MEMBERSHIP TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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1. ACCEPTANCE OF MEMBERSHIP TERMS
1.1. These Terms and Conditions govern membership of Intentionally Classy (IC) and participation in its business ventures.
1.2. By becoming an IC member, you agree to comply with these Terms and Conditions.
1.3. By registering for an IC venture, you also agree to the financial commitments, participation requirements, and withdrawal conditions applicable to that venture.
1.4. Membership of IC does not guarantee automatic admission into every business venture.
1.5. IC reserves the right to accept or decline membership and venture applications in accordance with its eligibility requirements.
2. ORDINARY IC MEMBERSHIP
2.1. Ordinary IC membership is subject to a monthly subscription fee determined by IC.
2.2. The applicable membership fee will be communicated before you join.
2.3. IC reserves the right to review and adjust membership subscription fees as its business develops. Members will be notified of any fee changes before they take effect.
2.4. Membership is voluntary. You may cancel your ordinary membership at any time by notifying IC.
2.5. Membership fees already paid are non-refundable.
2.6. Membership gives you access to the IC membership community and the opportunity to apply for available ventures, subject to their individual requirements.
2.7. Membership does not give you automatic ownership of IC, its brand, assets, property or business income.
3. ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENT FOR VENTURE PARTICIPATION
3.1. Every woman wishing to participate in an IC venture must pay a full 12-month membership subscription upfront.
3.2. The annual subscription is calculated as 12 times the applicable monthly membership fee at the time of payment.
3.3. The annual subscription must be paid before joining a venture.
3.4. The annual subscription is non-refundable.
3.5. After the initial 12 months, you must renew your membership annually at the applicable membership rate to remain eligible for continued participation in IC ventures.
3.6. Any change to the membership fee will be communicated before the relevant renewal date.
3.7. The annual membership subscription is separate from project registration fees and project contributions.
3.8. Cancelling ordinary membership after joining a venture does not release you from financial commitments already accepted under your project agreement.
4. PROJECT REGISTRATION
4.1. Every IC venture has its own registration process.
4.2. Participation requires payment of the applicable project registration fee.
4.3. Project registration fees are separate from membership subscriptions and monthly project contributions.
4.4. Project registration fees are non-refundable, subject to applicable legal requirements.
4.5. Registration for a particular venture does not automatically give you participation rights in another venture.
4.6. Your participation begins once IC has accepted your application and confirmed your registration.
5. PROJECT COMMITMENTS
5.1. Every venture has a defined funding target, contribution amount, payment schedule and participation period.
5.2. Before registering, you must review the venture information and understand the financial commitment involved.
5.3. By accepting a place in a venture, you undertake to honour the full contribution period stated in the project agreement.
5.4. You may not treat project contributions as money that can be withdrawn on demand.
5.5. A change in your personal circumstances does not automatically cancel your agreed project obligations.
6. PROJECT CONTRIBUTIONS
6.1. Monthly project contributions are separate from IC membership subscriptions and project registration fees.
6.2. The contribution amount and payment dates are determined by the individual venture.
6.3. Your project contributions are accumulated towards the agreed objectives of that venture.
6.4. You are entitled to view your individual contribution statement and the financial activity of the venture in which you participate.
6.5. Project contributions are committed to the agreed project cycle and cannot be withdrawn at personal convenience.
6.6. At the conclusion of the venture, your contributions will be accounted for separately from profits generated by the business.
6.7. Any unused project funds or surplus contribution balances will be accounted for and returned or distributed to participating members according to the project agreement.
6.8. Project returns and profit distributions are subject to the actual financial performance of the venture. Participation does not guarantee a particular profit or return.
