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Payment
Deposit Payment is due to begin the project outlined in your estimate. If we do our best and provide you with all the designs in the estimate, including a couple extra if you don’t like any of your choices at all, Deposits are NON REFUNDABLE. This is not negotiable. IF you decide to change your company name, we are not responsible for doing a new job for you for free, this is also not negotiable. If we do not hold up our end of the agreement and do not provide you with the designs outlined in the estimate and e-mail agreement then you are entitled to a refund.
Property Rights
No Birdie Studio works may be used by any other Designers without permission. Usually there is a $250 charge to hand over our artwork to other Designers to profit from. The elements of design work for the project remain Birdie Studio’ property whether or not the project is executed. If client chooses to terminate the project at any time in the future, Birdie Studio reserves the right to retain the rights for usage. Until final payment is made, Birdie Studio retains ownership of all artwork and website architecture. After final payment, you own your finished product but we reserve the rights to the ingredients used to create your images including fonts, illustrations (unless custom ordered) patterns, stock art, textures, color combos and shapes.
Stock Art
Birdie Studio reserve the right to use stock images to create your design. We cover all costs when stock images are used by our choice. If client request certain stock art, client is responsible for the costs.
Approval of Final Artwork
The Client shall proofread and approve all final type before the production of artwork. Final proof will include artwork size, shipping address & quantity. The email verification of the Client’s Representative shall be conclusive as to the approval of all artwork, drawings and other items prior to their release for printing, fabrication, or installation. Birdie Studio does not offer proofreading, editing or copy writing. NO refunds or reprints are given after a final approved design has gone to print.
Rights
Other than for the promotional use of the Designer, all services provided by the Designer shall be for the exclusive use of the Clients said purposes ONLY. Designs may not be used for other promotional items, website or printed materials without permission. Upon payment of all fees & expenses, reproduction rights for all approved final designs created by the Designer for this project shall be outlined in the original estimate. For further usage, price will be based on a case by case basis.
Rush Fees
Any job that is pushed ahead of regularly scheduled jobs for emergency purposes will have an automatic rush fee. Generally we do not accept rush jobs.
Ownership
All drawings, artwork, specifications & other visual presentation materials remain the property of the Designer to show in printed or online portfolios for the length of the lifetime of the artist. All preliminary concepts & visual presentations produced by the Designer remain the property of the Designer & may not be used by the Client without the written permission of the Designer. Final artwork & concepts may not be given to other artists to alter, reproduce or post online in any way without express permission of Birdie Studio.
