SMGlobal Catwalk®

SMGlobal Catwalk Membership Terms

Effective date: September 1, 2026

Contracting party: Fashion TechDesign Group Inc, doing business as SMGlobal Catwalk

These SMGlobal Catwalk Membership Terms (the "Membership Terms") govern participation in the SMGlobal Catwalk membership program. They supplement the SMGlobal Catwalk Terms of Service, Refund and Cancellation Policy, and Privacy Policy. If these Membership Terms conflict with the general Terms of Service or Refund and Cancellation Policy on a membership-specific matter, the membership-specific provision disclosed before payment should control to the extent permitted by applicable law. The Privacy Policy controls regarding the collection, processing, and disclosure of personal information.

By purchasing or using a paid membership, you acknowledge that you have reviewed and agree to these Membership Terms and the policies presented or linked at enrollment and checkout. If you do not agree, do not purchase or use a paid membership.

1. Program description

SMGlobal Catwalk offers a free audience-access level and paid annual membership levels intended to provide education, community, professional visibility, event-related benefits, and industry connections. Membership provides access only to the benefits expressly described for the selected level. It does not create employment, representation, agency, partnership, joint venture, sponsorship, or any guaranteed commercial relationship.

2. Fashion Insider - Free

Fashion Insider is a free email-list and audience-engagement level. It may include newsletters, announcements, selected offers, and opportunity alerts. Fashion Insider is not a paid membership, is not processed as a paid Shopify product through the paid enrollment form, and does not include paid-tier benefits unless expressly offered separately.

Free communications are subject to the Privacy Policy. Recipients may unsubscribe using the method provided in the communication.

3. Paid membership eligibility and enrollment

Paid membership is available to individuals who can lawfully enter into a binding agreement. Applicants must provide accurate, current, and complete information and must have authority to submit all materials provided. If an applicant cannot legally contract independently, enrollment requires approval and any consent required from a parent, legal guardian, or other authorized person.

Submitting an enrollment form does not activate membership. Paid membership becomes active only after SMGlobal Catwalk confirms the enrollment and receives confirmed payment. SMGlobal Catwalk may request additional information or decline an enrollment where reasonably necessary for eligibility, safety, legal compliance, fraud prevention, program integrity, or community standards, subject to applicable law.

4. Paid membership levels and approved benefits

Community Member - $99/year

The entry-level paid membership, offering eligible education, community access, and member benefits as scheduled and made available during the membership term.

Industry Member - $249/year

Includes eligible professional visibility opportunities, workshops, priority registration, and consideration for eligible opportunities, subject to stated requirements, capacity, scheduling, and approval.

Executive Member - Inner Circle™ - $599/year

Includes eligible leadership access, curated networking, and one annual profile or strategy review, subject to scheduling, participation requirements, availability, and editorial or program approval where applicable.

Benefits are personal to the member and may not be transferred, resold, shared, or assigned without written permission. Taxes and separately priced events, products, travel, hospitality, or third-party services are not included unless expressly stated in writing.

5. Membership term, payment, activation, and renewal

Each paid membership has a 12-month term beginning on the date SMGlobal Catwalk confirms both enrollment approval and successful payment, unless a different activation date is expressly confirmed in writing.

The listed fee is a one-time annual payment for the selected 12-month term. Paid memberships do not automatically renew. Renewal is manual and requires the member to choose to renew and complete a new payment at the price and under the terms then in effect. SMGlobal Catwalk may send renewal reminders, but failure to receive a reminder does not extend the membership term.

Membership benefits do not begin before payment is confirmed and membership is activated. If payment fails, is reversed, is disputed, or is not completed, SMGlobal Catwalk may withhold activation or suspend access while the payment issue is reviewed, subject to applicable law.

6. Seven-calendar-day conditional refund window

Subject to attorney review and applicable consumer law, membership fees may be refunded when a written cancellation request is received within seven calendar days of confirmed payment, provided the member has not:

• used a member discount;
• attended or accessed a members-only program;
• received a directory or profile service;
• participated in a private consultation; or
• otherwise used a membership benefit.

After that period, or after any membership benefit has been used, membership fees are non-refundable except where required by applicable law. Approved refunds will be returned through the original payment method. Processing time may depend on the bank, card issuer, or payment provider and is outside SMGlobal Catwalk's control.

