GENERAL TERMS & CONDITIONS

1. Time for Payment Payment is due at each milestone due date as noted in the Production Schedule. All invoices for Billable Expenses are payable within thirty (30) days of receipt. A 1.5% monthly service charge is payable on all overdue balances of milestone payments and Billable Expenses. CORE DAIS retains all rights to all intermediate deliverables submitted at each milestone. The grant of any license or right of copyright to the Client is conditioned on receipt of full payment by the Client of the Total amount and all Billable Expenses.

2. Default in Payment The Client shall assume responsibility for all collection of legal fees necessitated by default in payment.

3. Estimates If this form is used for an estimate or assignment proposal, the fees and Billable Expenses shown are minimum expenses only. Final fees and Billable Expenses shall be shown when invoice is rendered. The Client’s approval shall be obtained for any increases in fees or expenses that exceed the original estimate by twenty percent (20%) or more.

4. Billable Expenses The Client shall reimburse CORE DAIS for all direct and indirect billable expenses arising from this assignment, regardless of whether the assignment is Cancelled or Terminated. Billable Expenses include but are not limited to costs of commissioning images or subcontracting talent, software or run-time license costs, the payment of any sales tax due on this assignment, any travel, research, postage and delivery, photocopying, and storage media expenses. The Client shall advance to CORE DAIS upon the acceptance of the Site Design for payment of said Billable Expenses.

5. Client’s Alterations There shall be no charges to the Client for revisions or corrections or additions made necessary by errors on the part of CORE DAIS. Any other changes requested by the Client shall be considered Client’s Alterations if they are requested after the acceptance of the Site Design. Any changes and additions not due to the fault of CORE DAIS and requested by the Client before the approval of one of the Site Designs are not considered Client’s Alterations. The Client shall be responsible for making additional payments at the rate noted herein for any Client’s Alterations and any other changes in original assignment requested by the Client. However, no additional payment shall be made for changes required to conform to the original assignment description. The Client shall offer CORE DAIS the first opportunity to make any changes.

6. Acceptance Procedures Unless otherwise noted in Acceptance milestone dates of the Production Schedule, during the Review Period within 5 calendar days of a Delivery, the Client shall either accept the deliverable and make the milestone payment set forth in the Production Schedule, or provide CORE DAIS with written notice of any corrections to be made and a suggested date for completion of the corrections which should be mutually acceptable to both CORE DAIS and the Client, or provide a written notice of assignment Termination if the work is found not to be reasonably satisfactory. The Client can terminate the assignment only during this Review Period following the Delivery of a milestone deliverable. Any other termination of the Assignment shall be considered a Cancellation subject to the stipulations of Item 7. CORE DAIS shall designate a person and the Client shall designate a person as the only designated persons who will send and accept all deliverables and receive and make all communications between CORE DAIS and the Client. Neither party shall have any obligation to consider for approval or respond to materials submitted other than through the designated persons listed above. Each party has the right to change its designated person upon 2 calendar days notice to the other.

7. Cancellation The Client may declare the Cancellation of the assignment for reasons not related to assignment Termination defined in Item 6. In the event of Cancellation of this assignment by the Client, CORE DAIS shall retain any milestone payments made prior to cancellation. In addition, if cancellation is prior to the delivery of the Design Concepts, there is no cancellation fee to be paid be client. If the cancellation is later but prior to the acceptance of a Design Concepts, a fee of fifteen percent (15%) of the balance of the Total payments shall be paid by the Client. If the cancellation is later but prior to the delivery of the Initial Version, the cancellation fee shall be fifty percent (50%) of the balance of Total payments. If the cancellation is after the delivery of the Initial Version, the cancellation fee shall be one hundred percent (100%) of the balance of all remaining dues. Regardless of when the project is cancelled, all billable expenses already incurred by CORE DAIS or CORE DAIS is liable to pay for shall be paid by the Client in full. In the event of cancellation, CORE DAIS retains ownership of all copyrights and any original artwork.

8. Assignment Termination
In the event that work in process is found by the client not to be reasonably satisfactory in accordance with the Acceptance Procedures in Item 6, the client may pay a termination fee to terminate the assignment. CORE DAIS shall retain any milestone payments made prior to termination. If assignment termination occurs prior to the acceptance of a Design Comp, the client shall pay a rejection fee of ten percent (10%) of the balance of Total payments. If termination occurs after the delivery of the Initial Version, the termination fee shall be twenty percent (20%) of the balance of Total payments. If termination occurs after the acceptance of the Initial Version, the termination fee shall be one hundred percent (100%) of the balance of Total payments. Regardless of when the assignment is terminated, all billable expenses already incurred by CORE DAIS or CORE DAIS is liable to pay for shall be paid by the Client in full. In the event of termination, CORE DAIS retains ownership of all copyrights and any original artwork created by CORE DAIS. However, the Client retains all rights already purchased by CORE DAIS on behalf of the Client from third parties.

