1. PAYMENT

Payment for all the work is at the stipulated rate in the initial correspondence. Initial payment before the commencement of the work is 30% of total payment. Final payment should be made in cheque form or direct deposit within 14 days of invoicing. Unless the Client pays all monies on time, the Designer reserves the right not to proceed with any work and retain all rights in the materials and may issue a written demand for payment.

All costs are estimates only. Any alterations by the client of work specifications may result in price changes. All expenses incurred to complete the work shall be the responsibility of the Client. All additional costs that exceed the original estimate will be quoted to the Client, in writing by the Designer, before the costs are incurred. If for any reason or at any stage of the work the Client chooses to terminate the business relationship with the Designer, any work which has already been completed will be charged at $40.00 per hour unless otherwise stated.

Payment for suppliers (such as printers, web hosts, domain registrars) must be made in full and upfront before any service is purchased.

2. COPY AND LOGOS

All copy, logos and artwork should be supplied to the Designer in a digitised format. The Designer accepts no responsibility for the distortion or misrepresentation of the artwork or copy that is handwritten or otherwise supplied.

3. PURCHASE ORDER

The Client must send the Designer a written order to commence work. The Designer’s estimates are given without obligation and no contract will arise until the Designer accepts, in writing, the Client’s written order. The order will detail the brief for the work, what the Designer must deliver, the fees payable and the date by which the work is scheduled to be completed and delivered.

The order will be deemed to include all of the Client’s instructions, whether written or verbal. Where you give us verbal instructions we shall not be responsible for errors or omissions due to oversight or misinterpretation of those instructions. Any variation of the order must be agreed by both the Client and the Designer.

4. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

All design, illustration or copy remains exclusive intellectual property of the Designer until payment in full has been received by the Designer. The usage relates only to the criteria of the brief. If it is used outside the brief further negotiation is required.

5. COPYRIGHT

It is the Client’s responsibility to ensure all supplied material is copyright approved and legally correct. The Designer will not be held responsible for anything supplied that is not copyright or legally approved.

6. THIRD PARTY USES

The Designer reserves the right to show any materials to promote the Designer’s services to the public and to enter such materials in exhibitions or for publication in award annuals, magazines and competitions unless specifically requested by the Client in writing not to do so.

7. PROPERTY AND MATERIAL SUPPLIED TO THE CLIENT

All property and material supplied to the Designer on behalf of the Client will be held at the Client’s risk. The Designer accepts no liability for loss of, or damage to, such property or material, or insurance thereof, unless the Client and the Designer agrees in writing. This includes goods in transit.

8. LIABILITY

The Designer shall not be liable for indirect or consequential loss or any loss to the Client arising from third party claims occasioned by errors in carrying out the work or delay in delivery of goods.

We give no warranty, other than statutory warranties, nor accept responsibility to ensure that the materials comply with the requirements of any legislation relating to the making and/or labelling and/or packaging of goods. Compliance with the requirements of such legislation is the Client’s sole responsibility.