LATINAS ON THE GO GENERAL MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT
This Membership Agreement (“Agreement”) is between LATINAS ON THE GO, LLC (hereinafter “Organization”) and the undersigned applicant (“Member”). This Agreement includes and incorporates by reference (i) the provisions on the face of this Agreement, (ii) the attached Membership Agreement Terms and Conditions, (iii) and such rules and regulations as may be posted at the Organization from time to time.
OUR MISSION AND CORE VALUES: At LATINAS ON THE GO, LLC, we aim to foster and grow our relationships within the Organization’s Network but also the community through our Core Values of: Commitment, Integrity, Respect, Motivation, Positivity and Courage.
We believe in creating a community and a family. We provide a platform for established and aspiring Latin business and professional women focused on promoting professional growth, leadership, and change within our Latino community. While we are focused on the Latino community we are also invested and welcome all professional women and leaders; therefore, making us an inclusive movement.
WHO CAN BE A MEMBER? To be eligible for membership in the Organization you must be a professional woman in the Tampa Bay Area. Currently, our Organization is not available for men to join as official members but they are welcome to participate in any events open to non-members, donate, and become sponsors.
MEMBERSHIP: Your membership is a contractual privilege to participate in the Organization’s sponsored activities and programs, offered throughout the course of each calendar year. Your membership does not entitle you to any interest or ownership in the Organization or its property and confers no right to participate in the management or operation of the Club. The membership types, the amount of membership fees, dues and other charges payable by the members, the suspension and termination of members, and all other matters affecting or relating to your membership shall be governed by this Agreement. To become a member, you must complete an application to join the Organization and pay the yearly Membership Fee.
MEMBERSHIP FEES: Our Membership fee is $175, this fee is paid annually and will renew every year on the anniversary of your Membership Registration. Membership fees are never prorated, and members are welcome to join at any time of the year. Membership fees are non-refundable and are subject to increase at the Organization’s discretion and will be reflected on the renewal application of fees. Members will be notified of any increase in Membership Fees and they will have the option to opt out of renewal if they no longer wish to continue with the Organization.
MEMBER GUIDELINES: All members and guests of members who attend our events must abide by all terms of this Agreement and any changes made to it from time to time. Members agree and understand that during the term of their membership and thereafter they shall refrain from making any disparaging or defamatory comments regarding the Organization, whether online or in person.
TERMINATIONS AND CANCELLATIONS: All Memberships will be for a period of one year. Members will have the choice to renew at their membership anniversary if they so choose. Members will receive a renewal reminder to the email on record with the Organization, failure to submit the dues by the required date will have their membership cancelled and will no longer be considered a part of the Organization or receive further information regarding updates and events. Memberships are non-transferrable.
Membership fees are not prorated and non-refundable, an early termination of the membership will not result in any refund of any fees or dues paid. The Organization reserves the right to terminate a membership without refunding any fees if the Member has violated the Organization’s core values or any of the terms contained within this Agreement. If Membership is terminated, the Organization will send written notice of the termination to the Member and allow 5 days for any response or explanation regarding the violations to be provided, but members understand it will be to the sole discretion of the Organization to continue with the termination.
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS: As part of our Organization, it is our goal to create a network of professionals in the area that allows our members to connect with like-minded individuals and expand their network. We believe that networking is key to a successful business and therefore we strive to provide events throughout the year to provide our members the opportunity to connect with others and learn from experts in the community. Some events that you can expect to participate in as a member will be:
Social networking events: bringing you an opportunity to expand your network and opportunities.
Workshops: focused on growth and continued learning, community outreach where we will serve our community through various volunteer events.
Donations: one of our goals as an Organization is to give back to our community! We support organizations and various causes throughout the area that will make an impact today and for future generations.
Community Outreach: we believe we can all play a part in creating a stronger, healthier and safer community by serving alongside you to make an impact together.
Additional benefits include access to the exclusive online platform, where members will have access to a strong network of other professionals in the area, discounts for the Organization events, guaranteed entrance to all the events, welcome gifts and more.
MEDIA RELEASE: I give the Organization, its employees, successors, or agents the right to take my photographs, videotape, or digital recordings during its events and to use these in any and all media, now or hereafter known. I further consent that my name and identity may be revealed therein or by descriptive text or commentary displayed throughout the Organization’s pages and social media, and I understand that there will be no financial or other remuneration for the recording or subsequent transmission of these videos of images. You hereby agree to forfeit any right you may have over any photos, videos or other voice or digital recording taken of you as part of the Organization. You waive the right to approve or inspect any product where the media may appear and understand that the Organization reserves the right to use the media in its discretion as part of the promotion and networking of the Organization. You authorize the Organization to use, reproduce, or cause to be reproduced and used the member’s media information, without limitation to the number of times it is used, in perpetuity.
If you do not consent to the use of your image or likeness you must notify the Organization in writing no later than 10 days prior to attending your first Organization’s event. This notification will not guarantee that incidental uses of the image or name may not be used, and the member waives any rights to these images or to bring action against the Organization for their use.
NONCOMPETE: You understand that our Organization must protect its relations and business interests within the community. Members agree that during the term of their membership and for a period of 18 months after the members will not, directly or indirectly, on their own behalf or in the service of others, engage in the creation, or assisting in the creation of a competing networking group and Organization within a 5-mile radius of the Organization’s headquarters. Members may not use any confidential information learned throughout the course of their time at the Organization to your advantage in creating or assisting others in creating a competing organization.
