Thomas DNA Project Participation Agreement


Your email address

Full name (including middle name) of person providing DNA sample:
Email address of person providing sample:
Web site of person providing sample (optional):


Researcher's name (optional):
Researcher's email address (optional):
Researcher's web site (optional):


Researcher's name (optional):
Researcher's email address (optional):
Researcher's web site (optional):


Full name (including middle name) of person ordering the test kit:
Phone Number:
Kit # (if already purchased):
Street Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code/Postal Code:
Country (if other than USA):


Release of Liability/Liability Waiver

I understand that the THOMAS DNA Project is a project established by Bonnie Thomas Chaffin to test genetically, by commercial means, the y-chromosomal DNA of participants and to compare the results with those of like surnames and with those of THOMAS or variant surnames. I also understand the possibility that a participant's y-chromosomal DNA will not match that of others with the same surname where adoption, false paternity, or other reasons happened in the participant's immediate family or backward in time in the ancestral line.

In consideration of this right to participate in the THOMAS DNA Project and with full knowledge of these possibilities as outlined above, and intending to be legally bound, I hereby agree for myself and on behalf of all of my family and heirs to RELEASE Bonnie Thomas Chaffin, co-administrators or other project volunteers acting under her direction from any and all liability, claims, demands or any causes of action, and NOT TO SUE OR OTHERWISE MAKE ANY CLAIM against Bonnie Thomas Chaffin. co-administrators, or other project volunteers acting under her direction whatsoever which may arise during my participation in the THOMAS Surname DNA Project. I assume full responsibility for any risk occurring from my participation. I understand that Bonnie Thomas Chaffin and all co-administrators will make reasonable efforts to protect the identity of the participant where the test results show a participant's y-chromosomal DNA will not match that of others with the same surname. I give Bonnie Thomas Chaffin the right to see and copy my results and understand that Bonnie Thomas Chaffin will make sure that I receive a copy of my test results.

I also agree to INDEMNIFY AND HOLD Bonnie Thomas Chaffin, other project co-administrators and project volunteers acting under her direction HARMLESS from all claims, judgments, expenses and costs, including but not limited to attorney's fees, incurred in connection with any claims brought as a result of my participation in the THOMAS Surname DNA Project and which are released by the terms of this agreement.

This RELEASE AND WAIVER is given in the interests of permitting the THOMAS DNA Project to go forward in the genealogical testing of this participant and of permitting Bonnie Thomas Chaffin to serve the quest of the THOMAS and variant surname families for genealogical relationship data through genetic testing as outlined above. This RELEASE AND WAIVER is further given to enable Bonnie Thomas Chaffin and all the families to figure out if all the different clans are related and at what point in time that did or did not occur. Further, this RELEASE AND WAIVER is given to enable Bonnie Thomas Chaffin, other co-adminstrators and project volunteers, to feel free to donate his services and time in organizing this project without fear of liability. My release is given in exchange for being a participant in this project. This RELEASE AND WAIVER has no expiration date.


Click the boxes on the left side of this form if you agree to the statement on the right side.

I want to sign up and I am willing to pay for the analysis of my DNA sample. Family Tree DNA has given a special price for most Y-DNA test kits ($49 to $339), and makes available a 25-Marker Y-DNA test for $124 (+ p/h) only to project participants. I may choose the test I desire and pay for the kit by credit card online or pay the invoice that accompanies the kit. If I have already purchased the kit, I will provide the kit number to the Group Admin when it is known.
I will email my Thomas Pedigree to requests@thomasdna.org, which contains my male THOMAS line back to my earliest known THOMAS ancestor. I have included dates and places of birth when known, where they resided and the name of spouse, to enable you to match potential family lines. (THE PEDIGREE CHART MUST BE PROVIDED BEFORE YOUR REQUEST TO JOIN THE PROJECT CAN BE PROCESSED.)
I have read the Release of Liability/Liability Waiver and agree that by participating in this project I am releasing both thomasdna.org, the THOMAS DNA Project Group Administrator (Bonnie Thomas Chaffin), and those co-administrators and project volunteers acting under her direction of any legal issue which may arise out of my participation. This includes but is not limited to emotional impacts from an unanticipated DNA sequence result, failure to match the DNA sequence of other project participants, samples being lost in transit, and poor samples being provided.

I understand that by submitting this agreement I also give my permission to release the following information (as selected below) concerning my personal identity:
My name may be published on the THOMAS DNA Project web site.
My email address may be published on the THOMAS DNA Project web site.
The Group Admin may provide my email address to other project participants privately upon request.
The Group Admin may provide my mailing address to other project participants privately upon request.
The Group Admin may provide my phone number to other project participants privately upon request.



 
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