Membership of the Vanguard Centre allows us to put more money towards improving the venue and the services that we offer.
Benefits of membership include:
- discounts for attendance at events organised at the Vanguard Centre or by the Academy of Historical Arts
- discounts on equipment you buy at the Vanguard Centre or through the Academy of Historical Arts shop
- membership of a pro-active umbrella organisation with a vested interest in developing and improving the HEMA community in the United Kingdom
The purpose of membership, first and foremost, is supporting the Centre! The school has invested quite a significant amount of money in loaner equipment for new members, and there are always financial obligations of various kinds for any sort of school or organisation, as well as the on-going desire to make the Centre a better experience for everyone.
Terms & Conditions, and Refunds Policy
Cancellations & Refunds
You may request to cancel your membership of the Vanguard Centre at any time. This request must be in writing, via some reasonably permanent medium: an email to the organisation would be acceptable, but a Facebook message is not suitable. We will cancel your membership within a week of receiving your request in writing.
When you cancel your membership, you will no longer be a member, and you will instead be a guest whenever you attend one of our activities, sessions, or events. You will not receive any of the discounts or benefits for being a member anymore.
If you cancel your membership within two weeks (fourteen days) of paying for it, we will provide you a full refund, unless you have used your membership to attend a session, receive a discount, or utilise any of the other advantages or benefits of membership. In other words, we can only refund a membership that has been unused.
Duration of Membership
Your membership will run for one calendar year from the day you register your membership.
Data Protection
We will keep your personal information to ourselves and will not distribute it to any third party. The data will be treated confidentially in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.
We shall use an accredited third-party service to collect the payment, so that the service is PCI compliant and the payment will be taken securely. We will not see your card or bank details unless you choose to show them to us. Your data will be kept safe, secure, and private.
Assumption-of-Risk Notice
All members of the Vanguard Centre must acknowledge and agree to the following:
1) you acknowledge and fully recognise that by participating, you will be engaging in activities that involve a risk of injury, and that you have a duty to follow instructions and make the activity as safe for yourself and for others as possible.
2) you acknowledge and agree to follow the AHA health and safety policy and participate in the activities as safely as possible.
3) you agree acknowledge and agree to follow the Vanguard Centre code of conduct and to behave in a safe and suitable fashion.
4) you acknowledge and accept that photography happens at training sessions, in line with the AHA digital media policy.
Updates to this Policy
This policy may be updated at any time, and the updated terms will be effective immediately.