Terms of Sales/bookings

TERMS OF SALES/BOOKINGS - CLASSROOM BASED COURSES

These Terms of Sale set out the terms under which Services are sold and provided by Us to business customers through this website, www.hazeldixonnailartistacademy.com(“Our Site”).  Please read these Terms of Sale carefully and ensure that you understand them before ordering any Services from Our Site.  You will be required to read and accept these Terms of Sale when ordering Services.  If you do not agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms of Sale, you will not be able to order Services through Our Site.  These Terms of Sale, as well as any and all Contracts are in the English language only.

1. Definitions and Interpretation

1.1          In these Terms of Sale, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings:

2. Information About Us

2.1          Our Site, hazeldixonnailartistacademy.com, is owned and operated by Hazel Dixon Nail Artist Academy Ltd, a limited company registered in England under 10335759, whose registered address is 4 faraday place, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 3RG.and whose main trading address is4 faraday place, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 3RG..

3. Access to and Use of Our Site

3.1          Access to Our Site is free of charge.

3.2          It is your responsibility to make any and all arrangements necessary in order to access Our Site.

3.3          Access to Our Site is provided “as is” and on an “as available” basis.  We may alter, suspend or discontinue Our Site (or any part of it) at any time and without notice.  We will not be liable to you in any way if Our Site (or any part of it) is unavailable at any time and for any period.

3.4          Use of Our Site is subject to Our Website Terms of Use.  Please ensure that you have read them carefully and that you understand them. https://www.hazeldixonnailartistacademy.com/pages/terms-of-use

4. Business Customers and Consumers

4.1          These Terms of Sale apply to business customers only.  These Terms of Sale do not apply to individual consumers purchasing Services for personal purposes (that is, not in connection with, or for use in, their trade, business, craft, or profession).  If you are a consumer, please contact us.

4.2          These Terms of Sale, together with any other terms referenced herein that are applicable to the Services ordered, constitute the entire agreement between Us and you with respect to your purchase of Services from Us.  You acknowledge that you have not relied upon any statement, representation, warranty, assurance, or promise made by or on behalf of Us that is not set out or referenced in these Terms of Sale and that you shall have no claim for innocent or negligent misrepresentation or negligent misstatement based upon any statement herein.

5. International Customers

Our Services are available to UK customers only.  We do not currently accept orders for Services from customers based outside of the UK. Please contact us for further info.

6. Services, Pricing and Availability

6.1          We make all reasonable efforts to ensure that all general descriptions of the Services available from Us correspond to the actual Services that will be provided to you, however please note that the exact nature of the Services may vary depending upon your individual requirements and circumstances.

6.2          Please note that sub-Clause 6.1 does not exclude Our responsibility for mistakes due to negligence on Our part and refers only to variations of the correct Services, not to different Services altogether.

6.3          Where appropriate, you may be required to select the required Services.

6.4          We neither represent nor warrant that all Services will be available at all times and cannot necessarily confirm availability until confirming your Order. Availability indications are not provided on Our Site, however, such indications may not take into account orders that have been placed by other customers during your visit to Our Site.

6.5          We make all reasonable efforts to ensure that all prices shown on Our Site are correct at the time of going online.  We reserve the right to change prices and to add, alter, or remove special offers from time to time and as necessary. All pricing information is reviewed and updated every month. Changes in price will not affect any Order that you have already placed (please note sub-Clause 6.8 regarding VAT, however).

6.6          All prices are checked by Us when We process your Order.  In the unlikely event that We have shown incorrect pricing information, We will contact you in writing before proceeding with your Order to inform you of the mistake and to ask you how you wish to proceed.  We will give you the option to purchase the Services at the correct price or to cancel your Order (or the affected part thereof).  We will not proceed with processing your Order until you respond.  If We do not receive a response from you within 7 days, We will treat your Order as cancelled and notify you of the same in writing.

