Terms and Conditions.
Forge Terms & Conditions
Last updated: [November 23rd 2025]
These Terms & Conditions (“Terms”) govern participation in all Forge programmes, courses, and related services. By enrolling, you agree to these Terms.
1. Course Enrolment and Payment
Enrolment is confirmed upon payment of fees or completion of any instalment agreement.
Fees are non-refundable except as required by law or under Forge’s published refund policy.
Any payment plans must be completed according to the agreed schedule.
2. Participation and Conduct
Participants are expected to engage professionally and respectfully with tutors, mentors, and peers.
Forge reserves the right to withdraw a participant from a course if their behaviour disrupts learning or breaches these Terms.
No refunds will be issued in such cases unless required by law.
2.1 Code of Practice
All participants are required to adhere to Forge’s Code of Practice, which sets out the standards of professionalism, participation, and behaviour expected within the Forge community.
The Code forms part of these Terms & Conditions and is available at: forgeconducting.com/studentcodeofpractice
By enrolling, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to abide by this Code throughout your participation in Forge programmes.
3. Intellectual Property
All Forge course materials, including videos, presentations, and written resources, are protected by copyright and remain the property of Forge.
Participants may not reproduce, distribute, or share materials without prior written permission.
Any original work created by students during the course (including compositions, arrangements, or conducting materials) remains the intellectual property of the participant.
However, Forge may reproduce excerpts of such work under the provisions described in Section 5 (Recordings and Student Work).
4. Liability
Forge takes reasonable care in the delivery of its programmes but does not accept liability for any loss or damage arising from participation except where caused by negligence or breach of statutory duty.
Participants are responsible for their own insurance and compliance with relevant local laws or institutional policies.
5. Recordings and Student Work
Forge records certain course activities, including online sessions, seminars, and rehearsal reviews.
These recordings form an essential part of the Forge learning experience and may include your image, voice, and contributions.
5.1 Educational Use (Integral to Course Delivery)
Recordings are made for educational and administrative purposes — for example, enabling participant review, tutor feedback, and programme quality assurance.
Recording is therefore a core component of Forge’s teaching delivery, and by enrolling you agree that sessions may be recorded and shared internally with your course cohort or tutors for these purposes.
The lawful basis for this processing is contractual necessity under the UK GDPR (Article 6(1)(b)).
5.2 Subscriber or Paywalled Educational Use and Promotional Use
From time to time, Forge may wish to make short excerpts of educational recordings available through subscriber-only, paywalled, or restricted-access services designed to extend learning opportunities to a wider professional audience.
Forge may also use short excerpts for promotional purposes, such as on Forge’s website, newsletters, or social-media channels.
These uses are entirely optional and subject to your explicit consent, which is requested separately during enrolment.
You may withdraw this consent at any time by contacting [email protected].
Withdrawal will not affect the lawfulness of any use made prior to your withdrawal.
All recordings will be used only in contexts consistent with Forge’s mission to support conductor training and professional development.
Forge will never sell or license recordings to unrelated third parties.
6. Privacy and Data Protection
Forge complies with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
We collect and process personal data only as necessary to provide educational services, manage enrolments, and meet legal obligations.
Our full policy on data collection, storage, and usage — including the handling of recordings and promotional materials — is detailed in the Forge Privacy Policy.
By enrolling, you acknowledge that you have read and understood that policy.
7. Force Majeure
Forge is not liable for delay or cancellation of any course due to circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to illness of tutors, venue unavailability, strikes, or acts of nature.
Where possible, alternative arrangements will be offered.
8. Governing Law
These Terms and any disputes arising from them are governed by the laws of England and Wales.
Participants outside the UK agree that English law applies to their enrolment with Forge.
9. Contact
Questions about these Terms or the Privacy Policy should be directed to:
[email protected]
