Website use

 

This website www.ucademy.co.uk is operated by "U-cademy Ltd". By accessing or using the site you agree to be legally bound by these terms and conditions (the “Terms”), which shall take effect immediately on your first use of the Site. Please read them carefully they contain important information about your rights and obligations. If you do not wish to be bound by the Terms then please do not use the site. We may change the Terms from time to time, so you must check them regularly. Your continued use of the site will be deemed acceptance of the updated or amended Terms. If you do not agree to the changes, then do not use the site. Subject to the license below, all these intellectual property rights are reserved.

 

 

Interpretation

“Charge” means the amount payable by the Tutee to us in respect of a Lesson;

 

“Us" or "We” refers to the owner of the site;

 

“Tutee” means a person using the Site for the purpose of participating in a Lesson with a Tutor;

 

“Tutor” means a person using Ucademy for the purpose of offering tuition services;

 

“Lesson” means a one-to-one lesson between Tutor and Tutee conducted via the online classroom facility available on our Site; and.

                       

“User” means a Tutor, a Tutee or anyone using the Site.

                       

“Online classroom” means a secure and private in-browser voice; text, whiteboard and file upload facility.

 

“You” refers to the user of the site.

 

The use of this website is subject to the following terms of use:

•   The content of the pages of this website is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice.

 

•   Neither we nor any third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

•   Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website meet your specific requirements.

 

•   This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice, which forms part of these terms and conditions.

 

•   All trademarks reproduced in this website, which are not the property of, or licensed to the operator, are acknowledged on the website. Unauthorised use of this website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence.

 

•   From time to time this website may also include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s). We have no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s).

 

•   You may not create a link to this website from another website or document without UCADEMY’s prior written consent.

 

•   Your use of this website and any dispute arising out of such use of the website is subject to the laws of England, Scotland and Wales.

 

 

Clients

UCADEMY acts as an agent on behalf of the tutor (Tutor) and will introduce the Tutor to the client (Client).

 

Fees and Payment 

The billing process will be under the control of UCADEMY who shall send an invoice to the client at the beginning of each calendar month. Payments must be made to UCADEMY within 7 days of the date of the invoice.

 

The fees will be calculated at a rate agreed in advance between UCADEMY and the client hour based upon the timesheets submitted by the Tutor. The Parent shall ensure that each timesheet is checked and signed.

 

Payments must not be made directly to the Tutor at any time.

 

 

 

Expenses 

All expenses (including books and travel) must be agreed with the Tutor in advance.

 

Non – solicitation 

 

The Parent is not permitted to make private arrangements for tuition with a Tutor introduced by UCADEMY. Should a Parent breach this obligation, they will be liable to account to UCADEMY for all sums paid to the Tutor without deduction and UCADEMY shall be entitled to obtain an injunction against a Parent to prevent further breaches. This obligation shall continue notwithstanding termination of this agreement.

 

 

 

Liability

UCADEMY does not accept any liability for any claims by the Client arising out of or related to the carrying out of the tutoring by a Tutor introduced by UCADEMY.

 

 

 

General 

UCADEMY reserves the right to alter these terms and conditions. UCADEMY will, however, notify the Client in writing of any changes. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by a Director of UCADEMY, these terms and conditions shall prevail over any other terms of business or conditions put forward by the Client.

 

No variation or alteration of these terms and conditions shall be valid unless approved in writing by a Director of UCADEMY.

 

 

 

Approval 

Acceptance of our services will be taken to represent agreement to these Terms and Conditions

 

 

 

Tutors

The following arrangements are understood and agreed by both parties:

 

Generally once a tutoring position has been confirmed, you are entering into a contract between you (the tutor) and the client (the student, or the student’s parent/guardian). UCADEMY acts as an agent on behalf of the tutor and the student. UCADEMY is only responsible for finding students and an appropriate teacher for the specific subject, and is not responsible for the content of lessons and the teaching methods.

 

The terms of contract entered into by you with the client shall be in the form provided by UCADEMY unless otherwise agreed by UCADEMY. Upon signature of the form by the client, you will return to form to UCADEMY duly signed by you.

 

 

 

Private Arrangements 

 

In consideration of UCADEMY providing you with students , you are not permitted to make private arrangements for tuition with clients introduced by UCADEMY or with new clients introduced by UCADEMY clients. Should you breach this obligation, you will be liable to account to Ucademy for all sums received by you from the client/new client without deduction and UCADEMY shall be entitled to obtain an injunction against you to prevent further breaches. This obligation shall continue notwithstanding termination of this Agreement.

