Membership

Membership of Swansea Hackspace is available on a monthly subscription basis, and is open to anyone 18 or over.

Members Benefits

Currently, membership benefits are limited to voting rights and access to our private discussion spaces on Discord.

Under normal circumstances, benefits also include:

• Access to workshops and courses¹
• 24 hour access to the Hackspace
• Storage box for personal projects, tools and supplies
• Use of all tools and equipment, subject to usage and material costs.
  • Some equipment requires an induction course for unsupervised use. Inductions are only available for members

Rates

Membership is on a "Pay what you can, but pay monthly" basis, we recommend a rate of £15 a month paid by standing order or direct debit, with a minimum of £5 a month suggested for those with restricted income. If you have difficulty in committing to such payments but would still like to be a member and contribute then please do discuss it with one of our directors.

Attendance at workshops, or use of the space without a membership subscription may attract additional fees.

Attendance to the regular open nights is without charge and open to all.

If you would like to use Swansea Hackspace to host your own events or meetups then please refer to our Third Party process

By joining you are becoming a member of Swansea Hackspace, and you agree to be bound by our constitution. You may terminate your membership at any time, without refund, by written notice. Use of any of the facilities provided is conditional on your adherence to the published Rules of Conduct.

Swansea Hackspace is a private company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales.
Company Number 08777436.

Online Signup

We would really prefer everyone to pay using the online Direct Debit method, but if you have require a different method of payment, or have any difficulties with paying, then please contact a director, or email payments@ for other options.

Your membership is dependant upon you continuing to pay the monthly fees.

Payment cut off is the 23rd of the month, payments received on or before that date pay for that month, payments after are for the following month.

Privacy Statement: All personal information gathered will be used only for the running of the group and will not be divulged to any third parties other than those that we are legally required to do so.

CCTV: The hackspace makes use of various CCTV and other access technologies in order to maintain a safe and secure environment for everyone, the collected imagery and data is available only to directors when investigating a reported incident and is not shared in any other way. The only exception to this is a single low quality still image that is updated every 5 minutes which is made available on the website to function as a visual indication of activity.