
Terms & Conditions
Training Courses
1. All our prices advertised are subject to change at any time. Any previously advertised
price either printed or found on the internet will cease to be valid. The price quoted at
time of contact with us either by email, phone or personal visit is only available for a
maximum of 7 days and must be in writing from ourselves.
2. All course bookings require a deposit to secure your place. Deposits are non-refundable.
3. Full payment for your course must be made no later than 14 days prior to the first day of
your course. You run the risk of losing your place on the course and your deposit if this
is not made.
4. Cancellations are subject to the following:
a) If you need to cancel or postpone a course you must give us 4 weeks notice, under
exceptional circumstances we may allow you to postpone your course with
management discretion.
b) Courses can only be cancelled or postponed once, after which deposits will need to
be paid again to secure your place. No refunds will be given against cancelled or
postponed courses.
c) Cancellations Less than 4 Weeks prior to the start of the course result in full loss of
the course cost unless there is exceptional circumstances and with management
discretion.
d) For your security we will not accept cancellations by phone, text or
social media. If you wish to cancel or postpone a training course you must indicate in
writing or via email. Cancellations will only be accepted during our opening hours and
not at evenings, weekends or Holidays.
5. Your course can be moved once, so long as it is to an equivalent course subject and
booked and taken within three months of the original course. However at the stage any
outstanding monies must be paid. Further cancellation of the same course will result in
losing all monies paid to date.
6. Proof of ID, signed Terms & conditions, Delegates agreement and your student form
must be returned prior to receiving confirmation of your booking. You have 7 days from
the date of your booking to return these forms, after which your place will be secured so
long as all monies are paid on time. Your course confirmation letter and manuals or
exams will be sent at this time if relevant to your course.
7. If you do not receive any expected emails, please contact us at your earliest convenience
so that we can ensure all the correct details for you are on file, and try to resend anything
you need with enough time prior to your course.
8. Please ensure we have the correct spelling of your name for your certificate.
9. Courses can be transferred into another person’s name for an administration charge of
£50.
10. VTCT, C&G or ITEC courses are transferable to another person providing you have not
yet started the course and the VTCT, C&G or ITEC registration fee is paid by the new
course attendee.
11. It is your responsibility to ensure you inform us of previous qualifications or your Lifetime
Learner Number with VTCT.
12. Please ensure you have made your own checks with regards to your local bye laws and
insurance costs. Some insurers may require certain pre requisites prior to insuring your
business.
13. You have unlimited support available post training. Some courses need plenty of practice
after your course to perfect and refine your skills. No refunds are available due to your
inability to perform the treatment or change in your circumstances or the course not
meeting your own personal expectations. Everyone has differing learning abilities, it is up
to you to inform your tutor at the time of any additional support you may need or of any
changes you wish to see on the course to suit your expectations. We offer post training
support and advice as well as drop in days for your convenience. If you feel you need
extra support in your chosen subject. It is our best interest to work with you until you are
happy with your new-found skills.
14. With VTCT or private courses you have a maximum of 6 months post training to complete
all case studies, exams and assessments. Extra time can be arranged in certain
circumstances and a meeting between the tutor and the student will be held to work out a
suitable extension.
15. Please advise the company of any Disabilities or Additional Learning Requirements you
may have prior to your course. This is to allow us to assist you in your chosen subject.
16. We reserve the right to cancel, re-schedule or vary any course or part of a course due to
insufficient numbers, reasons beyond control or changes in regulations.
17. Where (the company) cancels a training course we will not be held liable for
transportation, accommodation, loss of earnings or any other associated costs.
18. On occasion we may reduce course prices last minute to build up numbers instead of
cancelling the course. On these occasions you will not be eligible for these special offer
prices. Similarly if you have paid an early bird booking price, we would not charge you
more if we sell the other places at full price. From time to time we run special promotional
offers. These are only valid for customers at that time and are time and quantity limited
and cannot be backdated.
