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Terms & Conditions

This website is owned and operated by the Melbourne Magic Academy. These Terms set forth are the terms and conditions under which you may use our website and services as offered by us. This website offers visitors an educational magic and life skills program. By accessing or using the website of our service, you approve that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms.

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  • I approve of my child’s involvement in The Melbourne Magic Academy's program, Holiday Program or event, hereafter referred to as the “Service”, and have read all conditions in this document

  • I give permission for my children to participate in activities organised for the days my child will be attending

  • I acknowledge that the employees of The Melbourne Magic Academy are responsible for the supervision and care of my child for the duration of the session

  • If the session takes place within a school The Melbourne Magic Academy is responsible for my child until supervision is handed over to the adult nominated as responsible for the supervision of the child (after school hours activities).

  • I grant the staff authorization, in the event of an accident or illness, to seek and provide all necessary medical assistance and treatment for my child. Furthermore, I agree to be responsible for any expenses associated with such treatment.

  • I acknowledge that my child will not attend the Service if suffering from an infectious or communicable disease as identified by the Department of Health.

  • I provide permission for The Melbourne Magic Academy to capture photographic or video images of my child during the course of an event or class (unless stated otherwise during the enrolment process)

  • I agree that all rights to these images, sounds or text are the sole property of The Melbourne Magic Academy and make no claim over them.

  • I give permission for any images captured to be used in school and parent reporting, published on the company website, in news media (newspaper, TV etc), social media or published in print publications (unless stated otherwise).

  • I authorise staff to apply sunscreen to my child in the event that activities are taking place outdoors.

  • I understand that if my child continuously demonstrates inappropriate behavior after guidance procedures have been followed, I will be notified and my child may be removed or suspended for a period to be determined or excluded permanently from the Service.

  • I understand a late pick-up charge of $20 per 10 minutes or part thereof will apply where parents are more than 10 minutes late after the end of class/camp.

  • All fees must be paid in advance by EFT or Credit Card.

  • No refunds will be provided once a program has commenced.

  • A refund will be provided if a booking cancellation request is received in writing 7-days prior to the program starting, less a $50.00 administration fee.

  • No refunds will be provided for bookings cancelled with less than 7-days notice.

  • I understand that there are minimum numbers required for a program to proceed. The Melbourne Magic Academy reserves the right to cancel a program if there are fewer than 10 enrollments.

  • In the event of The Melbourne Magic Academy cancelling a service, enrolment fees will be fully refunded.

  • I agree to pay for all of the days my child is successfully enrolled in, regardless of whether my child actually attends. See our “missed classes policy” for absences

  • All material submitted to the Melbourne Magic Academy will be kept confidential.

  • The Melbourne Magic Academy reserves the right to amend these Terms and Conditions.

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FINANCIAL INFORMATION POLICY

  • Your credit card details will be stored by an industry leading Secure Payment Gateway.

  • The Melbourne Magic Academy has access only to partial information of your card (e.g. last 4 digits) and retains an authorisation to make further charges.

  • You may remove this card authorisation at any time through by emailing us at Admin@MagicAcademy.com.au

  • The prices we charge for using our services / for our products are listed on the website. We reserve the right to change our prices for products displayed at any time, and to correct pricing errors that may inadvertently occur.

  • Term fees must be paid in full before you child receives any magic material from The Melbourne Magic Academy.

  • Only one promotional code is allowed per transaction.

  • Sibling discounts can not be applied to single day or multiple single day attendances to our magic school holiday program.

  • Our 'bring a friend' discount can only be redeemed by each family once per program, no matter how many friends they refer. To be eligible for the bring-a-friend discount, the referring participant must be currently enrolled or have previously attended one of our programs. The referred friend should be new to The Melbourne Magic Academy.

  • For our Magic Camp School Holiday Program the 'bring a friend' discount only applies to families who enrol in the full duration of the program and not for single day/s registrations or registrations under the length of the program.


MISSED CLASSES POLICY

  • No discounts, refunds or credit will be provided for missed classes/sessions.

  • We are committed to ensuring that your child doesn't miss out on the magic learning experience. In the case of a missed class, we will provide the necessary magic materials and access to our online tutorial videos for your child. This will allow them to access our online Magic Video Vault, where they can learn the effects and tricks covered in the missed class through our comprehensive support materials.

