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Three tiers.

Each tier of the Aureneum library is granted by invitation. Every reader is reviewed by a person, and credentials are issued by Aureneum.

The ladder

Not more of the same.

Tier II holds research Tier I cannot reach, and the record of how every conclusion was reached. Tier III adds work conducted jointly. Separately, the first white paper will be published on this site in full, free and with no account.

I

Individual

£79

Per month

For
A professional individual, reading for themselves. One named user, not transferable.
Library
The General series, in final form. Papers reserved to Tier II are withheld.
Route
Write to us. We assess, and issue a private invitation. You accept and pay by card on Airwallex's secure page. Credentials follow within one working day.
Enquire

II

Institutional

From £5,000

Per month, per institution

For
An institution taking access for its people. Each reader is separately credentialled. The number of named readers is agreed in your invitation.
Library
The General and Reserved series in full, and for every paper the Working Record: how the conclusion was reached.
Route
Entirely by correspondence. We assess, issue a private invitation, and invoice your organisation. Credentials for each named reader follow within one working day of settlement.
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III

Partnership

Bespoke

By negotiation

For
A research partner, not a subscriber. Entered into deliberately and on terms written for the arrangement.
Library
Everything in Tier II, and research conducted jointly, held to both the partner and Aureneum.
Route
By negotiation. Ownership of joint output, publication rights and what happens on termination are settled in writing first.
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Prices are the current rate card, in pounds sterling. Aureneum is not registered for VAT, so no VAT is charged: the Tier I price of £79 a month is the total payable. Tier II and Tier III fees are stated exclusive of VAT. The price for a given subscription is the one stated in its invitation. Prices may change on at least 30 days' notice, taking effect at your next renewal and never within a period already paid for, as the Terms of Service provide.

Tier I

How to buy.

Tier I is bought by card, from a private invitation issued once a person has reviewed your enquiry. What you buy, what you pay and what follows are stated here in full.

Product
Tier I, Individual: a monthly subscription to the General series of the Aureneum library, in final form, for one named professional reader. Not transferable.
Price
£79 a month, in pounds sterling. This is the total payable: Aureneum is not registered for VAT, so none is added.
Billing
Monthly. The first month is paid when you accept your invitation, and the subscription renews each month until cancelled. Where a renewal does not settle, collection is attempted no more than twice, normally on the next working day, after which access ends and nothing further is charged.
Payment
By card, on Airwallex's secure payment page, reached from your invitation. Card details are entered with Airwallex and are never held by Aureneum.
Delivery
Digital access in Aquila, Aureneum's client application. Credentials are issued to the named reader within one working day of confirmed payment, and two-factor authentication is enrolled on first sign in. Nothing is shipped, and nothing is charged for delivery.
Cancellation and refunds
Cancel at any time by writing to us. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the month already paid for, and access continues to that point. Refunds, and the 14 day right that applies to consumers, are set out in Cancellation and Refunds.
Terms and law
The Terms of Service govern the subscription, under the law of England and Wales.

Tier II and Tier III are not bought by card. Each invitation is followed by an invoice to the organisation, settled by transfer or by secure payment link.

Tier II

The record of how we got there.

A final paper states a conclusion. The Working Record shows the work: what was asked, what was tried, what was rejected and why, and what the conclusion actually rested on. It is attached to every paper in the library, and it is the reason an institution steps up a tier.

What it holds

The question and its scope. The hypotheses considered, with the ones rejected and the reason. The data and its lineage, with sources and vintages. The trials run and their outcomes. The robustness checks. The judgement calls. The sign-off.

What it is not

Not a recommendation. Not a parameter set. Not a view about the future. It is historical and descriptive: an account of how a piece of research was done, written so that a reader can judge whether to rely on it.

How it is held

Read in the client application only, beside its paper. Marked to the reader on every page. Never downloadable. The record is the closest thing to Aureneum's method that leaves the building, and it is handled accordingly.

How access is granted

By invitation.

There is no self-registration. Every reader is reviewed by a person, and every purchase begins with a private invitation. The same five steps apply to every tier. Only payment differs, by card for Tier I and by invoice for Tier II and III, and a partnership's terms are settled in writing before its invitation.

  1. I

    You write to us

    From a business address, saying which of the three tiers you are asking about and, for an institution, roughly how many readers.

  2. II

    We assess

    Professional individual or institution, the tier that fits, and any exclusivity arrangement. Not every enquiry results in an invitation.

  3. III

    We issue a private invitation

    One link, sent by email from our domain to one address, valid for seven days. It opens a page that states exactly what you are being offered and at what price.

  4. IV

    You accept and settle

    On that page you confirm who the research is for, accept the terms, and choose whether access begins at once. Individuals then pay by card on Airwallex's secure page. Institutions receive an invoice.

  5. V

    Credentials follow

    Issued by Aureneum to each named reader within one working day of confirmed payment or recorded settlement. Two-factor authentication is enrolled on first sign in. Access opens at that point.

Commercial terms

Plainly stated.

  • CurrencyPounds sterling
  • VATAureneum is not registered for VAT. Tier I is the total payable; Tier II and III are stated exclusive of VAT
  • BillingMonthly, renewing each month until cancelled
  • Published pricesThe current rate card. Your price is the one in your invitation, fixed for every period you have paid for. Changes take at least 30 days' notice and apply from your next renewal
  • Payment, Tier IBy card on Airwallex's secure page, reached only through your invitation. Card details are never held by Aureneum
  • Payment, Tier II and IIIInvoice, settled by transfer or by secure payment link
  • RenewalAttempted twice at most, normally the next working day, then access ends
  • CancellationBy writing to us, effective at the end of the paid period. See Cancellation and Refunds
  • RefundsCharged in error, withdrawn access, or material unavailability. Set out at Cancellation and Refunds
  • Governing lawEngland and Wales

Aureneum does not hold client money. Card payment is taken by Airwallex on its own page, and card details are never held by Aureneum. The Terms of Service govern, and prevail over anything summarised here.