The websites of AI Native Foundation and its AI projects (collectively, the “Sites”) use cookies, in combination with pixels, local storage objects, and similar devices (collectively, “cookies” unless otherwise noted) to distinguish you from other users of the Sites. This helps us provide you with a good experience, improve our service, and personalize ads and content that may be delivered to you while you use the Sites. 

This cookie policy (“Cookie Policy”) describes the types of the cookies we use on the Sites and our purposes for using them. 

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us at privacy@ainativefoundation.org. For a more complete description and list of the third party cookies that we currently use on the Sites, please see below. For more information about our privacy practices, please review our Privacy Policy. We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, so please check back periodically. 

Your Consent 

You may consent to placement of cookies on your computer by us and our third party service providers using the cookies consent tool provided on the Sites. Please read this Cookie Policy carefully for details about why we use cookies and the information they collect from and about you. 

Withdraw Your Consent at Any Time 

If you do not wish to accept cookies in connection with your use of the Sites, you may withdraw your consent by clicking the cookie icon in the lower right-hand corner of the Site page. Alternatively, you may delete, and block or disable cookies via your browser settings; see below for more information on how to do this. Please note that withdrawing consent for cookies or otherwise disabling cookies will affect the functionality of the Sites, and may prevent you from being able to access certain features on the Sites. 

What Is a Cookie? 

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies as soon as you visit the Sites. 

Key Concepts 

First and third-party cookies: whether a cookie is ‘first’ or ‘third’ party refers to the domain placing the cookie. 

1. First-party cookies are those set by a website that is being visited by the user at the time (e.g., cookies placed by ainativefoundation.org). 

2. Third-party cookies are cookies that are set by a domain other than that of the website being visited by the user. If a user visits a website and another entity sets a cookie through that website, this would be a third-party cookie. 
    
   Persistent cookies: these cookies remain on a user’s device for the period of time specified in the cookie. They are activated each time that the user visits the website that created that particular cookie. 
    
   Session cookies: these cookies allow website operators to link the actions of a user during a browser session. A browser session starts when a user opens the browser window and finishes when they close the browser window. Session cookies are created temporarily. Once you close the browser, all session cookies are deleted. 

How to Delete and Block our Cookies 

Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies), you may not be able to access all or parts of the Sites and some Site features may not function properly. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies as soon as you visit the Sites. 

Changing your Cookie Settings. The browser settings for changing your cookies settings are usually found in the ‘options’ or ‘preferences’ menu of your internet browser. In order to understand these settings, the following links may be helpful. Otherwise you should use the ‘Help’ option in your internet browser for more details.  
 
More information. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit https://www.aboutcookies.org/ or https://allaboutcookies.org/. 
 
What Cookies Do We Use and Why? 
 
Generally the Sites use cookies to distinguish you from other users of the Sites. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse the Sites and also allows us to improve them. 
 
The cookies we may use on the Sites may be categorized as follows: 

• Essential 

• Analytics 

• Personalization 

• Marketing

Some cookies may fulfill more than one of these purposes. 
 
‘Essential’ cookies let you move around the Sites and use essential features like secure areas. Without these cookies, we cannot provide the requested services. 
 
We use essential cookies to: 

• Identify you as being logged in to the Sites and to authenticate you 

• Make sure you connect to the right service on our Sites when we make any changes to the way it works 

• For security purposes 

Accepting these cookies is a condition of using certain functionality of the Sites, so if you prevent these cookies we can’t guarantee how the Sites or the security on the Sites will perform during your visit. 
 
‘Analytics’ cookies collect information about how you use the Sites, e.g. which pages you visit, and if you experience any errors. These cookies do not collect any information that could identify you and are only used to help us improve how the Sites work, understand what interests our users and measure the effectiveness of our advertising. 
 
We use analytics cookies to: 

• Carry out web analytics: Provide statistics on how the Sites are used 

• Perform partner and affiliate program tracking: Provide feedback to partners and affiliate program third parties that one of our visitors also visited their site 

• Obtain data on the number of users of the Sites that have viewed a part of the Sites 

• Help us improve the Sites by measuring any errors that occur 

• Test different designs for the Sites 

Some of our analytics cookies are managed for us by third parties. 
 
‘Personalization’ cookies are used to provide services or to remember settings to improve your visit. 
 
We use personalization cookies for such purposes as: 

• Remember settings you’ve applied such as layout, text size, preferences and colors 

• Remember if we’ve already asked you if you want to fill in a survey 

• Remember if you have engaged with a particular component or list on the Sites so that it won’t repeat 

• Show you when you’re logged in to the Sites 

• To provide and show embedded video content 

Some of our personalization cookies are managed for us by third parties. 
 
‘Marketing’ cookies are used to track your visit to the Sites, as well other websites, apps and online services, including the pages you have visited and the links you have followed, which allows us to display targeted ads to you on the Sites. 
 
We may use marketing cookies to: 

• Display targeted ads within the Sites, including those displaying our training, certification and event opportunities. 

• To improve how we deliver personalized ads and content, and to measure the success of ad campaigns on the Sites. 

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This Website Terms of Use is applicable to all ainativefoundation.org and project websites 

Introduction 

The purposes of AI Native Foundation (“AINF”) are to: 

1. Promotion of empowering both experts and organisations with AI-native capabilities to expedite the journey towards becoming digitally native.  

2. Aim to educate for the public benefit in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), research, development, and dissemination of knowledge related to AI and its ethical use. Additionally, to support initiatives promoting responsible and sustainable AI development and to foster collaboration nationally and internationally in the field of AI. 

3. Dedicated to the integration of diverse domains through the collective expertise of thought leaders in different industries. At the foundation, we unite the world’s foremost experts, organisations, end users, vendors, and researchers to drive the evolution of AI Native.  

4. Community engagement and conferences, we facilitate collaboration and knowledge exchange, shaping the fabric of AI Native organisations. We specialise in weaving together strategy, process redesign, and both human and technical capabilities to empower the creation of AI Native organisations, maximising the value of Digital Native in the age of AI. 
    
   AINF is a non profit organisation headquartered in United Kingdom. These terms of use apply to your use of the web sites of AI Native Project and the Projects.  Any Project  may have additional terms and conditions that apply to your use of such  web sites. 
    
   By using the websites of AINF or any site of any Project, you are agreeing to be bound by the following terms and conditions here. 
    
   Users cannot: 

5. violate anyone’s intellectual property and post anyone else’s copyrighted or confidential material you don’t have permission to use. 

6. post anything vulgar, inflammatory, pornographic, etc. 

7. post spam. 

8. abuse the system using metalinks and tags to boost any site’s SEO. 

9. post just to sell something. 

10. launch into personal attacks. You’re not going to agree with everyone, but name-calling will just cause trouble and will be regarded as flaming behavior. 

11. use foul language. You can say what you need to say without relying on cursing. In fact, your writing will be regarded as that much more creative. 
     
    AINF and its websites provide a framework for discussion and user generated information to expand the knowledge base of information related to the projects of AINF. Please note that articles, as well as any other user content on ainativefoundation.org (such as blogs, directory content, forums, comments, etc.), do not reflect the views or endorsements of AINF, our management services provider, AI Native Foundation, its staff, or their members. We recognize there may be inaccurate information reflected in this site and that users should understand that something that appears on ainativefoundation.org does not mean that AINF has vetted or endorsed that content. 
     
    AINF reserves the right to take down anything you post on this site, for these or other reasons. If you don’t agree to these terms, don’t use this website. Violation of the terms in this document may result in the removal of the content and a warning from the site’s administrators. A second violation will result in the removal of your user account. 

Additional Terms of Use 

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Terms and Conditions of Use for the Web Sites of AINF and of the Projects 

BY ACCESSING, BROWSING OR USING THIS WEB SITE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. 

This Web site is a service made available by AINF and/or the Projects, as applicable. All software, documentation, information and/or other materials provided on and through this Web site (“Content”) may be used solely under the following terms and conditions (“Terms of Use”). 

