate in the TED-Ed Student Talks program [please initial here]:

Permission for Participation in online events hosted by the TED-Ed team*:

I grant permission for my child to participate in online events hosted by the TED-Ed team [please initial here]:

Permission to Publish*:

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

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

Please sign below if you agree with the above terms.

Name of parent/guardian:

Name of student:

Parent/guardian email address:

Student email address:

Signature of parent/guardian:

Date of signature: