1
INTERPRETATION
1.1
In these terms:
The College/we/us/our means The College of Naturopathic and
Complementary Medicine Limited with company number 293229 and of 25 Wolfe Tone
Street, Dublin 1, Ireland;
CNM Student Platform means a web-based platform provided by the College to
Students enrolled on certain Courses;
CNM Student Platform User means a Student enrolled on a Course with an
element of online study and granted authorisation to use the CNM Student
Platform (defined above) to complete a Course;
Confidential Information means any confidential information relating to the
College including a) personal details relating to the identity, address or
otherwise in relation to clients or other Students; b) information in any way
connected to a client or that client s case or treatment undertaken by any
Student on the Course; c) Students website log-in credentials; d) details of
any Student complaints;
Course means any of our CNM courses to be undertaken by the Student as
identified on the applicable enrolment form;
Course Fee means the fees payable to the College per Student for participation on
the relevant Course (excluding the Study Materials) either in full or by
instalment in advance in accordance with an agreed payment plan;
Course Materials means any materials provided to you by us as part of your
Course, including all materials provided via the CNM Student Platform;
Diploma means the accreditation prescribed by the College issued to each Student
for satisfactory completion of the Course;
Enrolment Fee means the non-refundable fee payable to the College upon
enrolment;
Student/you/your means any individual enrolled on any Course up to the
receipt of the Diploma;
Student Rules means the rules contained in the student rules document as
notified to you;
Study Date means the first official day of study on any Course as stated as the
start date on the enrolment form or the future start date as set by student
services if a student has deferred within the deferral notice period; and
Study Materials means books, literature, journals, stationery or otherwise
used and acquired by you for study on the Course.
1.2
Words in the
singular shall include the plural and vice versa.
2
CONTRACT
These terms and conditions, including
the Appendices, constitute the terms of a legally binding contract between you
and the College and shall apply to you during the time you are a Student with
us. Any offer of a place at the College to study on one of our Courses shall be
subject at all times to these terms.
3
ENROLMENT
3.1 It is your responsibility to check the
applicable rules around practising naturopathic medicine in the jurisdiction
you reside before enrolling on a Course if you intend to practise naturopathic
medicine following completion of a Course.
3.2
Your enrolment is
complete when:
3.2.1
you complete our
application form;
3.2.2
you signify your
acceptance to these terms and conditions;
3.2.3 you pay the Enrolment Fee; and
3.2.4
you provide all of
the documentation required by the remainder of this clause 3.
3.3 As part of your enrolment, you will be
required to provide us with the information we reasonably require during the
enrolment process. You agree to inform us as soon as is reasonably practicable
upon your discovery of any material change or development in any of the
information you have previously provided to us.
3.4 We reserve the right to refuse the
enrolment of any Student who fails to respond to our enrolment instructions.
3.5
The College is
obliged to comply with relevant immigration laws. Students studying at the
College from outside of the European Economic Area are required to attend a
face-to-face session on or around their Study Date and provide original copies
of their passport and relevant VISA documentation for verification, unless
enrolled on an online Course, in which case an online consultation will be
conducted by the College.
3.6
We reserve the
right to make reasonable variations to the content and syllabus of your Course
at any time.
4
STUDY
4.1
A Diploma will be
issued only to those Students who satisfactorily complete one of our Courses.
No Student is permitted to practice, prescribe independently or take any fees
(excluding expenses) for any advice or treatment related to their Course prior
to receipt of a Diploma.
4.2
We reserve the
right not to issue any Student with a Diploma if they fail to achieve the
standard required by their Course without refund of the Course Fee. Satisfactory
completion of a Course requires you to:
4.2.1
enrol;
4.2.2
attend in full no
less than 90% of your Course s teaching time;
4.2.3
adhere to these
terms and conditions and the Student Rules at all times;
4.2.4
(if paying by
instalments) pay the Course Fee in full before completion; and
4.2.5
complete each
necessary Course year by passing all necessary exams, assessments, training,
clinical hours and case studies.
4.3
For the duration
of your Course, you will be responsible for:
4.3.1
recording your own
clinical hours and training logs and maintaining accurate records for future
reference;
4.3.2
meeting the costs
of any Study Materials;
4.3.3
bringing clients
to the student clinic as directed; and
4.3.4
ensuring your VISA
(if applicable) remains valid.
