S.S.C. GYM LTD

Membership Agreement

This is an Agreement between you, the Member, and S.S.C. Gym Ltd, a company registered in England And Wales (registration number 10376719), whose registered office is at 3rd floor, Victoria Mill, Bolton Old Road, Atherton, M46 9JQ (“us” or “we”).

Our joining process is a web based or face to face process. Full membership prices and options can be found on our website or at the gym reception to be selected by you as part of the joining process at www.sscgym.co.uk  by following the joining process at our website to become a Member at a S.S.C. Gym Ltd you are accepting all the terms and conditions in this Membership Agreement. You should only join if you have read them and accept them.

Our standard membership terms are set out below. Membership is subject to different membership fees and cancellation rights and such other variations that appear under the relevant membership sections below.

Definitions: 

Gym Membership Rules: The Rules governing your conduct as set out on our website and Glofox membership system.

Membership payment methods:  Monthly/Annually – Cash/Card Payment

Re-Occurring payments are taken from your card and not by direct debit, to ensure that payments are kept up with, you can only cancel this payment by emailing [email protected] or speaking to a member of the management team at S.S.C. Gym Ltd, who will discuss the terms of you rights to cancel and any outstanding payments will be taken in to consideration when cancelling membership with S.S.C. Gym Ltd.

A cancellation form will need to be completed before any terms are agreed in order to cancel your membership 

Annual Fee: The amount notified to you as part of the website joining process as a annual fee payable for membership at SSC GYM LTD on an annual basis. This fee give you the customer various discounts within SSC Gym Ltd.

Annual Membership: Membership is paid upfront for 12 months

Monthly Membership Amount: The amount you agree to pay out on a monthly basis for a standard membership

Membership Amount: The amount you agree to pay for the full term of your membership

Administration fee: Our fees for changing membership terms or arising out of any breach of the terms as set out in the Members Area of our website. Personal Training Sessions booked by you directly with a freelance trainer which do not form part of this agreement and are not provided by S.S.C. Gym Ltd and are subject to a separate agreement between you and the individual.

Massage Therapy: Services provided directly to you, which do not form part of this membership and are subject to a separate agreement between you and the therapist.

Sports Therapy:   Services provided directly to you, which do not form part of this membership and are subject to a separate agreement between you and the therapist.

Membership – Your rights 

  1. This Membership Agreement starts once you have accepted the terms during the joining process. By accepting the terms you are agreeing to pay any applicable Joining/Annual Fee, Administration Fee and Monthly Membership Amount. These are shown at the start of the joining process and also before you confirm your payment instruction.
  2. You may choose during the joining process to start your membership either immediately or one month from the date that you accept the terms. We may inform you during the joining process that a waiting list is in operation in which case your Membership starts when we inform you by email.
  3. You are entitled to access and to use the gym defined by your Membership provided you continue to pay your Membership Amount whether this be annually, monthly, weekly or daily. However we reserve the right to change the access privileges of members. We will make reasonable endeavours to communicate to you in advance if we are unable to make available to you the rights and privileges of Membership. You have the right to cancel this Agreement within 14 days from the start of the Agreement without giving any reason but you must let us know you wish to do so within the 14 day period. You may contact us through the member’s area. Using the email that you used during the joining process or you may use the attached cancellation form at https://www.sscgym.co.uk/documents/cancellation-form.pdf but it is not obligatory. 
  4. The cancellation period will expire after 14 days from the day you accept the terms. To meet the cancellation deadline, it is sufficient if you send your communication concerning your exercise of the right to cancel before the cancellation period has expired.
  5. In case of dispute you must show that you cancelled the Agreement in accordance with the cancellation terms.
  6. If you cancel your Membership within the 14 day period we will refund to you the joining/annual Fee and Membership Amount you have paid not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to cancel using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction.
  7. If you have requested an immediate membership start date and you cancel your Membership, proportionate charges will be due. We will refund to you any Annual Fee and Membership Amount you have paid us but the Membership Amount will be reduced by the higher of (a) the one-day pass rate and (b) an amount in proportion to the number of days between the start of your Membership and the date you communicated to us that you wanted to cancel.
  8. After the 14 day cancellation period you may terminate your Membership at any time by giving 30 days notice period and completing a cancellation form, you MUST not cancel any Card Payments until the final amount has been agreed or this will result in you breaching the terms and condition of this agreement. Your Membership will be cancelled once any outstanding payments are agreed with immediate effect and any outstanding Payments within your membership agreement taken from your card immediately.
  9. You may opt out of email and SMS communications that we may send but if you do we cannot be held responsible for any loss incurred by you not receiving gym-related communications.
  10. You may complain to us by emailing [email protected] from or quoting the email address that we hold for you 

