By registering for any Arcturus Primitive Skills Institute (APSI) course, event, workshop, or training program, participants acknowledge that they have read, understood, and agree to abide by all terms, policies, requirements, waivers, and conditions of participation outlined below. These requirements are established to promote participant safety, protect APSI property and training locations, maintain a safe learning environment, and establish clear expectations for everyone involved.

1. AGE REQUIREMENT — 18+ ONLY

All participants must be at least 18 years of age. APSI does not permit minors to attend, observe, or participate in training activities. No exceptions will be made.

2. PETS & ANIMALS

Pets and personal animals are not permitted at APSI training events unless expressly authorized in writing by APSI before the event. This restriction does not apply to service animals where access is required by applicable law. Participants who arrive with unauthorized animals may be denied participation without refund.

3. MANDATORY WAIVERS & DOCUMENTATION

Every participant must complete and sign all required liability releases, assumption-of-risk agreements, medical disclosures, emergency contact forms, and other required documentation before participating in any training activity. APSI reserves the right to deny participation to anyone who fails to complete the required documentation.

4. COURSE MODIFICATIONS, POSTPONEMENTS & CANCELLATIONS BY APSI

APSI reserves the right to modify, postpone, relocate, reschedule, or cancel any course, event, or training program due to severe weather, natural disasters, land access issues, instructor illness, emergencies, safety concerns, insufficient enrollment, or circumstances beyond its reasonable control.

If APSI cancels or postpones a course, affected participants will receive full credit toward a future APSI class date and will receive priority registration over new students for an available replacement date. Unless otherwise required by applicable law, participants will not be entitled to a monetary refund.

Course credits are subject to availability and must be used toward a future APSI training program. APSI will communicate applicable credit expiration and scheduling requirements when issuing the credit.

5. NO OVERNIGHT STAYS

Tent camping, vehicle camping, sleeping in vehicles, and overnight stays of any kind are prohibited on APSI training property unless expressly authorized in writing by APSI. Participants must leave the premises at the conclusion of scheduled activities.

6. MEDICAL INSURANCE & MEDICATION REQUIREMENTS

Participants are expected to maintain active health insurance coverage for the duration of their training.

Participants are solely responsible for bringing, maintaining, and administering any medications they may require during training, including emergency medications such as EpiPens, inhalers, insulin, and other prescribed or necessary medications.

APSI does not provide prescription medications or guarantee the availability of medical supplies. Participants are responsible for ensuring that their medications are accessible, properly stored, and suitable for the environmental conditions of the training location.

Participants who fail to bring medications or supplies essential to their safe participation may be prohibited from participating in specific activities or training without refund.

7. MEDICAL DISCLOSURE & PHYSICAL FITNESS

Participants are responsible for determining whether they are physically and medically capable of safely participating in APSI training activities.

Participants must disclose, before training begins, any medical condition, physical limitation, injury, severe allergy, or other circumstance that could reasonably affect their ability to participate safely.

Participants must immediately notify an APSI instructor if they experience an injury, illness, medical emergency, or significant change in physical condition during training.

APSI reserves the right to restrict participation in specific activities or deny participation when a disclosed or observed condition presents a reasonable safety concern.

8. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS & EXPOSURE

Participants understand that training may take place outdoors in variable and potentially severe environmental conditions, including extreme temperatures, rain, snow, wind, direct sunlight, insects, wildlife, uneven terrain, and other naturally occurring hazards.

Participants are responsible for bringing appropriate clothing, footwear, personal protective equipment, food, drinking water, and other supplies necessary for their course.

APSI is not responsible for discomfort, illness, or injury resulting from inadequate personal preparation or failure to follow instructor safety recommendations, except as otherwise required by applicable law.

9. REQUIRED EQUIPMENT & PERSONAL PREPARATION

Participants are responsible for reviewing course-specific equipment lists and arriving with all required clothing, footwear, tools, personal supplies, and safety equipment.

APSI reserves the right to prohibit the use of damaged, unsuitable, improperly maintained, or unsafe equipment.

