Terms and Conditions.
Terms & Conditions
The following terms and conditions shall apply in respect of all Matt Oliver Photography workshops and will form the basis of your contract with Matt Oliver Photography.
1.For 1-2-1 workshops a non-refundable booking fee of £50 per person for Half day workshops and £100 for full day workshops is required at the time of booking. For 3hr group workshops the full amount is payable in full to secure the booking. This is non refundable.Booking fees should be sent with the completed Booking form. A conformation letter will then be emailed to you. The full balance is due four weeks before the start date of the workshop. If the balance does not reach us by the date specified in our conformation, we reserve the right to treat the booking as cancelled. Payment details will be supplied via email.
2. In the event of a workshop being cancelled by Matt Oliver Photography, for whatever reason, your payment will be refunded in full including your booking fee. Our liability is limited to the amount of money you have paid to us. If we cancel your workshop we will make every effort to advise you at least six weeks prior to the workshop date.
3. If you cancel more then eight weeks before the workshop start date, then any money you have paid to us is fully refundable, minus your booking fee. If you cancel between 55 and 21 days before the start date you will receive a 50% refund, minus your booking fee deposit. If you cancel 20 days or less before the start date of your workshop, there will be no refund.
4. Bookings are non-transferable between participants.
5. We reserve the right to change the workshop itinerary due to altered circumstances and conditions.
6. All workshops require some personal fitness. The nature of landscape photography often requires at least a moderate level of walking around locations and obviously you need to factor in the weight of carry equipment. If you have any special mobility considerations in this respect you should contact me first to discuss further.
7. It is a fundamental booking condition that you accept the hazards in visiting remote areas. Although every care will be made to ensure that all known risks are pointed out to you during the workshop event, you retain unconditional responsibility for your own personal safety and the consequences of any accidental injuries or death which may occur as a result of your actions. This includes all financial consequences, including emergency care, recovery, and any loss of income sustained as a result of personal injury on the workshop event. In particular please note that workshops could regularly take place near potentially deep fast flowing water such as rivers or tidal locations, gritstone edges and woodlands. These locations may sometimes suffer from having no mobile telephone signal or easy access to emergency facilities. Such locations obviously have elevated levels of personal risk so please be clear on your responsibilities here, if you have any questions about any location beforehand, just ask.
8. Personal items and baggage remain at all times the responsibility of the customer. Any loss, breakages or accidental damage to any of your personal property, including your vehicle, personal belongings or equipment during the workshop is entirely your responsibility. As already pointed out above, the nature of workshop locations may give rise to some level of elevated risks to you and your equipment which could occasionally be subjected to less than savory weather conditions. Be clear on the limits of your equipment beforehand, its level of weather sealing and general protection. Results of damage must be covered by you, wether on personal or third party insured basis.
9. Matt Oliver Photography does not accept liability for death, bodily injury or illness unless this arises from the negligent act and / or omission of Matt Oliver Photography.
10. Matt Oliver Photography cannot be held responsible for; the consequences of any delays, expenses incurred or alterations caused by illness, weather, war, terrorism, political event, civil strife, natural disaster, technical difficulties or any event beyond our control.
11. It is your own responsibility to make your own travel arrangements.
12. The nature of landscape photography means that workshops will inevitably take place in locations where we are often at the mercy of natural elements such as weather, tides and terrain. As such appropriate waterproof clothing, strong footwear such as walking boots and general protection from these elements should be born in mind and is your responsibility.
13. For obvious reasons I cannot accept any responsibility for less than perfect weather conditions during the workshop. You should come prepared for changeable conditions including periods of rain.
14. If you should have a complaint about the workshop, it must be made in writing and received by Matt Oliver Photography within fourteen days of the end of the workshop.