4.4
All clinical hours
and case studies must be completed within six months following completion of
your specialist training. Any Student who fails to complete any Course class or
module on time without notifying us of any approved extenuating circumstance may
be required to repeat such class, clinic or module and we reserve the right to
charge an additional appropriate fee.
4.5
If you fail to
attend at least of 90% of your course, you will need to repeat the missed
classes at your own time and cost.
4.6
You must complete all
examinations and achieve at least the specified pass mark. If you fail to
achieve the pass mark, you must resit the relevant exam at the next available
opportunity and we reserve the right to charge an appropriate fee.
4.7
All assignments
set as part of your Course must be completed and submitted on time. Any
assessments handed in after the applicable deadline or require re-marking will
be subject to a reduced mark and may be subject to a marking fee of 30.00
4.8
You will be
entitled to holiday during your Course in accordance with the Course lecture
plans and these dates will be notified to you in advance.
4.9
Each Course will
only commence with a minimum number of enrolled Students (to be decided by the
College prior to commencement of the Course) and we reserve the right to
withdraw any Course that does not meet these requirements at any point prior to
the Study Date. If we have to withdraw any Course under this clause, we will
notify you as soon as possible and any Course Fees you may have already paid
for that particular course will be promptly refunded.
4.10
Your place on your
Course is personal to you and is non-transferable.
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FEES
5.1
The Enrolment Fee
must be paid in order to be enrolled on a Course.
5.2
The Enrolment Fee
is non-refundable.
5.3
Course Fees must
be paid to us either:
5.3.1
in full in advance
at least six weeks prior to your Study Date;
5.3.2
in accordance with
an agreed Course Fee payment plan; or
5.3.3
if Enrolment Fee
is paid with less than 6 weeks before Study Date, payment is due immediately.
5.4
Enrolment Fees or
Course Fees can be paid either by cheque payable to The College of
Naturopathic Medicine , debit or credit card either through our online facility
or over the telephone or by bank transfer into our nominated bank account.
Course Fees can also be paid as by monthly instalments (details provided on
request, subject to approval. Interest charges apply).
5.5
The first Course
Fee instalment paid by direct debit to us must be paid at least four weeks
prior to your Study Date, with subsequent instalments due in accordance with
the agreed Course Fee payment plan.
6
CNM STUDENT
PLATFORM FOR ONLINE COURSES
6.1
If you are enrolled
on a Course delivered via the CNM Student Platform, the following provisions
apply to you.
6.2
Students must have
a stable broadband connection and basic computer skills to successfully study
online. To include proficient use of hardware, a web browser (such as Chrome)
and word processor (such as Microsoft Word or similar). You need access to a
desktop computer or laptop, attached speakers, webcam and microphone. CNM does
not offer the option to borrow or loan equipment.
6.3
The College will
grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the CNM
Student Platform solely for the purposes of accessing and using the Course
Materials as necessary for completion of the relevant Course (provided you at
all times comply with these terms and conditions, including paying the Course
Fee). Use of the CNM Student Platform will commence on the Study Date and will
end on the date a Course is completed or if earlier, the date of termination of
these Terms.
6.4
The College will
grant you a password for use of the CNM Student Platform. You must keep the
password provided secure and confidential and you will need to change the
password regularly, as prompted by the College.
6.5
The College will
keep an up to date list of CNM Student Platform Users. If the College becomes
aware at any time that a password has been provided to an individual who is not
a CNM Student Platform User, the College will arrange for the password to be
disabled. The College will not issue another password to any Student who grants
access to an individual who is not a CNM Student Platform User.
6.6
With effect from
the Study Date, the College will provide you with reasonable technical assistance
on use of the CNM Student Platform and will use reasonable endeavours to
rectify any faults detected in the CNM Student Platform. Technical support will
not extend to cover device troubleshooting or your internet connection.
6.7
The College may
from time to time install updates to the CNM Student Platform for the purpose
of providing online Courses and if for any reason updates cause the CNM Student
Platform to be unavailable for a substantial period of time, the College will endeavour
to notify you about this in advance.
