Terms and conditions | Hypopressives with Alice

TERMS & CONDITIONS

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Thank you for checking out the terms and conditions page for www.alicehousman.co.uk

From time to time, these will be updated, so please ensure you read them before making a booking. Please take special note of the cancellation terms, which provide information on what happens if you cancel at short notice. Please also take note of the conditions under which the online support and teacher training pages may be accessed.

Please contact me at alice@alicehousman.co.uk if you have any questions regarding the terms and conditions before purchasing any taster sessions, workshops, Create Lift Programme ® or professional workshops and hypopressives teacher training programmes. And please read the privacy information.

All sessions are run by Alice Housman, Level 3 Trainer with the International Hypopressives Council (IHC). I completed a UK Hypopressives Trainers Course in July 2018 and completed my Level 2 training with the IHC in June 2020. I qualified as Level 3 trainer with the IHC in April 2021. I also have a BSc Science (Hons) First Class Degree in Adult Nursing. My professional background is in Gynaecology and I also worked in Sexual Health Nursing as a Specialist Nurse Practitioner. I now work solely as a Hypopressives trainer. I have specialised in hypopressives for pelvic health, publishing a service evaluation in 2024.

This website is owned by myself, Alice Housman. These terms and conditions identify the terms and conditions under which you may use this website and services. This website offers visitors information and services in the form of sessions, online material and information for general education. The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. By accessing or using the website of our service you approve that you have read, understood and agreed to the terms and conditions of use.

General Disclaimer

All products, services and written material are intended for general education and information purposes only, and are not intended as, and do not take the place of medical or professional advice.
I do not provide any medical advise, diagnosis, treatment or medical service.
If you have any concerns about any medical matter, you should consult your doctor or other professional as soon as possible.
The information I provide on the website is for educational purposes only, and any opinion expressed by myself in my blog or social media posts or YouTube content are subjective in nature. However, I always strive to provide up to date information, and draw from experiences in my own personal life, my professional practice as a nurse, my expertise as a Hypopressives trainer and up-to-date research. However, you must not rely on this information.
Always seek medical advice before embarking on any exercise programme. All exercise is undertaken at your own risk and Hypopressives with Alice cannot be held responsible for any current or unforeseen health issues you may have.

Contraindications to the hypopressives technique

Please contact me if you are unsure whether Hypopressives is suitable for you before you book onto a programme. Contraindications include - COPD, EDS Vascular, some heart conditions including uncontrolled blood pressure, recent surgery, pregnancy (only for the apnea), within 6 weeks post vaginal birth and 12 weeks post c-section, some shoulder conditions will need programme modifications, serious digestive conditions can be a contraindication, particularly if experiencing a flare-up, and some hernias. There may be other unknown contraindications and if at any point you feel unwell during your practice, please stop immediately and seek medical advise.

