Terms of Registration, Payment, and Refund
Registration
Registration is considered confirmed only upon receipt of completely filled registration form and submission of registration fee. Expression of intent to join any of the programs of Yogshala in written or spoken format is not considered registration.
Cancellation
Attendees can cancel their registration at any time. No show by the attendee on the program initiation date or as confirmed by the attendee in written format is considered cancellation and the Yogshala is within its rights to offer the seat to others.
Attendees are requested to inform the Yogshala of any cancellation or change in plans in advance.
Terms of payment
A non-refundable registration deposit is required by the Yogshala to confirm seat. The amount of registration deposit varies from program to program and is informed to the attendees at the time of registration.
Balance fee is due only upon physical check-in by the attendees on the day of program initiation or as has been agreed with the attendee.
Refund
In case of cancellation by the attendee the registration fee is non-refundable.
In case an attendee has to discontinue the program in-between the fee is non-refundable. Attendees can ask for rescheduling into any other program batches announced by the Yogshala.
Rescheduling
In case an attendee cannot continue with the program due to any reasons, they have the option for joining in another subsequent session of the same program as per availability.
Copy rights to audio visual content
The school is within its rights to generate audio and visual content during the progression of its programs. The school reserves all right of use for such audio & visual contents generated and to use this content for the promotion of the Yogshala and its programs.
Harassment & Sexual Misconduct
The Yogshala does not permit any of its team members be it managers, employees, teachers, independent contractors, students, or others in the Yogshala to harass any other person because of age, gender (including pregnancy), race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, socioeconomic status, genetic information, or any other basis proscribed by law.
Harassment is unwelcome verbal or non-verbal conduct, based upon a person’s protected characteristic, that
denigrates or shows hostility or aversion toward the person because of the characteristic and which affects their employment opportunities or benefits;
has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with their work performance;
enduring the offensive conduct becomes a condition of continued employment; or
has the purpose or effect of creating a work environment that a reasonable person would consider intimidating, hostile, or abusive. Harassment includes epithets, slurs, name calling, negative stereotyping, insults, intimidation, ridicule, threatening, intimidating or hostile acts, denigrating jokes, and display in the workplace of written or graphic material that denigrates or shows hostility or aversion toward an individual or group based on their protected characteristic. Petty slights, annoyances, and isolated minor incidents may not rise to the level of harassment.
Sexual Harassment
We do not tolerate sexual harassment in the Yogshala. Sexual harassment refers to any unwelcome sexual attention, sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, visual, or physical conduct of a sexual nature when:
submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual’s employment;
submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for employment decisions affecting such individual;
such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interferi ng with an individual’s work performance; or
such conduct has the purpose or effect of creating an intimi dating, hostile or offensive working environment.
Examples of sexual harassment include unwanted and unnecessary physical contact; offensive remarks (including unwelcome comments about appearance); obscene jokes or other inappropriate use of sexually offensive language; the display in the studio of sexually suggestive objects or pictures; and unwelcome sexual advances by teachers, students, customers, clients, or other visitors to a studio. Non-physical gesture, behavior, unnecessary physical contact, verbal suggestion, or innuendo may constitute sexual harassment.
Sexual Misconduct
We prohibit sexual misconduct in our studio. Sexual misconduct is any unsolicited and unwelcome sexual advance including requests for sexual favors, sexual touching, and verbal, visual, or physical conduct that creates a sexually hostile environment in a yoga class or studio. Teachers may not use sexually suggestive language (including sexual jokes and degrading comments), gestures, movements, or images in their classes, in their studios, on their websites, or in their social media platform. Teachers should avoid making comments on their students’ appearance that could be perceived as sexually oriented or suggesting an attraction. Teachers should avoid making comments that idealize or assume a specific body type or image. If a student tells a teacher that any behavior is unwelcome and the teacher repeats the behavior, it may be considered harassment.
Romantic Relationships between teacher and students
Teachers and staff shall not invite, respond to, or allow any sexual or romantic conduct with a student during their stay with the Yogshala.
Grievances Redressal
The attendees are assigned a program manager for each program. Any grievances are to be addressed to the program manager. In case of having no resolution within a reasonable time based on the nature of the issue, these are to be escalated to info@spiritualpunditz,com
Attendance Policy
Certification programs require necessary attendance and participation in the programs. Non meeting of the attendance requirement may form the disqualification ground.