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Drone Training Ltd Course terms and conditions
Please read these Terms carefully before purchasing a Course and print off a copy for your records. By ordering a Course, you are confirming your agreement to be bound by these Terms. The Terms shall be deemed to be accepted when you have (i) received delivery of any part of the services from Drone Training Ltd; (ii) otherwise agreed to the Terms either in writing, orally, or by conduct; or (iii) consented to these Terms by means of an electronic signature e.g. affirmatively checking a box or respond to an email indicating your acceptance to these Terms, at which point and on which date the legally binding contract incorporating these Terms shall come into existence. www.dronetraining.co.uk and www.schoolofdrones.co.uk are operated by Drone Training Ltd with company number 09343477, its registered office at Evolution House Iceni Court, Delft Way, Norwich, Norfolk, England, NR6 6BB, UK.
1. Definitions
Capitalised terms are defined in clause 12.11.
2. Ordering Procedure
2.1. Unless otherwise agreed with Drone Training Ltd in writing, all course bookings will be made via the Website or by telephone.
2.2. When you place an order for a Course you are offering to purchase that Course on these Terms. Drone Training Ltd reserves the right to decline or cancel your order, or any part of your order.
2.3. Following receipt by Drone Training Ltd of your order for a Course and, where applicable, payment of the Fee you will receive an email confirming that your order has been received by Drone Training Ltd. Your order will be subject to acceptance by Drone Training Ltd of your offer to purchase in accordance with clause 2.5 below.
2.4. A legally binding agreement shall not come into existence until Drone Training Ltd has accepted your offer to purchase a Course by:
a) sending you an order acceptance confirmation email or written order acceptance confirmation by post, which will be effective upon sending or posting to you at the email or postal address you have provided; and
b) receiving payment for the Course in cleared funds from yourself or if applicable your employer in accordance with these Terms.
2.5. Where your order consists of multiple Courses, each individual Course will be treated by Drone Training Ltd as a separate offer to purchase. Acceptance of your offer to purchase one or more of the Courses will not be an acceptance by Drone Training Ltd of your offer to purchase any other Courses which make up your order.
2.6. Drone Training Ltd reserves the right to withdraw at any time Courses advertised for sale on the Website and/or the Brochure.
3. Payment Terms
3.1. The Fee for any Course at any given time will be displayed on the Website and the Brochure and/or will be notified to you by a Drone Training Ltd representative. Fees are quoted and payment shall be made in pounds sterling, exclusive of VAT and any Additional Charges (payable at Drone Training Ltd’s sole discretion in accordance with Drone Training Ltd policy of Additional Charges available from Drone Training Ltd on request).
3.2. If you purchase a Course on the Website:
a) the Fee excluding VAT and any delivery charges payable in relation to delivery of Study Materials, if applicable, will be shown prior to completion of the online transaction; and
b) Drone Training Ltd will debit the Fee from your credit card or debit card on or after the day you make an order for a Course. Your order will be confirmed only upon receipt of the Fee in cleared funds by Drone Training Ltd and will be subject to acceptance of your offer to purchase by Drone Training Ltd in accordance with clause 2.
3.3. The provision of the Course is contingent upon Drone Training Ltd having received cleared funds from you or
your employer (if you select to invoice your employer) in respect of the Fee for the relevant Course. Without prejudice to Drone Training Ltd’s rights and remedies under these Terms, if any sum payable is not paid in cleared funds on or before the due date (being the date the Course is booked if you are responsible for paying the Fee or within 30 days from the date of the invoice if your employer is responsible for paying the Fee, save that payment will be due immediately if booking is made less than 30 days before the Course start date), Drone Training Ltd reserves the right, at Drone Training Ltd’s sole discretion, to suspend the provision to you and refuse you entry to the relevant Course.
3.4. Where you choose to invoice your employer for the payment of the Fee, the following additional terms shall apply:
a) upon receiving your order form signed by the training manager or other individual designated by your employer, Drone Training Ltd will send an invoice to your employer;
b) full payment in cleared funds of the Fee is due from your employer within 30 days from the date of the invoice;
c) payment is due immediately if booking is made less than 30 days before the Course start date;
d) you and your employer are joint and severally liable for all unpaid invoices; and
e) you authorise Drone Training Ltd to release to your employer details of your attendance, marks, exam results, general progress reports and any other information reasonably requested by your employer and which Drone Training Ltd in its sole discretion considers appropriate for it to provide.
