Membership Application

Thank you for your interest in becoming a member of the Rize CoWorking & Collaboration Space in Bangor, ME. We're so excited to have the opportunity to get to know you!

While our facility offers people a place to work and connect, we are first and foremost, a community.  One that supports, accepts, and respects its members.  In an effort to ensure that we are a mutually good fit, we ask that you take a few minutes to complete our Member Application so we can get to know you and you can get to know us!

Ok, enough with all the questions!

You're almost done, we just need to get through the fine print.

Code of Conduct

Rize Coworking & Collaboration Space (also known as Rize) has adopted the following Code of Conduct that all members are required to agree to and adhere to.

Members are expected to act with integrity, collegiality and care. 

This includes, but is not limited to: 

• Be mindful that people communicate in different ways
• Be respectful of others’ opinions
• Maintaining a workplace that is free from illegal discrimination and harassment. Any participant who is found to have discriminated against or harassed in any way anyone within the space shall have their membership rights revoked immediately.
• Guarding the security of the space by agreeing not to share your door code, or fob, with any other person or entity.
• Cooperating with reasonable requests made by fellow Members and management regarding your use of the space.
• Showing respect and courteous conduct in all meetings.
• Asking for help and making yourself available to one another for advice and assistance. We are a community.
• Be appreciative of other people’s time and interest in your business. 

In addition, we ask that you abide by the following guidelines: 

• Members may not store personal belongings or equipment (excludes dedicated desks) in the space without permission from management.  Rize is not liable for equipment that is left unattended, becomes damaged, or is removed from the premises, regardless of whether permission to store was granted or not.
• Make your best effort to maintain a quiet work environment for those around you.  Efforts include:
  • Conduct loud and/or lengthy discussions with other members in a conference room or a more secluded area in the space.
  • Wear headphones or use a Phone Booth when on phone calls or web-based meetings.
  • Do not use speakerphone or conduct web-based meetings without headphones.
  • Check in with your surroundings during calls and make sure you're not getting any dirty looks for being too loud.
• Do not engage in illegal activities on the premises.
• Clean up after yourself.  Yes, we have regular cleaning in place but taking a role in keeping things picked up keeps the space enjoyable and helps keep costs down.  So Please:
  • Put your dishes in the dishwasher
  • Clean up spills promptly
  • Notify management of spills that need more attention (it's ok, it happens!)
  • Label food in the fridge with your name and date and remove it in a timely manner
  • Keep trash/crumbs to a minimum, or just be sure to pick them up
  • If the trash is full please notify management
• If you're the first to arrive in the morning, or you get the last cup of coffee before 1pm, please brew a fresh pot.
• Leave people’s dedicated desks alone - any items left on a dedicated desk are the property of that member and are not for community use.
• If you have a guest, they are not permitted to sit at ANY dedicated desk. Regardless of if it's occupied or not.
• Avoid sleeping on the premises.
• Don’t abuse printing privileges.  This is a free service as long as it's not abused, we hope to keep it this way.

Provide a safe space for everyone to be heard
Have a judgment-free environment
Provide trust and confidentiality among members of the group
Listen to, recognize, and provide constructive feedback

Terms of Service

Payment Terms

If payment is not made by the Member within seven days following the acceptance of membership, Rize CoWorking & Collaboration Space reserves the right to terminate this Agreement. 

Termination of Membership 

Dedicated Desk and/or Private Office memberships require a 30 day written notice of intent to terminate membership. 

Rize Name

No member shall use the Rize name or logo in any manner without the prior written consent of Rize. 

Use of Services 

The Member agrees to abide by our Code of Conduct which may from time to time be amended by Rize. The most recent versions will be posted within the space and is always available upon request. 

 
A Member will not: 

- Give access to or otherwise share any passwords provided to the Member by Rize; - Bring any guest into the Space except for brief meetings;
- Violate any applicable Federal, State or local law or regulation; 
- Use the Space in connection with contests, pyramid schemes, chain letters, junk email, spamming, or any unsolicited message (commercial or otherwise); 
- Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others; 
- Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information on or through Rize servers; 
- Use any material or information, including images or photographs, in any manner that infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, or other proprietary rights of any party; 
- Upload, or otherwise make available, files that contain images, photographs, software or other material protected by intellectual property laws, including, by way of example, and not as a limitation, copyright or trademark laws (or by rights of privacy or publicity) unless the Member owns or controls the rights thereto or has received all necessary consent to do the same; 
- Upload files that contain viruses, Trojan Horses, worms, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another’s computer or property of another; 
- Download any file that the Member knows, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally reproduced, displayed, performed, and/or distributed in such manner;
- Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Space and related services; - Collect information about others, including email addresses, without the authorization or consent of the disclosing party; or 
- Create a false identity for the purpose of misleading others. 

Photo Release 

The Member hereby grants permission for Rize to use photographs and/or video of the Member taken while using the space in publications, news releases, online, and in other communications related to the mission and promotion of Rize. 

Release. The Member hereby releases Rize, its agents, officers, directors, shareholders and employees from any liability or responsibility to Member or any other person, claiming through it by way of subrogation or otherwise, for any loss or damage to the Member's property or the property of any of its agents, employees, representatives or invitees which is brought onto the Space, regardless of how such loss or damage may occur, even if such damage or loss may have been caused by the negligence of Rize, its agents, officers, directors, shareholders or employees. It is expressly agreed and understood that the Member, its agents, employees, representatives or invitees, in bringing property in and onto the Space do so at their own risk. It is further agreed and understood that Rize, its agents, officers, directors, shareholders and employees will not be liable to the Member for any business losses or damages to the property of the Member, its employees, representatives, agents or invitees, occasioned by the acts or omissions of other members, businesses or persons which may use the premises. 

Indemnification 

The Member shall indemnify and hold harmless and assume the defense of Rize, its agents, officers directors, shareholders and employees from any and all claims, liabilities, judgments, costs, damages and expenses of any nature whatsoever, including the cost of defending such claims, which may accrue against, be charged to, be recovered from or sought to be recovered from Rize, its agents, officers, directors, shareholders and employees by reason of or on account of any personal injury, sickness, or death of any person or damage to property arising from the Member’s use of the Space or related services. The Member shall also be responsible for any damage it, its employees, agents, representatives or invitees may cause to the Space or to any personal or other property belonging to Rize or its other Members. 

Disclaimer of Warranties 

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Rize provides the space and services as is and with all faults, and hereby disclaims with respect to the space or services all warranties and conditions, whether express, implied or statutory, including, but not limited to, any warranties, duties or conditions of or related to: merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, lack of viruses, accuracy or completeness of responses, results, workmanlike effort and lack of negligence. 

Limitation of Liability and Remedies 

Notwithstanding any damages that a member might incur for any reason whatsoever, the entire liability of Rize and its past, present and future officers, agents, shareholders, employees, members, representatives, successors and assigns under any provision of this agreement and the member's exclusive remedy for all of the foregoing shall be limited to actual damages incurred by the member based on reasonable reliance up to amount paid by the member to Rize during the immediately preceding six months.