Terms & Privacy
Terms & Privacy
terms and conditions
Disclaimer: The Dutch Terms and Conditions are legally binding, whereas the English translation of these Terms and Conditions are a courtesy service.
Article 1: Definitions
1.1 De_Commune: The user of the stated terms and conditions and all companies and organizations in any way related to De_Commune.
1.2 Client: The party who purchases a product or service from De_Commune.
Article 2: Applicability and Validity
2.1 These general terms and conditions apply to all agreements wherein De_Commune is the acting contractor.
2.2 These general terms and conditions also apply to the free trial week (7 – day trial).
2.3 Agreements concerning deviations from the here stated terms and conditions are only valid when they are confirmed by De_Commune in writing.
2.4 If at any time one or more of the provisions of the stated terms and conditions become wholly or partially invalid, or become void, then the remainder of these terms and conditions will continue to be fully applicable.
Article 3: Free trials & memberships
3.1.1 Free trials are for 7 consecutive days and constitutes a subscription
3.1.2 Free trials allow access to the free online classes that are available on this website
3.1.3 Only 1 free trial is permitted per person.
3.2 Monthly subscription are automatically renewed every month. You will receive a monthly invoice via email
3.3 A subscription can start at any time of the month. A monthly subscription is valid up to one month respectively, starting from the agreed upon date.
3.4 You can cancel your monthly subscription at any time. Cancellation policy is 30 days advance and you subscription will end 1 month after you unsubscribed.
3.5 De_Commune does not refund memberships.
3.6 The lesson schedule can be found on the website. The schedule is subject to changes and modifications by De_Commune. De_Commune reserves the right to cancel lessons. Changes in the schedule do not entitle the client to a refund or renewal of already-purchased memberships.
Article 4: House Rules
4.1 The Client must always follow the house rules, as stated by De_Commune:
De_Commune would like to provide every Client with an optimal experience.
The integrity of our Clients and employees is to be respected at all times. Sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated by De_Commune.
Article 5: Obligations to be upheld by De_Commune
5.1 De_Commune reserves the right to refuse participation to any Client who, in the opinion of De_Commune, does not abide by the house rules as stated in Article 9. Payment obligations of the Client who has been refused participation by De_Commune remain unaffected.
5.2 The admission of a Client to a lesson, course, workshop or training on the basis of meeting the admission requirements does not guarantee that the Client will successfully complete the lesson, course, workshop or training.
5.3 De_Commune reserves the right to cancel a lesson, course, workshop or training without stating the reason thereof. De_Commune reserves the right to refuse participation to any Client prior to the start of a lesson, course, workshop or training, without stating the reason thereof.
5.4 De_Commune in under no obligation to repeat the offered courses and / or training to Clients who were unable to attend. The payment in full of missed courses and/ or training remain the obligation of the Client.
Article 6: Pricing and Payment
6.1 All prices are stated in Euro and include VAT, unless otherwise stated.
6.2 De_Commune reserves the right to change the prices on all services offered. New pricing will be communicated through the website www.DeCommune.com.
6.4 De_Commune may increase the pricing of their services without notice. The Client will only be responsible for complying with the price increase on not-yet purchased services. All services purchased at the lower price are not subject to the price increase.
6.5 De_Commune is entitled to suspend its contractual obligations toward the Client when the Client fails to make a payment or makes an incomplete payment towards any service offered by De_Commune. In case of Client’s failure to pay, De_Commune reserves the right to refuse the Client access to its premises and is furthermore entitled to terminate any agreement made between the Client and De_Commune. De_Commune also reserves the right to dun the Client in case of failed, late or incomplete payments.
6.7 In case of late or incomplete payment the Client will be subjected to additional penalty fees and interest over the original dues owed. The Client is responsible for any additional costs added to the original dues, both judicial and extrajudicial. Only after customer has paid the original dues, penalty fees, and interest, will the Client be able to make new agreements with De_Commune.
Article 7: Force Majeure
7.1 Definition of Force Majeure: Events taking place outside the direct influential sphere of De_Commune, or any unforeseen circumstances which temporarily or permanently prevent De_Commune from fulfilling its obligations toward the Client. Such circumstances include: restrictive government measures, mobilization, war, threat of war, revolution, strikes, seizure of property, confiscation of property, extreme weather conditions, natural disasters, lack of transportation methods, the defaulting of a third party whose services have been commissioned by De_Commune.
7.2 In case of force majeure, De_Commune reserves the right to suspend its obligations towards the Client without judicial intervention and without obligation to pay any total or partial compensation to the Client, at the discretion of De_Commune.