9. Ownership and Return of Artwork
The Client acknowledges and agrees that CORE DAIS retains ownership of all original artwork, in any media, including digital files, whether preliminary or final. The Client waives the right to challenge the validity of CORE DAIS’s ownership of the art subject to this agreement because of any change or evolution of the laws.

10. Copy Protection The Client must protect all final art, which is the subject of this agreement against duplication and alteration.

11. Credit Lines
CORE DAIS and any other creators shall receive a credit line with any editorial usage. If similar credit lines are to be given with other types of usage, it must be so indicated here:
12. Releases The Client shall indemnify CORE DAIS against all claims and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, due to Client’s uses for which no release was requested in writing from CORE DAIS or for Client’s uses that exceed authority granted by a release by CORE DAIS.

13. Modifications of the Agreement Modifications of the Agreement must be written, except that the invoice may include, and the Client shall pay, fees or expenses that were orally authorised by the Client in order to progress promptly with the work.

14. Code of Fair Practice The Client and CORE DAIS agree to comply with the provisions of the Code of Fair Practice, a copy of which may be obtained from http://www.gag.org/about/fair_code.php

15. Warranty of Originality
CORE DAIS warrants and represents that, to the best of its knowledge, the work assigned hereunder is original and has not been previously published, or that consent to use has been obtained on an unlimited basis; that all work or portions thereof obtained through the undersigned from third parties is original or, if previously published, that consent to use has been obtained on an unlimited basis; that CORE DAIS has full authority to make this agreement; and that the work prepared by CORE DAIS does not contain any scandalous, libellous, or unlawful matter. This warranty does not extend to any uses that the Client or others may make of CORE DAIS’s product which may infringe on the rights of others. CLIENT EXPRESSLY AGREES THAT IT WILL HOLD CORE DAIS HARMLESS FOR ALL LIABILITY CAUSED BY THE CLIENT’s USE OF CORE DAIS’s PRODUCT TO EXTENT SUCH USE INFRINGES ON THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS.

16. Limitation of Liability Client agrees that it shall not hold CORE DAIS or its agents or employees liable for any incidental or consequential damages which arise from CORE DAIS’s failure to perform any aspect of the Project in a timely manner, regardless of whether such failure was caused by intentional or negligent acts or omissions of CORE DAIS or a third party. Furthermore, CORE DAIS disclaims all implied warranties, including the warranty of merchantability and fitness for a particular use.

17. Dispute Resolution Any disputes in excess of one thousand (1000) Pounds Sterling arising out of this Agreement shall be submitted to binding arbitration. The Arbitrator’s award shall be final, and judgment may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The Client shall pay all arbitration and court costs, reasonable attorney’s fees, and legal interest on any award of judgment in favour of CORE DAIS.

18. Acceptance of Terms The signature of both parties shall evidence acceptance of these terms.

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MATERIALS SUPPLIED BY CLIENT

Initial Version work starts after all materials are received. Due dates, milestone dates, and any early-completion reward dates mentioned shall be delayed by the number of days by which the Materials Supplied by the Client are late.

CONFIDENTIALITY & PRIVACY

The personal details of the client will remain confidential. Any personal information of the client are only to be distributed to those parties directly responsible in the production and distribution process for which the candidates personal information will be submitted with their consent.

PRINTING TERMS & CONDITIONS

As issued by the British Printing Industries Federation

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The following Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between the parties and supersede any previous agreements, warranties, representations, undertakings or understandings between the parties and may not be varied except in writing.

1. Definitions
a. "Seller" means the party providing the goods or services under these terms and conditions.
b. "Buyer" means the party contracting with the Seller to acquire the good and services supplied under these terms and conditions.
c. "Work" means all goods (by way of intermediate or finished product) and services supplied by the Seller to the Buyer.
d. “Intermediates” means all products produced during the manufacturing process including non-exhaustively discs, film, plate, intellectual property.
e. "Preliminary Work" means all work done in the concept and preparatory stages (including non-exhaustively design, artwork, colour matching).
f. "Electronic File" means any text, illustration or other matter supplied or produced by either Party in digitised form on disc, through a modem, or by ISDN or any other communication link.
g. "Periodical Publications" means publications produced at (normally regular) intervals.
h. "Insolvency" means the Buyer is in a position where it is unable to pay its debts or has a winding up petition issued against it or has a receiver, administrator or administrative receiver appointed to it or being a person commits an act of bankruptcy or has a bankruptcy petition issued against him.

