Terms & Conditions

This website is owned and operated by:  The Glass Court with a registered address at 1 Glenard Road, Salthill, Galway, H91 A7PE, Ireland

 By using our website, you confirm that you accept these Terms of Service (“terms”) as binding upon you, including additional terms and conditions and policies referenced herein and/or available by hyperlink, and that you agree to comply with them. If you do not agree to these terms, you must not use our website.

 Terms and Conditions The Glass Court

 1. Fees and Hours

1.1 When you purchase a visual guide from The Glass Court these are intended for a single user and all payments are received via the website before the guide will be available. For any corporate/ club/ group enquiries please contact info@theglasscourt.com to discuss purchasing of a shared licence when a visual guide can be shared with members. All payments must be made prior to the visual guides being made available.

1.2 Email -. Please email info@theglasscourt.com with any queries and The Glass Court will respond promptly. The Glass Court does not offer a phone number and any phone calls that may take place are privately arranged.

1.4 Travel time – The Glass Court may at times (if pre-arranged) travel to locations to exhibit and explain their products. The Glass Court retains the right to charge for travel time. If these fees are to be applied, then this will be discussed and confirmed prior to the contact starting.

2. Subscriptions

When you purchase from The Glass Court you will be signing up to a yearly subscription programme. This is a one-year paid subscription with a launch price offer of €4.99, paid to The Glass Court, for the Beginners Guides. It gives access to the full set of The Glass Court Beginners Guides, online visual guides to squash rules for newcomers to the game. 

You also gain access to all 5 modules plus all 5 audiovisual modules, all in English.

It also gives access to the full set of The Beginners guides eBooks in other languages, including French. The ebook will also be available in  Irish Spanish Arabic and Portuguese by end October 2023.

Once your online order with The Glass Court has been placed, we will send you an e-mail to confirm your order, we will use the e-mail address you provide in your order form. Please make sure you enter a valid email address. Sometimes the emails can reach your Spam/Junk Inbox, please make sure you check these. Your order can only be confirmed once our credit card has gone through and been accepted by our payment gateway (Stripe and/or Paypal).

 You will have access to the guides that you purchased through “My Guides” page on our website.  

Please note that the subscription programme for The Beginners Guides does not give access to the Club Players Guides or the Tournament Guides.

The Glass Court members are entitled to use the product for personal use only. Please note all images are copyright protected and cannot be used for any commercial purposes.

Please note that each subscription is for an individual person and passwords and logins are not allowed to be shared. Please note that The Glass Court retains the right to suspend and cancel any subscription if they feel that it is being abused and not used the for purposes it was created for.

 2a.          Cancellation of Subscriptions

Current launch offer is a payment of €4.99 paid in full and for the year. Given the nature of the small payment there is no partial payments. There is also no option of leaving early. Using the guides once is the same price as using it in an unlimited way for the year. If a customer decides not to use the product, that is their own decision, but we cannot refund the payment. Returns are only permitted if the customer is unhappy with the product or if it is faulty in anyway. Please contact info@theglasscourt.com immediately if you receive a faulty product.

 3. Membership

The Glass Court also a free membership and this gives access to The Glass Court’s version of the official written rules of squash with a complimentary search tool to enable members to search a specific rule. Free membership does not entitle a customer to access to The Glass Court online visual guides. A free member may upgrade with required payment to access the specified visual guide.

The Glass Court members are entitled to use the product for personal use only. Please note all images are copyright protected and cannot be used for any commercial purposes.

Please note that each subscription is for an individual person and passwords and logins are not allowed to be shared. Please note that The Glass Court retains the right to suspend and cancel any subscription if they feel that it is being abused and not used the for purposes it was created for.

 4. Clubs and Event Organizations

The Glass Court welcomes clubs and event organisers and all enquiries for club/event rates for purchase of guides for their club/event should be sent to info@theglasscourt.com. Clubs and Events are not permitted to purchase these personal guides to use them for public viewing and/or sharing on their club or at their event. We can arrange club and event guides upon a case-by-case basis.