Create Lift Programme ®, hypopressives tasters and workshops

The Create Lift Programme ® (CLP ®) runs for 14 weeks. Before you start the programme, I will discuss with you to ascertain whether the programme is a good fit for you and expectations regarding symptom improvements.
Before starting CLP ®, you (the client) must have completed the Create Lift Programme ® booking form to assess general suitability for hypopressives.
The CLP ® includes 6 hours of one-to-one coaching. Five hours in the minimum contact time required to learn the technique.
The time commitment for yourself is 15 mins a day, 5-6 days a week in order to progress smoothly through the programme.
Ongoing access to the teaching and practise videos after the programme has finished, is included for the foreseeable future but this may be subject to change.
You will be invited to complete a questionnaire before starting the course, and again at the end. This is to monitor your symptom improvements, and with your permission, for anonymised data collection to measure the efficacy of the technique.
If you are attending for a one off taster session or technique check-in, you'll have agreed to the terms and conditions through a tick box on the form, to state you are fit and well and have no contraindications to the hypopressives breathwork.
We will do our utmost to assess suitability before starting a hypopressives practice, however, ultimate responsibility in assessing the suitability and safety of hypopressives rests upon you, the client.
If you answer ‘yes’ to any of the contraindications, or have any other health concerns, you may or may not have stated, then it is up to you to get the necessary approval from a medical professional to start the programme.
You are responsible for updating me, Alice Housman with any changes to your health, which may or may not affect the suitability of the hypopressives programme undertaken, either now or in the future, as we provide ongoing access to the CLP ® videos online.
I will provide you with support and guidance, to help you achieve steady results through the programme. The online material is designed to support you through the programme. The success of the programme will depend on factors including your motivation, time commitment and participation.
I have a small team of coached who deliver the CLP ®. We all work to the same standards and I provide regular team meetings and client support sessions. The coaches are all licensed to be able to deliver the CLP ® however, all coaches are working independently as hypopressives coaches with their own insurance.
Participation in the Create Lift Programme ® by yourself, is undertaken with the understanding that no litigation or legal action whatsoever will be initiated, and that no form of compensation or reimbursement or refund will be claimed or applied for at any time now or in the future against Alice Housman, under any circumstances whatsoever.
I use feedback from former or current clients to demonstrate what can be achieved through the programme, however, there is no guarantee that you will achieve the same results, but I hope you will achieve results that you are pleased with. I will work hard with you and do my utmost to support you so that you get the most out any sessions you do with me and the CLP ®.
In using the programme, you acknowledge there is an inherent risk in any fitness routine, and also that there is no guarantee that you will fully resolve your issues or improve your symptoms significantly as a result of purchasing or completing the CLP ®
Feedback from you, the client, regarding symptom improvement during the programme will be measured using a prolapse and urinary incontinence questionnaire, with quality of life scores. The questionnaire is completed at the start of the programme and the same questionnaire is completed at the end of the programme. The result of these are used by myself as anonymised data to provide information, on social media and at events on the effectiveness of the hypopressives technique. This is purely in the form of symptom and quality of life improvement data collection. I will ask for your written permission, in the form of a tick box and signature on completing the form. If you do not wish for you results to be used, you can leave the box unchecked.
Any feedback given after the course has ended, will be published with your permission, either using your first name or anonymised.

Booking & paying for sessions

Please email me to arrange a call to book into the CLP ® or to arrange a taster session(alice@alicehousman.co.uk).
In placing a booking, you (the Client) do so with full and informed consent and agreement with all the terms and conditions of use.
The programmes are only for those aged 18 years or over.
Published prices may change.
Please pay for the programme to confirm your booking, or the first programme instalment. If it's a taster, please pay for the session when you receive the booking email and payment details for the session.

Cancelling / rescheduling appointments

CLP ® sessions over 14 weeks will be scheduled at the start of the programme.
If any unforeseen circumstances occur, and you cannot attend a scheduled session, please let me know as soon as possible, and I will try to reschedule this for you.
However, for obvious reasons, I am unable to reschedule multiple appointments, and these will be lost and still charged as part of the programme appointments.
Should I need to cancel a session due to illness or unforeseen circumstances, the session will be rescheduled and offered on an alternative day as soon as possible.

Refunds

Create Lift Programme ®

If you have booked CLP ® and paid either in full or one instalment, have received your booking email with your scheduled dates and cancel before the first appointment, you will be charged a £45 admin fee - as long as you haven't received access to the online programme. If you have received access the the programme, any refund would be at Alice's discretion.
Generally speaking, I cannot provide a refund once you have received access to the programme, and without the appropriate teaching support I will have to terminate your access.

Group tasters and price tasters

Refunds are not permitted for group tasters, but you can transfer onto the next taster session.
Private tasters cannot be refunded.

Ownership of intellectual property, copyrights and logos for CLP ® resources, hypopressives teacher training courses and resources for Hypopressives for Pelvic Health, Hypopressives in Your Pocket ® courses and resources and The Hypo Pack ™

The Service and all materials therein or transferred thereby, including, without limitation, software, images, text, graphics, logos, patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, photographs, audio, video and all Intellectual Property Rights related thereto, are the exclusive property of Alice Housman. 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 publish, adapt, edit or create derivative works thereof.

