SPECIAL CONDITIONS GOVERNING COURSES TAUGHT BY THE REINFORCEMENT ACADEMY

ARTICLE 1. GENERAL
The Reinforcement Academy is a trade name of Wurth Beheer B.V (hereafter ‘The Reinforcement Academy’). All the Reinforcement Academy’s offers, proposals and agreements in respect of courses shall be governed by these "Special Conditions Governing Courses Taught by the Reinforcement Academy" as well as by the "General Terms & Conditions of Wurth Beheer B.V.". In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Special Conditions and those of the General Terms & Conditions, the provisions of the Special Conditions shall prevail.

 

ARTICLE 2. REGISTRATION
Registration for a course or seminar taught by the Reinforcement Academy shall be accomplished through the website (www.anthoniewurth.com or www.thereinforcementacademy.com).

  • Registrations shall be accepted up to ten business days prior to the first course session.
  • Registrations shall be handled sequentially on a first come, first served basis. Registrants shall be notified if a course has been closed for registration.
  • Registrants shall receive confirmation of their registration from the Reinforcement Academy.
  • Registrants shall be notified of their acceptance into the course within ten business days of the Reinforcement Academy having received their registration in principle (via email).
  • Registrants shall have the right to cancel their registration within fourteen (14) days of having received final notification of their acceptance into the course, and to terminate the agreement at no cost whatsoever, as long as the training or seminar has not been started yet, in which process any fees already paid shall be reimbursed to them without delay. If the training or seminar has already been started, it is no longer possible to terminate the agreement at no cost.

 

ARTICLE 3. PAYMENT TERMS
 Unless expressly agreed otherwise in writing, course participants and/or principals shall pay the full course fees within 15 days of the date of the invoice, but in any event no later than by three days before the first course session.

 

If the Reinforcement Academy does not receive the course fees within the payment deadline, it shall have the right to discontinue further implementation of the agreement and/or to terminate the agreement. If the agreement is terminated, Article 4 (see below) shall apply accordingly.

 

ARTICLE 4. CANCELLATION BY COURSE PARTICIPANT

  • A course participant and/or principal shall terminate the agreement in writing. The date of termination shall be the day that the Reinforcement Academy receives the notice of termination.
  • In the event of termination of the agreement by the course participant and/or the principal, they shall owe the following fee:
    1. up to 14 days prior to the first course session: 100 percent of the course fees;
    2. 15 to 30 days prior to the first course session: 50 percent of the agreed course fees;
    3. 31 days or longer prior to the first course session: no fee payable.
  • If a course participant should be unable to attend, they shall have the right in principle to send an alternate in their place at no additional cost, provided that the Reinforcement Academy is so notified in writing prior to the start of the course. The course participant and/or principal shall continue to be liable to pay the agreed course fees.

 

ARTICLE 5. CANCELLATION AND/OR COURSE CHANGES BY THE REINFORCEMENT ACADEMY

  • The Reinforcement Academy shall have the right to change a course without giving reasons. This may include changes to the scope, set-up, teacher/teachers, course materials, date, schedule and location. Course participants shall duly be notified in writing of any changes to the date, schedule or location. Unless expressly agreed otherwise in writing, a course participant and/or principal shall have the right to cancel their registration at no cost within 14 days of the letter notifying them of the changes to a course. The participant and/or principal shall then be entitled to full reimbursement of the fees paid to the Reinforcement Academy.
  • The Reinforcement Academy shall have the right to cancel a course without giving reasons. A participant and/or principal shall then be entitled to full reimbursement of the fees paid to the Reinforcement Academy.

 

ARTICLE 6. PRIVACY LAW
 In executing the agreement, the Reinforcement Academy shall handle personal data in accordance with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). As part of executing the agreement, personal data shall be used to conduct the course as effectively as possible; if and when personal data should be handled outside the scope of this agreement, the Reinforcement Academy shall ensure that such handling is in accordance with the provisions of the GDPR. Persons whose personal data have been handled as part of their registration/the agreement are welcome to contact the Reinforcement Academy to ask questions about the handling of their personal data.

 

ARTICLE 7. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Making video and/or audio recordings of course sessions shall be expressly prohibited.

 

ARTICLE 8. FEE REDUCTION SCHEME
A registrant/course participant qualifying for a fee reduction scheme shall personally be responsible for appealing to this scheme. A registrant/course participant shall have the right to appeal to a fee reduction scheme until 30 calendar days after the last course session. This right to a fee reduction scheme shall lapse after the 30-day term.
The Reinforcement Academy shall not be required to educate registrants/course participants about the fee reduction scheme, to apply the reduction scheme of its own accord, or to automatically offer a fee reduction to a registrant/participant who might qualify for the fee reduction scheme.
The fee reduction scheme shall not apply and registrants/course participants shall not be eligible for other discounts if a package price has been agreed for courses encompassing different modules.
The fee reduction scheme shall not apply to the Reinforcement Academy Seminars.

 

This document is a translation. In the event of any dispute as to the interpretation of any of these conditions, the official Dutch language version shall prevail. 

 

‘The Reinforcement Academy” is the trade names of Wurth Beheer B.V. (Chamber of Commerce 24317764), At www.anthoniewurth.com more detailed information on this company is available, including the General Terms & Conditions.