5. Disclaimer

The Glass Court visual guides are to be used as an easy-to-understand description of Squash rules. If there is as any confusion of the interpretation of the rules or if there is an element of ambiguity between the guides, players understanding and rules then The Glass Court would request that you formally refer to World Squash Federation (WSF) to clarify all queries. The Glass Court visual guides are to be used as a guide only and do no replace or supplant at official rules already in operation.

 6. Non-Competition

The education materials supplied by The Glass Court (including all website content and content supplied at workshops and seminars) are of a confidential nature. From time to time, The Glass Court may use examples of work they have created or businesses that they have worked with to illustrate educational points. Any attempt by the Customer to enter the markets that The Glass Court operates in after gaining possession of such educational materials will be classed as entering into competition with The Glass Court.

 7. Intellectual Property

The education materials supplied by The Glass Court (including all website content and content supplied at workshops and seminars) are of a confidential nature. From time to time, The Glass Court may use examples of work they have created or businesses that have worked with to illustrate educative points. Any attempt by the Customer to enter the markets that The Glass Court operates in after gaining possession of such educative materials will be classed as entering competition with The Glass Court.

1. a) All text, graphics, user interfaces, visual interfaces, photographs, trademarks, logos, sounds, music, artwork, and computer code (collectively, “content”), including but not limited to the design, structure, selection, coordination, expression, “look and feel” and arrangement of such content, contained on the website is owned, controlled or licensed by or to The Glass Court.
2. b) Except as expressly provided in these Terms, no part of the Site and no content may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted or distributed in any way (including “mirroring”) to any other computer, server, website or other medium for publication, distribution or for any commercial enterprise, without The Glass Court ’s express prior written consent.

 Terms and Conditions of Service of business

Indemnification, Liability, And Limitation

The express terms and conditions of these terms shall apply in place of all warranties, conditions, terms, representations, statements, undertakings and obligations whether expressed or implied by statute, common law, custom, usage or otherwise, all of which are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.  Insofar as it is lawful to do so, we do not accept liability of any description including liability for negligence or any damages whatsoever arising out of or in connection with the viewing, use or performance of this website or its contents.  In the event that you reproduce, display, transmit, distribute or otherwise exploit the structure, information, material, or any portion thereof, in any manner not authorised by us, or if you otherwise infringe any intellectual property rights relating to the structure, information, photographs, prints or this website, you unconditionally and irrevocably agree to indemnify us and keep us indemnified from and against any and all losses, expenses, costs or damages, including reasonable lawyers’ fees, incurred by you or others as a result of unauthorised use of the above and/or your breach of these terms.  You unconditionally and irrevocably agree to indemnify us and keep us indemnified from and against all and any losses, costs, claims, liabilities, damages, demands and expenses suffered or incurred by us and arising from any claim brought by any third party against us howsoever arising from or in connection with: these terms; the supply of the services and/or digital goods pursuant to the terms; your use of the services and/or digital goods; or your fraud or negligence.  For the avoidance of doubt, we will under no circumstances whatsoever be liable to you, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, arising under or in connection with these terms for any loss of profits, goodwill, sales, business, or revenue; loss or corruption of data, information or software; loss of business opportunity or anticipated savings; or any indirect or consequential loss.  Without prejudice to other clauses in these terms, our total liability arising under or in connection with these terms, whether arising in contract, tort (including negligence) or restitution, or for breach of statutory duty or misrepresentation, or otherwise, shall in all circumstances be limited to the purchase price paid for the relevant services that is/are the subject of a claim. 

