Terms and Conditions

What's in these terms?
This acceptable use policy sets out the content standards that apply when you access this online training platform, upload content, make contact with other users, add links, or interact with this platform in any other way.    
Please fully read the terms and conditions prior to purchase as all sales are final, you can contact the team for full information on any aspects of the online training, all courses are accessible 24/7 via the online platform, unless online hosting situations outside of OMT Trainings control cause a disruption in course access.

You can access all of the course material via the platform, students are not allowed to download or remove videos or PDFs from the platform, all videos and pdfs are owned by OMT Training, students are also unable to print off material from the site. 
Please be aware that once a course has been purchased and content has been accessed by the student we are unable to offer any refund either full or partial for the course, please speak to the team prior to any purchase for clarification, suitability or any information relating to the course, content, certification or access information.

If you have purchased a duplicate course or certificate any refund due will be subject to an admin fee to cover processing payments, refunds, and time for this to be completed, this is normally around 50% of the cost.

We recommend students read through the T&Cs prior to purchase, students have access to the course overview and an overview of all relevant course material and technique videos. 

Please contact the team for any clarification needed prior to purchase as we are always happy to assist.

This online training platform is operated by Osteon Limited (“we”, “our” or “us”). We are registered in England and Wales with company number 07603582, with our registered offices at Global House, 303 Ballards Lane, North Finchley, London N12 8NP, and trading as OMT Training.

If you encounter any issues or have concerns regarding our website, we are committed to addressing and resolving them promptly. Please follow the steps outlined, contact OMT Training via email at bookings@omttraining.co.uk or in writing to the registered company address and we will try and rectify the issue directly, please provide detailed information and please read the full terms and conditions of purchase, OMT will try and respond within 48hrs to any complaints and offer a resolution within our agreed terms and conditions, If, despite our efforts, your complaint persists, you have the option to seek external mediation through the relevant ombudsman service. . 

By using our online training platform, you confirm that you accept the terms of this policy and that you agree to comply with them, all course bookings are non refundable and non transferable.

Students must ensure they do due diligence prior to signing up to any OMT Training courses, and can contact the team prior to purchase to clarify suitability, training processes, we take no responsibility if students are unable to complete the training, these courses are not suitable for people with no previous qualifications in manual therapy, and should not be accessed by the general public, these courses are for post graduate continued education, please contact the OMT team for any clarification or to discuss suitability.

If you do not agree to these terms, you must not use our online training platform.

We recommend that you print a copy of these terms for future reference or contact OMT Training for a full copy..

Please be aware as with booking any in person training courses, all purchases of any OMT Training online product / course / bundle is non refundable and non transferable, all sales are final, any changes or refunds are at the discretion of OMT Training and will be subject to a £50 administration fee.

OMT Training certificates are only issued on paid courses, and persons are not entitled to claim qualifications if they have not participated and fully completed paid modules, free modules hold no qualification or certification.

Certification in any OMT Training course does not qualify any person to claim they are an OMT instructor or instructor in that therapy, they cannot claim they have any affiliation with OMT Training, OMT Training as a company and cannot claim to represent OMT training, they do not have permission to teach any of OMT trainings techniques, theory or intellectual property, OMT Training is an EU trademark and any misuse of the name, logo or misrepresentation of affiliation will be seen as a breach of that. 

OMT Training does not take any responsibility for students actions post qualification and students must comply with all regulations within their own country, it is down to them to ensure they comply. 

Students must also ensure they do not claim to be qualified in a therapy unless they have appropriate training and qualifications, OMT Training does not qualify students post qualification to use the title "Osteopath", "Chiropractor" or "Physiotherapist" within the United Kingdom, unless they are registered with those governing bodies as these are protected titles. 

Students are able to state that they use "Osteopathic or Chiropractic Techniques" as a description of the techniques they use within a treatment, but they must ensure they do not misrepresent themselves as a registered allied health professional unless they are.

Legal - Osteopathic Articulation / Osteopathic Spinal Manipulation OMT Training ensures that all students are informed of the relevant legislation and takes no responsibility for students who do not follow that, osteopathic is not a protected term or title when describing techniques used or employed by a manual therapist. 

Osteopathic Articulation is a UK trademarked logo – IPO Link www.ipo.gov.uk/tmcase/Results/1/UK00003163607 Osteopathic Spinal Manipulation is a UK trademarked logo – IPO Link www.ipo.gov.uk/tmcase/Results/1/UK00003172803 

These courses are for the specific techniques of Osteopathic Articulation and Spinal Manipulation and are not a substitute for the degree program and do not qualify you as an Osteopath. Under Section 32(1) of the Osteopaths Act 1993 it is an offence to infer or imply that you are an Osteopath if you have not carried out the relevant training and the following titles are prohibited to use: Osteopath, Osteopathic practitioner, Osteopathic physician, Osteopathist, Osteotherapist, or any other kind of Osteopath. 

Students who qualify in our courses must ensure that when describing themselves on their websites and in advertising literature that they are not implying that they are an Osteopath, but that they are trained in specific osteopathic techniques. Example John Smith – Sports Therapist Techniques used: Dry Needling Osteopathic Spinal Manipulation Osteopathic Articulation  

Outside of the UK, students should ensure they comply with any government regulations in relation to title uses.

