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Membership Terms and Conditions

This document provides an overview and a more detailed explanation of the main membership terms and conditions as included in the ANREV Articles of Association, as well as additional terms and conditions that govern the use of the ANREV Website (www.anrev.org) and services by Members and their Representatives. This document will be referred to as the “Membership Terms and Conditions”.

1. About ANREV

ANREV is the Asian Association for Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate Vehicles. We are the leading platform for sharing knowledge on the Asian non-listed real estate investment industry and aim to make this asset class more accessible and attractive to investors. ANREV is registered in the Hong Kong has its registered office at 1701, 17F. Kinwick Center, 32 Hollywood Road Central, Hong Kong.

2. Membership types

2.1. To qualify for ANREV membership, the applicant organisation must be active in the market for non-listed real estate vehicles for institutional investors or have an academic focus on this sector. There are two categories of membership: Full and Academic. Only full members have voting rights.

2.2. As Full Members of the Association, the following parties qualify:

  1. Investors
  2. Multi managers
  3. Investment banks
  4. Investment managers
  5. Service providers

2.3. As Academic Members of the Association, the following parties qualify:

  1. non-profit organisations such as universities or academic faculties connected to universities with a non-profit or academic research focus on the non-listed real estate funds industry.

3. Membership application procedure

3.1. Application for membership must be made in writing on the applicable pre-printed Membership Application Forms available on the ANREV website.

3.2. All fields on a Membership Application Form, including the motivation for joining, must be completed before the application will be put forward to the ANREV Management Board. The applicant must also provide all requested company information, giving an overview of the business activities of the company and demonstrating its involvement in the market for non-listed real estate vehicles for institutional investors. Furthermore, each applicant is required to select one employee as its Main Representative, as defined in clause 6.2. and one alternate representative.

3.3. The Management Board decides whether the applicant qualifies for membership. This approval is at the discretion of the Management Board.

3.4. For approved parties, the membership will start on the 1st day of the month following the acceptance of membership. The membership will be automatically renewed on 1 January on an annual basis.

3.5. Rejected applicants shall be informed of the decision by ANREV.

4. Annual Membership Fee and payment of invoices

4.1. Annual membership fees for all membership types are determined by ANREV’s Management Board. These annual membership fees are published on the Website and available to all Members, applicants and other visitors of the Website. During the process of application for membership of ANREV, the annual membership fees are communicated to each applicant.

4.2. ANREV invoices the membership fee per calendar year (1 January to 31 December). In January of every year a member will receive the invoice for that full year in advance. New members will receive a pro rata invoice for the remainder of the calendar year. New members that join in January will receive an invoice for the full calendar year.

4.3. Invoices are recommended to be paid by bank transfer.

4.4. Payment of invoices for Membership Fees is due by the later of 31 January or within 30 days of the invoice falling due. Payment of all other ANREV invoices is due within 30 days of the invoice falling due. If full payment is not received in time, ANREV reserves the right to charge an administration fee. The administration fee for late payment of Membership Fees is equivalent to 2% of the membership fee for that calendar year. The administration fee for late payment of all other invoices is equivalent to 15% of the invoice, with a minimum of USD 40. Also, ANREV reserves the right not to confirm registrations for Annual Conference and/or Training Courses or any other events by Representatives of a Member until full payment of that Member’s is made.

5. Membership representation

5.1. Only employees of Members are eligible to be Representatives and alternate representatives.

5.2. Member is required to select and maintain one employee as its Main Representative. The Main Representative should preferably be a senior level employee (for example: a CEO, CFO, CIO, or Head of Real Estate Division). The Main Representative acts as ANREV’s main point of contact with each Member.

5.3. Main Representatives are required to create an account on the Website immediately upon selection by the Members they represent and maintain their accounts during the entire period they act as Main Representative. As long as a selected Main Representative does not have an account on the Website, the Member they represent is considered not to have a Main Representative. Changing or withdrawing a Main Representative requires simultaneous replacement with a new Main Representative.

