graphic design school enrolment

The Graphic Design School Direct Debit Agreement

Please read this information carefully. It provides you with details of our commitment to you as an official Direct Debit user and your responsibilities as a customer. All enrolees must read and accept these Terms & Conditions before enrolment.

Direct Credit Card Debit & Paypal Agreements

Enrolment on a Monthly payment plan for 6 months;

In consideration for The Graphic Design School Pty Ltd initially making the Online Graphic Design Course available to you, you agree to pay The Graphic Design School Pty Ltd the first payment of $265 on the day of enrolment/payment, and the remaining 5 payments of $265 on the same date each month (or closest business day to the date). Your graphic design courses certificate of completion will not be issued until all payments have been made in full. Please choose your plan wisely as you may not change Payment plans once the initial payment amount has been processed. The 6 month payment plan totals $1590.

Enrolment on a Weekly payment plan for 24 weeks;

In consideration for The Graphic Design School Pty Ltd initially making the Online Graphic Design Course available to you, you agree to pay The Graphic Design School Pty Ltd the first payment of $69 on the day of enrolment, and the remaining 23 payments of $69 on a day of the week nominated by The Graphic Design School Pty Ltd Credit Team for the following 23 weeks. Please choose your plan wisely as you may not change Payment plans once the initial payment amount has been processed. The 24 week payment plan totals $1656.

Our Commitment to You

1. Once we have received your completed The Graphic Design School Pty Ltd has processed your first Direct Debit credit card payment we will debit your account no earlier than the anniversary of your enrolment date and no later than 5 days after this date. We advise our students to have money in their accounts 5 days before and 5 days after the due date to avoid any problems. If the due date of the drawing is not a business day, we will debit your account on the next business day following the scheduled business date.
2. The date of enrolment will determine that the payment will be deducted on the same date each month thereafter. We will advise you 14 days in advance of any changes we plan to make to the amount or frequency of your payments.
3. If a direct debit item is returned unpaid by your nominated Financial Institution due to insufficient funds, we will pass your account to our Credit Team who will contact you to arrange an alternative payment method.
4. We reserve the right to cancel the The Graphic Design School Pty Ltd Direct Debit agreement with you if one or more direct debits are returned unpaid by your nominated Financial Institution. Our credit team will contact you to arrange an alternative payment method. In the event that you are not able to meet (for any reason) the Direct Debit agreement. We reserve the right to cancel you as a student from the course, along with the certificate of completion that may be due or issued.
5. When using the Direct Debit facility with a credit card that has an expiration date, before the end of your next due direct debit payment you must contact The Graphic Design School within 30 days of the credit card expiration date to notify The Graphic Design School of the new card details. Failure to do so may result in a payment dishonour fee and administration fees due to The Graphic Design School. see point 5 "Your Commitment to Us".
6. We will keep all information regarding your nominated account private and confidential.
7. We abide by the National Privacy Principles of the Commonwealth Privacy Act (1988).

Your Rights

1. If you want to make changes to your direct debit arrangements, contact us in writing via email at least 10 business days before the due date of the next debit transaction. These changes may include terminating your Direct Debit Agreement by paying in full the balance of your direct debit agreement, altering the monthly payment schedule. Certain changes may be affected at the sole discretion of The Graphic Design School.
2. Where you consider that a direct debit has been transacted incorrectly (outside the Direct Debit Agreement arrangements) you should contact us immediately via email admin@thegraphicdesignschool.com We will respond to your query within 10 business days.
3. If you do not receive a satisfactory response from us to your dispute, contact your Financial Institution.

Your Commitment to Us

It is your responsibility

1. to ensure that sufficient funds are available in your account to meet the requirements of our agreement on each due date.
2. to ensure that the authorisation given by you to draw on your nominated account is identical to the account signing instructions held by the Financial Institution where your account is based.
3. to advise us if the account nominated by you under the Direct Debit Agreement is transferred or closed.
4. to contact us and arrange a suitable alternative payment method if the Direct Debit Agreement is cancelled either by you or by the Financial Institution where your nominated account is based.
5. If your payment is dishonoured by our bankers, you will be required to pay an administration fee of US$50 to The Graphic Design School.
6. Please note we cannot accept any bank charges levied by your Financial Institution for rejected transactions in your nominated account. For any queries or concerns regarding this arrangement or the The Graphic Design School Pty Ltd Direct Debit Agreement, please contact one of our Customer Service Officers via email admin@thegraphicdesignschool.com

