Online Course Terms & Conditions

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​The following Terms and Conditions are entered into by and between You (“Client” or “You”) and Advance Coach Training Institute LLC (“Company”, “we”, or “us”).

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We accept individual registrations only. The individual registering for the class must be the same person who makes the payment. We are unable to process registrations where a company or another person registers and pays on behalf of someone else. ​

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Program

The Company agrees to provide you with access to the coach training entitled, "Life Coach Certification Program” (“Program”).

 

The Program consists of 3 online training modules: Module 1 “Certified Life Coach Course” (“Module 1”),  Module 2 “Advanced Skills Course” (“Module 2”), and ICF Mentoring ("Module 3"). You will select the modules you want to register for and will receive access to the content of these modules.

 

As a condition of participating in the Program, you agree to be bound by and to abide by all policies and procedures set out in this Agreement, including those incorporated by reference.

 

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Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, & Disclaimer

The Company’s Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and Disclaimer are hereby incorporated by reference into this agreement. Except as modified by this Agreement, each of those agreements and policies shall apply fully to your participation in the Program. In the event of a conflict between any of those policies and this Agreement, this Agreement shall govern.

 

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Nature of The Relationship

Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to create a partnership, joint venture, employment, or agency relationship. The Company is agreeing only to provide the Client with access to the Program, which provides education and information. The information contained in the Program, including any interactions with the instructors, is not intended as, and shall not be understood or construed as, professional advice.

 

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Tuition Fees

In consideration of Your access to the Program, you agree to pay the following fees:

You agree to make a single payment of $1,300 if registering for Module 1(Certified Life Coach Course)

You agree to make a single payment of $1,600 if registering for Module 2 (Advanced Skills Course)

You agree to make a single payment of $1,800 if registering for Module 3 (ICF-Mentoring Program)

You agree to make a single payment of $2,500 if registering for Module 1 and Module 2 (Master Certified Life Coach Course)

You agree to make a single payment of $4,250 if registering for Module 1, Module 2, and Module 3 (Complete ICF-Accredited Coach Training Program)

All payments are due and payable before you will be granted access to the Program. Payment link will be sent to the e-mail address that You used at the time of registration.

 

 

Refund Policy

You can withdraw 7 days or more before the start of the live instructor-led training and receive 90% of the tuition back.

10% of the tuition is non-refundable. In order to receive a refund, you must not have accessed the course materials in the self-study Learning Management System (LMS). Refund requests must be received in writing and sent to hello@advancecoachinstitute.com.

 

Paid tuition is not refundable if requested less than 7 days before the start of the live instructor-led training. Paid tuition is not refundable if you have accessed or downloaded the course materials. No refunds are given after the live training start date. If a class is canceled by the Company, you will receive a full refund.

 

Upon determining that you are entitled to a refund under this policy, the Company will promptly issue an instruction to its payment processor to issue the refund. The Company does not control its payment processor and will not be able to expedite any refunds.

 

If you receive a refund of any purchase, You shall immediately cease using the materials and shall destroy all copies of the information provided to you, including without limitation: all course materials including course manuals, workbooks, forms, template documents, slide shows, and other resources.

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Missed Training Hours Policy

If  you miss more than 5 hours of the live training in Module 1 or Module 2, you will need to work with the instructor to cover the missed material at your own expense. If you miss 5 hours or less in Module 1 or Module 2 from the live training you will need to complete additional self-study coursework.

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Program Description

The Program consists of self-study activities and live instructor-led training. You are required to diligently complete the self-study activities, before attending the live training. You shall allow time after each day of live training for homework assignments and reflection.

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The Program is delivered 1:1 or in small groups. The Program is designed to be interactive and engaging for all participants. It is therefore an expectation that You participate in course activities, including dialogue with the course instructor and peers, mock coaching activities, and experiential learning exercises.

 

As part of the Program, the Company shall provide You with the following:

 

Access To Program Self-study Platform – The Company shall maintain a Program Self-study Platform that may include lessons, forms, worksheets, checklists, and other information. You shall receive access to this Self-study Platform one week before the start of the live training and will have access for 30 days. You will complete all self-study activities in the Self-study Platform.