3.5. No Study Materials will be made available online, dispatched to you by Drone Training Ltd or be made available for collection, unless Drone Training Ltd has received full payment in cleared funds from you or your employer (including payment of delivery charges where applicable) in respect of the related Fee.
3.6. Drone Training Ltd reserves the right to charge late payment interest on any overdue amounts, at a rate of 6% a year above the base lending rate of the Bank of England from time to time. The interest shall accrue on a daily basis from the due date until the date of actual payment of the overdue amount, whether before or after judgment. You must pay us interest together with the overdue amount.
3.7. Drone Training Ltd reserves the right to recover any reasonable debt collection costs in connection with these Terms.
3.8. Drone Training Ltd will not bear your travel or accommodation expenses.
4. Cancellation Rights for consumers
(people who purchases goods and services for personal use – note, if you are booking a course for a CAA Permission for Commercial Operations, then it is assumed you are not a consumer but are a business – see below)
4.1. There may be circumstances under the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 (“Consumer Contracts Regulations”) when you may wish to cancel your purchase of the Course. However, your right to cancel and obtain any refund will be lost if you have given Drone Training Ltd express consent to supply any services during the Cancellation Period and the service has been performed. This consent includes ticking the box giving such consent at time of purchase. If the contract is for the supply of digital content, including but not limited to Online Course and Online Study Materials, your right to cancel and obtain any refund will be lost if you have given Drone Training Ltd express consent to supply the digital content to you during the Cancellation Period or if you access the digital content before the expiry of the Cancellation Period. You do not have a right to change your mind in respect of other services, once these have been completed, even if the cancellation period is still running. If express consent has been given but the service is only part performed, you will be liable to pay for the services actually received.
4.2. Subject to clause 4.1, there may be circumstances under the Consumer Contracts Regulations when you may cancel your purchase of the Course within a period of 14 calendar days (“Cancellation Period”) from the date on which the contract is concluded subject to clause 2. The following rules apply:
a) Within the Cancellation Period, you must inform Drone Training Ltd of your decision to cancel by emailing office@dronetraining.co.uk;
b) If you cancel your purchase you must return any Study Materials you may have received from Drone Training Ltd without undue delay and not later than 14 calendar days after you inform Drone Training Ltd of the cancellation. You will be liable for the cost of returning any goods to Drone Training Ltd unless Drone Training Ltd has agreed otherwise in writing.
c) Drone Training Ltd reserves the right to withhold payment of part or all of your Fee refund until all Study Materials have been returned in accordance with clause 4.3 above or if Study Materials are not returned in a re-saleable condition.
d) On cancellation you will be entitled to a full refund of the Fees subject to the following limitations:
i. In relation to delivery costs, the refund amount will be capped at the cost of a standard postal method fee; and
ii. If the value of the goods has been diminished by your handling, Drone Training Ltd may recover the amount of this diminished value by deducting this amount from your refund.
4.3. If you cancel a Course after the Cancellation Period, Drone Training Ltd will deduct from any refund of your Fee the cost of all applicable delivery charges, including delivery costs.
4.4. Refunds will be made using the same method of payment as you used for the purchase and will be paid within 14 days of you informing Drone Training Ltd of the cancellation. The period for refund will increase to 30 days if Drone Training Ltd is unable to credit a UK bank account. If you have chosen to invoice your employer and at the time of cancellation the relevant invoice has not yet been paid then such invoice will be cancelled. If you have chosen to invoice your employer and at the time of cancellation the relevant invoice has already been paid by your employer, the Fees will be credited to your employer’s bank account within 14 days of cancellation (provided a UK bank account can be credited). For monetary returns a request in writing to Drone Training Ltd is required from your employer.
4.5. For further details of your rights under the Consumer Contracts Regulations you can visit your local Citizens’ Advice Bureau or visit the Competition and Markets Authority website.
4.6. Your order of a Course is personal to you and you will not be permitted to transfer your enrolment on a Course to any other candidate.
4.7. Drone Training Ltd reserves the right to use its discretion to determine whether to make refunds and/or deferrals in exceptional circumstances which fall outside clause 4 and clause 5 and to charge an additional fee in any such event to cover the administration costs incurred by Drone Training Ltd. Any such additional fees will be communicated to you before you make your decision.
4.8. Where you have purchased multiple Classroom Courses as part of a Drone Training Ltd membership or Drone Training Ltd package of products and you cancel or defer one or more of those Classroom Courses, each Classroom Course which you cancel or defer will be treated separately and the relevant cancellation and deferral terms and administration costs set out in this clause 4 will apply to each cancellation or deferral.
