When you apply for membership and you agree to abide by our Memorandum and Association that may be revised or amended from time to time. The member who is signing the Membership Declaration will not involve into any legal or administrative obligations. It only indicates the support by the Individual towards achieving the objectives of the OARS and accredited organization. Membership will enable participation in the activities that are intended to achieve the goals of the OARS.
These terms and conditions form the basis of the contract through which OARS may deliver a service to you as an OARS member (you). On becoming a member of OARS, you are automatically agreeing to these terms and conditions and you are authorizing us to handle your personal information in accordance with the Data Protection Act.
Membership of the OARS will provide you with membership at Student, Affiliate, Associate, Member or Fellow level. As an OARS member you will be entitled to a wide range of benefits.
Membership benefits may vary according to the grade of membership held.
We reserve the right to modify benefits that apply to OARS membership at any time and without prior notice.
Any external source of a benefit included in your membership package will have absolute freedom of choice in relation to the provision of services, and membership of OARS does not guarantee that the external source will accept an application from a member for the provision of services.
Services supplied from an external source will be subject to the service provider’s own terms and conditions, and we do not accept any liability for loss or damage caused as a result of a fault, error or omission in the provision of these services.
We reserve the right to change our external source without prior notice and our decision on services provider is final.
At the point of renewal of your membership, your renewal payment is confirmation of the continued acceptance of this. You may not transfer any of your rights and obligations under these terms and conditions to another person.
While renewal of your membership, your renewal payment automatically indicates continuation of your acceptance of our all terms and conditions. This also does not entitle you to transfer your rights and obligations [partly or fully] to anyone as per our terms and conditions.
Professional Development and Conduct
The completion and submission of your membership application you are assuring that, as a member of the OPEN ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH SOCIETY, you will be committed to the development of others and that you intend to develop your research related management skills and professionalism continuously. You are also agreeing to abide by the OARS’s Code of Practice for Fellows, associates or members.
All Institute members are supposed to sign this Code on joining, and reaffirm their commitment on an annually. Failure to adhere to the code, may be resulting in a formal complaint against you, which result in a disciplinary actions as deemed may fit.
Right to refuse applications or downgrade applications
We reserve the right reject your application in case of failure on your part in making our payment. You must also declare [at the time of applying for membership] if you have been convicted of a criminal offence which is not yet spent, or have a prosecution pending. You are also supposed to enclose a declaration must of insolvency or bankruptcy [if any]. Please note this information will be treated in the strictest confidence and will only be taken into account if required. Spent convictions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act need not be disclosed.
In case, you are selected for membership, and if it is brought to our notice that any or all of the information provided by you was misleading or false, then we will have the right to revoke the membership with immediate effect, without the right of appeal.
Our assessment team will have full authority to grade/upgrade/downgrade your membership. We reserve the right to downgrade an application if we find in scrutiny that initial application the evidence we have received does not meet the assessment criteria. You have the right of appeal against the grade offer if you believe it to be unjust as not reflecting the level of your research experience. A review will be undertaken and the decision of the assessment team will be final and binding.
Force Majeure
None of the party signing this agreement will be responsible for any unintentional delay or non-performance of its obligations by reason of matters due to unforeseen circumstances beyond its control including, but not limited to, any act of terrorism, war, riot, civil commotion, compliance with any law or government order, natural calamities like earthquake, land slide, cloud burst, fire, flood or storm, strikes, or any other industrial dispute, delay in transit, power failure, postal delay, or any event that cannot be reasonably be planned for or avoided.
Data protection via the website
We will make every effort to ensure that the information on our website is perfect and protected. However, we cannot guarantee this and accept no liability for any information given via this website.
Even if data encryption/manipulation is used, the security of information transmitted via the internet cannot be guaranteed. Any losses incurred or sustained by users who transmit information by electronic means shall be borne solely and exclusively by member and in no case shall any such losses in whole or in part be borne by us.
Please see website terms and conditions.
Events
Members may be invited to events organized by us or by our partners, to enable members to gain information and make the best use of technologies and opportunities.
Cancellations made 14 days or more before any chargeable event will be refunded in full. Cancellations after that date will be non-refundable, although substitute attendees can be made at any time.
Our National Conference is subject to separate terms and conditions. Please check these carefully at the time of booking.
Prize Draw and Competition Rules
All prize draws and competitions which are associated with our offers are subject to separate terms and conditions, as written at the time of the prize draw, competition or offer. Prize draws are not open to employees of the OARS.
OARS Brand
Use our logo by you is not permitted unless you are an approved center or partner of the OARS, and we have granted you express permission.