TUTORING SERVICES AGREEMENT This template is a starting point, not legal advice. Have a lawyer licensed in your state or province review the final version before you use it. Replace every blank and every [bracketed choice] before sending. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- This agreement is between: Provider: _________________________________________ ("the Company") Address: __________________________________________ Email: ____________________________________________ Client: ___________________________________________ ("the Client") (The parent or legal guardian, if the student is a minor) Student(s): _______________________________________ Address: __________________________________________ Email: ____________________________________________ Phone: ____________________________________________ Effective date: ___________________ 1. SERVICES The Company will provide tutoring services in the following subject(s): __________________________________________________________________ Session length: __________ minutes Format: [in person / online / both] Location (if in person): _________________________________________ Sessions are delivered by tutors selected and assigned by the Company. The Company may substitute or reassign tutors and will give the Client notice when a standing assignment changes. 2. SCHEDULING Sessions are scheduled in advance through [scheduling software / email / phone]. A recurring weekly time slot, once agreed, is held for the Client while the account remains in good standing. Requests to change a standing slot require __________ days' notice. 3. CANCELLATIONS, RESCHEDULING, AND NO-SHOWS Cancellations, rescheduling, missed sessions, and make-up sessions are governed by the Company's Cancellation Policy, attached as Schedule A and incorporated into this agreement. The Company may update the Cancellation Policy with __________ days' written notice to the Client. 4. FEES AND PAYMENT Rate: $__________ per [session / hour], or as set out in the package purchased by the Client. Payment is due [before each session / on receipt of invoice / at package purchase]. Accepted payment methods: _____________________________ Prepaid packages: hours are deducted as sessions are delivered, including sessions that count as chargeable under the Cancellation Policy (for example, late cancellations and no-shows). Package hours [expire __________ months after purchase / do not expire]. Late payment: the Company may pause scheduling of future sessions if an invoice is more than __________ days past due. Refunds: unused prepaid hours are [refundable on request / refundable within __________ days of purchase / non-refundable]. Hours already delivered or chargeable under the Cancellation Policy are not refundable. 5. PROGRESS AND COMMUNICATION The Company will provide session notes or progress updates [after each session / weekly / monthly]. Tutoring supports learning; it does not guarantee results. The Company makes no promise of specific grades, test scores, or admission outcomes. 6. MATERIALS [State who supplies textbooks, workbooks, devices, and any licensed practice material, and who owns custom material a tutor creates for the student. Example: "The Client supplies the student's textbooks. The Company supplies practice worksheets, which remain the Company's property."] 7. LIABILITY The Company's total liability under this agreement is limited to the amount the Client paid for services in the __________ months before the event giving rise to the claim. Neither party is liable to the other for indirect or consequential losses. Nothing in this section limits any liability that cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. 8. SUPERVISION AND SAFETY (for minor students) For in-person sessions, a parent, guardian, or responsible adult must be [on the premises / reachable by phone] for the full session. For online sessions, the Client is responsible for a suitable environment on the student's end. Sessions may be recorded for quality and safety purposes only if the recording consent box in Section 11 is checked. 9. TERMINATION Either party may end this agreement with __________ days' written notice. The Company may end it immediately if an invoice remains unpaid __________ days after a written reminder, or if the conduct of a student or client makes continued service unreasonable. On termination, the Client owes fees for all delivered and chargeable sessions. Any refund of unused prepaid hours follows Section 4. 10. GENERAL This agreement is the entire agreement between the parties about its subject and replaces earlier discussions. Changes are valid only in writing signed (or electronically accepted) by both parties. If any clause is found unenforceable, the remaining clauses stay in effect. This agreement is governed by the laws of ______________________ [state / province], without regard to conflict-of-law rules. 11. CONSENT AND SIGNATURES [ ] I consent to receiving scheduling and billing emails about this account. (Required to deliver the service.) [ ] I consent to session recordings as described in Section 8. (Optional) Client name: _______________________________ Client signature: __________________________ Date: ___________ Company representative: ____________________ Company signature: _________________________ Date: ___________ Schedule A: Cancellation Policy (attach your policy; a companion cancellation policy template is available from the same source as this document).