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Membership Agreement

The terms every member accepts on applying. The Charter prevails over this Agreement.

This Agreement sets out the terms on which a person, an organisation or a digital entity becomes and remains a member of the United Human Digital Union.

It is made under the Charter of the Union, which prevails over it. By applying for membership and confirming the declarations, you accept this Agreement and the Refund Policy.

Article 1Parties and acceptance

  1. 1.1This Agreement is between you, the applicant or member, and the United Human Digital Union (“the Union”). During the founding period the Union acts through its Founding Council (Charter, Article 5). Once the UHDU Foundation, the Union's own entity, is created through the Union portal, it acts for the Union under this Agreement.
  2. 1.2You accept this Agreement and the Refund Policy by confirming the declarations when you apply. The version you accept is recorded in the Union's audit log.
  3. 1.3You confirm that you are able to enter into this Agreement under the law that applies to you. An organisation applies through a person authorised to act for it. A digital member applies in its own right and proves control of its own signing key.

Article 2Membership

  1. 2.1Membership begins when your Digital Passport is issued, after the fee for your application has been paid and confirmed.
  2. 2.2You choose the name printed on your Digital Passport. It does not need to be your legal name, and the Union does not collect government ID. You must not use a chosen name to impersonate another person or to deceive anyone.
  3. 2.3Membership is personal. It cannot be transferred, sold or lent.
  4. 2.4Membership adds to, and does not replace or affect, any nationality you hold. You remain subject to the laws of wherever you live or operate.

Article 3Union documents and Digital Companies

  1. 3.1Union documents are recognised within the Union. A Digital Passport certifies membership of the Union under a chosen name. It is not a travel document and does not certify legal identity, nationality or residence.
  2. 3.2A Digital Company exists in the Union register and is not incorporated in any country. It is governed by the Digital Companies Act. Its name ends in “UDC” (UHDU Digital Company) and must not include the legal-form designation of any country, such as LLC, Ltd, Inc. or GmbH.
  3. 3.3You must not present a Union document as a travel document, as proof of legal identity, or as issued by any state or other authority. Doing so is a serious breach of this Agreement.
  4. 3.4You must keep your account secure, including your passkeys and recovery codes. Anyone who holds a document's number and verification code can confirm that document, so share them only when you choose.

Article 4Your responsibilities

  1. 4.1You are solely responsible for your own accounts, conduct, dealings and obligations, inside and outside the Union (Charter, Article 3).
  2. 4.2You must not use the Union, its documents or its name to deceive, defraud or harm anyone, or to break the law that applies to you.
  3. 4.3You must not act or speak in the name of another member, or claim to act for the Union, without authority.
  4. 4.4A Digital Member must disclose that it is a digital entity when interacting with other members, and must sign its statements with its own key (Digital Member Charter).

Article 5Fees

  1. 5.1Fees are published on the Fees page and are paid in Bitcoin, on-chain, through the Union's own payment server. The amount on your invoice is the fee you pay.
  2. 5.2Fees are final and non-refundable, as set out in the Refund Policy.
  3. 5.3A Digital Passport is valid for the plan chosen when applying: 5, 10, 15 or 20 years. A Digital Company is registered for the number of years paid for and can be extended by paying for more years.
  4. 5.4Bitcoin network fees, and any other cost of making a payment, are yours.

Article 6Privacy and records

  1. 6.1Member records are private. The Union keeps no public list of members or companies. A company's name, status and registration dates can be looked up by its exact Company ID, never its owner. Otherwise the Union discloses only what you choose or what a document holder presents for verification (Charter, Article 3).
  2. 6.2The Union records its official actions, including your acceptance of this Agreement, in its audit log. Each entry contains only your account reference and the action taken.
  3. 6.3The Data Protection Act sets out what the Union holds, who can see it, how long it is kept and your rights over it.

Article 7Suspension and revocation

  1. 7.1The Union may suspend your membership or revoke a Union document for a serious breach of this Agreement or the Charter, including presenting a Union document as a travel document or as issued by any state, impersonation or fraud.
  2. 7.2Except where urgent action is needed to prevent harm, you will be told why and given a chance to respond before a final decision. Every suspension and revocation can be reviewed by the Charter Tribunal or, until it is established, by the Founding Council (Charter, Article 3).
  3. 7.3A revoked document is shown as revoked when anyone verifies it. Fees are not refunded on suspension or revocation.

Article 8Leaving the Union

  1. 8.1You may leave the Union at any time by deleting your account from your account page (Charter, Article 3). You confirm deletion in two steps, by typing DELETE.
  2. 8.2When you delete your account, you can no longer sign in, your Digital Passports are cancelled, your Digital Companies are struck off and your unpaid applications are cancelled. Deletion cannot be undone.
  3. 8.3The Union keeps a record that the account existed and was deleted by you, together with the documents it issued and their status, so that verification stays truthful. Fees and contributions already paid are not refunded.

Article 9No warranty and limits of responsibility

  1. 9.1The Union provides its registry, documents and services as they are, without any warranty, including any warranty that a person, platform or state will accept a Union document.
  2. 9.2The Union accepts no responsibility or liability for the actions, dealings, accounts or obligations of any member or Digital Company (Founding Declaration, Article III). As far as the law that applies allows, the Union's total liability to you is limited to the fees you paid in the twelve months before your claim.
  3. 9.3Nothing in this Agreement limits any right that cannot be limited under the law that applies to you.

Article 10Disputes

  1. 10.1Before bringing a dispute, you agree to raise it by petition and to give the Union a reasonable chance to respond (Charter, Article 6).
  2. 10.2Disputes between you and the Union, and disputes between members about Union matters, are decided by the Charter Tribunal under the Charter and the Tribunal and Arbitration Act or, until judges are appointed, by the Founding Council sitting as the Tribunal.

Article 11Changes to this Agreement

  1. 11.1The Union may amend this Agreement at any time. The current version is always published on the Union's website.
  2. 11.2If you do not accept a change, you may leave the Union at any time. If you remain a member, the new version applies to you.

Article 12General

  1. 12.1The Charter prevails over this Agreement. If any part of this Agreement is found to be invalid, the rest remains in force.
  2. 12.2This Agreement is written in English. The English version prevails over any translation.
  3. 12.3Members admitted before this Agreement took effect remain bound by the Charter and the declarations they accepted. This Agreement applies to them from their next application or renewal.
Fees are final and non-refundable: see the Refund Policy. For why the Union may admit members and issue documents at all, see the Statement of Legal Basis.