7. LATE PROJECT CONTRIBUTIONS
7.1. All project contributions must be paid by the agreed monthly due date.
7.2. A missed monthly contribution attracts a 10% late-payment penalty calculated on that missed instalment.
7.3. The 10% penalty applies once to each missed monthly instalment.
7.4. If you miss another month’s contribution, a separate 10% penalty applies to that instalment.
7.5. A penalty already incurred remains payable even when you resume making subsequent monthly contributions.
7.6. Outstanding penalties must be settled along with overdue contributions.
7.7. Penalties are calculated separately and must be reflected in your project account.
8. PROJECT DEFAULT AND TERMINATION
8.1. A member who misses a project contribution is allowed a two-month grace period to settle the outstanding contribution and applicable penalties.
8.2. During this period, IC may issue payment reminders and request settlement.
8.3. If you remain in default into the third month, IC may initiate your withdrawal and termination from the venture.
8.4. You will be notified of the withdrawal and informed of the financial settlement applicable to your project account.
8.5. A 50% cancellation charge will be deducted from your accumulated project contributions.
8.6. The remaining 50% will be payable under the withdrawal settlement procedure.
8.7. The retained 50% remains within the affected project’s funds and contributes towards addressing the financial shortfall created by your withdrawal.
8.8. The other participating members are not automatically responsible for your unpaid commitments.
9. VOLUNTARY WITHDRAWAL FROM A VENTURE
9.1. Joining an IC venture constitutes a commitment to its agreed contribution period.
9.2. A member wishing to withdraw before the completion of the venture must notify IC formally.
9.3. Your first option is to identify a suitable replacement who is willing to assume the remaining project commitment.
9.4. Any replacement must be approved by IC and must satisfy the relevant membership and project registration requirements.
9.5. The replacement must formally accept the outstanding contribution schedule and project obligations before the transfer is completed.
9.6. Where no replacement is available, your accumulated contributions remain committed to the venture until the applicable settlement period.
9.7. A member withdrawing from a venture is subject to a 50% cancellation charge calculated on her accumulated project contributions.
9.8. Where no replacement is accepted, the remaining 50% is payable after a waiting period of 12 months from the approved withdrawal date.
9.9. The retained 50% remains within the affected project funds to help address the financial shortfall arising from the withdrawal.
10. DEATH OF A PARTICIPATING MEMBER
10.1. The death of a participating member is treated as an exception to the ordinary withdrawal provisions.
10.2. No ordinary 50% cancellation charge will be imposed solely because of the member’s death.
10.3. A financial settlement review will be conducted after six months.
10.4. The member’s accumulated contributions, outstanding obligations and project interests will be assessed.
10.5. Any amount payable will be settled with the appropriate legally entitled person, subject to the project agreement and applicable requirements.
11. FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY FOR PROJECT PARTICIPANTS
11.1. Your project contributions are subject to financial transparency.
11.2. You are entitled to access information relating to the venture in which you participate, including:
- Contributions received from participating members.
- Total accumulated project funds.
- Outstanding contributions.
- Interest and penalties.
- Project expenditure and approved transactions.
- Supporting transaction records.
- Current project balances.
- Project returns and final settlements.
11.3. Project funds may only be used for their approved venture purposes.
11.4. No project expenditure may be made without approval from the participating group and IC.
11.5. You acknowledge that IC’s general membership subscriptions and project registration fees are separate from project contributions. Your financial visibility over these payments is limited to your own payment records and membership status.
12. IC’S 10% PROFIT PARTICIPATION
12.1. Every business venture conducted through IC is subject to IC’s 10% profit participation.
12.2. When a venture generates profits for distribution, IC receives 10% of its net distributable profits.
12.3. IC’s 10% participation is calculated from actual profits, not from members’ original contributions or gross project revenue.
12.4. The 10% entitlement is a compulsory commercial condition of participating in an IC venture.
12.5. Project participants acknowledge that ventures established through IC remain commercially connected to IC and cannot be independently detached, transferred or restructured to avoid IC’s agreed profit participation.
12.6. The remaining distributable profits are allocated to participating members according to their agreed project participation interests.
12.7. IC’s 10% profit participation continues for the entire agreed life of the venture and applies to all subsequent profit distributions arising from that venture.
