About me...
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My name is Richard. I am the creator of Linguaspectrum, my virtual language school. I am an experienced and qualified English Teacher (University of Cambridge English Language Teaching to Adults). I have just had the privilege of giving my 1845th online English class to one of my students around the world. I have been a professional, published writer since 1984. |
The passions of my working life are the English language, teaching, writing and technology. Linguaspectrum is my way of bringing these passions together. I created Linguaspectrum as the ultimate school from which to teach English to as many students as possible. I want to reach and teach students all around the world. I hope you will find your visit engaging and that you will be entertained while you learn. The Internet is the future of language learning. I invite you to begin improving your English language skills with my Private English Classes. With me as your teacher you can learn when and where you choose. No more time and money expense of travelling to a classroom - I bring the classroom to you. No more having to attend lessons at a time dictated by the school - my school is open 24/7, wherever you are. You can also take private English classes with me wherever you are, just as if I lived close enough to you to visit your house or you mine. Technology means that distance is no longer an object to finding a good language teacher. I use all of my skills and experience to make the best use of the latest technology to deliver to my students a valuable Online Learning Experience. |
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Privacy Policy
Linguaspectrum never shares any information about visitors with anyone, ever! Your email address is used only to allow our system to send you necessary information about your lessons, your results and any other things you need to know to get the best out of this site. From time to time we may send you information about new lessons, new games and new activities that we feel will interest you. You can easily choose not to receive these message by clicking the links in any email you receive.
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Cancellation Policy
Cancellations apply to students who pay for Private Online Classes through Linguaspectrum.
Cancellation of booked classes
You can cancel a booked class by using the automatic cancellation feature of the booking calendar. This is available to you as soon as you book your classes and full instructions are provided.
You must cancel any booked class at least 24 hours before the start time (Spanish Time). If you do not give at least 24 hours notice of cancellation of a booked class, it will be deemed a missed class and a two credit charge will apply.
Reschedule Classes
If you give more than 24 hours notice of cancellation of a booked class, you can reschedule the class at a time and date to suit you (depending on availability of class times).
If you give less than 24 hours notice of cancellation of a booked class, or if you fail to take a booked class at the time and date arranged, two credits will be charged to your account because another student could have made use of the class time you had booked.
The two credits also cover the 15 minutes I must wait for a student to show up for the class. After 15 minutes have passed without a student coming online, I consider the class missed.
The two credits apply to both Conversation and Intensive classes.
Introductory Classes
An Introductory Class time and date must be agreed by the student before the class. This will be confirmed by email.
Students must make every effort to attend the class at the agreed time and date. If a student fails to take the class at the agreed time and date, another date may be offered. The student must agree to this second offer of a class time and date. This will be confirmed by email.
Students must make every effort to attend the class at the second agreed time and date. If a student fails to take the class at the second agreed time and date, no further class times or dates will be offered. No refunds will be given.
However, depending on the circumstances, I may, at my discretion, reschedule the Introductory Class a second time.
Class Start Time
Classes start promptly at the time booked. Classes last for as long as the student has requested, up to a maximum of 2 hours - 120 minutes. If a student attends class late, the class will nevertheless have begun from the booked time.
If a student is more than 15 minutes late in starting the class, the class will not be started and will be classed as missed. This is because we cannot complete a class in under 15 minutes.
Two credits will be deducted from the student's credit account each time a class is missed. This is because another student could have made use of the booked class time and to cover the 15 minutes I spend waiting for a student to arrive.
Refund Policy
Applies to all paid services provided by Linguaspectrum.
Introductory Class - the nominal fee charged for the Introductory Class is non-refundable once the time and date of the arranged class has passed. The arranged class time is the time and date agreed with the student by email.
Credits - If you have bought credits, you can request a refund if you have used less than 6 credits and you bought the credits during the previous 30 days. If you have used 6 credits or more, you will not be given a refund.
Any money refunded will not include the credits already used. These credits will be charged at the single credit rate.
Technical Failure
You are responsible for ensuring that you have a fast enough Internet connection, working headphones or speakers, a working microphone at the time of your booked class. A webcam is optional.
If you cannot take your class because of problems with your equipment or Internet connection, you will be responsible. In such an event the class will be considered as missed.
If I am unable to give your class at the booked time for any reason other than those given above, a new class time will be arranged to suit you at no extra cost. However, no refunds will be given.
How Long are Your Bought Credits Valid For?
Any credits you have bought are valid for 12 months from the time of your last purchase of any credits.
Competition Winners
From time to time, we will run competitions that are free to enter for new and existing Linguaspectrum students. Competition winners will be announced on the webiste, on the Forum, or by email. Competition winners must take advantage of the service they win within the time set in the competition rules. The time scale can be varied at our discretion.