6.8
By agreeing to
these Terms, you agree you will not:
6.8.1
except to the
extent permitted by these Terms, attempt to copy, modify, duplicate, mirror,
download or distribute all or any part of the CNM Student Platform in any form
or media or by any means;
6.8.2
access the CNM
Student Platform in order to build a course which competes with the CNM Student
Platform;
6.8.3
make the CNM
Student Platform available to third parties or individuals who are not CNM
Student Platform Users; or
6.8.4
upload,
communicate or distribute through the CNM Student Platform any content or
material:
i.
that is unlawful,
defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive, harassing, or which tends to
promote discrimination against any person or class of persons on the basis of a
characteristic protected by applicable law; or
ii.
which infringes or
is reasonably likely to infringe the intellectual property rights or other
rights of any person, or misappropriates or misuses the trade secrets of any
person, or which is likely to result in a breach of any obligation of
confidence owed to any person.
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DEFERRAL
7.1
You may defer your
Study Date provided you tell us in writing at least two months prior to your
Study Date and the deferral fee is paid at the time of deferral. Courses may
not be deferred after the Study Date or if outside of the permitted deferral
period and if the deferral fee is not paid within 7 days of you submitting the
deferral request. Should a student not attend after the Study Date the course
fees still remain payable according to their original Study Date.
7.2
The Course Fee for
the deferred Course payable to us will be adjusted to the price of the Course
on the date the deferral fee of 150 is paid and the deferral is approved by
us.
7.3
If you pay your
Enrolment Fee and there are less than two months before the Study Date, it is
not possible to defer that course and the Course Fees will remain due and
become payable to The College immediately.
7.4
For the first instance of deferral,
a non-refundable deferral fee will be charged of 150. This will be credited to
the deferred course once the course fees for that course become due. With all
subsequent deferrals within the deferral period, the deferral fee incurred
would be non-refundable and not credited to any course fees.
8
CANCELLATION
8.1
Your cancellation
rights vary depending on whether or not your contract with us is classified as
a contract made at a distance or off-premises . We are duty bound by law to
notify you of your rights if you have made such a contract with us and we will
provide you with your additional rights in writing in that event, and the rights
given under clauses 8.2 and 8.3 will only apply to you should you wish to cancel your
contract following your 14 day cooling off period. The 14 day cooling off
period commences the day after the Enrolment Fee has been paid.
8.2 In circumstances where a Student
completes their Course enrolment, you have the right to cancel your enrolment no later than two
months prior to your Study Date. Your cancellation date will be the date that
we are deemed notified of your decision to cancel in writing. Any cancellation successfully made prior
to expiry of this cancellation period will result in any Course Fees paid to us
refunded to you within 14 days using the same means of payment as used by you
unless agreed otherwise.
8.3 If you wish to cancel your enrolment
on any Course outside of the permitted cancellation period or deadline in
clause 8.2 the Course Fee will not be returned or if applicable, will remain
due and become payable to us immediately. Should you wish to cancel outside of the permitted period,
the remaining course fees for the balance of the course remain due and are
payable to The College immediately whether it be a one year, two year or three
year course.
8.4
If you pay your
Enrolment Fee and there are less than two months before the Study Date, it is
not possible to cancel that course and the Course Fees will remain due and
become payable to The College immediately.
8.5
For the purposes
of this cancellation clause:
8.5.1
Biomedicine (1
year Course);
8.5.2
Nutrition (face-to-face,
2 year Course);
8.5.3
Nutrition (part
online, part face-to-face, 2 year Course); and
8.5.4
Master Nutrition
Consultant Program (MNC) (exclusively on-line, 2 year course).
are considered individual Courses when studying them as a part of our
Diploma Course in Nutrition, and
8.5.5 Biomedicine (1 year Course);
8.5.6 Naturopathy (1 year Course);
8.5.7 Naturopathic Principles (1 year
Course);
8.5.8 Specialist Training Acupuncture (3
year Course);
8.5.9 Specialist Training Herbal Medicine (3
year Course); and
8.5.10 Specialist Training Homeopathy (3 year
Course),
are considered individual Courses when
studying them as a Diploma in Herbal Medicine, Acupuncture and Homeopathy ,
and
8.5.11 Digestive System on-line;
8.5.12 Nutrition for Everyday Living;
8.5.13 Natural Chef Course or
Vegan Natural Chef Course
are considered individual Courses when
studying them as a part of our Natural Chef or Vegan Natural Chef Diploma
Course, and
8.5.14 Health Coach Diploma is
considered an individual Course when studying the Health Coach Diploma Course,
and
8.5.15 Postgraduate Diploma Course
Herbal Medicine is considered an individual Course (2 year Course).
