Please read these Terms and Conditions ("Terms") carefully as they govern your limited access for the use of the Facility as a member and for the purpose of reserving the Facility for events and meetings at 124 E. 14th Street, New York, NY (“Facility”). By signing up as a member, or otherwise using the Facility, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, then you must not use or access the Facility.
These Terms are between you and Civic Hall Labs (“Civic Hall”), whose business address is 124 E.14th Street, New York, NY 10003.
The Civic Hall Membership is subject to the: (i) the terms and conditions set herewith (including payment obligations), (ii) House Rules attached as Exhibit A which you and your Members receive or use Services (collectively, the “House Rules”), and (iii) Civic Hall Connection & Internet Access Terms of Services attached as Exhibit B. In order to access the Services, you, on your behalf and on behalf of your Members, hereby agree to these policies and terms of services and any updates thereto. We may from time-to-time update, amend or supplement these Terms and Conditions, our policies and our terms of service, and shall provide you with thirty (30) days’ notice of such updates. You and your Members shall be deemed to have accepted such updates, amendments or supplements by continued use of the Services.
We are Civic Hall Labs (“Civic Hall”). The relevant entity with which you enter into this Agreement shall be known in this Agreement as “Operator”, “we”, “our” “us” or “Civic Hall”.
References to “Member Company”, “Company”, “Member Individual”, “you”, “your” and similar words in this Agreement refer to the entity or individual registering for or receiving the Services and agreeing to be bound by this Agreement. If you are entering into this Agreement on behalf of an entity or on behalf of other individuals, you represent and warrant that you have all necessary right, authority and consent to bind such entity or individuals to this Agreement. You shall be responsible for your Members’ compliance with this Agreement. In addition, by agreeing to this Agreement, you are confirming that you and your Members are using the Services exclusively for business purposes and not as a consumer (as such term may be defined by the applicable laws and regulations in the jurisdiction the laws of which govern this Agreement
Subject to the terms of this Agreement, Civic Hall will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide you and your Members the Services at the Facility offering access to Members, beginning on the Start Date. In order to use the Services, you and your Members will be required to download the Verkada mobile app or obtain a physical keycard. Services include:
Non-exclusive use of common areas at the Facility, subject to the conditions set out in this Agreement. The Facility shall be provided by the Operator as-is and Operator makes no warranty regarding the suitability of the space for Member’s intended use.
Use of one daily ‘hot desk’ space per day per individual Member at the Facility, subject to availability. Daily desks are located in the common areas at the Facility.
Access to and use of the shared Internet connection in accordance with the Civic Hall Data Connection & Internet Access ToS.
Access to and use of the printers, copiers and/or scanners available to all Civic Hall members and member companies in the Facility, in each case subject to availability and payment of any fees applicable thereto.
Access to and use of the Huddle Rooms and Conference Rooms at the Facility during Regular Business Hours, in each case subject to availability, prior reservation, and payment of any fees applicable thereto.
Use of private phone booths while at the Facility.
Front desk assistance while using the Facility during Regular Business Hours.
Use, within the Facility, of pantries and beverages made available therein.
Opportunity to participate in members-only events, benefits and promotions.
Any other services you or your Members may purchase directly from us from time to time.
The Services at a Facility will only be available to you and your Members during the hours specified. At the time of publishing this agreement, operating hours are generally from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m on Regular Business Days. “Regular Business Days” are all weekdays, except observed holidays at the Facility.
The availability and scope of the Services and the Facility at which the Services are available are subject to change from time to time in our sole discretion.
Members are not permitted to use the address of the Facility for mail and package delivery unless Member has explicitly signed up for mail service with Civic Hall. Civic Hall shall have no liability in connection with any mail or packages delivered to a Member at our Facility.
You may not use the address of our Facility as your registered address without prior written consent from an authorized Civic Hall representative. If you are found to be improperly using our address as your registered address, you shall immediately complete the deregistration of such address with the relevant local authorities and you will be charged a fee equal to 150% of your monthly Membership Fee.
The Civic Hall Membership is intended for the use of the person to which it is allocated and is not intended to provide access and use to other parties, however, guests are permitted on a limited basis, namely for the purposes of coming in for a limited time meeting. If a Member has booked a conference room, guests may be registered and given access to the booked conference room. The number of guests is limited to the number of people permitted in the booked conference room. The guests will be permitted to access the Facility only during such booking period. Civic Hall reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to restrict the access of guests in the event that such use violates the purpose or intent of the Civic Hall Membership.
