Art Studio by Toys Natural Policies: Please read

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Program or Class Changes

Instructors or program content may change at Art Studio by Toys Natural! Daily discretion, without notice, information on our online registration system should be considered the most up-to-date.  Some programs and classes may have specific requirements and policies. Please visit www.artstudio-tn.com or contact the studio at 650-390-3308 

 

Agreement

On behalf of myself, my personal representatives, heirs, next-of-kin, spouse, or assigns, I hereby: In consideration for my and/or my family members’/wards’ participation in Art Studio by Toys Natural class(es) and program(s) that I wish to register for, I voluntarily RELEASE  Art Studio by Toys Natural 4U, ART STUDIO BY TOYS NATURAL AND ITS AGENTS, EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS (hereinafter referred to as “RELEASEES”) from any and all liability for injuries or death or property damage to me and/or my family members resulting from, arising out of, or in any way connected with my and/or any of my family members’ participation in  Art Studio by Toys Natural class(es) and program(s or use of public/private trails, public/private roads, streets, freeways, expressways, beaches, lakes, rivers, creeks, ponds, pools or any body of water (regardless of size or depth), mountains, hills, or facilities in connection with this release. 

1) I understand that this WAIVER and RELEASE is applicable even though the negligent activities of  the RELEASEES may have contributed to the injury or death or property damage suffered by me or any of my family members participating in these/any ART STUDIO BY TOYS NATURAL class(es) and program(s) 

2) I further agree to INDEMNIFY and HOLD HARMLESS the RELEASEES from and against any and all liability, claims, causes of action, and/or losses of any nature or kind (including litigation-related expenses such as attorney, expert witness fees and court costs) resulting from, or in connection with participation in this/these class(es) and program(s whether caused by any negligent act or omission of the RELEASEES.  This release benefits Studio by Toys Natural, doing business under its own name or any other name and/or any of its owners, officers, employees, volunteers, and agents for any loss, liability, damage, or cost whatsoever arising out of or related to any loss, damage, or injury (including death) to my/child’s/wards/spouses person or property. 

3) I further understand that minor or serious accidents may occur in route to, during the  Art Studio by Toys Natural class(es) and program(s), or leaving the  Art Studio by Toys Natural class(es) and program(s that I am registering myself, spouse, or child/ward for, those participants in this/these class(es) and program(s) may sustain mortal or serious personal injuries, and /or property damage, as a consequence of their traveling to or participation in this/these class(es) and program(s).  The risks include but are not limited to vehicular accidents, falls, extremity sprains/ breaks/fractures, cuts/scrapes/scratches, bruises, rashes, insect stings/bites, reptile bites, broken or fractured bones, diseases acquired from insect stings or bites, and animal bites. 

4) Knowing the risks of said event, nevertheless, I HEREBY AGREE TO ASSUME THOSE RISKS AND TO RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW ALL OF THOSE PERSONS MENTIONED ABOVE WHO THROUGH PASSIVE OR ACTIVE NEGLIGENCE OR CARELESSNESS MIGHT OTHERWISE BE LIABLE TO ME, MY SPOUSE, OR MY CHILD/WARD FOR DAMAGES.

5) I hereby authorize qualified physicians to render medical treatment or care that they may deem necessary for me, my spouse, or my child/ward in case of illness or accident during such class(es) and program(s).  In the event of injury of a child/ward/participant, and if a parent cannot be reached, the 911 Emergency Medical System will be contacted to transport the injured to the NEAREST HOSPITAL. 

6) The parent understands and agrees that photographs may be taken during the class(es) and program(s) and the parent hereby gives permission to have his/her/minor child's photo taken and authorizes the use and reproduction of said photos by Art Studio by Toys Natural. All photos and negatives taken at any class(es) and program(s) become the sole property of  Art Studio by Toys Natural and may be used for promotional handouts and on our website.  If the participant(s) is a minor under the age of 18, his/her parent or legal guardian authorizes the use of the photos as stated above. 