6.7          In the event that the price of Services you have ordered changes between your Order being placed and Us processing that Order and taking payment, you will be charged the price shown on Our Site at the time of placing your Order.

6.8          Prices on Our Site are shown exclusive of VAT.  If the VAT rate changes between your Order being placed and Us taking payment, the amount of VAT payable will be automatically adjusted when taking payment. We are currently not VAT registered so no VAT will be charged.

6.9          All students will need to have attended all days relating to the course, completed any homework and/or portfolios and successfully passed all written and practical exams in order to receive their certificate. If any student misses a day then this will need to be re booked at a time/day that suits both the student and educator, it is at the educators/academies discretion if the student needs to repay if more than six months has passed. Some of our courses require you to do case studies and build a portfolio that is to be done in your own time and submitted back to us on a date set by your educator. You have a set time to complete this, if this is not completed then this will result in you not fully completing your course and means we are unable to issue your certificate. If there are exceptional circumstances then please contact your educator to discuss this. ALL elements of your course must be successfully and fully completed in order to obtain your certificate. There are strict guidelines we have to follow from our Accreditation Company, Professional beauty and ABT.... all these must be met in order for you to successfully pass yourcourse.

If you your course requires a case study/portfolio you will receive our full support as always but it is up to you to arrange your models and submit this to us on time.

6.10       Places on courses can only be guaranteed if full payment has been received.

6.11       .Hazel Dixon Nail Artist Academy/Akzentz Uk Academy and all related educators  cannot take any responsibility for any valuables or possessions that go missing or are lost/broken within the building while you are attending any of our courses. It is the responsibility of the student/model to ensure their possessions/valuables are kept safe at all times.

6.12       All the text, graphics, images, manuals, handouts, website, prospectus, and all other literature is the copyright of Hazel Dixon Nails Ltd/Hazel Dixon Nail Artist Academy/Akzentz Uk and the use of them are not permitted and is strictly prohibited without prior permission in writing from Hazel Dixon Nails Ltd/Hazel Dixon Nail Artist Academy/Akzentz Uk.

6.13       All manuals and handouts supplied by Hazel Dixon Nail Artist Academy must not be copied or used in any way, other than for your own personal use and MUST NOT be reproduced in any form.

6.14       All students, models and any one attending the courses must be over the age of 18 years.

6.15        For any course that requires the student to have previous experience then a copy of the necessary qualification/certificate will need to be shown to your educator or can be emailed to them. Please ensure you have sent a copy to them as this is needed to be able to attend the course.

6.16       Hazel Dixon Nail Artist Academy has specifically noted that kits are not included in the course cost. Students are responsible for ensuring they purchase the correct kit/tools and products for the course they are booked on. Kits maybe purchased from Hazel Dixon Nails Ltd (our sister company)and all related educators if prior notice is given and these must be paid for in full at time of ordering, however we cannot guarantee availability on the day as it depends on in stock items. A list of products, tools and any other equipment is listed on the course information.

7. Orders/bookings – How Contracts Are Formed

7.1          Our Site will guide you through the ordering process.  Before submitting your Order to Us you will be given the opportunity to review your Order and amend any errors.  Please ensure that you have checked your Order carefully before submitting it.

7.2          No part of Our Site constitutes a contractual offer capable of acceptance.  Your Order constitutes a contractual offer that We may, at Our sole discretion, accept.  Our acknowledgement of receipt of your Order does not mean that We have accepted it.  Our acceptance is indicated by Us sending you an Order Confirmation by email.  Only once We have sent you an Order Confirmation will there be a legally binding contract between Us and you (“the Contract”).

7.3          Order Confirmations shall contain the following information:

7.3.1      Your Order Number;

7.3.2      Confirmation of the Services ordered including full details of the main characteristics of those Services;

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 If We, for any reason, do not accept or cannot fulfil your Order, no payment shall be taken under normal circumstances.  If We have taken payment, any such sums will be refunded to you as soon as possible and in any event within14 days.

