This document sets out the Terms and Conditions for joining The Data Protection Officers AssociationLimited (referred to below as “The Data Protection Officers Association”, “we” or “us”). These terms form the contract between us, so please read them carefully.

They are applicable to all categories of membership..

1. By applying and being accepted for membership of the The Data Protection Officers Association you agree to abide by the Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Code of Practice and the Members’ Charter, and to act at all times in accordance with the principles of professional and ethical conduct set out in those documents.
2. Memberships are only available to those aged 18 or over.
3. Your membership is for a minimum period of 12 months, to be renewed automatically on an annual basis until such time as you notify us that you wish to resign.
4. By joining the The Data Protection Officers Association you consent to the The Data Protection Officers Association storing and processing information including personal data relating to you and your business and you agree that the The Data Protection Officers Association may contact you on the lawful bases that it is necessary (a) for our legitimate interests and (b) under your contract of membership with us. You agree and understand that although you may withdraw your consent to receive marketing materials the The Data Protection Officers Association may continue to contact you about administrative and company matters.
5. By joining The Data Protection Officers Association you will gain opportunities to meet and be introduced to other members who offer products and services which may be of use to you. If you purchase any product or service or receive any advice or assistance from another member of The Data Protection Officers Association, this will be an arrangement entirely between yourself and that other member. The Data Protection Officers Association does not accept any liability for or provide any warranty for products or services sold or advice or assistance given by one member to another on any matter whatsoever.
6. If you wish to resign your membership of The Data Protection Officers Association, you should write to The Data Protection Officers Association by post to the The Data Protection Officers Association’s registered office or by email to info@thedpoa.com. If your resignation is received within 30 days after receiving your annual renewal invoice, you will not be obliged to pay the invoice. If you fail to notify the The Data Protection Officers Association in writing within that 30-day period, you will be liable to pay the annual membership fees in full. In other words, if you resign your membership at any point during the year outside of the month in which your membership renewal occurs, you will be liable to pay the annual membership fees in full.
7. On the termination date of your membership, the benefits of your membership will cease, and you will not be entitled to any membership benefit which was due to be provided or fulfilled after the date of termination.
8. If payment of membership fees is not received within 90 days after your receipt of the invoice, your membership may be terminated at the sole discretion of The Data Protection Officers Association, but you will remain liable for payment.
9. The Data Protection Officers Association reserves the right to amend, withdraw or add any membership benefit or service. In this event you will not be entitled to any refund of fees, nor will The Data Protection Officers Association be entitled to any additional fees.
10. Your membership benefits include access to a range of document templates, guidance, information, and other text-based support (the ‘Materials’). The Data Protection Officers Association is the owner or the licensor and/or licensee of all intellectual property rights in the Materials which are protected by copyright law. You agree that these Materials are for your own business use and that you will not license, sell, rent, lease, transfer, assign or otherwise commercially exploit or make the Materials available to any third party.
11. You agree to indemnify The Data Protection Officers Association and keep it and its respective officers and employees indemnified on a continuing basis against all liabilities, claims, costs (including legal costs), damages and expenses.
12. The Data Protection Officers Association shall not be liable for any loss of profit, loss of contracts, loss ofbusiness or revenues, loss of production or for any indirect, special or consequential loss, damage, costs, expenses or other claims (whether caused by the negligence of The Data Protection Officers Association, The Data Protection Officers Association’s employees, agents or sub-contractors or otherwise) which arise out of or in connection with your membership and use of the services and benefits provided.
13. No delay or omission by a party in exercising any right or remedy under these Terms and Conditions shall operate to impair or be construed as a waiver of such right or remedy. Any single or partial exercise of any such right or remedy shall not preclude any further exercise or the exercise of any other right or remedy.
14. Neither you nor we shall be entitled to assign, transfer, delegate or sub-contract the whole or any part of our respective rights and obligations under these Terms and Conditions without the prior written consent of the other party (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
15. These Terms and Conditions along with the Members’ Charter, the Code of Practice and the Memorandum and Articles of Association constitute the entire agreement between you and us with respect to their subject matter.
16. If any part of these Terms and Conditions is found by any court or other competent authority to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable then such part shall be severed from the Terms and Conditions and the remainder shall continue to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.