  • We understand that some children may require additional assistance with a magic trick taught during a missed class. To cater to this, we offer the option of short private Zoom session for personalized support. If your child needs extra guidance, please don't hesitate to email us at Admin@MagicAcademy.com.au to arrange a session.

  • If a student enrolled in online magic classes fails to log in within 15 minutes after the scheduled start time, the session will be considered missed, and it will be subject to our missed class policy. No discounts, refunds, or credit will be provided for missed classes.


​TRIAL CLASS POLICY

  • We encourage students who are uncertain about their interest in a program to book a “trial class” prior to enrolling.

  • The cost $25 to attend as a trial student (this cost is deducted from the term fees if your child continues with the class).

  • Children that attend the first class as a trial will participate in all class actives and learn the trick of the day. However as the tricks taught in a single class are part of a larger set, children attending a trial class will not be able to take the magic trick home to keep (unless of course, they decide to continue with the terms magic classes).

  • Trial classes are only available for Term time magic classes and not our school holiday program.

  • All trial classes are taken at your own risk

  • The Melbourne Magic Academy must approve your attendance at a class as a “Trial”

  • Only one “Trial Class” per child, per calendar year is allowed

  • Attendance at a second class is deemed an enrolment and full fees will become due immediately


​LATE PICK UP POLICY

  • It is expected that every child participating in a The Melbourne Magic Academy after school programs, holiday programs or events will be picked up on time.

  • A late pick-up charge of $20 per 10 minutes or part thereof, per child, applies after the Service finishing time, however coaches will provide a grace period of 10 minutes immediately after the class.

  • If a child is picked up late more than 3 times $80 fee applies from the first 10 minutes and Magic Academy reserves the right to suspend the child.

  • I authorise The Magic Academy to directly charge the credit card used for program payment for any late pick-up fees if necessary.

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TRICK REPLACEMENT POLICY

  • Care of Materials: Students are responsible for the proper care of all magic materials provided during the class. We cannot replace any lost or damaged materials or tricks, or parts thereof.

  • Purchasing Replacement Tricks: In certain cases where we have spare stock available, students may have the option to purchase replacement tricks. To inquire about the availability of specific tricks for purchase, please contact us via email at Admin@MagicAcademy.com.au. We will gladly assist you in checking if the requested tricks are in stock, though we cannot guarantee the availability of any specific trick.

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LEGAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

  • Liability and Damages: Except as otherwise expressly required by law, The Melbourne Magic Academy and its agents, and representatives, does not accept any liability for personal injury, property damage or loss sustained by any participant as a result of their participation at the Service due to any cause whatsoever unless caused by the proven negligence of The Melbourne Magic Academy, its Directors or employees. You agree to indemnify and hold the Melbourne Magic Academy, its agents, and representatives, harmless from any demands, claims or expenses (including attorneys’ fees), made against them by any third party due to, or arising out of, or in connection with your use of the website or any of the Melbourne Magic Academy's services. This also includes damages, compensation for any personal injuries sustained during a program.The Melbourne Magic Academy cannot ultimately be held liable.

 

  • Insurance: The Melbourne Magic Academy warrants that all necessary steps have been taken to ensure that all agreed activities are covered by Public Liability Insurance, with an indemnity limit of $30million.
The Client agrees that no demands will be made of Tim Mason Magic to undertake actions which would not be covered by such insurance.

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  • Interlectual Property: The Service and all materials therein or transferred thereby, including, without limitation, software, images, text, graphics, logos, patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, photographs, audio, videos, music and all Intellectual Property Rights related thereto, are the exclusive property of the Melbourne Magic Academy. Except as explicitly provided herein, nothing in these Terms shall be deemed to create a license in or under any such Intellectual Property Rights, and you agree not to sell, license, rent, modify, distribute, copy, reproduce, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, publish, adapt, edit or create derivative works thereof. Clients further agree that they will not assist or allow any third party to use or reproduce any of the magic tricks, effects, or other elements presented by The Melbourne Magic Academy in any Service, whether for profit or not, without obtaining prior written permission from The Melbourne Magic Academy.

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  • Contact Us: Thanks for getting this far! If you have any questions about these terms and conditions, please email us at Admin@MagicAcademy.com

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Effective date : 1st Jan 2022

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