Volunteer Agreements & Terms

Please review these terms, and upon agreement please finalize the PCFC Volunteer Registration Form. YOUR SIGNATURE and DATE are verified from the submission of the PCFC Volunteer Registration Form (no signature on this site’s page).

Volunteer Agreements

Code of Conduct

Everyone participating in the Portland Community Football Club (PCFC) Event is required to agree to the following Code of Conduct. This includes all attendees, sponsors, vendors, volunteers, and staff. PCFC is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, mental illness, neurotype, physical appearance, body, age, race, ethnicity, nationality, language, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of participants in any form. Anyone who violates this Code of Conduct may be sanctioned or expelled from these spaces at the discretion of the PCFC and organizers.

DEFINITIONS

Harassment includes:

  • Offensive comments related to gender, gender identity, and expression, sexual orientation, disability, mental illness, neurotype, physical appearance, body, age, race, ethnicity, nationality, language, or religion

  • Unwelcome comments regarding a person’s lifestyle choices and practices, including those related to food, health, parenting, drugs, and employment

  • Gratuitous or off-topic sexual images or behavior in spaces where they’re not appropriate

  • Physical contact and simulated physical contact (eg, textual descriptions like “hug” or “backrub”) without consent or after a request to stop

  • Threats of violence

  • Incitement of violence towards any individual, including encouraging a person to commit suicide or to engage in self-harm

  • Deliberate intimidation

  • Stalking or following

  • Harassing photography or recording, including logging online activity for harassment purposes

  • Unwelcome sexual attention

  • Patterns of inappropriate social contact, such as requesting/assuming inappropriate levels of intimacy with others

  • Continued one-on-one communication after requests to cease

  • Deliberate “outing” of any aspect of a person’s identity without their consent except as necessary to protect other PCFC and the Sports Bra community members or other vulnerable people from intentional abuse

CONSEQUENCES

Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately.

If a participant engages in harassing behavior, PCFC may take any action we deem appropriate, up to and including expulsion from all PCFC spaces and identification of the participant as a harasser to other PCFC community members or the general public.

REPORTING AND ENFORCEMENT

If you are being harassed by a member of the PCFC community, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact us at email info@pcfc.co. 

If you are on-site, you can also contact any PCFC Staff member or you may contact the security team directly. Our team will be trained in how to address and report any incidents that attendees bring to their attention. All reports will be handled in the strictest confidence. We will respond as promptly as we can.

Firearms, fireworks, and consumption of outside alcohol or drugs are prohibited at PCFC Events.

PCFC VOLUNTEER LIABILITY WAIVER & PHOTO RELEASE

I understand that my participation in volunteer activities organized by the Portland Community Football Club (PCFC) (the "Organization") involves certain risks and potential hazards. In consideration of being allowed to participate as a volunteer, I hereby acknowledge and agree to the following terms and conditions:

  1. Assumption of Risk: I acknowledge that my volunteer work may involve physical activities and potential exposure to various risks and hazards, including but not limited to accidents, injuries, property damage, illness, and other unforeseen events. I voluntarily assume all such risks and responsibilities associated with my participation in volunteer activities.

  2. Health and Safety: I certify that I am in good physical condition and have no medical conditions that would prevent me from participating in the volunteer activities. I agree to comply with all safety instructions provided by the Organization and its representatives during my volunteer work.

  3. Release and Waiver: In consideration of being permitted to participate as a volunteer, I, on behalf of myself, my heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, hereby release, discharge, and hold harmless the Organization, its directors, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers from any and all claims, liabilities, damages, demands, actions, causes of action, costs, and expenses (including legal fees) arising out of or in connection with my participation in the volunteer activities, whether caused by the negligence of the Organization or otherwise.

  4. Confidentiality: I understand that all information concerning players and families, our staff, volunteers, financial data, and the organization’s records is confidential. “Confidential” means that you are free to talk about the Organization and about your position, but you are not permitted to disclose players' or family’s names or talk about them in ways that will make their identity known. No Organization’s name, voice, image, appearance, information, or likeness may be released without appropriate authorization. This is a basic component of player and family care and organizational ethics. We rely on volunteers to conform to this rule of confidentiality to keep our communities, players, and families safe. General information, policy statements, or statistical material that is not identified with any individual or family is not classified as confidential. Staff members are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of information. 

  5. Media Release: I grant the Organization the irrevocable right to use and publish any photographs, videos, or other media taken during my participation in volunteer activities for promotional, educational, or other related purposes without compensation or additional consent.

  6. Governing Law and Severability: This Volunteer Waiver and Release Form shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Oregon State and the United States of America. If any provision of this agreement is deemed invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect. 

    1. Failure to comply. Failure to maintain confidentiality may result in termination or other corrective action. This policy is intended to protect you as well as PCFC because in extreme cases, violations of this policy also may result in personal liability. 

I have read this Volunteer Waiver and Media Release Form and fully understand its contents. I acknowledge that I am signing this document voluntarily and without any undue pressure or influence, and confirm that my submission is indicated on my PCFC Volunteer Registration agreement.

SIGNATURE and DATE are verified from the submission of the Liberate Sports Volunteer Registration form.