Spatialsesh – Membership Terms & Conditions
Hi, Matt Davies here, I am so excited that you are planning to purchase Spatialsesh Membership. Before you buy there a few things you need to know about what you are purchasing, what you can expect and the support you will get from me. Please read the terms below and if you have any questions once you’ve finished please do not hesitate to get in touch and I would be happy to chat further.
Matt Davies
It’s important to us that you are completely clear from the outset the way in which we will deliver our services to you. If you are planning to join Spatialsesh, (“the Membership”) then you must read these terms and conditions in full prior to purchasing.
Membership Terms: Key Details
The terms cannot be varied and in proceeding to purchase the Membership you will be deemed to have accepted these terms. The terms and conditions set out below apply to the services offered by Maplango Limited. Please read them carefully as they affect your rights and liabilities under law and set out the terms under which Maplango Limited (“we”, “our” or “us”) provide services to you, as purchaser of the membership. These terms are subject to any rights you have under consumer law to which we are bound and which cannot be waived by contract.
Membership Outline
Spatialsesh is a membership platform for ecologists who want to learn how to make your QGIS workflows accurate and efficient, gain new QGIS skills and get support with QGIS issues. The membership is an ongoing commitment where you can get regular support and guidance.
The aim is to provide support and guidance on to help ecologists get the most from QGIS, solve issues and get support. The information is not tailored to any one person or business but includes information which has been tested and used by a wide range of ecologists.. Should you need specific or bespoke support then please contact us to enquire about our one to one services.
Membership Specifics
There are four elements to the membership:
i) Self led training courses
ii) Weekly Q&A Sessions
iii) Quick Reference videos
iv) SOS Email support
Course Outline
Membership provides access to all current and any new courses added during the membership period.
Course Specifics
Following successful purchase of the membership you will receive access to all recorded video tutorials for a year. You will also be able to join up to join up to 45 weekly Q and A sessions during that time. You will be able to download exercise materials (GIS data and QGIS projects) and a PDF exercise instruction workbooks.
You will then have the opportunity to work through the courses in your own time.
The course has been tried and tested by individuals who are over the age of 18 and from various different backgrounds. In working through the material, they have been able to complete all exercises and gain new QGIS skills. These are personal courses for you to complete entirely at your own speed. For best results it is recommended that you under-take each module separately and allow for a short period of reflection in between each module.
Whilst all those who have taken the course to date have achieved the desired results, it is not possible to provide any guarantees that you will experience any specific results. Failure to complete the self-study materials will limit your ability to benefit from the information provided and will significantly limit any results. The courses are not bespoke and include general advice. Should you feel that you need additional support, such as 1 to 1 mentoring and support, that can be provided separately at additional cost. Please contact matt@maplango.com to explore options.
It is not intended that you will finish the course with a complete and detailed understanding of all QGIS functions; the courses provide tuition in some key functions to help ecologist use QGIS effectively. It is your individual responsibility to apply what is shared and taught in the course to your personal circumstances both during the course and afterwards. Each individual is unique and their starting position and commitment to the course is unique to them. The aim is that following completion of a course you will have gained new information, strategies and techniques to confidently start use QGIS for ecological projects.
Please be aware that the course is delivered entirely in English and no translations are provided for videos or text.
Support
The aim of the courses is that you should be able to access the course materials with ease. Should you require any technical support in respect of your PDF download or accessing the pre-recorded videos then we are happy to help you to get up and running. Please email matt@maplango.com and you will receive a reply between Monday to Friday from 9am until 5pm. We aim to respond to you within three hours if you email during those hours.
Group Question & Answer Sessions
The group Q and A sessions will be led exclusively by Matt Davies, BSc(Hons) MSc PG Cert (Man), a professional ecologist and geographer with 25+ years’ experience in the UK environment sector.
The group will be limited to a maximum of 20 delegates at any one time.
Q and A sessions will take place weekly for one hour online via Zoom. Unless there are unforeseen circumstances, the coaching sessions will take place at the same time each week throughout the membership period.
During each group coaching session, you will be have the opportunity to ask questions and discuss your own circumstances and get support.
Behaviour
It is requested that at all times your behaviour towards others is polite and respectful. Maplango Limited will not be held responsible for the behaviour or actions of any other course participant. Should your behaviour be deemed offensive or inappropriate Maplango Limited reserve the right to remove you from the programme with immediate effect.
SOS email support
You will be entitled to send up to 12 SOS email during the year. The purpose is to provide support at a time when you may feel you need it most. You should email matt@maplango.com and I will make every effort to respond to you as soon as possible. If it is not possible to easily resolve the issue you will need to join the weekly group Q and A.
Should you wish to have more support, you can add 1hr Zoom calls at a cost of £140 per hour. Please email matt@maplango to arrange.
