website/content/membership.en.md

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title: Become a member
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[data.coop]({{< ref "/" >}}) is a cooperative established as a democratic association.
The members decide on the association's operations and how data should be governed.
Governance resembles any classic association: We have legal statutes and formal general assemblies.

You need to read our [statutes]({{< relref "/rights.md" >}}) and our
[Acceptable Usage Policy (AUP)](https://git.data.coop/data.coop/dokumenter/src/branch/main/Acceptable%20Usage%20Policy.md)
before becoming a member.
If you have questions, you can find us on [Matrix or IRC]({{< ref "/about.md" >}}) or [send an email to the board](mailto:board@data.coop).

*English speakers:* We would love to have you as a member.
Many parts of this organization are already in English,
but our legal documents are not (yet).
Please write us if you have any questions.

## Price

Our membership period runs from one general assembly to the next => July 1st until June 30th.

A membership is comprised of a contingent to the association and a service fee. Payments follow the membership period.

* Ordinary membershio: **600 kr / år**
  * ...of which 150 kr is contingent
  * ...and 450 kr are service fee (incl. VAT)
* Reduced membership: **100 kr / år**
  * ...of which 50 kr is contingent
  * ...and 50 kr is service fee (incl. VAT)

The reduced membership is offered to students and unemployed members.

## How to become a member

You become a member by filling in [our application form](https://member.data.coop/membership/apply/).

When your application is approved, we will send you a signup and payment link. Unfortunately, it can take a few days for us to look at the list of applications, so please bear over with the waiting time!