Terms

1.Definitions:  1.1 The Club: Diss Fit Club.1.2 The Club Rules: The rules and regulations of the Club, asamended from time to time. A copy of the Club rules will be supplied to   you with your application for membership and further copies will bemade available on request.1.3 Commitment Period: The minimum term you are committing toremain a member of the Club from the Start Date of to thecommitment period end date of (subject to extension if yourmembership is suspended).2. Membership:2.1 By signing this Membership Application Form the member agreesto comply with these Terms and Conditions of Membership and theClub Rules.2.2 You will only be permitted to use the Club facilities provided yourmembership is current and fully paid up or you have made paymentarrangements acceptable to the Club.3. Duration:When you join the Club you are agreeing to remain a member for theCommitment Period. If you choose to pay your membership feesmonthly, your Club membership will continue automatically after theCommitment Period end date at the fee rate applicable to yourmembership type and category of membership at that date, but subjectto termination in accordance with paragraph 7.2(b). If you choose tojoin the Club by paying your Commitment period membership fee inadvance, your Club Membership will terminate automatically on expiryof the Commitment Period.4. Fees:The Club will set the level of fees and will review such feesperiodically. The Club reserves the right to change the level of feesfrom time to time, but guarantees that your fees will not increase duringyour Commitment Period. For any changes to the monthly fee, we willgive you at least 30 days written notice. The following fees prevail:4.1 Membership fee; The level of membership fees shall be determinedaccording to the type and category of membership.4.2 Joining fee; A joining fee may be payable as specified in yourapplication form. Your joining fee goes to start up costs.4.3 Guest user fee; A fee will be set by the Club from time to time inrespect of guests of members who wish to visit the Club and use thefacilities.4.4 Other Fees; All other fees and prices for the sale of goods at theClub, locker rental, solarium, bar/restaurant and any other services willbe set by the Club from time to time.4.5 If your bank fails to make a due direct debit payment from youraccount, we will write to advise you of this. We may apply to your bankfor payment by direct debit twice within one calendar month and wereserve the right to refer any missed due payments to a debt collectionagency. We may charge a fee of no more than £15 for failed directdebit payments and of no more than £5 for letters sent to you in respectof unpaid amounts.4.6 Should any membership fees not be paid within 30 days of the duedate, the full membership fee for the remainder of the commitmentperiod will automatically become due and payable in full.4.7 Any unpaid and overdue membership fees referred to a debtcollection agency will be subject to a surcharge of no more than £30 tocover the collection costs incurred. This surcharge, together with allother charges and legal fees incurred in the collection of the overduemembership fees, will be the responsibility of the member and will belegally recoverable from the member.4.8 We may charge a reasonable fee of up to £35 for any of thefollowing: replacing lost membership cards, removing or addingAssociate members, changing membership category and transferringmemberships.4.9 Annual and Short Term memberships payable upfront are availableand offered, the annual charge is not subject to additional financing feesassociated with monthly membership payments.5. Member Rewards Scheme:The Club may operate a referral scheme whereby you will receive afinancial benefit for introducing new members to the Club.5.1 If the member you introduce joins on a Direct Debit membership, youwill receive the benefit monthly (in arrears and after the first Direct Debitpayment has been made by the referred member) against your account oryour monthly Direct Debit fee, with the following conditions:a) You will only receive this benefit if your membership, and that of thereferred member, are both current.b) You will only receive this benefit if the referred member 's membership isnot suspended.c) The amount you benefit is fixed at the time of the referred memberjoining the Club. This will only change if the member you refer changestheir type of membership, in which case the benefit you receive may beincreased or reduced accordingly.d) The Club may set a limit as to the number of members you are able torefer.5.2 If the member you refer joins on an annual membership, you will receivethe benefit due against your account or your monthly Direct Debit fee asone lump sum upon the referred member joining the Club.6. Suspension of Membership:A Member may, if he/she is unable to make use of the Club facilities byreason of illness or injury, suspend his/her membership for one continuousperiod of at least 1 month and a maximum of 3 months. 