Unless otherwise specified by us in writing, the Services are only available to individuals who are at least 18 years old. You will be responsible for ensuring that your Members qualify before accessing or using the Services in any way and before providing any personal information to us (e.g., name, address, telephone number or email address). IF YOU OR A MEMBER ARE NOT AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD, EACH INDIVIDUAL MUST BE AT LEAST 13 YEARS OR OLDER AND HAVE OBTAINED PARENTAL OR GUARDIAN CONSENT TO ENTER INTO THESE TERMS.
You and your Members’ Accounts created on the Civic Hall Member Network (each, an “Account”) are specific to you and your or your Members. Neither you nor your Members shall transfer your keycard or other access device or credentials to anyone else or let anyone use your Account, even if such other individual is associated with your company. Neither you nor your Members, nor any third party on your behalf, shall make any copies of any keys, keycards, or other means of entry to the Facility. If you believe someone may have used the keycard associated with your Civic Hall Membership without your authorization, please immediately contact us at phgeorge@civichall.org. You and your Members are responsible for all actions in connection with the Accounts, regardless of whether you authorized such actions. Keycards remain our property and must be returned immediately by you and your Members upon termination or expiration of your Civic Hall Membership.
You are responsible for preparing and sharing a list of your Members with us or uploading such information directly through the tools we provide, as applicable. You shall ensure that the information about your Members is complete and accurate. Civic Hall reserves the right to approve all contractors, subcontractors, employees, agents and/or representatives hired by the Member for the purpose of this Agreement. In the event your relationship with one of your Members changes or ends, you agree to promptly update such information and notify us that the individual should no longer receive access to the Services. You hereby represent and warrant to us that (a) you have the proper authority to create, terminate and maintain the Accounts and to add and remove Members to and from the Accounts and (b) you have obtained all necessary consent from Members for the creation of their accounts. You also agree to indemnify us for any loss we may suffer as a result of any breach of these warranties and representations including where such breach is caused by any of your Members.
The payment method provided by you will automatically be charged the fees and any other amounts you may incur or be liable for in connection with the Services. Recurring fees, which may include recurring membership fees (“Membership Fees”), begin accruing on the Start Date and will be charged in accordance with the billing frequency that you select unless we notify you otherwise. You are responsible for paying all Membership Fees through the end of the Term. Overage fees and other non-recurring fees (including for damages caused to any of our Facility or property) will be charged within thirty (30) days of you accruing such fees. If payment of any accrued and outstanding fee is not made by the tenth (10th) of the month in which such payment is due, you will be responsible for paying the then-current late charge. You and your Members’ use of the Services may be immediately suspended or terminated if we are unable to charge your payment instrument for any reason. When we receive funds from you, we will first apply the funds to any balances which are in arrears and to the earliest month due first. All fees are non-refundable and must be paid in United States currency. Following any Commitment Term, we reserve the right to further increase or decrease the Membership Fee at our sole discretion upon thirty (30) days’ prior notice to you.
You agree to pay promptly: (i) all sales, use, excise, value added, and any other taxes which you are required to pay to any other governmental authority (and, at our request, will provide to us evidence of such payment) and (ii) all sales, use, excise, value added and any other taxes attributable to your Civic Hall Membership and to any other services provided to you by us. Where VAT is charged in connection with your Membership, you acknowledge that the Services are subject to VAT and declare that you shall use the Services for VAT liable business activities.
The parties acknowledge that the intent of this Agreement is to contract with and bill for the Services from Civic Hall in New York. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with, and governed in all respects by, the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflicts of law principles.
You and your Members must comply with the House Rules as attached as Exhibit A while using Services at the Facility. In addition, Members will not misuse the Services, which misuse includes repeatedly failing to utilize Services for which you have an active reservation.
All Members must badge into Civic Hall using the Verkada app or Civic Hall keycard. To the extent permitted by law, your Members shall be required to provide valid government issued identification in order to be issued an activated keycard to access the Facility.