 

Access To Live Instructor-Led Training – The Company shall provide access to live instructor-led training via Zoom. A Zoom link will be sent to the e-mail address used at the time of the registration or it will be available in the Self-study Platform.

 

Written Feedback and Practice Coaching Sessions – The Program includes mock coaching practice sessions that take place during the live instructor-led training. You will receive written feedback for some of these sessions.

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Ownership Of All Intellectual Property

All content included as part of the Program, such as text, graphics, logos, images, as well as the compilation thereof, and any software used in the Program, is the property of the Company or its suppliers and protected by copyright and other laws that protect intellectual property and proprietary rights.

 

The Company name, the Company logo, the Company slogan, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of the Company or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without the prior written permission of the Company. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs and slogans in the Program are the trademarks of their respective owners.

 

Your participation in the Program does not result in a transfer of any intellectual property to You, and, as a condition of participation in the Program, You agree to observe and abide by all copyright and other intellectual property protection.

 

You are granted a single-use, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Program content and resources. You hereby agree that You will not modify, publish, transmit, reverse engineer, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit any of the content, in whole or in part, found in the Program.

 

The Company content is not for resale. Your participation in the Program does not entitle you to make any unauthorized use of any protected content, and in particular you will not delete or alter any proprietary rights or attribution notices in any content. You will use protected content solely for your individual use, and will make no other use of the content without the express written permission of the Company and the copyright owner. You agree that you do not acquire any ownership rights in any protected content. We do not grant you any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property of the Company or our licensors except as expressly authorized herein.

 

You hereby agree that any infringement of the Company’s intellectual property shall result in an immediate termination of the license granted hereunder. To be clear, if you violate the Company’s intellectual property rights, your access to the Program will be terminated immediately, and you shall not be entitled to a refund of any portion of the fees.

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Confidentiality

The Company respects the privacy of its clients and will not disclose any information You provide except as set forth in this Agreement. As a condition of participating in the Program, you hereby agree to respect the privacy of other Program participants and to respect the Company’s confidential information. You agree to abide by the Code of Ethics of the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and maintain confidentiality as set forth by the Ethical Standards of ICF.

 

Specifically, you shall not share any information provided by other Program participants outside of the bounds of the Program unless you receive express written permission from such other participants to share the information. Similarly, the content of the Program contains the Company’s proprietary methods, processes, forms, templates, and other information. You hereby agree not to share the information provided to You in the Program with anyone other than the Company, its owners and employees, and other Program participants.

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To maintain its accreditation with the International Coaching Federation (ICF), the Company is required to periodically submit information to ICF including the number of participants and hours completed in the program. The Company may share your name and e-mail address with ICF as part of the process of renewing its accreditation.

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Personal Responsibility

By participating in the Program, you accept personal responsibility for the results of your actions. You agree that the Company has not made any guarantees about the results of taking any action, whether recommended in the Program or not. The Company provides educational and informational resources that are intended to help participants in the Program succeed. You nevertheless recognize that your ultimate success or failure will be the result of your own efforts, your particular situation, and innumerable other circumstances beyond the control and/or knowledge of the Company.

 

You also recognize that prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.  Thus, the results obtained by others - whether clients of the Company or otherwise - applying the principles included in the Program are no guarantee that you or any other person or entity will be able to obtain similar results.

 

You agree to take full responsibility for any harm or damage you suffer as a result of the use, or non-use, of the information available in the Program. You agree to use judgment and conduct due diligence before taking any actions or implementing any plans or policy suggested or recommended in the Program.

