For Smaller Organisations

A new low cost membership fee of €300 was introduced in 2006 to assist smaller organisations become signed-up supporters of Internet self-regulation. In so doing, the organisation can state publicly that they contribute financially to the www.hotline.ie service, have adopted the Association's "Code of Practice and Ethics" and so actively promote a safer Internet environment. The fee for this level remains unchanged for 2011.

Qualifying Criteria

• The business must be a private limited company (not publicly quoted) with owner directors
  or a sole-trader / partnership
  Alternatively
  The business can be a subsidiary of a parent company(ies) that is (are) not publicly quoted nor owned or part-owned by state or semi-state entities.

• It is a start-up operation with 15 or fewer employees, (including the owners or directors who work in the business themselves) that commenced trading after 1st Jan 2010.
  OR
• It is a small enterprise having 5 or fewer employees (including the owners or directors who work in the business themselves). That is, it may have been trading prior to 1st Jan 2010.
  AND in either case:
• Revenue in 2010 did not exceed €250,000.

Please Note:

• Acceptance of membership applications under the Small Enterprise Associate Membership level are at the sole discretion of the Directors of the ISPAI.
• A three year limit normally applies on membership at the Small Enterprise level, this may be extended in special circumstances at the discretion of the Directors of the ISPAI.
• Associate Members enjoy the benefits of full membership, they may take part in members meetings and contribute to ISPAI policy development but are not entitled to stand for election as a Director of the ISPAI Ltd., though they may be invited or co-opted by the Board to do so, nor are they entitled to vote at ISPAI Ltd. company meetings (i.e. AGMs or EGMs).