By using our Thinkific site or booking one of our courses, workshops or other events, you accept these Terms and Conditions and use this site at your own risk. The Foraging Course Company Ltd is not responsible for any loss or damage that may arise out of use of www.foragingcoursecompany.co.uk or attending or booking onto any of our courses, workshops or other events. This Thinkific site is operated and managed from the United Kingdom. Users of https://the-foraging-course-company-school.thinkific.com outside of the United Kingdom are responsible for compliance with any additional local laws affecting their region.
Who we are
We are “The Foraging Course Company Ltd” (“we” or “us” or "the company") a registered company in England and Wales under company number 11596837. Our registered office is Bloxham Mill Business Centre, Barford Road, Bloxham, OX15 4FF.
The site
The site is https://the-foraging-course-company-school.thinkific.com ("the site" or "this site").
Customers
Customers are those who book courses, course places, event places, events or the services of persons from the company - via third party websites or directly - facilitated by us, or those who use this site ("you" or "your" or "customer" or "user").
Third party sites
Third party sites that are used to enable customers to subscribe to emails or book courses/course places, events/event places, workshops/workshop places, or the services of persons from the company. These sites have their own terms and conditions, and it is the responsibility of the user to read and understand these.
Ticket terminology
The word "ticket" is only used for wider understanding as commonly used terminology for having reserved a space or booked a space. In these terms it refers to an individual participant booking on a course.
Booking and administrative fees
Booking and administrative fees per place/ticket is included in the place/ticket price. The booking and administrative fees includes, but is not limited to, payment processing, ticketing, fulfilment, marketing, remarketing, sales and administration fees. Once paid, booking and administrative fees are non-refundable under any circumstances.
Refunds
All refunds, regardless of amount or method of booking, will be made back to the original payment method.
Access - site
The site may be accessed for temporary periods and this service, or any provided via the website, may be amended or withdrawn at any time and without notice. There is no liability on our part if the site is unavailable for any period of time for any reason. The responsibility for having the means to access this site remains with you. Anybody who accesses this site from your internet connection is your responsibility. It is also your responsibility to advise them of these terms and conditions, and ensure they comply with them.
Intellectual property
All content and imagery on this site is held under our copyright and may not be reproduced in any format without specific written permission.
All content, imagery and videography used for our virtual/online courses is held under our copyright and may not be reproduced in any format without specific written permission.
The recording of The Foraging Course Company's online sessions for viewing or listening or content reading (eg. copytyped transcripts) by anyone other than the officially booked (ticketed) course participant for that session is strictly prohibited.
Prosecution for copyright and distribution infringements will be pursued
Site changes
The site changes regularly and we reserve the right to remove the service in order to make updates
Changes to terms and conditions
We reserve the right to change our terms and conditions at any time and for any reason. Changes will be highlighted for a period of one year (12 months), save for changes made to correct a typographical or clarity error
Information security offences
It is a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 to knowingly introduce malicious or harmful technology to any site. Any such breach will be reported to law enforcement agencies. No liability for any malicious attack shall lie with us, and no liability for any associated risk or material being transferred to your equipment shall lie with us.
Links
Any lawful, non-damaging and fair linking to this site from another site or platform account owned by you is allowed. Any insinuation of association or approval that is not agreed in writing with us is not allowed.
Framing of any part of this site without prior written agreement is not allowed.
Linking from sites containing offensive, illegal or damaging content is not allowed.
Links from this site are for information or booking purposes. We are not responsible for the content or any loss or damage resulting from the use of third party websites.
Bookings
- Only tickets bought from (bookings made through) official The Foraging Course Company booking channels are valid
- Resale of tickets (bookings) is not permitted and, as such, any tickets/places not bought/booked (bookings not made) directly from The Foraging Course Company are not valid and participation on the course will be refused. No refund will be offered or given to any party involved in the sale or purchase of resold tickets/places (bookings)
- For places that have booked using a voucher, code or certificate, in the event of a cancellation or postponement by The Foraging Course Company of a course, event or workshop for any reason (including, but not limited to, bereavement, weather, safety, flooding, fire, terrorism, sickness, disease, transport issues, or criminal activity) a replacement voucher/booking valid for 12 months will be issued. If a partial payment was used in combination with a voucher, rebooking code or certificate - the cash portion will be refunded back to the original payment amount, while the voucher portion will be issued as a voucher valid for 12 months.
- For places that have booked directly by cash payment - eg. PayPal, Stripe etc (ie not with a voucher, code or certificate), in the event of a cancellation or postponement by The Foraging Course Company of a course, event or workshop for any reason (including, but not limited to, bereavement, weather, safety, flooding, fire, terrorism, sickness, disease, transport issues, or criminal activity) a refund will be offered.
- In the event of a cancellation or postponement by the company, we will not be held liable or responsible for any associated costs the participants or customer may have incurred in order to attend the course. These include, but are not limited to, hotel fees, fuel costs, transport/travel fees, car parking, meal reservations, house sitting fees or pet sitting fees
- We reserve the right to alter the course content, format, and offering to those advertised for any reason and without explanation.
- Due to insurance requirements, you may be asked to complete a waiver/consent form before starting the course. By booking, you agree that you and all those you are booking for will complete this. Admittance to the course will not be permitted if the form is not completed correctly and no refund will be owed.
- In the event that a customer/participant is unable to join a live aspect of the course as a result of being late, no refund or compensation will be given and all fees will be forfeited.
