Terms & Conditions
1. Terms
By signing up to participate in our classes, the customer agrees to be bound by our Terms & Conditions, all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site. The materials contained in this School are protected by applicable copyright and trademark law.
We reserve the right to change, update or reissue these Terms and Conditions at any time. Any such changes will be posted on our website and the customer agrees to be bound by such changes.
References to “we”, “us” and/or “our” in these Terms and Conditions is a reference to The SO Academy and its parent brand SO Fitness Limited.
2.Liability Waiver
The customer acknowledges the risks that might occur from a reformer Pilates class and an in person course and visiting a fitness studio. The customer shall not hold The SO Academy & SO Fitness Limited responsible for any kind of injuries, accidents, or side effects that might occur from being in the establishment.
The customer will disclose any pain, limitation, or injuries to the instructor before his/her course session. The customer acknowledges that any injury arising from his/her failure to disclose his/her medical history is at no fault of the class instructor and to SO Fitness Limited.
The customer must disclose their pregnancy to the instructor. Any failure to do so is at no fault of SO Fitness Limited, its directors, its employees, or contractors.
The customer must seek advice from a medical professional before attending any of SO Fitness Limited’s sessions if they have a medical condition or pre-existing injury that may impact their ability to participate in a reformer Pilates class or in person course.
3. Disclaimer
The materials on the School’s website are provided 'as is'. The School makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties, including without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights. Further, the School does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on its website or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site.
5. Revisions and Errata
The materials appearing on the School’s website may include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. The School does not warrant that any of the materials on its web site are accurate, complete, or current. The School may make changes to the materials contained on its web site at any time without notice. The School does not, however, make any commitment to update the materials.
6. Links
The School has not reviewed all of the sites linked to its website and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by the School of the site. Use of any such linked website is at the user's own risk.
7. Site Terms of Use Modifications
The School may revise these Terms of Use for its website at any time without notice. By using this website you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these Terms of Use.
8. Governing Law
Any claim relating to the School’s website shall be governed by the laws of the School Owner’s home jurisdiction without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
9. Condition of Entry
SO Fitness Limited reserves the right to refuse entry to or eject from our studio, clients, or others who are behaving in a disorderly, intoxicated, aggressive, offensive, dangerous manner or in any manner which may threaten the security of our clients or other people at the Studio.
Socks are required to be always worn during classes for hygiene purposes. Pilates grip socks are available for purchase from reception if required. SO Fitness reserves the right to refuse entry to class if no socks is worn during practical sessions.
10.Purchase & Refund Policy
The customer acknowledges that any courses purchase made to The SO Academy and SO Fitness Limited are valid to a 30-day refund policy from date of purchase. Payment processing fee will be deducted from refund amount for all refunds for courses and workshops within the 30-day period. No refunds are available after 30-day from purchase.
We also reserve the right to change the pricing of our services accordingly, without advance notice to the customer. Any changes in pricing will be updated on our website.
Attendance at all practical hours and practical days of the courses are compulsory to receive the completion of certification.
The attendee agrees that all practical days need to be attended to complete the course, in the event of non-completion of practical hours, attendees will need to pay a pro-rata rate for attendance of missed hours/days during the next intake to complete the course.
The attendee agrees that in the event of course cancellation due to unforeseen circumstances from The SO Academy™ part or uncontrolled natural circumstances (i.e pandemic, natural disasters), the attendee will not be eligible for a refund but entitled to transfer their course fee to another intake.
The attendee understands that for courses taught in mixed methods mode (online + in person), the online content needs to be completed prior to the start of the practical component. Any non-completion is subject to postponement of the practical component to a later intake at a pro-rata fee.
11 Intellectual Property
All content in any form of SO Fitness™ & The SO Academy™ are under the copyright of SO Fitness™ & The SO Academy™.
Only Pilates Instructors who have successfully passed the certification course are entitled to use the SO Fitness™ and The SO Academy™ name to label their qualifications & represent themselves as a SO Instructor.
Reproduction of any content from the Foundational Functional Reformer Pilates course is illegal and in breach of copyright unless written permission has been sought from Nicole Shao Wen Kwan at SO Fitness™ and The SO Academy™.
Ownership & purchase of manuals and any other education content from SO Fitness™ does not negate Copyright Law and Intellectual Property Ownership.
Video recording of any content during the course is not allowed and considered a breach of copyright.
12 Marketing & Privacy
1The attendee grants permission to SO Fitness™ and The SO Academy™ to use photographs or video recordings taken of them during the course for use in its electronic publication, such as on the website & social media accounts of SO Fitness™ & and The SO Academy™. The attendee waives any right to inspect or approve any photograph or video taken throughout the course. The attendee agrees to release their personal information to SO Fitness™ & The SO Academy™ on participating in this course.