Terms and Conditions

Last update: Mon, 29 Dec 2008

Definition:

The term 'SOP' means School of Photography.com

Terms and Conditions of use of this website

1. This website is owned by School of Photography.com which is registered in the Republic of Ireland.
2. This Terms and Conditions statement govern your usage of the School of Photography website and related material; If you do not agree to these terms and conditions you must not use this website.
3. By using this website and related content, competitions, RSS feed, and blog, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless the owners and moderators of any claims resulting from your usage of this website and related content, competitions, RSS feed and blog in the event of any damages to yourself or any party.
4. Unless stated otherwise, we or our contributors own the intellectual property rights in the website and other material as made available on the website and related content, competitions, RSS feed and blog.
5. You may view the website and download a cached copy of pages for viewing for your personal use only subject to the conditions below.
   You may not:
   1. Copy, republish or distribute material on this website including republishing on other websites, newsletters or blogs with the exception of content made specifically for and stated for this purpose.
   2. Sell, license or make available for rent any material from this website.
   3. Modify, create derivative works of any material on this website.
6. Information given on the public website is given free of charge and may be subject to change, you declare that it is unreasonable to hold School of Photography.com liable in respect of material published on the website. Whilst we endeavour to ensure that the information on this website is current and correct, we do not warrant its completeness or accuracy; nor do we commit to ensuring that the website remains available or that the material on the website is kept up-to-date.
7. All images contributed to this website should be from the copyright holder or you should have permission from the copyright holder to display, use or create derivative works of the images to be on this website and related content, competitions, RSS feed and blog. Breaking of copyright law is a very serious offense and your images and submissions will be deleted and removed if you are found to be submitting images or material that do not belong to you. Any prizes, certificates or gain made by the submission of images you do not legally own will be forfeited and the recovery of any prizes, certificates or other gain instigated.
8. By using this website you are legally agreeing to and accepting, all of the foregoing Terms and Conditions for this website and related content, competitions, RSS feed and blog.
9. These Terms and Conditions are subject to change and its your responsibility to be aware of the Terms and Conditions at all times.
10. In addition to the foregoing Terms and Conditions additional Conditions of Sale are applicable when you register for our courses and/or other services.

Conditions of Sale

Last update: Mon, 29 Dec 2008

Registered Name

1. The registered business name and address of School of Photography.com is:
   1. School of Photography.com, 19 Shanakill, Tralee, Co. Kerry, Republic of Ireland.
   2. Office Phone Number is: +00353 (0) 66 7119477
   3. VAT registered number is IE 9562707K

Services and Payment

2. School of Photography.com provides course material delivery in the form of images, text and pdf files in a private area of the website. Access to this area is subject to:
   1. Payment in full of the appropriate fee(s) and VAT (as applicable) as stated on the website at the time of sale
   2. The completion of the registration form provided for this use with the name of the person enrolling in the courses relating to the fees paid.
   3. The student must log into their course a minimum once each year.
   4. Courses may be taken for up to 2 years provided the student has logged into the course as above.
3. Payment may be made by:
   1. PayPal In US$, AUS$, CAN$ or the Euro.
   2. Clickbank in your choice of currency.
   3. Mail using Irish Euro cheques or US$, Euro or GB bank drafts only.
4. School of Photography.com (SOP) cannot guarantee that these external online payment services will accept all users of their respective websites nor their continued availability in any or all currencies. Online payment providers may changed without notice.
5. It is the responsibility of the payee to ensure to keep a printed copy of all payments with full details including the personal details of the registered person, course, fees, transaction identifiers and other important information.
6. On verified cleared payment; registration details will be sent to the email address given by the registered person on the registration form normally within 1 working day.
7. It is the responsibility of the registered person to ensure that the email address supplied is valid and is able to received emails from SOP. It is the responsibility of the registered person to inform SOP of any changes of contact details.
8. The registration details, and any course material or services provided thereby, are for use by the registered named person only and may not be sold, rented or otherwise transferred onto or used by any other person or entity. It is the responsibility of the registered person to ensure that any confidential material provided by the school remain confidential.

Personal Information

9. You agree that, in relation to information, which we hold on you and/or the registered named person from time to time, we may:
   1. Use your information to provide the Materials to you and otherwise perform our obligations and enforce our rights under these Terms and Conditions;
   2. Use your information to inform you about our other courses, products or services which may be of interest to you.
   3. Our privacy statement can be found on this website here

Enquiries and Cancellations

10. SOP endeavor to reply to all phone and email queries within 2 working days.
11. Cancellation of course may be made within 2 days of email notification of course registration details sent to the registered person. The time period commences when the registration details are sent by SOP, and not when received or displayed by the registered person.
12. Refunds are only available subject to the following conditions:
    1. The refund is within the cancellation time period above and
    2. The course assignments, projects or other course work provided by SOP for the registered person have not been submitted or attempted by the registered person.
13. Partial refunds may be made available subject to exceptional circumstances and at SOP sole discretion.

Website Security

14. SOP provide a 128 bit HTTPS security standard on the website.
15. While every effort is made to safeguard the payment transaction and storage of registered person details, it is agreed that SOP cannot be held responsible for the security of external payment provider systems.

Changes

16. These Terms of Conditions and Conditions of Sale may change without notice. Please check the website often for any changes.