To request review, email smglobalcatwalk@gmail.com with the member's full name, enrollment or order reference, selected level, payment date, and reason for the request. Submitting a request does not guarantee approval.

7. Cancellation, non-renewal, and account closure

A member may cancel future participation, request non-renewal, or request account closure by emailing smglobalcatwalk@gmail.com. Because membership does not renew automatically, cancellation prevents no automatic charge. A future term requires a separate manual renewal and payment.

A member in good standing who cancels future participation or requests non-renewal after the conditional refund window may retain access to eligible benefits through the end of the paid 12-month term, unless access is suspended or terminated under these Membership Terms.

Cancellation or account closure does not create a prorated or retroactive refund outside the conditional refund window, except where required by applicable law. Account closure may affect the member's ability to access benefits that require an account.

8. Benefit availability, scheduling, and eligibility

Benefits may depend on schedules, capacity, location, event requirements, third-party availability, technology, member eligibility, timely registration, professional conduct, and other disclosed conditions. Workshops, events, opportunities, speakers, locations, formats, and schedules may change. A benefit described as priority access, eligibility, consideration, or an opportunity is not a guarantee of admission, selection, availability, complimentary access, or a particular result.

If a core advertised paid benefit is materially removed during an active term and no reasonably comparable substitute is available, SMGlobal Catwalk may provide an appropriate substitute, account credit, extension, or proportionate refund, consistent with applicable law. No specific remedy is promised where applicable law or the circumstances require a different result.

9. No guaranteed professional outcomes

Membership does not guarantee casting, bookings, runway placement, event participation, credentials, press or media coverage, sponsorship, sales, employment, representation, partnerships, introductions, investment, revenue, audience growth, or any other professional or commercial outcome. Decisions by SMGlobal Catwalk, event producers, brands, agencies, media outlets, sponsors, venues, and other third parties remain subject to their own requirements and discretion.

10. Directory and profile participation

Directory or professional-profile consideration is available only where stated for an eligible membership level. Participation is optional and requires affirmative opt-in. Submission or opt-in does not guarantee selection, publication, placement, prominence, duration, or continued inclusion.

All directory and profile content is subject to editorial review, approval, formatting, scheduling, and removal. SMGlobal Catwalk may decline, edit for clarity or format, postpone, or remove content where reasonably necessary for accuracy, rights clearance, safety, program standards, or legal compliance.

Before first publication, the member must review and approve the proposed profile. Upon approval, the member grants SMGlobal Catwalk a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to edit for format, display, reproduce, and distribute the approved name, biography, professional details, images, links, and other submitted profile materials through:

• the SMGlobal Catwalk website;
• the SMGlobal Catwalk member directory; and
• SMGlobal Catwalk membership communications directly related to the directory or profile.

The license lasts during active directory or profile participation and for the reasonable processing period needed to remove the material. SMGlobal Catwalk will process a valid withdrawal or removal request within 10 business days where reasonably practicable. Previously distributed lawful materials may not always be retractable. Broader advertising, endorsement, merchandise, or unrelated promotional use requires separate written permission.

11. Member conduct

Members must act lawfully, professionally, and respectfully. Members must not:

• harass, threaten, discriminate against, exploit, or endanger another person;
• submit false, misleading, infringing, defamatory, unlawful, or unauthorized content;
• impersonate another person or misrepresent credentials, affiliation, or membership status;
• misuse member contact information, private opportunities, events, discounts, platforms, or access credentials;
• disrupt programs, compromise security, scrape or harvest data, or attempt unauthorized access;
• resell, transfer, reproduce, or commercially exploit member-only materials or benefits without permission; or
• use the SMGlobal Catwalk name, marks, or membership status to imply endorsement, agency, partnership, or guaranteed access.

Members must follow reasonable event, venue, safety, platform, and program rules communicated for a particular benefit.

12. Intellectual property

The SMGlobal Catwalk name, trademarks, logos, website, text, graphics, photographs, video, publications, program materials, and other content are owned by or licensed to SMGlobal Catwalk and are protected by applicable law. Membership grants only a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access eligible benefits during the active term. No ownership or broader license is transferred.

