Booksmith Academy Terms & Conditions, Disclaimer, and Commitments

Prior to purchasing courses, products, or services from Booksmith Academy, booksmithacademy.com, or booksmithacademy.co.uk it is your responsibility to read and agree to the below terms, conditions and commitments.

Terms and Conditions

Online and In-person Courses:

All Booksmith Academy purchases are final. We do not refund, transfer or defer and all courses, workshops and classes must be completed as purchased and specified.

THE BOOK FORGE is a 12 month membership. By signing up for this course you are committing to pay for all 12 months at whichever membership level you select.

Booksmith Academy assumes no liability for lost, damaged or stolen personal items.

Personal arrangements, including, but not limited to, transportation to and from events, accommodation, food, and travel insurance are the attendee’s own responsibility and risk.

By attending Booksmith Academy events (online & in-person), you assume all risks related to your participation. You release for yourself, your heirs and your executor any claim against Booksmith Academy and its employees and agents from liability resulting from injury or accidents occurring during any Booksmith Academy course, workshop or event.

Booksmith Academy reserves the right to cancel a course within 21-days in advance of the program date. Participants will be notified of other program dates they may transfer to at no additional cost to the participant. Booksmith Academy will not be responsible for any costs incurred due to cancellations. We recommend travel insurance for your travel and accommodation, particularly if you have booked flights to courses.

Booksmith Academy assumes approval to use photographs that may be taken during your class, in promotional materials, unless otherwise notified by you.

In cases where Kate or Jen are guest speakers or teachers offering courses, workshops and events through other providers, all inquiries regarding bookings, attendance and terms and conditions must be made to the third-party organizer of the event. Neither Kate, Jen nor Booksmith Academy is responsible for the administration and production of these courses and events.

Audio and video clips are the property of Booksmith Academy and are protected by United Kingdom and international copyright laws.

Online and In-person Courses:

Disclaimer

Copyright

All content included in or made available by any Booksmith Academy service and through www.booksmithacademy.com including text, images, graphics, logos, digital downloads and audio clips is the property of Booksmith Academy and are protected by United Kingdom and international copyright laws.

Trademarks

Logos and names contained within this site are trademarks of Booksmith Academy and may not be used in connection with any product or service, nor used in any manner that disparages or discredits Booksmith Academy, Kate Beddow or Jen Moore. Trademarks owned by Booksmith Academy may be used only with the written permission of the trademark owner.

Refund policy

Products: Refunds will not be given for downloaded files including but not limited to music, meditations and courses.

Courses are non-refundable, non-transferable and must be completed as purchased and specified.

Disclaimer of warranties

The information and products on this website are provided “as is” and “as available”. Booksmith Academy makes no representations or warranties of any kind, expressed or implied, as to the operation of Booksmith Academy’s services or the information, content, materials, products including downloaded files and software, or other services included on or otherwise made available to you through booksmithacademy.com, unless otherwise specified in writing.

You expressly agree that use of the booksmithacademy.com website is at your sole risk. To the full extent permissible by applicable law, Booksmith Academy disclaims all warranties either expressed or by implied, including but not limited to, warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Booksmith Academy does not warrant that services, content, material, products, including downloaded files and software, or other services made available to you through booksmithacademy.com or electronic communications sent from Booksmith Academy are free from viruses or other harmful components.

Booksmith Academy disclaims all responsibility for any loss, injury, claim, liability or damage of any kind resulting from, arising out of or any way related to (a) any errors or omissions from this site and its content, including but not limited to technical inaccuracies and typographical errors, (b) any third party websites or content therein directly or indirectly accessed through links in this site, including but not limited to any errors in or omissions therefrom, the unavailability of this site or any portion thereof, (d) your use of this site, or (e) your use of services, equipment, products and software in connection with this site.

The material and information on our website is provided solely for entertainment or promotional purposes.

Changes are made periodically to Booksmith Academy documents including general information and information on events and schedules, and these changes may or may not be reflected in the materials or information present on the booksmithacademy.com website. Additionally, because the website is frequently under development, materials and information may be deleted, modified, or moved to a different part of the website by us and without notice.

Mailing Address:

Booksmith Academy, 14 Cairns Drive, Stafford, ST16 3PW, United Kingdom.

Student Commitments

At Booksmith Academy, everyone from teachers, staff, colleagues, and students, agree to abide by our non-disclosure agreements, Code of Ethics, Spiritual Principles, and Student Pledge.

Non-disclosure Agreement

The non-disclosure agreement is considered binding upon digitally accepting terms and agreements and is made between the student (you) and Booksmith Academy.

This Agreement shall govern the conditions of disclosure by Booksmith Academy and The Student of certain Confidential Information, including but not limited to course material, trade secrets and intellectual property relating to the Booksmith Academy courses.

The Student hereby agrees that:

The Student shall not disclose any business or personal information given verbally or in written form during the course of study, including but not excluded to, cost information, accounting and unpublished financial information, business plans, customer lists and customer information, purchasing techniques, supplier lists and supplier information and marketing, production or merchandising systems or plans, information relating to persons including Kate Beddow, Jen Moore, Booksmith Academy staff or any other persons mentioned or alluded to during the course.
The Student shall not directly or indirectly acquire any interest in, or design, create, manufacture, sell, teach or otherwise deal with any item or product, containing, based upon or derived from the information, except as may be expressly agreed to in writing by Kate Beddow and Jen Moore.
That the secrecy obligations of The Student shall continue for a period ending 10 years from the date hereof.

At Booksmith Academy, everyone from teachers, staff, colleagues, and students, agree to abide by our non-disclosure agreements, Code of Ethics, and Student Pledge.

Booksmith Academy Code of Ethics

Be respectful, compassionate and kind as you are carrying your client’s, student’s and colleagues’ emotional well-being in your hands, especially when delivering difficult information.

Be respectful and kind to your teachers, other students, colleagues and staff.
Be truthful no matter how hard it is and speak from your heart.
Practice, promote, and adhere to Spiritual Ethics in all that you do.
Agree not to discriminate on the basis of gender, ethnicity, religious beliefs, age, physical disabilities, and culture.
Always gain written permission from others when sharing a personal story or a picture for (and not limited to) social media, published articles, books and websites.
Remember positivity creates positivity (Law of Attraction).
Understand that anything is possible and to believe in yourself.

Student Pledge

This agreement is made for Booksmith Academy both online, digital, and in-person between student (you) and Booksmith Academy.

I understand that in taking a Booksmith Academy course, I must take full responsibility for my course work and take ownership in my ability to take this class.

Time Zones: I understand that all communication about times and/or schedules via email, Facebook or website forum are always UK Time (GMT and/or BST) and not the time zone I reside and/or am traveling in.

Time Zone converter: https://www.worldtimebuddy.com/

Tech Pledge: It is my sole responsibility to ensure I have access, use and familiarity with all forms of technology required for my successful participation in this course such as: Zoom, YouTube, Vimeo, Adobe Flash Player and other current software requirements.

Although this type of career does deal mainly with people rather than computers, we feel that there are some computer skills essential for online courses, homework assignments, weekly videos, etc.

Homework: I understand that it is my responsibility to turn my homework in on a timely manner before the next lesson is given. I understand that my homework is due no later than the morning of the next session, and that by not submitting any coursework I could fail to complete the course and I understand that Kate and Jen’s goal is to keep me on a timely path. Late homework exceptions are considered made for illness, emergencies, natural disasters, etc.