7) I ACKNOWLEDGE AND SIGNIFY THAT I AM THE CHILD'S BIOLOGICAL PARENT/COURT APPOINTED LEGAL GUARDIAN. I AND THE CHILD'S OTHER PARENT(S)/LEGAL GUARDIAN(S) SIGNIFY THAT WE HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND, AND VOLUNTARILY AGREE TO BE BOUND BY EACH OF THE TERMS STATED ABOVE AND PROMISE NOT TO SUE FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS. I AM VOLUNTARILY AGREEING TO THESE TERMS FOR MYSELF IF I CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE. 

8) BOOKING A CLASS AUTOMATICALLY SIGNIFIES THAT I AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS PRESENTED ABOVE.

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Fees

Applicable program or classes fees must be paid in full upon registration. Registration must be made online.

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Registration Information

Because many classes fill up quickly, we encourage students to enroll at least two weeks prior to the starting date. After the first class, enrollments are accepted on a space-available basis only and are also subject to owner approval. Tuition can be pro-rated for late enrollments approved after the first class. Material fee is non-refundable.

Class registration can be completed online. For late registration during a session already in progress, if space is available, we will pro-rate the cost of the remaining classes. Artists should only be registered for classes that are age appropriate as indicated in the class description. Your child is not enrolled in a class until full payment is received. You will be notified if your child is in jeopardy of losing their spot for any reason. There are no refunds for class cancellation as our classes are small. Once your artist is enrolled, we turn away other artists. Thank you for understanding this policy.

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Class Cancellation Policy

Cancellation policies vary for some classes or program. Art Studio by Toys Natural will strive to provide a substitute rather than cancel a class in the event of instructor illness or family emergency, when possible.

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Class Refund Policy

Classes are final sale. NO REFUNDS FOR CLASSES. One make up is offered within the same session for missed class if your child is sick (not issued for vacation or other reasons). Ongoing classes can be canceled with a 30 days prior notice. Monthly payments will be stopped 30 days after we received your cancellation note. Once a membership is canceled, all makeup classes associated with that membership expire as per our terms and conditions. To schedule any makeup classes, an active subscription is required.

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Camps: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Camps are final sale. NO REFUNDS FOR CAMPS and no make-ups for missed days of art camp. If an emergency arises and there is a waitlist, a refund will be issued with a $100 surcharge. If for any reason Art Studio by Toys Natural needs to close our physical space due to COVID we will supply materials needed and camp will be held online.

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Age

Students enrolled in session-based programs must be the age of the specific class by session start date. Art Studio by Toys Natural reserves the right to withdraw students who have been registered in an incorrect age category.

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Attendance

Every child who attends a class or camp must be registered. Instructors do not have the ability to register students. Attendance is taken at the beginning of each class and unregistered students will be directed to  Art Studio by Toys Natural attendance.

In all general, parents are not allowed to stay in the classroom when the classes in session. If your child enrolls in Art Studio by Toys Natural for Beginners class and need special attention, with teacher permissions, parents can stay for the first 10 minutes of the class.

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Parent Early Drop-Offs/Prompt Pick-up

 Art Studio by Toys Natural is not responsible for students before or after class time, or between classes. Repeated lateness may lead to discharge from the class with no refund.

Early Drop-Offs/Prompt Pick-up – Please, NO early drop-off of student(s), and prompt and timely pickup of child(ren) is a must. Early drop-offs and/or late pick-ups may result in a charge of $15 per quarter hour. If you have special circumstances, let us know in advance.

 

Student and Parent Behavior

Studio reserve the right to refuse service to anyone for inappropriate conduct and/or behaviors.

Student Behavior – In consideration of others, students are expected to be well mannered at all times in Art Studio by Toys Natural. Please, no running or unattended children.

 

Medical/Learning needs

Parents/guardians are required to inform  Art Studio by Toys Natural at the time of registration of any allergies, or physical, emotional, or learning needs their child may have.