This Web site may contain other proprietary notices and copyright information, the terms of which must be observed and followed. The Content on this Web site may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors and may be changed or updated without notice. AINF and/or the Projects may also make improvements and/or changes to the Content at any time without notice. 

AINF and the Projects assume no responsibility regarding the accuracy of the Content and use of the Content is at the recipient’s own risk. AINF and the Projects provide no assurances that any reported problems with any Content will be resolved. 

Intellectual Property Rights 

All logos and trademarks contained on this Web site are and remain the property of their respective owners. No licenses or other rights in or to such logos and/or trademarks are granted.  

Contributions of software source code, documentation or other artifacts to Projects are governed by the terms of the charter for each Project. Contributors do not grant any additional licenses to any copyrights, patents or any other intellectual property beyond the requirements of the charter. 

User Submissions 

Users are solely responsible for all materials, whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, that users upload, post, e-mail, transmit, or otherwise make available on our sites (“User Content”).  Neither AINF nor participants in any project of AI Native Project shall be liable for any claims arising out of User Content.  You warrant that you have all rights needed to provide the User Content in accordance with these terms and all applicable laws or regulations. 

Some Projects may have license terms or Contributor License Agreements that are specific to the project and may require Users to sign an agreement (such as a Contributor License Agreement) assigning and/or licensing rights in submissions made to such project. In all such cases, and to the extent there is a conflict, those license terms or agreements take precedence over these Terms of Use. 

Neither AINF nor participants in any project of AI Native Project want to receive confidential information from you through this web site. Please note that any information or material sent to AINF or any participant in any project of AI Native Project with respect to AINF or any project of AINF will be deemed NOT to be confidential. 

You are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from this Web site any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material, or any other material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under the law. 

Disclaimers and Limitations of Liability 

Neither AINF nor participants in any project of AI Native Project make representations whatsoever about any other Web site that you may access through this Web site. When you access a non-AINF Web site, even one that may contain the organisation’s name or mark, please understand that it is independent from AINF and that AINF and participants in the projects of AINF have no control over the content on such Web site. In addition, a link to a non-AI Native Project Web site does not mean that AINF or any participant endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content, or the use, of such Web site. 

It is up to you to take precautions to ensure that whatever you select for your use is free of such items as viruses, worms, Trojan horses and other items of a destructive nature. 

IN NO EVENT WILL AINF, OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS AND/OR ANY PARTICIPANT OF 

ANY PROJECT BE LIABLE TO YOU (AN INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY) OR ANY OTHER 

INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL 

OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RELATED TO ANY USE OF THIS WEB SITE, THE 

CONTENT, OR ON ANY OTHER HYPER LINKED WEB SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT 

LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST SALES, LOST REVENUE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, 

BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA ON YOUR 

INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF AI NATIVE FOUNDATION OR THE MEMBERS ARE EXPRESSLY ADVISED OR AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES. 

ALL CONTENT PROVIDED BY AINF IS ON AN “AS IS” BASIS ONLY. AINF 

PROVIDES NO REPRESENTATIONS, CONDITIONS AND/OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY AND NONINFRINGEMENT. 

AINF reserves the right to investigate complaints or reported violations of these Terms of Use and to take any action they deem appropriate including, without limitation, reporting any suspected unlawful activity to law enforcement officials, regulators, or other third parties and disclosing any information necessary or appropriate to such persons or entities relating to user profiles, e-mail addresses, usage history, posted materials, IP addresses and traffic information. 

AINF reserves the right to seek all remedies available at law and in equity for violations of these Terms of Use, including but not limited to the right to block access from a particular Internet address or account holder to this Web site. 

Please see the Privacy Policy of AINF available at https://ainativefoundation.org/privacy-policy for information on our privacy policy. 

Digital Millennium Copyright Act 

AINF respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask users of our Web sites to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and other applicable law, we have adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances and at our sole discretion, subscribers or account holders who are deemed to be repeat infringers. We may also at our sole discretion limit access to our Web site and/or terminate the accounts of any users who infringe any intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement. 

Notice and Procedure for Notifying Designated Agent of Claims of Copyright Infringement 

If you believe that any material on this Web site infringes upon any copyright which you own or control, or that any link on this Web site directs users to another Web site that contains material that infringes upon any copyright which you own or control, you may file a notification of such infringement with our Designated Agent as set forth below. Notifications of claimed copyright infringement must be sent to The AINF Designated Agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement. Our Designated Agent may be reached as follows: 

Designated Agent: 

Attn: Manager 

AI Native Foundation 

L39, One Canada Square, E14 5AB, London, United Kingdom  

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The purposes of AI Native Foundation (“AINF”), a non profit organisation headquartered in United Kingdom, are to: 

1. Promotion of empowering both experts and organisations with AI-native capabilities to expedite the journey towards becoming digitally native.   

2. Aim to educate for the public benefit in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), research, development, and dissemination of knowledge related to AI and its ethical use. Additionally, to support initiatives promoting responsible and sustainable AI development and to foster collaboration nationally and internationally in the field of AI.  

3. Dedicated to the integration of diverse domains through the collective expertise of thought leaders in different industries. At the foundation, we unite the world’s foremost experts, organisations, end users, vendors, and researchers to drive the evolution of AI Native.   

4. Community engagement and conferences, we facilitate collaboration and knowledge exchange, shaping the fabric of AI Native organisations. We specialise in weaving together strategy, process redesign, and both human and technical capabilities to empower the creation of AI Native organisations, maximising the value of Digital Native in the age of AI.  

 
 
This Privacy Policy describes our policies and procedures about the collection, use, disclosure and sharing, and other processing of your personal data when you use our websites (e.g., ainativefoundation.org) and participate in or use our Project sites (collectively, the “Sites”). This Privacy Policy applies to activities by AINF and its Projects. 
 
Capitalized terms that are not defined in this Privacy Policy have the meaning given them in our Terms of Use. In this Privacy Policy, “personal data” has the meaning attributed thereto under the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union and/or the Data Protection Act 2018 (as applicable, the “GDPR”), and for individuals in other jurisdictions “personal data” means information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. Your use of our Sites, and any dispute over privacy, is subject to this Policy and our Terms of Use, including its applicable limitations on damages and the resolution of disputes. The AINF Terms of Use are incorporated by reference into this Policy. 

Personal Data That AINF Collects 

We collect personal data directly from individuals, from third parties, and automatically through the Sites. You do not have to provide us your personal data. However, if you choose not to disclose certain personal data, we will not be able to provide you with access to certain services or features, including participation in certain aspects of our AI technology Projects. 

Your Contributions to AI technology Projects. 

Attribution, Provenance and Integrity. When you contribute source code, documentation or other content to one of our Projects (whether on your own behalf or through contributions made as part of your employment services to your employer), we collect and store the personal data and content that you contribute. This includes the contents of those contributions, as well as data required to confirm the provenance of intellectual property contained in those contributions. Some Projects require additional agreements or personal data pursuant to their intellectual property policies; in such cases we collect and store personal data related to your acceptance of those agreements. We may also collect personal data relating to your participation in technical, governance or other Project-related meetings. 

Other Project-related Content. The content you provide in relation to Projects also includes materials that you make publicly available in connection with Project development, collaboration and communication, such as on mailing lists, blogs, Project wiki pages and issue trackers, and related services. 

Registration for Project Resources and AINF Resources. You can register to receive access to various resources provided by us and our Projects regarding the AI technology ecosystem, AI technology project development, collaboration and best practices. This includes providing us with personal information such as your email address and name to receive newsletters, mailing list postings and social media postings, to view webinars, and to access other resources made available by us and our Projects. 

Your Content. We collect and store the personal data and content that you post to the Sites, including your questions, answers, comments, forum postings, and responses to surveys. Please see the section on Publicly Available Information for how the personal data you post will be viewed on our Sites. 

Communications. When you communicate with us (via email, phone, through the Sites or otherwise), we may maintain a record of your communication. 

