General Terms and Conditions Parternships

AVPHV2026

Below you will find the general terms and conditions governing partnerships with Stichting Health Valley Netherlands (hereinafter: ‘Health Valley’). Hereinafter, the term, ‘Partner’, refers to any party that enters into a partnership with Health Valley. 

Partnerships

• The Health Valley partnership is linked to a legal entity or a natural person and is not transferable.
• Registration for the Health Valley partnership is done through the (Dutch) Partnership Registration Form, available on this website.
• Partners will be listed on the Health Valley website with their company logo and company profile, including a link to their company website and email address. This information must be provided to Health Valley by the Partner. Health Valley reserves the right to impose additional requirements on the content of the information that the Partner wishes to place on the Health Valley website.
• Personal data is processed in the execution of Health Valley's activities. The processing of personal data is subject to Health Valley's Privacy and Cookie Statement, which is available on this website.
• The partnership is entered into for a calendar year. The partnership is automatically renewed for the following calendar year unless the Partner has terminated the partnership no later than one month before the end of the current calendar year. Termination of the partnership with Health Valley is done through the (Dutch) Partnership Termination Form, available on this website
• Termination takes effect at the end of the calendar year. Health Valley is authorized to terminate the partnership at any time for any reason at the end of the current calendar year.

Partner’s contribution

• Partners are annually required to pay a partner contribution. This contribution is determined annually by the board of Health Valley.
• With regard to determining the amount of the partner contribution due for any given year, Health Valley assigns a Partner to one of the categories based on the information it has. If a Partner objects to this classification, they must provide evidence to the satisfaction of the Director of Health Valley demonstrating which other category they belong to.
• The classification of organizations into size categories corresponds to the definition established by the European Commission (see attachment). The board of Health Valley can change this classification annually, whether or not in response to a change by the European Commission.
• Partner Contribution 2026 (the mentioned amounts are exclusive of 21% VAT and are annually indexed):

• Start-up companies pay the reduced partnership fee for a period of three years, starting from their initial registration date with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce. The regular partnership fee applies from the first quarter following the expiry of this period.
• The invoice for the annual partnership fee will be issued in the fourth quarter for the upcoming partnership year, or, in the case of joining during the course of a calendar year, at another appropriate time. The Partner is responsible for providing correct correspondence details and notifying Health Valley of any changes.
• Invoices are sent by post or by email and must be paid within 14 days of the invoice date. The Partner is not entitled to suspend payment, apply set-off, or otherwise delay payment. Health Valley reserves the right to adjust the invoicing method annually or at any time during the year.
• Partners joining Health Valley during the course of a calendar year are required to pay the partnership fee proportionally to the number of months of membership within that year, except for Start-ups. 
• Partners joining on or after October 1st of a calendar year will also be considered members for the entire following calendar year. They will receive one invoice covering both the pro rata contribution for that year and the annual partnership fee for the following year.
• In the event of late payment of the partnership fee, Health Valley may suspend all obligations towards the Partner. Furthermore, in the case of late payment, the Partner will be in default without the need for notice of default or formal reminder, and Health Valley will be entitled to terminate the partnership with immediate effect.
• Under no circumstances is a Partner entitled to a refund of any partnership fee already paid.
• Health Valley shall not be liable to the Partner for any failure to perform its obligations under the agreement or for any damages incurred by the Partner in connection with the partnership, except in cases of intent or gross negligence by Health Valley. Furthermore, Health Valley shall not be liable for any shortcomings by third parties engaged by Health Valley, except in cases of intent or gross negligence. If Health Valley is found liable towards the Partner, such liability shall in all cases be limited to the amount of the partnership fee. The Partner indemnifies Health Valley against any third-party claims arising in connection with the execution of the agreement and/or the partnership.
• Health Valley reserves the right to decline partnership applications. In other words, not all applications will automatically result in a confirmed partnership.

Commitment

A Health Valley partnership means that a Partner is committed to Health Valley's mission and vision. Partners realize that the network is not only about individual interests, but also about solidarity and collective interests. This means that Partners makes an active contribution, not only in money, but also in time and effort. For example in the form of:

• participation in organized activities; from
• exchange of knowledge and experience.

By actively participating in the organized activities, Partners show that networking only yields if participants are willing to invest in the network before being able to harvest.

Annex 

What are employees according to the European Commission’s definition?

When determining the size of your organisation, you should include the following individuals:

• employees;
• persons working for the enterprise being subordinated to it and deemed to be employees under national law;
• owner-managers;
• partners engaging in a regular activity in the enterprise and benefiting from financial advantages from the enterprise.

Under Dutch law, employment agency workers do not constitute part of the number of people who work for a business. An employment agency worker is merely put to work with the relevant interim staff hirer but does not enter the employ of the hiring business.

What are annual work units?

A workforce is calculated on the basis of annual work units (AWUs). This means that an employee who is employed on a full-time basis for an entire year is deemed to represent one (1) unit. The work of an employee who has worked part-time or for only part of a year (for example, a seasonal worker) is counted as a fraction of an AWU.