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IMPORTANT: Please ensure that you read this before registering for any DFG Training.

These terms and conditions apply to all DFG Training opportunities. Where specified, certain clauses apply specifically to DFG's Short Courses or DFG's Immersion Courses (Doc Lab and Doc Diploma)

DFG Training Terms & Conditions

VAT Changes and Course Bookings:
All courses booked and paid for before the 4th of January 2011 will be subject to 17.5% VAT. This includes courses that have had the deposit paid for by this date. All courses booked and paid for after the 4th of January 2011 will be subject to the new 20% VAT rate.

Visa Pre-Requisites:
There are no visa pre-requisites for admission to DFG courses. However, non-European students and those with passports who need an entry or right-to-stay permit for the UK are advised to inquire about their immigration requirements from the Home Office. Visit www.homeoffice.gov.uk.

Academic Pre-Requisites:
There are no scholarly pre-requisites for admissions to DFG courses, except in programmes designated "Advanced", in which case the pre-requisite is either a previous relevant DFG course, or equivalent experience as assessed by the registrar through consultation with the session coordinator.
 
Course fees:
"Course Fees" include TUITION and USE OF EQUIPMENT, unless otherwise stated. They must be paid in full before the beginning of each course.

For DocLab and Doc Diploma:
A non-refundable deposit is payable on booking to secure your place.

At least 50% of the full course fee must be received by DFG a minimum of thirty days before the course start date.

The fees must be paid in full fourteen days before the start date of each course to secure your place.
 
Refunds & Cancellations:

Short Courses
Before the course - If written notice of withdrawal is received by DFG less than one week (7 days) before the course begins, no refund of the course fees can be claimed. If written notice of withdrawal is received by DFG more than one week (7 days) before the course begins, DFG will retain 50% of the course fees. If written notice of withdrawal is received by DFG more than fourteen days before the course begins, the fees will be fully refunded minus an administration fee of £50 per place.
Withdrawal during or after the course - If oral or written notice of withdrawal is received within the course's duration, DFG will retain the full amount of the course fees.

Doc Lab/ Doc Diploma
Before the course - If you withdraw from the course at any time before the course commences, you will lose your deposit. If you withdraw up to thirty days before the course commences you will lose your deposit + 50% of the balance. If you withdraw up to fourteen days before the course commences, you will lose the full amount of the course fees. In such circumstances, we will do our best to accommodate your needs (e.g. transferring credit to other courses etc., but this cannot be guaranteed.)

Withdrawal during or after the course - If oral or written notice of withdrawal is received within the course's duration, DFG will retain the full amount of the course fees.
 
Cancellations:
DFG reserves the right to cancel courses. Students will be offered full refunds for any course cancelled by DFG. They will also be given the option of credit towards any other course for which they are eligible.

Credits:
DFG may at their own discretion offer credit towards another course for any amount of the course fees owed if it is agreeable to the student.
 
Trainer replacement:
It is the nature of the business that occasionally a listed instructor is unable to participate because of a change in his or her professional schedule. If we are forced to replace an instructor, we will do so with someone of equal or similar credentials. When time permits, we will inform all those registered of any changes regarding the listed instructors.
 
Copyright and Exploitation:
1. All footage shot during a DFG course is property of DFG.
2. Students share non-exclusive distribution rights of the final production with each other and with DFG.
3. Students are requested, but not required, to inform DFG and their co-producers of any screening or other distribution of their final production
 
Equal opportunities:
DFG is committed to the provision of equality of opportunity for all regardless of age, colour, ethnic origin, family responsibility, gender, marital status, nationality, 'race', religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status or disability, and is formulating and implementing policies and practices to this end. DFG is committed to a working and learning environment that is free of intimidation or unlawful harassment. Persons not employed by DFG but who are involved in the organisation's activities, such as visitors, clients, external contractors etc, are expected to operate within the terms of the general policy. This applies to the treatment of potential as well as existing employees and students.

Important: Please ensure that you read this before registering on any DFG training course. By booking on a course you thereby consent to the above terms and conditions in full.