It is hereby agreed and acknowledged that it will be impossible to measure in money the damage that would be suffered if the parties fail to comply with any of the obligations herein imposed on them and that in the event of any such failure, the aggrieved Party will be irreparably damaged and will not have an adequate remedy at law. Any such Party shall, therefore, be entitled (in addition to any other remedy to which it may be entitled in law or in equity) to injunctive relief, including specific performance, to enforce such obligations, and if any action should be brought in equity to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement, none of the parties hereto shall raise the defense that there is an adequate remedy at law.
INDEMNITY: Members agree to indemnify and hold harmless and defend the Organization and its officers, employees, successors and assigns from and against all claims and suits by third parties for damages and injuries to persons (including death), property damage, losses, and expenses, including court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees, arising out of, or resulting from the Organization’s performance under this Agreement or from any event presented, co-hosted, or attended by the Organization and of which the Member is a part of. Members further agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Organization regarding any cause that arises regarding the use of media of which the member may be a part of, provided the media was used in the normal course of the Organization and for its networking and advertising purposes.
LIABILITY: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement or provided for under any applicable Law, no Party will be liable to the other Party, either in contract or in tort, for any consequential, incidental, indirect, special, or punitive damages of the other Party, including business interruption, loss of future revenue, profits or income, diminution in value or loss of business reputation or opportunity, relating to the breach or alleged breach hereof or otherwise, whether or not the possibility of such damages has been disclosed to the other Party in advance or could have been reasonably foreseen by such other Party, and, in particular, no “multiple of profits,” “multiple of cash flow,” “multiple of assets” or similar valuation methodology shall be used in calculating the amount of any indemnifiable Losses.
NON-DISPARAGEMENT: During the term of membership, and thereafter, Members shall not make, whether in person or online, any disparaging remarks, or any remarks that could reasonably be construed as disparaging, regarding the Organization, its subsidiaries, or their officers, directors, employees, representatives, or agents. The Organization shall, except to the extent otherwise required by applicable laws, rules, or regulations exercise reasonable efforts to cause its members to refrain from making any disparaging statements, orally or in writing, regarding the Organization from and after the termination of the membership period.
NON-WAIVER: Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no waiver of any covenant, condition, or provision of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been made unless expressly in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver is charged; and (i) the failure of any party to insist in any one or more cases upon the performance of any of the provisions, covenants, or conditions of this Agreement or to exercise any option herein contained shall not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment for the future of any such provisions, covenants, or conditions, (ii) the acceptance of performance of anything required by this Agreement to be performed with knowledge of the breach or failure of a covenant, condition, or provision hereof shall not be deemed a waiver of such breach or failure, and (iii) no waiver by any party of one breach by another party shall be construed as a waiver with respect to any other or subsequent breach.
CHOICE OF LAW. All issues and disputes regarding the validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement, including membership within the Organization and any disputes arising as a result thereof shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION: If a dispute arises from or relates to this contract or the alleged breach thereof, the Parties are required to give written notice to one another. Upon receipt of written notice, the Parties shall have 30 days to negotiate and resolve the dispute and if the dispute cannot be settled through negotiations within 30 days, the parties agree to endeavor first to settle the dispute by mediation administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Mediation Procedures before resorting to arbitration. Any dispute arising from or relating to this contract or alleged breach thereof that is not otherwise resolved by mediation shall be resolved by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules, and the parties hereby agree that the judgment rendered by the arbitrator will be binding on all parties. Each Party shall be responsible for their own attorney’s fees and costs and the parties shall split evenly the mediator and arbitrator fees. Mediation and arbitration shall take place in Hillsborough County, Florida and shall be governed according to the laws of the state of Florida.
THE PARTIES WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO ASSERT ANY CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER AS A REPRESENTATIVE OR MEMBER IN ANY CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION, EXCEPT WHERE SUCH WAIVER IS PROHIBITED BY LAW OR DEEMED BY A COURT OF LAW TO BE AGAINST PUBLIC POLICY. TO THE EXTENT EITHER PARTY IS PERMITTED BY LAW OR COURT TO PROCEED WITH A CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION AGAINST THE OTHER, THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THE PREVAILING PARTY SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO RECOVER ATTORNEY’S FEES OR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PURSUING THE CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION, AND THE PARTY WHO INITIATES OR PARTICIPATES AS A MEMBER OF HE CLASS WILL NOT SUBMIT A CLAIM OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATE IN ANY RECOVERY SECURED THROUGH THE CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This Agreement is intended by the parties as the final expression of their Agreement, and it is intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of their agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect to the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein with respect to the membership rights granted herein. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT: Member hereby acknowledges that he/she has read and understands this Agreement and that this Agreement has been executed voluntarily and is binding on Member and its heirs, spouse, children, next of kin, executors, and legal or personal representatives. Member agrees that by paying the membership fee as stated within this Agreement they are hereby bound by all of its terms and conditions.
For any questions or concerns please contact us at:
LATINAS ON THE GO, LLC
10810 Boyette RD
#508
RIVERVIEW, FL 33568