Last updated:
9th Nov 2020
9th Nov 2020
The website www.veohtu.com is provided by “Thomas Solomon”. Throughout the privacy notice and terms and conditions, the words “I”, “me”, “my”, and “he” refer to Thomas Solomon and his affiliates, and the words “you” and “your” refer to the user visiting the website and you or your company or organisation.
No one likes the small print. Nonetheless, it is very important because when signing up to a service from Thomas Solomon at Veohtu you are agreeing to the following terms and conditions. I therefore encourage all my clients to read and understand my terms and conditions. I may update these terms at any time, you are, therefore, encouraged to review them occasionally. If you have any questions or comments, please email [email protected]
Terms & Conditions.
Increasing your physical activity level and undertaking exercise involves risks and could result in damage to property, injury to persons, and death. Please be informed that Thomas Solomon assumes no liability for damage, injury, and death which may occur during participation in services he offers.
"Services" include training plans, online coaching programmes, in-person coaching / personal training sessions, in-person group coaching sessions, on-line group coaching sessions, coaching consultations, fitness assessments, and/or nutrition assessments. Your use of my services is voluntary and you use them at your own risk. Before undertaking any of my services, it is your responsibility to seek confirmation from your GP that it is safe for you to exercise and safe for you to increase your physical activity level.
When you purchase a service from me, you will complete a screening assessment that includes a liability waiver, an informed consent form, a physical activity readiness questionnaire (par-q), and questions assessing your general health, physical activity, and training history. No service will begin until your screening is complete and you have provided your consent to enrol in my services. When completing your screening questionnaire, please review the information carefully before signing and submitting. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact [email protected].
When communicating with me or enrolling in a service I offer, you understand that I will collect data from you. This may include personal data (e.g. name, address, phone, email, etc), demographic information (e.g. age, sex, etc), health information (e.g. weight, height, heart rate, etc), fitness information (e.g. training dose), and other data (e.g. from questionnaires, etc). Your data will be stored for as long as is necessary to provide your service. Your electronic data will be stored on a secure, password-protected server, and any hard-copies will be stored in a locked cabinet in a locked room. I will always keep your data in strict confidence and it will never be shared or sold. Read more about my data privacy policy here.
Communication expectations for training plans
Communication expectations for coached performance programmes
→ One message per Week (SMS, WhatsApp, or email)
→ One 30-minute phone call per Month, at the discretion of the client.
Medical advice
You are paying for future, not historical, training
VAT
Refund policy
Coached performance programme pause policy (NOTE: Training plans cannot be paused)
Intellectual property - copyright and trademarks
By completing the liability waiver and informed consent statement in the screening questionnaire and entering into a contract of service with Veohtu, you are also agreeing to the following:
No one likes the small print. Nonetheless, it is very important because when signing up to a service from Thomas Solomon at Veohtu you are agreeing to the following terms and conditions. I therefore encourage all my clients to read and understand my terms and conditions. I may update these terms at any time, you are, therefore, encouraged to review them occasionally. If you have any questions or comments, please email [email protected]
Terms & Conditions.
Increasing your physical activity level and undertaking exercise involves risks and could result in damage to property, injury to persons, and death. Please be informed that Thomas Solomon assumes no liability for damage, injury, and death which may occur during participation in services he offers.
"Services" include training plans, online coaching programmes, in-person coaching / personal training sessions, in-person group coaching sessions, on-line group coaching sessions, coaching consultations, fitness assessments, and/or nutrition assessments. Your use of my services is voluntary and you use them at your own risk. Before undertaking any of my services, it is your responsibility to seek confirmation from your GP that it is safe for you to exercise and safe for you to increase your physical activity level.
When you purchase a service from me, you will complete a screening assessment that includes a liability waiver, an informed consent form, a physical activity readiness questionnaire (par-q), and questions assessing your general health, physical activity, and training history. No service will begin until your screening is complete and you have provided your consent to enrol in my services. When completing your screening questionnaire, please review the information carefully before signing and submitting. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact [email protected].