Participants who arrive without required equipment or safety supplies may be restricted from participating in certain activities or removed from training without refund.

10. PROHIBITED ITEMS & SUBSTANCES

Alcohol, illegal drugs, and the use or possession of marijuana during training activities are prohibited.

Participants may not attend or participate while under the influence of alcohol, illegal drugs, marijuana, or any substance that may impair judgment, coordination, awareness, or physical ability.

Firearms and other weapons are prohibited unless expressly authorized as part of a designated course curriculum and approved by APSI in advance.

APSI reserves the right to prohibit any item determined to present a safety risk or interfere with training activities.

Smoking and vaping are permitted only in locations expressly designated by APSI, subject to fire restrictions and applicable law.

11. FIRE SAFETY & FIRE-RELATED ACTIVITIES

Fire-making, open flames, burning materials, and other fire-related activities may only be conducted with instructor authorization and in designated areas.

Participants must follow all fire safety instructions, fire restrictions, burn bans, and applicable local, state, and federal regulations.

No participant may independently start, maintain, relocate, or extinguish a training fire without appropriate instructor authorization when such authorization is required.

APSI reserves the right to suspend or prohibit fire-related activities whenever environmental conditions, property restrictions, or safety concerns warrant such action.

12. TOOL, KNIFE & EQUIPMENT SAFETY

Knives, axes, saws, cutting tools, and other potentially hazardous equipment may only be used in accordance with instructor direction and established safety procedures.

Participants must use appropriate personal protective equipment and maintain safe working distances from others.

Horseplay, careless handling, unauthorized demonstrations, or unsafe use of tools and equipment are prohibited.

APSI instructors may inspect, restrict, or prohibit the use of any tool or equipment considered unsafe or inappropriate for the training environment.

13. WILDLIFE, PLANTS & NATURAL HAZARDS

Participants acknowledge that outdoor training environments may contain potentially dangerous wildlife, insects, poisonous plants, hazardous vegetation, and other naturally occurring hazards.

Participants must exercise appropriate caution and follow instructor guidance.

Participants may not handle, disturb, feed, approach, or attempt to capture wildlife without express instructor authorization as part of a designated training activity.

Participants may not consume wild plants, fungi, berries, or other naturally occurring substances unless expressly instructed and authorized by an APSI instructor as part of a designated educational activity.

14. LAND USE & PROPERTY BOUNDARIES

Participants must remain within designated training areas and respect all property boundaries, restricted areas, access limitations, and land-use instructions.

Entering unauthorized areas, removing natural materials, cutting vegetation, harvesting resources, building fires, digging, or otherwise modifying the landscape without instructor authorization is prohibited.

Participants must respect all private property, neighboring properties, landowners, and posted restrictions.

Violations of land-use requirements may result in immediate removal from training without refund.

15. ASSUMPTION OF RISK

Participants understand that survival, bushcraft, primitive skills, wilderness instruction, and outdoor training involve inherent and unavoidable risks.

These risks include, but are not limited to:

• Cuts, punctures, lacerations, and other injuries from knives, axes, saws, and tools.
• Burns, smoke inhalation, and injuries associated with fire-making and fire-related activities.
• Falls, slips, trips, uneven terrain, and falling objects.
• Insect bites, animal encounters, allergic reactions, and exposure to potentially hazardous plants.
• Heat exhaustion, heat stroke, hypothermia, dehydration, and other environmental exposure.
• Physical exertion, muscle strain, fatigue, and other physical injuries.
• Illness, infection, and unexpected medical emergencies.
• Damage to personal equipment, vehicles, or other property.

Participants voluntarily acknowledge and assume the inherent risks associated with participation in APSI activities, including risks that may not be specifically identified above, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

16. EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE & NO GUARANTEE OF RESULTS

APSI courses and training programs are educational and instructional in nature.

Participation does not guarantee proficiency, certification, employment qualification, survival capability, or any particular outcome.

Participants are responsible for independently evaluating their knowledge, experience, physical abilities, and skills before applying techniques learned during training.

