Terms and Conditions
Yes, the dreaded ‘T&Cs’ or ‘The Sanity Clause’ as the Marx Brothers would call it. Us grown ups know this bit’s daft because there ain’t no santy claus. Those who hate small print, stop reading now.
Intellectual Property
All copyright or other intellectual property rights in any material devised by us of no little genius will belong to us, until we’re in receipt of all payments due for the work done. And we mean ‘all’. Upon receipt of the final payment (along with a nice recommendation letter), all copyright and other intellectual property rights will pass to the Client.
Moral Rights
Does anyone give a damn about morals any more? CullenSkink retains the moral right to such copyright notice / credit on as much material we produce as we can get away with. We’ll highlight what we’ve done in a stylish and aesthetic way, unless you object. And if you do object? Well it’s arm wrestling. At dawn. Winner takes all.
Confidentiality
We agree that we will keep the terms of this agreement and any further information supplied to each other in respect of this agreement or in respect of each other’s business secret and confidential. In this respect we agree that we will not disclose the Information or any part of it to anybody without prior written consent. By any chance, did a lawyer write this bit?
Payment Terms
Unless otherwise stated CullenSkink invoice our client in 3 parts. 25% upon project sign-off, 50% at a mid-term milestone to be agreed (usually visual sign-off) and 25% on completion. All invoices to be paid in 28 days. Late payments are subject to interest which we charge in fine wine and Havana cigars.
Expenses
We're an all-inclusive kind of gang and are relaxed when it comes to expenses, usually only charging for travel and accomodation to far-flung places and of course, any-third party costs including print, drugs and the like. These expenses are not included in the Fee and will be billed to the Client on a monthly basis in arrears. We'll try to drink the cheaper brands of Chablis though.
Acceptance
If the client does not notify CullenSkink of dissatisfaction withing five working days of delivery of our work or service, it will be considered accepted. It will also be considered accepted if the Client uses any of our our work or service. Sorry, this is another laywer bit.
Third-parties
The Client is responsible for the co-ordination of any third parties. Delays caused by non participation of Client project members or third parties in agreed tasks, may result in an increased timeline and costs. This is beginning to turn into a Marx Brothers sketch. Who are these ‘third party’ people?
Change requests
If the project changes from the specifications outlined in the CullenSkink project plan or CullenSkink is required to provide services not described in the project plan, such changes will be documented in a change request form and will probably have cost implications. We will require sign-off of these costs before we proceed.
Source material
The Client will ensure that all necessary permissions for the use of any source material have been obtained and that the materials contain no defamatory matter and are free of all other legal restrictions. You will also indemnify us against any costs and losses incurred by us, our employees or agents in the event of a third party claim against us, or any of the above persons.
Feedback
Listen, we’re no legal experts, so a lot of the above could be absolute hokum, as far as we’re concerned. Before you sue the ass of us, let us know. We’re flexible critters and we’ve found that most things can usually always be sorted out over a decent lunch. We might even pay.