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PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE (“TERMS”) CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCESSING OR PARTICIPATING IN ANY CHATROOM, NEWSGROUP, BULLETIN BOARD, MAILING LIST, WEBSITE, TRANSACTION OR OTHER ON-LINE FORUM AVAILABLE AT SEAWORKS SITE ( HEREAFTER CALLED THE SITE ). BY USING AND PARTICIPATING IN THE SITE, YOU SIGNIFY THAT YOU HAVE READ THESE TERMS AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY AND COMPLY WITH THEM. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS, PLEASE PROMPTLY EXIT ALL SITES. SEAWORK RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY THESE TERMS AT ANY TIME AND WILL PUBLISH NOTICE OF ANY SUCH MODIFICATIONS ON-LINE AT THIS SITE OR ELSEWHERE ON-LINE. BY CONTINUING TO ACCESS A SITE AFTER NOTICE OF SUCH MODIFICATIONS HAS BEEN PUBLISHED, YOU SIGNIFY YOUR AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND BY THEM.

DateJuly 16,  2019
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Terms and Conditions

General

World Maritime Academy/ SeaWorks Training & Concultacny is an online Educational and Skill development Platform that offers to users all tools needed to purchase, enroll in and complete the courses. World Maritime Academy offers a variety of courses such us, Snapshots, Crash courses, Certificates and Diplomas which all of them (hereinafter “Courses”) are made available either by World Maritime Academy or World Maritime Academy’s third party suppliers through World Maritime Academy’s and its affiliates’ websites and related applications (hereinafter, “Website”). This Website is provided to assist participants to explore, purchase, enroll in and complete courses, rating and reviewing of the courses and participating in interactive forums.

References to “we”, “us”, “our” “WMA” refer to World Maritime Academy and World Maritime Academy’s suppliers and affiliates and to “you” and ““your” are to you, the Website user using the services and contributing to the content of the Website.

We provide with the courses all relative materials (hereinafter “Course Materials”) such as but not limited to presentations, module and course handbooks, videos, QnA, multichoice tests, etc. which participants may use in order to complete the course(s).

These Terms and Conditions along with information contained separately in each course in on our website form the basis of your contract with SeaWorks Trainign & Consultancy/World Maritime Academy, registered in England and Wales with company number 11577387 at First Floor, 677 High Road, North Finchley, London N12 0DA,  United Kingdom 

Please read these Terms and conditions carefully as by using this Website or by purchasing and enrolling in any Course with SeaWorks Training & Concultacny/World Maritime Academy , or one of its affiliates we and you acknowledge that you:

  1. have read and understand these Terms, and
  2. accept and agree to be bound by these Terms and conditions (hereinafter, the “Contract”).

If for any reason you do not accept all of these terms and conditions, please do not use this Website or purchase and enroll in a Course. In all activities in the website such as but not limited to purchasing, enrollment, course completion, rating and reviewing, posting, participation in interactive forums, the person acting shall be deemed to have accepted this Contract for himself and on behalf of the persons named or included in the purchasing.

For the use of this Website you ensure that:

  1. You will use our Website only for lawful purposes
  2. You are 18 years of age or older at the time of registering for an account and contributing content to our Website
  • All information provided by you for you and for all other persons either named or included on the purchasing on this Website is accurate and complete and that you have obtained the consent and permission to share the information of all other persons provided to us.
  1. You have the consent and authority to make a purchasing on behalf of all other persons either named or included on the purchasing and have communicated all necessary information to the other persons including but not limited to the Terms and conditions and information related to the course as these are presented in our website.
  2. Your intention of use of this website is personal and non-commercial
  3. You have not previously been suspended by World Maritime Academy or otherwise banned from using the Website
  • You also agree not to interfere with, damage or disrupt any part of our Website, any equipment or network on which our Website is stored; or any software used in the provision of our Website.
  • You are responsible for making all arrangements for you to have access to our Website.

If we determine that a breach of these terms has occurred, we may take such action as we deem appropriate, including immediate, temporary or permanent withdrawal of your right to use our Website further legal action against you and/or disclosure of such information to law enforcement authorities as we reasonably feel is necessary. In the event that this occurs any refund you may otherwise have been entitled to may be affected or even lost as a result.