8.6
If you withdraw
from your Course, or your participation on your Course is terminated for any
reason you must:
8.6.1
cease attending
any classes or undertaking research;
8.6.2
pay any
outstanding sums owed to the College. This includes the balance of the entire
course whether it is a one, two or three year course.
8.7
If you fail to
participate in your Course to such an extent that your Director of Studies/Personal
Tutor (for on-line) reasonably believes that you will be unable to successfully
complete your Course, or fail to adequately respond to our attempts to seek
your re-engagement with your Course, we reserve the right to consider you
withdrawn from your Course and take steps to terminate your place.
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LATE
PAYMENTS
9.1
If you are, for
any reason, unable to adhere to the Course Fee payment plan, you must first
notify us in writing.
9.2
Whilst we
endeavour to take into account your circumstances, if your Course Fees fall
into arrears you will not be permitted to continue to study on your Course
until either the Course Fees are paid or a satisfactory payment plan is agreed with
us.
9.3
If you have
commenced study on your Course and become unable to pay, or do not pay on time,
your Course Fees at any point, the balance of the Course Fee shall become
payable immediately.
9.4
We reserve the
right to charge interest on late Course Fees at the statutory rate. Interest
will accrue daily and be payable monthly.
9.5
In addition, we
reserve the right to charge an administration fee of 20.00 for each reminder
for payment we have to send to you to chase for Course Fee payment.
9.6
If you are
enrolled on more than one Course, if you at any time fall into arrears on any Course
you are enrolled, access to the CNM Student Platform will be suspended until the
Course Fees are paid or a satisfactory payment plan is agreed with us.
10
WARRANTY
We can make no guarantee or warranty
that we will stay a member of a particular governing body or association for
your whole study period. Change in governing body or accreditation does not
give you reason to cancel a Course.
11
DATA
PROTECTION
You confirm that you have read and
understood the College s data protection policy, a copy of which can be found
at www.naturopathy.ie/privacy-policy
12
CONFIDENTIALITY
12.1 At
any point on your Course you may become the recipient of Confidential
Information. During the time which the Confidential Information is in your
possession or under your control you must not disclose such Confidential
Information to any third party outside of your Course without the prior written
consent of the subject of the Confidential Information or as otherwise required
by law.
12.1
In addition to
clause 0, you may not without the consent or direction of the College
or your Course staff use the Confidential Information other than for what is
reasonably necessary to fulfil the requirements of your Course.
13
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
13.1
The College, or
its licensors is the rights holder of the intellectual property rights in
relation to the:
13.1.1
College logo/crest/badge/emblem;
13.1.2
College s name and
brand;
13.1.3
Course Materials,
including all Course Materials made available via the CNM Student Platform;
13.1.4
College s official
website at www.naturopathy.ie and www.cnmstudent.com; and
13.1.5
CNM Student
Platform or any part of it, including all updates and modifications to the CNM
Student Platform.
13.2
No licence is
granted to any Student to use or distribute in any way the intellectual property
rights without the prior written consent of the College.
13.3
We may without
prior notice, from time to time, record any part of your Course using either
any or a combination of video, audio or still images, for marketing purposes. Any
intellectual property rights in relation to such recordings belong to the
College and you agree to permit us the right to distribute these records for
any legitimate business purpose.
13.4
No Student may
record any part of their Course in any way without the prior written consent of
the College.
13.5
You acknowledge that
all intellectual property rights subsisting in, or which may in the future subsist
in, any Inventions or other works generated by you as part of or in connection
with your Course shall automatically vest in the College on creation absolutely
and you waive all rights, including moral rights under the Copyright and
Related Rights Act, 2000 that may subsist in that regard.
13.6
You agree to give
us details in writing of all inventions and works embodying intellectual property
rights made at any point during the time you are enrolled on your Course
whether made by you either wholly or partially.