APSI makes no guarantee that skills demonstrated or taught during a course will produce successful outcomes in real-world emergencies, wilderness situations, or survival scenarios.

Training instruction is not a substitute for professional medical, legal, emergency response, or other specialized services.

17. PARTICIPANT CONDUCT & CODE OF CONDUCT

Participants are expected to conduct themselves respectfully and professionally toward instructors, staff, volunteers, fellow participants, landowners, and property owners.

The following behaviors are prohibited:

• Harassment, intimidation, discrimination, bullying, or threatening behavior.
• Fighting, physical aggression, or intentional intimidation.
• Deliberate interference with instruction or training activities.
• Intentional damage to APSI property or another person’s belongings.
• Unsafe horseplay or reckless conduct.
• Disrespectful or abusive behavior toward instructors, staff, volunteers, or participants.
• Conduct that compromises the safety, security, or learning environment of the training program.

APSI maintains a zero-tolerance policy for behavior that compromises participant safety or the integrity of the training environment.

18. RIGHT TO REFUSE OR REMOVE PARTICIPANTS

APSI reserves the right to refuse admission to, restrict participation in, or remove any participant whose conduct is unsafe, disruptive, threatening, impaired, inappropriate, or inconsistent with course requirements or APSI policies.

Removal may occur at the discretion of APSI instructors or authorized representatives when reasonably necessary to protect participants, staff, property, or the training environment.

Participants removed from a course for violating these Terms & Conditions are not entitled to a refund, except where required by applicable law.

19. PARTICIPANT CANCELLATIONS, TRANSFERS & NO-REFUND POLICY

All registrations, deposits, and payments are non-refundable.

Participants who cancel, fail to attend, arrive late, leave early, or are removed from a course for violating these policies are not entitled to a refund.

Participants may not automatically transfer registrations, substitute another individual, or reschedule for a different date.

Any registration transfer, substitution, or rescheduling must receive prior written approval from APSI. Approved changes are subject to availability and any applicable administrative requirements.

Unused registrations and participant-initiated cancellations do not entitle participants to monetary refunds or automatic course credits.

All cancellation and refund provisions are subject to applicable law.

20. PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEO & MEDIA RELEASE

APSI may photograph or record training activities for educational, promotional, documentation, or marketing purposes.

Participants may be photographed or recorded during training. APSI will obtain separate written or electronic media consent before using identifiable participant images or recordings for promotional or marketing purposes, where required or appropriate.

Participants who do not wish to appear in promotional materials must submit a written opt-out request before training begins.

APSI will make reasonable efforts to honor approved opt-out requests but cannot guarantee the removal of incidental appearances in group or background footage.

21. RECORDING RESTRICTIONS & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Participants may not photograph, film, livestream, record, reproduce, distribute, publish, or commercially use APSI instructional materials, demonstrations, presentations, manuals, course content, or training activities without prior written authorization from APSI.

Personal photographs may be permitted with instructor approval, provided they do not interfere with instruction, compromise safety, violate another participant’s privacy, or disclose restricted instructional material.

All APSI-created instructional materials, written content, photographs, videos, presentations, course materials, and other proprietary educational resources remain the intellectual property of APSI or their respective rights holders.

Participants may not reproduce, sell, distribute, or commercially exploit such materials without prior written permission.

22. PARTICIPANT PROPERTY & PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Participants are responsible for their personal equipment, clothing, tools, vehicles, valuables, and belongings.

APSI is not responsible for lost, stolen, misplaced, or damaged personal property, except as otherwise required by applicable law.

Participants are responsible for ensuring their vehicles are properly parked and secured in designated areas.

23. PROPERTY DAMAGE & FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Participants are financially responsible for damage to APSI property, equipment, facilities, vehicles, training materials, or property belonging to landowners or third parties when such damage results from their intentional actions, negligence, misuse, or violation of instructions.

Participants must immediately report any damage they cause or discover during training.

24. FOOD, WATER & PERSONAL SUPPLIES

Unless otherwise expressly stated in the course description or registration materials, participants are responsible for providing their own food, drinking water, snacks, and personal supplies.

