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Refer a Friend Terms and Conditions

These Terms and Conditions (the “Terms and Conditions”), together with the documents referred to in them, set out the terms that govern the Astutis Refer a Friend Programme. By using the Refer a Friend Programme, you confirm that you accept these Terms and Conditions and will comply with them. If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions in their entirety, you are not authorised to participate in the Refer a Friend Programme.

1. The Refer a Friend Programme

1.1 Subject to your compliance with these Terms and Conditions, Astutis will provide you with up to £100 reward (the “Reward”) if your Referee accepts the Refer a Friend Terms and Conditions and completes a purchase of an Astutis NEBOSH, IOSH or IEMA course over the value of £350. For example if the referee purchases a NEBOSH Diploma Online Course, the reward is £100. If the referee purchases a NEBOSH International Certificate, the reward is £30.

1.2 You must be a registered customer of Astutis in order to participate in the Refer a Friend Program. Customer registration is necessary so that we can ensure that we provide you with any Rewards you earn, and apply your Rewards to transactions you conduct.

1.3 Astutis can change the Reward at any time. The amount of the Reward you will be entitled to will be the amount that applies at the time you meet all requirements of the Refer a Friend Programme. Please refer to the Reward terms and conditions for information on Reward expiration dates. If you do not claim the Reward, the Reward will expire and you will lose all rights to it.

1.5 Whenever the Referrer and Referee have satisfied the above conditions, the Referrer will be entitled to a Reward. If you meet the requirements of the Refer a Friend Programme, you will be entitled to a Reward an unlimited amount of times.

1.7 You may not invite yourself to participate in Refer a Friend. You may only invite persons other than yourself who are eighteen (18) years of age or older.

1.8 You may not send Referral Links in a manner that Astutis (in its sole and absolute discretion) believes constitutes spam or unsolicited or otherwise undesirous communications.

1.9 Upon application for the Refer-A-Friend scheme, you will be issued with a single-use code. This code can can only be used once. You may refer only one person within 12-month period. 

2. Prohibited Uses

2.1 You may only use the Refer a Friend Programme in good faith and in compliance with applicable laws. The following uses are prohibited, and you agree not to use the Refer a Friend Programme to do any of the following:

(a) Creating multiple, duplicate, or fake profiles at in order to invite yourself;

(b) Inviting others who have created multiple, duplicate, or fake profiles;

(c) Using alternative contact information to send Referral Links to yourself or others;

(d) Inviting persons that you do not know personally, if Astutis (in its sole and absolute discretion) believes that you are doing so in a way that constitutes spam or unsolicited or otherwise undesirous communications;

(e) Inviting fictitious or fake persons;

(f) Impersonating any person or otherwise misrepresent any person’s identity;

(g) Making transfers or payments to another user that are not genuine payments or transfers;

(h) Inviting persons under the age of eighteen (18) to participate in Refer a Friend, or attempting to participate in the Refer a Friend Programme while being under the age of eighteen (18);

(i) Transmitting any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar solicitation (e.g. “spamming”);

(j) Interfering with or disrupting any servers, networks, or systems connected to the Refer a Friend Programme;

(k) Doing anything that harms or damages the brand, goodwill, or reputation of Astutis or any service providers that assist Astutis with providing the Refer a Friend Programme;

(l) Transmitting any file that contains viruses, worms, Trojan horses, or any other contaminating or destructive features;

(m) Using any automated system, script, or macro to participate in the Refer a Friend Programme;

(n) Reselling, bartering, trading, auctioning or otherwise generating income by providing access to the Refer a Friend Programme to others;

(o) Infringing the intellectual property rights of Astutis, its service providers, or any third parties;

(p) Stalking, harassing, or harming any other individual;

(q) Using the Refer a Friend Programme in any way that Astutis (in its sole and absolute discretion) considers to be unreasonable, excessive, or in bad faith;

(r) Using the Refer a Friend Programme in any way that breaches any applicable local, national, or international law or regulation, or that is in any way unlawful, fraudulent, or wrongful, or has any unlawful, fraudulent, or wrongful purpose or effect.

(s) Our Refer a Friend programme is only applicable for customers that have self-funded their course or, if an organisation is funding the course, a single referral. You cannot benefit from multiple vouchers for courses purchased on your behalf by your organisation (whether that be your current or previous employer).

2.2 You represent and warrant that neither you, nor any person acting on your behalf or with your authorisation, will use or permit the Refer a Friend Programme to be used in a prohibited manner.

3. Data Protection

3.1 To participate in the Refer a Friend Programme, you must provide personal information about yourself; otherwise Astutis is not able to provide you with any Rewards to which you may become entitled. Your personal information will be processed in accordance with the Astutis Data Privacy Statement.

3.2 Please note that personal information you provide will be transferred outside the European Union to service providers located within the United States who help Astutis store customer data Astutis takes steps to ensure that such transfers are protected with safeguards required under European Union law.

3.3 To contact Astutis regarding your data protection rights or queries in regards to the Refer a Friend Programme, please visit the “Contact Us” section at www.astutis.com

4. Respecting Others’ Privacy; No Spam

4.1 When you copy a Referral Link and send it to another person, you represent and warrant to us that you have obtained that person’s express consent to send them electronic communication(s) containing the Referral Link.

4.2 Bulk email distribution of Referral Link(s) to persons you do not know, sharing Referral Link(s) on websites, sharing Referral Link(s) on social media with recipient(s) you do not know, or any other sharing or promotion of a Referral Link in a manner that (in Astutis sole and absolute discretion) may constitute or appear to constitute unsolicited commercial communications or “spam” is prohibited. Astutis reserves the right to terminate the Referrer’s profile, deactivate any relevant Referral Link(s), and to require the Referrer to stop sharing the Referral Link(s) in any manner permitted by applicable law.