5.4. Additional Representatives can also create an account on the Website. There is no limit to the number of additional Representatives for a specific member.

5.5. Each Representative is required to confirm acceptance of these Membership Terms and Conditions when creating an account on the Website. When an account is created by a Representative, an automatically generated email is sent to ANREV, notifying ANREV of the name and email address of the new account holder.

5.6. Although Representatives are able to inform ANREV on any number of topics themselves in their account settings, the Member they represent remains responsible for informing ANREV of changes related to its Representatives.

6. Access to the Members-only area

6.1. An account, can be created by each Representative, granting them individual access to the members-only area of the Website. ANREV reserves the right to deactivate user accounts at any time in the event of a breach of these Membership Terms and Conditions, a security breach or any other threat to the safety and security of the Website, the members-only area and any and all data it contains.

6.2. Usernames and passwords may only be used by the Representatives themselves. Usernames and passwords may not be provided to third parties, other Representatives, co-workers that have not – yet – registered as Representatives, or any other person or entity whatsoever. Unauthorized use of usernames and passwords is considered a security breach.

6.3. All personal data provided to ANREV by Members and/or individual Representatives, will be processed in accordance with the Privacy Statement of ANREV, which can be found on the ANREV website. Publication of personal contact information of Representatives in the members-only area or in other publications only takes place after clear and unambiguous consent by each individual Representative. Each Representative that has an account, is individually able to amend or withdraw ANREV’s permission to publish their personal data in the members-only area and to correct, supplement and/or delete their personal data. Withdrawing permission to process personal data altogether will result in termination of the status of Representative.

6.4. By creating an account on the Website, Representatives accept and acknowledge that they themselves are also personally bound by these Membership Terms and Conditions, more in particular those clauses that specifically apply to Representatives, when visiting the Website, visiting the members-only area and/or using services provided by ANREV, including but not limited to any and all use of the ANREV Vehicles Data Input Tool.

7. Termination and cancellation

7.1. Cancellation by Members

  1. If a Member wishes to cancel their membership, they must do so in writing at least four weeks prior to the membership renewal date, 1 January. The cancellation is confirmed once the Member has received written confirmation from ANREV. ANREV will confirm cancellation with due diligence. The date of cancellation is the date on which ANREV receives notification of cancellation by a Member. A full year’s membership fee is applicable if a Member does not adhere to these cancellation terms.
  2. New Members can only cancel their membership prior to the end of the year following the year of admittance as member.
  3. Members can cancel their membership with immediate effect within one month of being informed of an Association resolution which limits their rights or increase their obligations of membership. In this event, the resolution shall not apply to the Member. In addition, the same terms apply if a resolution results in the Association taking another legal form or being merged.

7.2. Cancellation by ANREV

  1. If a Member does not comply with the membership requirements and/or is breaching its obligations set out in the Articles of Association or these Membership Terms and Conditions, the Management Board can decide to suspend the membership. Members will be informed of this by ANREV. Any decision to expel the Member permanently will be made in writing within one year of the suspension. When a Member is expelled, the date of the registered letter informing the Member of its suspension will be regarded as the date of termination of membership.

7.3. Any and all access rights of Representatives are immediately terminated at the moment the membership of the member they represent is terminated for any reason. ANREV strives to terminate all relevant Representative accounts on the date of termination of membership. If, for any reason, ANREV is unable to immediately deactivate all Representative accounts, this does not entitle Representatives of former Members to continue using their accounts.

7.4. Accessing the members-only area by a Representative of a former Member after termination of membership, violates several rights of ANREV, including but not limited to proprietary rights on the content of the members-only area. Such unauthorised access results in immediate liability for both the Member and the Representative.

7.5. Immediate cancellation of membership before the end of the membership year does not lead to any obligation by ANREV to restitute all or a pro rata part of the annual membership fee for that year.

