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Section I:
Copyright Protection:
This website is owned by the “Canadian Academy of Sports Nutrition Inc.” and all rights are reserved. Unless otherwise mentioned, all of the contents and materials displayed on this website, including, but not limited to, text, data, images, illustrations, graphics, design, methods of the extraction of materials, compilation, services, and all other elements of the website have been registered by the “Copyright Office” and are protected by copyright and trademark laws, international conventions, and all other laws relating to the protection of intellectual property and proprietary rights.
No part of the content of this website may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the Canadian Academy of Sports Nutrition.
Use of Contents:
If you wish to use, display, distribute, or republish any part of the contents of this website, you may write directly to the Canadian Academy of Sports Nutrition. Unauthorized use, display, or distribution of any part of the content of this website is deemed as copyright infringement, which may also violate applicable laws including without limitation copyright and trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and applicable regulations relating to the protection of intellectual property.
Should universities, colleges, academic institutions, sports organizations, fitness centers, nutrition-related organizations, associations, and other websites, and personal bloggers wish to use any content of the website, they may write directly to the Canadian Academy of Sports Nutrition to be authorized to use of the content of this website by written permission.
Eligibility:
In order to purchase and/or order any services and products from this website, you must be 18 years old and over (the age of majority may slightly be different in different provinces and countries. By definition, the age of majority is the age at which a person is considered by law to be an adult). By purchasing any services or products from this website, you represent and warrant that you have the right, authority, and capacity to enter into this agreement and to abide by all of the terms and conditions of this agreement.
Right of Termination:
The Canadian Academy of Sports Nutrition reserves the right to terminate your access to its website for any reason or no reason at all. We may terminate your access to our website by sending a notice to you via the email address you have provided us or you may provide us later. The right to terminate your access to the website and to refuse to provide services to anyone is totally under the complete discretion of the Canadian Academy of Sports Nutrition.
Registered Members:
To have access to the section of “Medicinal Nutrition” of this website, you are required to become a “registered member”. In consideration of your use as a registered member, you agree to: (1) have read and fully understood the content of disclaimer posted on this website, (2) provide accurate, current and complete information about you as may be prompted by any registration forms, (3) authorize the Canadian Academy of Sports Nutrition or any affiliated service providers to charge your credit card for the amount of CAD$220.00 as an annual fee to maintain your continuous access to the section of “Medicinal Nutrition”, (4) maintain and update your information and the registration data, (5) maintain the security and confidentiality of your username and password, (6) take full responsibility for any and all activities that occur under your account, (7) authorize the Canadian Academy of Sports Nutrition to renew automatically your membership each month, (8) give notice of cancellation by sending an email at least 14 days before the next billing period if you no longer wish to use a membership, (9) notify the Canadian Academy of Sports Nutrition immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security, (10) accept that all late cancellations will be charged for the next billing period, and failure to cancel your membership does NOT excuse you from paying any charges associated with the membership, (11) accept all risks of unauthorized access to your account and any other information you provide to the Canadian Academy of Sports Nutrition, (12) not to share your password with any third party and not to assign or transfer access privileges to any other person or entity, (13) not to initiate any cardholder chargebacks in an attempt to secure a refund, prior to, after, or in lieu of canceling your membership, and (14) accept that you have fully understood that becoming a registered member does not give you any permission to copy, reproduce, republish, or distribute any part of the contents of the website. If you do not agree to all of these terms, do not sign up to become a registered member.
Indemnification:
The Canadian Academy of Sports Nutrition cannot guarantee, nor does it warrant any specific results from the use of the contents or services of the website. IN NO EVENT WILL THE CANADIAN ACADEMY OF SPORTS NUTRITION BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USER’S USE OF THE WEBSITE AND SERVICES.
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Canadian Academy of Sports Nutrition and its affiliates, employees, and faculty members against any claims, damages, costs, liabilities, and expenses resulted from or related to your use or inability to use of the website, your breach or alleged breach of the Terms and Conditions of the website.
Editorial Mistakes:
All users of the website should realize that currency and completeness of the information may change over time. The contents of the website and the services are provided and made available for use on an “as is”, and “as available” basis without warranty of any particular results or benefits.
All users of the website acknowledge that editorial mistakes are possible, as any collection and compilation of scientific data entail the likelihood of some human and machine errors, leading to inadvertent omission and loss of data or damage to information which may give rise to data misinterpretation.