We collect, process, transfer and secure personal data about you and your Members pursuant to the terms of the Civic Hall Privacy Policy, and in accordance with all applicable data protection laws. You hereby confirm that (i) you have and rely upon an adequate legal basis, including without limitation consent where required, to collect, process, and transfer Members’ personal data to us, and (ii) you collect and process Members’ personal data in accordance with applicable laws.
Member acknowledges and agrees that it bears the risk of loss, damage, theft or misappropriation of all of Member’s property at the Facility and the liability for the same, including for any guest, client, employee, attendee, agent or other affiliate person. We are not responsible for any property you or your Members leave behind in any of our Facility. It is your and your Members’ responsibility to ensure that personal items are secure. We will be entitled to dispose of any property remaining in any of our Facility and you and your Members waive any claims or demands regarding such property or our handling of such property.
We do not control and are not responsible for the actions of other individuals you or your Members encounter through the use of the Services; this includes other Civic Hall members and their guests at the Facility. We do not endorse, support or verify the facts, opinions or recommendations of our Civic Hall Members. If a dispute arises between users, we have no responsibility or obligation to participate, mediate or indemnify any party, except to the extent that such dispute is the result of Civic Hall’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.
Civic Hall Membership may include, integrate or partner with third-parties to offer content, programming and/or software as part of its Membership ("Third-Party Offerings"). Your use of such Third-Party Offerings may be subject to additional terms, conditions, and policies provided to you by the applicable third party. Civic Hall does not make any guarantees or claims about Third-Party Offerings. The Services do not include, and Civic Hall is not liable for, the provision of products or services by third parties that Member Company may elect to purchase or use in connection with this Membership (“Third Party Services”), even if they appear on a Civic Hall invoice. Third Party Services are provided solely by the applicable third-party service provider (“Third Party Service Provider”) and pursuant to separate arrangements between you and the applicable Third Party Service Providers. Additionally, during the Term, you and your Members may have access to certain platforms, apps, or portals as part of the membership. To the extent such platforms, apps, or portals have their own terms of use, such terms shall govern use of the applicable system. For those without terms of use, such platforms, apps, or portals shall be provided to you and your Members “as-is”, and without any representations or warranties.
This Agreement may not be terminated by you prior to the end of the Commitment Term, and any such termination shall constitute a breach of this Agreement. To terminate your Civic Hall Membership at the end of the Commitment Term, you must provide us at least five (5) days’ notice prior to the last day of your Commitment Term specified in the Membership Details Form. Otherwise, unless set forth on the Membership Details Form, following the Commitment Term, your Civic Hall Membership shall continue until terminated in accordance with this Agreement (the term commencing on the Start Date and ending on the later of the last day of the Commitment Term or any month-to-month term, the “Term”). If you terminate your Membership prior to the end of the Commitment Term, your Membership Fee payment obligations through the end of the Commitment Term shall become immediately due. To terminate your Membership during any month-to-month term, you must provide us with at least five (5) days’ notice prior to the last day of a calendar month (“Termination Effective Month”). Such termination will be effective on the last day of the Termination Effective Month. In all cases, notice of termination must be provided (a) to your Civic Hall member success contact or (b) if you have no such contact, by emailing us at phgeorge@civichall.org. If you or your Members fail to comply with the provisions of this Agreement we may, in our sole discretion, restrict your or your Members’ access to the Services and/or terminate your Civic Hall Membership or Account with immediate effect and without prior notice to you; we may also immediately terminate any of your Members at our sole discretion. In addition, we may decline to continue your Civic Hall Membership after the end of the Commitment Term in our sole discretion. We do not provide refunds upon termination or cancellation of your Civic Hall Membership, including individual Members’ Accounts with respect to amounts already paid. You will remain liable for past due amounts, and we may exercise our rights to collect due payment, despite termination or expiration of your Civic Hall Membership. We may also terminate your Civic Hall Membership with thirty (30) days’ prior notice if we discontinue the Civic Hall Membership program in whole or in part, or at any other time at our sole discretion.
