by Preface Holdings Limited

Last updated on 1 July 2020

By enrolling or subscribing into any products or services offered by Preface Holdings Limited and/or any of its related companies, subsidiaries or affiliates (hereafter referred to as “Preface, “we”, “us”, “our”), including but not limited to programs and bootcamps, the customer acknowledges and agrees to our Terms and Conditions as specified below:

GENERAL ENROLLMENT

• Preface reserves the right to refuse the admission of any student who, in Preface’s opinion, does not meet the minimum requirement for courses, may impact the learning of other students in its campus and any third party locations, and/or impact the teaching of Preface’s Nomad Teachers.
• Preface reserves the right to discontinue a student’s enrollment at any time due to, including but not limited to, non-payment of tuition in part or in full, disruptive behavior in class at any places where classes are conducted, negative impact on other students’ learning and/or the Nomad Teacher.
• Enrolment is only confirmed upon successful payment and completion of student registration form.
• For Boot Camps, hereafter bearing the meaning of group classes with more than 1 student, Preface reserves the right to reschedule a student’s enrollment at any time for any one-person class.
• Preface reserves the right to change any pre-assigned Nomad Teacher for any lesson as deemed appropriate or necessary. For 1-on-1 private classes, clients shall be notified of such change prior to class via email or phone. For Boot Camps, Preface is not required to provide prior notice for such arrangements.
• Enrollment in any courses offered by Preface may be subject to pre-assessment to determine a student's suitability to enroll in any lessons.

TUITION & COURSE DETAILS

• All tuition fee must be settled before the class commences. Preface reserves the right to withdraw or preclude any student from attending any class if course fee has not been settled.
• Tuition must be paid at the time of registration via cash, cheques or other online payment methods available at that time. Preface reserves the right to change or decline any payment method without prior notice.
• Tuitions are non-refundable once the student’s placement has been confirmed.
• Preface reserves the right to change, including but not limited time, course fee, course content, course materials and/ or structure, at any time without further notice. For the most up-to-date tuition fee and course details, please refer to the rates as published on our website, brochure and/or printed leaflets, or on our latest published amendment.
• Tuition fee may comprise of a package of classes and/or hours as indicated on our website or brochure. No pro-rata payment will be accepted unless otherwise specified or agreed in writing as provided by Preface.
• Promotional discount is limited to one discount per student and is required to be paid the full at the time of registration to receive the published discount rate. Preface will not honor retroactive adjustments and the total discounts received cannot exceed the total cost of the products and/or purchased. Preface reserves the right to amend or change our promotional policy any time without further notice.

CANCELLATION, CLASS ARRANGEMENT AND SAFETY POLICY

• For all 1-on-1 private classes, Preface has a 48 hour cancellation policy. Classes cancelled within this period will not be credited back or rebooked. For all boot camps, no cancellations are allowed; Preface will try its best to allow for rescheduling to another Boot Camp date should any students notify us at a reasonable timeframe.
• For any classes that are cancelled due to unexpected public health warnings, i.e. swine flu, school suspension officially announced by EDB or other safety concerns, Preface at reasonable time, will try its best to accommodate the majority with makeup classes but with no guarantee. In such events that result in postponement or cancellation of classes, no refunds will be made, and all tuition paid will be saved for another Boot Camp, or to have the monetary amount paid to be converted to 1-on-1 private classes based on the hourly rate of the current tuition of 1-on-1 private classes. Should any student decide to convert the class to 1-on-1 private classes, Preface shall calculate the final number of hours of 1-on-1 private classes to students.
• Except in the event that the student’s application for enrollment is not accepted or classes are being cancelled by Preface, no refunds of tuition will be provided.
• For students who have enrolled in Boot Camps, no make-up classes will be arranged for any unattended classes.
• Classes will be cancelled if Typhoon 8 or above, or BLACK rainstorm signal or above is issued or expected to be issued 2 hours before classes start. Clients should take the responsibility to check whether such classes will be cancelled.
• For boot camps, there will be no refund. Preface will try to accommodate the majority with makeup classes, Make-up class or rescheduling will not be guaranteed.

Weather Signal	Class Arrangement
AMBER Rainstorm Warning Signal	Normal
RED Rainstorm Warning Signal	Normal
BLACK Rainstorm Warning Signal	Cancelled
Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No.1	Normal
Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No.3	Normal
Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No.8 or above	Cancelled

• Preface reserves the right to make any changes to the courses including curriculum, class size, class time, number of classes at any time as Preface sees fit.
• Parents and guardians are solely responsible for the safety of the students before and after class. Students are not required to notify Preface when leaving any premises where the classes are arranged.

LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

Preface, at all material times, shall not be liable for any items or properties being lost or stolen at any of Preface’s location for any reason whatsoever. Student agrees to be solely responsible for taking care of his/her own personal belongings at any of Preface’s locations.

RESTRICTIONS ON USE

Parents, Students and Nomad Teachers agree to not reproduce, distribute or show to any other person, in whole or in part, any of the class materials, lesson notes, assessments and tests distributed by Preface without the prior written consent of Preface. Any person is not permitted to solicit or make private arrangements for tuition with any Nomad Teachers, either employed or introduced by Preface.

Preface reserves the right to change the T&C at any time without prior notice. In the event that any changes are made, the revised terms and conditions shall be posted on this page.