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Photo / Video / Audio Release POLICY

During the course of our classes, we may take pictures of your child or your child’s crafts or artwork, which could be used for publicity purposes. By the Policy Agreement, you authorize the Art Studio by Toys Natural and its official representatives to use, without obligation, photos or motion pictures of you, your child(ren), and/or their work for any and all publicity, publications, and advertising purposes that the Art Studio by Toys Natural may designate. BOOKING A CLASS AUTOMATICALLY SIGNIFIES THAT I AGREE TO THE TERMS PRESENTED ABOVE.

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Illness:

I will not attend or bring my child to any activity if I/he/she/them is showing any signs of illness or if someone in our household has signs of illness.

Party Policy:

• A 30 day notice of cancellation is required to receive a full refund minus the $50 processing fees.

• 20-29 days prior to party, 50% of party fee will be refunded.

• No refund less than 7 days notice.

• Changing party dates will result in an additional $25 transfer fee, must be done no later than 14 days prior to original party date and is subject to availability.

• In the event that Art Studio by Toys Natural cancels the party date, you will receive a full refund.

• A party fee covers the art project(s) the use of the party room and instructor(s). Should you arrive early or stay later than 15 minutes beyond your above stated party time, you will be charged accordingly, $25 per 15 minutes or fraction there of.

COVID-19 policy 2020

This policy has been devised to ensure activities and operations are in line with Santa Clara County and CDC requirements. This document outlines our commitment to ensuring the provision of a safe space for our community of teachers & families with effective risk management and hygiene practices in relation to COVID-19 transmission. This will be achieved by the following:

1)  Physical distancin

2)  Management of illness in staff or students

3)  Health & hygiene practices

4)  Studio cleaning guidelines

5)  Studio classes guidelines

6)  Birthday party guidelines

7)  School holiday care program guidelines

8) In school after care programs guidelines

We will endeavor to keep students, parents and staff informed of our actions & procedures around COVID-19.

PHYSICAL DISTANCING:

Physical distancing remains important amongst adults and children. Teachers and other staff must maintain the 6’ distance from each other and minimize close contact with students. Teachers and parents and carers must also maintain the 6’ distance from each other.

MANAGEMENT OF ILLNESS OF STAFF OR CHILDREN

As per the guidelines:

Message for parents: if your child or anyone in your household is sick, they must not attend the (studio). You must keep them at home...

Message for children: tell your parent, guardian or teacher if you are feeling sick.

Message for teachers: do not come to work if you are sick..

Message for adults: the greatest risk of transmission in the (studio) environment is between adults. It is of importance that teachers and parents alike maintain physical distancing between themselves and each other.. (when in the studio).

We request that children & parents that show any signs of respiratory illness do not attend our classes. Anyone who is sick with influenza-like symptoms, even with mild symptoms, or has been overseas in the past 14 days, should not attend the studio.

Employees are encouraged to refrain from working whilst displaying symptoms. Employees will be asked to obtain a COVID-19 negative test result before return to work to protect staff and students.

If a child or staff member displays signs of illness whilst in our care, they will be sent home as soon as possible. Where there is a confirmed case of COVID-19 we will contact Marin County for further advice.

HEALTH & HYGIENE GUIDELINES

Everyone that enters our studio must practice good hygiene to protect against infection and prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Good hygiene practices include:

-  washing hands with soap and water for 20 seconds, or using hand sanitizer, when entering school, and at regular intervals throughout the day

-  particularly before and after eating, and after going to the toilet

-  for younger students, this may include having a regular handwashing schedule

-  covering coughs and sneezes with ones elbow or a tissue

-  placing used tissues straight into the bin

-  avoiding touching one’s eyes, nose and mouth

-  not sharing food or drink

-  wear masks

Further practices:

-  staff and students will wash hands upon arrival and throughout day

-  tissues will be readily available and disposed of in bins that are emptied each day

-  hand towels will be provided & disposed of in a similar fashion

-  parents will use hand sanitizer upon arrival before sign in / payment procedures

-  staff will monitor student behavior to ensure children clean their hands at appropriate times, example, after blowing nose

-  staff will continually assess & action cleaning processes where needed (example, if a child spreads droplets by sneezing or coughing, clean surfaces with disinfectant wipes immediately)

-  staff will follow cleaning guidelines after each session

First Aid: Standard precautions will be adopted when providing first aid such as sanitizing hands before and after providing first aid and wearing gloves. Hand sanitizer & gloves will be available in our studio First Aid kit.

