The Budding Writers website is an online information service from Budding Writers Ltd. By accessing or using this website you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this agreement. If you do not wish to be bound by this agreement, you may not access the Budding Writers website.
Budding Writers may modify this agreement at any time, and such modification shall be effective immediately upon posting of the modified agreement. You agree to review this agreement periodically to ensure that you are aware of any modifications. Your continued access or use of the Budding Writers website shall be deemed your conclusive acceptance of the modified agreement.
COPYRIGHT
All of the original material in this website, including but not limited to its format and site descriptions, are protected by the copyright laws of the United Kingdom and other copyright laws. If you have any questions please contact us.
Budding Writers does not have authority to permit third parties to reproduce any material in sites linked to this website. Therefore, any third parties interested in reproducing such material should address the relevant organisations directly.
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BRONZE ARTS AWARD
SEVEN DAY TRIAL.
You have your course on trial for seven days from the time of your enrolment. If during this time you decide you wish to cancel your course you simply contact us by email and any fees you have paid will be refunded in full providing you haven't had any telephone tutorials.
12 MONTHS TO COMPLETE ARTS AWARD.
You have 12 months in which to achieve your Arts Award. After that time the Budding Writers is not obliged to provide you with access to the student area or any further services. There will be a fee if you would like to extend your studies beyond the 12 months.
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ONLINE WORKSHOPS
There will be no refund of fees once the workshop has started. If a workshop is missed, participants will have access to the the worksheets and summaries from the workshop in our online classroom. We do not record or permit recording of our workshops for the safety of participants.
Our community guidelines (see below) must be followed by workshop participants. Of they are not, and behaviour is not corrected when asked to, then the offending participant will not be allowed to attend further workshops and fees will not be refunded.
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PAYMENT OF FEES
Course and workshop fees are to be paid in advance by credit/debit card. Current fees are set out in the enrolment section of the website.
DISCLAIMER
The Budding Writers website is a source of useful information for writers. Budding Writers makes every effort to ensure that the information provided on its website is accurate. However, Budding Writers cannot guarantee this, and accepts no liability for any information or advice given via its website.
OTHER SITES
Budding Writers links may lead unintentionally to sites containing information that some people may find inappropriate or offensive. It may also lead to sites which contain inaccurate information, false or misleading advertising, or information which violates copyright, libel or defamation laws. Budding Writers makes no statements concerning any effort to review all the content of sites listed.
PRIVACY POLICY
Budding Writers considers its users' privacy to be of utmost importance. Please see our Privacy Statement for a detailed description of our information gathering and dissemination practices for Budding Writers website.
Overview:
The goals of this community are to share ideas and help each other develop their writing.
In order to meet the goals of this community, it’s important for members to feel like they are in a safe place that is populated by people with shared interests. As such, we request that you read and adhere to the guidelines that follow.
Community Guidelines:
- Treat others online as you would treat them in real life.
- Be tolerant towards other’s viewpoints; respectfully disagree when opinions do not align.
- Respect the privacy and personal information of other members of the group - do not ask for private information or give it out.
- Communicate with courtesy and respect.
- Please do not:
- Make personal attacks on other community members.
- Use defamatory remarks or make false statements against others.
- Post prejudiced comments or profanity.
- Bully or make inflammatory remarks to other community members.
Consequences:
We will take action when we see someone violating these guidelines. Sometimes that just means giving someone a warning; other times it means revoking certain privileges or accounts entirely. We request that all community members report behavior that violates our guidelines to [email protected]
Agreement:
By logging onto the community and activating your profile, you are considered to be in agreement with the terms and conditions listed above.
MISCELLANEOUS
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United Kingdom. You agree that any legal action or proceedings between Budding Writers and you for any purpose concerning this Agreement or the parties' obligations hereunder shall be brought exclusively in a court of competent jurisdiction in the city of Manchester, UK. Any cause of action or claim you may have with respect to The Writers Bureau must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises.