Consent for Photographs and Videos

Saint Mary’s College of California regularly captures photographs, videos, and sound recordings of campus activities and events to document and share these moments with the community and the public. By entering the campus or enrolling as a student, you understand and agree that your image and sound may be captured in various formats. These images and recordings may be taken in common areas, event venues, athletic events, concerts, lectures, community events, rallies, or other campus activities.

By being on campus or participating in college activities, you irrevocably, perpetually, and worldwide authorize Saint Mary’s College to use your likeness in print and electronic materials for storytelling, marketing, and promotional purposes. This consent includes, but is not limited to, use in brochures, websites, social media, and other college-related media, without further approval or compensation. This authorization is transferable, royalty-free, and applies worldwide.

Saint Mary’s will make reasonable efforts to notify and obtain photo releases or written consent from individuals when their image is the primary focus or they are singled out. However, Saint Mary’s reserves the right to use such images without specific consent and to remove any photograph for any reason.

Use of Material Posted to Social Media

By posting content on any Saint Mary’s College of California social media platforms, you represent that you have the right to grant Saint Mary’s College an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, publicly perform, display, reformat, translate, and distribute such content for any purpose, including commercial and advertising purposes.

Any individual posting on social media as a representative of Saint Mary’s College, whether by employment or leadership position, must ensure that the content adheres to college policies and does not violate any laws or regulations.