Terms and Conditions for the United Karate Association
INTRODUCTION
To help you get the best out of UKA and to understand our responsibilities to you and your responsibilities to us, please read these terms and conditions. Please remember that if you sign up to any of our online facilities or groups, extra terms and conditions may apply. The language we use should make these terms and conditions as clear as possible. If you have any questions, a member of our team at your club will be happy to help you.
Definitions that apply to part A
You – the lead member– anyone who is linked to your membership.
We and us – UKA, Your club .
Responsibilities of lead members and linked members
1: All members who sign up will abide by the clubs code of conduct when attending
any classes, events or camps. (Code of conduct can be found on our website)
2:All members will abide by class rules and etiquette.
3: Any members in violation of parts 1 and 2 can result in temporary and permanent expulsion from UKA at the management’s discretion.
Memberships:
1: All members are required to take out an annual membership with UKA to attain a
karate license for grade tracking and insurance purposes.
2: All members will undertake individual or family memberships with their chosen
instructor and will pay them directly on a monthly basis.
3: To receive membership expiry dates and information members can register online
with UKA at https://www.clubright.co.uk/c/officialuka
Using other clubs:
1: All members are required to contact their instructor before attending another club.
2: Members ability to move and interchange clubs is at the instructors and clubs
discretion.
Ending Membership
1: Members should consult their instructor and give careful consideration before
ending their membership.
2: Members have the right to end their membership providing they have no
outstanding membership fees.
Complaints:
We are committed to making sure our members are satisfied with the service we
provide, but we are realistic enough to know that things don’t go according to plan all
the time. If you have a complaint, we want to know about it as soon as possible so
that we may fully investigate it and sort the matter out. b If you have a complaint, you
should first tell the instructor at your club. If you are not satisfied with their response,
you should contact the chief instructor Ian Cuthbert.
Liability:
We do not accept liability for damage or loss to your property or a guest’s property
that may happen on the premises or within the grounds of your club or any other
UKA club, other than the liability which arises from our negligence or our failure to
take reasonable care. b We do not accept liability for the injury or death of any
member, child or guest that may happen on the premises or within the grounds of
your club or any other UKA club, other than the liability which arises from our
negligence or our failure to take reasonable care. c Nothing in these terms and
conditions is meant to limit any rights you might have as a consumer. 22 Data
protection a We keep to the Data Protection Act 1998. b We will deal with all
information we hold about you in line with our privacy policy which you can get from
our website at www.officialuka.co.uk. If you want to know what information we hold
about you, or you want us to correct any information we hold about you, the
appropriate procedures are set out in our privacy policy
Children:
We welcome children to our clubs but they must behave reasonably. They must not
put themselves or other people in danger or prevent other members from enjoying
the class. If your child is behaving unreasonably, we have the right to speak to you or
the child about this and invoke our class rules and penalties. If your child continues
to behave unreasonably, whether on one visit to the club or over a number of visits to
the club, we will try to sort out the issue by meeting with you. If we cannot sort out
the issue during the meeting, we have the right to suspend the child from using any
club. If we suspend your child from using a club and you want to appeal against this,
you must appeal in writing to the chief instructor Ian Cuthbert.