5. Cancellation Rights for businesses
5.1. Subject to these Terms, you may cancel the Course by giving written notice to Drone Training Ltd using the email address: office@dronetraining.co.uk and Drone Training Ltd reserves the right to charge you a cancellation fee. Drone Training Ltd’s policy for such cancellations is set out below:
Number of full days written notice of cancellation received by Drone Training Ltd from you (calendar days before the Course start date): 0 – 14
Cancellation fee due as percentage of the Fee: 100%
Number of full days written notice of cancellation received by Drone Training Ltd from you (calendar days before the Course start date): 15 – 30
Cancellation fee due as percentage of the Fee: 50%
Number of full days written notice of cancellation received by Drone Training Ltd from you (calendar days before the Course start date): 31 or more
Cancellation fee due as percentage of the Fee: 0%
5.2. Any costs incurred by Drone Training Ltd in preparation of the agreed service will be charged to you but will be limited to a maximum of the Fee, less any applicable cancellation fee.
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5.3. If (a) Drone Training Ltd declares that a Course is subject to a minimum number of participants and that minimum number of participants is not reached; or (b) a Course cannot be performed due to force majeure or other reasons beyond Drone Training Ltd’s reasonable control, then Drone Training Ltd may cancel the Course.
5.4. In the situations set out in Clause 5.3, Drone Training Ltd will use its endeavours to notify you about the cancellation at least one week before the Course start date. Any Fees paid by you will be refunded. Any other claims by you will be excluded.
Deferment and Delay
5.5. Flight Assessment:
a) Drone Training Ltd may postpone a Flight Assessment due to adverse weather conditions. In such circumstances you will be informed and there will be no admin fee charged.
b) You will be charged an admin fee of £25 if you defer a Flight Assessment within 14 days of the agreed original Flight Assessment date. Within 5 working days of the agreed original Flight Assessment date, you will be liable for the entire cost of the flight assessment should you wish to cancel or defer.
5.6. Courses: If, due to force majeure or other reasons beyond Drone Training Ltd’s reasonable control (including where the instructor is ill), the Course cannot be performed at the agreed date, or could only be performed with unreasonable economic effort, then the Course will be performed on the next possible date agreed.
6. Courses
6.1. Please see the description of the Course on the Website and/or in the Brochure for details of the contents of the available Courses.
6.2. Except as set out in the description of the Course on the Website and/or in the Brochure, no additional Study Materials and/or tuition (either online, face to face or classroom) will be provided by Drone Training Ltd.
6.3. You acknowledge that Drone Training Ltd operates a zero tolerance policy in relation to inappropriate behaviour of candidates. In particular abusive or violent behaviour directed at Drone Training Ltd’s staff or other candidates and unfair or dishonest practices including but not limited to cheating, will not be tolerated under any circumstances. Drone Training Ltd may at its reasonable discretion and without liability or an obligation to refund Fees, refuse to supply any Classroom Course to any candidate and may refuse to admit to, and may remove from any Drone Training Ltd premises, any candidate whose participation in any Classroom Course would, in Drone Training Ltd’s reasonable opinion, be undesirable or whose behaviour Drone Training Ltd considers is or may be in breach of these Terms.
6.4. You must comply with all health and safety rules and regulations and any other reasonable security requirements (including relevant safety and accident prevention rules applicable for training within Drone Training Ltd) that apply at the premises at which Classroom Courses are provided.
6.5. You must only use the premises at which Classroom Courses are provided for the purposes of participating in Classroom Courses.
6.6. Training will take place at the training locations or at the client premises as specified. Daily schedules of training will correspond with the customary working hours of Drone Training Ltd unless otherwise agreed upon in writing. Drone Training Ltd is responsible for performing the training. Drone Training Ltd reserves the right for the training to be partly or wholly performed by duly qualified third parties in Drone Training Ltd’s name. In all circumstances, certification will be effected by Drone Training Ltd.
6.7. If you require a visa to enable you to study with Drone Training Ltd then you are responsible for obtaining the necessary visa and for ensuring that your attendance is satisfactory to meet your visa requirements.
6.8. You must sign an attendance register for each Classroom Course as required by the instructor.
6.9. Your personal possessions are your sole responsibility and Drone Training Ltd accepts no responsibility and/or liability for anything that is lost or stolen from its venues. You are advised during a Classroom Course to keep your valuables with you at all times.
