Membership Validity Period (“Validity Period”)

Valid for 1 year from the date of commencement of the first bootcamp and/or first event joined with the Membership pass.1

All classes must be completed on/before the last day of your valid Membership.2

Membership cannot be canceled or suspended in any circumstances once activated and no refund would be provided under any circumstances once a purchase is made.

Discount Privilege

Member Plus students may enjoy year-round special privileges of 90% off discount for all Kids bootcamps.

Unlimited Kids’ bootcamps enrolments.

Applicable to all Kids’ bootcamps listed on the official Preface website here.

This discount cannot be used in conjunction with other monetary and non-monetary offers or promotions.

Discount will be automatically applied once the course is added to the shopping cart. In case of any booking problems, please contact our staff through community@preface.ai.

Validity Period
In case of questions, please email hello@preface.ai or WhatsApp 9404 9580.
Validity Period

Membership students may only join any scheduled bootcamps listed on the official Preface website.

Schedules or availability may change over time and at any time.

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Preface does not guarantee the availability of particular classes or schedules for Membership students.

Preface reserves the final right to change or cancel bootcamps according to the enrollment situations.

No refund or make-up class will be arranged due to absence of the student for any reason.

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The Membership cannot be transferred or converted to cash and its use is subject to the terms and conditions stipulated by Preface.

Preface reserves the right to revoke any Membership if continuous misuse applies, ie, consistently failing to attend booked classes/ holding spaces in class with no intention of participating. The party in question will not be refunded and all online booking will be suspended with any future booked classes canceled.

Preface reserves the right to update these terms and conditions at any time without further notice.

In the event of disputes arising out of the Offer, the decision of Preface shall be final and conclusive.

1. For illustrative purposes, if the Membership was purchased on May 1, 2022 with the enrolled bootcamp starting 31 May 2022, the 1 Year Validity Period would be 31 May, 2022 to 30 May, 2023. The Membership will be automatically activated 100 days after the date of purchase (“Activation Date”) if there are no enrollment records with the Membership before the activation date.

2. For illustrative purposes, if the Validity Period ended on 30 May 2023, the last session of the bootcamp must be on or before 30 May, 2023.

- Preface reserves the right to refuse the admission of any student who, in Preface’s opinion, does not meet the minimum requirement for courses, may impact the learning of other students in its campus and any third-party locations, and/or impact the teaching of Preface’s Nomad Teachers.

- Preface reserves the right to discontinue a student’s enrollment at any time due to, including but not limited to, non-payment of tuition in part or in full, disruptive behavior in class at any places where classes are conducted, negative impact on other students’ learning and/or the Nomad Teacher.

- Enrolment is only confirmed upon successful payment and completion of the student registration form.

- For Bootcamps, hereafter bearing the meaning of group classes with more than 1 student, Preface reserves the right to reschedule a student’s enrollment at any time for any one-person class.

- Preface reserves the right to change any pre-assigned Nomad Teacher for any lesson as deemed appropriate or necessary. For 1-on-1 private classes, clients shall be notified of such change prior to class via email or phone. For Bootcamps, Preface is not required to provide prior notice for such arrangements.

Enrollment in any courses offered by Preface may be subject to pre-assessment to determine a student's suitability to enroll in any lessons.

- Tuitions are non-refundable once the student’s placement has been confirmed.

- All tuition fees must be settled before the class commences. Preface reserves the right to withdraw or preclude any student from attending any class if the course fee has not been settled.

- Tuition must be paid at the time of registration via cash, cheques or other online payment methods available at that time. Preface reserves the right to change or decline any payment method without prior notice.

- Preface reserves the right to change, including but not limited to time, course fee, course content, course materials and/ or structure, at any time without further notice. For the most up-to-date tuition fee and course details, please refer to the rates as published on our website, brochure and/or printed leaflets, or on our latest published amendment.

- The tuition fees may comprise a package of classes and/or hours as indicated on our website or brochure. No pro-rata payment will be accepted unless otherwise specified or agreed in writing as provided by Preface.

- Promotional discount is limited to one discount per student and is required to be paid the full at the time of registration to receive the published discount rate. Preface will not honor retroactive adjustments and the total discounts received cannot exceed the total cost of the products and/or purchased. Preface reserves the right to amend or change our promotional policy any time without further notice.

Students are required to bring their own device and charger to class:

• ScratchJr - Tablet, preferably iPad
• Scratch, App Inventor, and other courses - Mac or Windows Laptop

Should there be any assistance needed, students are welcome to contact Preface via email (community@preface.ai) or live chat at www.preface.ai, and place their request in advance.

For classes that are cancelled due to unexpected public health and safety warnings, such as flu outbreak, any other contagious diseases, school suspension announced by the EDB, or other safety concerns, Preface, at a reasonable time, will try its best to accommodate the majority of make-up classes but with no guarantee.

