Terms and Conditions

1. Acceptance of Terms

Welcome to Thespian's Forge Acting School! By accessing and using our website, located at www.thespiansforge.com, and engaging with our services, including enrolling in courses and participating in workshops, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions ("Terms"). If you do not agree with all of these Terms, you are expressly prohibited from using the site and must discontinue use immediately.

These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity (“you”) and Thespian's Forge Acting School ("we," "us," or "our"), concerning your access to and use of the website as well as any related applications (the "Site").

We reserve the right to modify or amend these Terms at any time. It is your responsibility to review these Terms periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes will mean that you accept and agree to the changes.

2. Use of the Site

The Site is intended to provide information about our acting courses, instructors, and related services. You may use the Site for lawful purposes only. You agree not to use the Site in any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation.

You agree not to:

  • Use the Site in any way that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Site or interfere with any other party's use of the Site.
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site, or any part of it, or any other systems or networks connected to the Site.
  • Use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, process, or means to access the Site for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Site.
  • Introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful.
  • Attempt to circumvent any technological measure implemented by us or any of our providers or any other third party (including another user) to protect the Site.

3. Enrollment and Payment

Enrollment in any course or workshop at Thespian's Forge Acting School is subject to availability and acceptance of your application. We reserve the right to refuse enrollment to any applicant.

Payment for courses and workshops must be made in accordance with the payment terms specified at the time of enrollment. We accept major credit cards, debit cards, and other forms of payment as indicated on our website. All fees are non-refundable, except as expressly provided in our refund policy (see section 6).

We reserve the right to change our course fees and payment terms at any time. We will provide reasonable notice of any such changes.

4. Intellectual Property

All content included on the Site, such as text, graphics, logos, images, audio clips, and video clips, is the property of Thespian's Forge Acting School or its content suppliers and is protected by United States and international copyright laws. The compilation of all content on the Site is the exclusive property of Thespian's Forge Acting School and is protected by U.S. copyright laws.

You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Site, except as follows:

  • Your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials.
  • You may store files that are automatically cached by your Web browser for display enhancement purposes.
  • You may print or download one copy of a reasonable number of pages of the Site for your own personal, non-commercial use and not for further reproduction, publication, or distribution.

5. User Content

You may be permitted to submit content to the Site, such as comments, reviews, or testimonials ("User Content"). By submitting User Content, you grant to Thespian's Forge Acting School a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such User Content throughout the world in any media.

You represent and warrant that you own or control all rights to the User Content you submit and have the right to grant the license granted above. You further represent and warrant that the User Content you submit does not violate these Terms or any applicable law or regulation.

We reserve the right to remove or modify any User Content for any reason.

6. Refund Policy

Our refund policy is as follows:

  • Full refunds are available if you cancel your enrollment at least 30 days prior to the start of the course or workshop.
  • A 50% refund is available if you cancel your enrollment between 14 and 29 days prior to the start of the course or workshop.
  • No refunds will be issued for cancellations made less than 14 days prior to the start of the course or workshop.
  • If Thespian's Forge Acting School cancels a course or workshop, you will receive a full refund.

To request a refund, please contact us at [email protected].

7. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall Thespian's Forge Acting School, its affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, suppliers, or licensors be liable for any indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages, including without limitation damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data, or other intangible losses, arising out of or relating to the use of, or inability to use, the Site or our services.

In no event shall the total aggregate liability of Thespian's Forge Acting School to you for all damages, losses, and causes of action arising out of or relating to these Terms or your use of the Site exceed the amount you paid to Thespian's Forge Acting School for our services in the six months prior to the event giving rise to the liability.

8. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Thespian's Forge Acting School, its affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, suppliers, and licensors from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms or your use of the Site.

9. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Chicago, Illinois for the resolution of any disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms or your use of the Site.

10. Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns about these Terms, please contact us at:

Thespian's Forge Acting School
123 Halsted Street
Chicago, IL 60661
Phone: (312) 555-ACT1
Email: [email protected]

11. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck and the remaining provisions shall be enforced.

12. Entire Agreement

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Thespian's Forge Acting School relating to your use of the Site and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether oral or written, between you and Thespian's Forge Acting School with respect to the Site.