The guiding principle of the school: Directors, teachers and students form a boarding school community sharing common pedagogic aims. The management therefore reserves the right to exclude any boarders who damage the good spirit of the school community, from the school.

1. Registration
   
   By signing the application form the course participants and/or their legal representatives/holders of parental authority accept these General Terms of Contract and Travelling to all courses (GTCT) as well as the House Rules of the summer courses. The GTCT and the House Rules are an integral part of the contract made with the Institut auf dem Rosenberg AG and ARIANA AG. The contract cannot be transferred to a third party.
   
   The legal representative/holder of the parental authority agrees that the child attends the daily leisure time programs which are regularly organised by the Institut auf dem Rosenberg AG and ARIANA AG. Extracts and examples of these leisure time programs can be found in the brochure and on the website.
   
   
2. Making of the Contract
   
   The contract is made by signing the application form provided by the Institut auf dem Rosenberg AG and ARIANA AG. The contract is valid as soon as it has been confirmed in writing by the Institut auf dem Rosenberg AG and ARIANA AG.
   
   
3. Confirmation / Invoicing / Extras Costs
   
   After an application has been received, the offeree is sent a confirmation and an invoice listing the costs of the course. The deposit paid will be credited against the extra expenses incurred ("extras"), i.e. the participant's individual expenses which are not included in the regular school and boarding fees.
   
   The holder of parental authority acknowledges the applicant's obligations as legally binding and agrees to pay immediately any balance exceeding the deposit paid, as invoiced by the school. If payment for the course fees has not been received, at the latest 30 days before the start of a course, the Institut auf dem Rosenberg AG and ARIANA AG reserve the right to unilaterally withdraw from the contract.
   
   
4. Cancellation/Rebooking
   
   After an application has been received, it is still possible to withdraw from the contract. The following expenses will be incurred:
   
   For cancellation of the course booking, a general handling fee of CHF 500.– will be charged, to be debited against the deposit, plus an additional amount as follows:
   
   
   – for cancellation up to 31 days before the start of the course 20%
   – for cancellation 30 – 22 days before the start of the course 40%
   – for cancellation 21 – 15 days before the start of the course 60%
   – for cancellation 14 – 8 days before the start of the course 70%
   – for cancellation 7 – 0 days before the start of the course or non-appearance 80% of the course fees.
   
   A handling fee of up to CHF 500.– will be charged for changes of bookings.
   
   We recommend parents to take out a travel cancellation insurance.
   
   
5. Premature Termination of the Course
   
   If a participant leaves/discontinues the course prematurely, the ­deposit is forfeited in favour of the Institut auf dem Rosenberg AG and ARIANA AG. The course fees are not refunded.
   
   If discontinuing is due to health or other important reasons, 40% of the remaining unused contractual commitment costs will be refunded.
   
   Important reasons are:
   – serious injuries to a family member incurred in an accident
   – a death in the family.
   
   The Institut auf dem Rosenberg AG and ARIANA AG are ­entitled to ask for a doctor's certificate.
   
   The Institut auf dem Rosenberg AG and ARIANA AG are allowed to expel students, whose behaviour makes a co-existence in the group difficult or impossible, and to send them home with prior notification to the parents.
   
   No costs are refunded in the case of expulsion from the school for disciplinary reasons.
   
   
   
6. Changes of Programs
   
   Program changes do not entitle participants to claim any reduction in fees.
   
   
   
7. Liabilities of the Organise
   

   7.1 The Institut auf dem Rosenberg AG and ARIANA AG are responsible for the professional carrying out of the language courses offered as well as for conveying the necessary course material on time.
   
   

   7.2 The Institut auf dem Rosenberg AG and ARIANA AG are not liable if the non-fulfilment or defective fulfilment of the contract is caused by:
   
   

   a)	absence or omission on the part of the participant;
   b)	an unforeseeable or non-applicable negligence of third persons not involved in the fulfilment of contractual obligations;
   c)	force majeure or circumstances or incidents that could have been neither foreseen nor averted by either the Institut auf dem Rosenberg AG and ARIANA AG, or the agent, nor of the service carrier, despite all due diligence having been applied;
   d)	damages resulting from unlawful or illegal acts by third persons, or for injury caused by any kind of accident.