You and your Members may not take, copy or use for any purpose (a) the name “Civic Hall” or any of our other business names, trademarks, service marks, logos, designs, copyrights, patents, trade secrets, trade dress, marketing material, other identifiers or other intellectual property ("Intellectual Property"); (b) any derivations, modifications or similar versions of the same; or (c) any photographs or illustrations of any portion of a Facility, for any purpose, including competitive purposes, without our prior consent, provided that during the Term you will be able to use “Civic Hall” in plain text to accurately identify an address or office location. You acknowledge that Civic Hall owns all right, title and interest in and to its Intellectual Property. You may not file for ownership rights of any of our Intellectual Property with any governmental authority or use our Intellectual Property in any advertising, including domain names, social media handles, or any form of media invented in the future without prior written consent from an authorized Civic Hall representative. You may not, directly or indirectly, interfere with or object to, in any manner, our ownership rights or the use of our Intellectual Property or engage in any conduct that is likely to cause confusion between Civic Hall and yourself, without our prior consent.
You and your Members may not take, copy or use any information or intellectual property belonging to other member companies or their members or guests, including without limitation any confidential or proprietary information, personal names, likenesses, voices, business names, trademarks, service marks, logos, trade dress, other identifiers or other intellectual property, or modified or altered versions of the same.
You hereby consent to our non-exclusive, non-transferable use of your Member Company name and/or logo in connection with identifying you as a Member Company of Civic Hall, alongside those of other member companies, on a public-facing “Membership” display on our website as well as in video and other marketing materials. You warrant that your logo does not infringe upon the rights of any third party and that you have full authority to provide this consent. You may terminate this consent at any time upon thirty (30) days’ prior notice.
To the extent permitted by law, you, on your own behalf and on behalf of your Members, and your or their employees, agents, guests and invitees, waive any and all claims, liabilities, costs, damages, expenses and rights, including reasonable attorneys’ fees against us and our affiliates, parents, and successors and each of our and their employees, assignees, officers, agents and directors (collectively, the “Civic Hall Parties”) and our landlords at the Facility resulting from damage to, or destruction, theft, or loss of, any property, person or pet, except to the extent caused by the gross negligence, willful misconduct or fraud of the Civic Hall Parties. Civic Hall Parties include Civic Hall Labs, The Fedcap Group, Inc., Fedcap Rehabilitation Services Inc., 14th at Irving Fee LLC, The City of New York, New York City Economic Development Corporation, New York City Land Development Corporation, Deutsche Bank AG, & Property Management Affiliates LLC and each entities affiliates, directors, officers & employees.
To the extent permitted by law, the aggregate monetary liability of any of the Civic Hall Parties to you and your Members, and your or their employees, agents, guests and invitees for any reason and for all causes of action, whether in contract, tort, breach of statutory duty, or other legal or equitable theory will not exceed the total amounts paid by you to us under this Agreement in the twelve (12) months prior to the claim arising. None of the Civic Hall Parties will be liable under any cause of action, for any indirect, special, incidental, consequential, reliance or punitive damages, including loss of profits or business interruption, or for the cost of any substitute goods, services or technology. You acknowledge and agree, on your behalf and on behalf of your Members, that, to the extent permitted by law, neither you nor your Members may commence any action or proceeding against any of the Civic Hall Parties, whether in contract, tort, breach of statutory duty, or other legal or equitable theory, unless the action, suit, or proceeding is commenced within one (1) year of the cause of action’s accrual.
To the extent permitted by law, you will indemnify the Civic Hall Parties from and against any and all claims, including third party claims, liabilities, and expenses including reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting from any breach or alleged breach of this Agreement by you or your Members or your or their guests, invitees or pets or any of your or their actions or omissions, except to the extent a claim results from the gross negligence, willful misconduct or fraud of the Civic Hall Parties. You are responsible for the actions of and all damages caused by all persons and pets that you, your Members or your or their guests invite to enter any of the Facility. You shall not make any settlement that requires a materially adverse act or admission by us or imposes any obligation upon any of the Civic Hall Parties unless you have first obtained our or the relevant Civic Hall Party’s written consent. None of the Civic Hall Parties shall be liable for any obligations arising out of a settlement made without its prior written consent. Civic Hall Labs hereby indemnifies and holds the Member harmless from any damages, actions, suits, claims, or other costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or in connection with any damage to any property or any injury caused to any person (including death) to the extent caused by negligent acts or omissions or willful misconduct on the part of the Civic Hall Parties.
You are responsible for maintaining, at your own expense and at all times during the Term, insurance in form and amount appropriate to your business.
