Club Rules

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Club Rules, Terms and Conditions of Membership

(会員条件申請者(以下「甲」という。)はOCJに対し以下の通り確約する。)

Outdoor Club Japan (OCJ) アウトドア・クラブ・ジャパン

These are the terms and conditions you must agree to before you can become a member of Outdoor Club Japan. If you have any questions regarding membership or this agreement, contact us using the 'Contact Us' page.

• You are 20 years of age or older on the date of application for membership.
• You understand that OCJ is a volunteer organization and events organized by members are not supervised. Event organizers may not have professional skills or training in outdoor activities and each OCJ member is responsible for his or her own safety.
• You understand that the OCJ does not hold insurance to cover injury, death and loss of or damage to property. The OCJ recommends that members arrange their own insurance.
• You agree to abide by club rules and guidelines displayed in the 'Information' pages of the website and the 'Club Rules' section.
• You agree to pay individual event organizer fees set by organizers or the management - Details on this website 'Join Club' page.
• You agree not to disclose or misuse a member's email address or other personal details (without their permission), which you may obtain while being a member of  OCJ.
• You understand that you cannot use OCJ to promote other clubs, company tours or 'for profit' events. If you  organize an event you may be asked by the OCJ management to submit details, accounts and receipts .
• You are not, or have not been involved in managing other international outdoor clubs in Tokyo or the Kanto area. If you are unsure about this or have any questions , please contact the club management before joining.
• OCJ reserves the right to terminate membership without cause or notice at any time for violation or breach of any provision. Circumstances which will result in membership termination or suspension include but are not limited to (a) violations of these Terms and Conditions or other membership guidelines; (b) submitting fraudulent or misleading information during member registration; (c) encouraging or indulging in behavior which may create disharmony or bring disrepute OCJ.
• OCJ reserves the right to terminate or amend these Terms and Conditions at any time without prior notification. Any amendments to these Terms and Conditions, changes will be posted on this web page. By using the OCJ websites following the posting of any amendments, you're accepting the amended Terms and Conditions.

Club Rules

There aren't many rules but the ones we do have are important so that everyone enjoys the club.

The information pages contain guidelines and should be read thoroughly. Here are some points, in addition to the terms & conditions, that members need to be aware of.

Members should avoid arguing and displays of anger in public

If you have a problem then discuss it with the people, or the organizer, quietly away from the group. People who do not follow this rule may lose their membership have their name displayed on the website

The organizer is usually right! Please follow their advice

If you are not the organizer , do not try to take control of an event or try to change the event plan or lead people along another route unless there is a situation of danger and you are more experienced than the organizer. Always discuss any changes with the organizer in private to find a solution first.

OCJ is a non-profit club - promotion of for-profit events is prohibited

Events are organized at cost price for everyone. People should not promote tours or commercial events which they have a financial interest in or connection. Sometimes tours are used like rafting but there must be no financial incentive to promote the tour in the club. Any charges for use of member's private cars should cover gas and highway charges only - not car use. Any cost should be discussed with other members before the event.

Members should not promote businesses or other clubs either during events or through the club website system.

Private Outdoor Events

We would prefer outdoor events to be sent to everyone in the club using the mailing list but members can organize private events with each other - up to six people in a group. Over this number is considered discrimination against general members - biased or prejudiced selection of people they like.

The rule does not apply when:

• They are members of another club attending that club's publicized event.
• It is a social event.

Why?

What is the point of joining a club to find out that many events are private - you have to be invited to get on them. Are you suitable? Activities in the club between members should be public most of the time.

I'm sure everyone joins the club expecting to be treated like any other member - fairly.

We want to discourage cliques (private groups). Apologies to those who think it is an invasion of privacy, but it is for the benefit of all members. There are rules in every aspect of our lives ...
Private events of up to 6 members should be enough but if people want to make a bigger group for some special occasion they should inform the club management so there is no misunderstanding.