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jan@zendenworthing.com
Booking terms

Cancellation & Rescheduling Policy

Transparent, fair, and designed with your wellbeing in mind

A note from Jan

I understand life happens

I understand that life happens — unexpected events, illness, or schedule changes are sometimes unavoidable. While I reserve the right to adjust appointments if needed, my priority is always to offer an exceptional and reliable service to every client. To ensure fairness and consistency, the following cancellation and rescheduling policies apply.

This page is a friendly summary of the cancellation terms that form part of my full Terms and Conditions. Where this page and the Terms and Conditions differ in any detail, the Terms and Conditions are the controlling document.

At a glance

Quick policy overview

  • 48+ Hours Notice

    Free cancellation, no fees applied

    No Fee
  • 24–48 Hours Notice

    Cancellations with less than 48 hours’ notice

    50% Fee
  • Under 24 Hours

    Late cancellation or missed appointments

    100% Fee
  • Emergency or Illness

    Contact me as soon as possible — fees may be waived at my discretion

    Case by Case

Moving a booking is always free, at any notice. It doesn’t count as a cancellation.

Have a membership, package or gift voucher? You can cancel free of charge at any notice. A package session goes back on your package and a voucher keeps its value.

In detail

Full policy details

  • Client cancellations and no-shows

    • Cancellations with less than 48 hours’ notice will incur a 50% cancellation fee.
    • Cancellations with less than 24 hours’ notice, or missed appointments, will incur a 100% cancellation fee.
    • These fees compensate for the lost opportunity to book your slot to another client.
    • Have a membership, package or gift voucher? You can cancel free of charge at any notice. A package session goes back on your package and a voucher keeps its value. This includes a booking your package or voucher doesn’t pay for.
    • If you hold one and miss an appointment, it’s settled this way: members pay the member price, a package loses that session, and a voucher has the session taken off as if it had been used.

    How fees are collected: If you have not pre-paid, I will send you a payment link by SMS, WhatsApp, or email. Cancellation and no-show fees are payable within 7 days of your original appointment date. If a fee remains unpaid, any future booking will need to be settled in full at the time of booking — including the outstanding fee from your previous no-show or late cancellation. Repeated unpaid fees may also result in refusal of future bookings.

  • What counts as “notice” and a “missed appointment”

    To keep things fair and unambiguous:

    • Notice is considered given when your message reaches me during working hours (Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm). Messages sent outside working hours will be treated as received at the start of the next working day. Cancelling online with the link in your confirmation email counts from the moment you do it.
    • Cancellation timing is measured from the appointment time as it stands when you cancel. If you’ve moved a booking, notice runs from the new time.
    • A missed appointment means you do not attend and have not contacted me to cancel or reschedule before the scheduled start time of your session.
    • Arriving late to your appointment is covered separately in my Terms and Conditions, section 2.4.
  • Emergencies and illness

    • I understand that genuine emergencies and illness can occur.
    • If you’re feeling unwell or have an unavoidable emergency, please get in touch as soon as possible — ideally first thing in the morning.
    • In these cases, I may waive the cancellation fee at my sole discretion.
    • Decisions about emergency waivers are mine alone and not subject to appeal, although I’ll always try to be fair and reasonable.
    • Your health and wellbeing are the priority.
  • Rescheduling your appointment

    • Rescheduling is free at any notice and is not treated as a cancellation.
    • Move your booking yourself with the link in your confirmation email, or contact me directly via phone, SMS, WhatsApp, or email to rearrange — whatever’s easiest for you.
    • Multiple convenient time slots are available to suit your schedule, including evenings and Saturdays.
  • Repeated cancellations or no-shows

    Occasional cancellations are part of life and I don’t hold them against anyone. However, if a pattern emerges over time — for example, multiple short-notice cancellations or no-shows within a small number of bookings — I may:

    • Require full pre-payment for all your future appointments;
    • Decline to take further bookings.

    Where this happens, I’ll always discuss the situation with you first.

  • Cancellations by Zen Den Worthing

    In the rare event that I need to cancel your appointment — whether due to illness, premises issues, weather, or other events outside my reasonable control — I will:

    • Contact you as soon as practicable;
    • Offer to reschedule at a mutually convenient time;
    • If you have pre-paid, credit the amount toward a rescheduled session, or — at your preference — refund it in full.

    Please note that I am not liable for any other costs you may incur due to a cancellation on my end (such as travel costs). Your understanding and flexibility are greatly appreciated.

  • Your statutory rights

    Nothing in this policy affects your statutory rights as a consumer under UK law, including those under the Consumer Rights Act 2015. If you believe a fee has been applied unfairly, please raise it with me through my complaints procedure — I’ll always try to resolve any concern directly and respectfully.

Need to reschedule or have questions?

Get in touch with me directly through any of these channels.

By booking an appointment, you acknowledge and agree to this cancellation policy.

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Policy last updated: October 2026

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