Article 8: Liability
8.1 The purchase of services offered by De_Commune is at the Client’s own risk. If the Client is in doubt about the condition of their health, it is advisable to consult a medical professional. The Client is obliged to report any compromising health or other physical conditions (eg. Pregnancy, high blood pressure, muscle or joint pain, etc) to the front desk attendant. The Client is advised to interrupt the activity in the event of discomfort and warn the teacher or therapist thereof.
8.2 De_Commune is not liable for any material or immaterial damages resulting from accident or injury to the Client on De_Commune premises.
8.3 De_Commune is not liable for loss, embezzlement, theft or damage to the Client or the Client’s property, whether direct or indirect.
8.4 Intentional or unintentional damage caused to the property of De_Commune by improper use of the Client should be duly compensated by the Client.
8.5 Client cannot indemnify any third parties working in conjunction with De_Commune: employees, third-party contractors and employees of said third-party contractors hired by De_Commune are never liable to a Client’s indemnification.
Article 9: Suspension and Termination
9.1 If at the time of delivery of services it is found that the Client does not properly comply with their obligations toward De_Commune in terms of payment and house rules, De_Commune reserves the right to suspend or terminate all agreements made with the Client. Suspension of agreements are to be made at De_Commune’s discretion without any notice or judicial intervention and without being obliged to pay any compensation to the Client, whole or partial, and without liability on the part of De_Commune.
Article 10: Privacy
10.1 If you have a membership or lesson card with De_Commune, want to purchase a membership or a lesson card, follow a course or want to follow a course, want to book a treatment, visit our website with interest, use our app or respond to our social media statements, then we need certain personal information from you. We want to be transparent about the processing of your personal data by De_Commune, hence this privacy statement. Naturally, De_Commune handles your personal data with the utmost care and complies with the laws and regulations relating to the protection of personal data, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We have listed for you which data we process about you, why we do it and how we handle your personal data. In addition, it explains how you can influence the processing of your personal data by De_Commune.
10.2 Which personal data are processed by us?
De_Commune processes personal data. According to the GDPR, personal data is “all information about an identified or identifiable natural person”. These are all data that can be traced directly or indirectly to your person.
Information from our customers When you purchase a service from De_Commune for the first time, we at least process your name, address, place of residence, telephone number, e-mail address, gender and date of birth. Even if you are already a De_Commune customer, we will continue to process this type of personal data from you. When using the services of De_Commune, depending on which services are taken, the following personal data are also processed: client number, which studio you have designated as a home studio, visit registration at the studio, last visit to the studio, type of subscription and / or lesson card, information you may have given to our customer service, your financial status at De_Commune (purchased services and products and whether these have been paid), any details you have filled in regarding relevant injuries and / or health.
Data from our website visitors Visitors to our website also process personal data. This concerns personal data that you enter on, for example, the contact page or the webshop itself, such as your e-mail address, name, address, place of residence, current location or a telephone number.
Social media expressions, the data that you enter yourself on social media or that we collect as a result of your reactions to social media statements are processed by De_Commune. This may include personal data that you enter on, for example, the contact page of the relevant platform, such as your e-mail address, name, address, place of residence or a telephone number.
10.3 With what purpose do we process your data?
Services De_Commune processes your data to provide you with services. To create an account that gives you access to the De_Commune studios, handling and answering questions and complaints, drafting, and sending and collecting invoices.
To inform De_Commune processes your data in order to inform you mainly by e-mail (or in a few cases by telephone). You will receive information about the status of your subscription or lesson card. You will also receive information about similar products and services from De_Commune. You will have to sign up for these messages and you can unsubscribe at any time.
Analysis & (market) research, We can use your personal data for conducting research and carrying out analysis, with the aim of improving the services of De_Commune. We can also ask you if you would like to participate in a no-obligation customer or market research in order to improve our services. You decide whether you want to participate by giving permission or not.
Reporting De_Commune processes customer data for statistical analyzes and management reports. On the basis of these analyzes and reports decisions are made, products and services are evaluated, and it is checked whether campaigns are effective. Customer data is used for this purpose on an aggregated level. Aggregate means that the data does not contain information about individual members, but only contains information about certain groups based on usage, age or new customers.
Contact with customers If you contact us or we contact you by phone, e-mail, social media, chat or in another way, your data will be registered. This way, De_Commune employees can later see that you have been in contact with you before and about it. That way we can help you faster and better. For example, consider questions about services, complaints, invoices and payments if you participate in market research and sales discussions.
Legal obligation De_Commune may be required by law or regulation to process your personal data and / or provide it to third parties. For example, when a competent authority such as, for example, the tax authorities so requests.
10.4 How do we deal with the security of your data? De_Commune provides appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect the personal data against, among other things, loss, destruction or damage, unauthorized access or any other form of unlawful processing of your personal data. We do this, among other things, by taking physical and organizational measures for access security, shielding each computer with username and password and authorization management so that your data cannot be viewed by all De_Commune employees. But also keeping software up-to-date and regularly testing our security measures.