Terms and Conditions
The following are terms of a legal agreement between you and me, Richard Chalmers, the owner of Linguaspectrum.com. (Hereafter referred to as "me" or "I"). By accessing or using the Linguaspectrum.com website (Hereafter referred to as my site), you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these terms and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use my site.
I may, without notice to you, at any time revise these Terms of Use and any other information contained in my site by updating this posting. I may also make improvements or changes in anything provided or described in my site at any time without notice.
General
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My site and all content on my site may not be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, distributed, or used for the creation of derivative works without my prior written consent, except that I grant you non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited permission to access and display the pages within my site, solely for your personal use, your teaching practice and any non-commercial use of my site. This permission is conditioned on your not modifying the content displayed on my site, your keeping intact all copyright, trademark, and other proprietary notices, and your acceptance of any terms, conditions, and notices accompanying the content or otherwise set forth in my site. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any software and other materials that are made available for downloading, access, or other use from my site with their own license terms, conditions, and notices will be governed by such terms, conditions, and notices.
Your failure to comply with the terms, conditions, and notices on my site will result in automatic termination of any rights granted to you, without prior notice, and you must immediately destroy all copies of downloaded materials in your possession or control. Except for the limited permission in the preceding paragraph, I do not grant you any express or implied rights or licenses under any trademarks, copyrights, or other proprietary or intellectual property rights. You may not mirror any of the content from my site on another website or in any other media.
Information on my site is not promised or guaranteed to be correct, current, or complete, and my site may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. I assume no responsibility (and expressly disclaim responsibility) for updating my site to keep information current or to ensure the accuracy or completeness of any posted information. Accordingly, you should confirm the accuracy and completeness of all posted information before making any decision related to any services, products, or other matters described in my site.
I provide no assurances that any reported problems will be resolved by me, even if I elect to provide information with the goal of addressing a problem.
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Personally-identifiable information that you submit to me for the purpose of receiving products or services will be handled in accordance with my privacy policy.
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My site may provide links or references to third party websites and resources in which I have no personal interest. I make no representations, warranties, or other commitments whatsoever about any such websites or third-party resources that may be referenced, accessible from, or linked to my site. A link to a third party site does not mean that I endorse the content or use of such websites. In addition, I am not a party to or responsible for any transactions you may enter into with third parties, even if you learn of such parties (or use a link to such parties) from my site. Accordingly, you acknowledge and agree that I am not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and are not responsible or liable for any content, services, products, or other materials on or available from those sites or resources.
When you access a third party website from my site please understand that it is independent from me, and that I do not control the content on that third party website. It is up to you to take precautions to protect yourself from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other potentially destructive programs, and to protect your information as you deem appropriate.
All links to my site must be approved in writing by me, except that I consent to links in which the link and the pages that are activated by the link do not: (a) create frames around any page on my site or use other techniques that alter in any way the visual presentation or appearance of any content within my site; (b) misrepresent your relationship with me; (c) imply that I approve of or endorse you, your website, or your service or product offerings; and (d) present false or misleading impressions about me or otherwise damage the goodwill associated with my name or that of my site. As a further condition to being permitted to link to my site, you agree that I may at any time, at my sole discretion, terminate permission to link to my site. In such event, you agree to immediately remove all links to my site.
Certain text in my site may be made available in languages other than English. Text may be translated by myself, another person or solely by computer software with no human intervention or review. These translations are provided as a convenience to you, and I make no representations or commitments regarding the accuracy or completeness of the translation, whether or not computer-generated or translated by a person. Please see the below Disclaimer of Warranty for additional conditions.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
USE OF MY SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. ALL MATERIALS, INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, SOFTWARE, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS," WITH NO WARRANTIES OR GUARANTEES WHATSOEVER. I EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ALL EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, AND OTHER WARRANTIES, GUARANTEES, OR REPRESENTATIONS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. WITHOUT LIMITATION, I MAKE NO WARRANTY OR GUARANTEE THAT MY SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE.
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT IF YOU DOWNLOAD OR OTHERWISE OBTAIN MATERIALS, INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, SOFTWARE, PROGRAMS, OR SERVICES, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES THAT MAY RESULT, INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA OR DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
IN NO EVENT WILL I BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY TYPE WHATSOEVER RELATED TO OR ARISING FROM MY SITE OR ANY USE OF THIS SITE, OR OF ANY SITE OR RESOURCE LINKED TO, REFERENCED, OR ACCESSED THROUGH MY SITE, OR FOR THE USE OR DOWNLOADING OF, OR ACCESS TO, ANY MATERIALS, INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOST SAVINGS OR LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA, EVEN IF I AM EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THIS EXCLUSION AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY APPLIES TO ALL CAUSES OF ACTION, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORIES.
Additional or different terms, conditions, and notices may apply to specific materials, information, products, software, and services offered through my site. In the event of any conflict, such additional or different terms, conditions, and notices will prevail over these Terms of Use. Please see the applicable agreement or notice.
