Terms & Conditions

Original Effective Date: 13th September 2025                                                                                                       Last Updated: 1st December 2025

Background:
These Terms and Conditions are the standard terms which apply:
A. to provision to customers of any Services (as “Services” is defined in Clause 1 below) by the Salon, namely Continuous Beauty of 32A Rose Street, Wokingham a company registered in United Kingdom under number registration number 16448267 whose registered office is at 32A Rose Street, Wokingham; and
B. where the customer is a “Consumer” as defined by the Consumer Rights Act 2015.

1. Definitions and Interpretation

1.1 In these Terms and Conditions, unless the context otherwise requires, the following
expressions have the following meanings:

“Business” – means any business, trade, craft, or profession carried on by You or any other person/organisation; 

“Consumer” – means a “consumer” as defined by the Consumer Rights Act 2015, and in relation to these Terms and Conditions means an individual client of the Salon who receives Services for the clients personal use and for purposes wholly or mainly outside the purposes of any Business;

“Data Protection Legislation” – means the Data Protection Act 1998 and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) as amended or replaced from time to time;

“Regulations” – means The Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013; 

“Salon/We/Us/Our” – means Continuous Beauty ltd whose place of business and contact address is the same address as above and includes all employees and agents of the Salon; 

“Services” – means any and all of the treatments, facilities, services, products and other goods and materials which We provide/use; and

“You/Your” – means an individual who is a client of the Salon. 

1.2 Unless the context otherwise requires, each reference in these Terms and Conditions to:

       1.2.1 “these Terms and Conditions” is a reference to these Terms and Conditions; and

       1.2.2 a Clause or sub-Clause is a reference to a Clause of these Terms and Conditions.

1.3 The headings used in these Terms and Conditions are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of these Terms and Conditions;

1.4 Words signifying the singular number shall include the plural and vice versa; and

1.5 References to any gender shall include all genders.

2. Appointments

2.1 We are happy to book an appointment or accept walk in appointments for the services we offer by visiting the Salon during the opening hours specified on the Salon’s website, price list, or displayed in the salons window.

Appointments can also be booked by using the Salon’s website or sending an email using our email address or the get in touch form online.

If we are busy with other clients so are unable to answer the telephone, please leave a message with your full name and contact details. We will then get back to you as soon as possible.

2.2 Your request for a booking for an appointment will be an offer, but whether We accept any booking will be for Us to decide at Our discretion. Only if and when We tell You that We accept Your request for a particular appointment, will there be a binding contract between You and Us. If You wish to make a booking for two or more appointments by means of a single booking and at Our discretion, We accept that booking, Our contract with You will be for all of the appointments concerned;

2.3
When You book an appointment, We may require You to pay Us a deposit some or all of which We will be entitled to keep as set out in sub-Clause 2.7 below if You later cancel the appointment without giving Us prior notice of at least 24 hours. Deposits shall be equal to 20% of the price of the Services required. Currently deposits are not requested as standard when booking;

2.4
We will not reserve or guarantee any particular date and/or time which You request for any Services unless You book an appointment for that time/date;

2.5
If You know You are going to be late for an appointment, You should contact Us to tell Us. If You arrive later than 15 minutes after an appointment time, We will try to provide the Services You have booked but if We decide that We cannot, the appointment will be treated as cancelled without notice by You and, if We then decide to make a charge for that appointment cancelled without notice, sub-Clause 2.7 below will apply;

2.6 You may cancel an appointment without charge if You give Us at least 24 hours prior notice of the cancellation before the booked appointment, and if You do so We will refund to You any sum (including, but not limited to any deposit) You paid in advance;

2.7 If You do not give Us at least 24 hours prior notice of cancellation of an appointment before the booked appointment, We may charge You for any net financial loss that We suffer due to Your cancellation but not more than 50% of the full price of the appointment. Should this charge be applied, We will be entitled to deduct that charge from any sum (including but not limited to any deposit) You paid in advance, and We shall refund the balance to You. This also applies to forgotten appointments;

2.8 If, due to exceptional circumstances including, but not limited to, illness, accidents and bereavement, You cancel an appointment without giving Us at least 24 hours prior notice before the booked appointment, We will consider the circumstances and at Our discretion decide whether to waive any charge for late cancellation that We are entitled to make under sub-Clauses 2.5 and 2.7;

2.9
We may cancel an appointment booked by You at any time before the time and date of that appointment in the following circumstances:

       2.9.1 The required personnel and/or required materials necessary for the provision of the Services are not available; or

       2.9.2
An event outside of Our reasonable control which means we are unable to physically perform the treatment booked; or