4.3 If you have received a Referral Link from a website, on social media from a person you do not know, via email from a person you do not know, or in any other fashion from a person you do not know, please be aware that the Referral Link may be invalid and may not work.

5. Programme Restrictions

5.1 Rewards may not be redeemed for cash. Rewards are not transferable and may not be auctioned, traded, bartered or sold. Upon termination of the Refer a Friend Programme or any portion thereof for any reason, or upon cancellation of your Astutis customer profile for any reason, any unredeemed Rewards are forfeited.

5.3 Rewards are subject to verification. Astutis may delay a Reward for the purposes of investigation or for any other reason that, in its sole and absolute discretion, it deems appropriate.

5.4 Astutis may prohibit you from participating in the Refer a Friend Programme or may refuse to provide you with a Reward if, in its sole and absolute discretion, Astutis suspects or determines that you have not used the Refer a Friend Programme in good faith, have breached these Terms and Conditions, have violated applicable law, or that your use presents potential liability or threat to Astutis, its subsidiaries, affiliates, service providers or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents.

6. License to Use the Refer a Friend Platform and Content

6.1 The Refer a Friend Programme is provided via a platform that contains certain content (“Content”) including designs, text, graphics, images, video, information, logos, button icons, software, audio files, computer code, and other content. As between you and Astutis, all Content is the property of Astutis or third-party service providers, and is protected under copyright, trademark, and other laws.

6.2 Subject to these Terms and Conditions, Astutis authorises you to access and use the platform through which the Refer a Friend Programme is provided, the Refer a Friend Programme and the Content are exclusively for your personal, non-commercial use. This licence is revocable at any time without notice and with or without cause. Unauthorised use of the Content may violate copyright, trademark, and/or other applicable regulations and statutes and is strictly prohibited.

7. Limitations of Liability

Astutis accepts no liability for any use of the Refer a Friend Programme that does not comply with these Terms and Conditions. Additionally, Astutis will in no case be liable to you for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive or exemplary damages, including (but not limited to) damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data, or other intangible or non-material losses resulting from (i) the use of or the inability to use the Refer a Friend Programme; (ii) the cost of procurement of substitute goods or services; (iii) technical malfunctions, lost connections, disconnections, delays or transmission errors; (iv) unauthorised access to, corruption of, theft of, alteration of, or loss or destruction of your transmissions, data, applications, or systems; (iv) any damage to any computer or information technology system resulting from participating in, accessing, or downloading the Refer a Friend Programme; (vii) any virus, bug, computer problem, or unauthorised intervention; (viii) statements, communications, or conduct of any third party; or (ix) any printing, typographical, administrative or technological errors in any websites or materials associated with the Refer a Friend Programme; or any other matter relating to the Refer a Friend Programme.

8. Disclaimer of Warranties

8.1 You understand and agree that your use of the Refer a Friend Programme is at your sole risk, and the Programme and its related system(s) and platform(s) are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. Astutis expressly disclaims all warranties, conditions, and terms (collectively, “Warranties”) of any kind, whether express or implied by statute, common law or custom, including (but not limited to): warranties as to products or services offered through the use of the Refer a Friend Programme; and implied warranties of merchantability, satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

8.2 Astutis make and gives no warranty that (i) the Refer a Friend Programme will meet your requirements; (ii) the Refer a Friend Programme will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free; (iii) the results obtained from the Refer a Friend Programme will be accurate or reliable; (iv) the quality of any products, services, information, or other material obtained through the Refer a Friend Programme will meet your expectations; and (v) any errors in service will be corrected.

9. Reservations of Rights; Severability

9.1 If Astutis (in its sole and absolute discretion) suspects or determines that a breach of these Terms and Conditions has occurred, Astutis may take any action it deems appropriate, including (but not limited to) terminating Referral Link(s), closing your profile, closing profile(s) belonging to third parties, terminating or invalidating Rewards, or suspending or terminating the Refer a Friend Programme in whole or in part.

9.2 Astutis failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms and Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, you and Astutis agree that the court should endeavour to give effect intent reflected in the provision, and that the other provisions of these Terms and Conditions remain in full force and effect.

10. Changes or Amendments to the Terms and Conditions

10.1 Astutis may change or amend these Terms and Conditions at any time by revising this website.

10.2 Astutis reserves the right to change, modify, alter, amend or terminate the Refer a Friend Programme (including the amount of the Reward) at any time without notice.

10.3 Following any change or amendment to these Terms and Conditions, your continued use of the Refer a Friend Programme constitutes your acceptance of the changed or amended Terms and Conditions and the Refer a Friend Programme as is in force at that time.

11. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction for Disputes

11.1 These Terms and Conditions, and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales.

11.2 You and Astutis irrevocably agree that the courts of England and Wales have jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with these Terms and Conditions or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims).

11.3 The European Union’s Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) offers a simple, efficient, fast, low-cost, and out-of-court solution to disputes related to online transfers. For more information go to: http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/

Hyperlinks on this website

  • Astutis may, periodically, provide links on our site that direct to external, third party websites
  • We have no control over the content other sites, nor the usage of information they gather
  • We recommend that you always review the privacy policies at any third party sites you visit; they may not follow the same policies as us

Opting out and the right to be forgotten

Our site provides users the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from us and our partners at the point where we request information about the visitor.

Under the GDPR you also have the “right to be forgotten” or opt out of receiving further communications from us.

You can give instructions to the above by emailing dataprotection@astutis.com or by calling 0345 241 3684. 

If you have any issues or concerns about how we use your data please contact us.

The Supervising Authority for data protection is The Information Commissioner’s Office who can be contacted via their website and where you have the right to complain if you feel that you data has been processed unlawfully.