Automatically Collected Data. In addition, AINF may automatically collect the following information about individuals’ use of the sites or services through cookies, web beacons, and other technologies: your domain name; your browser type and operating system; web pages you view; when you open certain emails we send; links you click; your IP address; your country of location; the length of time you visit our Sites and or use our services; and the referring URL, or the webpage that led you to our Sites. We may combine this information with other information that we have collected about you, including, where applicable, your user name, name, and other personal data. Please see our cookie policy at https://ainativefoundation.org/cookie-policy/ for more information about our use of cookies. 

De-identified Data. We may de-identify and aggregate certain data we collect such that the data no longer identifies or can be linked to a particular individual data subject (“De-identified Data”). We may use this data to improve our Services, analyze trends, publish market research, and for other marketing, research or statistical purposes, and may disclose such data to third parties for these specific purposes. 

Purposes and Legal Bases for Our Using of Your Personal Data 

Purposes and Legitimate Interests 

AINF uses the personal data we collect for our legitimate business interests, which include the following purposes: 

1. Providing our Sites and Services. To provide the Services and our Sites (including Project Sites), to communicate with you about your use of our Sites and Services, to respond to your inquiries, provide troubleshooting of the Sites and for other purposes to support individuals and the community. 

2. Operating our AI technology Projects. To enable communication between and among AI technology developers in the community; to facilitate and document Project governance and technical decision making; to maintain, and make publicly available on a perpetual basis, records regarding intellectual property provenance and license compliance for Project contributions; and for related activities to further AINF’s purposes, including fostering an ecosystem that supports the collaborative and public development of AI technology Projects as set forth in the preamble of this Privacy Policy. See the “Attribution, Provenance and Integrity” section above for more information. 

3. Personalization. To tailor the content and information that we may send or display to you on our Sites and in our Services, to offer location customization and personalized help and instructions and to otherwise personalize your experiences. 

4. Marketing and Promotions. For marketing and promotional purposes, such as to send you news and newsletters, special offers, and promotions, or to otherwise contact you about Projects, Services, events, trainings or other information we think may interest you related to AINF, and, subject to applicable law, our affiliates and related entities. 

5. Advertising. For targeting advertising to you on our Sites and third-party sites and measuring the effectiveness and reach of ads and services (through third-party ad networks and services). 

6. Analytics. To gather metrics to better understand how individuals access and use our Sites and Services and participate in our Projects; to evaluate and improve the Sites, including personalization, to develop new services; and to understand metrics regarding the community health of our Projects. 

7. Compliance. To comply with legal obligations and requests. For example, to comply with laws that compel us to disclose personal data to public authorities, courts, law enforcement or regulators, maintain records for a certain period, or maintain records demonstrating enforcement and sublicensing of our trademarks and those of our Projects. 

8. Business and Legal Operations. As part of our general business and legal operations (e.g., accounting, record keeping, and for other business administration purposes), and as necessary to establish, exercise and defend (actual and potential) legal claims. 

9. Prevent Misuse. Where we believe necessary to investigate, prevent or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person or violations of our Terms of Use or this Privacy Policy. 

Sharing of Personal Data 

We disclose personal data as set forth below, and where individuals have otherwise consented: 

1. Publicly Available Information, including Your Contributions to AI technology Projects.  User names, other user ids, email addresses and other attribution information related to the personal data and contributions that an individual posts in conjunction with or subject to an AI technology license are publicly available in the relevant Project repositories. Your contributions to AI technology Projects, and certain of your other Content such as comments and messages posted to public forums, are available to other participants and users of our Projects and of our Services, and may be viewed publicly. In some cases you may be able to provide Project or contribution-related personal data directly to third-party sites and services; these third parties are independent data controllers and their use of your personal data is subject to their own policies. 

2. Service Providers. We may share your personal data with third party service providers who use this personal data to perform services for us, such as payment processors, hosting providers, auditors, advisors, contractors and consultants.  

3. Affiliates. The personal data collected about you may be accessed by or shared with related entities and affiliates of AINF, whose use and disclosure of your personal data is subject to this Privacy Policy, unless an affiliate or related entity has its own separate privacy policy. 

4. Organisational Events.  We may disclose or transfer personal data as part of any merger, sale, and transfer of our assets, or restructuring of all or part of our business operations, bankruptcy, or similar event, including in negotiations, due diligence, and integrations related to such transactions. 

5. Legally Required.  We may disclose your personal data if we are required to do so by law (including to law enforcement in the UK and other jurisdictions). 

6. Protection of Rights.  We may disclose personal data where we believe it necessary to respond to claims asserted against us or, comply with legal process (e.g., subpoenas or warrants), enforce or administer our agreements and terms, for fraud prevention, risk assessment, investigation, and protect the rights, property or safety of AINF, visitors to its sites, participants in its Projects, or others. 

7. Anonymized and Aggregated Data.  We may share aggregate or de-identified information with third parties for research, marketing, analytics and other purposes, provided such information does not identify a particular individual. 

Cookies, Tracking, and Interest-Based Ads 

We and our third-party providers use cookies, clear GIFs/pixel tags, JavaScript, local storage, log files, and other mechanisms to automatically collect and record information about your usage and browsing activities on our Site and across third party sites or online services. We may combine this information with other information we collect about individuals. Below, we provide a brief summary these activities. For more detailed information about these mechanisms and how we collect activity information, see our Cookie Policy. 

1. Cookies. These are small files with a unique identifier that are transferred to your browser through our websites. They allow us to remember individuals who are logged in, to understand how individuals navigate through and use the Sites, and to display personalized content and targeted ads (including on third party sites and applications). 

2. Pixels, web beacons, clear GIFs. These are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies, which we track browsing activities. We use these in our emails to let us know when they have been opened or forwarded, so we can gauge the effectiveness of our communications. 

3. Analytics Tools. We may use internal and third-party analytics tools, including Google Analytics. The third-party analytics companies we work with may combine the information collected with other information they have independently collected from other websites and/or other online products and services. Their collection and use of information is subject to their own privacy policies. 
    
   Please note that AINF does not respond to browser “do not track” signals or other similar mechanisms intended. 
    
   Targeted Ads. As discussed in our Cookie Policy, we may work with third party advertisers to display more relevant ads on our website and on third party sites; these third parties may display ads to you based on your visit to our Sites and other third party sites. For more information about this and how you can opt out of such ads, please see our Cookie Policy. 

Data Security 

We have implemented commercially reasonable precautions designed to protect the personal data we collect from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. Please be aware that despite our best efforts, no data security measures can guarantee 100% security. 

You should take steps to protect against unauthorized access to your passwords, phone, and computer by, among other things, signing off after using a shared computer, choosing robust passwords that nobody else knows or can easily guess, not using a password for more than one site or service, and keeping your log-ins and passwords private. We are not responsible for any lost, stolen, or compromised passwords or for any activity on your account via unauthorized password activity. You must promptly notify us if you become aware that any personal data provided by or submitted to our Sites or through our Services is lost, stolen, or used without permission at privacy@ainativefoundation.org. 

Marketing Choices 

You may opt out or revoke your consent to receive direct marketing emails from us by using unsubscribe or opt out mechanisms included in our marketing emails or by emailing privacy@ainativefoundation.org. You may also unsubscribe from mailing lists via the applicable mailing list’s subscription website or, in some cases, by using the unsubscribe mechanisms included in such emails. 

Retention of Your Personal Data 

We generally keep personal data only for as long as required to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected. However, in some circumstances, we may retain personal data for other periods of time, for instance where we are required to do so in accordance with legal, tax and accounting requirements, or if required to do so by a legal process, legal authority, or other governmental entity having authority to make the request, for so long as required. In specific circumstances, we may also retain your personal data for longer periods of time corresponding to a statute of limitation, so that we have an accurate record of your dealings with us in the event of any complaints or challenges. 