STUDIO CLEANING GUIDELINES:

Although, Corona viruses, including COVID-19, can survive on surfaces for many hours, they are readily inactivated by cleaning and disinfection. Therefore, we are following an increased schedule of environmental cleaning at our studios.

After each class: (please note back to back classes count as 1 class):

-  clean and disinfect with bleach solution high touch areas: tabletops, doorknobs & handles, light

switches, taps, soap dispensers, sinks & tops of chairs

-  clean art materials & equipment used in lesson example: paintbrushes, pencils, etc.

-  sink surfaces cleaned with bleach solution

-  bathroom surfaces & toilets cleaned with bleach solution - especially high touch surfaces

-  staff to use “S4A Post Class COVID-19 Cleaning checklist” each shift

Regular cleaning of floors, walls, windows and other minimally touched surfaces will occur when soiled. Please refer to Department of Health routine environmental cleaning information here.

STUDIO CLASSES GUIDELINES

(all learning pods, Preschool classes, after school programs and paint pottery sessions)

Strategies to minimize risk, practice physical distancing (in addition to hygiene practices):

-  marks on pavement outside studio to encourage physical distancing

-  parents pick up and drop off at door of studio at a time for sign in and pick up

-  arrange furniture to leave as much space as possible between students gently encouraging children to maintain 6’

-  avoidance of some group activities that involve close proximity

-  taking care to minimize use of art materials that are shared and cannot be adequately cleaned example, playdough, rainbow rice

-  where possible, avoiding close-proximity queuing and encouraging increased space between students, for example by placing markings on the floor to line ups for hand washing etc

-  ensure students always wash hands before using shared equipment

BIRTHDAY PARTY GUIDELINES WHEN OPEN TO DO:

As per Health & hygiene and Studio classes guidelines above with the addition of:

-  All parties are now “drop off” with no parents in attendance (except for birthday child’s family)

-  Customers are encouraged to avoid “share foods” when catering and instead supply individual “food packs” (S4A accepts no responsibility for the hygiene practices in food preparation & appropriateness of catering at parties, which remains wholly the responsibility of the customer)

-  Parents must drop their child off at the door rather than enter the studio

-  Customer are discouraged from blowing out candles on a communal cake and are encouraged to supply individual cupcakes

SCHOOL HOLIDAY CARE PROGRAM GUIDELINES:

At S4A we plan to implement the following strategies in addition to our regular Health & hygiene and Cleaning guidelines listed above:

-  programs will be designed to avoid use of shared art material that cannot easily be cleaned

-  parents will be asked to sign in their children outside of the studio and will not enter the space.

-  students will be released one at a time at the end of the day as usual with no parents in the space

-  we will avoid close-proximity queuing

-  gently encourage physical distancing where practicable

-  enjoy our time outdoors even more than usual, and if possible undertake some art-making outdoors

-  implement strict monitoring and policing of students eating habits and discourage food sharing

-  ensure students wash their hands effectively before and after eating

-  offer hand cleaning (sanitizer) before and after use of play equipment in public parks

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ART STEPS PRIVACY POLICY

This privacy policy sets out how Art Studio by Toys Natural uses and protects any information that you give Art Steps when you use this website. Art Steps is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement. Art Steps may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 10/4/2021.

We may collect the following information:

• Name and job title

• Contact information including email address and phone

• Demographic information such as postcode, preferences, and interests

• Other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers

 

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

• Internal record keeping.

• We may use the information to improve our products and services.

• We may periodically send promotional email about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.

• From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, or mail.

• We may use the information to customize the website according to your interests.

• We may provide your information to our third-party partners for marketing or promotional purposes.

• We will never sell your information!

 

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

How we use cookies

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We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyze data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to enable you to visit other websites of interest easily. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Controlling your personal information

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:

• If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us at 1toysnatural1@gmail.com.

• We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law.

• If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at 1toysnatural1@gmail.com   We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

 

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