       2.9.3
We find that you are not a “Consumer” (as defined in Clause 1 above). If We cancel an appointment due to any of the above, We           will refund to You in full any deposit or other advance payment that You have made to Us for that appointment;

2.10
We will use all reasonable endeavours to start the Services at the appointment time which You have booked, but the start may be delayed by overrun of a previous appointment or by other circumstances. If a delay to the start is at least 15 minutes, or, if at any time before or after You arrive for an appointment We notify You that there will be a delay of at least that time, You may cancel the appointment and We will refund to You in full any deposit or other advance payment that You have made to Us for that appointment; and

2.11
Where the contract We make with You is not made on Our premises, the Regulations give You the rights set out in this sub-Clause 2.11, and they will be in addition to the rights given to You by the above provisions of this Clause 2. 

You may for any reason cancel a booking during the 14 day period after We accept that booking, but if the booking includes any appointment(s) on a date which is before the end of that period, and if You have expressly requested Us to provide any Services at that or those appointment(s) and We do so, You may not cancel that or those requested appointment(s) and You must pay for them in accordance with Clause 3, and You may only cancel any other appointment(s) covered by that booking.

If You request that Your booking be cancelled, You must confirm this in any way convenient to You. If You cancel as allowed by this Sub-clause 2.11, and You have already made any payment(s) to Us for the booking, We will refund the payment(s) to You within 14 days of receiving Your cancellation less the amount due for the appointment(s) covered by that booking that You have attended.

3. Fees and Payment

3.1 You must pay in accordance with Our Price List (hard copy or online) for all Services on completion of those that We have fully and correctly provided to You.

3.2 You may pay Us for Services (and for any deposit or other advance payment on account of that payment) in person, using any of the following methods:

       3.2.1 credit / debit card excluding American Express Card (AMEX) or international cards.

       3.2.2 cash or

       3.2.3 gift vouchers or

       3.2.4 other prior payment method where advertised and

3.3 We may alter Our prices without prior notice, but if the price of any Services increases between the time when You book an appointment and the date of the appointment, the price increase will not apply to Your appointment for those Services on that date.

However, as standard prices will be reviewed in April each year.

4. Eligibility for Treatment / Health and Safety

4.1 You confirm that, in connection with your request(s) to receive any Services from Us, You
are and will be a “Consumer” as defined in Clause 1 above.

4.2 We will not provide certain treatments to You unless You are aged five or over. We may require evidence of Your age for that purpose. For anyone aged five to and including fifteen parental consent will be needed and an adult providing the consent must be present.

4.3 We will not provide treatments to You if You are aged under five and so may require evidence of Your age for that purpose.

4.4 On other occasions evidence of Your age may be required for verification purposes, such as obtaining certain advertised offers.

4.5 If You have a medical condition, certain treatments may be unsuitable for You. We advise You to tell Us of any medical condition or on-going medical treatment when You complete the consultation form prior to the appointment or as part of the ongoing review.

If You do not tell Us at that time We will be entitled not to provide a treatment (or part of it) and to treat the appointment (or the affected part of it) as cancelled by You without notice, in which case We may make a charge to You for the cancelled appointment (or part of it) as set out in sub-Clause 2.7 above;

4.6 If You suffer from any allergy or a skin condition, We may require You to take a patch test before We provide certain treatments which would need to be performed at least 24 hours before conducting the treatment. Patch tests are required for all tinting treatments as standard and again need to be performed at least 24 hours before conducting the treatment;

4.7 We advise You not to have any waxing and/or facial treatments immediately before or after heat treatments or exercise and to follow the aftercare advise provided following treatments;

4.8 If you are pregnant, We advise You not to have aromatherapy treatments during the first 3
months of Your pregnancy.

4.9 We pride ourselves in making the Salon a safe environment for all our staff members and clients, but should an accident occur the accident book is held at the Salon reception and must be completed.

All data will be treated confidentially and held separately until they are destroyed, as per the General Data Protection Regulations Guidance. These may be passed to third parties if the needs arise where a RIDDOR should be reported or We are audited for Health and Safety purposes.

5. Salon Rules

We do not permit You to:

5.1 smoke or vape at the Salons premises;

5.2 make or receive mobile phone calls during the treatment session time; 

5.3 be accompanied at the Salon’s premises by any unsupervised child/ren under the age of ten as We do not have an appropriate member of staff to supervise them. This is unless they have a treatment booked for themselves but should still be accompanied by an adult to supervise them within the Salon; or

5.4 bring animals into the salon for hygiene reasons unless they are service / assistance dogs.