 

Errors, Inaccuracies And Omissions

Occasionally there may be information on our website that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies or omissions that may relate to product descriptions, pricing, promotions, offers, product shipping charges, transit times and availability. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions, and to change or update information or cancel orders if any information on the website or on any related website is inaccurate at any time without prior notice (including after you have submitted your order).  We undertake no obligation to update, amend or clarify information on the website or on any related website, including without limitation, pricing information, except as required by law. No specified update or refresh date applied on the website or on any related website, should be taken to indicate that all information on the website or on any related website has been modified or updated.

 

Sales Of Services

If you are not a consumer, you confirm that you have authority to bind any organisation on whose behalf you use our site to purchase services. We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to limit the sales of our services to any person, geographic region, or jurisdiction.  We may exercise this right on a case-by-case basis.  We reserve the right to limit the quantities of any services that we offer.  We reserve the right to discontinue any service at any time.  In accordance with other clauses included in these terms, we make no express or implied warranty, representation or undertaking and assume no responsibility concerning the quality, nature, or fitness for purpose of the services or digital goods.  We do not warrant that the quality of any services, information, or other material purchased or obtained by you will meet your expectations, or that any errors in the products or services will be corrected, unless as required by law.   All warranties, conditions and other terms implied by statute or common law are, to the fullest extent permitted by law, excluded from these terms. All descriptions of products or product pricing are subject to change at any time without notice, at our sole discretion.  Prices for our services are subject to change without notice.  We reserve the right at any time to modify or discontinue our services on our website (or any part or content thereof) without notice at any time.  We shall not be liable to you or to any third-party for any modification, price change, suspension, or discontinuance of such.

 

Refunds

We conform to Irish and EU law and regulations for the purposes of whether or not to accept returns. We deal with cases as they happen on an individual basis.  We encourage you to contact us as soon as possible after delivery should you discover a fault or defect in the services or digital goods.

 

Social Media Platforms

Communication, engagement, and actions taken through external social media platforms that we participate on are custom to the terms as well as the data protection and privacy policies and notices held with each social media platform respectively.  You are advised to use social media platforms wisely and communicate / engage upon them with due care and caution regarding your own privacy and personal details.  We will never ask for personal or sensitive information through social media platforms and encourage you when wishing to discuss sensitive details to contact us through primary communication channels such as by telephone or email. 

 

Data Protection, Privacy And Security

Your rights to data protection and privacy, including security over data, are very important to us.  We treat personal data obtained using this website as private and are committed to providing you with secure access to our online service.  This website processes information from you as per our Privacy Policy.  When you, amongst other actions, visit our website, enquire about services or send emails to us you understand that subsequent data processing will be done as detailed in our Privacy Policy.

 

Governing Law And Disputes

This website is hosted, controlled, and operated from the Republic of Ireland and therefore governed by Irish law, subject to the terms of Public International Law.  In the event of any dispute of any nature whatsoever arising between the parties on any matter provided for in, or arising out of this agreement, the Irish law will apply, and the appropriate courts of the Republic of Ireland will have jurisdiction.

 

Variation Of These Terms & Conditions

We reserve the right to make changes to this website, these terms, and the other information contained in this website at any time and without notice.  Please refer to these terms when you visit the website as they may change from time to time.

 

Severability

In the event that any provision of these terms is determined to be unlawful, void or unenforceable, such provision shall nonetheless be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and the unenforceable portion shall be deemed to be severed from these terms, such determination shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any other remaining provisions.

 

Waiver

The failure of us to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

 

Entire Agreement

These terms and any policies or operating rules posted by us on this website or in respect to our website constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between you and us and govern your use of the website, superseding any prior or contemporaneous agreements, communications and proposals, whether oral or written, between you and us (including, but not limited to, any prior versions of these terms).  Any ambiguities in the interpretation of these terms shall not be construed against the drafting party.

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

You may contact us by email at the following address: info@theglasscourt.com

 

 Contact information published on this website is published for the purpose of users or prospective users contacting us about services offered to them.  This information should not be considered as made manifestly public for the purposes of general marketing contact.