TERMS & CONDITIONS The Network of Atlanta (NOA)
Effective date August 24, 2026
Applies to NOA websites, applications, memberships, events, programs, communications, and related services
1. Agreement to These Terms
These Terms & Conditions ("Terms") are a binding agreement between you and [INSERT NOA LEGAL ENTITY NAME], doing business as The Network of Atlanta ("NOA," "we," "us," or "our"). They govern your access to or use of NOA’s websites, application forms, membership program, events, workshops, service projects, fitness activities, dinners, mixers, communications, and other offerings (collectively, the "Services").
By accessing the Services, submitting an application, purchasing a membership, registering for or attending an event, or clicking to accept these Terms, you agree to these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Services. If an event page, waiver, ticket, or written agreement contains additional terms, those additional terms also apply; for that event or transaction, the more specific term controls if there is a conflict.
2. Eligibility and Accounts
You must be at least 18 years old and legally able to enter into a contract to apply for membership, create an account, purchase a ticket, or attend an adult NOA event unless NOA expressly designates an offering for younger participants and requires appropriate consent.
You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information and to keep it updated. You are responsible for activity conducted through your account, registration, or access credentials and must notify us promptly of suspected unauthorized use. You may not impersonate another person, submit an application for someone else without authorization, or use another person’s ticket or membership unless NOA expressly permits a transfer.
3. Membership Applications and Acceptance
NOA is an intentional community, not an open-access club. Submitting an application does not guarantee acceptance. NOA may approve, deny, defer, request additional information about, or close an application in its reasonable discretion, subject to applicable law. Application decisions are based on NOA’s mission, community needs, capacity, safety, and the applicant’s stated interest in participating constructively.
Unless NOA states otherwise, applications may be submitted on a rolling basis. Our current target workflow—Friday reviews and Monday notices—is an administrative goal, not a guaranteed decision deadline. Membership begins only after written acceptance and successful payment of the applicable membership contribution.
4. Lifetime Membership
NOA currently offers an individual lifetime membership for a one-time contribution of $100, unless a different amount or valid promotional arrangement is shown at checkout. "Lifetime" means for as long as NOA continues to operate its lifetime membership program. It does not mean the lifetime of the individual member, guarantee that NOA or any particular benefit will exist indefinitely, or create any ownership, voting, employment, partnership, agency, fiduciary, or profit-sharing interest in NOA.
Membership is personal, nontransferable, and may not be sold, assigned, shared, inherited, or used for commercial solicitation. Membership may include member pricing, eligibility for member-only opportunities, community communications, a member name badge, introductions, and other benefits announced by NOA. Benefits may change based on capacity, cost, partnerships, safety, or community needs. NOA does not guarantee a minimum number, frequency, location, or format of benefits or events.
Membership does not guarantee admission to any event, a reserved seat, a match or introduction, employment, clients, business opportunities, friendship, mentorship, sponsorship, media exposure, or any particular personal or professional outcome. Capacity limits, separate registration, event qualifications, waitlists, and additional fees may apply.
5. Fees, Payments, and Refunds
Membership contribution. The one-time membership contribution supports NOA’s operations and community programming. Once membership is activated, it is nonrefundable except where required by law or where NOA expressly states otherwise in writing.
Event and commitment fees. Membership does not eliminate all event charges. NOA may charge separate ticket, meal, material, travel, activity, or commitment fees. Commitment fees are generally nonrefundable because they are used to encourage reliable attendance and cover planning costs, including when the registrant cancels or does not attend. The event page controls if it states a different policy.
Events cancelled by NOA. If NOA cancels a paid event and does not reschedule it or provide the purchased benefit, NOA will refund the amount paid directly to NOA for that event, unless the event listing disclosed a different lawful remedy. For a rescheduled event, registration will ordinarily transfer to the new date; NOA will state whether a refund, credit, or transfer option is available.
Third-party and personal costs. Purchases paid directly to restaurants, venues, travel providers, ticketing platforms, instructors, or other third parties are governed by that provider’s terms. Unless expressly included in the ticket description, attendees are responsible for their own meals, beverages, parking, transportation, lodging, equipment, and other personal expenses.
Taxes and payment disputes. Prices may exclude applicable taxes and processing fees. You authorize NOA and its payment processor to charge the amount shown at checkout. Contact us at contact@networkofatlanta.com before initiating a chargeback so we can try to resolve the issue. This sentence does not limit rights provided by law.
6. Events, Changes, and Admission
NOA may change an event’s date, time, venue, format, capacity, speakers, hosts, menu, route, activities, or other details when reasonably necessary. We may refuse or revoke admission for safety, capacity, nonpayment, intoxication, disruptive behavior, violation of these Terms, venue rules, or other legitimate operational reasons.
Event schedules, seating matches, introductions, prompts, and small groups are designed to support connection but are not guaranteed. You are responsible for reviewing event details, arriving on time, following venue requirements, and informing NOA of accessibility needs with as much advance notice as reasonably possible. NOA will consider reasonable accommodation requests in accordance with applicable law.