  1. Furthermore, you agree that, if a third-party claim that any material you have contributed to the Site is unlawful, you will bear the burden of establishing that the material complies with all applicable laws. Although we do not monitor the content of the Sites, we have the right to remove material from the Sites, block access, or take other action with respect to the Material in its sole discretion, although we are under no obligation to do so. You may not use our computing resources or Sites to disseminate unsolicited advertising or promotional material of any kind
  2. Finally, you agree that you will not access or attempt to access any other user’s account or misrepresent or attempt to misrepresent your identity while using the Sites.

To use some features in our website you will need to create an account, password and provide information about yourself. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password (hereinafter, the “login credentials”). You must not disclose to any third party your login credentials. You agree that you are responsible for all actions that occur in connection to your account and neither we or any of our affiliates will have any liability to you or others for any unauthorized use of your account including but not limited to transactions made by using your login credentials. The unauthorized use of your login credentials could cause you to incur liability to us and/or other users. Your account is for your personal, non-commercial use only.

If by any means it has come to your attention an unauthorized use of your account, you must notify us by email at support@e-wma.com and change your password.

You may terminate your account at any time by closing your account. If you close your account, we may continue to display your previously published Content and we are under no obligation to remove any of your Content. In the event that you decide to close your account before completing your course any activity history, course materials accessibility and the right to complete a confirmed purchase uncompleted course will be lost and any refund you may otherwise have been entitled to may be affected or even lost as a result.

We have the right to disable any user account or password, if in our reasonable opinion you have failed to comply with any provision of these terms.

The named person on the purchasing (hereinafter “participant”) must be 18 years old or over and is authorized to make the purchasing and enrollment. By submitting the purchasing to us you as the Participant confirm that you are authorized and 18 years old or over and you acknowledge that you accept the practices described in our privacy policy and this contract. The Participant is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the personal details or any other information supplied in respect of yourself. The Participant is responsible for making all payments due to us.

Provided we have received all applicable payments as described at Course page for the course(s) you have purchased and enrolled, we will confirm your purchasing by issuing a confirmation notice and invoice. This invoice will be sent to the participant. You are requested to check this invoice carefully and contact us in written via email immediately and not later than five (5) working days, if any information which appears on the confirmation or any other document appears to be incorrect or incomplete as it may not be possible to make changes later.

Provided that we have received the applicable payments, the confirmation and invoice notice will be emailed to you. Full instructions will be given in related to course and materials to be used after receiving the confirmation notice.

Payment as described at the course page is required at the time of purchasing. We provide the participant the ability of payment through PayPal, credit card or for limited cases through bank transfer and only after there is a written communication for this way of payment with us at support@e-wma.com.

For payment through bank transfer full payment of the applicable fee is requested in one installment. In case full payment is not received as described at the course page, we have the right to treat your purchasing as cancelled by you. In this case, the cancellation charges set out below will be payable. No refunds are available once a course has commenced.

When you make a purchase, you agree not to use an invalid or unauthorized payment method. If your payment method fails and you still get access to the course(s) and course material(s) you are enrolling in, you agree to pay us the corresponding fees within five (5) calendar days of notification from us and WMA may charge you interest on any overdue fees at the rate of 2% per annum above National Westminster Bank Plc’s base lending rate from time to time. We reserve the right to disable access to any course for which we have not received adequate payments.

In some cases, we may issue credits to your account. These credits will be automatically applied towards your next course purchase on our website but can’t be used for purchases in our marketing campaigns. Credits may expire if not used within the specified period and have no cash value.

 

The website fee for a course refers to the fee for the course and VAT. The value of the transaction may be subject to taxes, foreign transaction surcharges, currency exchange or other fees. There is no charge or service fee for processing credit or debit card payments from World Maritime Academy. Your bank or credit or debit card company may convert the payment into the local currency and charge fees, resulting in differences between the amount displayed on the website, and the final amount charged to your bank account or credit or debit card statement. Please contact your bank or card company if you have any questions concerning any applicable conversion or fees.

Though you can select to view the fee of the Courses in your preferred currency from options provide through us for ease of reference, the final transaction will be processed in U.S. Dollars. The approximate currency conversion shown with our currency calculator is based on current information from multiple sources. We do not, and cannot, verify the actual conversion rates utilized either by the above-mentioned sources or by your card issuer or bank.

A binding contract between you and us comes into existence when you have received our confirmation invoice. You hereby consent as we do to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts of England and Wales only for all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of this Website. Also, you hereby consent that English Law (and not other) apply to this contract.

You, the Participant of this purchase of the course(s), acknowledge and accepts that is full responsible to assess your capability to participate in the chosen course based on the requirements of the course as listed in the relative course page of our website.
If you cannot fulfill the requirements listed in the course page, we must reserve the right to decline and cancel your purchase. In this case cancellation fees apply and are equal to 30% of the course fees. In this event surcharges of the refunding money through wire transfer, PayPal or credit card may occur and are fully covered by you.

