Graphic Designer

The following Terms and Conditions of Service apply to all artwork, graphic design, print and services provided by Andrew Wicks Creative Ltd.

All design work is carried out by Andrew Wicks Creative Ltd on the understanding that the client has agreed to abide by Andrew Wicks Creative Ltd’s terms and conditions as set out below.

Copyright and ownership of all graphic design work is retained by Andrew Wicks Creative Ltd including concepts/ideas, proofs and illustrations (unless specifically released in writing). A release fee will be applied to any artwork files requested at a date later than the initial approval. Copyright and ownership will the reside with the customer.

Project Acceptance

At the time of proposal, Andrew Wicks Creative Ltd will provide the customer with a quotation by email as requested. The client may send an official order in reply to the quotation which binds the client to accept Andrew Wicks Creative Ltd’s terms and conditions.

Design Fees & Payment

Fees for design services to be provided by Andrew Wicks Creative Ltd, will be set out in the written quotation that is provided to the customer. Acceptance of the quotation indicates acceptance of the Terms & Conditions.

The client will be asked to provide artwork sign-off before being issued with an invoice and final artwork. The fee must be paid within 30 days from the date of invoice. Accounts which remain outstanding for 30 days after the date of invoice may incur an extra charge of 8%. Plus the Bank of England base rate per month of the outstanding amount.

Default

An account shall be considered default if it remains unpaid for 30 days. 30 days from the date of invoice, or following a returned cheque. Andrew Wicks Creative Ltd shall be considered entitled to remove Andrew Wicks Creative Ltd’s and/or the customer’s material from any and all computer systems. Until the amount due has been fully paid.

 This includes any and all unpaid monies due for services. Including, but not limited to, hosting, domain registration, search engine submission, design and maintenance, sub-contractors, printers, photographers and libraries.

Removal of such materials does not relieve the customer of it’s obligation to pay the due amount. Customers whose accounts become default agree to pay. Andrew Wicks Creative Ltd reasonable legal expenses and third party collection agency fees in the enforcement of these Terms and Conditions.

Copyrights and Trademarks

By supplying text, images and other data to Andrew Wicks Creative Ltd for inclusion in the customer’s brochure or other medium, the customer declares that it holds the appropriate copyright and/or trademark permissions. The ownership of such materials will remain with the customer, or rightful copyright or trademark owner.

Any artwork, images, or text supplied and/or designed by Andrew Wicks Creative Ltd on behalf of the customer, will remain the property of Andrew Wicks Creative Ltd and/or it’s suppliers.

By supplying images, text, or any other data to Andrew Wicks Creative Ltd. The customer grants Andrew Wicks Creative Ltd permission to use this material freely in the pursuit of the design and to utilise the designs in Andrew Wicks Creative Ltd’s portfolio unless agreed otherwise.

Alterations

The customer agrees that changes required over and above the quoted work or required to be carried out after acceptance of the draft design will be liable to an additional charge. The customer also agrees that Andrew Wicks Creative Ltd holds no responsibility for any amendments. Made by any third party, before or after a design is published.

Rights of Refusal

Andrew Wicks Creative Ltd will not include in its designs, any text, images or other data which it deems to be immoral, offensive, obscene or illegal. All advertising material must conform to all standards laid down by all relevant advertising standards authorities. 

Andrew Wicks Creative Ltd also reserves the right to refuse to include submitted material without giving reason. Any images and/or data that Andrew Wicks Creative Ltd does include in all good faith, and then finds out that it contravenes these Terms and Conditions, the customer is obliged to allow Andrew Wicks Creative Ltd to remove the contravention without hindrance, or penalty. Andrew Wicks Creative Ltd is to be held in no way responsible for any such data being included.

Disclaimer

Andrew Wicks Creative Ltd makes no warranties of any kind, express or implied, for any and all products and/or services that it supplies. Andrew Wicks Creative Ltd will not be held responsible for any and all damages resulting from products and/or services it supplies. 

Andrew Wicks Creative Ltd is not responsible for any loss, or consequential loss of data, or non-delivery of products or services, of whatever cause. The customer agrees not to hold Andrew Wicks Creative Ltd responsible for any such loss or damage. Any claim against Andrew Wicks Creative Ltd shall be limited to the relevant fee(s) paid by the customer.

Andrew Wicks Creative Ltd reserves the right to use the services of sub-contractors, agents and suppliers and any work, content, services and usage is bound by their Terms and Conditions. Andrew Wicks Creative Ltd will not knowingly perform any actions to contravene these. The client also agrees to be so bound.

General

These Terms and Conditions supersede any previous Terms and Conditions. Distributed in any form. Andrew Wicks Creative Ltd reserves the right to change any rates and any of the Terms and Conditions at any time and without prior notice.