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Organization Membership Terms and Conditions

1. Introduction

These Membership Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern your Organization Membership of the Agile Business Consortium (“Membership”). By signing up to Organization Membership, you agree to abide by these Terms.

Agile Business Consortium Limited is a company limited by guarantee (reg no: 03030597) whose registered office is at Regus Ashford The Panorama, Park Street, Ashford, Kent, England, TN24 8EZ (“Consortium”, “we”, “us” and “our”).

2. Membership Eligibility

The Consortium are defining Organization Membership in the following terms:

  • Organization Membership is available exclusively to registered businesses, organisations, and institutions.
  • The number of Membership licenses available to employees as part of the Organization Membership will be confirmed in writing at the time of the order. Employees outside of that allocated number do not have access to the Membership benefits unless additional licenses are purchased.
  • Each individual Membership license belongs to the registered business stated on this agreement.
  • Should an individual leave the company, the Membership license will be available to another employee.
  • Proof of company registration may be requested
  • We reserve the right to approve or deny Organization Membership applications at our sole discretion.

Organization Member Status:
As a Organization Member, the named employees allocated a license will be entitled to have access to selected content, online learning, offerings and member only events via our online Membership portal. To become a Organization Member, the employee will be required to set up a profile. Any personal data will be processed in accordance with our Privacy Statement. We will require the location of the individual Organization Members for tax and accounting purposes.

3. Membership Fees and Payment

  • Membership fees for Organization Members will start on the 1st of day of the calendar month, after the booking form has been signed. If required sooner, the Membership will start a minimum of 5 days from receiving the signed booking form.
  • Membership fees for Organization Membership are due on an annual basis and are non-refundable.
  • Fees must be paid in full within 30 days of invoice issue. All prices are exclusive of applicable taxes (e.g., VAT). Payment terms of over 30 days may have an effect on the date that the Membership will start.
  • Failure to pay Membership fees may result in suspension or termination of Membership.
  • Each subscription term shall be 12 months (“Subscription Period”) and the minimum length of Membership is one Subscription Period.
  • The Consortium reserves the right to alter the Membership fees from time to time and would notify Organization Members of changes in advance of renewal of a Subscription Period. Any price increase would take effect upon renewal of the subscription term.

4. Membership Renewal

Organization Membership will automatically renew at the end of each Subscription Period unless cancelled with not less than 30 days’ notice before the end of the relevant Subscription Period.

The Organization Membership fee will be automatically charged to your designated payment method on the Organization Membership renewal date at the current Organization Membership rate.

You may cancel your Organization Membership renewal at any time by contacting your Account Manager and providing not less than 30 days’ notice of your cancellation prior to the end of the current Subscription Period. Your cancellation will then take effect at the end of your current Subscription Period.

Cancellations must be made note less than 30 days’ before the renewal date for the next Subscription Period to avoid being charged.

Upon renewal, your Membership will be extended for an additional Subscription Period (12 months).

5. Membership Termination

We reserve the right to terminate an Organization Membership due to non-compliance with these Terms or any Organization Member conduct which we consider (acting reasonably) to be inappropriate.

Any misuse of Organization Membership privileges may result in termination.

6. Member Responsibilities

Organization Members must adhere to the Code of Practice set by the Consortium.

Our Code of Practice can be summarised in the following points:

  • Act in the best interests of the Consortium, its Members, and Partners
  • Show respect for all
  • Positively impact society
  • Demonstrate open, honest, and trustworthy behaviours
  • Develop knowledge and competence with CPD
  • Uphold values and reputation with The Consortium

You may only use our Organization Membership services, including the Site and the Membership portal for lawful purposes.
  
You shall not conduct, facilitate, authorise or permit any text or data mining or web scraping in relation to our Site or our Membership portal or any services provided via, or in relation to, either of these, for any purpose, including the development, training, fine-tuning or validation of AI systems or models. This should be treated as an express reservation of our rights in this regard, including for the purposes of Article 4(3) of the Digital Copyright Directive ((EU) 2019/790).

7. Membership Benefits

Organization Members enjoy various benefits, including but not limited to:   

  • Content & Resources
  • Community & Support
  • Online Events & Masterclasses
  • Learning Courses
  • Discount & Offers
  • Dedicated Account Manager

These Membership benefits are subject to change at our discretion and without notice.

8. Organization Membership Onboarding

Membership fees for Organization Members will start on the 1st of day of the calendar month, after the booking form has been signed. If required sooner, the Membership will start a minimum of 5 days from receiving the signed booking form.

Fees must be paid in full within 30 days of invoice issue. All prices are exclusive of applicable taxes (e.g., VAT). Payment terms of over 30 days may have an effect on the date that the Membership will start.