Children’s Privacy 

Except as specifically indicated within a Site, we do not knowingly collect or solicit personal data from anyone under the age of 13 (or under the age of 14 for anyone living in Spain or South Korea), or knowingly allow such persons to register. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child under the relevant age without parental consent, we take steps to delete that personal data. 

Links to Third Party Sites and Services 

The Sites may contain links to third party sites or online services. We are not responsible for the practices of such third parties, whose information practices are subject to their own policies and procedures, not to this Privacy Policy. 

Your Rights 

If your personal data is subject to the GDPR: 

Access and Amendment. You may contact our privacy coordinator, as set forth below, to access or amend your personal data. 

Additional Rights. Individuals in the European Union and the United Kingdom (and other jurisdictions where applicable) have additional rights under applicable law: 

1. to obtain a copy of your personal data together with information about how and on what legal basis that personal data is processed; 

2. to rectify inaccurate personal data (including to have incomplete personal data completed); 

3. to erase your personal data (in limited circumstances, such as where it is no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which it was collected or processed); 

4. to restrict processing of your personal data under certain circumstances; 

5. to export certain personal data in machine-readable format to a third party (or to you) when we justify our processing on the basis of your consent or the performance of a contract with you and the processing is carried out by automated means; 

6. to withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal data (where that processing is based on your consent), without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal; 

7. to obtain, or see a copy of the appropriate safeguards under which your personal data is transferred to a third country or international organisation; and 

8. to object to our use and processing of your personal data that is conducted on the basis of a legitimate interest. You also have the right to object at any time to any processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes, including profiling for marketing purposes. 
    
   Lodging a Complaint. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority for data protection, or privacy regulator. A list of data protection supervisory authorities is available here. 
    
   Submitting a Request. To exercise the above rights or contact us with questions or complaints regarding our treatment of your personal data, contact us at gdpr@ainativefoundation.org. Please note that we may request proof of identity, and we reserve the right to charge a fee where permitted by law, especially if your request is manifestly unfounded or excessive. We will respond to your request within all applicable timeframes pursuant to applicable law. 

Contact Us 

If you have any questions about our practices or this Privacy Policy, please contact us at privacy@ainativefoundation.org, or write to us at: AI Native Foundation, Attn: Legal, AI Native Foundation, L39, One Canada Square, E14 5AB, London, United Kingdom. 

Changes to the Privacy Policy 

This Policy is current as of the effective date set forth above. If we change our privacy policies and procedures, we will post those changes on this page and/or continue to provide access to a copy of the prior version. If we make any changes to this Privacy Policy that materially change how we treat your personal data, we will endeavor to provide you with reasonable notice of such changes, such as via prominent notice on our Sites or to your email address of record, and where required by law, we will obtain your consent or give you the opportunity to opt out of such changes. 

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This agreement is agreed and executed by both parties upon agreeing to the clauses on the sign-up process. A copy of the agreement will be available to you should you request it after your participation is confirmed. 

Note that this Agreement is not an indication of interest; execution of this Agreement creates an irrevocable, binding obligation for you to make the payments provided for and to otherwise perform in accordance with its terms. AI Native Foundation may refuse any Agreement submitted by a prospective participant. 

Fees and Initial Participation Term 

All participation fees are based in British Pound (£). All participation privileges will commence starting the date of execution of this Agreement. 

The participation term will start on the date of execution of this Agreement and continue for 12 months from the Invoice Month (“Initial Participation Term”). 

You acknowledge that AI Native Foundation depends upon reliable participation renewal information to budget effectively, and that AI Native Foundation’s ability to provide support to its communities and participants will suffer in the event of non-payment of participation fees. 

Renewal Term 

The first renewal participation period and invoice will be prorated for the remainder of that calendar year (a “Stub Period”). Starting at the second renewal of participation, participation will renew for successive 12-month terms (“Renewal Term”) on a calendar year basis. 

Notice of any increase in participation dues for the Stub Period or Renewal Term will be given on or before the 15th of February in the current calendar year. 

Participation will renew automatically unless you deliver written notice of non-renewal to AI Native Foundation: a) on or before the first day of the last month of your Initial Participation Term, or b) by 1 March of any calendar participation year. 

Compliance with Articles of Association, Regulations, Policies and Project Charters 

You will comply with all the terms and conditions of AI Native Foundation’s Articles of Association and regulations, in each case as they may be amended, and of such policies as AI Native Foundation’s Board of Directors may adopt, provided, however, that, with respect to policies applicable generally to all AI Native Foundation participants, AI Native Foundation agrees that it will not adopt and require compliance with, or amend, any policy relating to patents or other intellectual property rights unless it gives at least sixty (60) days’ notice to participants prior to the effective date of such policy, or amendment, during which time you may choose to cancel your participation. AI Native Foundation does not have an intellectual property policy related to AI Native Foundation participation. AI Native Foundation’s Articles of Association and Policies are available at https://ainativefoundation.org/legal/. 

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1 Company name 

The company’s name is  AI NATIVE FOUNDATION (and in this document it is called the “charity”). 

2 Interpretation 

(1) The regulations contained in the Model Articles for Private Companies Limited by Guarantee set out in Schedule 2 of The Companies (Model Articles) Regulations 2008 (SI 3229/2008), shall not apply to the Company. 

(2) In the articles: 

“address” means a postal address or, for the purposes of electronic communication, a fax number, an e-mail or postal address or a telephone number for receiving text messages in each case registered with the charity; 

“the articles” means the charity’s articles of association; 

“the charity” means the company intended to be regulated by the articles; 

“clear days” in relation to the period of a notice means a period excluding: 

∙ the day when the notice is given or deemed to be given; and 

∙ the day for which it is given or on which it is to take effect; 

“the Commission” means the Charity Commission for England and Wales; 

“Companies Acts” means the Companies Acts (as defined in section 2 of the Companies Act 2006) insofar as they apply to the charity; 

“the directors” means the directors of the charity. The directors are charity trustees as defined by section 97 of the Charities Act 1993; 

“documents” includes, unless otherwise specified, any document sent or supplied in electronic form; 

“electronic form” has the meaning given in section 1168 of the Companies Act 2006; 

“the memorandum” means the charity’s memorandum of association; 

“officers” includes the directors and the secretary (if any); 

“the seal” means the common seal of the charity if it has one; 

“secretary” means any person appointed to perform the duties of the secretary of the charity; 

“the United Kingdom” means Great Britain and Northern Ireland; and 

words importing one gender shall include all genders, and the singular includes the plural and vice versa. 

Unless the context otherwise requires words or expressions contained in the articles have the same meaning as in the Companies Acts but excluding any statutory modification not in force when this constitution becomes binding on the charity. 

Apart from the exception mentioned in the previous paragraph a reference to an Act of Parliament includes any statutory modification or re-enactment of it for the time being in force. 

3 Liability of members 

(1) The liability of the members is limited. 

(2) Every member of the charity promises, if the charity is dissolved while he or she or it is a member or within twelve months after he or she or it ceases to be a member, to contribute such sum (not exceeding £10) as may be demanded of him or her or it towards the payment of the debts and liabilities of the charity incurred before he or she or it ceases to be a member, and of the costs charges and expenses of winding up and the adjustment of the rights of the contributories among themselves. 

4 Objects 

(1) The charity’s objects (“Objects”) are specifically restricted to the following: 

The Foundation is established for the promotion of empowering both experts and organisations with AI-native capabilities to expedite the journey towards becoming digitally native. We aim to educate for the public benefit in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), research, development, and dissemination of knowledge related to AI and its ethical use. Additionally, to support initiatives promoting responsible and sustainable AI development and to foster collaboration nationally and internationally in the field of AI.  

The foundation is dedicated to the integration of diverse domains through the collective expertise of thought leaders in different industries. At the foundation,, we unite the world’s foremost experts, organisations, end users, vendors, and researchers to drive the evolution of AI Native. Through community engagement and conferences, we facilitate collaboration and knowledge exchange, shaping the fabric of AI Native organisations. We specialise in weaving together strategy, process redesign, and both human and technical capabilities to empower the creation of AI Native organisations, maximising the value of Digital Native in the age of AI. 

