Effective March 24, 2025
Association for Supply Chain Management, Inc., dba APICS, ASCM (hereinafter "ASCM"), provides frameworks, improvement methodology, training, certification, and benchmarking tools to facilitate improvements in the supply chain performance industry. ASCM Membership is available for purchase by business entities for the benefit of their individual team members (corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, associations, and other business or nonprofit organizations) ("Corporate Members") and individual professionals ("Individual Members") from around the world who are committed to building excellence in supply chain performance (collectively, the "Members").
Applicability; Acceptance. These Membership Terms and Conditions ("Terms") and any applicable supplements thereto (collectively the "Agreement") is between the purchaser of an ASCM membership ("Member"), and ASCM, an Indiana nonprofit corporation, with a principal place of business at 1 East Erie St, Suite 525, Chicago, IL 60611 ("ASCM") (together, the "Parties"). For clarity, references to the singular in the Agreement include the plural and vice versa. Further, by checking the "I Accept Box"; and clicking the "Submit" button on the purchase page or clicking the "I Agree Box" for the ASCM Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, Member acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the Agreement. Member further acknowledges ASCM’s unrestricted right to revoke Member’s ASCM membership for Member’s failure to abide by the Agreement.
a. Individual Member.
a. Annually. Unless otherwise provided herein, the term of this Agreement (the “Initial Term”) commences on the date an Individual Member purchases an ASCM Membershipand continues for a period of one (1) year. Thereafter, the Agreement will automatically renew for additional successive one-year terms (“Renewal Terms”) unless terminated by either Party in accordance with Section 2 entitled “Termination.”
b. Monthly. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Individual Members have the option to purchase an ASCM Membership for an initial term of one (1) month, at which point the ASCM membership will renew for additional successive one (1) month terms unless terminated by either Party in accordance with Section 2 below entitled Termination.
b. Corporate Member. Unless otherwise provided herein, the term of this Agreement (the “Initial Term”) commences on the date a Corporate Member purchases an ASCM Membership and continues for a period of one (1) year. Thereafter, the Agreement will automatically renew for additional successive one-year terms (“Renewal Terms”) unless terminated by either Party in accordance with Section 2 entitled “Termination.” A Corporate Member may purchase individual memberships for its employees. In this scenario, the Individual Member’s Term shall run concurrently with the related Corporate Member’s Term regardless of when they initially activated their individual membership. If a Corporate Member renews its membership for successive terms, all individual memberships associated with the Corporate Membership shall automatically renew.
c. NOTICE TO MEMBERS: UNLESS MEMBER NOTIFIES ASCM BEFORE A CHARGE THAT MEMBER WANTS TO CANCEL OR DOES NOT WANT TO AUTO RENEW, MEMBER UNDERSTANDS MEMBER’S ASCM MEMBERSHIP WILL AUTOMATICALLY CONTINUE AND MEMBER AUTHORIZES ASCM (WITHOUT NOTICE TO MEMBER, UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW) TO COLLECT THE THEN- APPLICABLE MEMBERSHIP FEE, WHICH IS SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION WITHOUT NOTICE, AND ANY TAXES, USING ANY ELIGIBLE PAYMENT METHOD ASCM HAS ON RECORD FOR MEMBER.
ASCM’S LOCAL MEMBERSHIP PARTNERS, SUCH AS CHAPTERS, FORUMS OR INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIP PARTNERS, ALSO MAY OFFER MEMBERSHIP TO THEIR OWN ENTITY. ALTHOUGH THOSE ENTITIES ARE AFFILIATED WITH ASCM, THEY ARE THEIR OWN LEGAL ENTITIES AND THAT MEMBERSHIP MAY INVOLVE SEPARATE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND THEIR OWN MEMBERSHIP EXPERIENCE.
2. Termination.
a. Termination by Member. Member may terminate this Agreement and applicable ASCM membership type at any time for convenience by providing written notice to ASCM at least thirty (30) days prior to the end of the then-current term by: (i) visiting the Membership page of Member’s account at ascm.org, and clicking on the renewal opt-out button; (ii) submitting an email to: support@ASCM.org; or (iii) submitting a written request via first class certified mail at 1 East Erie St, Suite 525, Chicago, IL 60611, ATTN ASCM Membership,
b. Termination by ASCM. ASCM may terminate this Agreement without cause upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Member sent: (i) via first class certified mail to Member’s last known address; or (ii) via Member’s email address as documented by ASCM by virtue of Member’s ASCM membership. Additionally, ASCM may terminate this Agreement and revoke Member’s ASCM membership along with any permissions hereunder immediately upon a Member’s material breach of the Agreement. A material breach of the Agreement includes, but is not limited to, Member’s failure to fulfill its payment obligations, Member’s violation of Section 8 relating to Membership Conduct, and Member’s violation of ASCM intellectual property, including the ASCM Name and Logo as detailed in Section 12.
c. General. With respect to a particular Member, termination of the Agreement has the effect of the termination of the applicable ASCM Membership.
