Dante Alighieri Society Italian Schools Regulation

                                                                               Article 1
                                                                    Validity and effectiveness
This regulation is valid and effective for all Italian Schools of the Dante Alighieri Society and is
available on the School website (www.ladante.it) or from the Secretariat of each School.

                                                                              Article 2
                                                                          Registration
Registration to Italian language and culture courses must be submitted to the School
Secretariat at least 20 days prior to the beginning of the courses. The School however reserves
the right to accept registrations submitted beyond such term or after the start of the courses. To
register for a course, complete the registration form available from the School Secretariat or online
and pay the amounts due for the course, enrolment and administration fees. The courses
and the administration fees are personal, named and non-transferable. Students aged under 18
must have the forms signed by a parent or tutor or equivalent figure.

                                                                               Article 3
                                                                              Payment
Payment may be made exclusively by bank transfer, cheque, credit/debit card or cash, up to the
statutory limits. If payment is made by bank transfer the description must specify the School
address, student name and type of course purchased. Bank charges are for the student’s
account.
                                                                              Article 4
                                                                              Services
The services offered by the School are described in the brochure.

                                                                               Article 5
                                                                               Refunds
a. Refund due to failure to obtain a visa or residence permit
Refunds are granted only in the event of failure to obtain the visa for study purposes
(which must be notified no later than 30 days following the refusal to issue the visa and
against submission of documents providing evidence of such refusal, and following the
return of all original documents issued at the time of registration), or the residence permit
(against submission of documents providing evidence of the refusal to issue the residence
permit). In any case the enrolment fee and 8% of the cost of the course will be withheld
from the amount refunded. If the issue or renewal of the residence permit is denied to
students already in the country after the course has started, the amount refunded will be
calculated in proportion to the residual part of the course. Alternatively other solutions
may be agreed.
b. Refund in the event of withdrawal
Withdrawal from the course must be notified to the school by registered letter, fax or email,
within 7 days prior to the beginning of the course. In this case the School will
withhold 30% of the total amount and the fee for registration, which shall remain valid for
the current calendar year. After the 6th day no refund will be due except in serious cases
which the School Management reserves the right to investigate. Students who start the
course late or finish it early or miss lessons, for reasons not attributable to the school, shall
not be refunded and the lost lessons cannot be recovered. For private lessons, cancellations
must be notified to the Secretariat by 5.30 pm on the previous working day (Friday in the
case of lessons on Monday) or the amount paid for the lesson will be lost.
If students arrive later than half way through the lesson, the teachers shall not guarantee
their presence for the remaining part of the lesson.

                                                                             Article 6
                                                                              Courses
Courses are held from Monday to Friday, unless otherwise notified by the School, and may be
held both in the morning and afternoon. The School is closed on national holidays as well as the
Patron Saint’s day; lessons falling on these days will not be recovered or refunded. Students
must sit a test to assess their entry level. After the test a teacher will describe the programme
and organisation of the school and provide key information on the courses. For any problems
linked to the assigned level, contact the head of teaching. The lessons last 50 minutes. In the
event that the minimum number of students is not reached for a level, the School reserves the
right to cancel the course, delay the start of the course or propose alternative solutions.
If a course is cancelled the registered students will be refunded.

                                                                             Article 7
                                                                      Teaching materials
The recommended teaching materials must be purchased by the student.

                                                                               Article 8
                                                                       Insurance and Visa
Participants are not insured against illness, accidents or theft.

                                                                               Article 9
                                                                               Expulsion
The School reserves the right to expel any students whose conduct is deemed to be
reprehensible, at the sole discretion of the head of teaching, having consulted the teachers.

                                                                              Article 10
                                                                            Personal data
Students authorise the School to include their personal data in a mailing list used to send
promotional message relating to the school’s activities.

                                                                              Article 11
                                                   Authorisation to the use of photos and videos
Students hereby authorize, free of any charge, without time limit, in compliance with the
articles no. 10 and 320 of the Italian Civil Code and with the articles no. 96 and 97 of the Italian
Law no. 633 dated 22.4.1941, National copyright law, the publication and/or dissemination in
any form of their pictures through websites, email, social media, print media, advertising
material and any other distribution facility owned or managed by Dante Alighieri Society; They
also authorize digital preservation of photos and videos in the electronic archive and they are
aware that the aforementioned publications are only meant for information and, if necessary,
promotional purposes.

                                                                              Article 12
                                                                 Disclaimer for leisure activities
Students release Dante Alighieri Society, its teachers and its legal representative from all
liability for any possible accident or damage which may occur during participation in
recreational activities offered by Dante Alighieri Society outside Dante Alighieri Society’s
premises (tours, day trips, etc.).

                                                                             Article 13
                             Arbitration clause ex art. 808 of the Italian Code of Civil Procedure
All the disputes regarding social relations, including those related to the validity of the
Assembly’s deliberations, to the validity and/or to the performance of a contract of any kind
with Dante Alighieri Society and subsequent integrations and/or amendments, performed by or
against the members, by or against Dante Alighieri Society, by or against the advisors, by or
against the auditors, by or against the managerial staff shall be settled through arbitration by
the internal arbitration board in compliance with the arbitration procedure used by Dante
Alighieri Society. If the internal arbitration board is absent or not properly functioning, the
aforementioned disputes shall be transferred to an arbitration tribunal consisting of three
referees.
Each party shall appoint one referee, while the third referee, who shall act as president, shall be
appointed by mutual consent by the appointed referees and, should they disagree or be inactive,
the appointment shall be made by the President of Rome’s Court, upon request of the party
which first takes action. The place of arbitration shall be Palazzo Firenze – Piazza Firenze, 27 –
Rome. The language of the proceeding shall be Italian. The arbitration tribunal shall adjudicate
prior to the expiration of the time limit of 90 (ninety) days in compliance with the forms and
procedures referred to in art. 806 ss. in the Italian Code of Civil Procedure and with the
adversarial principle.
The validity of the arbitration award shall be disputed in accordance with Article 829, co. 3,
Italian Code of Civil Procedure, for infringement of the rules of law regarding the substantive
issue of the legal dispute. In this case, the Court of Appeal shall adjudicate the substantive issue
of the legal dispute in the cases referred to in art. 830, co. 2 of the Italian Code of Civil
Procedure.

                                                                             Article 14
                                                                            Derogations
Any agreements with Representative Bodies or Associations may wholly or partly derogate
from the provisions of this Regulation.

                                                                            Article 15
                                                                         Amendments
The school reserves the right to amend this Regulation, the course programmes and cultural
activities as well as the prices without notice. By completing and signing the registration form,
the students expressly accept the conditions laid down in this Regulation.