7. Community Standards
NOA is built around showing up, saying hello first, serving, sharing, making introductions, and making room for others. You agree to participate respectfully and to help create a welcoming environment.
You may not harass, threaten, stalk, discriminate against, demean, exploit, or endanger another person; engage in unwanted sexual attention or physical contact; disrupt activities; bring weapons where prohibited; attend while dangerously impaired; record private conversations without permission; misuse another participant’s personal information; spam, recruit deceptively, or use NOA primarily for unsolicited sales; misrepresent your identity or affiliation; damage property; violate venue rules; or engage in illegal conduct.
Report urgent safety concerns to event staff or emergency services. Other conduct concerns may be sent to contact@networkofatlanta.com. NOA may investigate reports and take action it reasonably considers appropriate, including a warning, removal from an event, restriction from communications, suspension, or termination of membership. To protect privacy and safety, NOA may not disclose details of its review or action.
8. Suspension and Termination
You may stop participating at any time. You may request that we close your account by contacting contact@networkofatlanta.com, but closure does not automatically create a refund right.
NOA may suspend or terminate access, registration, or membership for a material or repeated violation of these Terms, conduct inconsistent with community safety or integrity, fraud, nonpayment, misuse of NOA’s name or resources, or other lawful reason. Except where safety, law, confidentiality, or urgency makes notice impractical, NOA may provide a brief explanation. A person whose membership is terminated for cause is not entitled to a refund except where required by law. Provisions that by their nature should survive termination—including payment obligations, intellectual property, releases, disclaimers, limitations of liability, indemnification, and dispute terms—will survive.
9. Health, Fitness, Service, and Activity Risks
Some Services may involve exercise, walking, outdoor conditions, food, transportation, volunteer service, tools, physical activity, or other inherent risks. You are responsible for deciding whether an activity is appropriate for you, using suitable clothing and equipment, following safety instructions, disclosing relevant restrictions when appropriate, and seeking medical advice before participating if you have health concerns.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, you voluntarily assume the ordinary and inherent risks of participation, including personal injury, illness, allergic reaction, property loss, and risks created by travel, weather, venues, other participants, or third parties. NOA may require a separate activity-specific waiver. Nothing in these Terms waives liability that cannot lawfully be waived. In an emergency, you authorize NOA to contact emergency services, but NOA does not undertake a duty to provide medical care or transportation.
10. Food, Alcohol, and Allergies
Food and beverages may be prepared or served by third parties. NOA cannot guarantee ingredient accuracy, allergen-free preparation, cross-contamination prevention, or compliance with an individual dietary restriction. You are responsible for asking the provider about ingredients and deciding what to consume.
If alcohol is available, you must comply with age requirements and venue rules, drink responsibly, and arrange safe transportation. NOA may refuse service or remove a person whose behavior creates a safety concern.
11. Photography, Video, and Publicity
NOA events may be photographed, filmed, livestreamed, or otherwise recorded. By attending, you understand that you may appear incidentally in crowd, atmosphere, or documentary images and recordings used by NOA to document and promote its community, programs, and impact in any media, without compensation.
If you do not want to be intentionally featured, notify NOA in writing before the event and tell check-in staff when you arrive. We will make reasonable efforts to honor the request for posed or individually focused content, but we cannot guarantee exclusion from wide-angle crowd images, background footage, livestreams, or content independently created by venues, partners, media, or attendees. Separate written permission may be requested for testimonials or prominently featured commercial content.
12. Member Content and Feedback
You retain ownership of content you submit to NOA, such as profile information, event suggestions, photos, comments, testimonials, or application responses ("Member Content"). You represent that you have the right to provide it and that it does not violate law or another person’s rights.
You grant NOA a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, format, and display Member Content as reasonably necessary to operate the Services and as permitted by the Privacy Policy or a separate consent. You may withdraw permission for future promotional use of a testimonial or submitted photo by contacting contact@networkofatlanta.com, but withdrawal does not require NOA to recall materials already printed, distributed, or lawfully published before the request.
If you send ideas or feedback about NOA, you allow us to use them without restriction or compensation, provided we do not publicly identify you without permission.
13. Privacy and Communications
Our collection and use of personal information are described in our Privacy Policy at https://networkofatlanta.com/privacy. Application answers and matching information may be reviewed by authorized NOA personnel and used to evaluate membership, administer events, arrange introductions or seating, improve programming, protect safety, and communicate with you.
By providing contact information, you consent to receive transactional messages about your application, membership, purchases, events, safety, and account. Where permitted, you may also receive community or marketing messages. You may unsubscribe from marketing emails using the link provided, but you may still receive necessary transactional or legal notices. Standard message and data rates may apply to text messages.
