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Please find below a summary of your membership terms
& conditions: 1. The Agreement: I agree to comply with the full Terms & Conditions of membership as set out in this agreement & the current edition of the Club Rules. I can only use the Club facilities if my membership is current & fully paid up. 2. Membership Commitment: My initial membership Commitment Period runs from & ends on (Subject to extension if placed on freeze/suspension) equivalent to 12 full paying months and I agree to pay the full amount due for this Commitment Period. 3. Termination: I may terminate my agreement with a full refund within a cooling off period of 14 days from the start date given above provided I have not used the club facilities. After my Commitment Period, I must give 1 full calendar months' notice if I wish to cancel my membership. Cancelling my direct debit instruction with my bank does not constitute service of notice. Notice must be given via www.anytimefitness.co.uk/cancellation-request. See section 9 of the full terms & conditions for more information. 4. Membership Suspension: If I am unable to use the Club facilities due to illness or injury, I can request my membership is suspended for a continuous period of between 1 & 3 months in accordance with section 8 of the full terms & conditions. 5. Key Fob: This is issued for my exclusive use to enable me to access the club. Fobs are non-transferable & misuse is a serious breach of my Terms & Conditions which may result in termination of my membership. 6. Transfer & Reciprocal Access: My membership may allow me to use other Anytime Fitness clubs in accordance with the rules set out in section 13 of the full terms & conditions. 7. Defaulting payments & charges: If my bank fails to make a direct debit payment from my account, I will be contacted by my Club. Missed payments may incur a late fee & result in the suspension of my membership & deactivation of my key fob as per section 6 of the full terms & conditions. The Club reserves the right to refer unpaid arrears to a debt collection agency. 8. Other terms & conditions also apply: If you purchase other products from us such as [Add On PRODUCTS], additional terms and conditions will apply, you can find any applicable terms and conditions on the relevant product page, and these will form part of your contract with us. 9. Privacy Notice: By signing this declaration I agree & accept that the Club & Anytime Clubs UK Ltd may gather, process, store &/or use the personal data I disclose for the purpose of providing me with the services defined in my membership agreement. As the person who controls the data collected in this form, Anytime Clubs UK Ltd may use the information in accordance with the privacy policy which I may find at www.anytimefitness.co.uk/legal. Anytime Clubs UK Ltd is satisfied that arrangements are in place to ensure an adequate level of protection for my rights & freedoms in relation to the processing of my data. 10. 16 - 17-Year-Old Members: You may only join an "Approved Club" as long as you agree to follow the special conditions for 16-17-year-olds provided by the club. Signing this agreement acknowledges that you have read and understood these conditions. Your parent or guardian is also required to accept personal responsibility for your compliance with the terms and conditions of this agreement, including the payment of all fees.
Please find below the full list of your membership terms & conditions:
1. Definitions:
2. Status of Club (if applicable):
3. Membership:
4. Duration: 5. Membership Fees:
6. Default and Late Payment: 6.1 If your bank fails to make a due direct debit payment from your account, we will write to advise you of this. We may apply to your bank for payment by direct debit twice within one calendar month and we reserve the right to refer any missed due payments to a debt collection agency. We may charge a fee of no more than ú15 for each failed direct debit payment and of no more than ú5 for letters sent to you in respect of unpaid amounts. 6.2 Should any membership fees not be paid within 30 days of the due date, the full membership fee for the remainder of the Commitment Period will automatically become due and payable. During any period in which your membership fees are not paid, Anytime Fitness may request your full outstanding arrears by direct debit, suspend your membership and deactivate your key access fob so that you cannot access the Club. 6.3 Any unpaid and overdue membership fees referred to a debt collection agency will be subject to a surcharge of no more than ú30 to cover the collection costs incurred. This surcharge together with all other charges and legal fees incurred in the collection of the overdue membership fees will be your responsibility and will be legally recoverable from you. 6.4 We may appoint a payment processing agent to receive and collect your monthly or annual direct debit instalments and in respect of payments made by direct/credit card. There will be no extra cost to you for these processing services supplied by such agent.
