Terms and conditions of Sales of services of www.si-global.com
1 DEFINITIONS
1.1 "Buyer" means the individual or organisation who buys or agrees to buy the Services from the Supplier;
1.2 "Consumer" shall have the meaning ascribed in section 12 of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977;
1.3 "Contract" means the contract between the Supplier and the Buyer for the sale and purchase of Services incorporating these Terms and Conditions;
1.4 "Services" means the services that the Buyer agrees to buy from the Supplier;
1.5 "Supplier" means SI-Global that owns and operates studyin-usa.com;
1.6 "Terms and Conditions" means the terms and conditions of sale set out in this agreement and any special terms and conditions agreed in writing by the Supplier;
1.7 "Website" means studyin-usa.com
2 CONDITIONS
2.1 Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall affect the Buyer’s statutory rights as a Consumer.
2.2 These Terms and Conditions shall apply to all contracts for the sale of Services by the Supplier to the Buyer and shall prevail over any other documentation or communication from the Buyer.
2.3 Acceptance of delivery of the Services shall be deemed conclusive evidence of the Buyer’s acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
2.4 Any variation to these Terms and Conditions (including any special terms and conditions agreed between the parties) shall be inapplicable unless agreed in writing by the Supplier.
2.5 Any special conditions applying to the provision of the Services are set out in the Schedule to this agreement.
2.6 Any complaints should be addressed to the Supplier's address stated in clause 1.5.
3 ORDERING
3.1 All orders for Services shall be deemed to be an offer by the Buyer to purchase Services pursuant to these Terms and Conditions and are subject to acceptance by the Supplier. The Supplier may choose not to accept an order for any reason.
3.2 When making an order through the Website, the technical steps the Buyer needs to take to complete the order process are described in the relevant pages of the website
4 PRICE AND PAYMENT
4.1 The price of the Services shall be that stipulated on the Website. The price is inclusive of VAT.
4.2 The total purchase price, including VAT, will be displayed in the Buyer’s shopping cart prior to confirming the order.
4.3 After the order is received the Supplier shall confirm by email the details, description and price for the Services together with information on the right to cancel if the Buyer is a Consumer.
4.4 Where applicable, if any payment is rejected or refused, the amount owing will be treated as overdue and the Supplier will be entitled immediately to cease or suspend the provision of any Service until payment has been received.
5 PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES
5.1 The Supplier shall begin to perform the Services on receipt of the payment.
5.2 The Supplier shall perform the Services with reasonable skill and care. However, where applicable, the Supplier does not guarantee that the Services will be uninterrupted, secure or error-free or that any data generated, stored, transmitted or used via or in connection with the Services will be complete, accurate, secure, up to date, received or delivered correctly or at all.
5.3 The Services for SI-Global shall commence upon payment and continue unless terminated in accordance with clauses 5.4 and 5.5.
5.4 Subject to clause 5.3, The Supplier may terminate this agreement (as regards some or all of the Services) at any time for any reason by giving to the other 30 days’ written notice and any payment due remains payable and, if already paid, will be refunded.
5.5 The Supplier may terminate this agreement (as regards some or all of the Services) or suspend some or all of the Services immediately on written notice if the Buyer breaches any term of this agreement, and any payment due remains payable and, if already paid, will be non-refundable.
6 RIGHTS OF SUPPLIER
6.1 The Supplier reserves the right to periodically update prices on the Website, which cannot be guaranteed for any period of time. The Supplier shall make every effort to ensure prices are correct at the point at which the Buyer places an order.
6.2 The Supplier reserves the right to withdraw any Services from the Website at any time.
6.3 The Supplier shall not be liable to anyone for withdrawing any Services from the Website or for refusing to process an order.
7 AGE OF CONSENT
7.1 Where Services may only be purchased by persons of a certain age the Buyer will be asked when placing an order to declare that they are of the appropriate legal age to purchase the Services.
7.2 If the Supplier discovers that the Buyer is not legally entitled to order certain Services, the Supplier shall be entitled to cancel the order immediately, without notice.
8 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
8.1 Except as may be implied by law where the Buyer is dealing as a Consumer, in the event of any breach of these Terms and Conditions by the Supplier the remedies of the Buyer shall be limited to damages which shall in no circumstances exceed the price of the Services and the Supplier shall under no circumstances be liable for any indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage whatever.
9 WAIVER
No waiver by the Supplier (whether express or implied) in enforcing any of its rights under this contract shall prejudice its rights to do so in the future.
10 FORCE MAJEURE
The Supplier shall not be liable for any delay or failure to perform any of its obligations if the delay or failure results from events or circumstances outside its reasonable control, including but not limited to, acts of God, strikes, lock outs, accidents, war, fire, failure of any communications, telecommunications or computer system, breakdown of plant or machinery or shortage or unavailability of raw materials from a natural source of supply, and the Supplier shall be entitled to a reasonable extension of its obligations.
11 SEVERANCE
If any term or provision of these Terms and Conditions is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason by any court of competent jurisdiction such provision shall be severed and the remainder of the provisions hereof shall continue in full force and effect as if these Terms and Conditions had been agreed with the invalid illegal or unenforceable provision eliminated.
