TERMS AND CONDITIONS – Evening Courses

Registration, Attendance Agreement: Early registration is recommended. Only our forms are valid for registration purposes. The registration may only be completed at the offices of Studio MONDIALE in Darmstadt or online on our website. The applicable deposit is to be paid in cash at the school office or by bank transfer/PayPal when registering online. The attendance agreement is concluded when the deposit is made and Studio MONDIALE confirms the registration in writing, and such registration has not been opposed within two weeks thereof. Studio MONDIALE reserves the right to waive the presentation of the course, if the participant’s particular course has less than the minimum number of participants, i.e. cannot take place due to lack of capacity. In such a case the deposit will be returned or transferred to the following month.

Schedule: The schedule for each booked course will be set, at the latest, on the first day of the course, for a period of four or five weeks. The number of hours cited, refers to 45-minute lesson units. The course schedule will be communicated to the participant in person, or by telephone. A verbal commitment from the participant is binding.

Course Extension: There will be an automatic extension of the course by one more course block (from the next course start indicated in each case) if the school has not received written notice of cancellation by the official cancellation date and if there is a follow-up course that corresponds to the language level of the participant. Exceptions exist for limited promotions.

Payment: The course fee for each course module is due, at the latest, on the first day of the course module. Should the course fee not be paid in full by the end of the first week of the course, the participant’s place (reservation) in the course, as well as the course deposit, is forfeited. In such a case, the school reserves the right to charge the participant the full price of the course.

Minimum Number of Participants: If the minimum number of participants is not enrolled for a particular course, the school reserves the right to waive the presentation of such course. In such a case, the school will notify the registered participants without delay, at the latest on the first day of the pending course. No classes are held on statutory holidays.

Attestations and Certificates: Attestations and certificates of participation in language courses can be issued on request, immediately after the end of the course. A fee of 5 € is charged for all certification. If the course took place more than six months ago, an administration fee of 10 € applies for all certification.

Minimum Course Duration: The minimum duration of a group language course is 4 to 5 weeks, and will be specified at the beginning of the stated course date. It is not possible to shorten the course duration. For planning purposes, various course blocks of five-week duration each, are scheduled every year. Please refer to the course programs for this information. The regular price increases by 25% in such cases.  Special conditions apply to irregular course entrance and limited promotions.

Cancellation and rebooking conditions:

Rebooking: Rebooking to a later start of the contract period is only possible up to one week before the originally specified start date of the contract period. The rebooking fee is 25,00 €.

Ordinary termination: Before the start of the contract period, cancellation is generally permitted against payment of a cancellation fee. If the reason for cancellation or non-participation in class lies in the participant’s sphere (e.g. legal impediments, business or personal obligations, travel, etc.), the cancellation fee is as follows:

• Up to 14 days prior to start of the contract period: the deposit
• Within the 14 days prior to start of the contract period: the deposit + 50 % of the course fee for the upcoming course module
• At commencement of the contract period (unlimited/open contracts): your language course has an unlimited duration until you actively terminate the contract. You can cancel the contract with effect from the end of a course module by notifying us at the beginning of the same course module (i.e. usually 1 month in advance). If you cancel your language course, the deposit you paid upon registration will be deducted from the course fee for your last course module.
• At commencement of the contract period (fixed-term contracts): a reduction of the minimum course duration (see above) is not possible, so the deposit will be forfeited and the costs for the current course module must be settled in full. The participant is not entitled to a refund of the course fee or participation in a language course on another course date.

Interruption of the contract: It is not possible to interrupt the total contract term (for limited contracts) or the current course module (for unlimited contracts). This also applies to the influence of unforeseen events in the home country of the booking party. In the event of illness, the costs of the current course month will not be reimbursed. If the illness persists during the current course month, a contract interruption is checked as a gesture of goodwill if a medical certificate has been presented to the school. This goodwill does not apply if the number of participants falls below the minimum number of students for the corresponding class.

Extraordinary termination by the participant: The participant has the right to terminate the contract extraordinarily for good cause. An important reason exists in particular if the visa application submitted by him is rejected and he submits this rejection to Studio MONDIALE up to one week before the start of the course. If the participant terminates the teaching contract extraordinarily, they will be refunded the course fee paid by them minus a processing fee.

Any cancellations, requests for changes or rebookings of a registration are required to be in text form in order to be effective.

Special agreements are only valid and binding if they are confirmed in writing by School Management.

The participants’ data will be stored for internal administrative purposes in accordance with our data protection declaration. The place of jurisdiction is Darmstadt.