PERSONAL DATA AND EDITORIAL MATERIALS

Unless otherwise specified or opt out in writing to our email address at support@preface.education, all clients and participants to any programs, including but not limited to courses, free and/or paid workshops organised by Preface agree and allow Preface to freely use all photography, film and sound material that has been created by Preface without further approval from the participant for promotional or educational purposes. These include but not limited to all rights to images, footages, student’s and/or participant’s work.

Personal data may be collected and/or processed by Preface both within and outside Hong Kong mainly for the purpose of booking completion, product and/or service provision. Preface reserves the right to inform clients of any new offers, products and services which may be of interest to clients including but not limited to E-mail and SMS. Preface processes personal data in compliance with applicable data protection legislation. If you have questions about Preface’s processing of your personal data, would like to have a copy of the information Preface holds about you, or have inaccurate personal data rectified or erased, please contact us at support@preface.education.

ASIA MILES PARTNERSHIP

Please note that Preface reserves the right to change the courses eligible for earning Asia Miles or to be redeemed using Asia Miles at any time without any prior notice. For any seasonal or bonus promotional campaign with Asia Miles, please refer to the separate terms on Asia Miles official website.

Earning Asia Miles on Course Purchases:

• For those without an Asia Miles membership account, please visit https://www.asiamiles.com/en/enrolment.html to sign up as an Asia Miles member (“Eligible Member”) for free.
• Asia Miles (“Miles”) cannot be earned in conjunction with a gift-on-purchase or any other promotional offer.
• Miles will be credited to Eligible Member’s Asia Miles account 6 to 8 weeks after each successful payment in full.
• Eligible Members are responsible for ensuring the correct membership information is provided. Failure to comply or wrong/missing information will result in forfeiture of the right to earn Miles.
• Miles cannot be earned for cancelled or refunded lessons, courses and boot camps.
• Asia Miles Limited and Preface Holdings Limited reserve the right to amend any of these term and conditions.
• All matters and disputes will be subject to the final decision of Asia Miles Limited and Preface Holdings Limited.
• Other Asia Miles and Preface Holdings terms and conditions apply.

Redeeming Courses using Asia Miles:

• All class bookings using e-vouchers exchanged by Asia Miles should be made through email to enrol@preface.education
• The voucher code and the chosen course must be clearly indicated in the email for reference. Please specify the type of classes , either 1-on-1 or boot camp (for 1-on-1 classes, please specify the preferred date, time and location for the lesson).
• Upon receipt of email, Preface shall reply regarding the enrolment logistics and final availability of the course via email within 24 business hours. You will receive a separate confirmation email when all aforesaid enrolment logistics is complete.
• This voucher is non-refundable and cannot be exchanged for cash in part or full. No replacement will be issued if lost or expired.
• This voucher cannot be used in conjunction with other promotional offers and is valid for a single transaction only. The voucher must be presented when booking for the service.
• Preface retains the right to reject any voucher that has been tampered with or found in any way unacceptable.
• Asia miles cannot be redeemed while using this offer.
• All sales are final, products cannot be returned or exchanged.
• All matters and disputes will be subject to the final decision of Asia Miles Limited and Preface Holdings Limited.
• Other Asia Miles and Preface Holdings terms and conditions apply.

Earning Asia Miles by referring a friend:

• If you do not have an Asia Miles membership account, please visit https://www.asiamiles.com/en/enrolment.html to sign up as an Asia Miles member (“Member”) for free.
• The Referral Reward / Offer is valid from now to 31 Aug 2020 (“Promotion Period”), both dates inclusive.
• Referees joining the boot camp must be a new client at Preface Holdings Limited who have never enrolled in any paid courses offered by Preface Holdings Limited previously.
• The Referrer’s full name and Asia Miles membership number must be cited on the course enrollment form during course application BEFORE any payment is made in order to qualify for Referral Reward / Offer. Referee must settle the full payment for successful referral and Asia Miles earning.
• Members are responsible for ensuring the correct full names and membership numbers are entered. Failure to comply, wrong or missing information will result in forfeiture of the right to receive Asia Miles.
• Asia Miles cannot be earned in conjunction with a gift on purchase or any other promotional offer.
• Asia Miles will be credited to the provided Asia Miles membership account within 6 to 8 weeks upon completion of the online boot camp. Please contact Preface Holdings Limited for any missing credits within 16 weeks of the boot camp purchase. Late enquiries will not be entertained and missing Asia Miles will be forfeited automatically.
• Asia Miles cannot be earned for cancelled, returned or refunded or terminated transactions.
• Preface Holdings Limited and Asia Miles Limited reserve the right to update these terms and conditions at any time without further notice.
• Other Asia Miles and Preface Holdings Limited terms and conditions apply.

INTERPRETATION

Words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa and words importing a gender include every gender and any reference to a person includes a reference to a body corporate or any unincorporated entity. The headings on this page are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of this Agreement.

This Terms and Conditions is last updated on the 25th day of March, 2020. Preface reserves the right to amend this Terms and Conditions at any time without further notice.

DISCLAIMER

All information disclosed and provided by Preface on our official website (preface.ai) or any publications is for general information purposes only. Preface shall not be deemed responsible for any inaccurate information, nor any damage or loss caused by any information on this website. While Preface endeavours to keep the information up-to-date and correct, Preface makes no representations or warranties of any kind, expressed or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance place on such information is therefore strictly at the reader’s own risk.

Preface’s website may contain hyperlinks or produce search results that reference or link to third party sites throughout the World Wide Web.The inclusion of any links on this website does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them and Preface takes no responsibility and will not be liable for the nature, content and availability of any other websites.