6.10. Flight Assessments must be conducted in accordance with the strict instructions of Drone Training Ltd’s staff. Prior to the Flight Assessment you must demonstrate that you have appropriate insurance cover in place to conduct the Flight Assessment, such requirements can be obtained from Drone Training Ltd including information related to Drone Training Ltd’s own insurance arrangements for candidates.
6.11. If a successful completion of the training requires any test or examination, the test or examination will be made according to the applicable Drone Training Ltd rules. Drone Training Ltd does not warrant that the participant will reach the intended training level, nor does Drone Training Ltd warrant that a participant will pass the exam.
7. Regulatory and legislative change
7.1. Certain Courses will periodically be superseded by new legislation or the issue of new regulations. Following the enactment of new legislation or the issue of new regulations, Drone Training Ltd may produce Courses covering the new material. If new legislation or regulations supersedes existing Courses, these may be available for purchase as new Courses.
8. Warranties
8.1. Drone Training Ltd will provide the Study Materials in accordance with the Course description that is set out on the Website.
8.2. Drone Training Ltd expects you to take reasonable care to verify that the Course and Study Materials in question will meet your needs. Drone Training Ltd does not make any commitment to you that you will obtain any particular result from your use of the Study Materials or that you will obtain any particular qualification on completion of the Course (unless otherwise stated on the Website).
8.3. Drone Training Ltd does not make any representation, guarantee or commitment to you that the Study Materials will be error free.
8.4. All representations, warranties and/or terms and/or commitments not expressly set out in these Terms (whether implied by law, conduct, and statute or otherwise) are hereby excluded to the maximum extent permissible by law.
9. Limitation of liability
9.1. The exclusions and limitations of liability contained in these Terms do not apply to a party’s liability: (i) for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; (ii) for death or personal injury caused by its negligence; or (iii) where such limitation or exclusion cannot lawfully be excluded.
9.2. Except as set out in these Terms, Drone Training Ltd shall not be responsible for losses that result from its failure to comply with these Terms including, but not limited to, losses that fall into the following categories:
a) indirect or consequential losses;
b) loss of income or revenue;
c) loss of business;
d) loss of anticipated savings; or
e) loss or corruption of data.
9.3. Save as otherwise set out in this Clause 9, Drone Training Ltd’s maximum aggregate liability to you for any claims that you may have against Drone Training Ltd for direct loss in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise arising out of or in connection with these Terms, the Course and the Study Materials and any technical support shall be limited to the amount of the Fee which has been paid, or is payable, by you or on your behalf.
9.4. Drone Training Ltd will not be held responsible for any delay or failure to comply with its obligations under these Terms if the delay or failure arises from any cause which is beyond Drone Training Ltd’s reasonable control. This condition does not affect your statutory rights.
9.5. Each provision in this Clause 9 shall be construed separately as between you and Drone Training Ltd. If any part is held to be unreasonable, inapplicable, or unenforceable, but would be valid if some part thereof was deleted such provision shall apply but with such modification as may be necessary to make it valid and effective.
11. Data protection
11.1. Drone Training Ltd will process the information it receives from you or otherwise holds about you in accordance with these Terms and the privacy policy. You consent to the use by Drone Training Ltd of such information in accordance with these Terms and Drone Training Ltd’s privacy policy. Drone Training Ltd will use such information including but not limited to:
a) perform its obligations and enforce its rights under these Terms;
b) contact you by email, telephone or post to inform you about other products or services which may be of interest to you;
c) inform you of feedback and examination results;
d) communicate with your sponsor regarding your progress, results and attendance;
e) Drone Training Ltd may share your information with its agents and service providers for these purposes; and
f) as set out in further detail in Drone Training Ltd’s privacy policy.
11.2. Unless you contact us to request otherwise, you agree that Drone Training Ltd may share the information you provide with other members of the Drone Training Ltd group of companies, who may contact you by email, telephone or post to inform you about other products or services which may be of interest to you. Some members of the Drone Training Ltd group of companies and some sub-contractors of the Drone Training Ltd group are located outside the European Economic Area in countries providing a lower standard of data protection.
11.3. You have the right to receive details of the personal information held by Drone Training Ltd. A fee of £10 will be payable. For more information, please refer to Drone Training Ltd’s privacy policy.
11.4. In the event that you do not wish to receive marketing correspondence from Drone Training Ltd or any member of the Drone Training Ltd group of companies, a written request or email should be sent to the contact details set out at the end of these Terms.
11.5. On occasion we may conduct online surveys. This is used to gauge our service, collect demographic information and other information that we may find useful. We may share nonpersonal, aggregated information with third parties. You agree to Drone Training Ltd using your information in this manner.