Participants must arrive adequately prepared to meet their nutritional and hydration needs throughout scheduled training activities.

APSI may provide additional course-specific instructions regarding food, water, and personal supply requirements.

25. TRANSPORTATION & ARRIVAL

Participants are responsible for their own transportation to and from APSI training locations.

Participants must arrive at the designated location at the scheduled time and follow all parking, access, and arrival instructions.

APSI is not responsible for transportation delays, vehicle breakdowns, travel expenses, or missed training resulting from a participant’s inability to arrive on time.

26. COURSE PREREQUISITES & PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS

Certain APSI courses may require previous training, demonstrated experience, specific equipment, physical capabilities, or other prerequisites.

Participants are responsible for reviewing and satisfying all published course prerequisites before registering.

APSI reserves the right to deny participation when a participant does not meet the stated prerequisites or cannot safely perform required activities.

27. EMERGENCY MEDICAL AUTHORIZATION

In the event of a medical emergency, APSI may seek emergency medical assistance on behalf of a participant when circumstances reasonably require it.

Participants authorize APSI instructors or authorized representatives to contact emergency services and provide relevant information reasonably necessary to obtain assistance.

Participants are responsible for all resulting medical, ambulance, transportation, and treatment expenses.

APSI instructors are not acting as personal healthcare providers and are not obligated to provide medical treatment beyond their training, qualifications, and available resources.

28. SAFETY COMPLIANCE

Participants must follow all safety instructions, procedures, and directions provided by APSI instructors and authorized representatives.

Participants must immediately report unsafe conditions, injuries, equipment failures, hazards, or emergencies.

Failure to follow safety instructions may result in immediate restriction from an activity or removal from training without refund.

APSI reserves the right to suspend any activity whenever instructors determine that conditions present an unreasonable safety risk.

29. INDEMNIFICATION

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, participants agree to indemnify and hold harmless APSI, its owners, instructors, agents, employees, volunteers, representatives, and affiliates from claims, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses arising out of the participant’s own actions, conduct, negligence, intentional misconduct, or violation of these Terms & Conditions.

This provision does not apply to claims to the extent they arise from conduct or liability that cannot legally be indemnified or waived under applicable law.

30. RELEASE OF LIABILITY

Participation in APSI activities is voluntary.

Participants acknowledge that outdoor survival, primitive skills, bushcraft, and related training activities involve inherent risks of injury, illness, property damage, and other losses.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, participants release APSI, its owners, instructors, agents, employees, volunteers, representatives, and affiliates from claims arising out of participation in APSI activities, including claims relating to ordinary negligence, where such releases are legally enforceable.

This release does not apply to gross negligence, reckless conduct, intentional misconduct, or any other liability that cannot legally be waived under applicable law.

31. SEVERABILITY

If any provision of these Terms & Conditions is determined to be invalid, unenforceable, or unlawful by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

32. GOVERNING LAW & JURISDICTION

These Terms & Conditions and any disputes arising from participation in APSI programs shall be governed by the laws of the state in which the applicable APSI training operations are conducted, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, subject to applicable law.

Any applicable venue or jurisdiction requirements shall be determined in accordance with governing law.

33. ENTIRE AGREEMENT & POLICY CHANGES

These Terms & Conditions, together with any separately executed waivers, agreements, registration documents, and course-specific requirements, constitute the agreement between the participant and APSI regarding participation in its programs.

APSI reserves the right to update or modify its policies and requirements as necessary. Updated policies will be communicated to participants as appropriate.

Participants are subject to the version applicable to their registration, together with any properly communicated course-specific safety requirements and mandatory legal notices.

34. ELECTRONIC AGREEMENT & ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Participants acknowledge that electronic acceptance, digital signatures, and electronic registration confirmations may constitute legally binding acceptance of these Terms & Conditions to the extent permitted by applicable law.

Participants are responsible for reviewing all policies before completing registration.

By completing registration, signing the required documentation, or participating in an APSI course, event, workshop, or training program, participants acknowledge that they have read, understood, and agreed to these Terms & Conditions and all applicable participation requirements.