2. Payment
a. Estimates are based on the Seller's current costs of production and, unless otherwise agreed in writing, are subject to amendment to meet any rise or fall in such costs that have taken place by the time of delivery.
b. Estimates are given exclusive of tax and the Seller reserves the right to charge and the Buyer will pay any VAT or other tax payable.
c. All work carried out shall be charged. This includes all Preliminary Work whether or not the Buyer agrees to that work being taken forward to production.
d. Any additional work required of the Seller by reason of the Buyer supplying inadequate copy, incomplete or incorrect instructions or insufficient materials; or late delivery of the same shall be charged.
e. Payment shall become due before delivery of the Work. The Seller, at his absolute discretion, may ask for part or full payment in advance of starting the Work.
f. If Credit Facilities have been granted, payment is due by the end of the month following the month of Invoice. If any item(s) remain unpaid by that due date charges will apply, in accordance with s5A and/or s6 of the Late Payment Commercial Debt (Interest) Act 1998 or any subsequent enactment. In addition, all invoices will become due and payable immediately and will be treated as overdue items, with appropriate charges applied and all costs reasonably incurred in collecting the debt payable by the Buyer.
g. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the price of the Work will be "ex-works" and delivery shall be charged extra.
h. Should the Work be suspended or delayed by the Buyer for any reason the Seller shall be entitled to charge for storage and for loss of or wastage of resources that cannot otherwise be used.
i. Should the suspension or delay in 2(h) above extend beyond 30 days the Seller shall be entitled to immediate payment for work already carried out, materials specially ordered and any other additional costs.

3. Credit Facilities
Credit facilities may be granted to applicants who complete the Supplier’s Credit Account Application Form and who satisfy the Supplier’s criteria as set out from time to time. Where facilities are granted the Supplier reserves the right to withdraw them at any time, without having to give their reasons and, in such a case, all outstanding invoices become due and payable immediately. Payment terms are 30 days from the date of the invoice. We reserve the right to charge interest at 2% above the Bank of England base rate for late payments.

4. Delivery
a. Delivery of the Work shall be accepted when tendered.
b. Unless otherwise agreed in writing completion and delivery times are a guide only and, whilst the Seller will make every effort to adhere to proposed timescales, time is not of the essence in any contract with the Buyer.
c. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, (in which case an extra charge may be made) delivery will be to kerbside at the Buyer's address and the Buyer will make arrangements for off-loading and for any additional transportation to its storage facility.
d. Subject to any agreement as per 4(c) above, delivery involving difficult access and/or unreasonable distance from vehicular access shall entitle the Seller to make an extra charge to reflect its extra costs.
e. Should expedited delivery be agreed the Seller shall be entitled to make an extra charge to cover any overtime or any other additional costs.