7.4          If you cancel your Order all deposits paid are non-refundable/ non-transferable and all balances once paid are non-refundable and non-transferable.

7.5          We may cancel your Order at any time before We begin providing the Services in the following circumstances:

7.5.1      The required personnel and/or required materials necessary for the provision of the Services are not available; or

7.5.2      An event outside of Our control continues for more than 24hours (please refer to Clause 14 for events outside of Our control).

7.6          If We cancel your Order under sub-Clause 7.8 and We have taken payment any such sums will be refunded to you as soon as possible and in any event within 14 days . 

7.7          Any refunds due under this Clause 7 will be made using the same payment method that you used when ordering the Services.

8. Payment

8.1          Payment for the Services will be due in the form of an advance payment of up to 40% of the total price for the Services and the educator/academy you have chosen for your course and will invoice you for the remaining sums due at a min of 14 days before the start of the Service/course. Price and payment details will be confirmed in the Order Confirmation provided by your chosen educator/academy.  Your chosen payment method will be charged as indicated.

8.2          All sums due must be paid in full without any set-off, counterclaim, deduction, or withholding (except where any deduction or withholding of tax is required by law).

8.3          We accept the following methods of payment on Our Site:

8.3.1      Debit and credit cards;

8.3.2      Paypal;

8.3.3      Bacs;

8.4          If you do not make any payment to Us/your chosen educator by the due date as shown in the confirmation email from your chosen educator/academy. We may cancel your booking in which case strictly no refunds on deposits already paid and we may charge you interest on the overdue sum at the rate of 2% per annum above the base lending rate of NatWest from time to time.  Interest will accrue on a daily basis from the due date for payment until the actual date of payment of the overdue sum, whether before or after judgment. You must pay any interest due when paying an overdue sum.

8.5          The provisions of sub-Clause 8.4 will not apply if you have promptly contacted Us to dispute an invoice in good faith.  No interest will be payable while such a dispute is on-going.  Once any such dispute is resolved, We will charge interest on correctly invoiced sums from the original due date.

9. Provision of the Services

9.1          We/our educators will provide the Services with reasonable skill and care consistent with best practices and standards in the nail industry. We will begin providing the Service on the date agreed when you make your Order (which We shall confirm in the Order Confirmation).

9.2          We/our educators will provide the Service for a period as set out in the course details.

9.3          We will make every reasonable effort to provide the Service in a timely manner and to complete them on time.  We cannot, however, be held responsible for any delays if an event outside of Our control occurs.  Please refer to Clause 14 for events outside of Our control.

9.4          If We require any information or action from you in order to provide the Service, We will inform you of this as soon as is reasonably possible.  Depending upon the nature of the Services you have ordered, We may require information or action such as proof of qualification.

9.5          If the information you provide or the action you take under sub-Clause 9.4 is delayed, incomplete or otherwise incorrect, We will not be responsible for any delay caused as a result.  If additional work is required from Us to correct or compensate for a problem arising as a result of delayed, incomplete or otherwise incorrect information or action that you have provided or taken, We may charge you a reasonable additional sum for that work.

9.6          In certain circumstances, for example where there is a delay in you sending Us information or taking action required under sub-Clause 9.4, We may suspend the Services (and will inform you of that suspension by emailing you the change of your course date).

9.7          In certain circumstances, for example where We encounter a technical problem, We may need to suspend or otherwise interrupt the Services to resolve the issue. Unless the issue is an emergency that requires immediate action We will inform you in advance by email before suspending or interrupting the Services.

9.8          If the Services are suspended or interrupted under sub-Clauses 9.6, or 9.7 you will not be required to pay for them during the period of suspension.  You must, however, pay any sums that may already be due by the appropriate due date(s).

9.9          If you do not pay Us for the Services as required by Clause 8, We may suspend the Services until you have paid any and all outstanding sums due.  If this happens, We will inform you by email or telephone. This does not affect Our right to charge you interest on any overdue sums under sub-Clause 8.4.