19. Whilst delegates are on the premises they are obliged to abide by all Health and Safety
policies that are in place. Where a delegate is disruptive to other delegates, breaches
health and safety guidelines or appears to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol or
endangers themselves or others, we reserve the right to ask that candidate to leave the
premises. Candidates that are asked to leave the course for the above reasons will not
be entitled to a refund.
20. (the company) does not accept responsibility or any liability for delegate’s belongings
whilst they are on site. This includes personal equipment and vehicles which are brought
onto the premises are left entirely at the owner’s risk.
21. Tutors reserve the right to ask students to complete a written, oral exam and/or case
studies. This is at their discretion and to keep standards high. If students would like
refresher sessions or one to one additional training this will be charged at £50 per hour
with a minimum of a two hour booking required.
22. Certificates can be replaced. There is a fee of £25 per certificate to cover the cost of
reprinting, postage and searching for the student database for information. Payment is
made at the time of ordering your certificate. Certificates will say ‘Duplicate’ on them.
23. As part our service to provide excellent customer service we operate an equal
opportunities policy. Students will not experience discrimination on any counts. (the
company) will not tolerate abuse Physical or verbal abuse to any trainer at any time. Nor
will we tolerate any sexism, ageism or racism or any type of discrimination of any sorts.
Bearing this in mind students need to be aware that both males and females book on
these courses and we will pair you up accordingly to practice on. So you may be working
on someone of the opposite sex. Deciding NOT to carry on with the day if you do not
wish to work on any other student will result in your loss of fee.
24. (the company) operates a non-smoking policy.
25. Mobile phones must be switched off in the training rooms at all times.
26. Children are not allowed at the training venues.
27. We comply with the Data Protection Act 1998. Full information regarding how we use
your data will be provided upon request.
28. Complaints in the first instance should be made to the tutor, lecturer or person in charge.
If you are unhappy with the outcome then it will be taken up as per the company
complaints procedure for delegates, which is available upon request. Awarding bodies
will not accept complaints directly unless you have followed this process.
29. Attendance by a delegate onto a training course, even with a formal qualification
certificate on completion, does not provide any guarantee of workmanship,
performance, quality or status of the delegate during future endeavors.
30. All intellectual property rights remain the property of (the company) and any copies made
of course materials, booklets or training aids will be an infringement of copyright unless
agreed in writing by (the company).
31. Delegates must not contact our Trainers or staff personally either by personal phones,
home addresses, e-mails or social network sites. However our staff can be contacted
via our business emails, or by calling (phone number).
32. Post training support is available between Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm. There is
limited support available over the weekends and evenings, however we will try to assist
where possible.
Sales of Goods
1. All orders of Machines and kits are deemed special order and are in relation to the
agreed terms of business to business trading. The purchasing or ordering of any goods
from (the company) Group you are automatically agreeing to the terms herein.
2. All kits/machines will not be handed over or delivered until full payment has been
received. Once payment has been received your kit/machine will be ordered. Please be
advised that kits/machines may take up to four weeks to be delivered.
3. Kits/Machine cancellations must be done in writing only to head office. Only by direct
agreement with a managing director will your return be accepted for a credit note. Credit
notes can be used against any other products or courses with (the company). We have a
no refund policy which is quoted at the time of purchase. Items returned must be
unopened and still in its original packaging and unused. For health and safety reasons
we are unable to accept the return of pigments or needles for exchange.
4. Machines/Kits or other products sold by (the company) and sold on to trainers or other
third parties must be sold at our recommended retail price. No items sold by (the
company) must be sold on any sales sites, social media sites or third party websites
which include but not exclusive to eBay, Facebook or Gumtree.
5. Machines that are faulty are subject to our terms and conditions which allow us to repair
or replace the machine within a reasonable time frame. Machines must be maintained
as per instruction manuals. Non-manufacturer faults will not be covered by the warranty
and additional charges may be applied direct from the manufacturer.
