Terms of Use

1. Terms

Spotlights Academy LLP (collectively, "we," "us" or "Spotlights") provides you with access to the website(s) available at https://spotlights.thinkific.com, and https://spotlightstheatre.co.uk (each, a “Site” and together, the “Sites”) and the online course content (the “ Online Courses”), online certification and professional directory (the “Directory”), and other materials available on and through the Sites (together, the “Services”), subject to the terms and conditions of use (these “Terms of Use”) outlined below and all applicable laws and regulations.

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE, THEN YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICES.

We reserve the right to change or modify these Terms of Use at our sole discretion at any time. Any change or modification to these Terms of Use will be effective immediately upon posting on a Site. We will take reasonable steps to notify you of any material changes, but you are responsible for periodically reviewing the most up to date version of these Terms of Use.

Your continued use of the Services constitutes acceptance of any changes or modification made by us to these Terms of Use.

2. User Accounts, Personal Information and Privacy Policy

Learning Management and Learning Assessment

In order to access the Online Courses, you must create an account (the "Account"). In setting up your Account, you will be prompted or required to enter personal information, including your name and email address and a user password. You agree that you will never divulge or share access or access information to your Account with any third party for any reason.

Your Account information will be collected and hosted by our learning management system provider, Thinkific.

For any paid products, your credit card or other payment information, billing address, and such other information as is required to complete the transaction will be collected by our learning management system provider.

Our Privacy Policy, the privacy policy of our learning management system provider, further explain how your personal information is collected, used and disclosed when you use the Services.

3. User License (Students)

All Online Course content or other material available on the Sites, including but not limited to online lectures, speeches, video lessons, tests, presentation materials, homework assignments, code, and other images, text, layouts, arrangements, displays, illustrations, documents, materials, audio and video clips, HTML files (collectively, the "Course Content"), are the property of Spotlights and/or its affiliates or licensors and are protected by copyright, patent and/or other proprietary intellectual property rights under English and foreign laws.

Spotlights logos, trademarks and service marks that may appear on the Sites (the "Marks"), are the property of Spotlights and are protected under English and foreign laws. In addition, elements of the Sites are protected by trade dress and other intellectual property laws and may not be copied, reproduced, downloaded or distributed in any way in whole or in part without the express written consent of Spotlights.

You are granted permission to access, use and (if applicable) temporarily download one copy of the Online Courses and other materials from the Sites for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. Under this license you may not:

modify or copy the Course Content use the Course Content for any commercial purpose, or for any public display (commercial or non-commercial);

attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on the Sites;

remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the Course Content;

or transfer the Course Content to another person or “mirror” the materials on any other server.

This license will automatically terminate if any of these restrictions are violated and may be terminated by us at any time.

4. Payment Terms

To purchase any paid services or products offered through the Sites, you must have Internet access and a current valid accepted payment method as indicated during sign-up (the "Payment Method"). You agree to Spotlights, or its third-party payment provider, storing your payment information. You also agree to pay the applicable fees for the services or products you purchase through the Sites as they become due, whether on a one-time or subscription basis.

All applicable taxes are calculated based on the billing information you provide us at the time of purchase.

Your transaction with us may be subject to foreign exchange fees or differences in prices, including because of exchange rates. Spotlights does not support all payment methods, currencies or locations for payment.

6. Refund and Cancellation Policy

The Online Courses are provided as an “all-in-one” software package, which means that once enrolment fees are paid, admission to the program is final.

You may cancel your membership, including any paid subscription services, at any time. You hereby acknowledge and agree that Spotlights will not offer refunds on any fees and charges related to your subscription. This includes any partially used or unused periods for which you have already paid. We do not guarantee refunds for lack of usage or dissatisfaction.

7. Academic Integrity

You are prohibited from posting assignments, test questions, and Course Content online. If you fail to adhere to this policy, you will be removed from the Online Courses. In accordance with Section 6, no refund will be offered if you are removed from the Online Courses.

8. Errors

The Online Courses and other materials appearing on the Sites could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to correct such errors that we become aware of.

9. Services Availability

You acknowledge and agree that the Services may be subject to the availability of third party sites over which we do not have control. Therefore, we cannot guarantee that the Services will always be available.

10. Third Party Links

Spotlights does not edit, control or monitor the third party sites that may be linked to the Sites and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site, including its accuracy or availability. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Spotlights of the sites or any relationship with its operators. Use of any such linked website is at your own risk.

11. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”. SPOTLIGHTS MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, AND HEREBY DISCLAIMS AND NEGATES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OR OTHER VIOLATION OF RIGHTS. FURTHER, WE DO NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, ERROR-FREE OR VIRUS-FREE, NOR DOES SPOTLIGHTS MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE SERVICES.

12. Limitations of Liability

IN NO EVENT WILL SPOTLIGHTS OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES OR FOR ANY FAILURE TO REALIZE EXPECTED SAVINGS, ANY LOSS OF REVENUES, PROFITS, OR GOODWILL, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSS, LOSS OF COMPUTER TIME, OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL OR ECONOMIC LOSS ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES, EVEN IF WE OR OUR AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ORALLY OR IN WRITING OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES, OR LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THESE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

SPOTLIGHT’S TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OF USE WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF TWENTY BRITISH POUNDS (£20) OR THE AMOUNT OF FEES RECEIVED BY SPOTLIGHTS FROM THE COMPLAINING USER FOR THE USE OF THE SERVICES DURING THE PREVIOUS SIX MONTHS.

13. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Spotlights, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and each of their officers, directors, agents, employees, and assignees from any and all claims, liabilities, expenses and damages, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, made by any third party relating to or arising out of (a) your use or attempted use of the Sites or Online Courses, (b) your use or attempted use of any code, program, data, information or any other content provided on the Sites or through the Online Courses in a manner inconsistent with these Terms of Use, (c) your use or your violation of any law or rights of any third party, or (d) your User Content, including without limitation any claim of infringement of intellectual property or other proprietary rights.

14. Termination

You agree that Spotlights, in its sole discretion, may limit, suspend, or terminate your use of all Services, such as access to certifications, for any reason or no reason, including, without limitation, if Spotlights believes that you have: (a) violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of these Terms of Use; (b) infringed the intellectual property rights of a third party; or (c) posted, uploaded or transmitted unauthorised content to the Sites. You agree that any deactivation or termination of your access to the Services may be effected without prior notice to you and that Spotlights shall not be liable to you nor any third party for any termination of your Account.

You also understand that Spotlights reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify, discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Services, or any part or portion thereof, with or without notice to you.

15. Miscellaneous Provisions

You affirm that you are either 18 years of age or older, or an emancipated minor, or possess legal parental or guardian consent, and are fully able and competent to enter into these Terms of Use. In any case, you affirm that you are over the age of 13.

Spotlights may freely assign any portion of its rights or delegate its obligations under these Terms of Use. You shall not assign, by operation of law or otherwise, any portion of your rights or delegate your obligations under these Terms of Use without the prior written consent of Spotlights.

These Terms of Use shall be governed by, and any dispute, controversy, proceedings or claim of whatever nature arising out of or in any way relating to this agreement or its formation (including any non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law. These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and Spotlights relating to the matters set forth herein.

We can provide you with notice by utilising the email you used to register your Account. You may give us notice by mailing or emailing to the following addresses:

Spotlights Theatre School
Deskteam, 38 Croydon Road, Beckenham, Kent. BR3 4BJ. UK

Email: [email protected]

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