World Marrow Donor Association Membership Agreement

The World Marrow Donor Association (hereafter “WMDA”) is a non-profit association organised under the laws of The Netherlands, having its registered office at Schipholweg 57, 1st floor, unit 2, 2316 ZL, The Netherlands.

Considerations

• You are an individual who is interested in the field of Stem Cell Donation & Transplantation and wish to benefit from the informational and educational activities of WMDA on the basis of a financial contribution (membership fee) and to that end, become a member of WMDA.
• In order to become a member you are requested to supply WMDA with certain personal information via an online application form. Information marked with an asterisk (*) is mandatory, all other information is optional.
• By completing the application form you represent and warrant that all information supplied by you or somebody instructed by you on your behalf is true and correct. You are not allowed to provide “alter ego” or false information. You also engage in professional online conduct towards WMDA and other Members by refraining from sending unsolicited messages to groups of other website users, and by respecting intellectual property rights owned by WMDA and third parties.
• By completing the application form and by indicating that you apply for WMDA Membership, you agree to become a member of WMDA. WMDA Membership runs from January 1 till December 31 annually and is renewable per membership year. The annual membership fee is communicated via the WMDA website and by email and is due in January at the start of the new Membership year. Any change in the membership fee as adopted by the WMDA General Assembly will be communicated via the WMDA website and by email.
• After submitting the application form to WMDA your application will be reviewed. A confirmation letter will be sent to you, including the request to complete your payment. Once you have completed the payment online or via bank transfer and WMDA has received the payment of your membership fee, your membership and your access to the member benefits will be activated.
• The WMDA Membership year runs from January 1 till December 31 annually. The WMDA Membership renewal period runs from January 1 till March 31 annually. After April 1 the grace period for current members comes to an end and all non-renewed accounts are voided of their membership benefits.

Member Rights and Obligations

Individual Members & Supporters

WMDA requests you to supply (and where needed, to update) the following information:

• Name, address and contact details
• Gender, title
• Position

It is your responsibility at all times to keep your personal information up to date. WMDA shall not be responsible to verify or update any of the information. Additional personal information may be requested to help identification or communication, e.g. a copy of your passport, your telephone number, the name of the organisation you are working at, CV. You will receive the following benefits, click here.

Honorary Members have the same rights as Individual Members.

Organisations

Regular and provisional members are donor registries, cord blood banks, donor centres that wish to benefit from the informational and educational activities of WMDA on the basis of a financial contribution. One appointed Representative of the Organisation may attend the General Assembly and exercise the membership rights granted as outlined in the WMDA bylaws (article 4.1). The WMDA member organisation must provide the WMDA office with:

• Name, address and contact details;

• Information about the organisation in order to be able to list donors and/or cord blood units for international search;
  

• Name and address of the proposed representative;

• Name and contact details of persons who will get access to the WMDA services and that will be registered as WMDA individual member.
  

All WMDA members have the right to nominate candidates for elections of the WMDA Board & Standing Committees.

Individual and Organisational members must pay an annual contribution fee, the amount and the conditions of which will be approved by the General Assembly. Honorary members are exempt from paying contributions.

WMDA Obligations

WMDA shall have the following obligations during the term of this Agreement:

• The Association will protect the personal data provided in the membership registration form and thereafter, and will use its best efforts to prevent unlawful sharing of personal data with third parties if this is not essential to the execution of the membership benefits or other core business of the society;
• The Association will set up or establish processors agreements with all third parties that need access to membership data;
• In case of a data breach, including hacking or loss of data, WMDA will, according to the GDPR, inform members of this within 72 hours;
• WMDA will use its best efforts to act according to WMDA Bylaws and the European General Data Privacy Regulations when processing personal data of members.

Term and Termination

Membership is terminated:

• By written notification of termination by the member to the WMDA office;

• On the death of an Individual or Honorary member or on the dissolution of a member.

For a more detailed overview of grounds for termination of Membership please see the WMDA bylaws, article 6.

Applicable law

This agreement shall be governed by the laws of The Netherlands. Any dispute that may arise shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in Den Haag, The Netherlands.

Other

• This Agreement and the obligations of WMDA and the Member may not be assigned, transferred or delegated by one party without prior written consent of the other parties;

• WMDA may conduct surveys or questionnaires about issues that are of interest to WMDA or the professional field of Stem Cell Donation & Transplantation. The respondent’s data provided in such surveys or questionnaires shall remain anonymous and will be treated confidentially. Unless specified in the survey;
  

• WMDA may perform statistical analysis of website traffic and response to product offers in order to improve its services. Statistical information arising from such statistical analysis shall not be reducible to individual users;

• WMDA may perform statistical analysis of information submitted by Members, e.g. renewal rate, congress attendance, in order to develop and further improve (educational) services to our members;

• WMDA is the sole owner of the WMDA website and is therefore the sole owner of any data collected through the WMDA website, notwithstanding your individual rights under this agreement.

Any queries related to this agreement may be directed towards the WMDA office, Schipholweg 57, 1st floor, unit 2, 2316ZL Leiden, +31 (0) 88 505 7900, mail@wmda.info