Terms and Conditions for Short Courses

The University of Auckland (University, we, our) offers short courses on the following terms and conditions. When you (participant, you) register for a short course, you enter into an agreement with the University on these terms and conditions (Agreement).

• Short course fees (fees) are expressed and must be paid in New Zealand dollars. Fees include GST. You must apply any valid discount codes at the time of payment.
• You must make full payment of the fee for a short course (unless otherwise agreed with us):
  • for in-person short courses, on or before the short course start date otherwise we may cancel this Agreement and your registration in the short course
  • for online short courses, before we will provide you with access to the short course material
• Payment for a short course can be made via credit card. If you would like to request payment by invoice, please email shortcourses@auckland.ac.nz. Please note that we do not accept payment by invoice for amounts less than $500 New Zealand dollars.
• You can use the Regional Business Partners Network (RBPN) to pay for your fees, please contact shortcourses@auckland.ac.nz for more information.

Online short courses

• You must give written notification of your withdrawal from an online short course to shortcourses@auckland.ac.nz.
• Online short course fee payments are final. No refund will be made if you withdraw from an online short course and we do not allow substitutions or transfers for online short courses.

In-person short courses

• All notifications of in-person short course withdrawals, transfer requests and substitutions must be given in writing to shortcourses@auckland.ac.nz.
• Registered participants may be substituted at no extra charge if written notice is given at least 10 business days before the in-person short course start date.
• Registered participants may transfer to an equivalent in-person short course if written notice of a request to transfer is given at least 10 business days before the in-person short course start date and we notify you that we agree to the transfer request.
• If you give written notice of your withdrawal from an in-person short course before the start date of the course, we will refund the fee you have paid for that course less the applicable cancellation fee set out in the table below. No refund will be paid if you withdraw from an in-person short course on or after the short course start date.

• We may make changes to short courses at any time (including the offering, content, mode of delivery, or timing for delivery) including where such changes are required because of changes in funding, staffing, legislation, Government directions, or circumstances beyond our reasonable control. We will give you reasonable notice (having regard to the circumstances) of any such changes.

• We reserve the right to cancel a short course at any time. If we cancel your short course, we will contact you to register you for the next available short course.
• If there is no suitable alternative short course date the fee you have paid for the course will be fully refunded but we are not responsible for any other costs or expenses arising from the short course cancellation.

When you register for a short course, you acknowledge and agree that you will not:

• be enrolled as a student at the University
• be eligible for a University campus card or have access to any University services beyond the short course you have registered for
• receive any academic credit nor an academic transcript from the University for your participation in the short course.

• We will use reasonable endeavours to provide you with tuition of a professional standard in the short course in which you are registered.
• We will act fairly and reasonably when exercising our powers.

• You are to update us as soon as practicable if any information that you have provided to us changes (including your contact details and contact details for your next of kin or emergency contacts).
• You are to behave in a manner consistent with our Code of Conduct and comply with the Campus Rules and our applicable policies and procedures. You understand that we do not tolerate discrimination, racism, bullying, harassment or abuse.
• You are to comply with our health and safety policies and requirements and the reasonable instructions of University staff.
• If you do not, or cannot, comply the terms of this Agreement we can:
  • immediately terminate this Agreement and your registration in the short course by giving you written notice
  • suspend your access to or participation in the short course for a specified period by giving you written notice.

• We own the intellectual property rights (including copyright) in all short course content and materials. Nothing in this Agreement gives rise to any transfer of ownership of our intellectual property rights to you.
• All short course content and materials are provided to you for your personal non-commercial use in connection with the short course you are registered for. You must not copy, transfer, retransmit, distribute, publish or otherwise make available to any person the short course content and materials.
• Some resources may be provided to you with permission from third parties, and the use of that third-party material may also be subject to specific terms and conditions which will be notified to you.

Our Privacy Notice sets out how we may hold, use, and disclose any personal information we collect from you when you register for a short course and during or after your participation in the short course.

If at any time we are liable to you under this Agreement, you agree that to the maximum extent permitted by law:

• our liability to you is limited to the amount of the fee you have paid for the short course you are registered for
• we are not liable to you for any indirect or consequential losses (including loss of opportunity, loss of future earnings or loss of reputation)
• we are not liable to you for any losses, costs or damages that you suffer or incur as a result of a breach of this Agreement by us where that breach has been caused by circumstances beyond our reasonable control.