1. Application of terms and conditions

1.1. These terms and conditions (“Terms”) apply to Lunch & Learn Session(s) operated by Emma Heptonstall Ltd (“we” or “us”). By applying to join Lunch & Learn, you agree to the following Terms and that these prevail over any inconsistent terms or conditions contained, or referred to, elsewhere or as implied by law, trade custom, practice or course of dealing. The agreement between us and you, the person or entity applying to be a member of our book club (“you”) and which is subject to these Terms (“Contract”), shall come into effect upon you applying to join the sessions and shall continue until terminated in accordance with these Terms.

1.2. These Terms should be read in conjunction with our Website Terms of Use, Privacy Policy and Acceptable Use Policy (all of which can be found on our website www.emmaheptonstall.com (“site”)).

1.3. Any content posted or submitted by you to our site or to our Zoom chat in the course of your membership is subject at all times to the Acceptable Use Policy.

2. Programme

2.1. Lunch & Learn session(s) will run via Zoom at midday on the following dates: Wednesday 25th February, Wednesday 4th March and Wednesday 11th March 2026.

2.2 The session will last for a maximum of 45 minutes.

2.3 Replays will be available online from 4pm on the date of the session for a maximum of 48 hours after each session.

2.4 Replays will not be sent to participants via email after the event.

2.5 It is your responsibility to attend live or ensure you watch the 45 minute replay within 48 hours of the replay going live.

2.5.1 Should the replay be delayed, the 48 hours will start once the replay is available to view. You will be notified via email once the replay is live.

2.6 If within 24 hours of attending live or watching the replay you feel the session did meet your needs you may request a refund. Refunds will not be made after 24 hours following the 48 hour replay window.

2.7 Lunch & Learn Sessions are not therapy or legal advice sessions. By attending lunch & learn, you agree that you are fit and able to take full responsibility for your mental well-being. You agree that you are not seeking legal advice though legal information may be shared, it is your responsibility to seek legal advice before acting on any information you may receive.

3. Payment

3.1. The total price payable for the Lunch & Learn session(s) is as set out on the order form. You may make payment via the methods that are specified on the order form.

3.2. The total price payable as set out in the order form does not include Value Added Tax as no tax is payable.

4. Our obligations

4.1. We warrant to you that Lunch & Learn Session(s) are of satisfactory quality and reasonably fit for the purpose for which you purchased it/them.

4.2. Other than as set out in paragraph 5.1 above, all warranties and representations are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.

4.3. We will endeavour to ensure that all information that we provide is accurate and up-to-date but we shall not be liable for any claims arising from such information being inaccurate or not up-to-date or otherwise.

4.4. You acknowledge and agree that your personal data will be processed by and on behalf of us as part of us providing the session(s)p to you and consent to us using it in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

5. Intellectual Property

5.1. We are the owner or the licensee of all Intellectual Property Rights and all other rights in the materials provided to you by us as part of the session(s) (“Materials”) and all content shared with you and nothing in these Terms or otherwise shall operate to transfer the ownership of the Intellectual Property Rights in the Materials or the content of the Programme to you or to any other person.

5.2. You may not at any time copy, reproduce, publish in any form, share, sell, dispose of or otherwise make available to a third party in any way any of the Materials.

5.3. We grant to you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sub licensable, revocable licence to use all or any of the Materials for the purposes for which the session(s) were provided only.

5.4. Except as set out in paragraph 6.3, you may not use any of our intellectual property rights at any time except where duly licensed. Use of our logo is strictly prohibited without our prior written consent.

5.5. You may not without our prior written consent make any audio or visual recordings of any part of our Materials.

5.6. We may from time to time record any or all or any part of the Materials being delivered during your attendance. You authorise us to use your image and voice in any such recordings (and to make use of such recording in any way we think fit) without payment, other condition or need for further consent.

5.7. You acknowledge that certain information contained in the Materials is already in the public domain.

5.8 You acknowledge that the ideas and concepts shared by us within the session(s) and the method of running the session(s) are proprietary to us and you shall not take any such ideas, concepts or methods and use them in competition with us or for your own commercial gain.

5.9. You are not permitted to sell or promote products or services to other members of the session(s) at any time without our prior written permission.

5.10. The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall survive termination of the Contract.

6. Term and termination

6.1. The Contract shall continue until your session(s) expires, other than for the Terms that are specifically stated to remain in force which will survive termination of the Contract.

6.2. As you are purchasing as a consumer (as defined in the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 – namely you are buying the membership as an individual acting for purposes which are wholly or mainly outside of your trade, business, craft or profession, the following shall apply:

6.2.1 You have the right to cancel this agreement within 14 days of the date of this agreement by emailing us at emma@emmaheptonstall.com. To meet the cancellation deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right to cancel before the cancellation period has expired. If you cancel this agreement, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you in relation to the agreement within 14 days after the date on which we were informed about your decision to cancel this Contract; and

6.2.2 Notwithstanding paragraph 7.2.1 above, you agree that we may begin the supply of digital/ online content not on a tangible medium before the end of the cancellation period set out in such paragraph and you acknowledge that you will lose your cancellation rights in relation to such digital content; and

6.2.3 In relation to the provision of any services under this Contract:

6.2.3.1 You hereby request immediate performance of the Contract and acknowledge that you will lose your right of withdrawal from the Contract once the service contract is fully performed; and

6.2.3.2 If you cancel the Contract before the services have been fully performed, you agree that you will pay for the supply of the service for the period for which they are supplied. The amount payable will be in proportion to what has been supplied, in comparison with the full coverage of the Contract.

