Terms & Conditions
Terms & Conditions
MONEY MATTERS:
CLASSES:
Classes are determined each year by the available days, holidays, competitions, and exams. Therefore the class fees are also determined by this - you pay for the amount of classes your child will receive during the active year - from the first week of class until the week we end with our prizegiving. A minimum of 28x Classes per year for all dancers & karateka's (class once a week), and 56x for karateka's (class: 2x per week), depending on the arangement of karateka.
- Registration is to be done on the Student Register Plus system for the new year - follow the instructions: http://ihds.studentplus.co.za
- Once registrated, the online contract will be active from the 2nd class: NO CONTRACT = NO CLASSES.
- Each child may/do an exam/grading (AIDT @ September/as provided by AIDT head offices or/and karate Gradings as provided by JKA Association), as decided by Inspire Studios' management.
- Each child (at least for the 2nd to 3rd year) may participate in competitions as decided by Inspire Studios' management, except for Karate.
- Each child may participate in the annual Concert & Prizegiving (aka Showcase) as decided by Inspire Studios’ management.
- If a child doesn’t attend at least 80% of his/her classes, he/she will/may not be allowed to participate in exams/competitions/gradings as decided by Inspire Studios' management.
Classes are determined each year by the available days, holidays, competitions, and exams. Therefore the class fees are also determined by this - you pay for the amount of classes your child will receive during the active year - from the first week of class until the week we end with our prizegiving. A minimum of 28x Classes per year for all dancers & karateka's (class once a week), and 56x for karateka's (class: 2x per week), depending on the arangement of karateka.
MONEY MATTERS:
- The year Contract is signed digitally once you register your child and tuition fees are paid in ADVANCE.
- For the convenience of parents, they can choose to do Yearly/4x Quarterly Payments-/10x Monthly payments per year for the parent's convenience. Each fee is payable in advance.
- Registration R250/dancer/yearly, R250/fitness/yearly, R500/new karateka/yearly & R350/old karateka/yearly.
- Tuition fees according to the “level", e.g. Pre-Grade/White Belts. (As per WhatsApp/Email).
- Communication will take place via Inspire Studios' WhatsApp Group and Student Plus system, as well as each class/level's separate group, where only relevant "Dance/Karate Information" will be shared.
- Invoices and statements of tuition fees will be emailed to the client, before the 1st class (as well for the convenience of parents for month-end payments). The Student Plus system will automatically send out reminders for outstanding tuition fees before the 2nd and 3rd classes. Thereafter, customers/parents will be reminded to pay outstanding fees.
- If tuition fees are arrears for more than 60 days, they will be handed over, and Inspire Studios’ Legal Team will handle it, which clients will be personally liable for the legal costs on an attorney-and-client scale.
- Pay date or any repayment can be arranged with Inspire Studios' management, please make an appointment or send an email.
- Examination, competition & clothing fees must be paid up to date to ensure that the dancer can participate in time and receive the necessary clothing.
- Fees are not refundable, regardless of the reason for suspended classes.
Unforeseen (pregnancy or health):
Unforeseen circumstances arising from pregnancy and/or health to put all relevant parties at ease when this specific clause occurs at any future time, Inspire Studios will continue regularly subject to the following terms:
A national state of disaster / Acts of God:
We majeure subject to the terms of this agreement if any party is prevented from performing all or any of its obligations under this agreement as a result of an Act of God, fire, riot, warning (whether declared or not), embargos, export control, its national restrictions, any oral or any international authority, any court order, any requirements of any governmental authority or other competent authority, due to any cause beyond the reasonable control of such party or any other circumstances whatever which are not within the reasonable control of such party (collectively: “Act of Force Majeure”) but specifically excluding any matters and/or occurrences and the failure to obtain or renew governmental approval, consent, license or the like, such party shall not be deemed to have been released from such obligation if any such acts of Force Majeure continuous for more than 30 (thirty) consecutive days. The participant concerned shall be entitled, by written notice to the other, to either enforce and/or terminate this agreement between the parties and to recover outstanding fees.
Notwithstanding anything contrary contained herein, the party relying on an Act of Force Majeure shall use its best endeavors to mitigate and remedy any parties' non-performance due to such Act of Force Majeure.
Unforeseen circumstances arising from pregnancy and/or health to put all relevant parties at ease when this specific clause occurs at any future time, Inspire Studios will continue regularly subject to the following terms:
- Unforeseen pregnancy
- If the teacher falls pregnant within the first semester of the year, students will only be examined during September-November of the current year as received from AIDT. Should the teacher fall pregnant within the last semester of the year, students will be examined through competitions on which dates will be made available when the teacher falls pregnant. Should the teacher fall pregnant during the January exclusive, it will bear no influence on any classes or exams, and/or competitions.
- No monies will be lost as the above-mentioned competitions and/or exams will continue as planned depending on which semester the teacher falls pregnant. The mobility of the teacher will also play a role here.
- All students will receive the same amount of classes as per the year program. NO classes will be canceled or reduced, but should students take note that prior arrangements and/or notice will be given when the class time will be extended for longer hours to prepare students for competitions and/or exams. This specific portion is incorporated to give benefit to parents who have to travel far distances for students to be present at classes and/or to prepare for competitions, exams, etc.
A national state of disaster / Acts of God:
We majeure subject to the terms of this agreement if any party is prevented from performing all or any of its obligations under this agreement as a result of an Act of God, fire, riot, warning (whether declared or not), embargos, export control, its national restrictions, any oral or any international authority, any court order, any requirements of any governmental authority or other competent authority, due to any cause beyond the reasonable control of such party or any other circumstances whatever which are not within the reasonable control of such party (collectively: “Act of Force Majeure”) but specifically excluding any matters and/or occurrences and the failure to obtain or renew governmental approval, consent, license or the like, such party shall not be deemed to have been released from such obligation if any such acts of Force Majeure continuous for more than 30 (thirty) consecutive days. The participant concerned shall be entitled, by written notice to the other, to either enforce and/or terminate this agreement between the parties and to recover outstanding fees.
Notwithstanding anything contrary contained herein, the party relying on an Act of Force Majeure shall use its best endeavors to mitigate and remedy any parties' non-performance due to such Act of Force Majeure.