Terms & Privacy – Meditate in MCR

Terms and Conditions

Some special conditions apply to our Online courses.

All of our classes, courses and events are open to those in the Greater Manchester area, and to those outside the area who would have intended to join in-person under normal circumstances.

Links to online classes/courses/retreats are only intended for those who have registered and should not be shared.

Audio Recordings: To receive audio recordings (for special events such as public talks) you must either have attended in-person, or booked and received the links for an online course. Audio recordings should not be shared or in any way distributed.

Payment: Debit/CreditCard payments or Paypal only currently accepted. In-person classes must be booked in advance via the website.

If you have been diagnosed with Covid-19 or have developed symptoms (principally high temperature, persistent cough, loss of smell or taste among others) within the last 14 days, or, if you live with/or have been in contact with someone who has been diagnosed or had symptoms of Covid-19 within the last 14 days, please do not visit the Centre.

Covid 19 Guidelines/Restrictions for In-Person Courses/Events
We currently have one class a week in-person (Tuesday evenings) and will look to increase this over the coming weeks. Other Classes and courses are continuing on an online basis only. The World Peace Cafe is currently closed.

Numbers are restricted to facilitate social distancing and face coverings must be worn at all times.
If you are exempt from wearing a face covering, please let us know in advance as we will need to reserve you a section within the Meditation room with enhanced social distancing.

Please hand sanitise when entering the building and use the one-way system and maintaining social distancing from others.

In accordance with government guidelines the meditation room must be well ventilated so windows will be open during the class, so please dress with this in mind.

Refreshments are not provided and socialising before and after class is currently not permitted.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Bookings:
All bookings must be made online.
Please see individual course pages for links to online booking.

Full payment is required at the time of booking for both in-person and online bookings. Online classes are available Live-streamed and also a recording is available to watch for 5 days after the event (Lunchtime meditations are only available live).

Enquiries:
Any enquiries about your bookings can be made at info@kmcmanchester.org or 0161 861 7012

For all classes & courses full payment is required at the time of booking. If cancelled more than 24 hours before the start of the course/retreat we will give you a full refund. If you cancel within 24 hours of the start of the course/retreat no refund will be given.

Exceptions are discretionary and may be made in cases such as bereavement or sickness (including Covid-19 self-isolation or local lockdown), or other reasonably unforeseen circumstances. All such requests must be made in writing to info@kmcmanchester.org within 2 weeks of the course/retreat start date.

Donating Cancelled Fees to International Temple’s Project. If you wish to donate the refund to the International Temple’s Project, please indicate this at the time of cancellation.

General Programme (weekly evening classes) Some special conditions apply:
These are only intended for those who live in the Greater Manchester area, or those who would have travelled to a class in normal circumstances.

Confirmation: You will receive an email to say your booking has been received which will contain links to the class if you have booked an online place.

Children: Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult at all times. With regret we have no child care facilities and KMC Manchester cannot be held responsible for children whilst at the centre.

Young Adults: 16 and 17 year olds must be accompanied by an over 18.

Discounts: A 30% discount is available to those who need it, you can enter student, OAP or unemployed into the box requesting a promotional code to apply the discount to the booking.

Restricted Mobility: We regret that currently, we do not have wheelchair access to the classes and that our meditation room is located upstairs. As soon as we have venues open with access we will make this clear on the relevant pages.

General Guidelines during your visit to KMC Manchester you are requested to please refrain from smoking (incl. electronic cigarettes), taking intoxicants and drinking alcohol in the building and in the grounds.

Pets: With regret we cannot accept pets except Guide or other Assistance Dogs.

If you are booking regularly you can setup your own account here: https://meditateinmcr.org/members

You can setup your unique Username & Password so that your details can be remembered and helps for quick bookings. Also all your orders and downloads can be saved here. Passwords are sent to your email address.

If you have lost your password this page can help you renew it.Your personal data will be used to support your experience throughout this website, to manage access to your account, and for other purposes described in our privacy policy.

Cookies

Use of cookies by Kadampa Meditation Centre Manchester

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If you wish to restrict, block or delete cookies from our website – or any other website – you can use your browser to do this. Each browser is different so check the ‘Help’ menu of your particular browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences.
Please bear in mind that if you do this, certain personalised features of this website cannot be provided to you.

Privacy

The purpose of this statement is to set out how KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE (“KMC”) MANCHESTER use and manage personal information that we may obtain about you. We take the responsibility of looking after your personal data very seriously and take the utmost care to ensure your data is secure.

KMC Manchester is registered in England (Registered Charity Number: 1038999) whose registered office is at 76 High Lane, Chorlton, M21 9XF.

KMC Manchester are registered as a data controller with the Information Commissioner’s Office (Reference number ZA396000)

By registering as a user of any provided services from KMC Manchester you agree to the Terms and Conditions outlined below.

We collect information about you when you:

Set up a monthly subscription
Sign up for the newsletter
Register to any Study Programme

You will be asked to provide certain information such as your contact details. We will store this data and hold it electronically. We will use this data to fulfil our agreement with you. We may use information that you provide or that is obtained by us to contact you via:

E-mail (If signed up to newsletter we will only ever contact you by email unless otherwise requested by you)
Telephone
SMS text message and other electronic messages such as picture messaging

Or otherwise
We may give information about you to the following, who may use it for the same purposes as set out above:

We have a duty to do so if the law requires.
We may contact you:

With offers and information about any courses we offer.
Kadampa Meditation Centre Manchester is a member of the New Kadampa Tradition – International Kadampa Buddhist Union. Address: 76 High Lane, Chorlton, M21 9XF | 125 Portland Street, Manchester M1 4QD Tel: 0161 861 7012
Email: info@kmcmanchester.org Web: www.kmcmanchester.org Registered In England No. 02866202 Charity No. 1038 999

Or,

If you are not opted in to marketing communications we will only contact you with transactional information. For example, about:

Changes to courses you have signed up for.
Questions you have asked us.
Reminder of a standing order that is due to come out of your account.

KMC Manchester will not share data with any third party organisations for their own marketing purposes.

You have the right to receive a copy of personal data (as defined in the Data Protection Act) that we keep about you by writing to: Data Compliance, 76 High Lane, Chorlton, M21 9XF or by email: info@kmcmanchester.org or via the Web: meditateinmcr.org

If you are concerned that any of the information we hold on you is incorrect please contact us on the contact details above.

Please be aware that our site may link to other web sites which may be accessed through our site. We are not responsible for the data policies or procedures or the content of these linked web sites.

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This policy replaces all previous versions and is correct as of 16th May 2018. We reserve the right to change this policy at any time and will keep it up to date so please visit this page again to check for the latest version.

If you have any questions about how we collect, keep and use your personal data please contact us:

Kadampa Meditation Centre Manchester
76 High Lane,
Chorlton,
M21 9XF
T: 0161 861 7012
E: info@kmcmanchester.org
W: www.meditateinmcr.org