When communicating with me or enrolling in a service I offer, you understand that I will collect data from you. This may include personal data (e.g. name, address, phone, email, etc), demographic information (e.g. age, sex, etc), health information (e.g. weight, height, heart rate, etc), fitness information (e.g. training dose), and other data (e.g. from questionnaires, etc). Your data will be stored for as long as is necessary to provide your service. Your electronic data will be stored on a secure, password-protected server, and any hard-copies will be stored in a locked cabinet in a locked room. I will always keep your data in strict confidence and it will never be shared or sold. Read more about my data privacy policy here.
Communication expectations for training plans
- When purchasing a training plan, you are not entitled to any formal regular communication with a coach.
- Questions for clarification purposes on a training plan may be sent to [email protected] but regular interaction, oversight, monitoring, and communication with a coach is only available on my coached performance programmes (online coaching, in-person coaching, or coaching consultations).
- If you renew your training plan, it will be updated with new fitness test scores.
Communication expectations for coached performance programmes
- The fee you pay for subscribing to the online coaching performance programme includes the following contact:
→ One message per Week (SMS, WhatsApp, or email)
→ One 30-minute phone call per Month, at the discretion of the client.
- You may request additional calls to me but they will be billed at GBP 50.00 per hour, pro rata. That said, if I request a phone call with you, such calls will not be billed.
- Abuse of my personal phone number, Skype number, Zoom number, SMS / WhatsApp messenger inbox, or email inbox will result in immediate cancellation of your programme, without refund.
- The matters for discussion must be Exercise- and/or Nutrition-related (including dietary/sports supplements) and may include topics related to your development, progression and aspects of Recovery.
Medical advice
- I will advise on health/exercise/nutrition science within the remit of my qualifications and where my expertise permits.
- For topics beyond my immediate expertise, I will consult with my network of collaborators.
- For matters beyond my remit that require medical evaluation, such as injury and/or physical/psychological illness, I will always advise that you contact a qualified Sports Physiotherapist and/or your GP, immediately.
- All site content and any other materials on my website is for educational and informational purposes only. Reliance on any information I provide is solely at your own risk and is not a substitute for professional medical advice or treatment. It is also not a substitute for professional care and should not be used for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease. Always seek the advice of a qualified physician with any questions you may have regarding a particular health problem. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read or heard.
You are paying for future, not historical, training
- Training plans are sold in 9-, 12-, or 18-week formats. You are able to view one week at a time, with the current calendar week in view. Plans automatically update each week on Mondays. Prior week's sessions are not visible or available to you once they become historical. I have copyright © to all content. You are not permitted to share, copy, or sell my content, and using my content for your own coaching purposes will be met with legal action.
- Online-Coached Performance Programmes are sold on a monthly subscription, initially for a minimum of 3-months. After 3-months, your subscription runs months to month and may be cancelled with 1-month's notice. A “month” constitutes one calendar month, which is the period from a particular date in one month to the same date in the next month, for example from April 4th up until May 4th. Sessions for forthcoming weeks will be released in two to four-week blocks, depending on the status of your current fitness / recent race recovery / recent or current injury / other factors that may inform my design of your programme. Previous training weeks will be hidden from view each month. You may request to receive your historical training at a cost of GBP 10.00 per week. Such data will be emailed to you in PDF format. I have copyright © to all content. You are not permitted to share, copy, or sell my content, and using my content for your own coaching purposes will be met with legal action.
- In-person coaching is paid for at an hourly rate. Sessions will be planned and prescribed and released in 2- to 4-week blocks. You may request to receive your historical training at a cost of GBP 10.00 per week. Such data will be emailed to you in PDF format. I have copyright © to all content. You are not permitted to share, copy, or sell my content, and using my content for your own coaching purposes will be met with legal action.
VAT
- Your purchases are made and paid for in the UK. The costs do not include VAT because I am not VAT registered and I do not, therefore, have the ability to waiver VAT.
Refund policy
- If anything arises during the screening process that precludes your enrolment in a training plan, online coaching, in-person coaching, coaching consultation, group session, training camp, or any other service, you will receive a full refund of the amount paid.
- No refunds are possible once training plans or programme files have been sent to you, or once personal training sessions have been completed.
- Online coaching has a minimum 3-month subscription at start-up. After your programme file has been sent to you, the initial 3-month fee is non-refundable. After 3-months, your subscription runs months to month and may be cancelled with 1-month's notice.
