Member agreement
& digital signature
Every new member must complete a one-time agreement wizard before gaining full platform access. It covers the association's vision, organisational values, all legal policies, and ends with your digital e-signature.
The 7 Stages
The wizard has a progress bar at the top showing all 7 steps. Each stage must be individually agreed to before the I Agree & Continue button activates. You cannot go back to a previous stage once it is saved.
| Stage | Name | How to unlock |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Welcome & Introduction | Read the notice, tick the acknowledgement checkbox |
| 1 | Vision, Mission & Objectives | Read the three cards, tick the agreement checkbox |
| 2 | Organisational Values | Read all 11 values, tick the uphold checkbox |
| 3 | Terms of Service | Scroll to the bottom of the inline document, then tick |
| 4 | Privacy Policy | Scroll to the bottom of the inline document, then tick |
| 5 | Cookie Policy | Scroll to the bottom of the inline document, then tick |
| 6 | M-Board Agreement & E-Sign | Type your full name and tick the declaration checkbox |
The E-Signature (Stage 6)
The final stage requires a typed digital signature and a declaration checkbox. Both must be completed before the button changes to Sign & Complete.
- Type your full legal name in the e-signature field. As you type, your name appears live inside the declaration statement below: "I, [Your Name], hereby declare…"
- Tick the declaration checkbox confirming that you have read and voluntarily agree to all terms, policies, vision, mission, objectives and values. The checkbox confirms that your digital signature is legally equivalent to a handwritten signature.
- The signature is encrypted and stored securely with a date stamp. The signed date is shown next to the input field.
- Name must be at least 2 characters. The Sign & Complete button is disabled until both the name and checkbox conditions are met simultaneously.
What Happens on Completion
Viewing Your Agreement Record
After completion, your full agreement record is visible in Profile → Agreement tab. Each record shows:
- Version tag and effective date of the agreement you signed.
- A circular progress ring showing what percentage of stages were completed (100% = fully signed).
- Per-stage completion status with exact timestamps — one row per stage.
- Your e-signature name and the date/time/IP address of signing.
- A Download PDF button (if a signed PDF has been generated) — secured with a single-use HMAC token so it can only be downloaded by you.