13. USE OF IC LAND AND PROPERTY
13.1. IC intends to acquire land and establish physical facilities as part of its future development.
13.2. Where a venture operates on land or premises owned or lawfully controlled by IC, applicable rental or land-use charges will apply.
13.3. The rental amount and payment conditions will be disclosed in the relevant project agreement before participation.
13.4. Rental charges are separate from IC’s 10% profit participation.
14. MEMBER CONDUCT AND PROTECTION OF IC
14.1. As a member, you are expected to uphold the values, reputation and professional standards of Intentionally Classy.
14.2. You must not:
- Bully, harass, intimidate or threaten other members.
- Engage in physical fighting, aggressive confrontation or abusive language.
- Spread malicious rumours or knowingly make destructive false accusations.
- Deliberately sabotage IC, its ventures or its members.
- Create unauthorised parallel IC leadership structures, committees, branches or project offices.
- Claim authority to represent IC without approval.
- Use IC’s name, brand, resources or opportunities for unauthorised personal business.
- Divert an IC venture or its business opportunities to avoid IC’s agreed commercial interests.
- Share confidential IC information without authorisation.
14.3. You must respect authorised leadership decisions and the agreed rules governing IC activities.
14.4. You may raise genuine concerns, disagree with decisions and submit complaints through the appropriate IC channels.
14.5. Genuine complaints must be considered fairly, and retaliation for raising them is prohibited.
15. IC’S RIGHT TO SUSPEND OR TERMINATE MEMBERSHIP
15.1. IC reserves the right to suspend or terminate membership where a member:
- Provides false or misleading membership information.
- Repeatedly breaches these Terms and Conditions.
- Misuses IC’s name, brand or resources.
- Engages in serious misconduct.
- Deliberately undermines IC or its business ventures.
- Fails to honour accepted project financial commitments.
15.2. Depending on the seriousness of the breach, IC may issue a warning, suspend participation, remove the member from a venture or terminate membership.
15.3. The member will normally be informed of the alleged breach and given an opportunity to respond before a final disciplinary decision.
15.4. Termination of membership does not erase outstanding financial obligations under an existing project agreement.
15.5. A member removed from a venture remains subject to the applicable project withdrawal and settlement provisions.
16. CONFIDENTIALITY AND IC’S BUSINESS INFORMATION
16.1. You must protect confidential information obtained through IC membership or venture participation.
16.2. Internal business plans, project strategies, financial information, supplier details, member information and confidential discussions may not be disclosed without authorisation.
16.3. IC’s name, logo, branding, original materials and intellectual property may not be copied, sold or used for unauthorised purposes.
16.4. You may not represent IC’s business opportunities, agreements or projects as your independent business activities.
17. DISPUTES
17.1. Any complaint or dispute relating to membership or venture participation should first be submitted through the designated IC communication channel.
17.2. Members are expected to address disputes respectfully and provide relevant information.
17.3. IC may review the matter and communicate its decision through the appropriate channel.
17.4. Where an internal resolution cannot be reached, the parties may use an appropriate dispute-resolution process or pursue their rights under applicable law.
18. AMENDMENTS TO THESE TERMS
18.1. IC may amend these Terms and Conditions as its business, membership structure and ventures develop.
18.2. Members will be notified of material changes.
18.3. Changes affecting an existing venture’s financial commitments will be handled in accordance with the relevant project agreement.
18.4. A revised version of these Terms and Conditions will be made available through the official IC platform.
19. ACCEPTANCE
By joining Intentionally Classy or registering for an IC venture, you confirm that:
- You have read and understood these Terms and Conditions.
- You accept the applicable membership and payment requirements.
- You understand the difference between membership subscriptions, project registration fees, and project contributions.
- You accept the financial commitments of any venture you join.
- You understand the late-payment penalties and withdrawal conditions.
- You accept IC’s 10% profit participation in ventures conducted through IC.
- You agree to respect IC’s business arrangements, reputation, and membership standards.
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