Privacy Policy:
Understanding the importance of your privacy, we have a commitment to our visitors and members to keep their personal information safe and sound. That is why we, at the Canadian Academy of Sports Nutrition, have developed the following policies to ensure that your privacy is protected while using our services:
1) All the information gathered on this website regarding our visitors and/or members, such as names, addresses, or telephone numbers are kept safe and confidential and are never released, sold, or made available to third-party entities without your written permission.
2) We may collect your comments and testimonials regarding the website and the services you received in order to improve our marketing efforts, to analyze the usage of the site, to improve the contents and layout of the website. This allows us to improve the quality of the website and better tailor your online experience with us to meet your needs. If you choose to post any comments and messages on the website, we only display such information about you to the extent that you choose to reveal it. However, the disclosure and display of any comments posted on the website or submitted by email are totally at the discretion of the Canadian Academy of Sports Nutrition.
3) By becoming a registered member, ordering any services, or becoming a student of the certificate program, you consent to the Canadian Academy of Sports nutrition to have your e-mail address added to the mailing list in order to deliver information to you that, in some cases, are targeted to your interests. We may also send periodic informational updates to the viewers via email. If you would like to have your information removed from our weekly mailings, please contact us directly at info@caasn.com.
4) By ordering any services and/or products online from the website, you provide us your contact information, which allows us to process your order and to get the products or services delivered, shipped, mailed, or submitted to you.
5) In the course of using the website, we may automatically collect certain non-personal information from the visitors and users of the website, such as IP addresses and email addresses to track the total number of visitors to the website.
6) We, at the Canadian Academy of Sports Nutrition, do not tolerate any spam, harassments, or threats.
Section II:
Additional Information About The "Certificate Programs" Offered By The Canadian Academy Of Sports Nutrition:
A) Course Description:
All ten certificate programs offered by the Canadian Academy of Sports Nutrition consist of highly academic video lectures and their related homework. The curriculum designed for each program is the extract of over 25 years of experience working with elite athletes worldwide and leading fitness-seeking clients and over 50,000 sessions of counseling regarding general/fitness/sports/medicinal nutrition.
We have used over 1200 high-quality images, illustrations, graphs, charts, and tables to make the lectures easy to understand, enjoyable to listen to, and satisfying to follow.
Encompassing academic and comprehensive lectures and never-before-heard subjects, each program provides scientific yet practical knowledge and information to students, assisting them to excel in their careers.
Students are not allowed to download any video lectures and they can watch and listen to them online only. Nevertheless, students would be able to download and print out the slides/lecture notes in PDF forms. Some extra materials may be sent to students.
We strongly recommend that students listen to one lecture a day, do some extra curriculum studies from references to their choices, and complete the assigned tasks. However, some students might be able to listen to more than one lecture a day.
B) Application Form and Approval for Program:
Applicants should submit their application forms along with supporting documents via email. The academy will review the application form and notify the applicant within 48 hours whether he/she is approved for the program. If you do not see any emails from the academy in your inbox after 48 hours, please check your Spam or Bulk mail Folder.
C) Homework:
There is two assigned homework for students to complete at the end of each lecture. The homework should not be copied from the lectures. They should be in the form of a short essay combining their understanding of the lectures and their extra curriculum studies.
The homework should be submitted to admissions@caasn.com as attachments. Non-attached homework will be declined. When submitting their homework, the subject should include “student`s full name and the number of lectures”, e.g. “Abazar Habibinia_lecture 76”. We suggest that students complete the homework right after listening to lectures, not allowing them to be piled up for the last moments.
D) Exam:
Depending on the programs the students would select, it is expected that students to be able to complete the program in 3 to 8 months ( See the CAASN new policies below). Students will be given up to 30 days extra time to review and study their materials for the exam. The academy will notify students of the date of the exam.
1) The exam is online and consists of multiple-choice questions. It is the student`s responsibility to ensure to have access to a computer or laptop and an Internet connection on the exam day.
2) The passing score has been set at 65% and students will not be charged for the first exam.
3) If a student failed the first exam, he/she would be given up to two months to prepare himself/herself and the student will be charged CAD$ 50.00 for the second and third exams.
4) If a student failed to pass the exams three times, he/she would have to attend an oral exam of two hours in duration on the phone. The fee for the oral exam is CAD$150.00.
E) CAASN Digital Certificates:
1) As of January 01, 2020, there will be no hard copies of CAASN certificates anymore. As per approval by the CAASN board of directors, the academy will issue high-quality “CAASN Digital Certificates“. When a student passed the exam, his/her CAASN Digital Certificate(s) of the selected program(s) will be emailed to him/her. To send CAASN Digital certificates by email has the following advantages:
1.a) It is fast and convenient for both students and the academy.