9.10       We always use reasonable endeavours to ensure that Our Services are trouble-free.  If, however, there is a problem with the Services please contact Us as soon as is reasonable possible via email to : hdnailartistacademy@yahoo.com.

9.11       We will use reasonable endeavours to remedy problems with the Services as quickly as is reasonably possible and practical.  In emergency situations, such as those where vulnerable people may be affected, We will use reasonable endeavours to remedy problems within 24 hours.

9.12       We will not charge you for remedying problems under this Clause 9 where the problems have been caused by Us, [or]any of Our agents or sub-contractors, or where nobody is at fault.  If We determine that a problem has been caused by you, including your provision of incorrect or incomplete information or taking of incorrect action, sub-Clause 9.5 will apply and We may charge you for the remedial work.

9.13       All students are responsible for arranging their own clients / models/insurances needed to work on during the course. We will not be held liable for any damage caused to models and/or students during the duration of their course.

10. Cancelling the Services

10.1       Cancellation of Contracts shall be subject to the specific terms governing the Services in question and may be subject to a minimum contract duration.  Details of the relevant duration, cancellation provisions and minimum notice period are provided in our specific Course booking terms & conditions. Found here:

https://www.hazeldixonnailartistacademy.com/pages/course-booking-ts-cs

10.2       If you wish to cancel under this Clause 10, you may inform Us of your cancellation at email at hdnailartistacademy@yahoo.com.In each case, providing Us with your name, address, email address, telephone number, and Order Number.

10.3       We may ask you why you have chosen to cancel and may use any answers you provide to improve Our services in the future, however please note that you are under no obligation to provide any details if you do not wish to.

Eligibility for refunds may vary according to the Services ordered.  You will have been be required to pay a deposit to book your course which is non-refundable and/or non transferable. The balance of any course booked is due at least 14 days prior to the first date of your course starting direct to your academy/educator or as requested by Hazel Dixon Nail Artist Academy/Akzentz Uk Academy and all its related educators. If the full balance amount is not paid by this time then your place will then be cancelled and the deposit amount is non-refundable and non-transferable. All balances once paid are also non-refundable and non-transferable.

11. Ending the Contract Because of Something We Have Done (or Will Do)

11.1       You may end the Contract immediately at any time by giving Us written notice in the following circumstances:

11.1.1   We breach the Contract in a material way and fail to remedy the breach within 28 days of you asking Us to do so in writing;

11.1.2   We go into liquidation or have a receiver or administrator appointed over Our assets;

11.1.3   We change these Terms of Sale to your material disadvantage;

11.2       If you wish to cancel under this Clause 11, you may inform Us of your cancellation by:

11.2.1   Email; hdnailartistacademy@yahoo.com

In each case, providing Us with your name, address, email address, telephone number, and Order Number.

11.3       Eligibility for refunds may vary according to the Services ordered.  You will have been be required to pay a deposit to book your course which is non-refundable and/or non transferable. The balance of any course booked is due at least 14 days prior to the first date of your course starting direct to your academy/educator or as requested by Hazel Dixon Nail Artist Academy/Akzentz Uk Academy and all its related educators. If the full balance amount is not paid by this time then your place will then be cancelled and the deposit amount is non-refundable and non-transferable. All balances once paid are also non-refundable and non-transferable(please note that this may include charges for preparatory work that We have undertaken where We have reasonably incurred costs).  Such sums will be deducted from any refund due to you or, if no refund is due, We will invoice you for the relevant sums.  Details of the relevant terms will be provided

https://www.hazeldixonnailartistacademy.com/pages/course-booking-ts-cs

 and confirmed in your Confirmation.  If you are cancelling due to Our breach under sub-Clause 11.1.1, you will not be required to make any payment to Us (unless such failure is due to an event outside of Our control or is due to your failure to comply with any of your obligations).

