TERMS OF SERVICE & PRIVACY POLICY
Terms and Conditions
Registration and Tuition
Pre-registration in advance is required for all courses. Pre-registration allows us to prepare for your attendance and documentation efficiently.
The attendee is responsible for all tuition fees associated with participation in the OSHA and California OSHA Essentials of Safety courses, and any fees as a result of collection associated with non-payment.
American Safety Training Solutions, Inc. accepts credits cards for LIVE Events (American Express, MasterCard, VISA and DISCOVER), business or personal checks, money orders and company/organization purchase orders.
Withdrawal / Cancellations / Refunds / Postponement
Refunds of tuition may be obtained in adherence to the following refund policy.
PAYMENTS: Check payments received by American Safety Training Solutions, Inc. are refunded by check only. Payments by credit card will be refunded to the original card used at the time of registration. Allow 2 -3 weeks processing time for refunds made by check and 3 – 4 days for refunds by credit card.
CANCELLATIONS / SUBSTITUTIONS / TRANSFERS: You may cancel on the event registration website under your account or by calling 800-206-6705 anytime. If a cancellation is received at least 5 business days before the course start date, there is no cancellation fee.
If your registration is canceled less than 5 days from the first day of the course, you will be assessed a $100 cancellation fee OR the attendees have the following options: Transfer to another course with no additional charge. ADDITIONALLY: You may substitute a different attendee for the canceled course scheduled at ANYTIME with NO cancellation fee assessment.
NO SHOW / NON-PAYMENT: Non-payment of fees or not showing up for a confirmed course does not constitute a “withdrawal.” No shows will forfeit tuition paid or be charged the full tuition fee. No refund is granted for withdrawals after the course begins. Substitution of another participant may be made, for no additional fee, before the start of the course.
Call a personal safety assistant at American Safety Solutions at 800-206-6705 promptly if the substitution of participants is planned. Please contact us immediately if you experience an unexpected extenuating circumstance affecting your timely attendance. We understand life happens and are prepared to work with you in any way.
American Safety Training Solutions, Inc. reserves the right to cancel or reschedule courses due to unforeseen circumstances. Safety of our participants is important to us.
If a course is canceled by American Safety Training Solutions, Inc., attendees have the option to transfer to another course, have their tuition held in their accounts for future sessions, products or services, or receive a full refund.
American Safety Training Solutions, Inc. is not responsible for travel-related expenses incurred by the attendee in the event of unforeseen delays, postponement and/or necessary cancellation or rescheduling.
“Open enrollment” courses may be canceled or rescheduled due to low enrollment within five business days. If you are registered, you will be notified should a course be delayed, rescheduled, postponed or removed from the master calendar.
Course Guidelines and Policies
DIRECTIONS & ACCOMMODATIONS: Upon registration, course confirmation, directions, and local area accommodation information will be sent to you by e-mail. Please tell your personal safety assistant if you will be traveling a distance to one of our facilities and require additional information.
SPECIAL NEEDS: If you have a disability requiring a specific academic accommodation, please call 800-206-6705 before your course starts. You will also be able to indicate your needs during the website registration process.
LANGUAGE SPECIFIC TRAINING: Training required by OSHA Standards must be presented in a manner that employees understand. American Safety Training Solutions, Inc. courses are presented verbally, visually and in written materials in English. If you are not conversant in English, please contact our office before registering to attend. This includes those individuals with low literacy skills and reading comprehension challenges. If there are ways we can accommodate your language or literacy needs, we will assist you or will refer you to others who may be a resource for you. Group training by contract for non-English speaking audiences may be available; please inquire at 800-206-6705.
DIETARY LIMITATIONS: Course a la carte breakfasts and beverages are obtained from a variety of sources, and meal requests cannot be accommodated. Attendees with special dietary needs (diabetic, allergies, gluten-free, religious, vegetarian, etc.) should plan to bring their own suitable food and drink to American Safety Training Solutions, Inc. courses.
Photographs, Images, and Video Release
Occasionally class and individual photographs or videos are taken to document a training activity, event or award. Our Instructor will provide a photo/image release documentation form for your use in allowing or disallowing use of your image, testimonials and course reviews, in print and/or electronic media by American Safety Training Solutions, Inc.
Advertising/Affiliate Disclosure
The Federal Trade Commission has rules for Disclosure Compliance for online media. These rules are set in place to ensure that readers or viewers of web media (sites, blogs, YouTube videos, etc.) know if the blogger/presenter is sponsored, endorsed or partnered with a different company.
In compliance with the FTC guidelines, please assume the following about select links and posts on this site:
A selection of the links on the trainsosha.com is affiliate links. This means that if you click on the link and buy certain items or demo a product, ASTS, Inc. will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.
Products and service are either something that ASTS, Inc. personally uses, supports and/or would recommend, even without an affiliate link.
ASTS, Inc. sometimes reviews products or services that are sent to us for free. We only endorse products that are in alignment with our core values and that we believe would be of value to our customers.
Privacy Policy
We Respect It!
American Safety Training Solutions, Inc. (ASTS, Inc.) is committed to protecting the privacy of all current and former attendees. Information collected is used solely for course registration and maintenance of educational/training records.
We will never sell any information about your records to a third party. Encryption is used for the transfer of data, and we do not store credit card information in our files.
Collection of your Personal Information
ASTS, Inc. may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:
- Name
- Email Address
- Physical Address (if shipping physical product)
- Phone Number
ASTS, Inc. encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from ASTS, Inc. so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. ASTS, Inc. is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the American Safety Training Solutions, Inc. website (trainsosha.com, trainosha.com, trainAST.com).
Use of your Personal Information
ASTS, Inc. collects and uses your personal information to operate its website(s) and deliver the products and services you have requested.
ASTS, Inc. may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from ASTS, Inc. and its affiliates. ASTS, Inc. may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.
ASTS, Inc. may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to ASTS, Inc., and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
ASTS, Inc. may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within ASTS, Inc., in order to determine what ASTS, Inc. services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within ASTS, Inc. to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
ASTS, Inc. will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on ASTS, Inc. or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of ASTS, Inc. ; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of ASTS, Inc., or the public.
Automatically Collected Information
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by ASTS, Inc.. This information can include your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain the quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the ASTS, Inc. website.
Use of Cookies
The ASTS, Inc. website may use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize ASTS, Inc. pages, or register with ASTS, Inc. site or services, a cookie helps ASTS, Inc. to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same ASTS, Inc. website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the ASTS, Inc. features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the ASTS, Inc. services or websites you visit.
Opt-Out & Unsubscribe
We respect your privacy and give you an opportunity to opt-out of receiving announcements of certain information. Users may opt-out of receiving any or all communications from ASTS, Inc. by contacting us here:
– Click “unsubscribe” at the bottom of our email
– Email: support@trainsosha.com
– Phone: 800-206-6705
Changes to this Statement
ASTS, Inc. will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. ASTS, Inc. encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how ASTS, Inc. is protecting your information.
Contact Information
ASTS, Inc. welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that ASTS, Inc. has not adhered to this Statement, please contact ASTS, Inc.:
Email Address: support@trainsosha.com
Telephone number: 800-206-6705
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We urge you to take all practical and reasonable precautions.