Business Terms and Conditions

pursuant to Section 273 of Act No. 513/1991 Coll. Commercial Code (“Business Terms and Conditions”) of the Bridge, an association (in Slovak: združenie), Ladice 330, 951 77 Ladice, registered by: Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, reg. number: VVS/1- 900/90-38850, ID: 42208483, Tax ID: 2820018696,

I. Introductory provisions

The provider is the Bridge, an association, Ladice 330, 951 77 Ladice, registered by: Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, reg. number: VVS/1-900/90-38850, ID: 42208483, Tax ID: 2820018696 (the “Provider”), which provides services of language education (the “Course”), and these Business Terms and Conditions govern the contractual

relationship between the Provider and the ordering party of the course, or the student in the course (the “Student”) and are binding for the parties hereof. These Business Terms and Conditions form an integral part of the agreement concluded between the Provider and the Student for the purpose of providing the course by the Provider to the Student.

II. Conclusion of the Agreement / Course Registration

• –  on the basis of a written agreement concluded between the Provider and the Student;
• –  on the basis of a Student’s order signed and delivered to the Provider or a submitted Student’s registration application published on www.thebridge.sk, upon receiving of which the Provider shall send a confirmation e-mail to the Student and, as of thismoment, the Provider and the Student have concluded the agreement.

2. The registration for course is binding. Withdrawal from the agreement is regulated by Article VI. (Withdrawal from the agreement) of the Business Terms and Conditions herein.
3. The Student shall take an entrance language test upon the results of which Provider shall recommend a course. Should the Student refuse to take the entrance test or refuse the course group recommended by the Provider, then the Provider shall bear no responsibility for any Student’s dissatisfaction with the language level of the group or with the language level and content of particular lessons of the course.

III. Payment Terms

1. All course fees (the “Course Fee”) are shown at www.thebridge.sk, and the Course Fee includes:

• –  language tuition within the scope of the course;
• –  course material (e.g.: textbooks, workbooks, also e.g. CD-rom, audio CDs. Studentsmay use a school library with fiction books and grammar practice books in English,magazines and newspaper in English, etc.);
• –  attendance monitoring;
• –  final evaluation (attendance and student reports);

2. The Course Fee can be paid by wire transfer to the Provider’s bank account or by deposit to the Provider’s bank account at any branch of Všeobecná úverová banka, a.s.. Use the Provider’s IBAN SK47 0200 0000 0030 4634 7054 and the variable payment identifier (in Slovak: variabilný symbol) identical with the invoice number.

3. The Course Fee is to be paid no later than on the course start date. For other payment schedule (in Slovak: splátkový kalendár) arrangements, each individual payment or installment is to be paid on the date specified in the payment schedule.

4. If the Student is in default with the payment of the Course Fee, the Provider may apply a contractual penalty of 0.1% of the unpaid amount for each and every day of such default. The contractual penalty also applies to defaults with individual payments or installments according to the payment schedule.

IV. Cancellation Policy

1. The cancellation request must be made in writing. The course cancellation policy (withdrawal from the agreement) and the refund policy are as follows:

– Cancellation of the course by the Student who has paid for the course, but cancelled before the course start date (i.e. after the conclusion of the agreement) and no later than the course start date – the cancellation fee is EUR 40 (administrative fee) and the Student shall be refunded the Course Fee reduced by the cancellation fee.

– Cancellation of the course by the Student made on or before the 14th calendar day from the course start date – the cancellation fee is EUR 40 (administrative fee) and the Student shall be refunded the Course Fee reduced by the cancellation fee and the proportionate partial Course Fee, i.e. reduced by the value of lessons taught before the request for withdrawal was received.

– Cancellation of the course by the Student made on or after the 15th day from the course start date – the cancellation fee is 100% of the Course Fee.

2. The Provider has the right not to open or cancel any course group with less than 6 Students in the course, and to offer the Student the option to continue with another course group of the same proficiency level.

3. The Provider has the right to make changes to the course (changing the venue, changing the teacher, changing the classroom, changing the teaching material, cancel the lesson, etc.) and at the same time reserves the right to cancel the course or any part thereof. Students shall be immediately informed of any changes in the course.

4. If the Provider cancels the course or any part thereof, the Provider shall offer the Student the option to continue with another group of the same proficiency level. If the substitute course is unsuitable for the Student because of different time, date or venue of the course, the Student shall be entitled to a refund of a proportion of the Course Fee.

5. Where the Student is entitled to a partial or full refund of the Course Fee, the Provider shall return the relevant amount to the Student without undue delay, no later than 14 days from the termination of the agreement.

6. In the event of serious, unforeseeable events or circumstances or changes in existing events or circumstances beyond the Provider’s control (e.g. public unrests, war conflicts, terrorist attacks, natural disasters, fires, epidemics, pandemics, etc.), the Provider reserves the right to offer the Student a change of the course format, teacher, lesson schedule and to make transition to online learning. If any changes occur due to the reasons stated above, the Student is not entitled to a refund of the Course Fee.

2. The Student shall be obliged to provide personal data. If personal data are not provided, then no contractual relationship shall be concluded. Personal data shall be processed during the time of duration of the contractual relationship. The Student may withdraw his/her consent to processing of personal data at any time. Personal data shall be retained for 100 years from the date of termination of the contractual relationship.

3. The Provider shall provide the Student’s personal data to the external accountant, teacher, entity providing administrative support of the Provider, entity providing development and administration and support of IT of the Provider and on whose servers personal data are stored, public authorities, courts of law, law enforcement agencies, lawyers and other entities to which the Provider must disclose personal data by law. The Student’s personal data shall not be provided to a third country or international organization. The Provider shall proceed with the handling of the Student’s personal data in accordance with the provisions of the Regulation, the Personal Data Protection

Act and the Electronic Communications Act.