Terms of Service

1. General

This agreement between you or the company you represent and Les Ateliers. Whether you've registered a free account, or whether you have subscribed in one of the courses offered by Les Ateliers, you or the company you represent become bound by these Terms of Service. In the event that you or the company you represent do not agree to these Terms of Service, do not use any of the products offered by Les Ateliers.

Les Ateliers reserves the right to modify these Terms of Service at any time. Please review them frequently, as changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on this website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you of this. By continuing to use your account(s) with Les Ateliers, you are indicating that you accept those modifications.

2. Products and Services

Les Ateliers may modify or discontinue its products services at any time. No waiver, alteration or modification of these Terms of Service shall be binding upon Les Ateliers unless made in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of Les Ateliers.

Whenever you decide to access and/or use Les Ateliers' products that require payment, you agree to represent and warrant the financial information you provide to Les Ateliers and that you are authorized to do so. You hereby authorized Les Ateliers to charge your financial services and pay fees as they are due.

Les Ateliers' course Jewelry Design & Sketching is fully accessible by paid subscription for the duration of one month, after which the subscription will automatically be renewed. You may earn a Certificate of Completion if you submit your Design Challenge within 90 days of subscribing, provided it is complete and correctly executed. The decision as to when to subscribe and when to cancel your subscription is entirely yours to make, since Les Ateliers does not involve itself in doing that for you. Failure to cancel your subscription on time does not oblige Les Ateliers to provide reimbursement.

3. Taxes

Prices do not include Sales Tax. Les Ateliers is not responsible for collecting and submitting taxes on subscriptions outside the United States. If you are enrolling from outside the United States, you are responsible for remitting taxes to the appropriate authority. Please consult your tax adviser for details on the applicable jurisdiction.

4. Streaming

You are solely responsible for all fees and costs that arise from using Les Ateliers' website and its services. This includes the acquisition and maintenance of all telephone service, internet and streaming service, computer hardware and software, and any other equipment or software required for access and use of our services. You are solely responsible for all fees and costs pertaining to the supplies necessary to complete your online course.

Les Ateliers has no influence over the transmission from its servers to your device. Hence, Les Ateliers is not responsible for the quality, speed, the consistency or any other issues concerning your internet connection and/or your service provider. Neither is Les Ateliers responsible for such issues arising from any part of your network system or your streaming device(s). You are solely responsible for the quality, speed, the consistency or any other issues concerning your internet connection and/or your service provider, any part of your network system or your streaming device(s) and their respective reliability.

5. Links

You may encounter links that may direct you away from our website. Les Ateliers does not control any of these websites and hence cannot assume any liability in this regard. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage you to read their privacy statements.

Likewise, Les Ateliers is not responsible for any security threats you might encounter on other sites, such as adware, browser hijacking or similar malicious code, as we have no control over other websites.

6. Academic Content and Presentation

We stand by the relevance and the quality of our educational services. At the same time we are aware that there are many ways to communicate the information we present. We are also aware that there are auxiliary methods, but this is the didactic method we have chosen to the best of our knowledge and our capability and we shall not be held accountable in any way for the applicability or the correctness of what is presented, or the method by which it is presented.

To this end Les Ateliers has provided numerous preview videos that are excerpts from individual video lectures and made them freely available online. It is your responsibility to look at them and for the sake of making an informed decision prior to subscribing.

7. Copyright

Whenever you decide to access and/or use Les Ateliers' products you must be in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including the laws relating to copyright and the use of intellectual property. You agree not to provide incorrect information, knowingly or false.

You must not share your user name and password with anyone, or otherwise share access and/or use of Les Ateliers' products. Neither will you copy, distribute, modify, reverse engineer, deface, hack or otherwise interfere with the contents or operation of Les Ateliers' site. Likewise, you shall not gain unauthorized access to other accounts, introduce a computer virus, worm, spy-ware, file, program or other computer code that might damage or hijack the operation of any hardware, software, or other equipment, or impede and/or corrupt the operation of Les Ateliers' website in any way.