Fees listed on the Website are accurate at the date published, but we reserve the right to change any of those fees from time to time. However we guarantee that the confirmed purchased fee of course(s) will not change unless you make an amendment to the purchasing details.

From time to time we may offer reduced pricing on selected Courses. The reduced pricing applies strictly to new purchases and purchases that have already been confirmed are not entitled to the reduced pricing.

If you are a student located in a country where use and sales tax, goods and services tax, or value added tax is applicable to consumer sales, we are responsible for collecting and remitting that tax to the proper tax authorities. In certain countries, the price you see may include such taxes.

It is the intent of the parties that WMA will receive payment of your fees net of all applicable taxes, including without limitation, sales, VAT, service or withholding taxes (“Taxes”), all of which shall be paid solely by you. If and to the extent that any Taxes are levied upon, or found to be applicable to, the whole or any portion of the payment of your fees, the amount of such payment shall be increased by an amount necessary to compensate for the Taxes (including any amount necessary to “gross up” for Taxes levied on the increase itself).

Unless otherwise explicitly stated at the relative course page, participation in or completion of a course does not confer any academic credit by default. Even if credit is awarded by one institution, there is no presumption that other institutions will accept that credit. You acknowledge and agree not to accept credit for completing a course unless you have earned a Course Certificate that clearly states at the course page that the relative course is credit. We, the course instructors, and the associated participating partners have no obligation to have a course recognized by any educational institution or accreditation organization.

Nothing in these Terms or otherwise with respect to your participation in any course: (a) establishes any relationship between you and any educational institution with which we may be affiliated; (b) enrolls or registers you in any educational institution, or in any course offered by any educational institution; or (c) entitles you to use the resources of any educational institution beyond participation in the course.

In case you would like to modify your purchase once it has been confirmed please contact us via email at support@e-wma.com.

Please note even though it may not always be possible to make modifications, that we will try to make the changes, provided that notification is received by us via email from the student at maximum 3 days after the purchase and enrollment of the course, full payment has been made and received by us. Where it is possible to do a modification upon your request, we reserve the right to charge an amendment fee of 50 euro per purchase for each change, to cover administrative costs (which shall be payable immediately upon your cancellation). A modified confirmation notice (where applicable) will be issued to you. The original confirmation notice will then become invalid and should be destroyed.

To cancel a confirmed purchase the student should contact us via email at support@e-wma.com and we will then upon receiving the request issue the cancellation invoice. Upon receiving in written by the participant as appearing in the initial purchase the cancellation request, we will then issue you with a cancellation invoice. The cancellation will only take effect from the date that we issue our cancellation invoice and will result in cancellation fees as outlined below. Amendment charges are not refundable in the event of cancellation. Wire transfer, paypal or credit card surcharges for refunding money upon cancellation in all cases except the non-refundable may occur and are fully covered by you.

Unless a course is nonrefundable which will clearly be described at the Course description page at the time of purchasing the cancellation windows for each course type in general is as described below unless there is an exception and a different cancellation window described at the source page for the course at the time of purchasing in which case the valid one is the one described at the course page at time of purchasing. For the participant to be eligible to a refund for the refundable courses the student SHOULD NOT USE ANY OF THE COURSE MATERIAL(S).should not use any of the course material. To define a course material as non-used the student should not attempt to open the file to view, to read, to download or to copy.

 

 

 

CourseCancellation WindowCancellation Fees
Snapshot2 days from the purchase and with the requirement none of the available course materials have not been used. 

30% cancellation fee

More than 2 days from the purchase and for students not completing the course by the maximum date100% cancellation fee
Crash course2 days from the purchase and with the requirement none of the available course materials have not been used.30% cancellation fee
More than 2 days from the purchase and for students not completing the course by the maximum date100% cancellation fee
CertificateCancellations by maximum 3 days from confirmation payment and invoice30% cancellation fee
Cancellations by maximum after 3 days from confirmation payment and invoice and for students not completing the course by the maximum date100% cancellation fee
DiplomaCancellations by maximum 3 days from confirmation payment and invoice30% cancellation fee
Cancellations by maximum after 3 days from confirmation payment and invoice and for students not completing the course by the maximum date100% cancellation fee

IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT THAT WE FACE UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL (FORCE MAJEURE) WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CHANGE OR CANCEL ANY OF THE SERVICES DESCRIBED IN OUR WEBSITE AND LINKED TO A COURCE. WHEN A MAJOR CHANGE OCCURS, YOU WILL HAVE THE CHOICE OF EITHER:

 

  1. ACCEPTING THE CHANGE
  2. ACCEPTING A SIMILAR COURCE PROPOSED BY US OF EQUIVALENT OR GREATER FEE (AT THE DATE OF THE CHANGE) PROVIDED THERE IS AVAILABILITY TO OFFER YOU ONE. IN THIS CASE YOU AGREE AND ACCEPT PAYING ANY DIFFERENCE IN FEE BETWEEN THE AMENDED COURCE AND THE COURCE PURCHASE AND ENROLLED IN ITS PLACE.
  3. PURCHASE AND ENROLL ANOTHER COURCE OF A LOWER FEE, IF AVAILABLE, WITH A REFUND PAYABLE TO YOU OF THE DIFFERENCE IN FEE; OR
  4. CANCELLING YOUR COURCE, IN WHICH CASE YOU SHALL RECEIVE A FULL REFUND OF THE FEES PAID FOR THE CANCELLED COURCE
    THE OPTIONS SET OUT ABOVE REPRESENT THE FULL EXTENT OF OUR LIABILITY TO YOU IN THE EVENT OF A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE OR CANCELLATION OF YOUR ARRANGEMENTS.

WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL EXPENSES OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSSES THAT YOU MAY HAVE INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE CANCELLED OR MODIFIED PURCHASE SUCH AS BANK AND CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD TRANSACTION, LOSS OF EARNINGS, ETC.

FORCE MAJEURE INCLUDE ANY EVENT WHICH WE OR OUR SUPPLIER OF THE SERVICE(S) IN QUESTION COULD NOT EVEN WITH ALL DUE CARE, FORESEE OR PREVENT SUCH AS (AS EXAMPLE BUT NOT LIMITED) WAR, THREAT OF WAR, RIOTS, CIVIL DISTURBANCES, INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES, ACTUAL OR THREATENED TERRORIST ACTIVITY AND ITS CONSEQUENCES, NATURAL OR NUCLEAR DISASTERS, FIRE, EPIDEMICS, HEALTH RISKS AND PANDEMICS, ACTS OF GOD, UNAVOIDABLE AND UNFORESEEABLE TECHNICAL PROBLEMS FOR REASONS BEYOND OUR CONTROL OR THAT OF OUR SUPPLIERS, , HURRICANES AND OTHER ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND ALL SIMILAR EVENTS OUTSIDE OUR CONTROL.

Should you have any question in regards to a cource before you complete your purchase please send your question to the support@e-wma.com .

Should you have any complaint in regard to a course you have purchase and enroll please write to us within 7 days from the day the incident occurred by providing purchase reference full contact details at support@e-wma.com

In all cases only the participant should write to us.

Failing to follow the complaints procedure, right to claim any compensation you may otherwise have been entitled to may be affected or even lost as a result.

THE CONTENT, COURSES, SOFTWARE AND SERVICES OF THIS WEBSITE MAY INCLUDE ERRORS OR INACCURACIES INCLUDING COURSE AVAILABILITY AND FEES. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY OF AND YOU CAN’T WITHHOLD US LIABLE FOR ERRORS OR OTHER INACCURACIES RELATING TO WEBSITE CONTENT AND SERVICES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO GENERAL COURCE DESCRIPTION, AVAILABILITY, FEES, REQUIREMENTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, REVIEWS AND RATINGS, ETC.  ANY VIEWS SUBMITTED BY OUR WEBSITE USERS DO NOT NECESSARY REFLECT OUR VIEWS AND OPINIONS.

WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT SUITABILITY OF THE CONTENT, COURSES, SOFTWARE OR SERVICES OF THIS WEBSITE FOR ANY PURPOSE, AND THE INCLUSION OR OFFERING OF CONTENT, COURCES, SOFTWARE OR SERVICES OF THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ANY ENDORSEMENT OR RECOMMENDATION OF SUCH CONTENT, COURCES, SOFTWARE OR SERVICES BY US. ALL CONTENT, COURCES, SOFTWARE OR SERVICES OF THIS WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT ANY WARRANT OF ANY KIND. WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS THAT HIS WEBSITE, IT’S SERVERS OR ANY EMAIL SYSTEM FROM US ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. WE HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THE CONTENT, COURCES, SOFTWARE AND SERVICES INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES CONDITIONS OR MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NO INFRINGEMENT, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