14. Introductions and Interactions with Others
NOA creates opportunities for people to meet; it does not verify every statement, credential, background, business, or intention of every member, applicant, attendee, speaker, volunteer, sponsor, or partner. An introduction, match, invitation, badge, membership, or presence at an NOA event is not an endorsement, employment reference, professional certification, or guarantee of trustworthiness.
Use independent judgment before sharing sensitive information, entering a transaction, accepting work, traveling, meeting privately, investing, hiring, dating, or forming another relationship. Your interactions and agreements with other participants or third parties are between you and them.
15. Intellectual Property and Acceptable Use
NOA’s names, logos, event names, website design, original text, graphics, prompts, program materials, directories, and other content are owned by or licensed to NOA and are protected by applicable law. Except for personal, noncommercial use of materials NOA expressly makes available for that purpose, you may not copy, scrape, sell, publish, modify, distribute, create derivative works from, or exploit NOA content without written permission.
You may not use NOA’s name, logo, member list, photographs, events, or perceived affiliation to imply sponsorship or endorsement, create an unofficial event, solicit participants, train a commercial dataset, or build a competing directory or service without prior written authorization.
16. Third-Party Services, Sponsors, and Links
The Services may involve venues, restaurants, instructors, ticketing providers, payment processors, sponsors, speakers, transportation providers, websites, or other third parties. They are independent from NOA unless expressly stated otherwise. NOA is not responsible for their products, services, policies, statements, availability, security, or conduct. Your use of a third-party service is governed by that party’s terms. Sponsorship does not necessarily mean that NOA endorses every product, position, or statement of a sponsor.
17. Disclaimers
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE." NOA DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. NOA DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, SAFE, OR SUITABLE FOR EVERY PERSON, OR THAT ANY CONNECTION, EVENT, INTRODUCTION, INFORMATION, OR OPPORTUNITY WILL PRODUCE A PARTICULAR RESULT.
Information shared through NOA is for general community and educational purposes and is not legal, medical, financial, mental-health, employment, or other professional advice. Speakers, attendees, sponsors, partners, and volunteers speak for themselves unless NOA expressly states otherwise.
18. Limitation of Liability
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NOA AND ITS OWNERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS, CONTRACTORS, REPRESENTATIVES, SPONSORS, AND PARTNERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST OPPORTUNITIES, LOSS OF DATA, REPUTATIONAL HARM, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THE SERVICES.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NOA’S TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THE SERVICES WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID DIRECTLY TO NOA FOR THE SPECIFIC MEMBERSHIP, EVENT, OR SERVICE GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM DURING THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE EVENT CREATING LIABILITY OR (B) $100. THESE LIMITATIONS DO NOT APPLY TO LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE LIMITED OR EXCLUDED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
19. Indemnification
To the fullest extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless NOA and its owners, directors, officers, employees, volunteers, contractors, and representatives from third-party claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, losses, and reasonable costs (including attorneys’ fees) arising from your unlawful conduct, your material violation of these Terms, your Member Content, your infringement of another person’s rights, or damage or injury you cause. This obligation does not require you to indemnify a party for that party’s own conduct to the extent prohibited by law. NOA may control the defense of a covered claim, and you agree to cooperate reasonably.
20. Governing Law and Disputes
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Georgia, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Before filing a lawsuit, you and NOA agree to make a good-faith effort to resolve the dispute by sending a written notice that describes the issue and requested resolution. Notices to NOA must be sent to contact@networkofatlanta.com and [INSERT BUSINESS ADDRESS]. Either party may proceed sooner when necessary to seek emergency or injunctive relief, preserve a legal deadline, or pursue a matter in small claims court.
Unless applicable law requires otherwise, any court proceeding must be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Fulton County, Georgia, and each party consents to personal jurisdiction and venue there. Nothing in this section prevents either party from using an available small claims court.
21. Changes to the Services or These Terms
NOA may update the Services and these Terms. If we make a material change, we will post the revised Terms with a new effective date and provide additional notice when required by law. Changes apply prospectively from their effective date. Your continued use of the Services after that date means you accept the revised Terms; if you do not agree, stop using the Services. A change to these Terms will not retroactively convert a refundable payment into a nonrefundable payment.
22. General Terms
These Terms, the Privacy Policy, and applicable event-specific terms form the entire agreement regarding the Services and replace prior statements on the same subject. If any provision is found unenforceable, it will be modified only to the minimum extent necessary and the remaining provisions will continue in effect. NOA’s failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. You may not assign these Terms without NOA’s written consent; NOA may assign them as part of a reorganization, merger, asset transfer, or change in operator. Headings are for convenience only. Electronic acceptance and notices have the same effect as paper communications to the extent permitted by law.
23. Contact Information
The Network of Atlanta (NOA)
General/support: contact@networkofatlanta.com
Privacy: contact@networkofatlanta.com
Legal notices: contact@networkofatlanta.com
Website: https://www.networkofatlanta.com
Privacy Policy: https://www.networkofatlanta.com/privacy