6. We hold no responsibility for loss of business whatsoever due to delay in delivery of your
machine/kit or when your machine is in for service or repair. We may where possible be
able to offer you a loan machine.
7. Loan machines must be maintained and kept in good condition during your possession.
Damages to the loan machines may result in repair charges. It is important that machines
are returned in the same condition to us and sent well packaged and sent by guaranteed
delivery. You will be responsible for return costs. Loan machines must be surrendered
upon request. We reserve the right to charge for any items not returned to us within the
agreed time scale at £25 per item per day.
8. Kit contents are subject to change without notice and contents may vary. You will
however still receive items equivalent to the original price & Kit.
9. Neither party shall be in default if by reason of any delay in the performance of or failure
to perform any of its obligations hereunder if such delay or failure is caused solely by
strikes acts of God or the public enemy riots incendiaries interference by civil or military
authorities compliance with governmental laws rules and regulations delays in transit or
delivery inability to secure necessary governmental priorities for materials or any fault
beyond its control or without its fault or negligence. Should Force Majeure subsist for a
period greater than 3 months either party shall have the right to terminate the Services
10. This Agreement shall be governed and interpreted by the Laws of England regardless of
the place of execution or the place of performance and the parties hereto submit to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.
11. The company hold no responsibility for misuse of equipment or products and cannot be
held responsible for any claims personally brought against you. The Customer shall
hereby indemnify the Company against any loss or damage claimed against the
Company by any third party
12. The Company shall not be liable for any consequential losses (which, for the avoidance
of doubt, shall in this Agreement include loss of profits) howsoever caused.
13. The Product and any components, spares, accessories or products supplied by the
Company are warranted against defects in workmanship and materials for a period of 12
months from the date of dispatch by the Company. This shall be the only warranty given
by the Company in respect of the Product and any components, spares or accessories.
All other warranties and conditions implied by statute, common law or otherwise are
hereby excluded to the extent that the law permits. For the avoidance of doubt the
Company in particular gives no warranty that the Product conforms to any specification or
is fit for any specific purpose.
14. The Company shall at its option either replace, repair or issue a credit note to the
Customer for any Product or components, spares or accessories found to be defective by
reason of poor workmanship or faulty materials.
15. The Company shall however be under no obligation to take any action unless:
a) the Company has been notified of the defects in writing by the Customer within 7
days of the discovery of such defects and in any event not later than 12 months from
the date of dispatch (as to both of which time shall be of the essence) and;
b) the defective goods have been returned to the Company’s premises and;
c) examination of the goods by the Company discloses to its satisfaction that such
defects exist and have not been caused by mishandling, misuse, neglect, improper
installation, improper repair, insufficient or inadequate or improper maintenance, or
by alteration or accident (the Customer being liable to pay to the Company the cost,
as certified by Company, of the examination of any goods in respect of which the
Company does not accept liability under this paragraph). Using items not designed
for the machines invalidates your warranty.
16. Degradation of machines, handpieces or accessories from prolonged exposure to damp,
heat or astringents shall not be considered a defect for the purposes of these terms and
conditions.
17. Servicing and cleaning of the handpiece, machine or accessories is not covered under
the warranty and this service will be charged for whether during the warranty period or
otherwise.
18. The Company shall have no liability whatsoever to the Customer in relation to any
defects in the Product, or in any components, spares or accessories, and in particular
the Company will not be liable for the return of the Contract Price, for any costs incurred
for the shipment of defective components or for any consequential losses (including loss
of profit).
19. Warranty repairs will be carried out at our premises or such other premises as shall be
decided by the Company in its absolute discretion. No equipment should be returned to
the Company without the prior written authorisation of the Company.
20. Equipment repaired or replaced under this warranty is warranted only for the remaining
unexpired portion of the original warranty period which was applicable to the repaired or replaced equipment.