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DEFINITIONS |
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“Phonate Education Services” means training, courses, services and Course Materials delivered by Phonate Technologies. Courses may be in various formats including, but not limited to, classroom scheduled seats (such as scheduled instructor led training at an Phonate Technologies facility and remotely assisted instructional learning); onsite dedicated training at Phonate Technologies, Customer or neutral site; lecture only training; online lecture only training; and web based self paced training. |
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“Phonate Data Sheet” means an Phonate Technologies standard specification document describing the details and features of the Phonate Education Services offering to be provided. |
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“Statement of Work” or “SOW” means a document signed by Phonate Technologies and Customer that describes the specific Phonate Education Services to be provided by Phonate Technologies. SOWs are generally applicable to dedicated training specific to Customer’s requirements. |
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“T&C’s” means this document entitled “Phonate Education Services Terms and Conditions”. |
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“Course Materials” means courses, documentation (for example, questionnaires and process guidelines), educational materials (for example, student workbooks, instructor guides, and computer-based training), and other written information (in any form including electronic) and any other materials. |
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“Customer” means either (i) end-user Phonate technologies customer who purchases the Phonate Education Services described in these T&C from Phonate Technologies or from an authorized Phonate Technologies reseller, wholesaler, or distributor, or (ii) an Phonate Technologies authorized reseller, wholesaler, or distributor who purchases Phonate Education Services in order to provide such Phonate Education Services to its customer. |
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PHONATE EDUCATION SERVICES |
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Phonate Technologies will provide the Phonate Education Services described in the applicable Phonate Data Sheet and/or Statement of Work in accordance with these T&Cs. |
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ORDERS AND ACCEPTANCE |
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For open enrollment classes Phonate Technologies will provide Customer with a reservation notice as soon as possible after receipt of Customer order and will provide Customer a confirmation notice after receipt of a valid method of payment or signed SOW, if applicable. |
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The parties hereby agree that they may do business electronically, including contract formation, order placement and acceptance. Any orders placed by Customer and accepted by Phonate Technologies on any phonatetech.com website or Phonate Technologies/Customer extranet site will create fully enforceable obligations that will be subject to the T&Cs. Such orders and acceptances will be deemed for all purposes to be: 1) business records originated and maintained in documentary form; 2) a “writing” PHONATE EDUCATION SERVICES TERMS AND CONDITIONS or “in writing”; 3) “signed”; and 4) an “original” when printed from electronic files or records established and maintained in the normal course of business. The parties further agree not to contest the validity or enforceability of such transactions under the provisions of any applicable law relating to whether certain agreements are to be in writing or signed by the parties to be bound thereby and will be admissible if introduced as evidence on paper in any judicial, arbitration, mediation, or administrative proceeding to the same extent and under the same conditions as other business records originated and maintained in documentary form. |
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Acceptance of Phonate Education Services will occur upon Phonate Technologies’ performance of such services. |
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WARRANTY |
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Phonate Technologies warrants that all Phonate Education Services will be provided using generally recognized commercial practices and standards. |
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Phonate Technologies makes no other warranty or representation as to the suitability or quality of the Phonate Education Services. Phonate Technologies expressly disclaims all liability for anything done or omitted in reliance upon the Phonate Education Services or Training Materials. Customer shall have sole responsibility for fulfilling any requirements or accomplishing any objectives for which Customer purchased any Phonate Education Services.
The warranty contained in this section 4 is exclusive. No other warranty, written or oral, is expressed or implied by Phonate Technologies or may be inferred from a course of dealing or usage of trade. To the extent allowed by local law Phonate Technologies disclaims all implied warranties or conditions including any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement. |
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CANCELLATION |
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Unless otherwise specified or agreed in writing by Phonate Technologies, all courses shall commence on the date specified by Phonate Technologies in the order confirmation or SOW. Phonate Technologies reserves the right to change or cancel online lecture only training events up to 3 business days prior to the class start date and any other training event up to 10 Phonate Technologies business days prior to the class start date. |
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Phonate Technologies will use reasonable efforts to give notice of any cancellation of any course. If the course cannot be rescheduled, Customer may be entitled to a refund of any fee paid in respect of the cancelled services but shall not otherwise be entitled to any compensation, costs, losses or damages arising from such cancellation. |
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Cancellations or rescheduling of courses must be made within the specified number of Phonate Technologies business days prior to the start date of the class or the full tuition will be charged. Such days will be specified in the SOW or order confirmation letter. |
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Phonate Technologies business days are Monday through Friday, excluding local Phonate Technologies holidays |
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PAYMENTS |
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Phonate Technologies reserves the right to change course prices at any time. In the event of such change, confirmed registrations will be honored at the original price. Registrations confirmed by a purchase order within 30 days of a price increase will also be honored at the original price. |
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Prices are exclusive of, and Customer shall pay, all taxes, duties, levies or fees, or other similar charges imposed on Phonate Technologies or on Customer by any taxing authority (other than taxes imposed on Phonate Technologies’ income) related to Customer’s order, unless Customer has provided Phonate Technologies with an appropriate exemption certificate. Such taxes and duties, when applicable, will be added to Phonate Technologies’ invoices. Further, if class deliveries are requested outside of the original invoicing country, it may be necessary for Phonate Technologies to issue an invoice from the delivery country location. |
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Customer agrees to pay, without offset, all invoiced amounts within thirty (30) days of Phonate Technologies’ invoice date. Phonate Technologies may change credit or payment terms for unfulfilled orders if, in Phonate Technologies’ reasonable opinion, Customer’s financial condition, previous payment record, or relationship with Phonate Technologies merits such change. |
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