Each provision of this Agreement shall be considered severable. To the extent that any provision of this Agreement is prohibited or otherwise limited, this Agreement shall be considered amended to the smallest degree possible in order to make the Agreement effective under applicable law. Neither party shall be deemed by any act or omission to have waived any of its rights or remedies hereunder unless such waiver is in writing and signed by the waiving party.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement shall in no way be construed so as to grant you or your Members any title, easement, lien, possession or related rights in our business, the Facility or anything contained in our Facility. This Agreement creates no tenancy interest (including any security of tenure), leasehold estate, or other real property interest.
You and we are independent contractors, and no agency, partnership, or joint venture relationship is intended or created by this Agreement. Neither party will in any way misrepresent our relationship.
Except in connection with a merger, acquisition, corporate reorganization, or sale of all or substantially all of the shares or assets of you or your parent corporation, you may not transfer or otherwise assign any of your rights or obligations under this Agreement (including by operation of law) without our prior consent. We may assign this Agreement without your consent.
You hereby represent and warrant that (i) during the Term you and your Members will comply with all applicable U.S. and non-U.S. economic sanctions and export control laws and regulations, including but not limited to the economic sanctions regulations implemented under statutory authority and/or Executive Orders and administered by the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) (31 C.F.R. Part 500 et seq.), the U.S. Commerce Department’s Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. Part 730 et seq.), the economic sanctions rules and regulations of the European Council, United Kingdom, and EU Member States, and EU's Dual-use Regulation 428/2009 (collectively, “Trade Control Laws”); (ii) neither you nor any of your Members, subsidiaries or affiliates, nor directors or officers is (a) a citizen or resident of, an entity organized under the laws of, or otherwise located in, a country subject to comprehensive territorial sanctions maintained by OFAC (hereinafter referred to as “Sanctioned Countries”), (b) identified on U.S. Government restricted party lists including the Specially Designated Nationals List and Foreign Sanctions Evaders List administered by OFAC; the Denied Parties List, Unverified List or Entity List maintained by the U.S. Commerce Department Bureau of Industry and Security; or the List of Statutorily Debarred Parties maintained by the U.S. State Department Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, (c) a listed person or entity on the Consolidated List of persons and entities subject to asset-freezing measures or other sanctions maintained by the European Union, and by the Member States of the European Union, or (d) a person or entity subject to asset-freezing measures or other sanctions maintained by the United Kingdom's HM Treasury (collectively referred to herein as "Restricted Parties"); (iii) neither you nor any of your Members, subsidiaries and/or affiliates are 50% or more owned, individually or in the aggregate, directly or indirectly by one or more Restricted Parties or otherwise controlled by Restricted Parties; (iv) less than 10% of your total annual revenues are, and will continue to be for the duration of the Agreement, generated from activities involving, directly or indirectly, one or more of the Sanctioned Countries; and (v) neither you nor any of your Members will, at any time during the term, engage in any activity under this Agreement, including the use of Services provided by Civic Hall in connection with this Agreement, that violates applicable Trade Control Laws or causes Civic Hall to be in violation of Trade Control Laws.
You hereby represent and warrant that at all times you and your Members have conducted and will conduct your operations in accordance with all laws that prohibit commercial or public bribery and money laundering (the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”), and that all funds which you will use to comply with your payments obligations under this Agreement will be derived from legal sources, pursuant to the provisions of Anti-Money Laundering Laws. You will provide us with all information and documents that we from time to time may request in order to comply with all Anti-Money Laundering Laws and enable Civic Hall to verify and confirm your identity and business in accordance with our internal policies.
Neither you nor any of your Members, your directors, officers, employees, agents, subcontractors, representatives or anyone acting on your behalf, (i) has, directly or indirectly, offered, paid, given, promised, or authorized the payment of any money, gift or anything of value to: (A) any Government Official or any commercial party, (B) any person while knowing or having reason to know that all or a portion of such money, gift or thing of value will be offered, paid or given, directly or indirectly, to any Government Official or any commercial party, or (C) any employee or representative of Civic Hall for the purpose of (1) influencing an act or decision of the Government Official or commercial party in his or her official capacity, (2) inducing the Government Official or commercial party to do or omit to do any act in violation of the lawful duty of such official, (3) securing an improper advantage or (4) securing the execution of this Agreement, (ii) will authorize or make any payments or gifts or any offers or promises of payments or gifts of any kind, directly or indirectly, in connection with this Agreement, the Services. For purposes this section, “Government Official” means any officer, employee or person acting in an official capacity for any government agency or instrumentality, including state-owned or controlled companies, and public international organizations, as well as a political party or official thereof or candidate for political office.
