Terms and Conditions of Purchase, Refund and Website Use

Last updated: 2026.08.14

1. General provisions

1.1. These terms and conditions of purchase (hereinafter - the "Terms"), once confirmed by the Buyer (by ticking the box confirming agreement with the nextstepoffashion.com Terms when making a purchase), constitute a legally binding document between the parties. They set out the rights and obligations of the Buyer and the Seller, the conditions for purchasing services and paying for them, the delivery and refund procedures, the liability of the parties, and other provisions relating to purchases made on nextstepoffashion.com (hereinafter - the "Website").

1.2. The Seller reserves the right to change, correct or supplement the Terms at any time, taking into account the requirements set out in applicable legislation.

1.3. The Buyer agrees that, upon purchasing a course or training, they will be given access to a closed online learning environment, where they will find completed and upcoming course materials.

2. Protection of personal data

2.1. Any information relating to personal data that is registered in the Store is treated as confidential and is not made public.

2.2. The processing of personal data and the placement of cookies is governed by the nextstepoffashion.com Privacy Policy.

3. Refund and transfer policy

3.1. All money paid for training or courses is refunded if the training does not take place, or if the dates of the training change and the new dates are not suitable for the participant.

3.2. In other cases - if your plans change and you are no longer able to participate - please inform us. Money is not refunded, but we undertake to allow you to transfer your participation or to use the amount paid towards other training or consultations. The participant undertakes to notify the organisers at least 7 days before the start of the training or course, and we will transfer your registration to the next training of your choice.

3.3. Transfer of participation policy:

• Notice given 20 or more days before the training - 100% of the total amount is transferred.

• Notice given 5–19 days before the training - 50% of the total amount is transferred.

• Notice given 1–4 days before the training - 30% of the total amount is transferred.

• Notice given on the day the training begins, or after it has begun - the amount paid is not transferred.

4. Scope of these Terms

These terms of website use and purchase (hereinafter - the "Terms") set out the rules for using the website https://nextstepoffashion.com (hereinafter - the "Website") and the terms of purchase on the Website, which belongs to Brigita Zukauskaite, operating under the brand Next Step of Fashion (hereinafter - "nextstepoffashion.com" or "we").

5. Use of the Website

5.1. By visiting or using this Website, any user (hereinafter - "you") agrees to these Terms and to all other nextstepoffashion.com terms, conditions and policies. These Terms also set out the conditions of purchase and related matters, so you should always be familiar with them and act accordingly.

5.2. If you do not agree with all of the conditions, you may not use this Website or the services provided by nextstepoffashion.com. In addition, if you are not entitled to enter into contracts with nextstepoffashion.com, you may not make purchases through the Website or otherwise use it.

5.3. nextstepoffashion.com may change these Terms at any time, and each change takes effect from the moment it is published on the Website. You assume full responsibility for familiarising yourself with these Terms each time you use the Website or purchase the services offered on it. In these Terms, "services" means any services or products that can be purchased through the Website.

6. Links to other websites and third-party services

6.1. This Website contains links to other websites that are not operated by nextstepoffashion.com. We are therefore not responsible for the content of such websites.

6.2. In order to receive your payments and deliver the services you have purchased, nextstepoffashion.com uses third-party services. These parties, which are not connected to nextstepoffashion.com, operate under their own terms and conditions. We are in no case responsible for the content displayed or services provided by these third parties.

6.3. If you visit another online purchasing website on which we are identified as the seller, and you ultimately use the services we provide, you must follow these Terms, unless the terms of that purchasing website provide otherwise.

6.4. nextstepoffashion.com is in no case liable for any damage or losses relating to services provided by third parties, whether these are payment, delivery, distribution or any other services performed by third parties. We therefore strongly recommend and require that you read carefully all terms and conditions set by third parties and follow them.

6.5. Any claims, complaints, questions, observations or allegations relating to third-party services, their action or inaction, must be addressed directly to those third parties only, and in no case to nextstepoffashion.com.

7. Availability of services

7.1. nextstepoffashion.com aims to make the Website available 24 hours a day. However, we cannot be held responsible if the Website is unavailable at any time, for any reason, for any period, or from any jurisdiction.

8. User information

8.1. When completing the purchase process on the Website, you must provide nextstepoffashion.com with the necessary payment and delivery information. You alone are responsible for the correctness and accuracy of this information.

9. Liability

9.1. nextstepoffashion.com will make reasonable efforts to ensure that the content presented on the Website is accurate and up to date. However, we cannot be liable to you or to any third party for damage or losses of any size or nature suffered by you or by third parties, including but not limited to direct or indirect damage, pecuniary or non-pecuniary damage or losses, related contractual liability, lost income or profit, penalties (fines, default interest), or losses in any way related to the disruption of normal business activity.

9.2. nextstepoffashion.com cannot be held liable for damage or losses caused by links or content on other websites directing to the Website, including but not limited to those relating to computer viruses that may infect your device, software, data or other property. nextstepoffashion.com is also not liable for your use of the Website, your browsing on it, or your downloading of any information or data from the Website.

9.3. Information presented on the Website should not be taken directly or literally without regard to context, the conditions presented, and the descriptions provided. To the fullest extent permitted by law, nextstepoffashion.com limits all liability in respect of warranties or conditions relating to the operation of this Website.

9.4. Where the liability of nextstepoffashion.com is established by law and is not limited by these Terms, we may be held liable only if you purchased services from us. These Terms and any warranties we provide do not apply if the services were purchased through a distributor or any other person.

10. Purchases

10.1. You may purchase the services offered by nextstepoffashion.com only in your own name and assuming responsibility for doing so. Your order must be submitted to nextstepoffashion.com. From the moment you receive order confirmation by email, your order cannot be cancelled, except where expressly agreed otherwise between you and nextstepoffashion.com.

11. Payments

11.1. nextstepoffashion.com does not provide financial, payment, money transfer and/or related services. Each time you make a payment to nextstepoffashion.com, you are therefore using third-party services. We cannot be held liable for any third-party services, including but not limited to the services referred to in these Terms.

12. Intellectual property

12.1. All content published on the Website, as well as the services provided by nextstepoffashion.com, is protected by copyright and other intellectual property rights. You may not use this content for commercial purposes or for any other purposes.

13. Tax provisions

13.1. nextstepoffashion.com will rely in its activities on the financial information you provide. nextstepoffashion.com is not considered a taxpayer except in cases where the tax burden is directly imposed by the legislation of the Republic of Lithuania. All other taxes payable, including but not limited to customs duties and/or other taxes relating to the services, are payable by you.

14. Applicable law and jurisdiction

14.1. Any dispute arising in connection with nextstepoffashion.com or the Website shall be resolved through negotiation.

14.2. If the dispute cannot be resolved in the manner set out above, it shall be resolved in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Lithuania, before the competent courts of the Republic of Lithuania. Consumers residing in another EU Member State retain any rights they may have under the mandatory consumer protection rules of their country of residence.

14.3. Consumers may also refer to a certified alternative dispute resolution body. A list of dispute resolution bodies in the EU Member States, Norway and Iceland is available at: https://consumer-redress.ec.europa.eu/dispute-resolution-bodies