Dear Parent/Guardian We are / XYZ School/Club/Church is planning to run a course called Upbeat with your teenage boy. We are writing to obtain your permission for your child to sign up for and use a free Spotify account. WHAT IS UPBEAT? Upbeat is a 6-session course to help boys aged 13-16 develop a healthier approach to their emotional wellbeing. The sessions will give young men a toolkit to take care of their emotional wellbeing, helping them engage in honest conversations and spot signs in themselves and their friends when things aren’t going well. Each session will feature a video of an artist who will talk honestly about their journey and struggles with their own wellbeing. The featured artists have each curated a playlist of music tracks on Spotify, that have helped them in their journey. WHAT IS SPOTIFY? It’s a free digital music service giving users access to millions of songs. The Salvation Army Youth & Children’s Ministries Unit, who produced Upbeat have checked that all the songs curated are appropriate, ie none have explicit lyrics. WHY DO YOU NEED MY PERMISSION? Between each session, the group will be encouraged to listen to a playlist of music tracks on Spotify, and add their own choices to a collaborative group playlist. These music elements are integral to the course, so participants will need access to Spotify to engage fully. While it’s free to sign up for an account, Spotify state in their Terms and Conditions that users in the UK and Ireland must be 18 or older, or be 13 or older and have parent or guardian consent. (Read the full terms and conditions at https://www.spotify.com/uk/legal/end-user-agreement/) However, Spotify don’t actively verify that parental consent has been obtained, and as we want to be completely transparent we are proactively seeking your written consent. For this reason, please complete and sign the details to indicate that you’ve read the declaration and are willing for your child to participate in this element of the course. Course Participant’s Name:
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Declaration: I have read the above information and understand how the music element of the Upbeat course will work. As parent/guardian of the course participant named above, I verify he meets Spotify’s age requirement of being at least 13 years old, and give my consent for him to sign up for a free account. Parent/Guardian’s Name: Parent/Guardian’s Signature:
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