7.6. RE-JOINING POLICY

  1. Terminated members with unpaid subscriptions that subsequently apply to re-join the Associations will be requested to submit a re-joining fee on top of the current subscription as part of the application, as well as bringing their account up to date with any arrears from previously unpaid subscriptions.

8. Permission to be listed

8.1. By applying for and becoming an ANREV Member, each Member gives permission to be listed in the ANREV Member Directory which is publicly available on ANREV’s website.

8.2. Representatives can individually decide whether or not to give ANREV permission to list their contact information on the ANREV Member Directory, that is exclusively available in the members-only area. First permission is either given or withheld during the registration process on the Website. After that, each Representative with an account can freely give, change or withdraw permission at any time by changing their account information on the Website.

9. ANREV data / output, intellectual property rights and confidentiality

9.1. Members are not permitted to use ANREV’s trademarks, trade names, service marks, copyrights or logos in any form of external communication, without prior written approval from ANREV.

9.2. All trademarks, trade names, service marks, copyrights, logos, publications, data, documents, graphs, pictures, video’s, guidelines, annual indices, universes, tools, reports, surveys and any and all other information published, created, generated or made available by ANREV in any other way or form to Members, on the Website, in the members-only area or by any other means will hereinafter be referred to collectively as the ANREV data / output. As a Member and/or a Representative, you acknowledge that all (claims to) current and future (intellectual property) rights to the ANREV data / output are the exclusive property of ANREV and/or ANREV’s licensors.

9.3. As a Member you are prepared to adopt the ANREV Guidelines, support the adoption of the ANREV Guidelines and support the delivery of required data to ANREV, where appropriate.

9.4. Each Member acknowledges and agrees that, in consideration for ANREV to perform her obligations and providing Members and Representatives with certain information, services and access rights, ANREV has the right to use, on a royalty free perpetual basis, any and all data provided by you as a Member for the purposes of creating, improving, assessing and providing the ANREV data / output, ANREV’s services and all other information available on the Website and, more in particular, the members-only area of the Website.

9.5. Members will treat all ANREV data / output as confidential. Members are allowed to use the ANREV data / output for internal research and intelligence. If and when new information, data or documentation is created, quoting or using the ANREV data / output in any way, ANREV must be credited as the source. Use of such new information, data or documentation is subject to the same rules and restrictions as the ANREV data / output.

9.6. Members are not allowed to use ANREV data / output for external communications of any kind. More in particular, any use of ANREV data / output for commercial purposes, including sales, is not allowed. Members will refrain from passing on or making available in any way, ANREV data / output to third parties.

9.7. Members will promptly and at their own expense comply with or provide their Representatives with the means to comply with any security related rules and guidelines that ANREV requires from time to time in relation to the manner in which ANREV provides Representatives access to the members-only area and the ANREV data /output. Failure to comply with such rules and guidelines is considered a threat to the safety and security of the Website.

10. Eligibility for participation at ANREV Events / ANREV Training Courses

ANREV organises a range of Events for Members as well as a range of Training and Development Courses. In some cases ANREV Events are organised for specific groups of Members such as investors, investment managers and young professionals.

11. Disclaimer

11.1. Members will promptly and at their own expense comply with or provide their Representatives with the means to comply with any security related rules and guidelines that ANREV requires from time to time in relation to the manner in which ANREV provides Representatives access to the members-only area and the ANREV data /output. Failure to comply with such rules and guidelines is considered a threat to the safety and security of the Website.

11.2. The Website and all services are provided on an "as is" basis by ANREV, without warranties or obligations (ongoing or otherwise) of any kind to Members, Representatives or any third party including, but not limited to, any warranty or any obligation (ongoing or otherwise) as to the Website or websites to which the Website links (i) being accessible without interruptions and delay,(ii) being up to date and free from errors, omissions or computer viruses or other malicious code and (iii) not infringing any third party rights. ANREV is not responsible or liable to Members, Representatives or any third party for any (i) inability to access the Website or third-party websites without interruption or delay, (ii) errors, omissions or computer viruses or other malicious code in the Website or third party websites, (iii) the Website or third party websites not being up to date or (iv) infringement of any third party right.