The initial capital is £1,000 with up £10,000 committed by myself. 

5 Powers  

The charity has power to do anything which is calculated to further its Object(s) or is conducive or incidental to doing so. In particular, the charity has power: 

(1) to raise funds. In doing so, the charity must not undertake any substantial permanent trading activity and must comply with any relevant statutory regulations; 

(2) to buy, take on lease or in exchange, hire or otherwise acquire any property and to maintain and equip it for use; 

(3) to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the property belonging to the charity. In exercising this power, the charity must comply as appropriate with sections 36 and 37 of the Charities Act 1993, as amended by the Charities Act 2006; 

(4) to borrow money and to charge the whole or any part of the property belonging to the charity as security for repayment of the money borrowed or as security for a grant or the discharge of an obligation. The charity must comply as appropriate with sections 38 and 39 of the Charities Act 1993, as amended by the Charities Act 2006, if it wishes to mortgage land; 

(5) to co-operate with other charities, voluntary bodies and statutory authorities and to exchange information and advice with them;  

(6) to establish or support any charitable trusts, associations or institutions formed for any of the charitable purposes included in the Objects;  

(7) to acquire, merge with or to enter into any partnership or joint venture arrangement with any other charity; 

(8) to set aside income as a reserve against future expenditure but only in accordance with a written policy about reserves; 

(9) to employ and remunerate such staff as are necessary for carrying out the work of the charity. The charity may employ or remunerate a director only to the extent it is permitted to do so by article 6 and provided it complies with the conditions in that article; 

(10) to: 

(a) deposit or invest funds; 

(b) employ a professional fund-manager; and 

(c) arrange for the investments or other property of the charity to be held in the name of a nominee; 

in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as the trustees of a trust are permitted to do by the Trustee Act 2000; 

(11) to provide indemnity insurance for the directors in accordance with, and subject to the conditions in, section 73F of the Charities Act 1993; 

(12) to pay out of the funds of the charity the costs of forming and registering the charity both as a company and as a charity; 

6 Application of income and property 

Universal clauses 

(1) The income and property of the charity shall be applied solely towards the promotion of the Objects. 

(2)       (a) A director is entitled to be reimbursed from the property of the charity or may pay out of such property reasonable expenses properly incurred by him or her when acting on behalf of the charity. 

(b) A director may benefit from trustee indemnity insurance cover purchased at the charity’s expense in accordance with, and subject to the conditions in, section 73F of the Charities Act 1993. 

(c) A director may receive an indemnity from the charity in the circumstances specified in article 56.  

(3) None of the income or property of the charity may be paid or transferred directly or indirectly by way of dividend bonus or otherwise by way of profit to any member of the charity. This does not prevent a member who is not also a director receiving:  

(a) a benefit from the charity in the capacity of a beneficiary of the charity; 

(b) reasonable and proper remuneration for any goods or services supplied to the charity. 

Directors’ benefits 

[Option 1 – Prohibition of directors/connected persons’ benefits 

(4) (A) No director or connected person may buy goods or services from the charity on terms preferential to those applicable to other members of the public, or sell goods or services to the charity or receive remuneration, or receive any other financial benefit from the charity.] 

[Option 2 – Provision of goods and services, employment, other remuneration/financial benefits – directors/connected persons 

(4) (A) No director or connected person may: 

(a) buy any goods or services from the charity on terms preferential to those applicable to members of the public; 

(b) sell goods, services, or any interest in land to the charity; 

(c) be employed by, or receive any remuneration from, the charity; 

(d) receive any other financial benefit from the charity; 

unless: 

(i) the payment is permitted by article 6(4)(B)(a); or 

(ii) the directors obtain the prior written approval of the Commission and fully comply with any procedures it prescribes. 

Option 2 continued – Scope and powers permitting directors/connected persons’ benefits 

(B) 

(a) (i) A director or connected person may receive a benefit from the charity in the capacity of a beneficiary of the charity. 

(ii) A director or connected person may enter into a contract for the supply of services, or of goods that are supplied in connection with the provision of services, to the charity where that is permitted in accordance with, and subject to the conditions in, section 73A to 73C of the Charities Act 1993. 

(iii) Subject to article 6(4)(C) a director or connected person may provide the charity with goods that are not supplied in connection with services provided to the charity by the director or connected person. 

(iv) A director or connected person may receive interest on money lent to the charity at a reasonable and proper rate which must be 2% (or more) per annum below the base rate of a clearing bank to be selected by the directors. 

(v) A director or connected person may receive rent for premises let by the director or connected person to the charity if the amount of the rent and the other terms of the lease are reasonable and proper and provided that the director concerned shall withdraw from any meeting at which such a proposal or the rent or other terms of the lease are under discussion. 

(vi) The directors may arrange for the purchase, out of the funds of the charity, of insurance designed to indemnify the directors in accordance with the terms of, and subject to the conditions in, section 73F of the Charities Act 1993. 

(vii) A director or connected person may take part in the normal trading and fundraising activities of the charity on the same terms as members of the public. 

Payment for supply of goods only – controls 

(C) The charity and its directors may only rely upon the authority provided by article 6(4)(B)(a)(iii) if each of the following conditions is satisfied: 

(a) The amount or maximum amount of the payment for the goods is set out in an agreement in writing between: 

(i) the charity or its directors (as the case may be); and 

(ii) the director or connected person supplying the goods (“the supplier”) under which the supplier is to supply the goods in question to or on behalf of the charity. 

(b) The amount or maximum amount of the payment for the goods does not exceed what is reasonable in the circumstances for the supply of the goods in question. 

(c) The other directors are satisfied that it is in the best interests of the charity to contract with the supplier rather than with someone who is not a director or connected person. In reaching that decision the directors must balance the advantage of contracting with a director or connected person against the disadvantages of doing so. 

(d) The supplier is absent from the part of any meeting at which there is discussion of the proposal to enter into a contract or arrangement with him or her or it with regard to the supply of goods to the charity. 

(e) The supplier does not vote on any such matter and is not to be counted when calculating whether a quorum of directors is present at the meeting. 

(f) The reason for their decision is recorded by the directors in the minute book. 

(g) A majority of the directors then in office are not in receipt of remuneration or payments authorised by article 6(4)(A).] 

(5) In sub-clauses (2)-(4) of this article 6: 

(a) “charity” shall include any company in which the charity: 

∙ holds more than 50% of the shares; or 

∙ controls more than 50% of the voting rights attached to the shares; or 

∙ has the right to appoint one or more directors to the board of the company; 

(b) in sub-clause (4) of this article 6, sub-clause (2) of article 45 and sub-clause (2) of article 46 “connected person” means: 

(i) a child, parent, grandchild, grandparent, brother or sister of the director; 

(ii) the spouse or civil partner of the director or of any person falling within paragraph (i) above; 

(iii) a person carrying on business in partnership with the director or with any person falling within paragraph (i) or (ii) above; 

(iv) an institution which is controlled: 

(I) by the director or any connected person falling within paragraph (i), (ii), or (iii) above; or 

(II) by two or more persons falling within sub- paragraph (I), when taken together 

(v)          a body corporate in which: 

(I) the director or any connected person falling within paragraphs (i) to (iii) has a substantial interest; or 

(II) two or more persons falling within sub- paragraph (I) who, when taken together, have a substantial interest. 

(c) Paragraphs 2 to 4 of Schedule 5 to the Charities Act 1993 apply for the purposes of interpreting the terms used in this sub-clause. 

7 Members 

(1) The subscribers to the memorandum are the first members of the charity. 

(2) Membership is open to other individuals or organisations who: 

(a) apply to the charity in the form required by the directors; and 

(b) are approved by the directors. 

(3) (a) The directors may only refuse an application for membership if, acting    reasonably and properly, they consider it to be in the best interests of the charity to refuse the application. 

(b) The directors must inform the applicant in writing of the reasons for the refusal within twenty-one days of the decision. 