A member may not copy, publish, distribute, modify, sell, sublicense, record, or commercially exploit protected member-only content without prior written permission, except as permitted by applicable law.

13. Other member-submitted materials

Members retain ownership of materials they submit and represent that they have all rights and permissions necessary to provide and use them. Members are responsible for the accuracy and legality of their submissions.

For enrollment and membership administration, the member grants SMGlobal Catwalk a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to review, store, reproduce, format, and share submitted materials internally or with service providers and program partners only as reasonably necessary to evaluate and administer enrollment, payment, membership, benefits, support, and compliance. Directory and profile materials are governed by Section 10.

Any broader advertising, endorsement, merchandise, or unrelated promotional use requires separate written permission.

14. Suspension, termination, cure, and appeal

SMGlobal Catwalk may suspend or terminate membership access for nonpayment, fraud, material misrepresentation, unlawful activity, infringement, harassment, safety risks, repeated rule violations, misuse of benefits or data, unauthorized sharing, conduct that materially harms the program or community, or a material breach of these Membership Terms.

Where reasonably possible, SMGlobal Catwalk will provide written notice describing the issue. For a correctable violation, the member will ordinarily have 10 calendar days from the notice date to respond or cure the issue.

SMGlobal Catwalk may suspend access immediately where reasonably necessary for fraud, payment security, safety, harassment, legal compliance, or protection of others. A member may submit a written appeal within 10 calendar days of the suspension or termination notice. The appeal should identify the decision challenged and provide relevant supporting information.

A discretionary proportionate refund may be considered if SMGlobal Catwalk terminates a membership without member fault. No refund is provided for substantiated fraud, misuse, or material breach except where required by applicable law.

15. Privacy and communications

Personal information is handled under the published Privacy Policy. Information may be used to evaluate enrollment, administer membership, process and confirm payment through authorized providers, provide benefits, maintain records, prevent fraud, communicate service notices, and comply with law.

Operational communications about enrollment, payment, activation, security, benefits, schedules, policy changes, and account status may be sent as necessary to administer membership. Promotional communications will be sent in accordance with applicable consent and unsubscribe requirements. Withdrawing marketing consent does not stop necessary membership-administration messages.

Members should not submit sensitive personal information unless specifically requested and necessary for an authorized purpose.

16. Changes to benefits and these Membership Terms

SMGlobal Catwalk may update benefits, schedules, eligibility requirements, and these Membership Terms prospectively. Material changes affecting an active paid term will be communicated where required by law and will not retroactively remove rights already earned or remedies required by law.

New prices apply to future enrollments or manual renewals, not to a completed one-time payment for the current term. A material reduction of a core advertised benefit is addressed under Section 8.

17. Third-party services

Membership benefits may involve payment processors, event platforms, venues, travel or hospitality providers, social platforms, and other third parties. Their services are governed by their own terms and privacy practices. SMGlobal Catwalk is not responsible for third-party content, availability, acts, omissions, or policies except where required by law.

18. Disclaimers and limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, membership services and benefits are provided on an "as available" basis without warranties not expressly stated in writing. SMGlobal Catwalk does not guarantee uninterrupted access, acceptance, availability of a particular opportunity, third-party performance, commercial results, media coverage, career outcomes, or attendance levels.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, SMGlobal Catwalk and its affiliates will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from or related to membership. Nothing in these Membership Terms excludes, restricts, or limits liability or consumer rights that cannot lawfully be excluded, restricted, or limited.

19. Questions, concerns, and disputes

Questions, cancellation or refund requests, appeals, and membership concerns should first be sent to smglobalcatwalk@gmail.com with sufficient information to identify the enrollment and issue. The parties may attempt in good faith to resolve a concern informally before pursuing remedies available under applicable law.

20. General provisions

If any provision is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in effect. Failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. A waiver is effective only for the specific instance in which it is given. These Membership Terms, together with the policies and offering details incorporated by reference, form the membership agreement disclosed before purchase.

21. Contact

Membership questions may be sent to smglobalcatwalk@gmail.com.

Business mailing address: 15 Colts Gait Lane, Colts Neck New Jersey 07722, United States