Last Updated: 01/08/2026

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ENROLMENT FOR FREE COURSES

Copyright. Esther Chilton The Writers Bureau course is protected by copyright. You agree not to copy, reproduce or broadcast the course or part of the course and not to allow any other person to read or use the course or any portion of it nor offer it for re-sale in any way whatsoever.


Where Your Data Is Stored: We use MailChimp as our emailing system and your details are stored therein. When you enrol for your free online course your name and email address will be stored on our website. Please see our Cookie and Privacy Policy on our website for full information on how we track your use of the website.


TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ENROLMENT FOR PAID COURSES


 1. Esther Chilton The Writers Bureau: For the fees quoted Esther Chilton The Writers Bureau will supply the full course and all the services described on our website.


2. Course Cancellation: If you wish to cancel your course you must let us know within 7-days of enrolling on your course for a full refund providing you have not submitted an assignment. Submission of an assignment commits you to the course. Course cancellations after the initial trial period are at the discretion of Esther Chilton The Writers Bureau and will only be considered in exceptional circumstances.


3. Time Limit: This agreement lasts for the time stipulated on the course description page. If you wish to extend your studies beyond this time, an extra charge will be made for administration, assessment of assignments, access to the online course materials and community.


4. Copyright: This course is protected by copyright. You agree not to copy, reproduce or broadcast the course or part of the course and not to allow any other person to read or use the course or any portion of it nor offer it for re-sale in any way whatsoever.


5. Rights of Esther Chilton The Writers Bureau: Esther Chilton The Writers Bureau reserves the right to refuse to accept any applications for enrolment. We also reserve the right to discontinue the course or tuition for any student if they become abusive in any way.


6. Writers' Community and Zoom sessions: You agree to abide by the guidelines set out here when you participate in the community and Zoom sessions.


7. Your Data Rights: Esther Chilton The Writers Bureau do not share your information with any other person or organisation except as required by UK law. All reasonable precautions are taken to prevent unauthorised access to this information. This safeguard may require you to provide additional forms of identity should you wish to obtain information about your account details. You can have the information Esther Chilton The Writers Bureau holds corrected or deleted at any time. Please address your requests and/or queries to [email protected].


Where Your Data Is Stored: We use MailChimp as our emailing system and your details are stored therein. We use Stripe to process your card payments so your details are stored therein. When you are given access to the online course materials your name and email address will be stored on our website along with your progress through your course. Please see our Cookie and Privacy Policy on our website for full information on how we track your use of the website.


TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE WRITERS’ COMMUNITY.

By accessing and taking part in the Writers’ Community you agree to abide by the Community Guidelines. These are:

  1. Be respectful towards other members, and remember that for some, English may not be their first language, so be tolerant and helpful.
  2. Be constructive and sensitive with your comments.
  3. Civil, appropriate language and behaviour is appreciated:

In the community an administrator may remove comments if they feel it necessary, or if the comments stray from the primary subjects of writing or proofreading.

In Zoom sessions a participant maybe muted or removed from the meeting if they become disruptive, dominate the session, use inappropriate language or stray from the primary subjects of writing or proofreading.

Views about politics and religion are best expressed elsewhere.

Please feel free to share your publishing successes and blogs with the community.

If you do not comply with the guidelines then this may result in the following:

Firstly – a formal warning.

Secondly, an automatic three-month suspension from the Community and Zoom sessions.

Thirdly, an automatic permanent exclusion from the Community and Zoom session. Fees will not be refunded.


TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR LET'S WRITE AND POETRY CLUB GROUPS

1. You have access to the groups on a one-month trial. You can cancel your subscription at any time.

2. Refunds will not be given unless your card is charged after you have let us know you do not wish to continue in the first month or you wish to discontinue with your subscription in advance of the subscription lapsing.

3. By accessing and taking part in the groups you agree to abide by the Group Guidelines. These are:

  1. Be respectful towards other members, and remember that for some, English may not be their first language, so be tolerant and helpful.
  2. Be constructive and sensitive with your comments.
  3. Civil, appropriate language and behaviour is appreciated:

In the groups an administrator may remove comments if they feel it necessary, or if the comments stray from the primary subjects of writing.

In Zoom sessions a participant maybe muted or removed from the meeting if they become disruptive, dominate the session, use inappropriate language or stray from the primary subjects of writing or proofreading.

Views about politics and religion are best expressed elsewhere.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ZOOM WORKSHOPS

Cancellation and Refund Policy: Esther Chilton The Writers Bureau reserve the right to cancel the workshop if there are not enough participants. In the event of this happening those who have signed up will be notified by email and will automatically receive a refund onto the card used to purchase their place.

You may cancel your place on the workshop up to seven days before the start. There will be no refund of fees after this time unless we can find a replacement. If a workshop is missed by the participant, they will receive the workshop notes via email.
 
Workshop Conduct: We expect participants to behave in a courteous and respectful way during the workshop. If a participant becomes aggressive or offensive, and doesn't modify their behaviour when asked to, they will be removed from the workshop, not be allowed to attend further sessions and fees will not be refunded.

Recordings: We sometimes record sessions if a participant cannot make the session. This will only be shared with the participants of that workshop for a period of two weeks. Recordings are not downloadable.

Your Copyright: Copyright of your work is automatically yours and will remain yours at all times.

Esther Chilton The Writers Bureau Copyright: The workshop notes are protected by copyright. You agree not to copy, reproduce or broadcast the notes or part of the notes and not allow any other person to read or use the notes or any portion of them nor offer them for re-sale in any way whatsoever.

Your Data Rights: Esther Chilton The Writers Bureau do not share your information with any other person or organisation except as required by UK Law. All reasonable precautions are taken to prevent unauthorised access to this information. This safeguard may require you to provide additional forms of identity should you wish to obtain information about your account details. You can have the information Esther Chilton The Writers Bureau holds corrected or deleted at any time. Please address your requests and/or queries to [email protected].

Where Your Data is Stored: We use MailChimp as our emailing system and your details are stored therein. We use Stripe to process your payments so your details are stored therein. You details are stored on our internal database. Please see our Cookie and Privacy Policy for full information on how we track your use of the website.