 

Terms & Conditions of Enrolment

Student Agreement

1. By accepting these terms, a binding agreement shall arise between you and The Graphic Design School Pty Ltd (ACN 133 417 142) ("The Graphic Design School") which shall be governed by the laws of New South Wales Australia.
2. By accepting these terms you agree to pay the course fee ("Course Fee") for the course you have selected under this Student Agreement ("Course"). Upon receipt of the Course Fee, The Graphic Design School agrees to:
   1. supply to you all materials listed by The Graphic Design School for your Course ("Course Materials");The Graphic Design School for your Course ("Course Materials");
   2. mark and grade your assignments;
   3. answer queries about your Course; and
   4. issue you a graphic design courses certificate of completion upon successfully completing all assignments.
3. The Course Fee does not cover any materials that are not listed as Course Materials for your Course. The Graphic Design School notes that, depending on your particular Course, you may need to provide your own equipment in addition to the Course Materials at your cost. Subject to successful completion of all assignments and the Course Fee being paid in full, The Graphic Design School will issue you with a graphic design courses certificate of completion for your Course.
4. Course Materials will be sent to you as you progress through your Course and submit your assignments. The Graphic Design School reserves the right to withhold provision of Course Materials in the event that you fail to pay any part of the Course Fee as and when it becomes payable. If you are paying by instalments, you must:
   1. pay all such instalments on or before the due date; and
   2. in the event that the instalments are to be paid by way of direct debit, you must ensure that you maintain sufficient funds in your account to meet the instalment payments.
5. Upon receipt of the Course Fee you may examine the first two modules and first two assignments for 7 days. If you decide for any reason whatsoever not to proceed, you may email The Graphic Design School within the 7 day period for a full refund. If you fail to notify The Graphic Design School of your Refund request within 7 calendar days of the Agreement Date, you will be liable to pay the Course Fee to The Graphic Design School in full.
6. Irrespective of your progress through the Course, if you fail to pay any instalment by the due date, the total outstanding balance of the Course Fee will become immediately due and payable and you may also be required to pay additional administrative costs.
7. The Course Materials which The Graphic Design School provides to you shall become your property. However, the content of the Course Materials, including copyright and all other such intellectual property rights contained therein, remain the property of The Graphic Design School Pty Ltd or a nominated third party. You may not reproduce any part of the Course Materials without the prior written consent of The Graphic Design School Pty Ltd.
8. The duration of your Course is 12 months. In the event that you do not complete the Course within the given timeframe, your Course will be immediately cancelled without refund. If you wish to continue with your Course after the expiry date, an additional fee of US$300 will be charged and a maximum extension of six (6) months will be granted. Extensions are subject to availability and The Graphic Design School retains the right to refuse an extension in its absolute discretion.
9. To enrol online, you must be over 18 years of age. You may enrol with the guarantor of a legal guardian over 18 years of age. Proof in the way of photographic Id for the guarantor and letter of consent must be emailed to The Graphic Design School for all students under the age of 18.
10. By accepting these terms:
    1. you are warranting that you are not legally bankrupt; and
    2. you are giving your consent to The Graphic Design School undertaking a credit check on you with the Credit Reference Association in your country of residence.

Copyright, Disclaimer & Privacy Policy

IMPORTANT: Use of and access to this website is at all times governed by the privacy policy, copyright notice and disclaimer below.

Upon Completion

By enrolling in the graphic design course you understand that the your final qualification will be issued through a process of Recognition of Prior Learning. We are currently in the process of seeking registration as an RTO (Registered Training Organisation) with the NSW Vocational Education and Training Accreditation Board. This is a complex application process that we hope this will conclude successfully in the coming months. Upon achieving this registration, The Graphic Design School will be able to issue students with the nationally recognised qualification the Certificate IV in Design. To be eligible for this qualification students will need to successfully complete all course assessment activities. This nationally endorsed qualification and will compliment the current high level of industry recognition given to designers who have completed The Graphic Design Course.

What are the advantages of having access to nationally recognised training?

The Certificate IV in Design Course will be composed of units of competency, which are recognized by employers and can be used towards credit for other qualifications. The units of competency that we have chosen to align with our course are what we believe (and industry has told us) is most relevant to workplace skills for the graphic design industry. Being able to import credits across when taking on further study in this field is paramount. Graphic Design has today so many specialisation areas, and students should be able to evolve and learn new skills without having to learn the basics again.

