Membership Agreement
This is an Agreement between you, the Member, and The Fitness Lodge Ltd.
By following the joining process to become a Member at a The Fitness Lodge you are accepting all the terms and conditions in this Membership Agreement. You should only join if you have read them and accept them. Our standard membership terms are set our below
Definitions:
Joining Fee: The amount notified to you as part of the joining process as a one off fee payable for membership.
Monthly Membership Amount: The amount you agree to pay out on a monthly basis for a standard membership
Membership Amount: The amount you agree to pay for the full term of your membership
Personal Training Sessions: Sessions booked by you directly with a freelance trainer which do not form part of this agreement and are not provided by The Fitness Lodge and are subject to a separate agreement between you and the individual.
Your rights
This Membership Agreement starts once vou have accepted the terms during the joining brocess. By accepting the terms you are agreeing to pay any applicable Joining Fee and Monthly Membership Amount. These are shown at the start of the joining process and also before you confirm your payment instruction.
You may choose during the joining process to start vour membership either immediately or one month from the date that you accept the terms. You are entitled to access and to use the gym provided you continue to pay your Monthly Membership Amount. We will make reasonable endeavours to communicate to you in advance if we are unable to make available to you the rights and privileges of Membership.
You have the right to cancel this Agreement within 14 days from the start of the Agreement without giving any reason but you must let us know you wish to do so within the 14 day period. The cancellation period will expire after 14 days from the day you accept the terms. To meet the cancellation deadline, it is sufficient if you send your communication concerning your exercise of the right to cancel before the cancellation period has expired. In case of dispute vou must show that you cancelled the Agreement in accordance with the cancellation terms.
• If you cancel your Membership within the 14 day period we will refund to you the Joining Fee and
Membership Amount you have paid not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to cancel using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction.
If you have requested an immediate membership start date and you cancel your Membership, proportionate
chardes wil be due. vve wi retund to vou any Joinind ree and Membershid Amount vou have bad us but the Membership Amount will be reduced by an amount in proportion to the number of days between the start of your Membership and the date you communicated to us that you wanted to cancel.
It you loin with a membership that benents trom a discount whether or not temporary) to the Monthly Membership Amount you will lose the discount and pay the advertised Monthly Membership Amount if your membership Is terminated and you choose to re-join at a later date
You may opt out of email and SMS communications that we may send but if you do we cannot be held responsible for any loss incurred by you not receiving gym-related communications.
You may complain to us by emailing info@thefitnesslodge.co.uk
Your Obligations
You agree to pay us the full Membership Amount due for the period at the end of the joining process and which will be confirmed to you by email) by credit or debit card.
You agree to pay us any applicable Joining Fee and Administration Fee on the date shown at the end of the
loinina process.
You adree to pav us the Monthly Membershio Amount whether or not there is an temporary interruption in services during the period whether foreseen or unforeseen. We will close the gym on at least 2 days a year for necessary maintenance or other work. We will endeavour to reopen facilities as soon as is reasonably possible in these circumstances.
Your first Monthly Membership payment is due on the date shown at the end of the joining process (and which was also sent to you by email).
If any payment due from you is returned unpaid or not honoured you will pay us on demand an administration fee of £12.
You confirm that you are at least 16 years old.
You consent to, and waive any and all claims in respect of, your image being recorded by 24 hour CCTV for security purposes and reviewed at our discretion by our employees and contractors.
You must use the gym facilities and equipment in the proper manner and you must consult a member of staff
It you are unsure
You will be liable for any damage caused to our equipment or facilities through your negligent use.
You consent to incidental inclusion in marketing photographs of our premises that we may take from time to time
You agree to tell us immediately of any changes to your personal details including contact information.
Our Obligations
•We reserve the right to change the access privileges of members with membership packages. This includes access to the gym and gym equipment, changing areas and PT staff for general advice. We will make reasonable endeavours to communicate to you in advance if we are unable to make available to you the rights and privileges of your Membership. If you have Solo Gym Membership and the gym closes indefinitely
thIs Agreement wiend and vou wi receive a pro-rata refund of vour Membership tee.
• We will endeavour to reopen the facilities as soon as is reasonably possible in circumstances where we are
required to close or restrict tacities for any reason.
We will securely store recorded CCTV footage in accordance with our privacy policy.
Our Rights
We will terminate this Agreement and your Membership with immediate effect if you do not pay any
applicable Joining Fee and Admin Fee, or Monthly Membership Amount when it falls due. If we do not terminate your Membership, if you breach any of the Gym Membership Rules, or if we give you extra time to pay if you do not pay your Joining Fee, Admin Fee or Monthly Membership Amount when it falls due, we may subsequently enforce the terms of this Agreement.
We may communicate gym and fitness related information to you by email to info@thefitnesslodge.co.uk
We may assign the benefit of this Agreement and our rights to a third party provided we give you notice and your rights under this Agreement will not be prejudiced.
The Fitness Lodge, employees and subcontractors are not liable for any loss, damage or theft of any of your property that you bring onto any of our premises. If such loss, damage or theft is caused by the negligent acts or omissions of The Fitness Lodge, employees or subcontractors, our liability to you will be limited to +250 afer the members broven liability.
We may close our premises with reasonable notice and at our discretion for reasonable periods of time to carry out maintenance, repairs, refurbishment or cleaning or for other reasons outside of our control. We will not be responsible to you for not being able to access our facilities in these circumstances
• We are not liable for any injury you suffer through the incorrect use of our equipment of facilities.
We may make reasonable changes to Membership Rules and to the Membership Agreement terms and conditions and Gym Membership rules at any time.
• We will send to you email confirmation of these terms using the email address you used when you joined
Other Clauses
• Program Lenght: 4 Months minimal - Rolling monthly thereafter cancellation 1 month after next payment after initial 4 months have expired.
Only you, the person named in the online joining process, can benefit from this Agreement.
•It any of the terms of this Agreement are invalld, unentorceable or illegal the remaining terms can still be
enorce.
This Agreement is governed by the law of England and Wales.
You should print a copy of this Agreement for future reference.
Additional Services
Personal Training Sessions and "additional services do not form part of this Agreement and are not provided by The Fitness Lodge.
Any "additional services" (including, for example, Personal Training Sessions, Sports Therapy and Massage Therapy) which you contract for or agree to pay for, do not form part of your Membership Agreement and the Terms & Conditions of this Agreement will not abbly to them. You should be aware that if vou enter into anv agreement for "additional services", you are entering into an agreement with those individuals and not with US.
We do not accept any liability for any losses, damage, personal injury or other loss caused by any negligent act or omission of those providing the "additional services" which are specifically excluded from the Membership Agreement and We do not accept any responsibility for the same save where precluded by law.
• We may provide induction services or personal reviews of your training needs which services are provided without additional charge. Those services are part of your Membership Agreement and nothing herein restricts the liability that we may have under your Membership Agreement for such services.