Sauna and cold plunge health terms template

Health and safety terms for your sauna, in plain English, ready to copy. Fill in your details and tick what you offer.

A starting template, not legal advice. Have it checked by your insurer or solicitor.

Your terms

A starting template, not legal advice. Have it checked by your insurer or solicitor.

[Your sauna]: health and safety terms

Please read these before you book. By booking, you agree to them for yourself and anyone you book for.

1. Your health and your choice
Saunas and cold plunges put real strain on the body. You take part at your own risk and you are responsible for deciding whether it is right for you. You must be 18 or over to book or take part.

2. Check with your doctor first if any of these apply
- heart or circulation problems, a pacemaker, or chest pain
- high or low blood pressure, or fainting
- pregnancy
- epilepsy or seizures
- diabetes
- breathing problems such as asthma
- recent surgery, injury or illness
- medication that affects heart rate, blood pressure or how you cope with heat or cold
- skin conditions, open wounds or infections
- Raynaud’s or poor circulation in hands and feet (for cold water)
Tell staff about anything that might affect you. We can’t give medical advice.

3. Never take part
- after drinking alcohol or taking drugs
- if you feel unwell, dizzy or faint
- after a large meal

4. In the sauna
- Keep to the session time. Most people stay in for 8 to 15 minutes, then cool down and rest.
- Drink water before, during and after.
- Leave straight away if you feel dizzy, sick or unwell, and tell staff.
- No glass in the sauna or on the deck.
- Sit or lie on a towel. Don’t pour water on the stones unless staff say you can.
- Follow staff instructions at all times.

5. Wood-fired stove
The stove, its chimney and the stones are extremely hot. Don’t touch them, add wood or move the guard. Keep towels and clothing away from the stove. Only staff tend the fire.

6. Cold plunge and ice bath
- Keep it short: start with 30 seconds to 2 minutes.
- Get in slowly, breathe out long and steady, and don’t put your head under.
- Get out at once if you feel numb, dizzy or start shivering hard.
- Warm up gradually afterwards. Never plunge alone.

Children
No children under the minimum age, even with an adult.

Your information
[Your sauna] keeps your name, contact details, any health answers and a record of your agreement to these terms, to run your booking and keep people safe. We hold it under the GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, keep it only as long as we need to, and never sell it. You can ask to see or delete it. If you’re unhappy with how we handle it, you can complain to the Data Protection Commission (dataprotection.ie).

Responsibility
You are responsible for your own belongings and for following these terms. We may refuse entry or ask anyone to leave for safety reasons. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law, including for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or your statutory rights as a consumer.

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Use these terms on your Olladay booking page

On Olladay, guests tick to agree when they book, or each guest signs on their own phone. The exact version each person agreed to is kept with their booking. You can change the terms any time.

What the template covers

Taking part at your own risk, and the minimum age.
Conditions to check with a doctor first: heart and blood pressure, pregnancy, epilepsy, recent surgery, medication, skin conditions and, for cold water, Raynaud’s. It points people to their doctor; it doesn’t give medical advice.
Session rules: time in the heat, water, leaving if unwell, no glass, children.
Stove, sea swimming and cold plunge safety, when you offer them.
How you keep each guest’s agreement under the GDPR.
A liability line that keeps what the law won’t let you exclude, such as death or injury caused by negligence. Terms that try to exclude it don’t hold up under Irish or UK consumer law.