Terms and Conditions

Legal Disclaimer:

This website is for informational purposes only. No legal advice is provided on this website. Centre Law & Consulting provides legal services only pursuant to written agreements between the firm and its clients. This website should not be construed as an offer of legal services outside those jurisdictions where the firm’s attorneys are admitted to practice law.

Training Services:

Centre Law & Consulting (also referred to as “Centre”) offers training at its clients’ sites or at Centre sites in the DC metro area. Centre offers the courses listed in the catalog on its website and can also modify those courses or design new courses at client request. As outlined below, certain pricing, discount, and other terms vary depending on the location of the course and whether the course is custom designed or directly from the catalog.
Centre shall provide one or more qualified instructors for each course. Centre shall provide all attendees with course materials and copies of all handouts on the first day of training. Certificates shall be provided to all attendees upon completion of the course.

 

Public Courses

Prices and Deposits

Tuition is due in full on registration. Prices are per student. Number of students may be limited at particular sites; registrations are processed in the order received. Classes subject to cancellation at Centre’s discretion. Light refreshments and course materials are included in the price.

Centre Cancellation Policy for Public Courses

You may cancel your course without a penalty 30 calendar days before the start of the course. Within 30 calendar days and 6 business days prior to the course start date, cancellations are subject to a $150 processing fee; however, you may send a substitute or transfer to another Centre class without penalty. Within 5 business days of the start of the course you may send a substitute, however, no refunds or transfers may be made.

No-Shows cannot transfer payment to another Centre class and will not receive a refund. Payments for cancellations will result in a credit valid for one year (refundable upon request) from date on which the registration was canceled. All cancellations must be received in writing.

All courses are subject to cancellation. When a course is canceled, Centre assumes no responsibility for non-refundable airline tickets, airline transfer fees, or lodging expenses.

Confirmations

Confirmation of registration will be sent via e-mail within seven days of submission (less if the registration was received the week prior to the seminar). If you have not received a confirmation e-mail, your registration may not have been received. To verify registration, contact us at [email protected].

Audio seminar instructions and materials will be sent via e-mail to participants. If you do not receive an e-mail with audio seminar instructions, it may have been caught in a spam filter. For assistance, contact us at [email protected]. Refunds will not be provided to registrants who do not receive the instructional e-mail.

On-Site Seminars & Customized Courses

Customized training provides a mix of instructor led training with relevant case studies, workshops, and on-the-job applications that are specific to your organization. Customized training can be quoted on a fixed price (per student) or labor hour basis. ODC’s will include rental cost, meals, training materials, out-of-town instructor travel, and per diem. Copies of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), if requested, are $85 per copy.

A fifty percent (50%) deposit is due on execution of the training agreement.

Prices and deposit

Prices are per person, with a minimum of 15 persons. Additional prices per person are listed in the price list. Course materials are included in price. Centre will make every effort to deliver courses, but may be unable to accommodate particular desired dates for course delivery, because of other commitments. We require a 50% deposit due upon execution of a training agreement by Client, balance billed upon completion of the training. Other reasonable direct costs incurred for travel, meals plus G & A outside of the Washington, DC Metropolitan area shall be invoiced at cost.

Cancellations

Client will be billed for the full 15 students, even if fewer attend. Attendee substitutions are permitted at any time up to the start of the course. In the event an entire course session is cancelled with less than thirty (30) calendar days notice prior to course commencement, the client is liable for all out of pocket costs that Centre incurred in preparing to teach this course, including non-refundable expenses such as airfare. A postponement of a course is considered a cancellation.

If a client is using our training space, and a cancellation is received in less that 15 days, then you will be charged a cancellation fee of $500. This also applies rescheduling.

All cancellations must be received in writing. Centre shall use its best efforts to attempt to reschedule training cancelled for reasons beyond Client’s control.

Confidentiality Agreement

Centre agrees that at any time during the term of this Agreement and for one (1) year following the last day of training, any information provided by Client to Centre or any of its employees or consultants which is designated by Client as proprietary and/or confidential, shall be considered confidential and proprietary to Centre, its employees, and consultants. Therefore Centre, its employees, and consultants will not without Client’s prior written consent—publish, divulge, disclose, or otherwise communicate to any person or persons outside Centre any information relating to the training, including questions discussed during the training.

It is understood that Centre shall have no confidentiality obligation with respect to any information known by Centre, generally known within the industry, prior to the date of this Agreement, or which information becomes common knowledge within the industry thereafter. Centre shall have all of its consultants and employees sign a similar agreement to not disclose Client’s confidential information.

Intellectual Property

Centre Law & Consulting retains an exclusive copyright license to all materials prepared by Centre and furnished to Client during the course of this engagement. Client shall have the right to retain copies of the materials at the conclusion of this engagement. However, Client shall not reproduce the materials without Centre’s express written permission.

Inclement Weather Policy

In the case of inclement weather, Centre Law & Consulting will follow the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) snow & dismissal procedures. When OPM issues a government-wide closure due to adverse weather conditions, training will be suspended and rescheduled at a later time. If there’s a “delayed opening” announcement, training will begin at 9:30am.