(c) The directors must consider any written representations the applicant may make about the decision. The directors’ decision following any written representations must be notified to the applicant in writing but shall be final. 

(4) Membership is not transferable. 

(5) The directors must keep a register of names and addresses of the members. 

8 Classes of membership 

(1) The directors may establish classes of membership with different rights and obligations and shall record the rights and obligations in the register of members. 

(2) The directors may not directly or indirectly alter the rights or obligations attached to a class of membership. 

(3) The rights attached to a class of membership may only be varied if: 

(a) three-quarters of the members of that class consent in writing to the variation; or 

(b) a special resolution is passed at a separate general meeting of the members of that class agreeing to the variation. 

(4) The provisions in the articles about general meetings shall apply to any meeting relating to the variation of the rights of any class of members. 

9 Termination of membership 

Membership is terminated if: 

(1) the member dies or, if it is an organisation, ceases to exist; 

(2) the member resigns by written notice to the charity unless, after the resignation, there would be less than two members; 

(3) any sum due from the member to the charity is not paid in full within six months of it falling due; 

(4) the member is removed from membership by a resolution of the directors that it is in the best interests of the charity that his or her or its membership is terminated. A resolution to remove a member from membership may only be passed if: 

(a) the member has been given at least twenty-one days’ notice in writing of the meeting of the directors at which the resolution will be proposed and the reasons why it is to be proposed; 

(b) the member or, at the option of the member, the member’s representative (who need not be a member of the charity) has been allowed to make representations to the meeting. 

10 General meetings 

(1) The charity must hold its first annual general meeting within eighteen months after the date of its incorporation. 

(2) An annual general meeting must be held in each subsequent year and not more than fifteen months may elapse between successive annual general meetings. 

11 The directors may call a general meeting at any time. 

12 Notice of general meetings 

(1) The minimum periods of notice required to hold a general meeting of the charity are: 

(a) twenty-one clear days for an annual general meeting or a general meeting called for the passing of a special resolution; 

(b) fourteen clear days for all other general meetings. 

(2) A general meeting may be called by shorter notice if it is so agreed by a majority in number of members having a right to attend and vote at the meeting, being a majority who together hold not less than 90 percent of the total voting rights. 

(3) The notice must specify the date time and place of the meeting and the general nature of the business to be transacted. If the meeting is to be an annual general meeting, the notice must say so. The notice must also contain a statement setting out the right of members to appoint a proxy under section 324 of the Companies Act 2006 and article 19. 

(4) The notice must be given to all the members and to the directors and auditors. 

13 The proceedings at a meeting shall not be invalidated because a person who was entitled to receive notice of the meeting did not receive it because of an accidental omission by the charity. 

14 Proceedings at general meetings 

(1) No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present. 

(2) A quorum is: 

(a) [ ] members present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote upon the business to be conducted at the meeting; or 

(b) one tenth of the total membership at the time 

whichever is the greater. 

(3) The authorised representative of a member organisation shall be counted in the quorum. 

15 (1) If: 

(a) a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting; or 

(b) during a meeting a quorum ceases to be present; 

the meeting shall be adjourned to such time and place as the directors shall determine. 

(2) The directors must reconvene the meeting and must give at least seven clear days’ notice of the reconvened meeting stating the date, time and place of the meeting. 

(3) If no quorum is present at the reconvened meeting within fifteen minutes of the time specified for the start of the meeting the members present in person or by proxy at that time shall constitute the quorum for that meeting. 

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(1) General meetings shall be chaired by the person who has been appointed to chair meetings of the directors. 

(2) If there is no such person or he or she is not present within fifteen minutes of the time appointed for the meeting a director nominated by the directors shall chair the meeting. 

(3) If there is only one director present and willing to act, he or she shall chair the meeting. 

(4) If no director is present and willing to chair the meeting within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding it, the members present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote must choose one of their number to chair the meeting. 

17 

(1) The members present in person or by proxy at a meeting may resolve by ordinary resolution that the meeting shall be adjourned. 

(2) The person who is chairing the meeting must decide the date, time and place at which the meeting is to be reconvened unless those details are specified in the resolution. 

(3) No business shall be conducted at a reconvened meeting unless it could properly have been conducted at the meeting had the adjournment not taken place. 

(4) If a meeting is adjourned by a resolution of the members for more than seven days, at least seven clear days’ notice shall be given of the reconvened meeting stating the date, time and place of the meeting. 

18 

(1) Any vote at a meeting shall be decided by a show of hands unless before, or on the declaration of the result of, the show of hands a poll is demanded: 

(a) by the person chairing the meeting; or 

(b) by at least two members present in person or by proxy and having the right to vote at the meeting; or 

(c) by a member or members present in person or by proxy representing not less than one-tenth of the total voting rights of all the members having the right to vote at the meeting. 

(2) (a) The declaration by the person who is chairing the meeting of the result of a   vote shall be conclusive unless a poll is demanded. 

(b) The result of the vote must be recorded in the minutes of the charity but the number or proportion of votes cast need not be recorded. 

(3) 

(a) A demand for a poll may be withdrawn, before the poll is taken, but only with the consent of the person who is chairing the meeting. 

(b) If the demand for a poll is withdrawn the demand shall not invalidate the result of a show of hands declared before the demand was made. 

(4) 

(a) A poll must be taken as the person who is chairing the meeting directs, who may appoint scrutineers (who need not be members) and who may fix a time and place for declaring the results of the poll. 

(b) The result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting at which the poll is demanded. 

(5) 

(a) A poll demanded on the election of a person to chair a meeting or on a question of adjournment must be taken immediately. 

(b) A poll demanded on any other question must be taken either immediately or at such time and place as the person who is chairing the meeting directs. 

(c) The poll must be taken within thirty days after it has been demanded. 

(d) If the poll is not taken immediately at least seven clear days’ notice shall be given specifying the time and place at which the poll is to be taken. 

(e) If a poll is demanded the meeting may continue to deal with any other business that may be conducted at the meeting. 

19 Content of proxy notices 

(1) Proxies may only validly be appointed by a notice in writing (a “proxy notice”) which: 

(a) states the name and address of the member appointing the proxy; 

(b) identifies the person appointed to be that member’s proxy and the general meeting in relation to which that person is appointed; 

(c) is signed by or on behalf of the member appointing the proxy, or is authenticated in such manner as the directors may determine; and 

(d) is delivered to the charity in accordance with the articles and any instructions contained in the notice of the general meeting to which they relate. 

(2) The charity may require proxy notices to be delivered in a particular form, and may specify different forms for different purposes. 

(3) Proxy notices may specify how the proxy appointed under them is to vote (or that the proxy is to abstain from voting) on one or more resolutions. 

(4) Unless a proxy notice indicates otherwise, it must be treated as: 

(a) allowing the person appointed under it as a proxy discretion as to how to vote on any ancillary or procedural resolutions put to the meeting; and 

(b) appointing that person as a proxy in relation to any adjournment of the general meeting to which it relates as well as the meeting itself. 

19A Delivery of proxy notices 

(1) A person who is entitled to attend, speak or vote (either on a show of hands or on a poll) at a general meeting remains so entitled in respect of that meeting or any adjournment of it, even though a valid proxy notice has been delivered to the charity by or on behalf of that person. 

(2) An appointment under a proxy notice may be revoked by delivering to the charity a notice in writing given by or on behalf of the person by whom or on whose behalf the proxy notice was given. 

(3) A notice revoking a proxy appointment only takes effect if it is delivered before the start of the meeting or adjourned meeting to which it relates. 

(4) If a proxy notice is not executed by the person appointing the proxy, it must be accompanied by written evidence of the authority of the person who executed it to execute it on the appointor’s behalf. 

20 Written resolutions 

(1) A resolution in writing agreed by a simple majority (or in the case of a special resolution by a majority of not less than 75%) of the members who would have been entitled to vote upon it had it been proposed at a general meeting shall be effective provided that: 

(a) a copy of the proposed resolution has been sent to every eligible member; 

(b) a simple majority (or in the case of a special resolution a majority of not less than 75%) of members has signified its agreement to the resolution; and 

(c) it is contained in an authenticated document which has been received at the registered office within the period of 28 days beginning with the circulation date. 

