Membership Agreement

These terms apply to the individual or entity that is a applying for membership (“Applicant”), applying to renew membership (“Renewal Applicant”) or that is currently a member (“Member”). Reference to “You”, Your” or “Yourself” herein refers to the Applicant, the Renewal Applicant or the Member, as the case may be. Your membership with NAOSA (“Membership”) is, at all times, subject to Your strict compliance with the Membership standards established by NAOSA (“Standards”) and with the Terms and our receipt of the Membership fee. A Member who is an individual shall be referred to herein as an “Individual Member” and a Member who is a legal entity shall be referred to as a Corporate Member.
 

If You are a Corporate Member, You agree to notify NAOSA if You merge, get acquired or consolidate with another entity, and acknowledge that any resulting new business must re-qualify for NAOSA Membership.  You also represent and warrant that all information submitted by You in conjunction with Your application for Membership, or for renewal thereof, is accurate and complete.

 

1: Authorization to Use NAOSA Trademarks

  • General Authorization: While You are a Member, NAOSA grants You a nonexclusive, non-assignable and nontransferable license to advertise Your NAOSA Membership and use NAOSA trademarks only as set out in this agreement. You agree that NAOSA trademarks may not be otherwise used, copied, reproduced, or altered in any manner.
     
  • Use of Membership Certificates, Logos and Seals: While You are a Member, You may display the NAOSA Membership certificate and seal at Your place of business and at trade shows.  You may also display the seal on Your business owned vehicles.
     
  • Use of NAOSA Seals: While you are a Member, You may, within the scope of permission granted below, advertise Your NAOSA Membership by using the NAOSA Accredited Business seal (“the seal”) as it may be modified by NAOSA. Nothing in this agreement or in Your use of the seal or NAOSA name will give You any right whatsoever in the NAOSA name or seal, or in similar names or seals, beyond the right granted in this agreement.
     
  • Advertising NAOSA Membership: While You are a Member, You may, within the scope of permission granted below, advertise Your NAOSA Membership. Upon learning of a change in Your NAOSA Membership, You must immediately correct any advertising that includes the Membership. You are encouraged to include the seal (and statement of NAOSA Membership when permitted) in conjunction with advertising Your NAOSA Membership.
     
  • Scope of Permission:
    • Advertising Media: While You are a Member, You may state “NAOSA Member Business” or You may display the seal in the following media: newspapers, periodicals, billboards, posters, direct mail, flyers, yellow pages or other directory advertising, telephone, TV or radio spots, business cards, stationery, invoices, facsimile cover sheets and other business documents. You may advertise Your NAOSA Membership wherever You are permitted to display the seal in offline advertising media except that You may not advertise Your NAOSA Membership in yellow pages or any other directory that cannot be immediately revised if Your NAOSA Membership changes.
    • Online advertising: While You are a Member, You may also choose to display the seal to identify Your NAOSA Membership on Your Web site and on Web sites where You advertise. You may advertise Your NAOSA Membership on Your Web site and on Web sites where You advertise as long as the advertising can be immediately revised if Your NAOSA Membership changes.
    • Email signatures: While You are a Member, You may also display the seal, with a hyperlink to Your NAOSA Membership Profile, as part of Your signature block in business emails.

2:  Authorization by Member:  As a Member, You authorize NAOSA to advertise your Membership status in all NAOSA media outlets, and grant NAOSA the right to display Your company trademarks and logos in conjunction with such advertisement.

 

3:  Termination/Suspension:

  • By NAOSA:  NAOSA may suspend and/or terminate this agreement (i) at any time if You violate the terms of this agreement or if the trademarks licensed herein are invalidated or cancelled or (ii) at any time and for any reason, or no reason, upon refund of a pro-rata portion of Your Membership fee. If this agreement is suspended or terminated, You agree to immediately cease using the seal and/or NAOSA trademarks.  If suspended, You may request review of the suspension in writing to NAOSA.   Your Compliance with NAOSA Standards is determined by NAOSA solely.   Unless the suspension is set aside following a review, suspension will become final and this agreement will be terminated. Your Membership status on the NAOSA website will be updated to reflect termination by NAOSA and censorship from NAOSA.
     
  • By You:  You may terminate this agreement on thirty (30) days written notice to us.
     
  • Effect of Termination: Upon termination, the rights granted to You in Section 2 (Authorization to Use NAOSA Trademarks) shall immediately terminate, and You agree to promptly, but in any event within fifteen (15) days of termination, to do the following:
    • stop using NAOSA trademarks in all media;
    • destroy any materials bearing NAOSA trademarks;
    • remove NAOSA certificate and seals from display; and
    • remove all online identification or affiliation with NAOSA.

4:  Fees:  You agree to pay fees as set by NAOSA. All fees shall be deemed fully earned once paid and shall be non-refundable. Memberships are automatically renewed unless cancelled according to the terms in Section 4.

 

5:  Membership Term: Membership begins when an Applicant is accepted for Membership by NAOSA and continues until terminated as set forth herein.

6: Compliance with Laws:  You agree that You have read and understand the NAOSA Gold Standards of Professional Practice (Standards) and certify that, while You are a Member, You meet the requirements set out in the Standards. You agree to comply with the Standards, as it may be amended by NAOSA. You also agree that You are in full compliance with all state and federal laws as well as any and all rules of conduct in Your specific industry governing body. Membership may be denied or terminated if You are found to be, or to have been, in violation of any of this provision.

 

7:  Indemnification:  You agree to indemnify, defend and hold NAOSA and their employees/officers/directors (collectively “NAOSA”) harmless against any loss, damage or expense (whether direct, indirect or consequential), including reasonable attorney’s fees, arising out of (i) any misuse of NAOSA trademarks or of any violation of the terms and conditions of this agreement, (ii) any loss, damage or expense, including reasonable attorney’s fees, with respect to all third party claims of any kind, including product liability, arising in connection with Your product(s) and/or service(s).

 

8:  Limitation of Liability:  You agree that You will not sue for monetary damages on any matter concerning this agreement.  NAOSA makes no representations, warranties, or covenants of any kind, either expressed or implied, regarding title to or ownership of any rights in any marks, validity of any marks, the right to license any marks or non-infringement of the rights of others in any marks.  NAOSA’s liability to You for any claim arising under this Agreement shall not in any event exceed the Membership fees paid by You during the year such claim arose.

 

9:  Relationship of Parties

  • You are not and will not represent Yourself as an agent, representative, partner, subsidiary, joint venture, or employee of NAOSA, nor can You represent that You have any authority to bind or obligate NAOSA in any manner or in any thing.  You shall not challenge the rights of NAOSA in and to its trademarks, or take any action inconsistent with such rights.
  • Nothing in this agreement or in Your use of NAOSA trademarks shall confer any endorsement or approval of Your products or services.  Your use of these marks is intended only to convey NAOSA Membership and a commitment to abide by the Standards, and You agree to only use NAOSA marks in such a manner.

10:  Correspondence:  All inquiries may be sent to:

National Association of Senior Advocates, LLC

6030 Daybreak Circle, Suite A150-364,

Clarksville, Maryland 21029. 

Phone:  888-705-3493

 

National Association of Senior Advocates, a Benefit, LLC 

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