WE MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH INDEPENDENT PARTIES (“THIRD PARTY SUPPLIERS”) TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE COURSES AND OTHER SERVICES YOU PURCHASE OR WHICH FORM THE COMPONENT PARTS OF YOUR PURCHASED COURCE. THIRD PARTY SUPPLIERS MAY ALSO ENGAGE THE SERVICES OF LOCAL REPRESENATAITVES, AFFILAITES OR SUB-CONTRACTORS FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES THAT FORM PART OF THE COURCE(S). ALTHOUGH WE TAKE ALL REASONABLE CARE IN SELECTING THIRD PARTY SUPPLIERS, WE ARE UNABLE TO CONTROL THIRD PARTY SUPPLIERS AND DO NOT SUPERVISE THIRD PARTY SUPPLIERS AND THEREFORE CANNOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR ACTS OR OMISSIONS. THE ECOURCES AND OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED ARE SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS IMPOSED BY THESE SUPPLIERS AND THEIR LIABILITY IS LIMITED BY THEIR FEES AND INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND AGREEMENTS THAT GOVERN THE PROVISION OF THEIR SERVICES. THESE MAY LIMIT OR EXCLUDE LIABILITY OF THE SUPPLIER. YOU ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIRD PARTY SUPPLIERS OPERATE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE LAWS OF THE COUNTRIES IN WHICH THEY OPERATE AND WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT ANY THIRD-PARTY SUPPLIER IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAWS OF YOUR COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE, OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW WE ARE NOT LIABLE AND WILL NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY CLAIMS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, COSTS OR EXPENSES ARISING OUT OF INCONVENIENCE, LOSS OF ENJOYMENT, UPSET, DISAPPOINTMENT, DISTRESS OR FRUSTRATION, WHETHER PHYSICAL OR MENTAL, RESULTING FROM THE ACT OR OMISSION OF ANY PARTY OTHER THAT WEAND ITS EMPLOYEES.

NOTHING IN THESE TERMS EXCLUDES OR LIMITS OUR LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES CAUSED BY OUR NEGLIGENCE (OR THAT OF OUR EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR DIRECTORS); OR FRAUD OR FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION; OR ANY LIABILITY WHICH MAY NOT BE LIMITED OR EXCLUDED BY LAW PROVIDED. WE WILL ONLY BE RESPONSIBLE FROM WHAT OUR EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR DIRECTORS DID OR DID NOT DO (WHERE APPLICABLE) IF THEY WERE AT THE TIME ACTING WITHIN THE COURSE OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT (FOR EMPLOYEES) OR CARRYING OUT WORK WE HAD ASKED THEM TO DO (FOR AGENTS).

IF YOU ARE A BUSINESS USER, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFIT, SALES, BUSINESS OR REVENUE, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, GOODWILL OR REPUTATION OR ANY INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGE.

IF YOU ARE A CONSUMER USER, PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ONLY PROVIDE OUR WEBSITE FOR DOMESTIC AND PRIVATE USE. YOU AGREE NOT TO USE OUR WEBSITE FOR ANY COMMERCIAL OR BUSINESS PURPOSES, AND WE HAVE NO LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFIT, LOSS OF BUSINESS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR LOSS OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.

WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A VIRUS, DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA OR OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF OUR WEBSITE OR TO YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY CONTENT ON IT, OR ON ANY WEBSITE LINKED TO IT.

IF WE ARE FOUND LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE THAT ARISES OUT OF OR IS IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH YOUR USE OF OUR WEBSITES OR YOUR PURCHASINGOR USE OF COURCE OR SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH OUR WEBSITE, THEN WORLD MARITIME ACADEMYS’ LIABILITIES WILL IN NO EVENT EXCEED, IN THE AGGREGATE, OF THE TRANSACTION FEES PAID TO US (EXCLUDING AMENDMENT CHARGES) BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE PERSON(S) AFFECTED IN TOTAL. THIS MAXIMUM AMOUNT WILL ONLY BE PAYABLE WHERE EVERYTHING HAS GONE WRONG AND YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY BENEFIT AT ALL FROM YOUR ARRANGEMENTS.

If your behavior  commit in our reasonable belief is disruptive, threatening or abusive, causes unnecessary inconvenience or is causing or likely to cause damage to property, danger, distress or upset, disturbance or annoyance to others or puts any other student or Lecturer or our staff in any risk or danger, on the telephone, in writing or in person, we may terminate your course arrangements affecting you without any liability on our part. In any of these circumstances no refunds or compensation will be paid to you and we will not be liable for any costs or expenses you incur.