12 CHANGES TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The Supplier shall be entitled to alter these Terms and Conditions at any time but this right shall not affect the existing Terms and Conditions accepted by the Buyer upon making a purchase.
13 GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and the parties hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
(To be acknowledged by every candidate enrolling with UNITED KNOWLEDGE EDUCATION CONSULTANTS PRIVATE LIMITED)
This consent form is entered into between UNITED KNOWLEDGE EDUCATION CONSULTANTS PRIVATE LIMITED (hereinafter referred to as the Company/We/Consultancy) and the student (referred to as Candidate).
SI-UK is the trading name of UNITED KNOWLEDGE EDUCATION CONSULTANTS PRIVATE LIMITED (subject to trading name registration).
When a candidate enrolls with or engages UNITED KNOWLEDGE EDUCATION CONSULTANTS PRIVATE LIMITED, the following Terms & Conditions are clearly explained to him/her by the company’s Counsellors. While enrolling, the student accepts that he/she has fully understood and is willing to abide by the following terms & conditions:
1 APPLICATION PROCESSING:
When a candidate submits the soft copy of his/her academic-related documents, he/she consents and commits that they are voluntarily interested in getting their case processed through our Consultancy. "Processing" is agreed to have commenced the moment the candidate submits their documents.
Under any circumstances, if candidate chooses to withdraw application, before it gets processed, in that situation candidate is agreeing that candidate shall not hold SI-UK liable for any dispute arises thereafter.
2 FEE DETAILS:
The company does not charge any kind of fee for consultation, application processing, or any of the admission-related services, except for a few things like IELTS/English Language training, dependent visa applications and OxBridge Services. However, the candidate needs to provide charges for visa fees, postal/courier, scanning, and other services paid for by the consultancy on their behalf regarding their application as the case maybe.
VISA and other related expenses should be directly paid by the candidate themselves. If any other outside person charges the candidate in the name of SI-UK, the company does not take responsibility, and it needs to be brought to the attention so that the company could take legal action against them.
For university fee payment and accommodation bookings, we may suggest our trusted partner(s), and it is up to the student whether they wish to use those services. However, the company does not take responsibility for the quality of services provided by those partners.
3 USE OF PERSONAL DETAILS OF CANDIDATE:
Personal details of candidates like name, address, and photograph of results/visa/testimonials, etc., may be used on the company's website, advertisements, and other promotional activities, purely for the purpose of SI-UK's business and related activities, and hereby the student accepts such usage. The candidate authorizes SI-UK to send them announcements/informative/promotional emails/calls/SMS/WhatsApp alerts, etc., once they sign up with the company. To unsubscribe, the candidate is required to send an email request to the concerned email address to unsubscribe themselves from such information.
4 AUTHENTICITY OF CANDIDATE'S DOCUMENTS:
The candidate should take full responsibility for the authenticity of all the documents submitted by them. It includes:
SI-UK will always conduct a background verification check on the provided documents. However, in the future, if any problems arise due to the submission of false information or fake documents provided by the candidate, SI-UK does not take any responsibility. The candidate should take full responsibility for the fake information provided and be liable for legal action
5 CHOOSING COURSE AND PLACE OF STUDY:
Our Consultancy will guide the candidates right from course selection and will assist them until their graduation. However, the candidate also has the responsibility to thoroughly ascertain all aspects of their processing, including the nature of the course, duration of the course, the university/institute they are choosing, fee structure, deposit payment conditions, refund policy of the selected universities, ramifications of choosing and going to the chosen country, and the whole Study Abroad Process.
The candidate would not hold SI-UK responsible for any scenario, including late application, delay in processing beyond our control, failing the preparatory exam, or getting a visa rejection. The rejections may be due to any of the reasons below, for which the consultancy will not take responsibility:
6 INFORMATION PROVIDED BY OUR TEAM:
The courses and university details from various countries are documented by SI-UK. This information is taken directly from the respective university websites and other information sources available in the public domain.
The scholarship details are also provided from the university websites and also from university offices. The approval or rejection of the scholarships is solely decided by the university based on the eligibility and merit of the students. The company does not hold any responsibility for such cases.
While the company takes every precaution to ensure that the content of our documents is both correct and accurate, errors can occur. The company provides these documents to the candidates as a service for non-commercial, personal use on an "as is, as available" basis with no guarantee of completeness or accuracy. These documents may be used for information purposes only. SI-UK does not hold any responsibility or liability for any omissions or corrections. Additionally, the company does not hold any responsibility for the consequences arising due to the use of wrong information.
7 ISSUES DURING THE COURSE OF STUDY:
While studying in a foreign country, if the student gets into trouble with his/her moral turpitude or any other misbehavior that leads to any kind of police involvement or legal actions, the consultancy will not take any responsibility. It should be the student's complete responsibility to maintain decorum during their study period abroad.
In full understanding and agreement, the candidate has trusted in taking UNITED KNOWLEDGE EDUCATION CONSULTANTS PRIVATE LIMITED's services voluntarily, understanding that the consultancy does not possibly have any intention of jeopardizing the interest of the candidate.
The candidate has fully understood the above terms & conditions without any external influence or pressure. This is an agreement between UNITED KNOWLEDGE EDUCATION CONSULTANTS PRIVATE LIMITED and the candidate, made at the time of Enrollment.
