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Terms & Conditions

Intellectual Property & Confidentiality

Material used in the design and conduct of the services listed above is the intellectual property of Knowledge-Able and Sandi Givens. All rights to its use are reserved under Australian and International Copyright Law.

Knowledge-Able and its consultants recognise that during the course of this assignment that they become privy to sensitive and confidential material that is the property of the client organisation. Knowledge-Able and its employees, therefore, undertake to ensure that they will not unwittingly, knowingly or deliberately divulge this material to anyone outside of the client organisation and the areas with which they are working.

Terms of Payment

Two invoices will be presented to the client:

  1. 50% of the total fee, securing their selected booking date and payable within 14 days of receipt, and
  2. The remainder of the fee payable (including expenses) sent following the delivery of service and payable within 14 days of receipt.

Invoices will be itemised with the dates and services provided.

Cancellation Schedule

Cancellation 7 days or less in advance of the booked consulting/training date 80% of payable fee
Cancellation 8 to 14 days of the booked consulting/training date 60% of payable fee
Cancellation 15 to 21 days in advance of the booked consulting/training date 25% of payable fee

Service Agreement

We like to eliminate confusion and ambiguity and ensure our understanding is accurate. Once we’ve reached agreement on the specifics of your event, we will send you a Service Agreement, detailing the above Terms and Conditions and specifying the date(s), time(s), content and investment for your program.

We ask that you sign, date and return this to us, along with your deposit of 50% of the investment so we can lock the date(s) in our calendar for you.

Travel & Accommodation arrangements

Additional costs for travel and accommodation required outside of the CBD Melbourne, Victoria will be discussed and agreed upon prior to the remittance to you of our Service Agreement.

Generally, our arrangements are as follows:

  • For car travel within Victoria, a flat fee for time and expenses will be quoted. We prefer to use our company car, rather than a rental car.
  • Air travel up to 2 hours duration is by Economy seating. Over 2 hours, Sandi travels Business Class. We prefer to manage the booking ourselves, and include the charges (with receipts) on our final invoice. Sandi flies with Qantas and their partner airlines wherever possible.
  • Transfers (taxi/bus/hire car) and parking at Melbourne airport will be included on our final invoice and are paid by the client. (Receipts provided)
  • Accommodation of 3 Stars or higher is required for overnight stays. Again, we prefer to manage this booking and will include the charges on our final invoice to the client. (Receipts provided)
  • For overnight stays, the client will be responsible for Sandi’s dinner and breakfast expenses, to be billed on our final invoice. (Receipts provided)

Inclusions in our services

When quoting for services that do not require travel outside of Melbourne metropolitan area, our fee includes:

  • All necessary client research
  • All program research, design and development
  • Facilitation/delivery
  • Participant learning materials
  • Facilitator’s aids and materials
  • Post-program follow-up activities as agreed during our discussions

At no charge, we are happy to source off-site venues for clients that are within easy travel distance for the attendees and within your specified budget.

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