- We (the company) cannot be held responsible for any loss, injury, damage or death incurred as a result of attending or participating in a course or event
- Course participants should behave in a reasonable manner and comply with instructions given by the course leader. If a participant is deemed not to behave appropriately, they will be asked to leave the course and will forfeit all course fees
- Course participants agree that anything they sample on the course is entirely at their own risk and understand that allergic reactions may occur even with only very small amounts of new foods. We cannot be held responsible for an incidents or illnesses arising from consuming any new foodstuffs or material by any course/event participant
- Course participants agree that anything they choose to forage and consume after attending a course is done so entirely at their own risk and is not the responsibility of The Foraging Course Company
- Those who are pregnant or breastfeeding are advised against trying new foodstuffs
- You are under no obligation to try any foodstuff or material on a course, and the decision to consume or handle any foodstuff or natural material/matter is entirely yours
- We are not responsible for any situations or incidents caused by any course participant attempting to pass on knowledge learned from the course
- We are not responsible for any situations or incidents caused by any course participant attempting to apply knowledge learned from the course
- By booking on to a course, you agree to have your details (name and email address) added to our mailing list in order to send you important information and instructions for your course, as well as post course notes. This will automatically add you to our general mailing list, which you can unsubscribe from on the post-course notes email (unsubscribe link in email footer)
- You accept these terms on behalf of all parties you are booking for and agree to advise them of these terms and conditions
Online Courses and Communities
By booking a course you agree to the following:
- Bookings must be made by persons aged 18 years or over, though attendees can be any age unless otherwise specified
- All participants, adults and children, must have an individual valid ticket/place (booking)
- All course information correct at time of writing. We reserve the right to change course information at any time for any reason
- Courses take place using a third-party online platform via a link and password
- Tickets (bookings) are for one participant only - where unticketed (unbooked) participants are suspected to be joining a ticketed (booked) participant, that participant's place on the course will be voided and all fees will be forfeited by the participant. Repeat incidents will result in being disallowed to attend any of our future courses (online or in person)
- The Foraging Course Company has no responsibility for any participant's cybersecurity or online safety
- Course tickets (bookings) are booked using third party websites - such as Ticket Tailor, Eventbrite or Thinkific
- Course places may not be resold or transferred
- Once booked, tickets (bookings) for virtual/online courses are non-refundable once the first module/defined section has been watched/completed or a period of 30 days since booking/enrolling has passed, whichever is sooner. No bookings are transferable.
- Places on courses are secured upon full payment to the third party websites used for booking courses by The Foraging Course Company - such as Ticket Tailor, Eventbrite or Thinkific
- Private course bookings are secured upon receipt of full course fee. Once paid, this fee is non-refundable
- We reserve the right to refuse any booking without disclosing a reason
- It is the responsibility of the participant to be logged into the online session in good time before the session starts, and with suitable bandwidth
- It is the responsibility of the participant to check their connection, and the audio and visual capability of their participation device. The Foraging Course Company has no responsibility for this
- Only questions about course content will be accepted. Off-topic questions, or questions about connectivity or information technology issues will not be answered/accepted.
- Only tickets bought (bookings made) from official The Foraging Course Company ticketing (booking) channels are valid
- When joining or subscribing to a community, you agree to abide by community rules published and updated within the community. Breaches of these rules can result in suspension or termination of account with no refund entitlement.
- Resale of tickets (bookings) is not permitted and, as such, any tickets (bookings) not bought directly from The Foraging Course Company are not valid and participation on the course will be refused. No refund will be offered or given to any party involved in the sale or purchase of resold tickets (bookings)
- We reserve the right to cancel courses for any reason without explanation. In these cases, a refund will be given using the same method that was used to book the course (eg voucher or direct cash booking)
- In the unlikely event of a cancellation/postponement by The Foraging Course Company, we will not be held liable or responsible for any associated costs the participants may have incurred in order to participate in the course, such as internet access, ingredient purchase, device hire/purchase or connection fees
- We reserve the right to alter the course content, format, and offering to those advertised for any reason and without explanation
- We cannot be held responsible for any loss, injury, damage or death incurred as a result of attending any course
- You are responsible for your own safety
- Course participants agree that anything they choose to forage and consume after attending a course or online/virtual is done so entirely at their own risk and is not the responsibility of The Foraging Course Company
- Course participants should behave in a reasonable manner and comply with instructions given by the course leader. If a participant is deemed not to behave appropriately, they will be dismissed from the session and will forfeit all course fees
- By booking on to a course, you agree to have your details (name and email address) added to our mailing list in order to send you important information and instructions for your course, as well as post course notes or course materials, where given. This will automatically add you to our general mailing list, which you can unsubscribe from on the post-course notes email (unsubscribe link in email footer)
- We are not responsible for any situations or incidents caused by any course participant attempting to pass on knowledge learned from the course
- We are not responsible for any situations or incidents caused by any course participant attempting to apply knowledge learned from the course
- You accept these terms on behalf of all parties you are booking for and agree to advise them of these terms and conditions
Guides
- The foraging guides (plants, mushrooms/fungi, recipes) are for reference only it is the responsibility of the user to check the edibility and toxicity of any plant or fungi they intend to consume or handle in any manner through a variety of reputable resources
- The foraging guides are updated regularly, but, while The Foraging Course Company endeavours to do so, may not contain the latest research or information available
Complaints
Complaints should be sent via email to [email protected]