Parental authorisation template
Version of 20 July 2026.
What this document is for
When a minor is recognisable in a surf clip, publishing it requires the written agreement of both parents — more precisely, of both holders of parental authority.
Article 372-1 of the French Civil Code (Code civil), as amended by law no. 2024-120 of 19 February 2024 on safeguarding respect for children's image rights, provides that parents jointly protect their minor child's image rights. Publishing a child's image publicly is not a routine act: the agreement of one parent alone is not enough.
This template is a service provided to organisers and videographers. It is not a platform mechanism:
- Onde Interactive does not collect this document;
- Onde Interactive does not verify it and does not keep it;
- no technical barrier blocks the publication of a clip for want of an authorisation.
What is required is the warranty you give when uploading a clip, under article 5.1 of the terms of use. The written authorisation is the evidence that protects you if that warranty is called into question. Keep it: it will be asked of you, not of the platform.
Are you a parent who does not want your child's image published? You have nothing to do in advance, and you do not have to give reasons for your request: write to contact@ondeinteractive.com or use the contact page (reason “Removal request”). The clip is removed within 72 hours.
Template — to print or copy out
AUTHORISATION TO RECORD AND PUBLISH THE IMAGE OF A MINOR
The undersigned, holders of parental authority:
First holder of parental authority
- Last and first name: ..................................................................
- Address: ........................................................................
- Telephone: ................................ Email: .........................
- Capacity: ☐ father ☐ mother ☐ guardian ☐ other holder of parental authority: ......
Second holder of parental authority
- Last and first name: ..................................................................
- Address: ........................................................................
- Telephone: ................................ Email: .........................
- Capacity: ☐ father ☐ mother ☐ guardian ☐ other holder of parental authority: ......
If parental authority is exercised by a single holder, attach the supporting document (court decision, death certificate, birth certificate naming a single parent) and tick: ☐ parental authority exercised by a single holder
Acting as holders of parental authority over the minor child:
- Last and first name of the child: ......................................................
- Date of birth: ..............................................................
1. Purpose of the authorisation
We authorise [name of the organiser / crew / videographer], hereinafter "the organiser", to record, capture, reproduce and publish our child's image under the conditions set out below.
2. Content concerned
☐ All videos and photographs made in connection with: [name of the contest or event, dates]
☐ The following content only: ..............................................
3. Scope of the authorisation
Our child's image may be published:
☐ on the Onde Interactive platform (ondeinteractive.com and app.ondeinteractive.com), in connection with contests and the publication of their results;
☐ on the organiser's communication materials: ☐ website ☐ social media ☐ printed materials ☐ other: ..................
The child's name: ☐ may be associated with their image ☐ must not be associated with their image
This authorisation is given free of charge and for non-commercial purposes, excluding any advertising use, any misuse outside the sporting context and any use harming the child's dignity or reputation.
4. Territory and duration
- Territory: worldwide, since publication takes place on the internet.
- Duration: ☐ until
[date]☐ for a period of ...... year(s) from signature ☐ for the duration of the contest and the archiving of its results.
Once that period expires, the organiser ceases all further publication.
5. Revocation — how to go back on this authorisation
This authorisation may be revoked at any time, by either holder of parental authority, or by the child themselves, without having to give reasons.
To revoke:
- with the organiser — by email or post to the contact details given in article 1;
- with the platform — by email to contact@ondeinteractive.com, or via the contact page (reason “Removal request”). Removal is carried out within 72 hours.
Revocation takes effect for the future: materials already printed or copies already circulated by third parties cannot always be recalled, but all new publication stops.
6. Personal data
The information collected in this document is processed by the organiser for the sole purpose of evidencing this authorisation. It is kept for the duration of the authorisation plus the applicable limitation period, then deleted. The rights of access, rectification, erasure and objection are exercised with the organiser. Onde Interactive is not a recipient of this document.
7. Signatures of the holders of parental authority
Done at ........................................, on ................................
| First holder of parental authority | Second holder of parental authority |
|---|---|
| Name: ............................. | Name: ............................. |
| Signature: | Signature: |
Write the handwritten words "Read and approved, authorisation given" above the signature.
And what about you?
This part is addressed to the child. Article 372-1, second paragraph, of the French Civil Code (Code civil) requires parents to involve the child in decisions about their image rights, according to their age and level of maturity. Your opinion counts, and it counts more and more as you grow up.
Here is what you are being asked, plainly:
- Your parents are allowing a video of you surfing to be put online on Onde Interactive.
- Other people signed up to the site will be able to see this video, and they can vote for it in a contest.
- You don't have to say yes. If you don't want to, tell your parents: they must not give the authorisation.
- And if you change your mind later, that's fine. Even in six months, even in two years. You ask your parents to write to contact@ondeinteractive.com, or you write yourself. The video is taken down within three days at most.
- You don't have to explain why. It's your image, and it's your decision.
What you think:
☐ I agree to the video being put online ☐ I do not agree
Last and first name: ................................ Date: ........................
Signature:
This template is provided free of charge and for guidance only. It does not constitute legal advice. Onde Interactive does not guarantee that it covers every situation and invites organisers to have it reviewed by their own legal counsel, in particular where minors regularly take part in their activities.