7. Active Referral Scheme: 7.1 Anytime Fitness may operate a referral scheme from time to time whereby you will receive a financial benefit for introducing new members to the Club. If the member you introduce joins on a direct debit membership, you will receive the benefit monthly (in arrears and after the first direct debit payment has been made by the referred member) against your account or your monthly direct debit fee, with the following conditions: 7.1.2 You will only receive this benefit if the referred member is not on freeze or suspended. 7.1.3 The amount you benefit is fixed at the time of the referred member joining the Club. This will only change if the member you refer changes their type of membership, in which case the benefit you receive may be increased or reduced accordingly. 7.1.4 Anytime Fitness reserves the right to set a limit as to the number of members you can refer. 7.1.5 If a member refers a member to their club, they will only receive the financial benefit at their home Anytime Fitness Club and not any other. 7.2 If the member you refer joins on an annual membership, you will receive the benefit due against your account or your monthly direct debit fee as one lump sum upon the referred member joining the Club and paying the annual membership fee.
8. Suspension of Membership: If you are unable to make use of the Club facilities by reason of illness or injury, you may suspend your membership for one continuous period of at least 1 month and a maximum of 3 months. To suspend your membership, we shall have the right to request a doctor's certificate to confirm your illness or injury. A reduced monthly fee will be charged during the period of suspension of membership. Any suspension during the Commitment Period will extend the length of the Commitment Period by the length of the period of suspension. Notice to terminate membership cannot run concurrently with a suspension period.
9. Cancellation: 9.1 You may request termination of your membership by entering the following URL into your web browser and following the instructions provided: www.anytimefitness.co.uk/cancellation-request 9.2 Notice: Once your commitment period has expired you may terminate your membership with 1 full months' calendar notice. You may only cancel within your commitment period under the circumstances listed in clauses 9.3-9.7 and by giving Anytime Fitness at least 1 calendar months' notice via the link above. The notice shall expire either on the Commitment Period end date or at the end of the following calendar month following your request. If you provide the one calendar months' notice one month before the end of your commitment period, your membership will be terminated at the end of your commitment period. Cancelling your direct debit instruction for the payment of fees is not sufficient and does not constitute service of written notice. In addition, text messages are not an accepted means to cancel a membership. 9.3 Cooling Off period: a 14 day Cooling Off period is calculated as follows: your membership start date is counted as Day 1 of the Cooling Off period. You may terminate your membership within the first 14 days of this agreement by giving notice to the Manager of the club via the link above. If you cancel your direct debit instruction for the payment of fees this does not constitute service of notice. If you terminate this agreement during the Cooling Off period you will be entitled to a refund of the initial payment including any joining fee, less a deduction for any use of the facilities. (3 or more visits in a 7-day period will be treated as a full week's use). We will also refund the fob fee in full if the fob is returned in an 'as new' condition with all labels and tags present and clearly readable. Please note that only partial or no refund will be made for fobs that are returned in 'used' or 'unusable conditions respectively or not returned at all. 9.4 Medical: you may terminate this agreement by giving Anytime Fitness at least 1 calendar months' notice via the link above if you are unable to use the Club through serious illness or injury likely to preclude you from using the Club for a period of at least 6 calendar months. We reserve the right to require reasonable evidence of your illness or injury - e.g., a doctor's certificate. If you terminate your agreement after the Cooling Off period, you will be entitled to the following: If paid in full membership - refund on pro-rata basis less joining fee and key fob fee; If payment is by direct debit - you will need to pay the fee for one month's membership in advance only and the joining fee and key fob fee are retained by the club. 9.5 Pre-Sale: in the event that this agreement was made during a specific Pre-Sale period, and you became a founder member you may terminate this agreement by giving Anytime Fitness at least 1 calendar month's written notice (via letter or email) to your Anytime Fitness club manager up to 14 days of the official opening date of the Club. If you terminate this agreement during the Pre-Sale period, you will be entitled to the full refund of the initial payment made (including the fob fee upon returning the fob and the joining fee). 9.6 Relocation: You may request to cancel your membership if you move outside of a 15-mile radius of the location of the Club within the Commitment Period and you decide that it is not practical for you to attend the Club and an alternative Anytime Fitness club is not located within a 15-mile radius of your new address. Proof of your new address must be provided with your cancellation request. Documents which are acceptable as proof of your new address include: utility bills (gas, water, electric), council tax bill, formal tenancy agreement, house purchase agreement, all of which must be current (dated within the last 2 months) to be provided at the same time as the written notice of termination. If you terminate your agreement after the Cooling Off period, you will be entitled to the following: If paid in full membership - refund on pro-rata basis less joining fee and key fob fee; If payment is by direct debit - you will need to pay the fee for one month's membership in advance only and the joining fee and key fob fee are retained by the club. The 15- mile radius rule may be amended for clubs located in major cities (for example: London, Edinburgh), but the club will need approval from the Anytime Fitness Corporate Support Office to amend this clause. 