What if I am already enroled?

For those who are already enroled, you will be offered the opportunity to apply for recognition of your prior learning and your current competence. This will involve gathering and submitting a portfolio of evidence that will be reviewed by one of our assessors under a recognition of prior learning process. If you choose to take this opportunity, the recognition assessment will occur at the completion of The Graphic Design Course and much of the graphic design portfolio developed during the course will act as assessment evidence toward recognition. It is important to note that the graphic design course has not substantially changed during the development of the Certificate IV in Design Course. The learning and assessment being undertaken now is substantially the same with a number of important improvements.

It is important to note that this arrangement is not yet in place and The Graphic Design School is not yet in a position to offer nationally recognised qualifications. We have offered this information in order to properly inform you of our status and to make this process as clear and transparent as possible. If you have any questions that may arise, please feel free to contact us.

Privacy Policy of The Graphic Design School

The Graphic Design School Pty Ltd is committed to ensuring the privacy and integrity of information submitted by visitors to our website. All information of a personal nature submitted or provided by visitors will be treated confidentially and will not be disclosed to any person without express consent of the visitor concerned. However, disclosure of any information provided or submitted by a visitor may be made where such information is in the public domain or The Graphic Design School is obliged in terms of any law, order of court, legal process or other lawful reason to disclose such information.

Personal information may be disclosed to The Graphic Design School's vendors, suppliers and marketing agents where this information is necessary for them to evaluate and enhance the product and services offered on this website.

The Graphic Design School may disclose certain personal information of visitors such as names, physical, postal and e-mail addresses to affiliated service providers for purposes of distributing promotional materials, newsletters, surveys and questionnaires or other information or material but only if a visitor has specifically indicated its willingness to receive such materials or information.

The Graphic Design School may provide general information to third parties, which do not contain particular personal information of visitors, such as their names and addresses, and which is intended to be used solely for compiling statistical or demographic information or otherwise abstract and non-personalised information.

The Graphic Design School does not and cannot control the confidentiality, access to or dissemination of information which is retrieved through the use of cookies or information retrieved through the collecting and storing of IP addresses of visitors to this website.

A cookie is a computer file, which is transferred automatically from our website to a visitor's computer during an online session which enable The Graphic Design School and its sponsors and advertisers to customise webpage content and to gather general information on the use and frequency of the visitor traffic. An IP address is an address assigned to your computer or server identifying it when conducting Internet activity.

Disclaimer, Content & Links

The content on this website and the online course is presented for information purposes only and all information viewed or services used or accessed from this website are provided as is without any warranty, whether express or implied.

The Graphic Design School may provide hypertext links to websites or webpages on the Internet, which are operated by third parties. Visitors are advised to use caution and discretion when searching or accessing such links. Under no circumstances does The Graphic Design School take responsibility for the content and/or services or products offered on third party websites or webpages that may be linked to this website and The Graphic Design School gives no warranty, guarantee and makes no representation in respect of such linked websites or webpages. All the Internet addresses (URLs) hot-linked in this site and the course content were current at the time of writing. However, because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, some addresses may have changed, or sites may have since ceased to exist. While the authors and publisher regret any inconvenience this may cause, no responsibility for any such changes can be accepted by either the authors or the publisher.

This website may contain advertisements, comprising, inter alia, any illustrative and/or textual material, including banners, pop-up windows, buttons, links and advertising sponsorships. Unless specifically otherwise indicated in writing, The Graphic Design School does not endorse any product whose services are advertised or promoted by such advertisement nor does The Graphic Design School make any representation or give any warranty in regard to the content, accuracy, suitability or fitness for purpose of any material, information or data contained in or linked to any advertisement on this website.

Information on academic programs and courses or any other arrangements for courses, including fees, staffing, and timetabling are an expression of The Graphic Design School intentions only and do not constitute a firm offer or undertaking to you.

The Graphic Design School reserves the right to discontinue or vary programs and courses without notice and to impose limitations on enrolment in any program or course.