(2) A resolution in writing may comprise several copies to which one or more members have signified their agreement. 

(3) In the case of a member that is an organisation, its authorised representative may signify its agreement.  

21 Votes of members 

Subject to article 8, every member, whether an individual or an organisation, shall have one vote. 

22 Any objection to the qualification of any voter must be raised at the meeting at which the vote is tendered and the decision of the person who is chairing the meeting shall be final. 

23 

(1) Any organisation that is a member of the charity may nominate any person to act as its representative at any meeting of the charity. 

(2) The organisation must give written notice to the charity of the name of its representative. The representative shall not be entitled to represent the organisation at any meeting unless the notice has been received by the charity. The representative may continue to represent the organisation until written notice to the contrary is received by the charity. 

(3) Any notice given to the charity will be conclusive evidence that the representative is entitled to represent the organisation or that his or her authority has been revoked. The charity shall not be required to consider whether the representative has been properly appointed by the organisation. 

24 Directors 

(1) A director must be a natural person aged 16 years or older. 

(2) No one may be appointed a director if he or she would be disqualified from acting under the provisions of article 36. 

25 The number of directors shall be not less than three but (unless otherwise determined by  ordinary resolution) shall not be subject to any maximum. 

26 The first directors shall be those persons notified to Companies House as the first directors of    the charity. 

27 A director may not appoint an alternate director or anyone to act on his or her behalf at meetings of the directors. 

28 Powers of directors 

(1) The directors shall manage the business of the charity and may exercise all the powers of the charity unless they are subject to any restrictions imposed by the Companies Acts, the articles or any special resolution. 

(2) No alteration of the articles or any special resolution shall have retrospective effect to invalidate any prior act of the directors. 

(3) Any meeting of directors at which a quorum is present at the time the relevant decision is made may exercise all the powers exercisable by the directors. 

29 Retirement of directors 

At the first annual general meeting all the directors must retire from office unless by the close of the meeting the members have failed to elect sufficient directors to hold a quorate meeting of the directors. At each subsequent annual general meeting one-third of the directors or, if their number is not three or a multiple of three, the number nearest to one-third, must retire from office. If there is only one director he or she must retire. 

30 

(1) The directors to retire by rotation shall be those who have been longest in office since their last appointment. If any directors became or were appointed directors on the same day those to retire shall (unless they otherwise agree among themselves) be determined by lot. 

(2) If a director is required to retire at an annual general meeting by a provision of the articles the retirement shall take effect upon the conclusion of the meeting. 

31 Appointment of directors 

The charity may by ordinary resolution: 

(1) appoint a person who is willing to act to be a director; and 

(2) determine the rotation in which any additional directors are to retire. 

32 No person other than a director retiring by rotation may be appointed a director at any general meeting unless: 

(1) he or she is recommended for re-election by the directors; or 

(2) not less than fourteen nor more than thirty-five clear days before the date of the meeting, the charity is given a notice that: 

(a) is signed by a member entitled to vote at the meeting; 

(b) states the member’s intention to propose the appointment of a person as a director; 

(c) contains the details that, if the person were to be appointed, the charity would have to file at Companies House; and 

(d) is signed by the person who is to be proposed to show his or her willingness to be appointed. 

33 All members who are entitled to receive notice of a general meeting must be given not less than seven nor more than twenty-eight clear days’ notice of any resolution to be put to the meeting to appoint a director other than a director who is to retire by rotation. 

34 

  (1) The directors may appoint a person who is willing to act to be a director. 

(2) A director appointed by a resolution of the other directors must retire at the next annual general meeting and must not be taken into account in determining the directors who are to retire by rotation. 

35 The appointment of a director, whether by the charity in general meeting or by the other directors, must not cause the number of directors to exceed any number fixed as the maximum number of directors. 

36 Disqualification and removal of directors 

A director shall cease to hold office if he or she: 

(1) ceases to be a director by virtue of any provision in the Companies Acts or is prohibited by law from being a director; 

(2) is disqualified from acting as a trustee by virtue of section 72 of the Charities Act 1993 (or any statutory re-enactment or modification of that provision); 

(3) ceases to be a member of the charity; 

(4) becomes incapable by reason of mental disorder, illness or injury of managing and administering his or her own affairs; 

(5) resigns as a director by notice to the charity (but only if at least two directors will remain in office when the notice of resignation is to take effect); 

(6) is absent without the permission of the directors from all their meetings held within a period of six consecutive months and the directors resolve that his or her office be vacated; or 

(7) ,being a director of the charity by virtue of his or her membership of or appointment to the board of a member of the charity which is a body corporate, ceases to be such a member or officer of such corporate member or that corporate member ceases to be a member of the charity. 

37 Remuneration of directors 

The directors must not be paid any remuneration unless it is authorised by article 6. 

38 Proceedings of directors 

(1) The directors may regulate their proceedings as they think fit, subject to the provisions of the articles. 

(2) Any director may call a meeting of the directors. 

(3) The secretary (if any) must call a meeting of the directors if requested to do so by a director. 

(4) Questions arising at a meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. 

[(5) In the case of an equality of votes, the person who is chairing the meeting shall have a second or casting vote.] 

(6) A meeting may be held by suitable electronic means agreed by the directors in which each participant may communicate with all the other participants. 

39 

(1) No decision may be made by a meeting of the directors unless a quorum is present at the time the decision is purported to be made. [‘Present’ includes being present by suitable electronic means agreed by the directors in which a participant or participants may communicate with all the other participants.] 

(2) The quorum shall be two or the number nearest to one-third of the total number of directors, whichever is the greater, or such larger number as may be decided from time to time by the directors. 

(3) A director shall not be counted in the quorum present when any decision is made about a matter upon which that director is not entitled to vote. 

40 If the number of directors is less than the number fixed as the quorum, the continuing directors or 

             director may act only for the purpose of filling vacancies or of calling a general meeting. 

41           (1) The directors shall appoint a director to chair their meetings and may at any time                                          revoke such appointment. 

(2) If no-one has been appointed to chair meetings of the directors or if the person appointed is unwilling to preside or is not present within ten minutes after the time appointed for the meeting, the directors present may appoint one of their number to chair that meeting. 

(3) The person appointed to chair meetings of the directors shall have no functions or powers except those conferred by the articles or delegated to him or her by the directors. 

42 (1) A resolution in writing or in electronic form agreed by a simple majority of all the directors entitled to receive notice of a meeting of directors or of a committee of directors and to vote upon the resolution shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the directors or (as the case may be) a committee of directors duly convened and held provided that: 

(a) a copy of the resolution is sent or submitted to all the directors eligible to vote; and 

(b) a simple majority of directors has signified its agreement to the resolution in an authenticated document or documents which are received at the registered office within the period of 28 days beginning with the circulation date. 

(2) The resolution in writing may comprise several documents containing the text of the resolution in like form to each of which one or more directors has signified their agreement. 

43 Delegation 

(1) The directors may delegate any of their powers or functions to a committee of two or more directors but the terms of any delegation must be recorded in the minute book. 

(2) The directors may impose conditions when delegating, including the conditions that: 

(a) the relevant powers are to be exercised exclusively by the committee to whom they delegate; 

(b) no expenditure may be incurred on behalf of the charity except in accordance with a budget previously agreed with the directors. 

(3) The directors may revoke or alter a delegation. 

(4) All acts and proceedings of any committees must be fully and promptly reported to the directors. 

44 Declaration of directors’ interests 

A director must declare the nature and extent of any interest, direct or indirect, which he or she has in a proposed transaction or arrangement with the charity or in any transaction or arrangement entered into by the charity which has not previously been declared. A director must absent himself or herself from any discussions of the directors in which it is possible that a conflict will arise between his or her duty to act solely in the interests of the charity and any personal interest (including but not limited to any personal financial interest). 