9.7 Redundancy: You may submit a cancellation request in the event you are made redundant from your main employment. Your request must include the provision of a redundancy letter if approved, your membership will terminate 1 full calendar month after acceptance of cancellation. If you terminate your agreement after the Cooling Off period, you will be entitled to the following: If paid in full membership - refund on pro-rata basis less joining fee and key fob fee; If payment is by direct debit - you will need to pay the fee for one month's membership in advance only and the joining fee and key fob fee are retained by the Club.
10. Key access fobs: 10.1 A key access fob shall be issued to you upon joining the Club and will be used exclusively by you to gain entry to the Club. The fee paid for the key fob is non-refundable. Key access fobs are not transferable and if you allow your fob to be used by another person this is a serious breach of these Membership Terms and Conditions and will entitle Anytime Fitness to terminate this agreement immediately and without notice, with the full membership fee for the remainder of the Commitment Period declared due and payable. 10.2 If your key access fob is lost or stolen you must notify the Club immediately and we reserve the right to charge an administration fee for the provision of a replacement key access fob. 10.3 Members who do not have their key access fob will not be allowed into the Club during non-staffed hours, nor should they expect any other member to let them into the Club. You must use your key fob to access the club at all times. You must not allow any other member of the club or of the general public into the club either upon entering or exiting the club. 10.4 If you fail to pay your membership fees on the due dates for payment Anytime Fitness shall have the right to terminate this agreement by giving you written notice of its decision to terminate or at its discretion suspending your membership by deactivating your key access fob until all overdue membership fees have been paid.
11. Maintenance of Club facilities: 11.1 The Club may be temporarily closed for periods of up to 2 weeks each year for maintenance purposes. We will use reasonable endeavours to give you advance notice of any closures [by publishing details on the club's website]. You agree that closures of up to 2 weeks a year (in aggregate) are reflected in the membership fees and that no refund will be provided. 11.2 We reserve the right to add an annual facility maintenance charge of up to but no greater than the equivalent of 1 month's membership fees. If a facility maintenance charge is implemented in the future, you will be given a minimum of a 60-day notice of the amount owed and due date. You hereby authorise the designated billing company to collect this amount along with your regular Club membership fees.
12. Safety Notices: 12.1 The Club is under 24-hour recorded video surveillance and all key access fob usage is logged. You may not bring in guests at any time without prior written consent of the Club. Furthermore, if this policy is violated, at the sole discretion of the Club, you may be charged a guest fee and/or your membership suspended or terminated with the full membership fee for the remainder of the Commitment Period declared due and payable and a penalty of ú125. 12.2 If the Club consents to you bringing guests, they must pay a guest fee, be the Minimum Age for the club and show photo ID with proof of age upon arrival. (This does not apply to 16-and 17-years old's). 12.3 It is your responsibility to wipe down the equipment and re-rack any weights used. 12.4 You are hereby required to use the safety features of the equipment. If you are unsure how to use a machine, you should not use it until you have obtained instructions from the staff or personal trainers. 12.5 You are responsible for familiarising yourself with the safety and security systems in your Home Club. 12.6 Engaging in abusive language, threatening or violent behaviour, abuse of equipment, use of alcoholic or illegal substances, and smoking at the Club and/or any other similar antisocial or dangerous behaviours may at the sole discretion of the club result in suspension or termination of your membership with the full membership fee for the remainder of the Commitment Period declared due and payable. 12.7 No photography (including the taking of images through a mobile phone or camcorder) is allowed in any area of the Club. 12.8 Members must read all Health and Safety notices displayed in the Club and always comply with their recommendations. You must observe all instructions regarding the safe and proper use of each item of fitness equipment in the Club, recognising that at times the Club will be unsupervised and that at such times you should not use any item of fitness equipment with which you are not familiar or in respect of which you have not previously received induction training from a qualified member of staff at the Club. 12.9 For safety and security reasons, you may not be a member of most Anytime Fitness clubs unless you are at least 18 years old. 12.10 To prevent the interference with certain technology in the Club (CCTV, security systems) you may be required to refrain from using certain technology and from downloading certain apps as this may potentially affect the safety and security of the club. 12.11 We will take a photo of you upon joining the Club.
