Terms and conditions
Membership fee / calender year
Adults 30€
Children under the age of 18yrs 10€
- A Cetus membership is required for participating on the clubs courses. The membership fee is paid separately or when registration for the first course. The membership is personal. The membership is valid for one calendar year (1.1.-31.12) at a time. The guardian accepts the membership and terms of the contract for those under 18 years of age. In Baby-, Family- and Child-parent swim courses the child is the member. The membership fee is nonrefundable except in special cases decided by the club.
Cancelling or suspending a course place
- A course place can be cancelled free of charge no later than seven (7) days before the start of the course. Cancellations must always be made in writing to
- Less than seven (7) days before the start of the course, cancellation can only be made against a medical certificate. A processing fee (€10) is charged for canceling a course place.
- It is possible to try the course for two (2) consecutive course sessions from the moment the course place is reserved. For trials, we charge the price of the course product that is included in the course price (value €10), the price of 1-2 course sessions and a handling fee (€10). Canceling a course place must always be done in writing to , no later than immediately after the second trial session. The course trial does not apply to courses organized 3–5 times, sports camps or baby and family swimming.
- The course can be cancelled in special cases, such as illness/accident lasting more than 1 month, pregnancy or other special reason. Course refunds are always processed on a case by case basis.
- It is possible to cancel the reservation for baby and family swimming in the middle of the season. The notice period is four (4) weeks. Termination must be done in writing no later than four (4) weeks before the actual termination by email to
Canccelation of a course or a course session
- If the course session has to be canceled for a reason beyond Cetus' control, such as hygiene damage or pool damage, Cetus is not obliged to refund or replace the course session.
- In the event of force majeure (e.g. epidemic or fire), Cetus is not obliged to return the course fee to the customer and is not obliged to compensate the course times.
- If Cetus itself has to cancel a single course session, we will inform the customer of the compensation policy as soon as possible. The reason for canceling a course session can be, for example, the instructor falling ill.
- If Cetus has to cancel the course before it starts, the course fee will be returned to the customer in full. If Cetus has to cancel the course after it has started, the course fee will be returned to the customer for the remaining course sessions. The reason for canceling the course can be, for example, not meeting the minimum number of participants or because the instructor is ill.
Other things to consider
- You may not bring extra friends or other family members as guests to the courses organized by Cetus. In child-parent courses and in baby and family swimming, parents are responsible for their own child's safety by following the instructions given by the instructor during and after swimming.
- If the member causes disturbances or dangerous situations with his own activities, Cetus has the right to terminate the member's course and membership immediately without the obligation to return the course fee to the customer.
- If the member does not comply with the terms of the contract, the course and membership can be terminated immediately, from the member, without the obligation to return the course fee.
Cetus Espoo ry – Cetus Espoo rf reserves the right to make changes.
Cetus Espoo ry - Cetus Esbo rf (hereafter Cetus) open to all paid service activities (course activities) are subject to the Consumer Protection Act. In addition, Cetus complies with the guidelines given by the Competition and Consumer Agency for sports centers (2011) regarding contract terms, including canceling and suspending the course. Cetus offers water sports services (e.g. baby swimming, swimming schools, stroke technique courses, etc.) to the members who buy them. The services include guided activities by trained instructors. When signing up, the member accepts the course description and the members terms and conditions. Cetus has at its disposal the electronic membership service of sports and leisure communities and associations, myClub, with which Cetus, as a service subscriber, manages the member and customer register, invoicing, event registrations, attendance monitoring and member communication.
With regard to personal data stored in the service, Cetus acts as the data controller for its member register. The personal data provided when registering for the myClub service is processed in matters related to membership. By registering for the myClub service, the member defines themselves how they want to receive any messages regarding the purchased service activity (text message, email). Cetus' methods of processing personal data and the member's data protection rights are listed in the association's data protection statement.