Terms and conditions for training assignments
1. Cancellation
1.1 If you (the client) cancel a course, the following cancellation fees will be charged:
- no cancellation fee if you cancel more than 7 days before the start time of the course
- 50% of the fee if you cancel less than 7 days before the start time of the course
- the full course fee if you cancel on or less than 24 hours prior to the start time of the course.
1.2 Courses may be re-scheduled, at the request of either party, with no cancellation fee.
2. Fees
2.1 I will invoice the client after each course.
2.2 The client will pay each of my invoices in full and in cleared funds within 30 days of the date of the invoice to the bank account nominated in writing by me.
2.3 Without prejudice to any other right or remedy that I may have, if you fail to pay me on the due date, I may:
a) charge interest on such sum from the due date for payment at the annual rate of 4% above the base rate from time to time of Barclays Bank, accruing on a daily basis and being compounded quarterly until payment is made, whether before or after any judgment and you shall pay the interest immediately on demand; and
b) suspend all Services until payment has been made in full.
Confidential information
3.1 I acknowledge that in the course of providing the Services I will have access to Confidential Information.
3.2 I agree not to (except in the proper course of my duties) use or disclose to any third party any Confidential Information. This restriction does not apply to:
- any use or disclosure authorised by you or required by law;
- any use or disclosure which I in my absolute discretion consider necessary or advisable in order to prevent illegal acts or harm to you or to others; or
- any information which is already in, or comes into, the public domain otherwise than through my unauthorised disclosure.
3.3 You may disclose to third parties such information about the Courses as you wish.
Data protection and Intellectual Property
4.1 You acknowledge and agree that your personal data will be processed by and on behalf of me as part of me providing you with the Services.
4.2 I am the owner of all Intellectual Property Rights and all other rights in the materials and content that I use within the Sessions and nothing in this agreement or otherwise shall operate to transfer the ownership of the Intellectual Property Rights in such material or content to you or to any other person.
4.3 You may not at any time copy, reproduce, publish in any form, share, sell, dispose of or otherwise make available to a third party in any way any of the content or materials that I use in the Sessions.
Status
The relationship between us will be that of independent contractor and nothing in this agreement shall render me your employee, worker, agent or partner.
Force majeure
I shall not be in breach of this agreement, nor liable for any failure or delay in performance of any obligations under this agreement arising from or attributable to acts, events, omissions or accidents beyond my reasonable control.
Governing law and jurisdiction
5.1 This agreement and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law.
5.2 The parties irrevocably agree that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim that arises out of or in connection with this agreement or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims).
5.3 A reference to a particular law is a reference to it as it is in force for the time being taking account of any amendment, extension, or re-enactment and includes any subordinate legislation for the time being in force made under it.