All academic, video, audio and printed content on Les Ateliers' website is the property of Les Ateliers. Whatever content you, the user, upload to Les Ateliers' website, is your property and protected as such. By uploading content you warrant that you have the rights, consents, licenses and permissions and that Les Ateliers will not be responsible for obtaining those rights, consents, licenses and permissions in your stead. As a result, Les Ateliers is under no obligation whatsoever to purchase, reimburse or pay any third party for any proprietary content you have posted, knowingly or not.

Whatever content you post, you hereby grant Les Ateliers and its users to distribute or otherwise use publicly. You have the right to remove any or all of that content at any time and without notice, thereby terminating the right of Les Ateliers and its users to distribute or otherwise use publicly.

8. Conduct

You agree to access and/or use Les Ateliers' website for lawful purposes only. It is your responsibility to adhere to all laws, rules and regulations. You shall not use Les Ateliers' website to upload or post advertising or promotional materials, junk mail, spam, chain letters, pyramid schemes, offensive, racist, hateful, defamatory, libelous, sexist, pornographic, false, misleading, threatening or intimidating content and/or materials, or recruit or solicit other users for unlawful activity of any kind.

You agree to abide by the code of conduct that governs all social media, specifically:

8.A. Respect

Exercise good judgment when posting and consider how your post may be perceived by others. Differing views and opinions are welcome to be posted, but remember when carrying on a constructive discussion one should present thoughts and ideas in a non-offensive manner. One of Les Ateliers' objectives is to bring its students together as a diversified community.

Be sure to respond to prompts and questions in a timely manner.

8.B. Responsibility

When posting, please ensure information is accurate and beneficial to the conversation taking place. Post relevant and contributing information to the discussion by staying on topic. You are responsible to provide information that can be used to further the conversation among its members. Please remember to respect the other members’ time and post information that is relevant and of interest to the group.

8.C. Accuracy

Know what you need to know about an issue or topic before posting. Providing links or citations is beneficial to others as it allows them to see where information was gathered from and allows for further investigation and research into the topic. If something has been posted in error, please admit and correct the mistake as soon as possible.

Identities and facts should not be hidden or misrepresented when posting.

8.D. Copyright and Fair Use

Remember to give others credit for their work and ideas. Do not post work by others without the proper permission and/or citation of the work.

8.E. Confidentiality

Respect the confidentiality of others. Do not share information that is not meant to be common knowledge. Use caution when posting personal information.

9. Age of Consent

By using this site, you affirm that you are either 18 years of age or older, or an emancipated minor, or possess legal parental or guardian consent, and are fully able and competent to enter into these terms, conditions, obligations, affirmations, representations and warranties set forth in these Terms of Service. In any case, you affirm that you are over the age of 13 as the online courses are not intended for children under 13. If you under 13 years of age, do not use Les Ateliers' website or any of its products.

10. Termination and Reimbursements

The website of Les Ateliers is purposefully designed to provide comprehensive information about the courses offered. Numerous preview videos that are excerpts from individual video lectures are freely available online to ensure that you've reached an informed decision prior to subscribing. Hence, Les Ateliers shall not provide cancellations or reimbursements whatsoever.

Since subscriptions are automatically renewed after one month, it is your responsibility to cancel the subscription if you no longer wish to access the courses offered by Les Ateliers. Failure to cancel your subscription on time does not oblige Les Ateliers to provide reimbursement.

Les Ateliers may terminate your use of its products and services immediately and without notice for any breach of any of these Terms of Service on your part and cancel your account. You are also free to cancel your subscription and cease accessing the content and services of Les Ateliers at any time. Les Ateliers is under no obligation to retain your account or any content thereof beyond what might be applicable by law.

11. Applicable Law

The law of the State of California shall govern the validity, interpretation and enforcement of these Terms and Services.

12. Questions and Contact Information

These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and Les Ateliers relating to the matters set forth herein, and shall not be modified except in writing, as posted on the Class Sites by Les Ateliers or through a specific writing between you and Les Ateliers.

Any notice which may be required to be given to us under these Terms of Service may be sent to us by writing to the following address:

Les Ateliers

P.O. Box 6595

Oceanside CA 92052

United States