Terms & Conditions

Membership of the Greeting Card Association (“The GCA”) is subject to these terms and conditions. We have endeavored to write these Terms in plain English. The GCA reserves the right to update these terms and conditions from time to time. Existing members will be given at least 30 days notice for any updates.

Subscription

Membership of the GCA is subject to an ongoing subscription. New Members enter their payment details upon registration. The GCA will use these details to renew your membership each year on the anniversary of your initial registration. Members can amend their payment details from within the My Account section of the website. By becoming a member you agree to allow the GCA to use your details in order to renew your membership, including card and bank details held securely by our payment processing partners (Stripe and GoCardless).

Members will be notified at least 7 days before their next payment is taken.

In the event a renewal payment fails to process, members will be notified by email. A re-attempt to take the payment will occur within 24 hours of the failed payment.

Cancellation

Members can cancel their Membership from the My Account portal of the website. If you cancel within 7 days of a registration or renewal you can either allow the membership to lapse at the end of it’s term or request immediate cancellation and a refund by emailing admin@gca.cards. Refunds will not be available for cancellation requests received after 7 days of registration or renewal.

Content

All content on the GCA website is either copyright of the GCA or published with consent of the copyright holder.

Members can use the content available on the GCA website for the benefit of their own businesses. However the content cannot be republished without prior consent of the GCA. Where content is used with permission, please credit the GCA.

The GCA makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of the content on the website. However the GCA does not accept any liability for any errors, omissions or inaccuracies. The GCA takes no responsibility for actions taken by Members based on the content on the website.

The GCA reserves the right to use any content submitted by members on the website without express permission of the member.

Any information entered in your member’s profile will be visible publicly.

Representation

By becoming a member of the GCA, you agree to allow the GCA to represent the collective membership, for example when lobbying parliament.

Views expressed by individual Members cannot be construed as views of the GCA.