Independent Contractor's Agreement and Release
This agreement and release ("Agreement") is between you, as an independent contractor, and Bay Area World Wide. This Agreement is valid for any period of time you are contracted to perform services for Bay Area World Wide. You warrant that you are over the age of twenty one (21) and competent to contract in your own name for purposes of this Agreement.

Independent Contractor Relationship
You understand that you are an independent contractor and not an Independent Contractor of Bay Area World Wide and that you will have the exclusive control over the means, method and details of fulfilling your obligation. You agree to assume all responsibility for withholding applicable federal, social security, state, city taxes and for procuring public liability, as well as all other applicable insurance

You understand and agree that Bay Area World Wide assumes no responsibility for any medical expenses or other loss to person or property during, before or after the contract period. You acknowledge and agree that you (1) operate your own business or act as a sole contractor, (2) have insurance, and (3) are not entitled to make a Worker's Compensation claim.

Release and Indemnification
For and in consideration of this engagement as an independent contractor for Bay Area World Wide, you hereby release, discharge, and agree to hold harmless Bay Area World Wide and its representatives, assigns, Independent Contractors or any person or persons, corporation or corporations, acting under Bay Area World Wide permission or authority, or any person, persons, corporation or corporations for whom Bay Area World Wide might be acting including any firm or client of Bay Area World Wide, from and against any liability as a result of any physical impairment or loss during the contractual period.
You agree to indemnify and hold Bay Area World Wide, its officers, agents and Independent Contractors harmless from and against any and all liabilities, damages, losses, actions, or causes of action, costs, and expenses (including attorney's fees), whether relating to property of Bay Area World Wide or of any third party, or to personal injury or death, arising out of or in any way contributed to by the acts or failure to act of you, your agents, Independent Contractors, or officers. This provision shall survive termination of this Agreement.

Confidential Agreement
For reasons of training, interviews, or questions we may provide your name and contact information (including, without limitation, your phone number and email address) to our clients. Other than for the reasons stated above, we will not share your personal information with our clients and our clients are prohibited from contacting you directly without the consent of Bay Area World Wide. Any contact or work performed for Bay Area World Wide client or partner without consent will be subject to a 25% fee owed to Bay Area World Wide on every hour worked by you for the Bay Area World Wide client or partner, as applicable. This type of behavior will be considered a breach of this Agreement and you agree that Bay Area World Wide may collect, and you will immediately pay to Bay Area World Wide, the above described fee in such event. This provision shall survive termination of this Agreement.

During services at Bay Area World Wide, an Independent Contractor may come across confidential information, whether in writing or told verbally, of the confidential nature of a specific item. All Independent Contractors should not at any time, without the prior written consent of the corporation, disclose to make available to any other person, concern, or entity, any confidential information, nor shall he/she make or cause to be made, either on his/her own behalf or on behalf of other, any use of confidential information.

Special concern on client confidential information must be given when dealing with Bay Area World Wide competitors, vendors, and/or previous Independent Contractors who may use information to Bay Area World Wide disadvantage.

Bay Area World Wide does not allow Independent Contractor to give interviews for trade publications and speeches to trade groups without prior approval from Director of Programs.

Additionally, an individual's compensation and pay rate are private information. It is each Independent Contractor's obligation to keep this between himself/herself and Bay Area World Wide.

Performance of the Services
In performing services for Bay Area World Wide, you are a representative of Bay Area World Wide and the clients Bay Area World Wide serves. You agree to maintain the highest standards of professional conduct while performing services for Bay Area World Wide, including arriving at any designated site 15 minutes prior to call time, being courteous, gracious, cheerful and helpful. Bay Area World Wide has the right to overstaff promotions and send home, without pay, anyone who arrives late.

When Bay Area World Wide contacts you to work a promotion you are not obligated to accept. If you agree to work the promotion or event and cancel within 24 hours (or don’t show up), you will not be called for future work. In addition, you will be charged a flat rate of $25 per event day scheduled if you are unable to find a replacement.

Please be certain you are available BEFORE you commit to working. If you agree to work a promotion, and cancel outside of 24 hours you will be giving a strike. After 3 strike you will be removed from our list for future promotions.

Services at Will
Except for an Independent Contractor who has a written agreement for services for a specified period of time entered into between that Independent Contractor and Bay Area World Wide, service by Bay Area World Wide is not for a definite term. Even with the agreement for a specified term, the Independent Contractor may be terminated. service may be terminated by Bay Area World Wide with or without cause and with or without notice, at any time, provided such termination does not violate any applicable law prohibiting discrimination on account of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected group. An Independent Contractor may also terminate the services relationship at any time with or without cause.

Noting in this Independent Contractor handbook or any separate policy of Bay Area World Wide is intended to constitute a contract of services. All Independent Contractors of Bay Area World Wide is at will basis which means that the Independent Contractor may discontinue the services relationship on the same grounds. Only the President and CEO of Bay Area World Wide has the right to enter into agreement regarding length of services and grounds for termination and any such agreement must be in writing and signed by the President and CEO.

Every Independent Contractor needs to understand that the policies set forth in this disclaimer are merely non-binding, general guideline policies which may not apply to every Independent Contractor in every situation. When it is not practical or desirable to follow these general guideline polices, Bay Area World Wide will handle these situation as deems appropriate.

Conflict of Interest/ Gift Policy
No Bay Area World Wide Independent Contractor or member of his/her immediate family will receive or accept any cash, gift, special accommodations, favors, use of property of facilities, travel, or anything deemed extravagant from anyone with whom the Bay Area World Wide Independent Contractor does business on behalf of Bay Area World Wide, which might take places either him/her or the company in a difficult, prejudicial, or embarrassing position or interfere in any way with the impartial discharge of his/her duties. This policy, however, is not intended to eliminate ethical and traditional business relationship functions and practices nor does it preclude the acceptance of token momentous of nominal value.

Notice of Payroll
Payment usually takes between 6-8 weeks, depending upon when Bay Area World Wide is paid by its clients. In no event will you be entitled to receive payment unless and until Bay Area World Wide is first paid in full by the client to whom the services are being performed. After Bay Area World Wide has received paid invoices from the client, it is expected that any payment due to you for such services will be processed within 3 business days.

Non-Solicitation
You agree not to contact any Bay Area World Wide clients or other parties that express interest in Bay Area World Wide promotions during the period of time you are performing services for Bay Area World Wide and for one-year thereafter. If you are contacted by a third-party with an interest in retaining your or Bay Area World Wide's services, you agree to immediately refer such third party directly to Bay Area World Wide. This provision shall survive termination of this Agreement.

Governing Law
You further agree that this Agreement is entered into in the State of California and will be governed by construed, litigated, and enforced in and according to the laws of the State of California.

I have read the foregoing Agreement Authorization and Release before agreeing below and warrant that I fully understand the contents thereof.