Symbian Foundation membership

The Deed of Adherence is the deed that a company signs in order to become a member of the Symbian Foundation. It stipulates that a member shall comply with the Memorandum and Articles of Association and the Membership Rules.

The applicant company should not have a parent company. If there are good reasons why the parent company may not become a member, then the parent company must co-sign the agreement.

Note that the deed does need to be counter-signed by the Symbian Foundation. It becomes active when the applicant has been approved by the Symbian Foundation, and when payment for membership is received.

A copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association and the Membership Rules are available by clicking here.

The Membership Contribution Agreement must be signed in order for a member able to contribute code into the Symbian Foundation Platform. It grants the Symbian Foundation the licenses to certain software assets and copyrights and trade secrets as set forth in the agreement.

A copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association and the Membership Rules are available be clicking here.

No, each year you are only required to resubmit payment for the membership fees each year, agreements do not need to be re-signed.

Each membership year you will be required to pay fees for the coming membership year. Membership fees are due by 31st March each year to remain as an active member. More details on requirements to remain in good standing as a member are documented in the Memorandum and Articles of Association and the Membership Rules.

You may resign your membership and the requirements are documented in the Memorandum and Articles of Association and the Membership Rules.

If you resign your membership, you will not be entitled to a refund of any part of your membership fee, as per section 2.6 in the Membership Rules.

No, the agreements are not negotiable and need to be consistent for all members.

American Express, Visa, Mastercard.

The credit card details you provide in your Membership Application Form are securely transmitted via FormRouter site, which in turn stores them directly to the Symbian Foundation CRM system. The protocols used to ensure this security are outlined here: http://www.formrouter.com/security.htm.

Once received by Symbian Foundation the credit card number is visible only to selected staff; the Payment Controller and System Administrator. Once your membership is active, or if it is rejected, your credit card details are automatically deleted from the CRM system.

Yes. The application form allows you to specify a Purchase Order reference against which we can bill you. Note however that an invoice is not sent until your membership is approved and your membership will not become active until payment is received - so this may significantly delay your access to member areas of the site.

No, your credit card will not be charged until after you are accepted as a member by the Symbian Foundation.

Once the Symbian Foundation is fully operational all members of the foundation will be publicly listed in an online Membership Directory.

It is anticipated that most companies will be included as members. In the few cases where a membership application is not accepted it will be by vote and no additional information will be disclosed.

No, the decision by the board is final, although you may apply again at a later time.

+44 207 183 6100

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

Symbian Foundation Limited
1 Boundary Row
London, SE1 8HP
United Kingdom

Yes. Please however note that any possible use of trademarks of Symbian Foundation therein must be in accordance with the Trademark Policy of Symbian Foundation.

No. Symbian Foundation separately agree to provide such quote or joint release

Organizations which fit the definition of a "corporate body" are eligible for membership. This includes companies, and most universities.

Membership is not available to individuals.

Yes, but please note that for technical reasons the website limit s the number of attempts to 4 times. Please only sign and return the agreements containing the correct information.

If you're having trouble during the Symbian Foundation's interim, setup phase, you can always contact us using our online form or directly via email.

Employees of member companies will be identified by email domain (@yourcompany.com) are covered by the signed agreements and will be able to access complete source code and other material that may not be avaialble to non members.

Not at all - provided they're all registered to your company and aren't public email sites such as Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail. Simply provide as many email domains as you need, speparating each with a comma.

Check your spam filter for an email from donotreply@symbian.org or you may have made a mistake in your email address.

Please check with an appropriate financial advisor. The general rules are:

• United Kingdom based members must pay 15% VAT
• European Economic Community based members registered for VAT in their own country are NOT requried to pay VAT
• European Economic Community based members NOT registered for VAT in their own country are not requried to pay VAT
• Others, including non-EEC based members generally are not requried to pay UK VAT

The annual cost of Symbian Foundation membership is USD 1500 + 15% Value Added Tax (VAT) where applicable. This price is fixed and there are currently no plans to change it.

Yes, Symbian source code is export controlled by the UK Government (under the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform). Our licence allows us to ship source code and related materials within the EU and to Switzerland, New Zealand, United States of America, Norway, Canada, Japan and Australia.