Terms & Conditions

Terms applying to all of our client agreements

In consideration of the agreements made herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each party shall agree as follows:

1. Definitions

For the purposes of these terms:

Headings; Number and Gender. The headings of sections and paragraphs are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this agreement or to affect the construction thereof. The use in this agreement of singular, plural, masculine, feminine and neuter pronouns shall include the others as the context may require.
 
''We' and 'us' means UK Open College who will provide the services to you.
 
'You' means the student receiving the services.
 
'Course' means a distance learning course or course designed and developed by us including all revisions and updates to such course as we may make from time to time.
 
'Course Materials' means the physical materials relating to any one course, together with all revisions and updates made by us from time to time, which may be in any format and which are required by the student to complete the course.

2. Responsibility for Course Materials

We affirm that the course materials will meet a satisfactory level of quality however; we do not affirm that they will be error free.
 
You will be responsible for inspecting the course materials as soon as is reasonably possible following delivery. Furthermore, you will be responsible for informing us about any oversights as soon as possible.
 
If you are intending to take leave from your course for a period of not less than 6 months you will be required to notify us in writing in order for us to honour our policy of 'no time limits'. If you fail to notify us, continuation of your course will be at our discretion.
 
3. Transferring Course
 
We retain the sole discretion concerning whether a course may be transferred from you to a third party. Any such request must be made to us in writing at the address given above. We will treat all justifiable requests as compassionately as possible.
 
We retain the sole discretion concerning whether you may transfer to another course offered by us. Any such request must be made to us in writing at the address given above. We will treat all justifiable requests as compassionately as possible.
 
If we agree to allow you to transfer to another course, the total fees paid towards the discontinued course will be offset against the cost of the new course. However we will require that if the new course is more expensive than the discontinued course, the balance should be paid in full and there will be a standard £40 transfer fee. 
 
4. Practical Training
 
The topics covered during the practical training will be as close to as possible as those stated on the website, however if we are obliged to make any minor changes to your practical training we reserve the right to do so.
 
All outstanding course fees must be paid in full at least one month before your practical training is due to commence.
 
Any materials offered free with the course e.g. the Free Practitioner's Toolkit and Free Patient diagnosis handbook will be given to you on the first day of your practical training. 
 
5. Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability
 
We warrant that we will carry out the service to you with a reasonable level of care and skill.
 
If you require any changes to these terms, please request such changes in writing to the address above.
 
Any liability under any agreement between you and us shall be limited to any sums paid by you to us.
 
As far as permitted by law, we shall not be liable to any person for losses or damages that were not reasonably foreseeable and that were not caused by any breach on our part.

We shall not be liable to any person for any direct or indirect loss or damage as a result from your course enrolment. Any liability that does arise will be limited to the course fee paid.
 
We are not qualified to provide you with advice regarding health problems. If you require any such advice, we recommend you seek the opinion of your doctor or any other medical practitioner. Any holistic health care advice we do provide should be treated as congruent to and not an alternative for accustomed health care 
 
6. Waiver
 
None of the conditions or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to have been waived by either party, except by an instrument in writing signed by a duly authorised officer or representative of each party. The waiver by either party of any right hereunder or the failure to enforce at any time any of the provisions of this Agreement, or any rights with respect thereto, shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any other rights hereunder or any breach or failure of performance of the other party. 
 
7. Payment
 
All outstanding debts to us must be made before we will issue you with a certificate of completion.
 
We reserve the right to refuse enrolment on any of the courses we offer.
 
If you are using a credit agreement and paying for the course by instalments, you agree to pay the instalments promptly on the dates specified in the credit agreement irrespective of the speed at which you are studying. 
 
8. Copyright
 
All copyright and other intellectual property rights relating to the course materials are either owned by or licensed to us. Copying, adaptation or any other use of all or any part of it without our express permission is strictly prohibited. 
 
9. Other Terms
 
If at our discretion we afford you any relaxation of these terms, this shall in no way affect our rights under these terms and conditions.
 
This Agreement shall be interpreted in all respects in accordance with the law of England and Wales. The parties hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts for the determination of any question or dispute arising in connection with this Agreement.
 
If the whole or any part of any clause(s) of this Agreement is or becomes invalid for any reason, that invalidity shall not affect the validity of any other provision.
 
You are required to notify us in writing at the address given above of any changes to your postal address. 

All courses are available to be purchased in non-tutored book format for 90% of the course fee as listed on this website.
 
10. Cancellation
 
According to the Distance Selling Regulations 2000, you have a cooling off period of seven working days from receipt of goods. This period allows an unconditional right to cancel. You will be required to make such a request in writing to us at our head office, and, at your cost return any received materials in a satisfactory and reasonable condition. 
 
11. Data Protection
 
We are committed to protecting your privacy and keeping your personal information secure. We will not disclose your details to any person, unless you have given your consent or we are compelled to do so by law, or in response to a valid, legally compliant request by any law enforcement agency or government authority.