This is done for safety and security purposes and in order to
monitor tailgating. The photo will be stored on the Club's
database.
13. Transfer and Reciprocal Access: 13.1 Memberships with a commitment period of 6 months or greater include the facility to use other Anytime Fitness clubs. If over a period of 60 days, we find that you primarily use a particular Anytime Fitness Club instead of your Home Club, we may transfer your membership to that other club upon written notice to you. In such circumstances you will then be required to pay membership fees to the other club which may be more than the membership fees payable under this agreement. 13.2 You understand and agree that no reciprocal access (usage of another Anytime Fitness facility) is provided for the first 30 days of any Membership, provided no changes to these terms or the Club rules having a material adverse effect on your use of the Club are made by the new owner. Any such disposal will not affect your contractual or statutory rights. 13.3 If you refuse to transfer to another club, we reserve the right to remove reciprocity access. For 16-and 17-years old's reciprocity applies only to the approved clubs.
14. Sale of Club: In the event of the sale or disposal of the Club to another company or to any other person we may transfer your membership to the new owner. In such circumstances you will continue as a member of the Club and continue to pay your membership fees provided no changes to these terms or the Club rules having a material adverse effect on your use of the Club are made by the new owner. Any such disposal will not affect your contractual or statutory rights.
15. Notices: Notices from you to the Club or Anytime Fitness must be in writing and addressed to the Club Manager at your Home Club. You can send your notice by email. If you have not received a response from Club within 7 days of your email, please contact the Club to confirm that the email has been received. Anytime Fitness reserves the right to require evidence of posting or delivery where it has no record of receipt, or the date of any notice appears inconsistent with the date of receipt. In these cases, the notice will be deemed not given unless such evidence is produced. Any notice handed to personnel at the Club must be receipted. Notices from Anytime Fitness to you will be posted to you at your address in the Club's database.
16. Complimentary Memberships: 16.1 In the event of any conflict with any other term in these Membership Terms and Conditions this clause 17 shall prevail. 16.1 A complimentary membership has a ú0 rate value and are honoured at the discretion of the Home Club, regardless of the initial contractual membership duration stated on the Membership Agreement. 16.2 In the event that you have a complimentary membership (a membership that is not financially paid for) that has been allocated to you by the Home Club the Membership Terms and Conditions shall be varied as follows: the membership has a ú0 rate value. the membership has no
initial membership Commitment Period or fixed duration. complimentary
memberships are non-transferable and use of other Anytime Fitness clubs
must be pre-authorised by the away club before use. If you are
planning to use an away club more than your Home Club, then you are
required to transfer over to the away club and pay the membership fees
charged at that club. The complimentary status will not be honoured
at an away club. If you refuse to transfer, then either the
reciprocal access will be removed to use against all clubs, or the
complimentary membership may be terminated with immediate effect. the Club
makes no representation as to the services that may be available and/or as
to the quality of those services and you accept that any services provided
are on an 'as is' basis; and the Club reserves the right to
terminate memberships with immediate effect and without reason and
will communicate to you in writing. Your fob must be returned on the
termination of your membership. |