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Urban Air Adventure Park, a children-focused indoor sports entertainment company under Unleashed Brands, offers attractions such as ziplining, trampolines, and GoKarts<ref name="Attractions"> | Urban Air Adventure Park, a children-focused indoor sports entertainment company under Unleashed Brands, offers attractions such as ziplining, trampolines, and GoKarts<ref name="Attractions">{{Cite web |title=Urban Air Attractions |url=https://www.urbanair.com/pennsylvania-north-huntingdon/attractions/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250717153109/https://www.urbanair.com/pennsylvania-north-huntingdon/attractions/ |archive-date=2025-07-17 |access-date=2025-11-09 |website=Urban Air Adventure Park}}</ref> | ||
. Their membership model primarily targets '''families with young children''', often requiring '''12-month contractual commitments'''<ref name="UAContract">[[:File:UrbanAirContractPeriod001.png|Urban Air Contract]]</ref>. | . Their membership model primarily targets '''families with young children''', often requiring '''12-month contractual commitments'''<ref name="UAContract">[[:File:UrbanAirContractPeriod001.png|Urban Air Contract]]</ref>. | ||
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===Privacy Violations and Billing Concerns=== | ===Privacy Violations and Billing Concerns=== | ||
*'''Lack of Clear Billing Practices:''' The required '''12-month commitment'''<ref name="UAContract" /> is not prominently disclosed during sign-up.<ref name="Memtypes"> | *'''Lack of Clear Billing Practices:''' The required '''12-month commitment'''<ref name="UAContract" /> is not prominently disclosed during sign-up.<ref name="Memtypes">{{Cite web |title=Urban Air Membership Types |url=https://store.unleashedbrands.com/urban-air/north-huntingdon-pa/purchase/membership |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/21bae |archive-date=2025-11-09 |access-date=2025-11-09 |website=store.unleashedbrands.com}}</ref> | ||
*'''Unfair Membership Alterations:''' Adding an additional child resets the commitment period '''for all family members''', extending financial obligations. | *'''Unfair Membership Alterations:''' Adding an additional child resets the commitment period '''for all family members''', extending financial obligations. | ||
*'''Unrestricted Use of Children’s Images:''' Parents unknowingly '''grant Urban Air full rights to their child’s likeness''', allowing modification and repurposing without further approval. | *'''Unrestricted Use of Children’s Images:''' Parents unknowingly '''grant Urban Air full rights to their child’s likeness''', allowing modification and repurposing without further approval. | ||
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==Membership Agreement - Use of Children's Voice Recording== | ==Membership Agreement - Use of Children's Voice Recording== | ||
Urban Air’s Membership Agreement<ref name="UMA"> | Urban Air’s Membership Agreement<ref name="UMA">{{Cite web |title=Urban Air Membership Agreement |url=https://www.urbanair.com/membership-agreement |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230182823/https://www.urbanair.com/membership-agreement/ |archive-date=2022-12-30 |access-date=2025-11-09 |website=Urban Air Adventure Park}}</ref> also '''permits unrestricted audio recording of children''' inside the facility. Parents '''forfeit control over how their child’s voice may be modified, placed in different contexts, or reused indefinitely'''. | ||
===Ethical and Privacy Concerns:=== | ===Ethical and Privacy Concerns:=== | ||
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==Child Labor Violations== | ==Child Labor Violations== | ||
The US Department of Labor collected $43,000 in civil penalties from Urban Air (Jacksonville FL) for child labor law violations, which children working later than legally permissible hours. <ref name="DOLBackWages2023">{{cite web |date=2023-02-17 |title=Jacksonville Trampoline Park Pays $43k In Civil Penalties |url=https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20230217-2 |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=U.S. Department of Labor}}</ref> | The US Department of Labor collected $43,000 in civil penalties from Urban Air (Jacksonville FL) for child labor law violations, which children working later than legally permissible hours.<ref name="DOLBackWages2023">{{cite web |date=2023-02-17 |title=Jacksonville Trampoline Park Pays $43k In Civil Penalties |url=https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20230217-2 |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=U.S. Department of Labor}}</ref> | ||
Similar violations in Birmingham Alabama were also found and $28,000 in penalties issue.<ref name="DOLChildLabor2023">{{cite web |date=2023-11-13 |title=Birmingham Urban Air Indoor Fun Park Franchisee Pays $28k In Civil Penalties After Us Department Of Labor Finds Child Labor Violations |url=https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20231113 |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=U.S. Department of Labor}}</ref> | Similar violations in Birmingham Alabama were also found and $28,000 in penalties issue.<ref name="DOLChildLabor2023">{{cite web |date=2023-11-13 |title=Birmingham Urban Air Indoor Fun Park Franchisee Pays $28k In Civil Penalties After Us Department Of Labor Finds Child Labor Violations |url=https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20231113 |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=U.S. Department of Labor}}</ref> | ||