45 Conflicts of interests 

(1) If a conflict of interests arises for a director because of a duty of loyalty owed to another organisation or person and the conflict is not authorised by virtue of any other provision in the articles, the unconflicted directors may authorise such a conflict of interests where the following conditions apply: 

(a) the conflicted director is absent from the part of the meeting at which there is discussion of any arrangement or transaction affecting that other organisation or person; 

(b) the conflicted director does not vote on any such matter and is not to be counted when considering whether a quorum of directors is present at the meeting; and 

(c) the unconflicted directors consider it is in the interests of the charity to authorise the conflict of interests in the circumstances applying. 

(2) In this article a conflict of interests arising because of a duty of loyalty owed to another organisation or person only refers to such a conflict which does not involve a direct or indirect benefit of any nature to a director or to a connected person. 

46 Validity of directors’ decisions 

(1) Subject to article 46(2), all acts done by a meeting of directors, or of a committee of directors, shall be valid notwithstanding the participation in any vote of a director: 

(a) who was disqualified from holding office; 

(b) who had previously retired or who had been obliged by the constitution to vacate office; 

(c) who was not entitled to vote on the matter, whether by reason of a conflict of interests or otherwise; 

if without: 

(d) the vote of that director; and 

(e) that director being counted in the quorum; 

the decision has been made by a majority of the directors at a quorate meeting. 

(2) Article 46(1) does not permit a director or a connected person to keep any benefit that may be conferred upon him or her by a resolution of the directors or of a committee of directors if, but for article 46(1), the resolution would have been void, or if the director has not complied with article 44.  

47 Seal 

If the charity has a seal it must only be used by the authority of the directors or of a committee of directors authorised by the directors. The directors may determine who shall sign any instrument to which the seal is affixed and unless otherwise so determined it shall be signed by a director and by the secretary (if any) or by a second director. 

48 Minutes 

The directors must keep minutes of all: 

(1) appointments of officers made by the directors; 

(2) proceedings at meetings of the charity; 

(3) meetings of the directors and committees of directors including: 

(a) the names of the directors present at the meeting; 

(b) the decisions made at the meetings; and 

(c) where appropriate the reasons for the decisions. 

49 Accounts 

(1) The directors must prepare for each financial year accounts as required by the Companies Acts. The accounts must be prepared to show a true and fair view and follow accounting standards issued or adopted by the Accounting Standards Board or its successors and adhere to the recommendations of applicable Statements of Recommended Practice. 

(2) The directors must keep accounting records as required by the Companies Acts. 

50 Annual Report and Return and Register of Charities 

(1) The directors must comply with the requirements of the Charities Act 1993 with regard to the: 

(a) transmission of the statements of account to the charity; 

(b) preparation of an Annual Report and its transmission to the Commission; 

(c) preparation of an Annual Return and its transmission to the Commission. 

(2) The directors must notify the Commission promptly of any changes to the charity’s entry on the Central Register of Charities. 

51 Means of communication to be used 

(1) Subject to the articles, anything sent or supplied by or to the charity under the articles may be sent or supplied in any way in which the Companies Act 2006 provides for documents or information which are authorised or required by any provision of that Act to be sent or supplied by or to the charity. 

(2) Subject to the articles, any notice or document to be sent or supplied to a director in connection with the taking of decisions by directors may also be sent or supplied by the means by which that director has asked to be sent or supplied with such notices or documents for the time being. 

52 Any notice to be given to or by any person pursuant to the articles: 

(1) must be in writing; or 

(2) must be given in electronic form. 

53 

(1) The charity may give any notice to a member either: 

(a) personally; or 

(b) by sending it by post in a prepaid envelope addressed to the member at his or her address; or 

(c) by leaving it at the address of the member; or 

(d) by giving it in electronic form to the member’s address. 

(2) A member who does not register an address with the charity or who registers only a postal address that is not within the United Kingdom shall not be entitled to receive any notice from the charity. 

54 A member present in person at any meeting of the charity shall be deemed to have received notice of the meeting and of the purposes for which it was called. 

55 

(1) Proof that an envelope containing a notice was properly addressed, prepaid and posted shall be conclusive evidence that the notice was given. 

(2) Proof that an electronic form of notice was given shall be conclusive where the company can demonstrate that it was properly addressed and sent, in accordance with section 1147 of the Companies Act 2006. 

(3) In accordance with section 1147 of the Companies Act 2006 notice shall be deemed to be given: 

(a) 48 hours after the envelope containing it was posted; or 

(b) in the case of an electronic form of communication, 48 hours after it was sent. 

56 Indemnity 

[Option 1 

(1) The charity may indemnify a relevant director against any liability incurred by him or her or it in that capacity, to the extent permitted by sections 232 to 234 of the Companies Act 2006. 

(2) In this article a “relevant director” means any director or former director of the charity.] 

[Option 2 

(1) The charity shall indemnify any director against any liability incurred by him or her in that capacity, to the extent permitted by sections 232 to 234 of the Companies Act 2006. 

(2) In this article a “relevant director” means any director or former director of the charity.] 

[Option 3 

(1) The charity shall indemnify every director against any liability incurred in successfully defending legal proceedings in that capacity, or in connection with any application in which relief is granted by the Court from liability for negligence, default, or breach of duty or breach of trust in relation to the charity. 

(2) In this article a “relevant director” means any director or former director of the charity.] 

56A The charity may indemnify an auditor against any liability incurred by him or her or it: 

(1) in defending proceedings (whether civil or criminal) in which judgment is given in his or her or its favour or he or she or it is acquitted; or 

(2) in connection with an application under section 1157 of the Companies Act 2006 (power of Court to grant relief in case of honest and reasonable conduct) in which relief is granted to him or her or it by the Court. 

57 Rules 

(1) The directors may from time to time make such reasonable and proper rules or bye laws as they may deem necessary or expedient for the proper conduct and management of the charity. 

(2) The bye laws may regulate the following matters but are not restricted to them: 

(a) the admission of members of the charity (including the admission of organisations to membership) and the rights and privileges of such members, and the entrance fees, subscriptions and other fees or payments to be made by members; 

(b) the conduct of members of the charity in relation to one another, and to the charity’s employees and volunteers; 

(c) the setting aside of the whole or any part or parts of the charity’s premises at any particular time or times or for any particular purpose or purposes;(d) the procedure at general meetings and meetings of the directors in so far as such procedure is not regulated by the Companies Acts or by the articles; 

(e) generally, all such matters as are commonly the subject matter of company rules. 

(3) The charity in general meeting has the power to alter, add to or repeal the rules or bye laws. 

(4) The directors must adopt such means as they think sufficient to bring the rules and bye laws to the notice of members of the charity. 

(5) The rules or bye laws shall be binding on all members of the charity. No rule or bye law shall be inconsistent with, or shall affect or repeal anything contained in, the articles. 

58 Dissolution 

(1) The members of the charity may at any time before, and in expectation of, its dissolution resolve that any net assets of the charity after all its debts and liabilities have been paid, or provision has been made for them, shall on or before the dissolution of the charity be applied or transferred in any of the following ways: 

(a) directly for the Objects; or 

(b) by transfer to any charity or charities for purposes similar to the Objects; or 

(c) to any charity or charities for use for particular purposes that fall within the Objects. 

(2) Subject to any such resolution of the members of the charity, the directors of the charity may at any time before and in expectation of its dissolution resolve that any net assets of the charity after all its debts and liabilities have been paid, or provision made for them, shall on or before dissolution of the charity be applied or transferred: 

(a) directly for the Objects; or 

(b) by transfer to any charity or charities for purposes similar to the Objects; or 

(c) to any charity or charities for use for particular purposes that fall within the Objects. 

(3) In no circumstances shall the net assets of the charity be paid to or distributed among the members of the charity (except to a member that is itself a charity) and if no resolution in accordance with article 58(1) is passed by the members or the directors the net assets of the charity shall be applied for charitable purposes as directed by the Court or the Commission. 

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