12. Our Rights to Cancel

12.1       For cancellations before We begin providing the Services, please refer to sub-Clause 7.8.

12.2       We may cancel the Contract after We have begun providing the Services due to an Event outside of Our controlthat continues for more than 24hrs (as under sub-Clause 14.2.4), or due to the non-availability of required personnel and/or required materials necessary for the provision of the Services.  In such cases, you will only be required to pay for Services that We have already provided up until the point at which We inform you that We are cancelling.  Such sums will be deducted from any refund due to you or, if no refund is due, We will invoice you for the relevant sumsOR if no payment will be due from you and if you have already made any payment to Us, you will e offered an alternative date fro your course or such sums will be refunded to you.

12.3       Once We have begun providing the Services, We may cancel the Contract at any time and will try to give you at least 24hrs notice of such cancellation where possible.

12.4       We may cancel immediately by giving you notice in the following circumstances.  You will only be required to pay for Services that We have already provided up until the point at which We inform you that We are cancelling.  Such sums will be deducted from any refund due to you or, if no refund is due, We will invoice you for the relevant sums:

12.4.1   You fail to make a payment by the due date as set out in Clause 8.  This does not affect Our right to charge you interest on any overdue sums as set out in sub-Clause 8.4; or

12.4.2   You breach the contract in a material way and fail to remedy the breach within 7 days of Us asking you to do so in writing.

12.5       Refunds under this Clause 12 will be made using the same payment method that you used when ordering the Services.

12.6       All students/models must behave in an appropriate manner and not undertake any act that could bring dishonour to the company, as this could result in the candidate/student to be dismissed. If this is the case your booking will be cancelled and no refunds will be due back.

12.7       Hazel Dixon Nail Artist Academy/Akzentz Uk Academy and all its related educators reserves the right to change the course contents, training dates/days and course requirements at any time without prior notice. The student will not be entitled to any refund should the above happen, but they may transfer to another date/day that is available.

13. Our Liability

13.1       Subject to sub-Clause[s]13.3 [and 13.4], We will not be liable to you, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, for any loss of profit, loss of business, interruption to business, for any loss of business opportunity, or for any indirect or consequential loss arising out of or in connection with any contract between you and Us.

13.2       Nothing in these Terms of Sale seeks to limit or exclude Our liability for death or personal injury caused by Our negligence (including that of Our employees, agents or sub-contractors); for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or for any other matter in respect of which liability cannot be excluded or restricted by law.

13.3       If We and /our educators are providing Services in your property and We and/or our educators cause any damage, We and/or our educators will make good that damage at no additional cost to you.  We are not responsible for any pre-existing faults or damage in or to your property that We may discover while providing the Services.

13.4       All students are responsible for arranging their own clients / models/insurances needed to work on during the course. We will not be held liable for any damage caused to models and/or students during the duration of their course.

14. Events Outside of Our Control (Force Majeure)

14.1       We will not be liable for any failure or delay in performing Our obligations where that failure or delay results from any cause that is beyond Our reasonable control. Such causes include, but are not limited to: power failure, internet service provider failure, industrial action by third parties, civil unrest, fire, explosion, flood, storms, earthquakes, subsidence, acts of terrorism, acts of war, governmental action, epidemic or other natural disaster, or any other event that is beyond Our reasonable control.

14.2       If any event described under this Clause 14 occurs that is likely to adversely affect Our performance of any of Our obligations under these Terms of Sale:

14.2.1   We will inform you as soon as is reasonably possible;

14.2.2   Our obligations under these Terms of Sale (and therefore the Contract) will be suspended and any time limits that We are bound by will be extended accordingly;

14.2.3   We will inform you when the event outside of Our control is over and provide details of any new dates, times or availability of Services as necessary;

14.2.4   If the event outside of Our control continues for more than 24 hrs We may cancel the Contract and inform you of the cancellation.  Any refunds due to you as a result of that cancellation will be paid to you as soon as is reasonably possible and in any event no later than 14 calendar days after the date on which We inform you of the cancellation;

14.2.5   If an event outside of Our control occurs and continues for more than24hrsand you wish to cancel the Contract as a result, you may do so by Email:hdnailartistacademy@yahoo.com

In each case, providing Us with your name, address, email address, telephone number, and Order Number. You may be offered an alternative date that is convenient to both you and your educator.