10.5 How long do we keep your data? We will retain your data insofar as this is necessary for the realization of the purposes for which we process your data and for no longer than legally permitted. The ultimate storage period differs per type of personal data. If you have a De_Commune subscription or lesson card, we will keep your details during the term of your subscription or lesson card. After the retention period has expired, your personal data will be anonymized or deleted.
10.6 Does De_Commune use third-party services when processing data? De_Commune uses services from other parties. This only happens after screening in the field of security and privacy and only after the company has signed an agreement regarding the use and protection of personal data. Activities involving third parties are: (online) marketing, market research, collection, advertising and analyzing effectiveness of advertisements, web analysis and applications / SAAS services that are used in the context of customer administration, customer service and marketing, mobile app, telephone contacts and bank traffic.
10.7 Does De_Commune provide information to third parties? In principle, De_Commune does not provide or sell information to third parties. However, De_Commune may be required by law or regulation to process your personal data and / or provide it to third parties. For example, when a competent authority such as, for example, the tax authorities so requests.
10.8 How can you influence the processing of your personal data? In the GDPR a number of rights of those involved are recorded. Everyone has the right to view, correct or add to his personal details, to have them deleted, to request a limitation of the processing, to have them transferred and to object to the processing of his or her personal data. Below is a brief explanation of the various rights.
Access of data You have the right to inspect your personal data and to receive a copy of it.
Rectification of data You have the right to have your personal data corrected if these are incorrect and have them supplemented if they are incomplete. There is the possibility to access the personal data that De_Commune saves. There is also the possibility to change incorrect information / incorrect data. An account can be created for this at De_Commune Online.
Deletion of data You can request your personal data to be deleted, and this is honored in the following cases: because the data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or processed, because you withdraw your consent because you have successfully objected to the processing, because the personal data have been processed unlawfully or to comply with a legal obligation.
Limitation of processing You have the right to request and obtain the limitation of a processing in a number of specific cases: during the period of dispute of the correctness of personal data and the verification thereof, if the processing has proved to be unlawful but you do not want the data will be erased if De_Commune no longer needs the data, but you still need the data for legal action and if you have objected to the processing and you are still awaiting the response to the objection. You ask, as it were, to mark the personal data (temporarily locked) with the aim of limiting processing in the future.
Portability of data You have the right to have your data transferred. With this you can request a copy of your personal data and get it, for example, from another service provider. The data will be provided in a structured, current and machine-readable form. Think of an Excel file, CSV file or will be downloadable. This right only applies if the processing of the data is based on permission or an agreement and if the processing is carried out via automated procedures.
Objection against processing You always have the right, on the grounds of your particular situation, to deal with: the processing of your personal data on the basis of a general interest task or a task in the exercise of the public authority if De_Commune were granted and if the processing is necessary for the defense of the legitimate interests of De_Commune or a third party, if your interests weigh more heavily. If you want to use one of your rights, you do so as follow. You can send your request by e-mail to info.decommune@gmail.com.
Or you can send a request by post to: De_Commune, Attn Customer Care, Wethouder Noijhof 19, 5121 TS, Rijen, The Netherlands. Always state which request you are requesting: “access request”, “rectification request”, etc. and state your name, address and telephone number. You will receive a response within one month at the latest after receiving the request. For questions about this privacy statement and the De_Commune policy, please contact: info.decommune@gmail.com.
Article 11: Copyright and Ownership
11.1 All rights are reserved on all the teaching materials provided by De_Commune. No part of any publication (s) may be stored digitally or published in any form without written consent of De_Commune. It is not permitted to make De_Commune teaching materials available to third parties.
Article 17: Complaints
11.1 Complaints may be submitted in writing, by mail or phone, by stating the date, place and situation of the complaint, together with a resolution proposal from the Client. De_Commune will respond within four weeks of receiving the Client’s proposal for resolution. De_Commune will contact the complainant if there are any uncertainties regarding the complaint and/or resolution proposal. If the complaint involves a teacher, the Client will be contacted by the teacher. De_Commune will follow up with a proposal to resolve your complaint.
11.2 In the case that De_Commune and the complainant do not reach a resolution; the complaint shall be submitted to the Disputes Committee of the Stichting Geschillencommissies Consumentenzaken. The Disputes Commission decision is final and binding for both parties.
11.3 Complaints fall under privacy regulations and are only made transparent to the related parties.
Article 12: Governing Law and Jurisdiction
12.1 All agreements are subject to Dutch Law.
12.2 Any dispute that may arise from an agreement shall be exclusively submitted to the appropriate court in the district of Breda.