   
   

   In cases falling under paragraph 7.2, points b and c, the Institut auf dem Rosenberg AG and ARIANA AG are required to endeavour to assist the participant in difficulties.

   
   

8. Participants’ Obligations and Liabilities
   

   8.1 The course participants are liable for all kinds of damage to property, toward both the Institut auf dem Rosenberg AG/Sprach­kurse ARIANA AG and to their fellow participants.
   
   It is the responsibility of participants, or their parents, to have an adequate accident and health insurance.
   
   8.2 The parents of participants originating from Switzerland or from countries within the EU are requested to send a copy of the accident policy that is valid for the country in which the course is taking place, to the Institut auf dem Rosenberg AG and ARIANA AG. If no copy of the policy is submitted, or in the case of participants coming from neither Switzerland nor a country within the EU, the Institut auf dem Rosenberg AG and ARIANA AG will take out the required accident ­insurance on behalf of the participant.
   
   8.3 Participants are obliged to inform the Institut auf dem Rosenberg AG and ARIANA AG in advance and in writing of any ­relevant details concerning their persons, such as:
   

   	– existing health problems – medicines taken – allergies – dietary habits because of religious beliefs/practice – other negative factors which influence the student's behaviour.
   	In case of lack of such information, the Institut auf dem Rosenberg AG and ARIANA AG cannot be held liable for any defects that may result because of the above situations.

   8.4 The management must be immediately informed should a student have an accident or suffer any injury on the summer language course.

   The deadline for the assertion of claims against the Institut auf dem Rosenberg AG and ARIANA AG (mangle, refunds or compensatory damage) ends 14 days after the course has been completed. Claims are to be presented in writing with relevant evidence.

   
   8.5 The Institut auf dem Rosenberg AG and ARIANA AG are liable for damages other than damages to persons at maximum the double amount of the cost of the course, except in case of intentional or grossly negligent damage caused.
   

   
   
9. Miscellaneous
   
   Attendance at classes is mandatory. Course participants are requested to obey the course leaders' instructions and to comply with the house rules, both of which are an integral part of the educational contract. The house rules as applicable for each course will be sent to interested persons at any time upon their request.
   
   The legal representative/holder of the parental authority agrees that footage of the student can be used for school promotion purposes by the Institut auf dem Rosenberg AG and ARIANA AG.
   
   For understandable reasons, the school cannot take any responsibility for financial transactions done by the parents. All bank charges, commission fees, exchange losses and the like, must be at the cost of the parents.
   
   No animals may be taken to or kept at the Institut auf dem Rosenberg AG and ARIANA AG for hygienic reasons.
   
   Parents confirm that their child has not been asked to leave any previous school because of disruptive behaviour and assure the Institut auf dem Rosenberg AG and ARIANA AG that they have no knowledge of any drug consumption by their child.
   
   The school asks that the children are not given valuables or large sums of money etc. to bring with them. Such belongings must be de­posited for safe keeping with the course directors. The Institut auf dem Rosenberg AG and ARIANA AG cannot, for obvious reasons, be held responsible for valuables that are lost or confiscated, nor of musical equipment, mobile phones, laptops, articles of clothing and the like.
   
   The original German version of the General Terms of Contract and Travelling (GTCT) takes precedence over all translations. Versions in languages other than German serve no more than to present the general information and in no way release the offeree from his/her obligations arising from the contract in its original German version.
   
   
10. Travelling
    
    Participants travel to the course venues individually and at their own risk and expense. The participants' parents are responsible for compliance with provisions concerning their entry to the country in which the summer course is taking place. As an additional service the Institut auf dem Rosenberg AG and ARIANA AG can arrange for participants to be met at the nearest airport and taken directly to the course venue, at the participants' expense.
    
    
11. Court of Jurisdiction and Applicable Law / Severability Clause
    
    This contract is subject to Swiss law. Disputes arising out of this contract will be settled exclusively under Swiss law. The exclusive court of jurisdiction is St. Gallen, Switzerland. The Institut auf dem Rosenberg AG and ARIANA AG are entitled to file a suit against the holder of parental authority at his/her place of domicile or the place of his/her usual residence.
    
    Should one regulation of these General Terms of Contract and Travelling prove to be invalid, this does not interfere or influence the validity of the remainder of the rest of the regulations.