Terms & Conditions for Inana FemDom Retreat 2025 (Sardinia)

Due to the unique circumstances post-Covid-19 pandemic impacting events all around the world, we have had to put into place more extensive Terms and Conditions for our events.

1. Payment of registration

1. The payment of the registration is by bank transfer at time of registration.

2. 50% Deposit required to secure your place. 

3. A registration is considered complete when full payment is received by Inana FemDom Retreat and Training organiser. Final payment of balance is due 1st March 2025.

2. Non-attendance / No-shows and Cancellations by Attendee

No refund will be made for non-attendance at Inana FemDom Retreat (Sardinia).

2.1 Cancellation of the registration (by the Attendee)

Our cancellation policy reflects lost revenue, pre-arranged equipment costs and penalties resulting from late cancellations.

1. All cancellations must be made in writing to Anne O Nomis at anneonomis@live.com.

2. If an announcement is made that the event shall be postponed due to Covid-19, other pandemic virus, major war outbreak, etc, attendees will be offered deferral to the next annual event dates for 2026.

3. If you do not want to transfer your credit to the 2026 event, you are entitled to a partial refund based on the dates below. To claim applicable refunds for cancellations, please email anneonomis@live.com. Refunds are calculated as a percentage of total course and package fees. (ie Not as a percentage of part-payment made.).

   Cancellation on or prior to 31st March 2025 - 50% refund

   Cancellation prior to 31st May 2025 - 25% refund

   Cancellation on 1 June 2025 or after - No refund (in part or full) 

We will make every effort to find an appropriate person* to take your place on the course if you cancel, and if we are successful in doing so, you will get a higher refund as stated below:

Cancellation on or prior to 7 May 2025 - 80% refund

Cancellation on or prior to 15 May 2025 - 70% refund

Cancellation on or prior to 22 May 2025 - 60% refund

Cancellation on or prior to 31 May 2025 - 50% refund

Cancellation on or prior to date of start of the course - 40% refund

*However it is noted that attendees to Inana FemDom Retreat (Sardinia) are strictly vetted for obvious reasons due to the nature of the event, in relation to safety, prerequisite BDSM knowledge and experience, shared interest areas, group dynamic, FemDom cultural customs, attitude and approach, language understanding, etc, to ensure the success of the event for ALL attendees. Therefore Anne O Nomis requires total discretion over attendee selection, and reserves the right to screen attendees and select only those who will be appropriate to the group dynamic of the course.

These cancellation policies are made to cover costs that cannot be recouped by Art of Regard. 

 Processing time for refunds: Refunds (less applicable administrative fees) will be processed no later than 7 days of the conclusion of the Inana FemDom Retreat (Sardinia).

2.2 Cancellation of Inana FemDom Retreat (Sardinia)

Our cancellation policy reflects administrative costs, staff costs in event planning and preparations, costs of equipment made in advance of event including personalized equipment, and penalties resulting from late cancellations and lost revenue.

1. It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of Anne O Nomis to alter the times, dates, itineraries of the Inana FemDom Retreat (Sardinia) by giving notice to you (attendee) at any time.

2. In the event of cancellation or postponement of the Inana FemDom Retreat (Sardinia) due to an unforeseen occurrence which includes, but is not be limited to reasons of: 1) an Act of God / Force Majeure event (War, riots, earthquakes, hurricanes, lightning, and explosions, for example, are force majeure events.); 2) a natural disaster (fire, flood, storm, etc); 3) COVID or other pandemic outbreak including lockdowns, travel bans, governmental restrictions and/or regulations, restriction on transportation, and travel restrictions…the below refund policies will be followed:

   i) If an announcement is made that the event shall be postponed due to Covid-19 or other pandemic, attendees will be offered deferral to the next annual event dates for 2026.

   ii) In the event that the enrolled attendee or couple do not wish to defer their enrolment to Inana FemDom Retreat (Sardinia) and contact organisers within 7 days of the event postponement announcement, they will be entitled to a refund of 50% of the full course fees and in addition the personalized items (custom collar, customised course materials etc) will be sent to their postal mail address provided. 

   iii) Inana FemDom Retreat (Sardinia) shall not be liable for any costs of individual airline tickets, hotel bookings or other expenses incurred by individuals to attend Inana FemDom Retreat (Sardinia). (It is recommended that attendees consider tickets and bookings which have flexible transferable or refundable travel options, due to uncertainty in Covid times.)

3. IN EVENT OF TEACHER ANNE O NOMIS SUFFERING SERIOUS ILLNESS &/OR IS UNABLE TO ATTEND OR TEACH.

   Every effort will be made by the event organizer to see that Inana FemDom Retreat (Sardinia) goes ahead, and in the event that there are circumstances beyond the event organiser's control such as 1) Teacher to suffer serious illness 2) Teacher detained in a country and unable to reach Inana FemDom Retreat (Sardinia) or other such event, then Inana FemDom Retreat (Sardinia) will run as a Female-led event subject to usual FemDom customs, meals and skill-sharing, while efforts will simultaneously be made to arrange an alternative FemDom teacher at short notice and mitigate impact to the event as much as can be managed.

   i) In the above case, compensation to attendees will be capped at 20%, due to the majority of the fees incurred on castle accommodations, equipment, event planning, meals, and all of which will be provided to all attendees regardless, and the event going ahead without the teacher.

3. Intellectual Property Rights

1. All rights in all presentations, documentation and materials published or otherwise made available as part of the Inana FemDom Retreat (Sardinia) are owned by the Anne O Nomis or are included with the permission of the owner of the rights. All such material is protected by the Copyright Act and other international copyright and intellectual property laws. 

2. Registrants may only use the materials and content for his or her own private non-commercial use. No part of the materials and content should be copied, reproduced, modified, distributed, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, or republished in any form or by any means without the express written permission of Anne O Nomis.

4. Insurance

1. Registration fees do not include insurance of any kind. It is required that Registrants take out a fully comprehensive insurance policy at the time of registration to include any eventuality including but not limited to loss of fees through cancellation of Registrant's participation in the Inana FemDom Retreat (Sardinia), or through cancellation of Inana FemDom Retreat (Sardinia), loss of airfares through cancellation for any reason including airline or related services, strikes, loss or damages to personal property, force majeure or any other reason, alongside full medical cover.

5. Liability

1. Registrants attend Inana FemDom Retreat (Sardinia) at their own risk.

2. Attendees are expected and sign to agree to follow BDSM guidelines in relation to SSC (Safe, Sane and Consensual), and to practice positive and ongoing informed consent practices regards checking-in, risk mitigation, practising within their own knowledge and skill levels, as per accepted BDSM practice.

3. Registrants agree not to hold Anne O Nomis liable for any losses, damages, expenses, costs, claims or liabilities suffered or incurred by Registrants including consequential or indirect losses or loss of profit through registering for the Inana FemDom Retreat (Sardinia), attending Inana FemDom Retreat (Sardinia), cancellation of Inana FemDom Retreat (Sardinia), failure of Inana FemDom Retreat (Sardinia) to achieve your expectations, or for any error or omission by Inana FemDom Retreat.

4. Registrants agree not to hold Anne O Nomis liable or responsible for any personal injury (i.e. physical, psychological or emotional stress) or any loss or damage to personal property.

For any queries, please contact Anne O Nomis at: anneonomis@live.com