The Organization is responsible for providing the first name, last name, email and country location for all employees being enrolled in the Organization Membership subscription. The Organization is responsible for providing this information in way that is GDPR compliant and poses not risk to employees personal information.

The Agile Business Consortium is not responsible for delays in the start of the Membership if the employee information is not provided by the date the Membership is due to start.

9. Website Access and Security   

Organization Members must not attempt to bypass security measures or disrupt the Consortium websites and Membership portal. Any log-on credentials and passwords to our Site and/or Membership portal must be kept confidential and not shared with third parties. We have the right to disable any log-on credentials or passwords, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time, if in our reasonable opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these Terms.

You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform to access our Site and Membership portal (as applicable). You should use your own virus protection software.

Access to our Site and our Membership portal (as applicable) terminates if Membership is not renewed.  Our Site and Membership portal are provided on an “as is” basis and we do not guarantee that either, or any content on either, will always be available and uninterrupted. Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our Site and Membership portal, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on either is accurate, complete or up to date.

We may suspend or withdraw or restrict the availability of all or any part of our Site or Membership portal for business and operational reasons.

We do not guarantee that our Site and Membership portal will be secure or free from bugs or viruses. You must not misuse either by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our Site and/or Membership portal, the server on which either is stored or any server, computer or database connected to either. You must not attack either via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack. By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 and your right to use our Site and Membership portal will cease immediately.

10. Intellectual Property - Publications, Resources, Website and Online Learning Experience Platform (“LXP”)   

All content, training materials, guidance, information and resources provided as part of the Consortium website and Membership portal along with any other Consortium publications or resources (“Consortium Materials”) are for personal use only.  The Consortium Materials are provided for general information only and are not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the Consortium Materials.

Members must not share, distribute, reproduce, or commercially exploit any Consortium Materials without written consent.

Breach of this policy may result in Membership termination and legal action.

Members must not share, distribute, or publish any Consortium Materials to third parties without obtaining our prior written permission.

Unless stated otherwise, Consortium owns or is licensed to use all copyrights and intellectual property rights in the Consortium Materials. This includes, but is not limited to, design, layout, graphics, documents, articles, and other text content. All such rights are reserved.

Links to third-party websites and resources are provided for informational purposes only, and the Consortium has no control over their content. Such links should not be interpreted as approval by us of those linked websites or information you may obtain from them. You should refer to any third party's website terms and conditions and privacy policy prior to using any third-party website.

Requests for commercial use of Consortium Materials must be submitted in writing via email to mailto:[email protected] and require our written approval before use.

11. Privacy and Data Protection

We value your privacy and handle personal information in accordance with our Privacy Statement.

Your data will not be shared without consent, except as required by law.

12. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. A copy of the latest version of these Terms shall be posted on our Site. Members will be notified of significant changes in advance.

13. Limitation of Liability

Nothing in these Terms excludes our liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence or fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation. Subject to this, we shall not be liable for:

  • Loss of profits, sales, business or revenue;
  • Business interruption;
  • Loss of anticipated savings;
  • Loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation; or
  • Any indirect or consequential losses.

and our total aggregate liability to you howsoever arising in connection with your Organization Membership and our services shall be limited to the greater of the Membership fees paid during the 12 months immediately preceding the date on which the claim arose or £100.

We exclude all implied conditions, warranties, representations or other terms that may apply to our Membership services and to the Consortium Materials.

Membership is for personal professional development and not for resale or commercial purposes.

14. Governing law and jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales and the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any claim or matter arising under or in relation to these Terms.

15. Marketing and Publicity Rights

The person accepting these Terms on behalf of the Organization Member confirms that they are authorised to do so and to grant the permissions in this clause 15. The Organization Member grants the Consortium a non-exclusive, revocable, royalty-free licence to use the Organization Member’s name, trading name, trademarks, and logos provided to us by or on behalf of the Organization Member for factual, accurate and non-misleading marketing, publicity and promotional purposes connected with the Consortium’s business, including on its website, membership pages, social media channels, presentations, proposals, event materials, member directories and case study listings, to (i) identify the Organization Member as a current or former Organization Member; (ii) a participant in the Consortium’s events, communities, learning, training or programmes; and/or (iii) an organisation using, or which has used, the Consortium’s frameworks, methodologies, products or services. The Consortium shall comply with any reasonable written brand guidelines supplied by the Organization Member and shall not materially alter the Organization Member’s logos, save for resizing, reformatting or other minor technical adjustments reasonably required for display purposes.

16. Contact Information

For any questions or concerns regarding Organization Membership, please contact us at [email protected].