TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Terms and Conditions:

I. Registration and Payment Policy

1. Students choosing a language program must fill out a registration form available through Spanish and Culture in Context Website. Upon receipt of the completed online registration form, Spanish and Culture in Context will provide students, via regular mail, with

More detailed information of the program
A paper copy to sign and initial of the Study Abroad Participant Agreement Form
A return envelope.

2. To properly complete the registration, students will be required to send in the return envelope ten percent (10%) of the cost of the language program as a registration deposit . Registration deposit may be completed by either personal check or money order. Registration deposit shall be received by Spanish and Culture in Context at least seven (7) weeks prior to the departure date.

3. Spanish and Culture in Context will confirm enrollment in the language program upon receipt of the registration deposit.

4. Students must understand that about six (6) weeks prior to the departure date, they will receive an invoice with the payment schedule of the remaining ninety percent (90%) balance of the language program. The remaining balance shall be paid in U.S. dollars at least five (5) weeks prior to the departure date.

5. Spanish and Culture in Context reserves the right to cancel the language program course, in which case the full amount paid will be reimbursed to the students.

6. Spanish and Culture in Context reserves the right to remove students from the language program, terminate this agreement, and charge the full cost of cancellation if payment for the remaining balance is not made at least five (5) weeks prior to the departure date. See section below on Cancellation Policy.

7. Prices of the various language packages can be found on the price lists provided by Spanish and Culture in Context and are quoted in U.S. dollars. In case of price changes which may occur due to circumstances outside of its control, Spanish and Culture in Context reserves the right to subsequently charge any additional costs of the language program. Should the additional costs be more than ten percent (10%) of the overall language program price, students have the right to withdraw from the language program if they notify Spanish and Culture in Context of their intention within five (5) days after receipt of the increase in cost. The notification must comply with the procedure outlined under the Cancellation Policy below.

8. The price of the language program will cover (1) the tuition for the language program; (2) round trip air ticket Houston – Buenos Aires; (3) airport transfers in Buenos Aires; (4) costs of hotels, if applicable; (5) costs of host family accommodations, if applicable and (6) extra curricular activities included in the package. Spanish and Culture in Context will assist in booking and reserving hotel and host family accommodations.

9. The price of the language program will not cover (1) any food consumed in the foreign country and (2) transportation costs in and around the foreign country.

10. Students must understand that they are responsible for all costs and expenses associated with their participation in the language program, including unexpected or unforeseen costs. Spanish and Culture in Context cannot be responsible for additional travel costs or expenses that may result from airline schedule changes, flight cancellations, natural disasters, crime, illness, or other unforeseen events.

II. Cancellation Policy

11. A request to withdraw from the language program must be (1) in writing and (2) sent U.S. Registered Mail, Return Receipt Requested to:

Spanish and Culture in Context
708 Rosedale
Houston, Texas 77006

12. The request to withdraw from the language program must also be sent via electronic mail (i.e., e-mail) to info@spanishincontext.com.

13. Spanish and Culture in Context must receive the request to withdraw at least five (5) weeks prior to my departure date.

14. Spanish and Culture in Context reserves the right to keep the registration deposit as a termination charge.

15. If the request to withdraw from the language program is made once the full amount has been paid, Spanish and Culture in Context reserves the right to proceed as follows:

(i) If cancellation is made five (5) weeks prior to the departure date, Spanish and Culture in Context will reimburse ninety percent (90%) of the cost of the language program; or

(ii) If cancellation is made less than five (5) weeks prior to the departure date, Spanish and Culture in Context will reimburse twenty-five percent (25%) of the cost of the language program and return air tickets in accordance with the airline return policy.

16. Once the language program has begun, Spanish and Culture in Context will not reimburse any amount paid for it.

III. Assumption of the Risk

17. Spanish and Culture in Context assumes no responsibility or liability for any loss, damage, destruction, theft of the like to my luggage or personal belongings.