 

 

No Warranties

The Company makes no warranties regarding the performance or operation of the Program, including any technological aspects of the program. The Company further makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the information, contents, materials, documents, programs, products, books, or services included in or through the Program. To the fullest extent permissible under the law, the Company disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

 

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Limitation of Liability

You agree to absolve and do hereby absolve the Company of any and all liability or loss that you or any person or entity associated with you may suffer or incur as a result of use of the Program and/or any information and resources contained in the Program. You agree that the Company shall not be liable to you for any type of damages, including direct, indirect, special, incidental, equitable, or consequential loss or damages for use of the Program.

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The information, software, products, and service included or available through the Program may include inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically added to the information in the Program. The Company and/or its suppliers may make improvements and/or changes in the Program at any time.

 

The Company and/or its suppliers make no representations about the suitability, reliability, availability, timeliness, and accuracy of the information, software, products, services, and related graphics contained in the Program for any purpose. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, all such information, software, products, services, and related graphics are provided “as is” without warranty or condition of any kind. The Company and/or its suppliers hereby disclaim all warranties and conditions with regard to this information, software, products, services, and related graphics, including all implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement.

 

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall the Company and/or its suppliers be liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential damages or any damages whatsoever including, without limitation, damages for loss of use, data, or profits arising out of or in any way connected with the use or performance of the Program, with the delay or inability to use the Program or related service, the provision of or failure to provide services, or for any information, software, products, services, and related graphics obtained through the Program, or otherwise arising out of the use of the Program, whether based on contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, or otherwise, even if the Company or any of its suppliers has been advised of the possibility of damages. Because some States or other jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limitations may not apply to You. If you are dissatisfied with the Program or any portion of it, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the Program.

 

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Arbitration

​You hereby expressly waive any and all claims you may have, now or in the future, arising out of or relating to the Program.

 

To the extent that you attempt to assert any such claim, you hereby expressly agree to present such claim only through binding arbitration to occur in Arlington, VA. You further agree to and do hereby waive any right to class arbitration and agree, instead, to conduct an arbitration related solely to any individual claims you and/or any entity related to you asserts against the Company. To the fullest extent permissible by law, you further agree that you shall be responsible for all costs associated with initiating the arbitration and for the administration of the arbitration.

 

 

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Company, its officers, directors, employees, agents, and third parties for any losses, costs, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) relating to or arising out of your use of or inability to use the Program and related services, any user postings made by you, your violation of any terms of this Agreement or your violation of any rights of a third party, or your violation of any applicable laws, rules or regulations. The Company reserves the right, at its own cost, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will fully cooperate with the Company in asserting any available defenses.

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Termination And Access Restriction

The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the Program and the related services or any portion thereof at any time, if You become disruptive to the Company or other Program participants, if You fail to follow the Program guidelines, or if You otherwise violate this Agreement. You shall not be entitled to a refund of any portion of the fees and shall not be excused from any remaining payments under a payment plan in the event of such termination.

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Entire Agreement​

This Agreement, along with the Company’s Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and Disclaimer, constitutes the entire agreement between You and the Company with respect to the Program, and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral, or written, between You and the Company with respect to the Program. A printed version of this Agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.

 

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Severability

If any term or provision of this Agreement is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Agreement or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

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Waiver

No waiver by any Party of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and signed by the Party so waiving. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, no failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any right, remedy, power, or privilege arising from this Agreement shall operate or be construed as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power, or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power, or privilege.

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Force Majeure

The Company shall not be liable or responsible to You, nor be deemed to have defaulted or breached this Agreement, for any failure or delay in fulfilling or performing any term of this Agreement when and to the extent such failure or delay is caused by or results from acts or circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the Company including, without limitation, acts of God, flood, fire, earthquake, explosion, governmental actions, war, invasion, or hostilities (whether war is declared or not), terrorist threats or acts, riot, or other civil unrest, national emergency, revolution, insurrection, epidemic, lock-outs, strikes or other labor disputes (whether or not relating to either party's workforce), or restraints or delays affecting carriers or inability or delay in obtaining supplies of adequate or suitable materials, materials or telecommunication breakdown or power outage.

 

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Effective Date

This Agreement shall commence and be enforceable with respect to each Program participant upon the date that the participant initially registers for the Program.