Currently, if you do the HiYP ® or Hypopressives for Pelvic Health course as a professional, you are able to use the pose card packs for clients, and for this reason, and this reason only can be copied and distributed to support your clinical / teaching practice. You are not permitted to charge for the cards, you only have permission to give to clients you are working with free of charge.

In using the Online content, you agree to use it for its intended purpose. You also agree not to use any part of it for commercial purposes.
In using the material, you agree that you have obtained necessary medical advice and are fit to proceed with the programme / teacher training.
You also agree not to download, share or copy any part of the online teaching material or videos.
You agree not to share your log in or give anyone else access to the material.
Hypopressives with Alice reserves the right to terminate all access to the course if you share your log in details with other parties.

The Hypo Pack™

Members of the public and professionals can purchase The Hypo Pack ™ digital files which include guides to the Foundational and Advanced Hypopressives Poses. They are designed to be used alongside teaching from a qualified hypopressives trainer / coach. Each purchase entitles you to one digital download of each of the 2 sets of cards which make up The Hypo Pack™ (Foundational Poses & Advanced Poses). You may also print off a copy for yourself using your home computer. Due to the digital nature of the purchase, no refunds will be permitted. Please do not copy / circulate / screenshot / distribute these to other people. Please advise friends or clients where they can purchase The Hypo Pack™

Retention of right to change offering

I (Alice Housman) may, without prior notice, change the services; stop providing the services or any features of the services I offer; or create limits for the service. I may permanently or temporarily terminate or suspend access to the services without notice and liability for any reason or for no reason, including technical problems.

Right to suspend or cancel user account

I (Alice Housman) may permanently or temporarily end or suspend your access to the service without notice and liability for any reason, including if in my sole determination you violate any of these terms or any applicable law or regulations.

Hypopressives for Pelvic Health Professional Course:

Please check all the above terms and conditions which also relate to attendance on professional courses, and the 'Ownership of intellectual property' section above)

When you pay for the course, there will have been a date set for the release of the pre-course reading material.
The course itself runs over 8 weeks. After the course, you can access private mentoring sessions with Alice as needed, or Hypopressives Professional Hubs.
When the course pre-reading is released, we will provide you with more details about the course and location of in-person training.
As detailed in the terms and conditions here, please make sure you do not have any health contraindications to the hypopressives technique and if you are unsure, please consult a doctor before booking.
Please make sure you can attend the 2 training days which bookend the course before you book.
The time allowance for pre-reading and personal hypopressives practice plus the practical and theory labs are clearly indicated - please do not book the course if you cannot meet the requirements for this.
Prior to the final day of training and in-person sign off, you will need to sign a document to confirm that you have completed all the required reading and practical training, plus have sent us video evidence of competency in the hypopressives poses.
It is your responsibility alone to complete the requirements. We will do our best to coach and support you, but we cannot guarantee that you will pass the assessment on the final day, which includes confirmation of you having completed all the necessary work prior to the final day.
If you do not pass, you will need to retake the 2 hour practical sign-off online with Alice and there is an additional fee for this of £180. This will need to be completed within 6 months of the course end date.

Ownership of course materials:

The training material and content provided to you on the Hypopressives for Pelvic Health Course are owned by us, unless otherwise stipulated, and remain our intellectual property. This includes any documentation, step-by-step guides, learning materials, videos, audio clips or any other material given to you.

Refunds:

HiYP ®

You may transfer onto another HiYP ® course if you cannot attend. However, the course fee is non-refundable, this is because you are a business customer and not a consumer.

Hypopressives for Pelvic Health - hypopressives teacher training

If you have paid for the course, but can no longer attend, you may be able to transfer onto another course, if we can find another candidate to attend the course. However, the course fee in non-refundable, this is because you are a business customer and not a consumer.

Please let me know if you have any questions! I look forward to working with you.

Alice