Certification Policy

Eligibility – 

Individuals with an earned degree in a specialty designation such as audiology, physician (MD or DO), physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurse, athletic trainers, physical therapy, physical therapy assistant, occupational therapy, and occupational therapy assistant from an accredited university may certify.

Course Attendance Policies

Hybrid & Online Workshops

Course Cancellation & Refund Policy

Once purchased, there will be no refunds or cancellations. Furthermore, participants cannot reallocate or transfer a course to another participant. Participants will receive all enduring materials upon registering and will have remaining access to all content as a certified member.

Course Transfer Policy

• Transfer requests 30 or more days before the workshop, will be charged a fee of $150.
• Transfer requests 29 or less days before the workshop, will be charged a fee of $250.
• The transfer request must be made at least 14 days prior to the workshop date (via phone 727.398.5728 Option 4 or [email protected])

No Show Policy

Registrants who do not show up for their scheduled live hands-on workshop will have 3 calendar days to contact AIB to reschedule their missed live hands-on workshop. At that time, registrants have the option to reschedule to another date/location for the live hands-on workshop, and a $250 fee will apply. Registrants who do not notify us within the 3 calendar days of their absence will forfeit the live hands-on component of the certification.

In-Person Workshops

Course Cancellation Policy

Cancellation requests must be submitted in writing via the contact form on the AIB website or email  [email protected].

Please note the cancellation windows below:

• 30 days or more before the workshop – Refund less $150 processing fee
• 29 days or less before the workshop – 50% refund
• 14 days or less before the workshop – No refund

Course Transfer Policy

• Transfer requests 30 or more days before the workshop, will be charged a fee of $150.
• Transfer requests 29 or less days before the workshop, will be charged a fee of $250.
• The transfer request must be made at least 14 days prior to the workshop date (via phone 727.398.5728 Option 4 or [email protected])

Additional Cancellation Policies

The American Institute of Balance (AIB) is dedicated to customer service and quality continuing education. In hosting both on-site (Largo, FL) and off-site workshops, we will do our best to avoid workshop cancellations. Please understand that certain circumstances (adverse weather, natural disasters, travel delays) are not within our control. There are no refunds or expense reimbursements for unforeseen cancellations. AIB will work within its ability to reschedule any cancelled workshop and/or provide participants with the option to transfer to another workshop location at no cost.

We recognize that many participants must travel to attend AIB workshops. AIB expects registrants to make every responsible effort to report to the workshop for which they are registered. Be aware no refunds or credits shall be issued for difficulties encountered in transit. Please note that AIB does not reimburse participant travel expenses. Participants are encouraged to purchase a travel insurance plan designed to protect the traveler from losses resulting from sudden and unexpected conditions or events.

All registrants’ requests to cancel an AIB workshop or to transfer to another AIB workshop must be made via phone 727.398.5728 EXT 212 or [email protected].

No Show Policy

Registrants who do not show up for their scheduled in-person workshop will forfeit their in-person workshop and no refunds will be made.

Privacy Notices

This privacy notice discloses the privacy practices for dizzy.com. This privacy notice applies solely to information collected by this website. It will notify you of the following:

1. What personally identifiable information is collected from you through the website, how it is used and with whom it may be shared.
2. What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data.
3. The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information.
4. How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.

Information Collection, Use, and Sharing

We are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. We only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give us. This includes contact information such as name, telephone or cell phone numbers, address, email address or other direct contact information provided by you. We will not sell or rent this information to anyone.
We will use your information to respond to you, regarding the reason you contacted us.
Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email and/or text messaging in the future to tell you about specials, new products or services, or changes to this privacy policy.

Sharing

We share aggregated demographic information with our partners and advertisers. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person. We partner with another party to provide specific services. When the user signs up for these services, we will share names, or other contact information that is necessary for the third party to provide these services. These parties are not allowed to use personally identifiable information except for the purpose of providing these services.

Orders and Registrations

We request information from you to make purchases and/or register for workshops. To buy from us or register for a workshop, you must provide contact information (like name and shipping address) and financial information (like credit card number, expiration date). This information is used for billing purposes and to fill your orders. If we have trouble processing an order, we’ll use this information to contact you.

Your Access to and Control Over Information
You may opt-out of any future contacts from us at any time. You can do the following at any time by contacting us via the email address or phone number given on our website:
• See what data we have about you if any.
• Change/correct any data we have about you.
• Have us delete any data we have about you.
• Express any concern you have about our use of your data.

Security

We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline.
Wherever we collect sensitive information (such as credit card data), that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a lock icon in the address bar and looking for “https” at the beginning of the address of the Web page.

While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, billing or customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.

Cookies

We use “cookies” on this site. A cookie is a piece of data stored on a site visitor’s hard drive to help us improve your access to our site and identify repeat visitors to our site. For instance, when we use a cookie to identify you, you would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information on our site.

Links

This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.

If you feel that we are not abiding by this privacy policy, you should contact us immediately via telephone at 800.245.6442 or via [email protected].

Accommodations and Special Needs Policy

The American Institute of Balance is committed to making our workshops accessible to individuals. If you have a disability or particular need and anticipate needing assistance while at the workshop, please contact us at 727-398-5728. Requests for reasonable accommodation at our workshops should be made as early as possible and in advance of the event so we can accommodate individual needs and requirements. Onsite requests will be accommodated to the best of our ability; however, available resources may be limited.

I have read and understood AIB’s workshop eligibility policy for attendance, certification, and CEU approval. AIB reserves the right to deny participants’ eligibility to attend workshops, receive CEU credit, and/or certify if not eligible. AIB Certification does not supersede an individual’s professional scope of practice as determined by their governing professional Association, Society or State License.

Sick/Illness Policy

To ensure the safety of all participants, attendees who have been exposed to, are symptomatic of, or have tested positive for COVID-19 or any other infectious or contagious disease are not permitted to attend the live component of the workshop. AIB reserves the right to reschedule participants if necessary for health and safety reasons. 

If you are unable to attend due to illness, you may reschedule to another live workshop at no charge, subject to availability. Written notification must be provided within 24 hours of the original event to qualify for rescheduling. The rescheduled workshop must be completed within one calendar year from the date of the original event.