Membership Terms & Conditions

Since 1948 the PRINTING United Alliance (Alliance) has worked tirelessly for the betterment of the printing industry. We hope you will consider joining, for your personal benefit and for that of your organization, as well as for the overall promotion and advancement of our industry. We look forward to assisting you and your organization with overcoming the challenges, and taking advantage of the opportunities, that will arise in the years to come. Together we can navigate our common obstacles and chart the future of the industry. To see a list of member benefits, click here. In addition, please click here to view one of the many examples of the Alliance's collective work for the overall advancement of our industry.

Alliance membership is open to any business involved in any aspect of the global printing industry, which provides goods or services either directly or indirectly to the industry, and to companies which are purchasers or consumers of printed or imaged products, such as brands, brand owners, marketing agencies, etc., as well as to educational institutions teaching the graphic arts, and their students, and to individuals employed by organizations eligible for membership, or who are eligible for honorary or emeritus status. Membership requires submission of a completed application form and is subject to final approval by the Alliance Membership Department. Memberships become effective after acceptance of an application by the Alliance and the receipt of payment in full of the applicable membership dues.

Each member, including organizations and their employees, and the organizations' officers, directors, and members, agrees to abide by the Alliance membership terms and conditions (“Terms and Conditions”), as set forth herein. The Alliance reserves the right to update these Terms and Conditions at any time with or without notice, in the sole discretion of the Alliance, and each Member's continued participation in the Alliance after the updates shall be considered acceptance of such updates/changes. If the Alliance updates or changes these Terms and Conditions, the updated Terms and Conditions will be posted in the member section of the Alliance website.

Failure to comply with these Alliance Terms and Conditions shall be considered good cause for the suspension or termination of an individual's or an organization's membership in accordance with Article III, Section 13 of the Bylaws. The Alliance additionally reserves the right to pursue all available legal and equitable remedies as deemed necessary in its sole discretion.

• The Alliance reserves the right to decline membership after a review of the application and any other information provided, or to later revoke membership if the applicant does not comply with the application and/or any other criteria established by the Alliance.
• Memberships for organizations are issued in the name of the applying organization and benefits may be extended across the applying organization. One person within the organization will be designated as the primary contact who will be responsible for all membership-related matters, including receiving membership related communications, invoices, and updates from the Alliance.
• Individual memberships are issued in the name of the applying individual as opposed to an organization, and member benefits extend to only the individual member submitting the application.
• To participate in an organization's member benefits, an individual must be associated with the member organization and must be operating under the same name, the same email domain, and the same Federal Identification Number (EIN) as the organization.
• By joining the Alliance and maintaining an active membership in the Alliance, the member is specifically granting the Alliance and our authorized third party vendors (e.g. Affinity partners under contract with the Alliance to offer discounted and/or customized products and services to Alliance members, and service providers under contract with the Alliance, etc.) permission to use the member's contact information, including, but not limited to, name, phone number(s), address(es), and email address(es), which for organizations, will include the contact information of each of the organization's employees (the combined individual, organization and organization's employees' contact information is collectively referred to as the Member Contact Information) for the purposes of processing the membership(s) throughout the respective membership term(s) and for providing the products, services and benefits that the member acquires with membership, including regular communications about pertinent subject matter, such as events, webinars, education, and training opportunities, among others.
• The Alliance is committed to the ethical use and protection of any personal information collected. Please review the Alliance Privacy Policy to learn more (www.printing.org/privacy-policy).
• By applying for membership, you agree to the Alliance obtaining and retaining your and your organization's, as applicable, contact data, billing and payment information, demographic data, and a password and valid email address or addresses, as applicable, in accordance with applicable law and for purposes outlined in these Terms and Conditions and the Alliance Privacy Policy.
• The Alliance is paid a referral fee in connection with most affinity partner contracts. The affinity partner contracts enable us to provide discounted and/or customized products and services to our members, while providing the Alliance an additional income stream to assist with our mission.
• The type of membership requested as listed in membership applications must be accurate based on the business conducted by the member organization or individual. The Alliance may reclassify a member based on information that comes to light later. If you have questions about what type of membership is appropriate, please contact membership via email at membership@printing.org or call (888) 385-3588. A reclassification may require additional dues payments, though a member will be given the opportunity to decline continuing membership if that is the case.
• Dues are payable in advance of the term selected, are non-refundable, and non-transferable. The minimum membership term offered is one year. Following application approval, memberships become active as soon as the dues payment is processed. Memberships are renewed on each subsequent anniversary of the original activation date.
• Membership dues rates may be changed, and member services, programs, discounts, and other offerings may be altered or discontinued at any time, with or without notice, in the sole discretion of the Alliance. Changes in membership dues rates, if any, after a membership application date, will not apply to that membership until the first renewal anniversary after the implementation of the rate change.
• To continue to receive certain services or participate in certain activities, membership must be continuous and without lapse.
• Membership expires on the day after the term ends. The Alliance may, in its sole discretion, extend a grace period of up to thirty (30) days for renewal.
• Multi-year memberships are available at discounted rates. Multi-year membership rates are available to view/select during the application and renewal processes.
• Members who pay with credit cards will have the option of signing up for automatic renewal of their membership on each subsequent membership anniversary date. Members who opt in to automatic renewal of their membership, may opt out at any time by updating their payment settings via their member dashboard at least 14 days prior to the renewal date, or by sending the change request by written notice via email to membership@printing.org at least 14 days prior to the renewal date.
• For organizations located in the US: Dues payments to the Alliance are not deductible as charitable contributions. Membership dues payments may be deductible as an ordinary and necessary business expense, less the percentage of the payment equivalent to the extent the membership dues are used by the Alliance to engage in lobbying activities. Over the last several years the disallowed/non-deductible percentage of dues payments has been equivalent to approximately 23%, but the amount varies annually. By way of example, if your dues payment is $400 and the non-deductible percentage for the year that you made the payment was 23%, then $400 x .23 = $92 that would not be deductible, and the balance, or $308, that may be deductible. The disallowed lobbying activities percentage will be posted on your annual invoice and/or will be posted inside the member section of the Alliance website (printing.org).
• Members may cancel their membership by calling (888) 385-3588 or emailing the Alliance at membership@printing.org but neither full nor partial refunds will be given. Requests must come from the primary contact of record for the account.
• Members are prohibited from repurposing, redistributing, or otherwise disseminating any Alliance property intended for members only, and are prohibited from sharing login and password information with others. Engaging in such activities constitutes theft of Alliance property. Failure to abide by this policy may result in the member being restricted from participating in certain activities or benefits, or the suspension or revocation of membership without refund. The Alliance additionally reserves the right to pursue all available legal and equitable remedies for significant or repeated violations of this policy.
• By joining the Alliance, members are agreeing to conduct their business in a manner consistent with Alliance policies addressing conduct/ethics, and anti-trust activities, as well as other business practice guidelines. Member violations of Alliance policies and guidelines may result in the member being restricted from participating in certain activities or benefits, or the suspension or revocation of membership without a refund. The Alliance additionally reserves the right to pursue all available legal and equitable remedies for significant or repeated violations of these policies.To review these policies, please visit click here.
• Questions about membership may be directed to membership@printing.org or by calling (888) 385-3588.