MEMBERSHIP TERMS & CONDITIONS
PRINCIPAL TERMS
1. This agreement commences once you have indicated your acceptance in the Declaration section of the sign-up process.
2. This agreement will become binding on you and us when we contact you to confirm your membership application has been accepted, at which point a contract will come into existence between you and us.
3. You will be entitled to all the rights and privileges set out for your Membership.
4. You cannot transfer this agreement to anyone else
MEMBERSHIP PRICES
1. From time to time, we may need to increase the price of membership. We will give you at least 1 full months' notice of any incoming price increase and will make it very clear when the price increase will take effect and how much your membership will cost after the increase. During this period, you will have your usual right to terminate your membership in accordance with the membership terms and conditions and rules. If you do not terminate the membership by the date given to you in the notice, then the price of your membership will be increased in accordance with our notice.
TERMINATION
MONTHLY MEMBERSHIPS PAID IN ADVANCE
1. Monthly membership is paid in advance. You may terminate your membership at any point however you will not be entitled to a pro rata refund for any unused membership for that month.
2. You cannot freeze your membership.
GENERAL TERMS & CONDITIONS
MISCELLANEOUS TERMS
1. Members must be 16 or older.
2. You agree to comply with the Rules of Membership. We may make reasonable changes to these Rules at any time provided that we give you advance notice of the change.
3. There may be occasions where we have to close all, or part of, the gym of which you are a member. We will do our best to let you know of such closures in advance of them taking place, unless the problem is urgent or an emergency. We will use all commercially reasonable endeavours to ensure that such closures are outside of peak visiting hours and are kept to a minimum, in both duration and frequency. You will not be entitled to a refund of part of, or all of, your membership fees in such circumstances.
4. We may terminate this agreement with immediate effect on notifying you if you are in breach of the gym rules.
5. To the best of your knowledge and belief you are in good health and not knowingly incapable of engaging in either active or passive exercise and that such exercise would not be detrimental to your health, safety, comfort, wellbeing or physical condition. Further, that you will advise us immediately should your circumstances change.
INFORMATION ABOUT US
1. If you have any questions or if you have any complaints, please contact us. You can contact us by e-mailing us at bodybysherin@gmail.com
YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
1. View our Privacy Notice.
PROMOTION TERMS
1. Body by Sherin reserves the right to end any promotion without warning at any time.
2. Any prizes offered by Body by Sherin must be claimed within the correct timescales.
3. Winners will be notified via Instagram. Please be vigilant of fake accounts impersonating our account. If you are contacted by a fake account, please report this to Body by Sherin and the appropriate platform.
4. Winners will be chosen at random from the entries submitted.
5. No cash equivalent is available.
6. Winners do not have to be an existing Body by Sherin member.
7. Instructions on how to redeem prizes will be given to winners when they are contacted by Body by Sherin
8. Prizes must be redeemed by the winner chosen by Body by Sherin and cannot be transferred for use to somebody else.
Member Rules on Safety & Hygiene in the gym
By visiting BODY BY SHERIN you are agreeing to the following rules
You must:
· Remain aware of the most up to date guidance set out below. Failure to follow these may result in a temporary or permanent ban from Body By Sherin.
· Do not visit the gym if you are showing any symptoms of Covid-19.
· Follow the social distancing guidelines at all times while in the gym.
· Sanitise your hands thoroughly on entering the gym and regularly while in the gym.
· Wipe down kit before and after use with the cleaning products provided. Cleaning stations and wipes are available in the gym for you to use.
Failure to comply may result in you being asked to leave the gym.
General Gym Rules
· Use your own fob every time you visit the gym. As it’s personal to you, please don’t let anyone else use it. Gym access is monitored by CCTV 24/7 to ensure the safety of our members and misuse may result in an indefinite ban from the gym. For full details of our Fob Abuse Policy please refer to your Membership Terms and Conditions.
· On joining all members must attend a induction to instruct you on the use of the gym equipment. Body by Sherin will not accept any liability for any claim for personal injury.
· Induction bookings can be made via the Body by Sherin booking system.
· If you are unsure as to how to use any piece of equipment you must seek advice before using the equipment.
· For safety reasons, bags are not permitted onto the gym floor and correct attire must be worn when exercising i.e. suitable comfortable exercise clothing and appropriate footwear. Clothing such as jeans, boots, flip-flops/sandals or work wear are not permitted. Any member not wearing suitable attire may be asked to leave the gym.
· You may not use the gym whilst under the influence of alcohol, narcotics, tranquilizers or any medication or other substance which may affect your ability to exercise safely. Body by Sherin reserves the right to remove you from the premises if it reasonable believes you are unfit to use the facilities.
· Members must ensure that weights/equipment is put back in their original place when finished, failure to do so may result in your membership being terminated.
· Please do not misuse the weights by dropping them on the floor, failure to do so may result in your membership being terminated.
· Please do not take photographs/videos on the premises of other members. Please also avoid posting unkind remarks on the internet of other members.
· You must not behave in an aggressive, abusive, anti-social or threatening manner to any staff or member, any one doing so will have their membership terminated immediately and Body by Sherin reserves the right to contact the Police if deemed necessary.
· Only licensed personal trainers are permitted to train members in the gym with permission in writing from Body by Sherin. Anyone else undertaking members’ training will be asked to leave the gym immediately.
· Members are solely responsible for their own belongings whilst visiting Body by Sherin. Body by Sherin accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage to personal property.
· Although we will always endeavour to return any articles of lost property to the owner, we do not take responsibility for any item held in lost property. Such items will be kept until claimed, but for no longer than one month after which time the items will either be donated to charity or destroyed.
· Members must inform Body by Sherin of any change of contact and email address or telephone numbers.
· By accessing the gym and using the gym equipment members are deemed to have read and understood the terms and conditions of membership.
· Smoking, including e- cigarettes are strictly prohibited in all areas of the gym. Any member found to be breach of this rule may have their membership terminated.
· For safety and insurance purposes, members are not permitted to bring children into the gym area. Members only aged 16+ are permitted to enter/use the gym.
· Members may not bring any pets (other than official aid dogs) into the gym.
Class booking rules
· Members must arrive promptly for class start times.
· Members must book in advance to ensure that a class has space for them.
· Members can book online from 21:00 Wednesday weekly.
· Body by Sherin operates with a “three strike” non-attendance rule, whereby three no-shows per calendar month will result in a class booking ban for the following month. You must (via the booking system) cancel your class at least 24 hours before the class start time or this will be recorded as a no show/strike.
· Our classes get full. If a member is unable to attend, they should cancel in advance of the class to avoid receiving a strike.