3. No Refunds. ASCM shall not be responsible for a refund of any fees, dues, course or certification fees or costs, expenses, and charges paid by the Individual Member or Corporate Member prior to termination of this Member’s membership.
4. Member Benefits and Rights.
a. Individual Members receive benefits associated with their membership as may be identified from time to time by ASCM. Corporate Members may receive additional benefits related to ASCM Corporate Membership. Membership types and related benefits can be found at https://www.ascm.org/membership-community/corporate-membership/ or by reaching out to corporatemembership@ascm.org.
b. Statutory Member Rights. ASCM Members shall be entitled to access and participation in ASCM’s programs and other benefits as set forth herein, but shall not have statutory voting rights under the Indiana Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1991, but may, at the discretion of the ASCM Board of Directors, vote to approve advisory opinions.
5. Membership Conduct. ASCM is a professional trade association. Member’s membership in ASCM may include benefits that help facilitate introductions/interactions to other ASCM members, and a license to the ASCM name and logo as described herein. In the event the ASCM receives any complaints from other ASCM members/non-members regarding Member’s conduct, actions, communications and/or activities related to the ASCM in any way; such complaint(s) may result in immediate termination of Member’s membership or suspension of Member’s attendance at ASCM events, by ASCM in its sole discretion.
6. ASCM Corporate Directory. All Corporate Members shall be included in the ASCM Corporate Directory. The ASCM Corporate Directory may include Corporate Members’ name, address, industry, number of employees, and logo. ASCM shall work with individual Corporate Members to ensure accurate information in the ASCM Corporate Directory. In applying for ASCM Corporate Membership you acknowledge and waive any and all rights to opt out of our collection and distribution of your company information, and you further agree that ASCM has no liability for providing this information to third parties. ASCM shall display all Corporate Members’ logos, unless a Corporate Member revokes permission in writing to ASCM at corporatemembership@ascm.org.
7. Corporate Member Portal and Dashboard. The ASCM Corporate Member Portal allows Corporate Members to manage the individual memberships assigned to team members within their organization Corporate Members shall use the ASCM Corporate Member Portal to administer all individual membership associated with the organization’s corporate membership.. ASCM shall provide Corporate Members’ identified internal contacts only with administrative access to the ASCM Corporate Member Portal. Additionally, identified internal contacts of a particular Corporate Member may access a dashboard that displays anonymized, aggregated data from such Corporate Member’s individual team members’ activities with ASCM, per privacy policies outlined in Section 8.
8. Privacy. In addition to ASCM’s Privacy Policy, available for review here: https://www.ascm.org/privacy-policy/ and ASCM’s Terms of Use, available for review here: https://www.ascm.org/terms-of-use/, Individual Members agree and consent to the following additional uses of Personal Information as defined in this Section 8.
"Personal Information" may include, but is not limited to, your name, address, phone number, email addresses, birthdate, electronic signatures, personal identification numbers, IP addresses, mobile device identifiers, geo-location, nonpublic certification program participation information (“NPCPPI”) (which includes certification course enrollments, certification course completions, and certification course test scores), public certification program participation information (“PCPPI”) (which includes ASCM certifications received, and effective dates), employer information, employment history information, or any other personally identifying data collected from you or from your employer by ASCM, or its authorized agents in fulfillment of ASCM’s membership-oriented programs.
In fulfillment of ASCM’s membership-oriented programs:
a. respect to the operation of its online certification verification tool (CVT), ASCM may publicly publish your name, state of residence, and PCPPI on its website through ASCM’s CVT portal, in ASCM publications, and through other ASCM-operated public portals.
b. ASCM may further publish your name, address, email addresses, and NPCPPI in order to fulfill any ASCM contractual reporting obligations to its Corporate Members, limited to such Corporate Members with whom the Individual Member has, or has had, an employment relationship, subject to the accuracy of the employment information provided by Individual Members.
By entering into this Agreement with ASCM you agree that you expressly consent to the uses of your Personal Information as set forth in this Section 8.