5. Materials supplied or specified by the Buyer
5.1 Electronic Files
a. It is the Buyer's responsibility to maintain a copy of any original Electronic File provided by the Buyer.
b. The Seller shall not be responsible for checking the accuracy of supplied input from an electronic file unless otherwise agreed in writing.
c. Without prejudice to clause 5.2(b), if an electronic file is not suitable for outputting on equipment normally adequate for such purposes without adjustment or other corrective action the Seller may make a charge for any resulting additional cost incurred or may reject the file without prejudice to his rights to payment for work done/material purchased.
5.2 Other Materials
a. Metal, film and other materials owned by the Buyer and supplied to the Seller for the production of type, plates, film-setting, negatives, positives, electronic files and the like shall remain the Buyer's exclusive property. However where the content is generated by the Seller, the Seller may, in order to protect his intellectual property rights and at his absolute discretion, replace such material with unused material of a similar or better quality.
b. The Seller may reject any film, discs, paper, plates, electronic files or other materials supplied or specified by the Buyer which appear to him to be unsuitable for the purpose intended. Additional cost incurred if materials are found to be unsuitable during production may be charged except that if the whole or any part of such additional cost could have been avoided but for unreasonable delay by the Seller in ascertaining the unsuitability of the materials then that amount shall not be charged to the Buyer.
c. Without prejudice to clause 5.2.b, where materials are so supplied or specified, and the Seller so advises the Buyer, and the Buyer instructs the Seller in writing to proceed anyway, the Seller will use reasonable endeavours to secure the best results, but shall have no liability for the quality of the end-product(s).
d. Quantities of materials supplied shall be adequate to cover normal spoilage. Any costs incurred as a result of shortages, including re-starting jobs, duplicating masters etc will be charged in addition to the estimated price.
5.3 Risk and storage
a. Buyer's property and all property supplied to the Seller by or on behalf of the Buyer shall while it is in the possession of the Seller or in transit to or from the Buyer be deemed to be at Buyer's risk unless otherwise agreed in writing and the Buyer should insure accordingly.
b. The Seller shall be entitled to make a reasonable charge for the storage of any Buyer's property left with the Seller before receipt of the order or after notification to the Buyer of completion of the work.
5.4 Finished Goods
a. The risk in the Work and all goods delivered in connection with the Work shall pass to the Buyer on delivery and the Buyer should insure accordingly.
b. On completion of the Work, the Seller will store the Buyer’s materials and Work for a maximum of one month, after which time they will be destroyed without further notice.
6. Materials and equipment supplied by the Seller
a. Metal, film and other materials owned by the Seller and used in the production of intermediates, type, plates, film-setting, negatives, positives, electronic files and other production processes, together with items thereby produced, shall remain the Seller's exclusive property.
b. Type shall be distributed and film and plates, tapes, discs, electronic files or other work destroyed immediately after the order is executed unless written arrangements are made to the contrary. In the latter event, storage shall be charged.
c. The Seller shall not be obliged to download any digital data from his equipment or supply the same to the Buyer on disc, tape or by any communication link.
7. Retention of Title
a. The Work remains the Seller's property until the Buyer has paid for it and discharged all other debts owing to the Seller.
b. If the Buyer becomes subject to Insolvency and the Work has not been paid for in full the Seller may take the goods back and, if necessary, enter the Buyer's premises to do so, or to inspect and/or label the goods so as to identify them clearly.
c. If the Buyer shall sell the goods before they have been paid for in full he shall hold the proceeds of sale on trust for the Seller in a separate account until any sum owing to the Seller has been discharged from such proceeds.
d. Where the Buyer is in breach of these Terms or performs any act of Bankruptcy or Insolvency the Seller reserves the right to approach the Buyer's customer and to offer the Work directly to them, notwithstanding the fact that this will involve advising the Buyer’s customer that the Buyer is in breach or in default.
8. Proofs and variations
a. The Seller shall incur no liability for any errors not corrected by the Buyer where the Buyer has been provided with proofs. The Buyer's alterations and additional proofs necessitated thereby shall be charged extra. When style, type or layout is left to the Seller's judgement, changes therefrom made by the Buyer shall be charged extra.
b. Where the Buyer specifically waives any requirement to examine proofs the Seller is indemnified by the Buyer against any and all errors in the finished Work.
c. Colour proofs Due to differences in equipment, paper, inks and other conditions between colour proofing and production runs, a reasonable variation in colour between colour proofs and the completed job will be deemed acceptable unless otherwise agreed in writing.
d. Variations in quantity Every endeavour will be made to deliver the correct quantity ordered, but estimates are conditional upon margins of 5 per cent for work being allowed for overs or under the same to be charged or deducted, unless otherwise agreed in writing.
9. Claims and Liability
9.1 Claims
a. Advice of damage, delay or loss of goods in transit or of non-delivery must be given in writing to the Seller and the carrier within three clear days of delivery (or, in the case of non-delivery, within 3 days of notification of despatch of the goods) and any claim in respect thereof must be made in writing to the Seller and the carrier within seven clear days of delivery (or, in the case of non-delivery, within 7 days of notification of despatch). All other claims must be made in writing to the Seller within 14 days of delivery. The Seller shall not be liable in respect of any claim unless the aforementioned requirements have been complied with except in any particular case where the Buyer proves that (i) it was not possible to comply with the requirements and (ii) the claim was made as soon as reasonably possible.
b. If the Work is defective so that the Buyer may in law reject it, said rejection must take place within 7 days of delivery of the goods, failing which the Buyer will be deemed to have accepted the Work.
c. In the event of all or any claims or rejections the Seller reserves the right to inspect the Work within seven days of the claim or rejection being notified.
9.2 Liability
d. Insofar as is permitted by law where Work is defective for any reason, including negligence, the Seller's liability (if any) shall be limited to rectifying such defect, or crediting its value against any invoice raised in respect of the Work.
e. Where the Seller performs its obligations to rectify defective Work under this condition the Seller shall not be liable for indirect loss, consequential loss or third party claims occasioned by defective Work and the Buyer shall not be entitled to any further claim in respect of the Work nor shall the Buyer be entitled to repudiate the contract, refuse to pay for the work or cancel further deliveries.
f. Defective Work must be returned to the Seller before replacement or credits can be issued. If the subject Work is not available to the Seller the Seller will hold that the Buyer has accepted the Work and no credits or replacement Work will be provided.
g. The Seller shall not be liable for indirect loss, consequential loss or third party claims occasioned by delay in completing the work or for any loss to the Buyer arising from delay in transit, whether as a result of the Seller's negligence or otherwise.
h. Where the Seller offers to replace defective Work the Buyer must accept such an offer unless he can show clear cause for refusing so to do. If the Buyer opts to have the work re-done by any third party without reference to the Seller the Buyer automatically revokes his right to any remedy from the Seller, including but not exclusively the right to a credit in respect of Work done by the Seller.
i. Where the Work will be forwarded by or on behalf of the Buyer to a third party for further processing the Buyer will be deemed to have inspected and approved the Work prior to forwarding and the Seller accepts no liability for claims arising subsequent to the third party’s processing.
j. The Seller reserves the right to reject any work forwarded to him after initial processing by a third party as soon as is reasonably practicable without processing the work any further. Should the Buyer require the Seller notwithstanding to continue, then the Seller is only obliged to do so after confirmation from the Buyer in writing.
k. Nothing in these conditions shall exclude the Seller's liability for death or personal injury as a result of its negligence.

