Terms & Conditions

Conditions of Entry & Participation

Last updated: 28 September 2026

These Terms apply to classes, private coaching, group coaching, training sessions, events and other activities provided by Harrogate Boxing Club Ltd (“Harrogate Boxing Club”, “the Club”, “we”, “us” or “our”).

Harrogate Boxing Club Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales under company number 13999567, with registered office at Unit 7A Provincial Works, The Avenue, Harrogate, HG1 4QE.

By booking, paying for or participating in a session, you agree to these Terms. Visitors and spectators must also follow all safety instructions and conditions of entry while on Club premises.

1. Important Risk Warning

Boxing, fitness training and physical exercise are physically demanding activities and involve risks which cannot be completely eliminated, even when appropriate coaching, supervision and safety procedures are in place.

Depending on the activity, risks may include:

• bruising, cuts and minor impact injuries;

• muscular strains, sprains and joint injuries;

• falls, collisions and accidental contact;

• aggravation of an existing injury or medical condition;

• fractures or other musculoskeletal injuries; and

• where authorised contact training or sparring takes place, concussion, head injury and other potentially serious injury.

Serious injury is uncommon but possible.

By choosing to participate, you acknowledge the nature of the activity and voluntarily accept the ordinary and inherent risks associated with properly supervised boxing and physical training.

This acknowledgement does not affect any legal rights which cannot lawfully be excluded.

2. Your Fitness to Participate

You are responsible for making a reasonable assessment of whether you are fit to take part.

Before training, you must tell a coach about any injury, medical condition, recent illness, medication or physical limitation which may reasonably affect your ability to participate safely.

You must:

• stop training and inform a coach if you become injured, dizzy, unwell or experience unusual symptoms;

• seek appropriate medical advice if you are unsure whether you should participate;

• not train while intoxicated or materially impaired by alcohol, recreational drugs or other substances; and

• not knowingly participate contrary to medical advice.

The Club and its coaches are not medical practitioners and cannot diagnose medical conditions or guarantee that participation is medically suitable for you.

We may refuse or stop participation where we reasonably believe continuing to train would create an unacceptable safety risk.

3. Following Coaching and Safety Instructions

Participants must follow reasonable instructions given by Club coaches and staff.

You must:

• use boxing and fitness equipment only for its intended purpose;

• use appropriate protective equipment when instructed;

• train with reasonable care for yourself and others;

• only undertake drills, contact work or sparring authorised by the supervising coach;

• not intentionally use excessive force;

• not engage in unsupervised fighting or sparring;

• respect the experience, size and ability of training partners; and

• immediately report damaged equipment, unsafe conditions or accidents to a coach.

A participant who deliberately ignores instructions, behaves dangerously or uses equipment in an unauthorised manner may be stopped from training and asked to leave.

The Club may refuse entry or participation where reasonably necessary for safety, safeguarding or appropriate conduct.

4. Boxing Contact and Sparring

Attendance at a boxing session does not automatically give permission to spar or take part in head-contact boxing.

Sparring may only take place:

• with the express permission of the supervising coach;

• between appropriately matched participants;

• under suitable supervision;

• with appropriate protective equipment;

• where applicable medical requirements have been satisfied; and

• in accordance with current Harrogate Boxing Club and England Boxing rules.

Participants must meet any applicable England Boxing registration, medical and eligibility requirements before taking part in activities for which those requirements apply.

General classes may include controlled partner drills, body-contact exercises or shoulder/body sparring where instructed.

Head-contact sparring is not permitted unless specifically authorised by an appropriate Club coach and all applicable Club and England Boxing requirements have been satisfied.

The Club may impose requirements which are stricter than the minimum rules of the governing body and may prohibit or stop sparring at any time.

A participant must never pressure another participant into contact training or sparring.

5. Competitive and Carded Boxing

Competitive boxing and dedicated competitive training are subject to additional requirements.

Selection for competitive or carded sessions is at the discretion of the Club's coaching team and may take account of safety, experience, attendance, behaviour, medical eligibility, registration and readiness.

Participation in general classes does not create an entitlement to spar, compete or join competitive sessions.

6. Children and Young People

Children and young people may only participate in sessions appropriate to their age and ability.

A parent or legal guardian booking or permitting a child to attend must:

• provide accurate emergency contact information;

• disclose information reasonably necessary for the child's safe participation;

• ensure the child understands that coaches' instructions must be followed; and

• inform the Club of relevant changes affecting participation.

Junior sessions are operated subject to the Club's safeguarding procedures and applicable England Boxing requirements.

Agreement to these Terms permits the child's participation subject to these rules but does not waive or restrict any legal rights belonging to the child which cannot lawfully be excluded.

7. Conduct

Harrogate Boxing Club is a sporting and community environment.

Aggressive behaviour outside properly supervised boxing activity, bullying, harassment, discriminatory behaviour, threats, deliberate intimidation or abusive behaviour towards coaches, participants, parents, visitors or volunteers will not be accepted.