In the event of class postponement or cancellation caused by the above circumstances, no refunds will be made, and all tuition fees paid will be carried over to another bootcamp, or used towards 1-on-1 private classes where private lesson rates apply.

For all In-person private classes and group private classes, while class dates and times are of the students’ preference, the following cancellation policy applies:

• Private group classes must be cancelled as a group, e.g. if 1 student is absent, the group class should be rescheduled.
• If the group decides to continue as normal, a make-up class is not available for the absent student(s) and no tuition fees will be credited.
• If the class is cancelled 48 hours in advance, full tuition fees will be credited.
• If the class is cancelled between 48 and 24 hours before class, half tuition fees will be credited.
• If the class is cancelled within 24 hours of class start, no tuition fee will be credited.

Tuition fees will only be refunded when the enrollment is not accepted or classes are cancelled by Preface.

For bootcamps, no make-up classes will be arranged for any unattended classes. Also, no cancellations and refunds are allowed;

• Preface reserves the right to make any changes to the courses including curriculum, class size, class time, number of classes at any time as Preface sees fit.
• Parents and guardians are solely responsible for the safety of the students before and after class. Students are not required to notify Preface when leaving any premises where the classes are arranged.

Typhoons & Rainstorms- In-person and Door-to-Door Classes

Signal No. 1 / AMBER	All classes continue as usual
Signal No. 3 / RED	All classes continue as usual (for students’ safety, Hybrid learning model is adopted)
Signal No. 8 2 hours before class start / BLACK	All classes are delivered online When signal No. 8 is lowered, all classes remain online.
Signal No. 8 Within 2 hours of class start	All classes are cancelled

Online classes

Classes are conducted as usual regardless of the weather conditions.

Hybrid learning is a synchronous educational model where some students attend the class in person and some attend virtually from home.
For any classes that are cancelled due to bad weather, i.e. Typhoon Signal No. 3 replaced by a higher warning signal in less than 2 hours, Preface at a reasonable time, will try its best to accommodate the majority with make-up classes but with no guarantee.

Classes missed without proper notice will not be credited. Improper use of sick leave may result in disciplinary actions (e.g. refusal to issue a certificate from Preface).

In case of sickness absence, students should notify Preface via live chat at www.preface.ai. Students must present a valid doctor’s note, and notice submitted:

Preface In-person Private Classes & Group Private Classes

• 2 hours prior to class, full tuition fees will be credited;
• within 2 hours of class start, half tuition fees will be credited;

Bootcamp

Preface, at all material times, shall not be liable for any items or properties being lost or stolen at any of Preface’s locations for any reason whatsoever. Student agrees to be solely responsible for taking care of his/her own personal belongings at any of Preface’s locations.

Parents, Students and Nomad Teachers agree to not reproduce, distribute or show to any other person, in whole or in part, any of the class materials, lesson notes, assessments and tests distributed by Preface without the prior written consent of Preface. Any person is not permitted to solicit or make private arrangements for tuition with any Nomad Teachers, either employed or introduced by Preface.

Preface reserves the right to change the T&C at any time without prior notice. In the event that any changes are made, the revised terms and conditions shall be posted on this page.

Unless otherwise specified or opt-out in writing to our email address at community@preface.ai, all clients and participants to any programs, including but not limited to courses, free and/or paid workshops organised by Preface agree and allow Preface to freely use all photography, film and sound material that has been created by Preface without further approval from the participant for promotional or educational purposes. These include but are not limited to all rights to images, footages, student’s and/or participant’s work.

Personal data may be collected and/or processed by Preface both within and outside Hong Kong mainly for the purpose of booking completion, product and/or service provision. Preface reserves the right to inform clients of any new offers, products and services which may be of interest to clients including but not limited to E-mail and SMS. Preface processes personal data in compliance with applicable data protection legislation. If you have questions about Preface’s processing of your personal data, would like to have a copy of the information Preface holds about you, or have inaccurate personal data rectified or erased, please contact us at community@preface.ai.

Words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa and words importing a gender include every gender and any reference to a person includes a reference to a body corporate or any unincorporated entity. The headings on this page are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of this Agreement.

This Terms and Conditions was last updated on the 11th day of April, 2023. Preface reserves the right to amend these Terms and Conditions at any time without further notice.

All information disclosed and provided by Preface on our official website (preface.ai) or any publications is for general information purposes only. Preface shall not be deemed responsible for any inaccurate information, nor any damage or loss caused by any information on this website. While Preface endeavours to keep the information up-to-date and correct, Preface makes no representations or warranties of any kind, expressed or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance placed on such information is therefore strictly at the reader’s own risk.

Preface’s website may contain hyperlinks or produce search results that reference or link to third party sites throughout the World Wide Web.The inclusion of any links on this website does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them and Preface takes no responsibility and will not be liable for the nature, content and availability of any other websites.