 

Any work referred to a tutor by a client of UCADEMY must be billed through Ucademy on your behalf.  Ucademy is happy to negotiate on commission for new clients referred to you by our clients but Ucademy must process the billing.

 

 

 

Environment 

You and the client are responsible for finding and agreeing on a suitable environment in which tuition can take place.

 

 

 

Payment 

Ucademy will agree the fee structure with the client and this must not be changed without written authority of Ucademy.

 

As part of the service, Ucademy will collect the fees due from students and passing them on to you, net of a commission. Ucademy invoices clients on behalf of tutors, based on time sheets submitted into the Ucademy website.

 

Please ensure that you fill in your online time sheets after each lesson. If you are late completing these time sheets or there is incorrect information on them your payment may be delayed. Payments will only be made once the client has paid the invoices.

 

Your must keep your on-line time sheet up to date. Ucademy recommends that tutors keep a signed record of all lessons taught and expenses agreed with client (signed by client after each lesson). We do not

need to see this but if a client disputes hours that are invoiced we will be unlikely to be able to pay tutors if this record has not been signed.

 

You will not be paid directly by the client. Ucademy sends an invoice to the client, on behalf of and as an agent for you (the tutor), at the beginning of each calendar month to cover the previous month’s

tuition. Our payment terms are 7 days. You will not be entitled to receive your fee until Ucademy has received payment from the client. If Ucademy does not receive payment in reasonable time, Tutors may obtain written permission from a Director of Ucademy to invoice the client directly.

 

You must not accept any payment direct from the client without the written permission of a Director of Ucademy. Should you do so, all sums received by you will be immediately payable to Ucademyand shall

be actionable through the Courts without further notice to you.

 

 You undertake to Ucademy that you will duly pay the tax and national insurance contributions which are due from you whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere in relation to the payments to be made to you

by Ucademy under this Agreement and further agree to indemnify Ucademy in respect of all and any income tax and national insurance contributions which may be found due from Ucademy on any payments made to you under this agreement together with any interest, penalties or gross-up thereon.

 

For the purposes of record keeping, you will account for the full fees due from the student as income and the commission as expenditure.

 

 

 

Expenses 

All expenses (books, travel, etc) must be agreed with client before you add them to your account. If you buy books please keep receipts so you can return them to shop if client does not want to buy them. Any expenses incurred by you without the agreement of the client will not be reimbursed to you.

 

 

 

Cancellation policy 

 

Both the client and the tutor must notify the other in advance of any holiday commitments they may have; and any changes to the tuition timetable necessary because of illness. An alternative date will be arranged. Ucademy recommend that you agree a 24hour cancellation policy with the client so that Ucademy can charge them if they cancel the lesson at short notice. You need to have agreed this and the chargeable cancelled hours with the client before Ucademy will charge for them.

 

 

 

Damages 

Ucademy do not accept any liability for any claims by the client arising out of or related to the carrying out of the tutoring by you and you agree to indemnify Ucademy without limit in respect of any such claims.

 

 

 

Confidentiality

You undertake that you shall not at any time during this agreement, and for a period of five years after termination of this agreement, disclose to any person any confidential information concerning the business, affairs, customers, clients or suppliers of Ucademy, except that you may disclose Ucademy’s confidential information as may be required by law, court order or any governmental or regulatory authority.

 

You shall not use Ucademy’s confidential information for any purpose other than to perform your obligations under this agreement.

 

 

 

Data Protection Act 

 

UCADEMY uses tutor data for the purposes of the services that it provides. Tutors providing personal data consent to the use of that data by UCADEMY for the purpose of effecting introductions to clients, for billing and fee collecting purposes and to enable Ucademy to contact the tutor from time to time.

 

UCADEMY reserves the right to alter these terms and conditions. UCADEMY will, however, notify you in writing of any changes.

 

Unless otherwise agreed in writing by a Director of UCADEMY, these Terms and Conditions shall prevail over any other terms of business or conditions put forward by you.

 

No variation or alteration of these Terms and Conditions shall be valid unless approved in writing by a Director of UCADEMY.

 

Approval

Acceptance of our services will be taken to represent agreement to these Terms and Conditions.