Coached performance programme pause policy (NOTE: Training plans cannot be paused)
- If for any reason (including illness or injury) you would like to pause your coached performance programme, you may do so at any time by contacting me.
- When requesting a pause, your payment(s) due in the following month(s) will be stopped until you request to resume your service.
- No back-dated refunds will be given.
- You may pause your programme for up to 6-months. During the time of your programme pause, you will not have access to your training programme sheets nor will I provide any training advice.
- When you resume your service after a pause, a no-cost consultation will be made to ensure I understand how to resume effectively.
Intellectual property - copyright and trademarks
- All content included on this site, such as text, graphics, icons, and images, is the intellectual property of Dr Thomas Solomon, unless otherwise indicated, and is protected by the UK and European copyright laws. The content on this site may be used as an informational resource. Any other use, including the reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, republication, display or performance of the content on this site, is strictly prohibited and will result in immediate termination or your service without refund, and possible legal action.
- Veohtu graphics, logos and trade names are trademarks of Veohtu, registered to Thomas Solomon (https://trademarks.ipo.gov.uk/ipo-tmcase/page/Results/1/UK00003247799). Veohtu trademarks may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not affiliated with Thomas Solomon and/or Veohtu in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits Thomas Solomon and/or Veohtu.
By completing the liability waiver and informed consent statement in the screening questionnaire and entering into a contract of service with Veohtu, you are also agreeing to the following:
- I understand that increasing my physical activity level and performing exercise involves a risk of injury and/or death.
- I understand that these risks include, but are not limited to, use of plans, programmes, personal training and/or assessments, and any information construed as advice.
- Despite the risks involved in physical activity and exercise, I agree to expressly assume all risks of injury or death that might be associated with increasing my physical activity level and performing exercise as a result of using services offered by Thomas Solomon, including, but not limited to, the use of plans, programmes, personal training and/or assessments, and any information construed as advice.
- Furthermore, to the fullest extent allowed by law, I agree never to sue and I agree to release from liability, Thomas Solomon and his affiliates (collectively referred to as Veohtu) for any damage, injury, or death to me arising from participation in plans, programmes, personal training and/or assessments, regardless of cause, including injuries which may result not only from my own actions, inactions, or negligence, but also from actions, inactions, or negligence of others, the condition of equipment, or areas where the plans, programmes, personal training and/or assessments are conducted.
- In consideration of my participation in services offered by Thomas Solomon, I hereby waive all claims or causes of action against Thomas Solomon and his affiliates, and, if applicable, owners and lessors of the premises on which the plans, programmes, personal training and/or assessments take place.
- I certify that I have no physical condition that would prevent me from increasing my physical activity level or participation in exercise or put me at greater risk for injury or disease. I agree that all activities undertaken are conducted at my own risk. Furthermore, I agree to use my personal medical insurance as a primary medical coverage payment if accident or injury occurs. I consent to emergency medical treatment in the event such care is required. Knowing and understanding the risks involved with participation in exercise, I hereby voluntarily and willingly assume responsibility for all risks and dangers associated with my participation in services offered by Thomas Solomon.
- I understand this is a release of liability that is valid forever. I understand that this Release of Liability will prevent me or my heirs from filing suit or making any claim for damages in the event of injury or death to me arising out of participation in services offered by Thomas Solomon. Additionally, in the event I, my heirs, the user, my legal representative, or any other person acting on my behalf files a lawsuit arising out of my participation in services offered by Thomas Solomon, I agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Thomas Solomon for any damages, attorney’s fees, or costs associated with or arising out of such a lawsuit. With a complete and full understanding of this release of liability and express assumption of risk agreement, I nevertheless enter into this agreement freely and voluntarily and agree that it is binding upon me, my heirs, assigns, legal representatives, and any other person acting on my behalf. I also agree to indemnify Thomas Solomon for any and all claims brought by a third party which arise from my participation in services offered by Thomas Solomon.
- I understand and agree that this agreement is severable and that if any clause is found to be invalid, the balance of the contract will remain in effect and will be valid and enforceable. I agree that any action will be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in the UK. Any disputes will be subject to and determined under the laws of the UK.