15. Communication and Contact Details

15.1       If you wish to contact Us with general questions or complaints, you may contact Us by telephone at 07494 470168, by email at hdnailartistacademy@yahoo.com, or by post at 4 faraday place, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 3RG.

15.2       For matters relating to Our Services or your Order, please contact Us by email at hdnailartistacademy@yahoo.com.

16. Complaints and Feedback

16.1       We always welcome feedback from Our customers and, whilst We always use all reasonable endeavours to ensure that your experience as a customer of Ours is a positive one, We nevertheless want to hear from you if you have any cause for complaint.

16.2       All complaints are handled in accordance with Our complaints handling policy and procedure, available from General Terms and conditions.

16.3       If you wish to give Us feedback about any aspect of your dealings with Us, please contact Us in one of the following ways:

16.3.1   By email, addressed to Hazel Dixon  at hdnailartistacademy@yahoo.com;

17. How We Use Your Personal Information (Data Protection)

17.1       All personal information that We may collect (including, but not limited to, your name, address and telephone number) will be collected, used and held in accordance with the provisions of the General Data Protection Act 2018 and your rights under that Act. Please see our Data protection and data retention policies for more information

17.2       We may use your personal information to:

17.2.1   Provide Our services to you;

17.2.2   Process your Order (including payment) for the Services; and

17.2.3   Inform you of new products and/or services available from Us (if you opt or have previously opted to receive it).  You may request that We stop sending you this information at any time.

17.3       In certain circumstances (if, for example, you wish to purchase Services on credit), and with your consent, We may pass your personal information on to credit reference agencies.  These agencies are also bound by the General Data Protection Act 2018 and should use and hold your personal information accordingly.

17.4       We will not pass on your personal information to any third parties except your educator for the purpose of fulfilling our obligations for the course you have booked.

18. Other Important Terms

18.1       We may transfer (assign) Our obligations and rights under these Terms of Sale (and under the Contract, as applicable) to a third party (this may happen, for example, if We sell Our business).  If this occurs, you will be informed by Us in writing.  Your rights under these Terms of Sale will not be affected and Our obligations under these Terms of Sale will be transferred to the third party who will remain bound by them.

18.2       You may not transfer (assign) your obligations and rights under these Terms of Sale (and under the Contract, as applicable) without Our express written permission.

18.3       The Contract is between you and Us.  It is not intended to benefit any other person or third party in any way and no such person or party will be entitled to enforce any provision of these Terms of Sale.

18.4       If any of the provisions of these Terms of Sale are found to be unlawful, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by any court or other authority, that / those provision(s) shall be deemed severed from the remainder of these Terms of Sale.  The remainder of these Terms of Sale shall be valid and enforceable.

18.5       No failure or delay by Us in exercising any of Our rights under these Terms of Sale means that We have waived that right, and no waiver by Us of a breach of any provision of these Terms of Sale means that We will waive any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision.

18.6       We may revise these Terms of Sale from time to time in response to changes in relevant laws and other regulatory requirements.  If We change these Terms of Sale at any time, We will give you at least 14 days notice of the changes before they come into effect. If you wish to cancel the Contract as a result, please refer to sub-Clause 11.1.3.

19. Law and Jurisdiction

19.1       These Terms of Sale, and the relationship between you and Us (whether contractual or otherwise) shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, English law.

19.2       Any disputes concerning these Terms of Sale, the relationship between you and Us, or any matters arising therefrom or associated therewith (whether contractual or otherwise) shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.