Membership - Your Obligations

  1.  You agree to pay us any applicable Annual Fee and Administration Fee on the date shown at the end of the joining process (and which was also sent to you by email).
  2. You agree to pay us the Membership Amount by direct card payment whether or not there is any temporary interruption in services during the period whether foreseen or unforeseen. We will close the gym on at least 4 days a year for necessary maintenance or other work. We will endeavour to reopen facilities as soon as is reasonably possible in these circumstances.
  3. Your first Monthly Membership payment is due on the date shown at the end of the joining process (and which was also sent to you by email).
  4. You agree to maintain a payment instruction with your bank card for the Monthly, Annual Membership Amount.
  5. Subsequent Monthly/Annual Membership payments are due on the same day of subsequent month/Year.
  6. If any payment due from you is returned unpaid or not honoured you will pay us on demand an administration fee of £12.00
  7. Direct Card payments can only be cancelled by S.S.C Gym Management as this is a secure transaction unlike Bank Direct Debits, If you (The Member cancels the card in order to cancel payments you have agreed to, any outstanding payments from 12 month or 30 day rolling membership contracts will be calculated and communicated by email/post/txt and must be paid with immediate effect with any additional administration fees applying. In the event that any outstanding balances are not paid, these will be subject to the debt being passed over to a debt collecting agency for collection which will could incur further costs to YOU the member   
  8. You agree to comply with the Gym Membership Rules which are available at https://www.sscgym.co.uk/gym-rules
  9. You confirm that you are at least 16 years old to enable you to train on your own within the gym environment.
  10. You consent to, and waive any and all claims in respect of, your image being recorded by 24 hour CCTV for security purposes and reviewed at our discretion by our employees and contractors.
  11. You must use the gym facilities and equipment in the proper manner and you must consult a member of staff if you are unsure.
  12. You will be liable for any damage caused to our equipment or facilities through your negligent use.
  13. You consent to incidental inclusion in marketing photographs of our premises that we may take from time to time.
  14. You agree that you have understood our privacy policy which is available at https://www.sscgym.co.uk/documents/privacypolicy.pdf
  15. You agree to tell us immediately of any changes to your personal details including contact information.

Membership - Our Obligations

  1. We reserve the right to change the access privileges of members with membership packages. This includes access to the gym and PT staff for general advice. We will make reasonable endeavours to communicate to you in advance if we are unable to make available to you the rights and privileges of Membership. 
  2. We will endeavour to reopen the facilities as soon as is reasonably possible in circumstances where we are required to close or restrict facilities for any reason.
  3. We will securely store recorded CCTV footage in accordance with our privacy policy which is available at https://www.sscgym.co.uk/documents/privacypolicy.pdf 




Standard Memberships - Our Rights

  1. We will terminate this Agreement and your Membership with immediate effect if you do not pay any applicable Joining Fee and Admin Fee, or Monthly/Annual Membership Amount when it falls due.
  2. We may terminate this Agreement and cancel your Membership with immediate effect on notice to you if you breach any of the Gym Membership Rules available at https://www.sscgym.co.uk/my-account/gym-rules/ in this event you will no longer be able to access any of our facilities and we will not give any refund.
  3. If we do not terminate your Membership if you breach any of the Gym Membership Rules, or if we give you extra time to pay if you do not pay your Joining Fee, Admin Fee or Monthly Membership Amount when it falls due, we may subsequently enforce the terms of this Agreement.
  4. We may communicate gym and fitness related information to you by email or SMS.
  5. We may assign the benefit of this Agreement and our rights to a third party provided we give you notice and your rights under this Agreement will not be prejudiced.
  6. S.S.C. Gym Ltd, its agents, employees and subcontractors are not liable for any loss, damage or theft of any of your property that you bring onto any of our premises. If such loss, damage or theft is caused by the negligent acts or omissions of S.S.C. Gym Ltd or its agents, employees or subcontractors, our liability is limited.
  7. We may close our premises with reasonable notice and at our discretion for reasonable periods of time to carry out maintenance, repairs, refurbishment or cleaning or for other reasons outside of our control. We will not be responsible to you for not being able to access our facilities in these circumstances.
  8. We are not liable for any injury you suffer through the incorrect use of our equipment of facilities.
  9. We may make reasonable changes to Membership Rules and to the Membership Agreement terms and conditions and Gym Membership rules at any time.
  10. We will send to you email confirmation of these terms using the email address you used when you joined

Other Clauses

  1. Only you, the person named in the joining process, can benefit from this Agreement.
  2. If any of the terms of this Agreement are invalid, unenforceable or illegal the remaining terms can still be enforced.
  3. This Agreement is governed by the law of England and Wales.
  4. You should print a copy of this Agreement for future reference.

Additional Services

  1. Personal Training Sessions and “additional services” do not form part of this Agreement and are not provided by The Gym Limited.
  2. Any “additional services” (including, for example, Personal Training Sessions, Sports Therapy and Massage Therapy) which you contract for or agree to pay for, do not form part of your Membership Agreement and the Terms & Conditions of this Agreement will not apply to them. You should be aware that if you enter into any agreement for “additional services”, you are entering into an agreement with those individuals and not with us.
  3. We do not accept any liability for any losses, damage, personal injury or other loss caused by any negligent act or omission of those providing the “additional services” which are specifically excluded from the Membership Agreement and We do not accept any responsibility for the same save where precluded by law.
  4. We may provide induction services or personal reviews of your training needs which services are provided without additional charge. Those services are part of your Membership Agreement and nothing herein restricts the liability that we may have under your Membership Agreement for such services.

Member Satisfaction Surveys

  1. We may choose to send an email from time to time to a randomly selected group of their members at one or more gyms inviting them to participate in a survey of satisfaction.
  2. At our discretion member satisfaction survey participation may be associated with a prize draw offering cash prizes of varying amounts to participants.
  3. Members that respond to an email advertising a prize draw by visiting the website and completing the satisfaction survey by the advertised closing date will be entered into the draw.
  4. Participants will only be entered into a draw once per draw.
  5. One winner will be chosen at random from all entrants to that draw within 90 days of the closing date.
  6. Winners will be contacted after the prize is drawn to arrange payment of the cash prize.