6. Gift Vouchers

6.1 Gift vouchers are available from the Salon reception desk, or they can be posted to your chosen address at an additional charge;

6.2 Gift vouchers are available for specified denominations over the value of £5, and also for specific beauty treatments;

6.3 Gift vouchers are valid either for the period specified on the gift voucher or, where no period is specified, indefinitely; and

6.4 Gift vouchers may be redeemed only for treatments or products which We provide at the Salon and may not be redeemed partly or wholly for cash.

7. Limitation of Liability

7.1 We will be responsible for any foreseeable loss or damage that You may suffer as a result of Our breach of these Terms and Conditions or as a result of Our negligence. Loss or damage is foreseeable if it is an obvious consequence of Our breach or negligence or if it is contemplated by You and Us when Our contract with You is created. We will not be responsible for any loss or damage that is not foreseeable;

7.2 We provide or sell all Services to You only for Your personal and private use/purposes. We make no warranty or representation that products, or other goods or materials that We provide or sell to You are fit for commercial, business, industrial, trade, craft or professional purposes of any kind (including resale). We will not be liable to You for any loss of profit, loss of business, interruption to business or for any loss of business opportunity;

7.3 Nothing in these Terms and Conditions is intended to or will exclude or limit Our liability for death or personal injury caused by Our negligence (including that of Our employees, agents or sub-contractors) or for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;

7.4 Furthermore, if you are a “consumer” as defined by the Consumer Rights Act 2015, or a consumer for the purposes of any other consumer protection legislation, nothing in these Terms and Conditions is intended to or will exclude, limit, prejudice, or otherwise affect any of Our duties or obligations to You, or Your rights or remedies, or Our liability to You, under:

       7.4.1 the Consumer Rights Act 2015;

       7.4.2 the Regulations;

       7.4.3 the Consumer Protection Act 1987; or

       7.4.4 any other consumer protection legislation as that legislation is amended from time to time.

For more details of Your legal rights, please refer to Your local Citizens’ Advice Bureau or Trading Standard Office.

8. Changes to Terms and Conditions
We may from time to time change these Terms and Conditions without giving You notice, but We will use Our reasonable endeavours to inform You as soon as is reasonably possible of any such change by updating the date of the terms and conditions on the first page.

9. How We Use Your Personal Information (Data Protection)
For this information, please refer to our extensive privacy notice (link shown below) held on the Salon’s website, or a hard copy can be obtained from the Salon’s reception desk.

Privacy Policy

10. Hygiene & Sanitation
We are committed to providing a healthy and safe environment for all Our clients and are committed to a strict hygiene practice. This includes the proper cleaning disinfection and sterilisation of tools and equipment to prevent cross contamination, screens to be used on the nail table and the correct personal protective equipment (PPE) to be used to ensure client and staff safety.

11. Insurance and Licensing
The Salon holds public liability insurance as well as all licences and training certification where required.

12. Employee Training and Procedures
All staff are provided with the appropriate Training and certifications to carry out all treatments as well as aspects of Health and Safety reporting for accidents and evacuation. All procedures and processes relevant to the role are also provided to all staff to enable them to carry out their roles effectively.

13. Regulations
We are required by the Regulations to ensure that certain information is given or made available to You as a Consumer before We make Our contract with You (i.e. before We accept Your request to make a booking) except where that information is already apparent from the context of the transaction.
We have included the information itself either in these Terms and Conditions for You to view on the Salon’s website and We will make You aware of the Terms and Conditions before We accept Your request to make a booking. All of that information will, as required by the Regulations, be part of the terms of Our contract with You as a Consumer.

14. Information

As required by the Regulations:

14.1 all of the information described in Clause 13; and

14.2 any other information which We give to You about any Services or the Salon which You take into account when deciding to make a booking or when making any other decision about the Services; will be part of the terms of Our contract with You as a Consumer.

15. Complaints

We always welcome feedback from Our customers and, whilst We always use all reasonable endeavours to ensure that Your experience as a customer of Ours is a positive one, We nevertheless want to hear from You if You have any cause for complaint.

If You have any complaint about Our Services or any other complaint about the Salon or any of Our staff, please raise the matter with the Salon Manager who can be contacted at the Salon, by phone, email or via the website through the contact us page.

16. No Waiver

No failure or delay by Us or You in exercising any rights under these Terms and Conditions means that We or You have waived that right, and no waiver by Us or You.