Due to the number of sources from which The Graphic Design School obtains content and the nature of electronic distribution via the worldwide web and Internet, neither The Graphic Design School nor any of its suppliers shall be liable to any visitor or to any other person in respect of any loss or damage of whatsoever nature caused by or arising from any cause whatsoever, including any of the following circumstances, (and the visitor hereby indemnifies The Graphic Design School and its suppliers against any and all claims in respect of such loss or damage):

1. the use or access of or inability to use or access any of the information, content or services provided on this website;
2. any fact or circumstance beyond the reasonable control of The Graphic Design School; any breakdown in the service provided by external service providers;
3. the performance or unavailability of this website, or any other website or webpage to which it is connected or linked;
4. any suspension or interruption of access to this website by The Graphic Design School; any breach of privacy or security by any person or entity;
5. the loss, damage, destruction, theft, contamination or corruption of any data, information or content accessible by means of this website; the preservation and protection of the integrity of any text or any other form of data, information or content which is contained on or accessible from this website;
6. any publication or use of any information or data contained on or accessible from this website. Without limiting the generality of the aforegoing, neither The Graphic Design School nor its suppliers shall be liable for any direct, consequential or indirect loss suffered by a visitor or any other person, and the visitor hereby indemnify and holds The Graphic Design School and its suppliers harmless against any such claim or liability, including but not limited to loss of profits, loss of data and/or loss of anticipated business or goodwill.

While The Graphic Design School will use all reasonable endeavours to ensure integrity, security and confidentiality of all personal information submitted and/or obtained from a visitor, it will not be held liable under any circumstances if such information is compromised, disseminated or otherwise disclosed through conduct outside the control of The Graphic Design School such as hacking, infection by viruses, Trojan Horses or any other computer programming routines or software that are intended to damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal information.

The Graphic Design School hereby disclaims any liability for, and the visitor hereby indemnifies The Graphic Design School and its suppliers from and against, any and all losses, liability, costs or damage suffered or incurred by a visitor or any other person arising out of or in connection with the use, provision or distribution of any feature or service which may be promoted, displayed on, or associated with, this website or any other website which can be accessed from this website, however such loss or liability may occur, and whether such loss or liability is foreseeable, financial, personal, consequential, incidental or otherwise.

The Graphic Design School does not warrant or represent that the functions, facilities or services or content contained on this website, or access to this website or any part thereof, will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that this website and/or the server that makes it available to a visitor, is free of viruses, infections, bugs or the like, nor does The Graphic Design School make any warranty or representation, whether express or implied, as to the reliability, accuracy, usefulness, adequacy, quality, currency, completeness, suitability, fitness for any purpose or otherwise of any of the information, services, facilities, data or material displayed on or accessed from this website.

Copyright & Trademarks

A visitor's access to this website, and the information contained on it, does not in any way convey or transfer any right in or to the intellectual property rights of The Graphic Design School's data or information displayed or accessible from the website (including all text, layout, graphics, artworks, animation material and general representation of the website) or in any of the trademarks, copyright, designs, patents, domain names, know-how, confidential information, trade secrets or any other intellectual property rights which may vest in The Graphic Design School or in the author, compiler, creator or licensor of such information.

All The Graphic Design School's trademarks, logos, brands, domain names and other marks and intellectual property relating to this website, or any information contained or accessible from this website shall remain the sole and exclusive property of The Graphic Design School and the relevant authors or licensors, and the visitor undertakes that he/she/it will not use, duplicate, distribute, disseminate, adapt, display, alter or otherwise deal with such intellectual property without The Graphic Design School, the relevant licensor or author's prior written approval.

Copyright and all other intellectual property rights subsisting in any data base/s maintained by The Graphic Design School and relating to this website is owned by The Graphic Design School or the relevant provider or supplier thereof.

A visitor may only use information retrieved, viewed, downloaded or otherwise obtained by viewing this website, for his/her/its own personal and non-commercial use and such information and/or data may not be sold, resold, transmitted or otherwise made available or disseminated in any manner via any media to any third parties unless the prior written consent of The Graphic Design School has been obtained.

The visitor undertakes not to change or delete any proprietary notices contained in any material, data or information downloaded or otherwise retrieved from this website.

Under no circumstances may a visitor use, duplicate, distribute, reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile, reproduce, transcribe, store in a retrieval system, translate into any language or computer language, retransmit in any form or by any means, (electrical, mechanical, photo reproduction, recordation or otherwise) any of the material, information or content viewed, downloaded or otherwise retrieved from this website without the prior written consent of The Graphic Design School.

Notice

The Graphic Design School policies, including the Terms and Conditions of Enrolment, are subject to change without notice. You are able to download and print our policies, but if you do so you CANNOT rely on the printed version as current and accurate. You MUST always check this policy page for the current and official version of the policy.