You hereby represent and warrant that at all times you and your Members have conducted and will conduct your operations ethically and in accordance with all applicable laws.
Civic Hall will not be liable for, and will not be considered in default or breach of this Agreement on account of, any delay or failure to perform arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces that are beyond Civic Hall’s reasonable control, including, without limitation, any delays or changes in construction of space at the Facility; any conditions under the control of our landlord at the Facility; acts or orders of Government; acts of God; epidemics or pandemics; or public health emergencies.
Except as may be provided by Civic Hall, you hereby represent and warrant that you have not used a broker or realtor in connection with the membership transaction covered by this Agreement. If you seek to terminate this Agreement or cease to pay your monthly Membership Fee except as otherwise explicitly permitted herein (each, an “Early Exit”), within fifteen (15) days of doing so, you shall reimburse Civic Hall for any fees previously paid by Civic Hall to a broker or realtor corresponding to the period following such Early Exit. You hereby indemnify and hold us harmless against any claims arising from the breach of any warranty or representation of this paragraph.
The section and paragraph headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect their interpretation. Any use of “including” “for example” or “such as” in this Agreement shall be read as being followed by “without limitation” where appropriate.
You agree that, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, including with respect to your Members, there shall be no third-party beneficiaries.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts by either handwritten or electronic signature, each of which when executed shall constitute a duplicate original, but all the counterparts shall together constitute the one agreement in accordance with applicable law. This Agreement may be executed using electronic means, including checking that you agree to these terms as part of the online member signup process, and the use of this agreement by the parties will have the same full force and legal effect as with traditional hand-written signatures in accordance with applicable law. You acknowledge that you have the ability to retain this Agreement either by printing or saving it.
Even after your Civic Hall Membership agreement is terminated, or your or your Members’ access to the Member Network is terminated, or your or Members’ use discontinues, certain terms in this Agreement will remain in effect. All terms that by their nature may survive termination of this Agreement shall be deemed to survive such termination. Sections 1, 10, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 22-43 shall also survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement, as well as all other provisions of this Agreement reasonably expected to survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.
If you have any questions relating to this Agreement, please contact your Civic Hall member success contact or write to us at phgeorge@civichall.org.
For purposes of these House Rules, references to “you”, “your” and similar words shall mean Member Company, its individual Members and/or guests, as applicable.
The Civic Hall common spaces are available for the use of all our members and their guests (unless otherwise instructed by us).
While you are using the Civic Hall Facility, you are responsible for your personal property. Civic Hall will not be responsible for any lost or stolen items.
For the safety and enjoyment of all members of our community, you shall act in a respectful manner in the Facility, and shall not perform any activity or cause or permit anything that is reasonably likely to be disruptive or dangerous to us or any members, or our/their employees, guests, or property. We kindly ask you to:
stay home if you're sick
avoid strong-smelling foods, perfumes, or lotions.
practice personal hygiene
wear clothing that is appropriate for office attire
After the completion of daily use, the Member shall leave the space in the same or similar condition as received from Civic Hall, except for basic cleaning services. Beyond ordinary wear and tear, Member shall be responsible for any damage caused by participants, contractors, or representatives’ negligence of the space and equipment. Civic Hall shall arrange for the repair of any such damage and invoice Member for said damages.
Conference and Huddle rooms are intended to be used for periodic in-person and virtual meetings. These spaces are not intended to be used as offices, so we ask that Members refrain from ‘squatting’ in these spaces throughout the day so that other members can utilize them too. Leave the meeting room in good condition for the next user.
To help secure our spaces, your Civic Hall member keycard is for your personal use, only and may not be copied or shared with another person or party unless expressly permitted by Civic Hall. Members must avoid allowing others to access keycard restricted areas without swiping their own keycards. If someone follows you into the Facility without swiping their keycard, encourage them to check in with the Civic Hall front desk. If you lose or damage your keycard, please notify Civic Hall as soon as possible. You may be charged a fee for a replacement keycard. Members are not permitted to make any copies of any keys, keycards or other means of entry to the Facility, or lend, share or transfer any keys or keycards to any third party, unless authorized by us in advance.
