Terms and conditions of the Easy Polish Online Courses

[last updated: 28.03.2023]

Polskie tłumaczenie poniższego regulaminu dostępne jest TUTAJ.

  1. By signing up for one of the Easy Polish Courses you're entering into an agreement with Agnieszka Błażyńska, who's running a business under the name Agnieszka Blażyńska, based in Poland, Katowice at al. Bolesława Krzywoustego 6/38, NIP number: 9181778273 REGON number: 388254033.

  2. The subject of this agreement is an online course that will consist of:

    • 24 online meetings (60 minutes each) - in case of the Courses for Beginners

    • 12 online meetings (60 minutes each) - in case of the Conversation Club

    with a tutor of Polish as a foreign language and a group of 5-7 other participants. During the course, the tutor will provide you with exercises and speaking practice that is meant to improve your Polish speaking skills. The results of the course are individual and depend on your personal involvement in the process, active participation in the meetings, and carrying out additional exercises that may be set by the tutor as your homework.

  3. In order to take part in one of our courses you need to participate in an evaluative conversation with one of our tutors. The evaluative conversation, further called “evaluative conversation”, is a 15-minute meeting on Google Meet between you and either Agata Rudzińska, or Natalia Moiseienko, or Agnieszka Błażyńska, depending on the course that you’re registering for. During this conversation the tutor will ask you several questions that will allow her to assess your level of Polish and offer you the most suitable course group for you. This meeting is free of charge and doesn’t oblige to register to our course afterwards.

  4. After the evaluative conversation the tutor will provide you with:

    • the exact dates and time, when the group chosen for you will meet. All meetings will take place between 10th April and 9th July 2023

    • a form you’ll need to fill out to confirm your registration

    • all the details you’ll need for issuing a payment for your course.

  5. At this point you can choose to sign up for our course or not proceed with the registration.

  6. You will be considered to be ultimately enrolled into one of our courses the moment we receive a payment for the course from you.

  7. By issuing a payment for the course, you commit to taking part in a course chosen for you by one of our tutors according to the schedule that they’ll present to you in email you’ll receive after the evaluative conversation.

  8. The course meetings will take place on Zoom. Participation in the course requires installing the Zoom app and creating an account with it before the start of the course, a stable internet connection, and a working camera and microphone.

  9. Links to the course meetings will be provided to all participants via email no later than 24 hours before each meeting.

  10. All materials needed for the course will be provided by the tutor.

  11. The course will be led by:

    • Agata Rudzińska or Natalia Moiseienko - in case of the Courses for Beginners

    • Agnieszka Błażyńska - in case of the Conversation Club

    If, for reasons beyond the control of the organizer, the tutor is unable to take part in a meeting, she will be replaced by another qualified teacher.

  12. It is possible to pay for participation in the course in the following currencies: EUR, USD, PLN. Depending on the currency you decide to pay in, the cost of the course is:

    • 240 EUR, 240 USD or 1200 PLN - in case of the Courses for Beginners

    • 120 EUR, 120 USD or 600 PLN - in case of the Conversation Club

  13. Payment can be made by traditional transfer or via PayPal.

    Traditional transfer details:

    If you wish to pay in EUR:
    Recipient’s name: Agnieszka Blazynska
    Recipient's address: Al. B. Krzywoustego 6/38, 40-870 Katowice
    Transfer title: Payment for Easy Polish Online Course
    IBAN: PL 70 1050 1214 1000 0097 4936 4379
    SWIFT BIC code: INGBPLPW

    If you wish to pay in dollars:
    Recipient’s name: Agnieszka Blazynska
    Recipient's address: Al. B. Krzywoustego 6/38, 40-870 Katowice
    Transfer title: Payment for Easy Polish Online Course
    IBAN: PL 70 1050 1214 1000 0097 6453 3627
    SWIFT BIC code: INGBPLPW

    If you wish to pay in PLN:
    Recipient’s name: Agnieszka Blazynska
    Recipient's address: Al. B. Krzywoustego 6/38, 40-870 Katowice
    Transfer title: Payment for Easy Polish Online Course
    IBAN: PL 84 1050 1214 1000 0097 3795 6442
    SWIFT BIC code: INGBPLPW

    PayPal payment details:

    To pay using PayPal you can use our email address payments@easypolish.org or link: paypal.me/easypolish If you choose to pay via PayPal make sure to pay attention to the currency choice. Please choose the option that will not automatically convert the payment to the default currency of the recipient.

  14. The payment has to be made in advance for the entire course, and issued within 3 business days from the day you receive your personalized offer from one of our tutors.

  15. In accordance with consumer protection law, you have 14 days from the day of the start of your course to withdraw from a contract concluded at a distance. In this case, you’re entitled to receive a refund for meetings that have not yet taken place up to the point of your withdrawal. Otherwise the course is non-refundable. It is also not possible to receive a refund for individual absences from the meetings.

  16. In order to exercise your right of withdrawal from a contract concluded at a distance, please send the statement provided below at the following email address: info@easypolish.org.

    I, [your full name used for the registration], hereby cancel my participation in the Easy Polish Online Course. I request a refund of the fee or part of the fee that I’m entitled to. Please transfer my refund at: [enter your bank number or PayPal account number where you wish to receive the refund].

  17. In case of an emergency personal situation that wouldn’t allow you to continue taking part in our course occurs after the 14 days for the withdrawal provided by law, please get in touch with us. We’ll consider such cases individually.

  18. In all matters related to the course, please contact us at info@easypolish.org.

  19. At our course, we want to welcome and create a safe space for all participants, regardless of their gender, physical appearance, nationality, age, or personal beliefs. We’re committed to nurturing an atmosphere of mutual respect. We reserve the right to remove from the course participants who would happen to offend, or otherwise harm the well-being of other members of their group and tutor.