12. General
12.1. Drone Training Ltd may update or amend these Terms from time to time to comply with law or to meet its changing business requirements without notice to you. Any updates or amendments will be posted on the Website.
12.2. These Terms and the Website Terms of Use (if you purchase the Course via the Website) constitute the entire agreement and understanding between us and supersedes and replaces any other terms and conditions previously published by us and any other understanding, undertaking, representation, warranty, arrangement or statement of any nature whatsoever made by us to you, whether oral, written or otherwise, relating to the subject matter of these Terms.
12.3. You may not assign or sub-contract any of your rights or obligations under these Terms to any third party unless we agree in writing.
12.4. Drone Training Ltd may assign, transfer or sub-contract any of its rights or obligations under these Terms to any third party at its discretion.
12.5. No relaxation or delay by Drone Training Ltd in exercising any right or remedy under these Terms shall operate as waiver of that right or remedy or shall affect its ability to subsequently exercise that right or remedy. Any waiver must be agreed by Drone Training Ltd in writing.
12.6. If any of these Terms are found to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the rest of these Terms shall remain in full force and effect.
12.7. Any notices required to be served on you by Drone Training Ltd under these Terms will be deemed properly served if sent via prepaid postage to the postal address, or emailed to the email address, notified by you to you, at Drone Training Ltd’s discretion. Any notices required to be served on Drone Training Ltd by you will be deemed properly served if sent to the address as per clause 13.
12.8. A notice delivered personally is deemed to be given on the day on which it was left at the specified address. A notice sent by post is deemed to be given on the day it was posted as evidenced by the sender. A notice sent by fax or email is deemed to be given on the day it was sent.
12.9. The agreement between you and Drone Training Ltd which is compromised in these Terms is not intended to be for the benefit of any third party, and shall not be exercised by any other person under the Contract (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 or otherwise.
12.10. These Terms and any disputes or claims arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. The parties irrevocably agree that the courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any disputes or claims arising out of or in connection with the Agreement, its subject matter or its formation (including noncontractual disputes or claims).
12.11. Defined terms in these Terms shall have the following meanings:
“Additional Charges” means any amounts payable that are not Fees and may include, but are not limited to, payment for the delivery of Study Materials, any re-sit fees which Drone Training Ltd may charge from time to time if applicable, any administration charge for switching location of a Course, additional services, examination entries and re-sit fees and any import duties, taxes and customs clearances which may be payable;
“Drone Training Ltd” means Drone Training Ltd with company number 09343477, its registered office at Evolution House Iceni Court, Delft Way, Norwich, Norfolk, England, NR6 6BB, UK;
“Brochure” means any online or hard copy document that is produced by Drone Training Ltd to provide detailed information with respect to the Courses these Terms cover;
“Classroom Course” means a classroom based course and the Study Materials to be provided by Drone Training Ltd if applicable;
“Course” means either a Classroom Course and/or an Online Course whichever is purchased by you; “Fee” means the fee payable for the Course and/or Study Materials and shall exclude any VAT payable and excludes Additional Charges;
“Flight Assessment” means an assessment of a candidate’s ability to fly a drone. The assessment is available to individuals who have already passed the theoretical course with Drone Training Ltd or an equivalent NQE. The assessment is also available to current operators aiming to qualify on a different class of drone;
“Online Course” means a course delivered online and if applicable the Study Materials to be provided by Drone Training Ltd;
“Online Study Materials” means, but is not limited to, Online Tests, Online Tutorials and Online Downloads;
“Study Materials” means, but is not limited to, online theoretical training, question banks, review exercises, mock exams (papers and suggested solutions), course companions, online study materials, and study texts;
“Terms” means these Terms and Conditions;
“Website” means www.dronetraining.co.uk; and
“you” means the individual candidate participating on a Course.
In these Terms, the following rules apply: a person includes a natural person, corporate or unincorporated body (whether or not having separate legal personality); a reference to a party includes its personal representatives, successors or permitted assigns; a reference to a statute or statutory provision is a reference to such statute or statutory provision as amended or re-enacted; a reference to a statute or statutory provision includes any subordinate legislation made under that statute or statutory provision, as amended or re-enacted; any phrase introduced by the terms including, include, in particular or any similar expression, shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms; and a reference to writing or writtenincludes e-mails
13. Contact us
Drone Training Ltd
Lygos Farm
Rhyd Y Fro
Pontardawe
Swansea
SA8 4RU
United Kingdom
Email: office@dronetraining.co.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)1603 327397