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By submitting a story, commentary, or feedback in connection with Merrell’s Good Things Come to Those Who Hike campaign] (hereinafter “Your Submission”), you hereby grant to Wolverine World Wide, Inc., its related companies and brands, including Merrell, and anyone acting under its permission (referred to collectively as “Wolverine”), the worldwide, perpetual right to use your name and Your Submission in connection with the advertisement, marketing or promotion of Wolverine and/or its products, in any form or media now existing or developed in the future.  You understand and agree that Wolverine may modify, adapt, excerpt, make edits and changes in and derivative works from, Your Submission and you will not have any opportunity to review or approve, or any right to use, these edits, changes and derivatives.  You understand and agree that you have not been promised, and Wolverine will not provide you with, any compensation or consideration for this Consent and Release and use of your name and Your Submission.

You agree and represent that: (1) you are 18 years of age or older; (2) you have all rights necessary to give this Consent and Release and allow Wolverine to use Your Submission; and (3) this Consent and Release and Wolverine’s use of Your Submission will not violate any agreement you have with anyone else or the intellectual property rights, privacy rights, publicity rights, or other rights of any third party.

You understand that Wolverine will rely on this Consent and Release at potentially substantial cost to Wolverine, and you agree not to bring any claim against Wolverine for Wolverine’s use of Your Submission as allowed in this Consent and Release. You expressly agree to indemnify Wolverine from any third party claims arising out of Your Submission.

This Consent and Release shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan, without giving effect to its conflict of law principles.