6.3 If you are not purchasing the session(s) as a consumer, the above provisions shall not apply.

6.4 Subject to paragraph 2.6 above no refunds will be provided.

6.5. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph, either of us may terminate the Contract on written notice to the other with immediate effect if at any time:

6.6. the other commits any serious or repeated breach or non-observance of any of the provisions of these Terms; or

6.6.2. the other (i) makes a resolution for its winding up, (ii) makes an arrangement or composition with its creditors, (iii) makes an application to a court of competent jurisdiction for protection from its creditors, (iv) is unable to pay its debts, (v) ceases trading or an administration or winding-up order is made or an administrator or receiver is appointed in relation to such party, (vi) is declared bankrupt or (vii) is convicted of a custodial offence (other than a road traffic offence); or

6.6.2. the other party commits any fraud or dishonesty or acts in any manner which in the opinion of the terminating party brings or is likely to bring the terminating party into disrepute or is materially adverse to the interests of the terminating party.

6.7. On or before the date of termination of the Contract, you shall immediately pay any unpaid fees or other sums payable under these Terms (which for the avoidance of doubt shall include any remaining installments regardless of the point at which the Contract is terminated).

6.8. Termination of this agreement shall not affect either of our accrued rights, remedies, obligations and liabilities of either of us as at the date of termination of this Contract, including the right to claim damages in respect of any breach of the Contract that existed at or before the date of termination.

6.9. Any delay by us in exercising our right to terminate the Contract shall not constitute a waiver of our right to terminate or to seek any other remedy.

6.10. Paragraphs which expressly or by implication have effect after termination of the Contract shall continue in full force and effect after the date of termination of the Contract.

6.11. This paragraph 7 shall survive termination of the Contract.

6.12. Where the Contract expires, this shall be treated as a termination for the purposes of all paragraphs that refer to “termination”.

7. Liability

7.1. We shall not be liable for any loss of profits, loss of business, depletion of goodwill and/or similar losses, loss of anticipated savings, loss of goods, loss of contract, loss of corruption of data or information or any special, indirect, consequential or pure economic loss, costs, damages, charges or expenses suffered or incurred by the you as a result of you entering into the Contract and/or us providing the Membership.

7.2. Our total liability in contract, tort (including negligence or breach of statutory duty), misrepresentation, restitution or otherwise arising in connection with the performance or contemplated performance of the Contract shall in all circumstances be limited to the price paid by you for the Membership.

7.3. If we are prevented from or delayed in performing our obligations by your act or omission or by any circumstance outside of our control ( including illness or incapacity),we shall not be liable to you for any costs, charges or losses sustained or incurred by you that arise directly or indirectly from such prevention or delay.

7.4. We may, without any liability to you or any obligation to make a refund, make changes to (i) the Membership, (ii) any of the Materials, (iii) the location of venues, (iv) the time and date of sessions, (v) trainers, instructors or coaches or (vi) the modality of delivery of the membership.

7.5. Nothing in this paragraph 8 shall limit our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or for our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation or for any matter for which it would be illegal for us to exclude, or attempt to exclude, our liability.

7.6. The provisions of this paragraph 8 shall survive termination of the Contract.

7.7. You acknowledge and agree that:

7.7.1. The Contract constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between us and supersedes any previous arrangement, understanding or agreement between us relating to the provision of the Membership (which shall be deemed to have been terminated by mutual consent);

7.7.2. in entering into the Contract you have not relied on any undertaking, promise, assurance, statement, representation, warranty or understanding (whether in writing or not) of any person (whether party to the Contract or not) relating to the provision of the Membership other than as expressly set out in the Contract.

8. General

8.1. By purchasing Lunch & Learn you warrant that:

8.1.1. You are legally capable of entering into binding contracts; and
8.1.2. You are at least 18 years old; and
8.1.3. That all information you provide us with is materially true and accurate at all times and not misleading in any way.

8.2 You may not transfer any of your rights or obligations under these Terms to another person without our prior written consent. We can transfer all or any of our rights and obligations under these Terms at any time.

All notices sent by you to us must be sent to Emma Heptonstall Ltd at emma@emmaheptonstall.com. We may give notice to you at either the e-mail or postal address you provide to us in writing. Notice will be deemed received and properly served 24 hours after an e-mail is sent or two days after the date of posting of a pre-paid first class, recorded delivery or registered letter.

In proving the service of any notice, it will be sufficient to prove, in the case of a letter, that the letter was properly addressed, stamped and placed in the first class, recorded delivery or registered post and, in the case of an e-mail, that the e-mail was sent to the specified e-mail address of the addressee.

If any court (or other competent authority) decides that any of the provisions of these Terms are invalid, unlawful or unenforceable to any extent, the term will, to that extent only, be ‘severed’ from the remaining terms, which will continue to be valid to the fullest extent permitted by law.

If we do not insist on performance of your obligations or we delay in exercising any rights or remedies that we have, that will not mean that we have waived such rights or remedies and will not mean that you do not have to comply with those obligations. If we do waive a default by you, that will not mean that we will automatically waive any subsequent default by you. No waiver by us of any of these Terms shall be effective unless we expressly say that it is a waiver and we tell you so in writing.

We may vary these Terms (other than the price payable by you for the session(s)) as we see fit from time to time and if we do, we shall notify you by email of the change of terms. Your continuation with the Membership will be deemed to be your acceptance of any new Terms.

You accept that communication with us will be mainly electronic. We will contact you by e-mail or provide you with information by posting notices on our site. You agree to this electronic means of communication and you acknowledge that all contracts, notices, information and other communications that we provide to you electronically comply with any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. This condition does not affect your statutory rights.

A person who is not party to these Terms shall not have any rights under or in connection with them under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.

These Terms and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it shall be governed by English law and you and we both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.