Use of the Facility to conduct or pursue any illegal or offensive activities is strictly prohibited, and weapons of any kind, and any other offensive, dangerous, hazardous, inflammable or explosive materials are strictly prohibited. If you become aware of weapon in the Facility, contact Civic Hall immediately.
None of your Members or guests under the legal age for consuming alcohol shall consume alcohol in the Facility. Your Members or guests who are of legal drinking age that choose to consume alcohol in the Facility shall do so responsibly. You shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with this rule by your Members and guests.
Any guests in the Facility must be registered with the front desk and may be required to show a valid, government-issued photo ID and/or perform additional required steps according to our policies. The member company and member registering a guest are responsible for their guest while such guest is in the Facility.
Outside of registered service animals, pets are generally not permitted in the Facility. We may require persons bringing pets into the Facility to produce proof of service animal registration and vaccination for such pet and/or evidence of compliance with applicable local regulations. You will be responsible for any injury or damage caused by this pet to other members or guests or other occupants of the Facility or any employees, members, guests, other occupants, and Civic Hall will not be liable for any injury to pets while in our Facility. We reserve the right to restrict any person’s right to bring a pet into the Facility in our discretion.
For any of your Members or guests using the Civic Hall wireless internet, such persons’ computers, tablets, mobile devices and other electronic equipment must be (a) kept up-to-date with the latest software updates provided by the software vendor and (b) kept clean of any malware, viruses, spyware, worms, Trojans, or anything that is designed to perform malicious, hostile and/or intrusive operations. We reserve the right to remove any device from our networks that poses a threat to our networks or users until the threat is remediated.
Your Members or guests may not operate any equipment in our space that has a higher heat output or electrical consumption than in a typical office environment, or places excessive strain on our electrical, IT, HVAC or structural systems, with such determination to be made in our sole discretion, without our prior approval.
Please be advised that for security reasons, we may, in our discretion, regularly record certain areas in the Facility via video
For any items provided to you by Civic Hall for temporary use, you will be responsible for replacement fees should any such property be lost, stolen or destroyed.
Operator shall provide Member with use of Internet service provided at Civic Hall (“Internet Service”). Member’s use of Internet Service shall constitute Operator’s acceptance of the terms and conditions of this Amendment including the internet policies below.
1. Member may access Internet Service provided by Operator.
2. Internet Service is provided “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” for Member use, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
3. Use of Internet Service is at Member’s sole risk.
Internet Service is for informational purposes and normal business activities only (eg, email, web browsing, low-bandwidth file transmission, etc.).
Internet Service shall not be used in any capacity that violates City, State or Federal law; including, but not limited to piracy and copyright violations.
Users of Internet Service may not create, transmit, print, or otherwise distribute pornographic, obscene, or sexually explicit materials.
The creation, dissemination, or publishing of illegal or destructive information via Internet Service, including, but not limited to defamatory comments, harassment, child pornography, viruses, worms, and other Internet security threats is strictly prohibited.
Operator is not responsible for personal files or any data residing on Member’s computer systems.
Operator expressly disclaims any liability or responsibility for any damages that result from the operation or misuse of Internet Service or content viewed, regardless of whether specific warning was provided or not.
In the event of a disruption of Internet Service, Operator will work to restore services but shall not be liable for any damages due to the disruption of Internet Service.
It is the Member’s responsibility to maintain updated and patched computer operating systems.
Users who violate the policies set forth in this contract will lose their right to access Internet Service.
If/when Member utilizes material bandwidth transmission that exceed reasonable limits, Operator may deactivate Member’s Internet Service.
Bandwidth transmission limits are at the sole discretion of Operator.
Operator shall impose limits namely in the interest of protecting disruptions of other members, events or classroom use.
Operator will reasonably notify Member if/when Operator determines that bandwidth transmission has exceeded limitations.
7. Internet Service will be remotely monitored and filtered by Operator to ensure compliance with these policies as herein stated and/or periodically modified.
This Exhibit shall be in effect for the duration of the Membership Agreement.
Except as set forth in this Exhibit, the Agreement is unaffected and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. If there is conflict between this Exhibit and the Agreement, the terms of the Agreement shall prevail.