OMT Training takes no responsibility for students action in relation to how they describe themselves in relation to UK law. 

OMT Training takes no responsibility for students actions post qualification, students must ensure they follow all government guidelines, have full public liability cover and relevant insurances.

OMT Training courses are underwritten by www.bgi.uk.com and full insurance can be obtained through them for all courses taught online and in person, individual cover for dry needling / medical acupuncture is £180pa and full spinal manipulation with cavitation is £380pa, this is a guide price as of 2022, please contact Bgi for confirmation and any more information, prices are subject to change. 

OMT Training does not take any responsibility if you are unable to gain full insurance with your current provider, It is down to the students personal responsibility to ensure that they check if their current insurance provider will cover any new skills learnt either online or face to face prior to commencement. 

OMT Training cannot guarantee cover with any external insurance companies, if you require additional cover please contact www.bgi.uk.com.     
   

We amend these terms from time to time. Every time you wish to use our online training platform, please check these terms to ensure you understand the terms that apply at that time.

We may from time to time provide interactive services on our training platform, including, without limitation:

· Chat rooms.

· Bulletin boards.

· Questions and Answers sessions

(interactive services.)

Where we do provide any interactive service, we will provide clear information to you about the kind of service offered, if it is moderated and what form of moderation is used (including whether it is human or technical).

We are under no obligation to oversee, monitor or moderate any interactive service we provide on our training platform, and we expressly exclude our liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of any interactive service by a user in contravention of our content standards, whether the service is moderated or not. 

These content standards apply to any and all material which you contribute to our online platform (Contribution), and to any interactive services associated with it, applying to all OMT social media platforms and to all online forums, groups or pages. 

The Content Standards must be complied with in spirit as well as to the letter. The standards apply to each part of any Contribution as well as to its whole.

Osteon Limited will determine, in its discretion, whether a Contribution breaches the Content Standards.

· Be accurate (where it states facts).

· Be genuinely held (where it states opinions).

· Comply with the law applicable in England and Wales and in any country from which it is posted.

· Be defamatory of any person.

· Be obscene, offensive, hateful or inflammatory.

· Bully, insult, intimidate or humiliate.

· Promote sexually explicit material.

· Include child sexual abuse material.

· Promote violence.

· Promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age.

· Infringe any copyright, database right or trade mark of any other person.

· Be likely to deceive any person.

· Breach any legal duty owed to a third party, such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidence.

· Promote any illegal activity.

· Be in contempt of court.

· Be threatening, abuse or invade another's privacy, or cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety.

· Be likely to harass, upset, embarrass, alarm or annoy any other person.

· Impersonate any person, or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person.

· Give the impression that the Contribution emanates from Osteon Limited, if this is not the case.

· Advocate, promote, incite any party to commit, or assist any unlawful or criminal act such as (by way of example only) copyright infringement or computer misuse.

· Contain a statement which you know or believe, or have reasonable grounds for believing, that members of the public to whom the statement is, or is to be, published are likely to understand as a direct or indirect encouragement or other inducement to the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.

· Contain any advertising or promote any services or web links to other sites.

When we consider that a breach of this acceptable use policy has occurred, we may take such action as we deem appropriate.  

Failure to comply with this acceptable use policy constitutes a material breach of OMT Training Terms and Disclaimer upon which you are permitted to use our online platform, and may result in our taking all or any of the following actions:

· Immediate, temporary or permanent withdrawal of your right to use our platform.

· Immediate, temporary or permanent removal of any Contribution uploaded by you to our platform.

· Issue of a warning to you.

· Legal proceedings against you for reimbursement of all costs on an indemnity basis (including, but not limited to, reasonable administrative and legal costs) resulting from the breach.

· Further legal action against you.

· Disclosure of such information to law enforcement authorities as we reasonably feel is necessary or as required by law.

We exclude our liability for all action we may take in response to breaches of this acceptable use policy. The actions we may take are not limited to those described above, and we may take any other action we reasonably deem appropriate.

The terms of this policy, its subject matter and its formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by English law. We both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

2020/2021 - Covid 19 Policy on Course Changes.

As stated all course places are nontransferable and non-refundable as per the booking process. 

 In light of the current situation regarding COVID-19 and the ever-changing environment in regards to travel, quarantine, and access to face-face courses, some students may wish to transfer to the OMT online training academy. 

 Any change from a face-face course to online training is at the discretion of OMT Training and will be looked at on a person-to-person basis.

 Any transfer will be costed based on the full price of face-face and online training, like for like. This is regardless of any past or future discounts on any OMT online training course, the full value will be applied, no additional discounts can be used, and no difference in prices will be refunded. 

 If a student accepts an online training course in place of face-face seminar they waive all rights to any potential difference in prices.

Please be aware as with booking any in person training courses, all purchases of any OMT Training online product / course / courses / bundle is non refundable and non transferable, all sales are final, any changes or refunds are at the discretion of OMT training and will be subject to a £25 administration fee.   

All Terms and Conditions Apply 

The General Osteopathic Council and the General Chiropractic Council of the United Kingdom do not endorse or accredit any postgraduate CPD training courses, and as such do not endorse, accredit or sponsor any courses run by OMT Training.