18. Students must understand that they are responsible for obtaining all necessary immunizations and for educating and informing themselves about diseases, illnesses, and other health concerns that may result from living and studying in a foreign country, or traveling in the region.

19. Students must understand that risks of overseas travel include possible political and social upheavals and terrorism, and that they should consult the Travel Advisory Hotline of the United States State Department for all areas that they plan to travel.

20. Students must understand that traveling to and residing in places outside of the United States involves risks such as accidents or illness, disease, poor sanitation, inadequate medical care and facilities, terrorism, crime, the hazards of travel by air, train, boat, and motor vehicle, natural disasters, language and communication difficulties, and hazards arising from a wide variety of events and circumstances that cannot be enumerated.

21. Students must understand that the social, cultural, and political norms in foreign countries may differ from those to which they are accustomed in the United States. They will exercise reasonable care for their own safety throughout their participation in the language program.

22. Spanish and Culture in Context does not monitor or control the personal decisions, choices, and activities of participants in the language program. They understand that if they have or develop problems with any foreign nationals or governmental agency of the host country, they will attend to the matter personally with their own personal funds. Spanish and Culture in Context does not guarantee or promise what, if any, assistance it can provide under such circumstances.

23. Students must understand that they are responsible for complying with the terms and policies of participation of the Spanish and Culture in Context, and for obeying host country laws. Spanish and Culture in Context may reserve the right to decline to retain them in the language program at any time should their actions or behavior, in the sole discretion of the Spanish and Culture in Context, impede or obstruct the progress of the language program in any way. They understand that one of the consequences for non-compliance may be an early return to the United States at their own additional expense.

24. Students must understand that they are responsible for securing health and travel insurance to provide adequate coverage for any injuries or illnesses that they may sustain or experience while participating in the language program, including but not limited to medical evacuation or repatriation.

25. While Spanish and Culture in Context recommends that they visit www.internationalstudentinsurance.com or www.InsuranceToGo.com for affordable student insurances worldwide, Spanish and Culture in Context is not affiliated with the companies promoting the information on the Website. Spanish and Culture in Context does not guarantee the accuracy of the information on such Websites.

26. Students should personally assume all risks, whether foreseen or unforeseen, arising out of or in connection with my participating in the language program for any harm, injury or damage that may befall them or their property while traveling, residing, studying or participating in any activities connected with the language program.

V. Indemnification

27. Students will release, promise not to sue, hold harmless, and indemnify Spanish and Culture in Context, its Board of Trustees, officers, employees, faculty, staff, and representatives (“Releasees”) from and against any and all liability for any harm, injury, damage, claims, demands, actions, causes of action, costs, and expenses including attorneys’ fees, of any nature that they may have or that may accrue to them, arising out of or related to any loss, damage or injury, including but not limited to, suffering and death, that may be sustained by them or any property belonging to them, while in, or in transit to or from the foreign country, including living in any hotel or residence of any host family, occurs or being conducted.

28. It will be the students intent that this agreement will bind members of their families and spouses, if they are alive, and their estate, family, heirs, personal representatives, or assigns, if they are deceased, and will be deemed as a release, waiver, and discharge of Releasees from, and covenant not to sue Releasees for, any claim by them or their family, arising out of their participation in the language program. They should further agree to save and hold harmless, indemnify, and defend Releasees from any claim made by them or their families arising out of their participation in the language program. They should further agree to save and hold harmless, indemnify, and defend Releasees from any claim made by any third party arising out of their conduct or participation in the language program.

VI. Miscellaneous Provisions

29. If any provision or aspect of this Agreement is found to be unenforceable, all remaining provisions of this agreement will remain in full force and effect.

Registration:

To register please send us an email to:

mail@spanishincontext.com

with your Name, Phone Number and Email Address, and we promptly will be in contact with you. If you prefer, call us to: 832-215-4076, or send us a fax to: 713-529-1574, or fill the Registration Form by clicking on the button below. Thanks!

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