1.b) Students can print their certificates on any type and size of paper they wish to.
1.c) In case of losing the certificate, students can print them without limitations.
2) If a student wished to have his/her CAASN Digital Certificate to be printed and shipped by the academy, there will be a charge of CAD $150.00 – 250.00 fee depending on the destination. Under no circumstances will the academy be held responsible or liable in any way for any damages or loss of the shipment.
3) To view a sample of a CAASN certificate, you may visit the CAASN gallery.
F) Account Accessibility:
A student`s account will not be activated until the academy receives the payment of tuition fees for the selected program. Upon payment confirmation from PayPal which may take few hours, his/her account will be activated and he/she will be notified of account activation, allowing him/her to have access to video lectures. When a student passed the exam, his/her access to video lectures would be terminated.
G) Tuition Fees:
Each program has its own tuition fee, and the payment includes tuition fees, the cost of the materials, and the fee for the first exam. However, tuition fees might be modified as per the sole discretion of the Canadian Academy of Sports Nutrition.
Upon activating the account and assigning the program, the payment is non-refundable. Also, the payment cannot be transferred to another person. If a student decided to withdraw from the program, his/her tuition fee will be kept as credit for 18 months since his/her registration date and he/she can resume his/her program after paying the renewal fee (see section III-A below). Tuition fees will be forfeited after 18 months.
H) Testimonial:
The Canadian Academy of Sports Nutrition reserves the right to take pictures from the certificates and to post them on its website for educational and testimonial purposes. Students may be asked to write comments about their selected programs and submit an image of themselves along with their certificates. The comments and images may be published on the website of the academy for educational and testimonial purposes without their permission. Also, the academy may post a student’s name and his/her brief bio on its website and its pages on social media for testimonial purposes without his/her consent.
I) Copyright Protection:
The video lectures and lecture notes published here on this website are the properties of the Canadian Academy of Sports Nutrition. Students can watch them for their own personal uses towards their “selected programs”. No part of the contents of the video lectures may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the Canadian Academy of Sports Nutrition.
Section III:
The CAASN New Policies:
A) Students Who Register in 2018 and Afterwards:
As of January 01, 2018, there is a “Time Limit” for each course to complete it (from the date of assigning the program to the student`s account). These are the approved time limits for the programs/courses:
A2) If a student fails to complete his/her selected certificate program in the allotted time limit, and also he/she fails to pay the renewal fee, his/her account will be de-activated, blocking his/her access to video lectures until he/she pays the fee. There will be no exception!
A3) A student can renew his/her account for a maximum of 6 times or 18 months, whichever counts shorter. The fee for renewing for another “Time Limit” is $150.00.
A4) If a student fails to complete his/her selected program in 18 months, his/her enrollment will be canceled without issuing any certificate(s) and the tuition fee will be forfeited.
B) Students Who Have Registered in 2015, 2016, and 2017:
B1) All those students who have registered in 2015, 2016, and 2017 are given a “grace period ” to complete their programs/courses by March 01, 2018.
B2) If a student fails to complete his/her selected certificate program(s) by March 01, 2018, he/she will be charged $150.00 for renewing his/her account and validating his/her exam voucher for another “Time Limit”.
B3) If a student fails to complete his/her selected certificate program by March 01, 2018, and also he/she fails to pay the renewal fee, his/her account will be de-activated, blocking his/her access to video lectures until he/she pays the fee. There will be no exception!
B4) All students registered in 2015 and 2016 are entitled to renew their accounts ONLY once. And if a student fails to complete his/her selected program after one renewal, his/her enrollment will be canceled without issuing any certificate(s) and the tuition fee will be forfeited. The fee for renewing for another “Time Limit” is $150.00.
B5) All students registered in 2017 can renew their accounts for a maximum of 6 times or 18 months, whichever counts shorter. And if a student fails to complete his/her selected program in 18 months, his/her enrollment will be canceled without issuing any certificate(s) and the tuition fee will be forfeited. The fee for renewing for another “Time Limit” is $150.00.
Changes to Terms and Conditions:
The Canadian Academy of Sports Nutrition reserves the right to change any of the terms and conditions, privacy policy, or guidelines of the website at any time and at its sole discretion. Any changes will take effect immediately upon posting on the website. We encourage you to visit this section regularly to keep yourself informed of the latest changes or modifications to the Terms and Conditions and privacy policy.