10. Insolvency
Without prejudice to other remedies, if the Buyer becomes insolvent, the Seller shall have the right not to proceed further with the contract or any other work for the Buyer and be entitled to charge for work already carried out (whether completed or not) and materials purchased for the Buyer, such charge to be an immediate debt due to him. Any unpaid invoices shall become immediately due for payment.

11. General Lien
Without prejudice to other remedies, in respect of all unpaid debts due from the Buyer the Seller shall have a general lien on all goods and property of or provided by the Buyer in his possession (whether worked on or not) and shall be entitled on the expiration of 14 days' notice to dispose of such goods or property as agent for the Buyer in such manner and at such price as he thinks fit and to apply the proceeds towards such debts, and shall when accounting to the Buyer for any balance remaining be discharged from all liability in respect of such goods or property.

12. Illegal matter
a. The Seller shall not be required to print any matter which in his opinion is or may be of an illegal or libellous nature or an infringement of the proprietary or other rights of any third party.
b. The Seller shall be indemnified by the Buyer in respect of any claims, costs and expenses arising out of the printing by the Seller for the Buyer of any illegal or unlawful matter including matter which is libellous or infringes copyright, patent, design or any other proprietary or personal rights. The indemnity shall include (without limitation) any amounts paid on a lawyer's advice in settlement of any claim that any matter is libellous or such an infringement.

13. Periodical publications
A contract for the printing of a periodical publication may not be terminated by either party unless 13 weeks notice in writing is given in the case of periodicals produced monthly or more frequently or 26 weeks notice in writing is given in the case of other periodicals. Notice must be given after completion of work on any one issue. Nevertheless the Seller may terminate any such contract forthwith should any sum due thereunder remain unpaid.

14. Force Majeure
The Seller shall be under no liability if he shall be unable to carry out any provision of the contract for any reason beyond his reasonable control including (without limiting the foregoing): Act of God; legislation; war; fire; flood; drought; inadequacy or unsuitability of any instructions, electronic file or other data or materials supplied by the Buyer; failure of power supply; lock-out, strike or other action taken by employees in contemplation or furtherance of a dispute; or owing to any inability to procure materials required for the performance of the contract. During the continuance of such a contingency the Buyer may by written notice to the Seller elect to terminate the contract and pay for work done and materials used, but subject thereto shall otherwise accept delivery when available.

15. Data Protection
The Buyer is hereby notified that the Seller may transfer personal information about the Buyer to a Credit Agency pursuant to cl 2f above.

16. Law
These conditions and all other express and implied terms of the contract shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of England and the parties agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

17. Notices
All specifications and notices relied on by either party and all variations to this agreement must be in writing and include a duly authorised signature.

18. Consumers
Nothing in these Terms shall affect the rights of Consumers.

19. Severability
All clauses and sub-clauses of this Agreement are severable and if any clause or identifiable part thereof is held to be unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction then such enforceability shall not affect the enforceability of the remaining provisions or identifiable parts thereof in these Terms and Conditions.

 

 

 

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