11.3. Member and Representatives, you acknowledge that any and all (parts) of the ANREV data /output published on the Website or through any other means, including but not limited to ANREV Guidelines, ANREV Indices, ANREV Universes, Tools, Reports and Surveys, contains information provided to ANREV by our Members and other market participants in order to give a view on the state of the Asian non-listed real estate vehicles market over a particular period of time. The ANREV data / output provides, and is only intended to provide, general information on any particular market featured. The ANREV data / output does not represent or contain investment information on, or constitute advice in respect of specific funds or investments, nor should it be used as a basis for any investment decisions. Member and Representatives acknowledge and agree that the use of the ANREV data /output is at your sole risk and that the ANREV data / output and anything contained therein, including but not limited to, content, services, goods or advertisement is provided “as is” and “as available” and that ANREV makes no warranty of any kind, express or implied, as to the ANREV data / output, including but not limited to, non-infringement, title or fitness for a particular purpose.

12. Liability

12.1. This clause 12 sets out ANREV’s entire liability (including any liability for the acts or omissions of ANREV’s employees, agents, contributors, consultants and sub-contractors) to Members in respect of:

  1. Any breach of the ANREV Articles of Association and/or these Membership Terms and Conditions;
  2. Any use a Member or Representative made of the ANREV data/output or ANREV’s service(s) or any part of them; and
  3. Any representation, statement or tortious act or omission (whether negligent or otherwise) arising under or in connection with the ANREV Articles of Association and/or these Membership Terms and Conditions and/or use made by a Member or Representative of the ANREV data/output or ANREV’s service(s).

12.2. ANREV is not responsible or liable to Members or any third party for any (i) inability to access the Website or third-party websites without interruption or delay, (ii) errors, omissions or computer viruses or other malicious code in the Website or third party websites, (iii) the Website or third party websites not being up to date or (iv) infringement of any third party right. All legal and contractual defences (including, but not limited to, exclusions and limitations of liability) apply regardless of the legal ground on which liability is based and may be revoked by ANREV’s licensors, contributors, suppliers, subcontractors and those for which ANREV is vicariously liable.

12.3. Nothing in these Membership Terms and Conditions excludes our liability:

  1. For death or personal injury caused by our negligence;
  2. For fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;
  3. For gross negligence;
  4. For any other liability which cannot be excluded by applicable law.

12.4. ANREV’s total aggregate liability in contract, tort (including negligence or breach of statutory duty), misrepresentation, restitution or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with the ANREV Articles of Association, these Membership Terms and Conditions and any possible performance that directly relates to an obligation contained in the ANREV Articles of Association and/or these Membership Terms and Conditions shall be limited;

  1. towards Members to the Membership fee paid by that Member in the year in which ANREV was notified in writing of the potential claim;
  2. towards Representatives to the Membership Fee payable by Academic Members in the year in which ANREV was notified in writing of the potential claim.

12.5. This clause shall survive the termination of Membership.

13. Miscellaneous

13.1. As a Member or Representative, unless stated to the contrary, in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between any provisions of these Membership Terms and Conditions and the ANREV Articles of Association, the ANREV Articles of Association shall prevail.

13.2. If any provision (or part of a provision) of these Membership Terms and Conditions is found by any court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal, the other provisions shall remain in force.

13.3. If any invalid, unenforceable or illegal provision would be valid, enforceable or legal if some part of it were deleted, the provision shall apply with whatever modification is necessary to give effect to the commercial intention of the parties.

13.4. ANREV reserves the right to change the information provided on the website at any time without further notice. ANREV is entitled to amend these Membership Terms and Conditions.

13.5. These Membership Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of the Hong Kong, SAR.

13.6. The competent Court in Hong Kong, SAR, shall have jurisdiction to settle any dispute in connection with these Membership Terms and Conditions.