GARC Membership Terms

1. Membership Term

GARC individual and institutional memberships are normally valid for 12 months from activation unless otherwise agreed in writing.

2. Payment

Membership fees are paid for the applicable membership term. Current standard memberships use one-time payment rather than automatic recurring billing.

3. Renewal

Membership does not automatically renew. Renewal is optional and requires a new payment or approved renewal arrangement for the next membership term.

4. Eligibility

Applicants must provide accurate information and select an appropriate membership category. GARC may request reasonable evidence of eligibility or organizational status when necessary.

5. Membership Activation

Membership becomes active after applicable payment, eligibility and administrative requirements have been verified by GARC.

6. Member Accounts

Individual membership is intended for the registered individual and should not be transferred.

Named accounts under Institutional Membership are administered within the organization’s active membership and must follow GARC membership and platform requirements.

7. Membership Benefits

Membership provides access to benefits applicable to the member’s active category.

GARC may reasonably update resources, activities, delivery methods or member features over time as the Center’s research and knowledge environment develops.

8. Research Participation

Membership does not guarantee participation in research projects, working groups, publications, authorship, co-authorship, peer review, editorial roles, funding or grants.

Research participation remains subject to the requirements and governance of each activity.

9. Professional Status

GARC Membership and GARC Membership Credentials do not constitute:

• professional licensure
• clinical certification
• academic accreditation
• university credit
• regulatory recognition
• professional registration
• endorsement of professional services

10. Governance & Appointments

Membership does not provide automatic entitlement to:

• Board membership
• Advisory Board membership
• Scientific Council membership
• employment
• formal institutional representation
• governance authority

Any such role requires a separate formal process.

11. Institutional Membership & Partnership

Institutional Membership does not create a formal research, academic, strategic or commercial partnership.

Partnerships and collaborative projects require separate mutual agreement.

12. Use of Name and Brand

Membership does not provide unrestricted permission to use the GARC institutional logo, imply GARC endorsement or represent a member as an official representative of GARC.

Approved membership badges or references must follow applicable GARC brand rules.

13. Conduct

Members are expected to participate respectfully and professionally and comply with GARC policies, research integrity principles, safeguarding expectations and applicable community standards.

GARC may restrict or suspend access where serious misuse, misconduct, misrepresentation or policy violations occur.

14. Cancellation & Refunds

Before activation, membership payment issues or cancellation requests may be reviewed by GARC.

Once membership access, Member ID or Membership Credential has been activated, membership fees are generally non-refundable except where otherwise required by applicable law or expressly approved by GARC.

15. Expiry

When membership expires, active member status and member-only access may end.

A former member may apply to renew or reactivate membership under the current membership terms.

16. Founding Member 2026

Founding Member 2026 is a cohort designation for eligible members activated during the defined founding period.

It does not provide lifetime membership, lifetime pricing, permanent rights, accreditation or governance authority.

17. Privacy

Membership data is handled in accordance with the website’s applicable privacy and data policies.

18. Institutional Reference

Global Autism Research Center (GARC) operates within the institutional framework of Global Research & Strategy Group Ltd, a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom.

Company No. 17468611.

19. Updates

GARC may update the Membership Terms when reasonably required.

The version published on the official GARC website represents the current public membership terms.