9. SCORMark
ASCM SCORmark is administered in collaboration with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”). To initiate a SCORmark, Corporate Members shall expressly agree to all of PwC’s terms and conditions. PwC reserves the right to refuse a SCORmark to any Corporate Member. Should PwC refuse a SCORmark to a Corporate Member, ASCM shall not be responsible for a refund of any fees, dues, course or certification fees or costs, expenses, and charges paid by the Corporate Member prior to the refusal of the SCORmark
10. Use of Names and Logos
11. Confidential Information.
All non-public, confidential or proprietary information of ASCM, including, but not limited to, trade secrets, technology, information pertaining to business operations and strategies, certification course, tests, examinations, programs and information pertaining to members, pricing, and marketing (collectively, "Confidential Information"), disclosed by ASCM to Member, whether disclosed orally or disclosed or accessed in written, electronic or other form or media, and whether or not marked, designated or otherwise identified as "confidential," in connection with these terms and conditions is confidential, and shall not be disclosed or copied by Member without the prior written consent of the ASCM. Confidential Information does not include information that is:
ASCM shall be entitled to injunctive relief for any violation of this Section.
12. Disclaimer of Warranties.
ASCM MAKES NO WARRANTY WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO ANY SERVICES OR OBLIGATIONS ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING ANY (A) WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY; OR (B) WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE; OR (C) WARRANTY OF TITLE; OR (D) WARRANTY AGAINST INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF A THIRD PARTY; WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED BY LAW, COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, USAGE OF TRADE OR OTHERWISE.
13. Limitation of Liability.
IN NO EVENT SHALL ASCM BE LIABLE TO MEMBER OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY LOSS OF USE, REVENUE OR PROFIT OR LOSS OF DATA OR DIMINUTION IN VALUE, OR FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHETHER ARISING OUT OF BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES WERE FORESEEABLE AND WHETHER OR NOT ASCM HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND NOTWITHSTANDING THE FAILURE OF ANY AGREED OR OTHER REMEDY OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
14. Waiver. No waiver by ASCM of any of the provisions of this Agreement is effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and signed by ASCM. No failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any rights, remedy, power or privilege arising from this Agreement operates or may be construed as a waiver thereof. No single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder precludes any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.
15. Force Majeure and Delay by Member. ASCM shall not be liable or responsible to Member, nor be deemed to have defaulted or breached this Agreement, for any failure or delay in fulfilling or performing any term of this Agreement when and to the extent such failure or delay is caused by or results from acts or circumstances beyond the reasonable control of ASCM including, without limitation, acts of God, flood, fire, earthquake, explosion, governmental actions, war, invasion or hostilities (whether war is declared or not), terrorist threats or acts, riot, or other civil unrest, national emergency, revolution, insurrection, epidemic, lock-outs, strikes or other labor disputes (whether or not relating to either party's workforce), or restraints or delays affecting carriers or inability or delay in obtaining supplies of adequate or suitable materials, materials or telecommunication breakdown or power outage. Additionally, If ASCM's performance of its obligations under this Agreement is prevented or delayed by any act or omission of Member or its agents, subcontractors, consultants or employees, ASCM shall not be liable for any costs, charges or losses sustained or incurred by Member, in each case, to the extent arising directly or indirectly from such prevention or delay.
16. Assignment. Member shall not assign any of its rights or delegate any of its obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of ASCM. Any purported assignment or delegation in violation of this Section is null and void. No assignment or delegation relieves Member of any of its obligations under this Agreement.
17. Relationship of the Parties. The relationship between the parties is that of independent contractors. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as creating any agency, partnership, joint venture or other form of joint enterprise, employment or fiduciary relationship between the parties, and neither party shall have authority to contract for or bind the other party in any manner whatsoever.
18. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is for the sole benefit of the Parties hereto, in furtherance of the supply chain management industry, and the Parties’ respective successors and permitted assigns and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other person or entity any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of these Terms.
19. Governing Law and Jurisdiction. All matters arising out of or relating to this Agreement are governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Illinois without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Illinois or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of Illinois. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be instituted in the federal courts of the United States of America or the courts of the State of Illinois in each case located in the City of Chicago and County of Cook, and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding.
20. Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Agreement or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction.
21. Survival. Provisions of these Terms, which by their nature should apply beyond their terms, will remain in force after any termination or expiration of this Agreement.
22. Amendment and Modification. ASCM reserves the right to change this Agreement and/or its terms at any time and may eliminate the license granted herein with respect to the Member, the Member individually or all members collectively at any time. Any change to this Agreement and/or its terms shall be effective as of the date of posting to the website of ASCM or actual notice to Member, whichever is earlier.
23. Authority. The individual agreeing to these Terms and Conditions on behalf of a Company as a corporate member represents and warrants that he/she has the authority to act on behalf of the Company to bind the Company to these Terms and Conditions. The individual agreeing to these Terms and Conditions on their own behalf as an individual member represents and warrants that he/she has the capacity to bind them to these Terms and Conditions.
24. Questions. Any questions regarding Member’s application, membership, or this Agreement should be provided directly to ASCM via the following email: support@ascm.org
