Open Online Courses

Terms of business for open online courses offered by HowToMoodle Ltd.

HowToMoodle Ltd

We are HowToMoodle Ltd, a private limited company registered in England and Wales No 05029965. Our Registered Office is at Sycamore House, The Rock, Telford, TF3 5AA. References in these terms of business to to "you" or "your" shall refer to each and every party to this agreement (other than us).

Fees for courses provided by us

Fees for course are due in full at the time of booking. At our sole discretion we may accept a valid purchase order. Our fees will be subject to VAT at the prevailing rate.

Cancellation

Cancellation by you:

  • Cancellation more than four weeks prior to the start date of the course - we will refund 100% of fees received by us from you less a refund administration fee of £20 per participant cancelled.
  • Cancellation less than four weeks, but more than two weeks before the start date of the course - we will refund 50% of the course fees we have received from you, less a refund administration fee of £20 per participant cancelled.
  • Cancellation less than two weeks before the start date of the course - no refund of fees.
  • Private bookings i.e. not business to business may be cancelled within 7 days of completing our booking form and receive a 100% refund (Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000).

Cancellation by us:

In the event that we cancel the course we will refund 100% of the fees we have received from you without deductions.

Substitution of participants

We will allow participants to be substituted provided that the substitution is for the entire course and we are notified in writing no later than the working day prior to the commencement of the course.

Confirmation

All bookings are considered provsional by us until they are confirmed in writing by us and are subject to us having received cleared funds from you or other forms of payment which we accept at our sole discretion.

Our responsibilities

We will provide the services offered with reasonable skill and care and in a timely manner. We reserve the right to withdraw, amend the content and/or format of any course without prior notice.

Information and confidentiality

Where we receive confidential information we shall take such steps as we in good faith think fit to preserve confidential information from unauthorised disclosure.

We will disclose information to our business partners and agents to the extent required to enable them to meet their obligations in the delivery and organisation of the course.

Except where there is specific agreement to the contrary, our client relationship with you shall not be treated as confidential information and we may disclose this fact to clients or prospective clients.

As a Moodle Partner we are contractually required to disclose certain information about clients, potential and actual, for the purposes of accounting and oversight of territories.

Intellectual property rights

We retain all copyright and other intellectual property rights in everything developed, designed or created by us either before or during a course including systems, methodologies, software, know-how and working papers. We also retain all copyright and other intellectual property rights in the deliverables and any other materials provided by us to you, including workbooks, handouts, and electronic data files etc.

No part of any materials provided by us to you may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without our prior written permission.

You may not without our prior written consent, provide or offer to provide any part of the deliverables or such materials, or any services involving their use, on a commercial basis to any third party.

HowToMoodle does not take any responsibility for the content of websites linked from the online course. The copyright of any linked websites remains with the website owner.

Confidentiality

All contributions made in online activities within the course remain confidential and must not be disclosed to, or discussed with, any third party.

Contributions made by participants and tutors within the online course must not be quoted or published in hard copy, online or any other electronic means.

The copyright of all contributions made by participants during the online course remain with the author of the contribution.

Our liability

You agree that any claim of any sort whatsoever arising out of or in connection with this course shall be brought only against HowToMoodle Ltd and that no claims will be brought personally against any other persons involved in the provision of the course, whether actual or deemed servants or agents of us or not.

Limitation of liability

You agree that our total liability to you in respect of breach of contract or breach of duty or fault or negligence or otherwise whatsoever arising out of or in connection with this course shall be limited to the total amount of the fees charged by us to you for this course.

Conflicts of interest

Where we, at our sole discretion, consider that the participation of any individual may be incompatible with the business activities of HowToMoodle Ltd we reserve the right to decline or withdraw any offer of a place on any course we may offer. Where we withdraw a place and payment has been received by us we will refund such payment in full without deductions.

Third party rights

A person who is not a party to this agreement shall have no right to enforce any of its terms.

Force majeure

We shall not be liable in any way for failure to perform, or delay in performing, our obligations under this agreement if the failure or delay is due to causes outside of our reasonable control.

Variation

No variation to these terms of business are accepted unless confirmed in writing by a director of HowToMoodle Ltd.

Governing law and jurisdiction

These terms of business shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and any dispute arising out of this engagement or these terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.