All participants and WORLD MARITIME ACADEMY staff are expected to abide to common sense academic and professional behavior.  Even if we do not routinely screen or monitor content posted by users to the Site, we under no obligation to do so.

You accept responsibility for any damage or loss caused by you. Full payment for any such damage or loss (reasonably estimated if not precisely known) must be made direct to our supplier or to us as soon as possible. If the actual cost of the loss or damage exceeds the amount paid where estimated, you must pay the difference once known. If the actual cost is less than the amount paid, the difference will be refunded. You will also be responsible for meeting any claims subsequently made against us and all costs incurred by us (including our own and the other party’s full legal costs) as a result of your actions.

You agree to defend and indemnify us and all our directors, employees and agents from and against any liabilities of any kind or nature including but not limited to reasonable legal and accounting fees, arising out of or related to:

  1. your breach of this Agreement or the documents referenced herein;
  2. your violation of any law, rule, regulation or guideline;
  3. your violation, infringement or misappropriation of the rights of a third party, including without limitation any rights of publicity or privacy;
  4. your use of this Website;
  5. your purchasingor use of any course(s) obtained through this Website; or
  6. your negligence or willful misconduct.

All personal information that you provide will be held confidentially within our secure database and will not be passed to third parties unless you give permission to do so or it is necessary to do so in order to provide you with the services you have purchase and enrolled. Where payment is processed via credit card, credit card numbers ARE NOT RETAINED ON OUR DATABASE.

We understand that data protection is important to you. As a UK company, we are already subject to data protection laws including the European data protection law called the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which became effective on May 25, 2018 and affects all companies who process personal data of individuals in the EU.

In case you do not agree with this privacy policy and you are already a user we would like to ask you to stop using our services. To Unsubscribe please press UPDATE SETTINGS and then click on disagree. However, you can open a new account at any time.

Please read our Privacy Policy here

You can upload photos or videos write review and ratings, make comments or suggestions, make suggestions including submitting emails, writing in interactive forums, submitting ideas and other similar contributions or submissions to our website (hereinafter, “Content”)

If you contribute content to our Community, you agree to grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to publish and use all your material in any way at any time on our Website and for marketing purposes. You shall remain the owner of the copyright in any submitted material. You also agree to indemnify us from any and all claims and liabilities (including legal fees) which arise from your contribution to our Website. If you are a consumer, this means you will be responsible for any loss or damage we suffer as a result of your breach of these Terms.

Copyrighted material, including without limitation software, graphics, text, photographs, sound, video and musical recordings, may not be placed on the Site without the express permission of the owner of the copyright in the material, or other legal entitlement to use the material.

Any content you upload to our Website will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary, and we have the right to use, copy, distribute and disclose to third parties any such content for any purpose. We have the right to disclose your identity to any third party who is claiming that any content posted or uploaded to our Website constitutes a violation of their intellectual property, or of their right to privacy.

We will not be responsible, or liable to any third party, for the content or accuracy of any content posted by you or any other user of our Website.

We work with trusted third parties, including social network sites like Facebook, and with application developers who specialize in social media so we can connect to your social networks. Other social networks we use include Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn. All of these companies operate Third Party Sites. We provide access to our Site by third parties and business partners so we can generate interest in our products and services among members of your social networks and to allow you to share product and service interests with friends in your network.

We cannot control how your data is collected, stored, used or shared by these Third-Party Sites or to whom it is disclosed. Please be sure to review the privacy policies and privacy settings on your social networking sites to make sure you understand the information they are sharing. If you do not want a Third-Party Site to share information about you, you must contact that site and determine whether it gives you the opportunity to opt-out of sharing such information. We are not responsible for how these Third-Party Sites may use information collected from or about you.

We may change or modify the Contract in the future, and you understand and agree that your continued access or use of this Website after such change implies that you accept the updated or modified Contract. In any time, the date of the latest in force contract will be written at the top of the page containing the Terms and Conditions. Our members will be informed of changes of the Terms and Conditions either by sending the relative notice to the member’s email address included in his account or by placing a notice on our Website. We would like to ask you to visit this page from time to time to review the most current version of the Contract.

If it turns out that a particular provision of these Terms is not enforceable, this will not affect any other terms. If you do not comply with these Terms, and we do not take immediate action, this does not indicate that we relinquish any rights that we may have (such as acting in the future).

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