Can I re-affiliate my school if it has been revoked or suspended?
There are many reasons IKO Center Affiliation can be suspended or revoked. In severe cases, centers may not be allowed to re-affiliate. If you want us to review your case, please contact us by posting a message using the topic "School".
What happens when I register a “Free Kiter” and they upgrade their membership within 30 days?
A commission payment will be added to your account.
Requirements to affiliate my Center
Please create a school account and complete your center's profile as much as possible. An expert from the school team will contact you about how to proceed.
Other requirements are:
All your instructors need to be IKO certified with active IKO membership.
General liability insurance for your school (depending on where your school is based we can offer you IKO insurance).
Please contact the school affiliation department for more information.
How can I attract more Candidates to the ITC?
Firstly, we recommend that you to schedule the ITC at least 1 year in advance. To schedule it, log in to your account, select the tab Training, and click on Add New event. You can share the dates of the ITC on the social media pages of your School. You can also contact marketing@ikointl.com to request a training alert to be posted on the Instagram and Facebook pages of the IKO.
Is there any IKO third party liability insurance available for my kiteboarding school?
No, IKO insurance is not available for kiteboarding schools. However, if all your students apply individually for the recreational third party liability insurance, and the whole school team including Assistants, Instructors and Trainers applies individually for the professional third party liability insurance, then lessons and courses delivered at your kiteboarding school will be covered as soon as your school becomes an IKO Affiliated Center. If these conditions are met, the IKO no longer requires your school to have a separate insurance certificate.
Can I renew my membership by bank transfer?
We currently do not accept payment by bank transfer. Please contact support if this is the only payment method you can use.
My website / social media has been taken down by an IKO report; what do I need to do?
You must send an email to the IKO intellectual property department at ikoabuse@ikointl.com and explain what happened. We will contact you ASAP and inform you about your options.
What do I need to do to remove my school from the IKO Unauthorized list?
The best option is to send us an email requesting to affiliate your school with us. We have a FREE school membership option.
- If the DMCA was submitted simply because you are an expired instructor who did not remove the intellectual property from your website or social media, get in contact with us and request to renew your membership and remove your name from the list.
- The second option is to remove IKO’s intellectual property from your website or social media and send us an email letting us know that it’s been done.
My hosting provider or social media platform has warned me to remove the IKO content from my website. What do I have to do?
You must comply with your hosting provider and/or social media platform’s request. Otherwise, they could take your website, and/or social media account down within 24 hours due to intellectual property infringement.
What are the consequences of not removing IKO intellectual property from my website and/or social media if my school is not affiliated, suspended, or expired?
Keep in mind that efore facing any of the consequences below listed IKO will always contact the member or non-member.
- The first consequence of not removing IKO intellectual property from your unaffiliated, suspended, or expired school is facing a DMCA report sent to your website's hosting provider and/or social media platform which may shut down your media.
- The second consequence is to be listed on the IKO unauthorized list.