Disclaimers
The aim of the membership is to provide you with the tools and understanding of QGIS to deliver your ecology mapping projects efficiently and accurately. It is not possible that you will watch a video and that you will instantly turn into a QGIS expert. But you will certainly gain new skills and confidence and improve your skills over time.
We make no guarantees or claims as to the success of any member. Each individual is unique and their business and processes are unique to them. The aim is that by working through the trainings and resources and taking advantage of all of the elements which the membership has to offer you will have new information, strategies and techniques to apply to your workflows.
All information provided will be general information and guidance and will not be bespoke advice. We are not responsible for any action or inaction which you take as a result of the information within the membership. We are not responsible for any loss of opportunity or any investments which you make.
We ask that all members in the membership respect the rights of others in respect of their behaviour and privacy. We will not be responsible for the action of any members including for any disclosures made by any members based on information which has been shared within the membership.
Contact and Schedule
It is the intention that the membership will run continuously and that any training material and ive Q&As sessions will be provided as set out above. Should an unforeseen reason arise which cause a session(s) to be postponed they will be re-arranged as soon as possible.
Throughout the membership I will be available by email Monday to Friday between 9am to 5pm via matt@maplango.com and will respond as soon as possible and within 48 hours during the hours stated.
If you have a technical query relating to accessing the membership please include “Tech” in the subject line of your email correspondence.
You may see us post on social media outside of our core hours. Not all of these posts are live and some will be pre-scheduled. We are passionate about supporting everyone in the membership and where we can we may respond to you out of hours but we make no guarantees that this will always be possible.
Payment Terms
The cost of the membership is set at the time you subscribe. On subscription you will agree to annual payments via Stripe, which will be taken on the same day each year.
The membership subscription is for a fixed 12 month period following that you can leave at any point. If you do leave and re-join at a later date, you will lose the membership rate on which you are currently subscribed and whilst we would be happy to welcome you back, the membership fees may have increased
If the cost of your annual subscription is covered by your employer and your position changes and you are no longer funded by your employer we would be happy to welcome you as an individual subscriber. Please email us to arrange this before payment with your employer ceases and we can ensure a smooth transition of services.
Privacy and Confidentiality
Your privacy and protection of your personal data is important to us. Your personal data is protected as set out in our privacy policy which can be found here: https://spatialsesh.com/privacy-statement .
We utilise https://kit.com/ to manage our communications with you.
During the course of the membership you may have access to confidential information, in particular the personal affairs of others on the course. In accepting these terms, you agree that you will not use or disclose to any person, organisation or company, and shall use your best endeavours to prevent the publication of, any confidential information relating to any other member.
You accept that any unauthorised disclosure of personal or confidential information belonging to another may amount to immediate dismissal from the membership. Should you decide to leave the Membership then you remain bound by the confidentiality and privacy obligations.
Refunds and Cancellation
As the Membership contains digital content which includes data which is produced and supplied in digital form you are only entitled to a refund in limited circumstances. In purchasing the course you are waiving your rights to a refund unless the statutory circumstances for refunds are met.
Should you consider that the digital download is faulty for any reason then please confirm so immediately and a further copy will be provided. Should you have any concerns or questions please contact me on matt@maplango.com.
Intellectual Property
During your time as a member you will be provided with course materials. At all times the intellectual property rights and copyrights connected with those materials remain with us. You have the right to use the materials as learning tools but you are not permitted to duplicate or provide copies to third parties. We retain and reserve all of our copyrights.
Feedback and Complaints
If you have any feedback about the course please do share it with me. It is always great to receive words of praise and also helpful to get constructive comments. I really hope that you love this course as much as I do but if you would like to make a complaint this should be made to made in writing to matt@maplango.com
Frequently Asked Questions
It can be really helpful to provide summary information by way of Q&As and you can update this section as you receive more questions.
1. What happens if I can’t make a live session?
You can either use one of your SOS emails, join the next weekly Q and A session, or purchase additional support.
2. What if I need additional support?
Additional support can be offered to each member in the form of 1:1 support or guidance. We are happy to support you as required, please contact us directly, additional charges will apply.
3. What if I am ill during the membership?
. If you are ill for an extended period please let us know and we will support you wherever we can.
General
We intend to rely on the written terms set out in these terms and conditions for the services that we provide to you in delivery of the membership. These written terms shall constitute the entire agreement between us.
Should there be any conflict between these terms and any membership hosting platform or payment gateway, these terms shall prevail.
We may update these terms and conditions from time to time for legal or regulatory reasons or to allow the proper operation of your service. Any changes will be notified to you as soon as possible.
If any provision or part-provision of these terms and conditions is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall be deemed modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid, legal and enforceable. If such modification is not possible, the relevant provision or part-provision shall be deemed deleted. Any such modification or deletion shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the rest of these terms and conditions.
These Terms are governed by the laws of England & Wales. The Courts of England & Wales have exclusive jurisdiction over any matter and proceedings arising out of the Membership.