❖ Heads up! This article is intended for volunteers looking for more information about waivers. If you're a site manager looking for more information about qualifications and waivers, click here. If you're an agency manager, click here.
Some volunteer Needs require that you sign a waiver in order to participate. If a minor wants to volunteer, their parent or guardian may be required to sign a portion of the waiver.
How do minors access waivers?
A minor can access a waiver in the My Qualifications area of their user profile, or by clicking the Sign Waiver button on a Need posting. Once they've consented to sign the waiver, they're asked to enter their birth date—if it's not already on their user profile. Once the system has determined that they're a minor, it prompts them to provide the name and email address of their parent or guardian:
Once the minor has submitted their parent/guardian information, two things happen:
- The minor is able to view and sign their portion of the waiver.
- The parent or guardian receives a notification with a link to the waiver, which they can then open, sign, and submit.
Once the parent or guardian has submitted the waiver, the volunteer Need becomes accessible to the minor, and who can then proceed to sign up for it.
ⓘ So you know: Some sites may require that a site manager reviews and approves the waiver. The Need may not be available for them to finish responding to it until after their waiver is approved.
What information gets captured?
The following parent/guardian data is captured during this process:
- First and last name
- Email address
- Waiver signatures
- Timestamp—when signed
- Browser
- IP address
ⓘ So you know: As the parent or guardian of the volunteer, you're not required to create an account on the site to sign the waiver. Your information is protected just as our volunteers' private information is protected.