WEWORK MEMBERSHIP HOUSE RULES
In addition to any rules, policies and/or procedures that are specific to a Premises used by you:
a. You acknowledge and agree that:
i. keys, key cards and other such items used to gain physical access to the Premises or the Office Space remain our property. You will cause your Members to safeguard our property and you shall promptly notify us and be liable for replacement fees should any such property be lost, stolen or destroyed;
ii. you shall promptly notify us of any change to your contact and/or payment information;
iii. we will provide notice to you of any changes to Services, fees, or other updates via email. It is your responsibility to read such emails and to ensure your Members are aware of any changes, regardless of whether we notify such Members directly;
iv. carts, dollies and other freight items which may be made available may not be used in the passenger elevator except at our discretion;
v. for security reasons, we may, but have no obligation to, regularly record certain areas in the Premises via video;
vi. all of your Members are at least 18 years of age;
vii. you shall be solely and fully responsible for ensuring that alcohol is consumed responsibly by your individual Members and that no alcohol is consumed by any of your Members or guests who is younger than the legal age for consuming alcohol in the applicable jurisdiction;
viii. common spaces are to be enjoyed by all our Member Companies, members and guests unless otherwise instructed by us, and are for temporary use and not as a place for continuous, everyday work;
ix. you will provide us with reasonable notice of and complete all required paperwork prior to hosting any event at the Premises;
x. you will be responsible for any damage to your Office Space other than normal wear and tear;
xi. you will be responsible for replacement fees for any item(s) provided to you by the A.W. community team for temporary use should any such property be lost, stolen or destroyed;
xii. we are not liable for any mail or packages received without an A.W. employee’s signature indicating acceptance;
xiii. you may not make any structural or nonstructural alterations or installations (including, but not limited to, wall attachments, furniture, IT equipment, and/or glass paneling) in the Office Space or elsewhere in the Premises without prior approval by us. In the event that any alterations or installations are made, you shall be responsible for the full cost and expense of the alteration or installation and, prior to the termination of this Agreement, the removal of such items and the restoration necessitated by any such alterations, and we shall deduct any such costs not otherwise paid by you we from the Service Retainer. In no event are you permitted to perform any of these actions. Only a member of our facilities staff is entitled to perform an alteration, installation, removal or restoration. Reach out to a member of your community team for more information;
xiv. you and your Members’ 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; and
xv. you 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 A.W. 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.
b. No Member will:
i. perform any activity or cause or permit anything that is reasonably likely to be disruptive or dangerous to us or any other Member Companies, or our or their employees, guests or property, including without limitation the Office Space or the Premises;
ii. use the Services, the Premises or the Office Space to conduct or pursue any illegal or offensive activities or comport themselves to the community in a similar manner; all Members shall act in a respectful manner towards other Member Companies and our and their employees and guests;
iii. misrepresent himself or herself to the A.W .community, either in person or on the A.W. Member Network;
iv.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, and this provision will survive termination of this Agreement;
v.take, copy or use for any purpose (a) the name “We”, “WeWork” 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 Premises, for any purpose, including competitive purposes, without our prior consent, provided that during the term of this Agreement you will be able to use “WeWork” in plain text to accurately identify an address or office location. You acknowledge that WeWork 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. 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 WeWork and yourself, without our prior consent, and this provision will survive termination of this Agreement;
vi. film within any Premises, including within the Office Space, without completing all required paperwork and receiving express written consent from WeWork and/ or A.W.;
vii. use the Office Space in a retail, medical, or other capacity involving frequent visits by members of the public, as a residential or living space, or for any exclusively non-business purpose;
viii. use our mail and deliveries services for fraudulent or unlawful purposes, and we shall not be liable for any such use;
ix. store significant amounts of currency or other valuable goods or commodities in the Office Space that are not commonly kept in commercial offices; in the event that you do so, we will not be liable for any such loss;
x. make any copies of any keys, keycards or other means of entry to the Office Space or the Premises or lend, share or transfer any keys or keycards to any third party, unless authorised by us in advance;
xi. install any locks to access the Office Space or anywhere within the Premises, unless authorised by us in advance;
xii. allow any guest(s) to enter the building without registering such guest(s) and performing any additional required steps according to our policies; or
xiii. operate any equipment within the Premises that has a higher heat output or electrical consumption than in a typical personal 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; or
xiv. bring any weapons of any kind, or any other offensive, dangerous, hazardous, inflammable or explosive materials into the Office Space or the Premises.
xv. Charge lithium battery/ies and /or any electric vehicle in the Office Space and/or in the premises (including Common Areas in the Building/s).
Any capitalized term used in this HOUSE RULES but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Membership Agreement
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