We may refuse admission, stop a session or require a person to leave where reasonably necessary to protect safety, safeguarding or the proper running of the Club.

Serious or repeated misconduct may result in future access to the Club being refused.

8. Liability

Nothing in these Terms excludes or restricts liability where doing so would be unlawful.

In particular, nothing in these Terms excludes or restricts Harrogate Boxing Club's liability for:

• death or personal injury caused by our negligence;

• fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;

• breach of statutory rights which cannot lawfully be excluded; or

• any other liability which cannot legally be excluded or restricted.

Subject to the above, Harrogate Boxing Club is not responsible for injury, loss or damage which results from:

• the normal and inherent risks of boxing, exercise or physical training where reasonable care has been taken;

• a participant deliberately or unreasonably failing to follow coaching or safety instructions;

• unauthorised sparring, fighting or use of equipment;

• a participant failing to disclose information which they knew or reasonably should have known was relevant to safe participation;

• the deliberate or reckless behaviour of another participant which could not reasonably have been prevented by the Club; or

• circumstances outside the Club's reasonable control.

The Club does not guarantee that participation will be completely free from accident or injury.

Nothing in these Terms affects your statutory rights as a consumer.

9. Personal Belongings

Participants and visitors should avoid bringing unnecessary valuables into the Club.

Personal belongings remain the responsibility of their owner.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Club is not responsible for loss, theft or damage to personal belongings unless the loss or damage was caused by the Club's negligence or another matter for which liability cannot legally be excluded.

10. Bookings, Payments and Cancellations

Prices will be displayed at the Club, on our website, through our booking provider or communicated before a booking is confirmed.

Where a private coaching session, course, event or other activity is booked for a specific date or time, the cancellation terms shown when booking will apply.

Unless a different cancellation policy is expressly stated at the point of booking, fees paid for a specific-date session which the customer cancels or fails to attend are non-refundable. The Club may agree to transfer a booking to another date at its discretion.

Services relating to leisure activities which are booked for a specific date or period do not ordinarily benefit from the general 14-day statutory cooling-off right applicable to many online purchases.

Where Harrogate Boxing Club cancels a prepaid session, we will offer either:

• a suitable replacement session; or

• a refund of the amount paid for the cancelled session.

This does not affect any additional statutory rights you may have.

Future prices, timetables and services may change, but a change will not retrospectively alter the price of a booking which has already been confirmed and paid for.

11. Timetable and Coaching Changes

We may reasonably change coaches, timetables, session formats or locations.

Occasionally sessions may need to be cancelled because of coach illness, building issues, adverse conditions, emergencies or circumstances outside our reasonable control.

Where a prepaid session is cancelled, the provisions in section 10 will apply.

12. Photography and Video

Photography or video may occasionally be taken during Club activities for coaching, sporting records, social media or promotional purposes.

Acceptance of these Terms does not itself constitute consent to the use of your image for marketing.

Where separate consent is appropriate, particularly in relation to children and young people, the Club will seek the relevant permission.

Participants should speak to a coach if they have concerns about photography or filming.

13. Personal Information

The Club may need to collect information including contact details, emergency contact information and information relevant to safe participation.

Personal information will be handled in accordance with applicable data protection law and the Club's Privacy Notice.

Medical or health-related information should only be provided where relevant to safe participation or where otherwise reasonably required.

14. Emergencies and Injuries

If an accident or medical emergency occurs, Club staff may:

• provide appropriate first aid within their training;

• contact the participant's emergency contact;

• contact emergency services; and

• take other reasonable action considered necessary to protect the participant's immediate health and safety.

Accidents and injuries may be recorded in accordance with Club procedures and governing-body requirements.

15. External Venues and Events

Where the Club provides coaching at a school, sports club, community organisation, competition venue or other third-party location, participants may also be required to comply with that venue's reasonable rules and safety requirements.

These Terms continue to apply to Harrogate Boxing Club's coaching activities so far as applicable.

16. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms where reasonably necessary, including following changes to our services, governing-body rules or applicable law.

The current version will be published at harrogateboxingclub.com.

Changes will apply to future bookings and participation after the updated Terms have been made available and will not remove rights which have already arisen under an existing contract.

17. Complaints and Contact

Questions, concerns or complaints should be raised with Harrogate Boxing Club in the first instance.

Harrogate Boxing Club Ltd
Unit 7A Provincial Works
The Avenue
Harrogate
HG1 4QE

Email: Harrogateboxingclub@gmail.com
Telephone: 07852 251744

We will aim to deal with concerns fairly and within a reasonable period.

18. General

If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue to apply.

A failure by the Club to enforce a provision on one occasion does not prevent us from enforcing it on another occasion.

These Terms do not give rights to any person who is not a party to the relevant contract except where the law provides otherwise.

19. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales.

The courts of England and Wales will have jurisdiction, subject to any mandatory consumer rights which entitle a consumer to bring proceedings elsewhere.

Important

Boxing is a contact sport and physical training involves risk. Please train responsibly, follow your coach's instructions and speak to us before taking part if you have any concerns about your ability to train safely.