Terms, Policies

Updated June 8, 2026 - for registrations prior to update, please refer to the terms and conditions in your registration.

Customer Initiated Cancellations

All payments are non refundable under any circumstances. Instead, credit will be applied for use in future programs under the following program cancellation credit timetable:

• After May 1 | 85% credit
• 30 - 22 days before start date | 70% credit
• 21 - 8 days before start date | 60% credit
• 7 - 4 days before start date | 50% credit
• 3 - 1 day before start date | 25% credit
• 24 hours before program start | 0 credit

All requests for cancellation must be made in writing and be sent electronically to team@capitoldebate.com. Any and all payments made towards add-ons such as commuter lunch are non-refundable and are non-creditable. Any and all payments made toward additional fees (including but not limited to the Safety and Compliance Fee) are non-refundable and non-creditable.

Cancellation by Capitol Debate:

All payments are nonrefundable. Payments referred to herein shall not be refundable under any circumstances, including but not limited to the termination of this Agreement for whatever reason. Should cancellation for reasons outside of our control become necessary which include but are not limited to host campuses canceling camps, compliance with local, state, and national regulations that require closure, pandemics, or acts of god (see Force Majeure clause), camper's sole remedy shall be to receive credit to other Capitol Debate programs in the amount equal to the amount paid by such camper to attend program. Capitol Debate account credit will be provided for use up to 2 years from the final date of the program originally purchased. If the debate program must be canceled, Capitol Debate has the right to make suitable accommodations including but not limited to holding the summer debate program at another location, date or providing alternative camps in the future at no additional cost.

Force Majeure:

In the event anything happens at our summer debate program or our program is cancelled, directly or indirectly as a result of any act of god, natural disaster, inevitable accident, fire, strike, lockout, or other labor dispute, riot or other civil commotion, act of public enemy, enactment, rule, order or act of government or governmental instrumentality (federal, state or local), failure of the Facility, or other cause of a similar or different nature not within Capitol Debate's control, Capitol Debate shall not be responsible in any way for anything whatsoever, including without limitation, death, injury, property, and travel. The aforementioned notwithstanding, with respect to a Force Majeure cancellation of the camp, Capitol Debate, in its sole and absolute discretion, may provide Campers with a comparable substitute event to attend as scheduled by Capitol Debate at the original location or a replacement location as determined in the sole discretion of Capitol Debate.

Consideration:

Capitol Debate plans all year for the summer experience, and we incur huge costs before any student arrives for the first day of camp. We rely on the revenue that comes in throughout the year to cover all of our preparation expenses for camp. For example, our year-round staff are essential for planning the summer. They hire and train our summer staff, coordinate with the university, develop the program, design the curriculum, plan with our families, and take care of countless other essential projects in the winter months. Likewise, we have year-round rent payments, utilities, and many other large expenses. In return, campers receive early bird discounts below the full price in consideration of our credit only policy. For more information, please visit our Terms, Policies, and Conditions page.