30 days writtennotice must be given to the Club and the Club shall have the right torequest a doctor's certificate. A reduced monthly fee will be charged by theClub during the suspension of membership. Any suspension during theCommitment Period will extend the length of the Commitment Period by thelength of the period your membership is put on hold. Notice to terminatemembership cannot run concurrently with a suspension period.7. Termination:7.1 Termination by the ClubWe may terminate this agreement in the following circumstances:(a) if you commit a serious or repeated breach of this agreement or theClub’s rules of membership and the breach, if capable of remedy, is notremedied within 7 days of receipt of a default notice;(b) If any part of your membership fee remains unpaid 30 days after its duedate for payment, or(c) If you provide us with details which you know to be false when applyingfor membership and the false declaration would have reasonably affectedour decision to grant you membership.If we terminate for any of these reasons, we reserve the right to retain aproportion of the money paid under this agreement, to cover anyreasonable costs incurred.7.2 Termination by youYou may terminate this agreement in the following circumstances:(a) You can give notice to terminate at any point during the CommitmentPeriod but this cannot end your membership before the end of theCommitment Period.(b) You may terminate your membership by giving the Club at least 1 fullcalendar month's notice, so that your membership will terminate at the endof the following calendar month after notice was given.(c) Cancelling your direct debit instruction for the payment of fees is notsufficient.(d) You may terminate this agreement on 1 calendar month’s notice if youare unable to use the Club through serious illness or injury likely topreclude you from using the Club for a period of least 6 calendar months.(We will request reasonable evidence of your illness or injury – e.g. adoctor’s certificate).(e) You may also terminate this agreement if:a. We permanently reduce the facilities or opening hours of the Clubb. We change the location of the Club; orc. We close the Club for refurbishment for a period of more than 30 daysat a timeTerms and Conditions8. QR Code Access:
8.1 A QR code shall be issued to all members upon joining the Club to be
used to gain entry to the Club. The QR code is not transferable and any
member allowing their QR code to be used by another person is in serious
breach of these Membership Terms and Conditions and will entitle the Club
to terminate membership without notice and in accordance with Clause 7
above.
9. Club Rules:
9.1 The Club may amend the Club Rules from time to time in order to ensure
the health and safety of members. Temporary amendments will be displayed
in the Club. Permanent changes to the Club Rules will only be made after at
least 30 days notice to members, except in the case of emergency.
9.2 The Club reserves the right to adjust the availability of certain facilities or
close the Club on a temporary basis for the general purpose of cleaning,
decorating, essential repairs, maintenance of equipment, special functions
and holidays.
10. Restriction of Liability:
10.1 Subject to paragraphs 10.2 and 10.3, the Club will not accept liability for
any loss, damage to or theft of money, valuables or other personal property
of members and guests. Property stored in lockers provided by the Club is
stored at the owner's risk and no liability for loss or damage thereto will be
accepted by the Club.
10.2 Our liability to compensate you for any loss or damage (in the case of
loss or damage other than death or personal injury) is limited to a reasonable
amount having regard to such factors as whether the damage was due to a
negligent act or omission by us.
10.3 The Club accepts liability for damage, accident, death, personal injury
or other loss sustained by members or guests on the Club premises to the
extent caused by its negligence or the negligence of its employees and
agents (during the course of their employment and agency, as appropriate)
unless that failure is attributable to:
(a) Your own fault
(b) A third party unconnected with our provision of services under this
agreement or
(c) Events which neither we nor our supplier could have foreseen or
forestalled even if we had taken all reasonable care.
11. Health & Safety:
Members must read all Health and Safety notices displayed in the Club and
comply with their recommendations.
12. Sale of Club:
In the event of the sale or disposal of the Club to another company or to any
other person we may transfer your membership to the new owner and you
will continue as a member of the Club and continue to pay your membership
fees provided no changes to these terms or the Club rules having a material
adverse effect on your use of the Club are made by the new owner. Any such
disposal will not affect your contractual or statutory rights.
13. Notices:
Notices from you to the Club must be in writing and addressed to the general
manager at the Club. The Club reserves the right to require evidence of
posting or delivery where it has no record of receipt or the date of any notice
appears inconsistent with the date of receipt. In these cases the notice will
be deemed not given unless such evidence is produced. Any notice handed
to the Club must be receipted. Notices from the Club to you will be posted to
you at your address in the membership records (or, where these terms
permit, displayed on notice boards at the Club).
14. Privicy Notice
By completing this form you agree and accept we may gather, process, store
and/or use the personal data you disclose for the purpose of providing you
with the services defined in this membership agreement. Please confirm you
have read our privicy notice by ticking this box