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HEALTH AND
CRIMINAL RECORDS
14.1
All Students must
complete Appendices 1 and 2 by providing us with the information we require and
observe clause 3.3 in relation to the information provided.
14.2
You must inform us
through your Director of Studies/Personal Tutor for on-line students if you at
any point are required to take prescribed medication during Course time.
14.3
Where a Student is
alleged to have committed a criminal offence and such Student s conduct has
been reported to the police, this will not preclude the College from taking its
own disciplinary action under these terms.
14.4
Where the police
decide not to pursue the matter, nothing shall prevent the College from
pursuing its own disciplinary proceedings.
15
INTERNET
USE
15.1
You are required
to have access to the internet at all times during your Course.
15.2
During the time
you are enrolled on your Course you must be mindful of the Student Rules when
using the internet.
15.3
Whilst we
endeavour to ensure that any computer equipment and software made available for
your use has reasonable security and anti-virus protections, use of such
computer equipment is at your own risk. We cannot guarantee that Course
Materials and other information downloadable or printable for the Course from
the College will be uninterrupted or error free.
15.4
Students are
permitted to use social media for personal use through the College s IT
resources provided that such use does not infringe the Student Rules and no
Student does anything that would not be acceptable in any lecture, live
discussion or face-to-face situation.
16
DISCIPLINARY
POLICY
Any Student
who breaches or is suspected of materially breaching any of these terms or the
Student Rules may be subject to the College s disciplinary procedure and where applicable, access to the
CNM Student Platform may be suspended or withdrawn.
17
INSURANCE
17.1
You must take out
adequate student indemnity insurance with a reputable insurer to cover case
work done under supervision. We are happy to provide assistance in this regard.
17.2
Insurance under
clause 17.1 must be taken out ideally prior to the Study Date but
at the latest prior to commencing the clinical training aspect of your Course.
17.3
We reserve the
right to deny suspend or terminate any Student s access to any part of their
Course if that Student is unable to produce satisfactory evidence of adequate
insurance cover on request.
18
LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY
18.1
We accept no
responsibility or liability for any loss or damage to your personal property
whilst that property is on the College s premises.
18.2
In addition, we
accept no liability for any losses, damages or expenses incurred by you as a
result of any changes made to, or delays or failures to our Courses, that are
out of our control including any loss or damage arising out of your or any CNM
Student Platform User s use of the CNM Student Platform.
18.3
Our total
aggregate liability under or in connection with these terms in relation to each
Student for any loss for any reason (including negligence) shall, in relation
to any event and all events preceding that event (taken together), be limited
to the total amount of the Course Fee received in full in the prior 12 month
period ending with the date of the breach.
18.4
Nothing in this
clause 18 will limit or exclude our liability for death or personal injury
caused by our negligence.
19
COMPLAINTS
AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
19.1
If you have a
complaint, please contact us at CNMDublin@naturopathy.ie.
19.2 We will decide to participate in any alternative
dispute resolution process at our discretion. If you have made your Contract
with us online, disputes may be submitted for online resolution to the European
Commission Online Dispute Resolution platform via https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/odr/main/?event=main.home.show.
20
VIRTUAL
DELIVERY OF COURSES
20.1
In the event that
any Course or part of a Course cannot take place face-to-face as planned due to
the Government s Coronavirus (Covid-19) Guidelines, such Course (or part of a
Course) will instead be provided virtually, either via the Student Platform or
via an alternative means of virtual delivery dictated by the College (in the
College s entire discretion).
20.2
Any Course
delivered via the CNM Student Platform will be subject to the provisions in
clauses 6 and 18.2 of these terms.
21
GENERAL
21.1
We reserve the
right to amend these terms and conditions, including those contained in the
relevant appendices, at any point without notice to you. An up-to-date version
of these rules can be found at www.cnmstudent.com.
21.2
You have the right
to contact us in relation to any queries you have in relation to these terms.
Please direct all queries to CNMDublin@naturopathy.ie, or contact us on 01 878
8060 in the first instance, or to our main address.
21.3
These terms and
all matters arising from or connected with them are governed by Irish law and
any dispute between you and us arising out of or in connection with these
terms, including disputes relating to non-contractual obligations, will be
subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Irish courts.
