T&Cs.
The following terms and conditions apply to all relationships between The Client, and ourselves/us/we, Use Media Ltd, trading as use., use. A creative company, usemedia.co.uk or www.usemedia.co.uk.By commissioning us to work on a project, you agreeing to these terms in connection with our design and associated services.(1) Charging for our workAll projects will be given a written quote of the cost in advance of the project commencing. The quote will be an estimate based on how long we expect the project to take, in terms of hours or days. It will also include the expected cost of bought-in and/or subcontracted goods and services and sales taxes applicable.Unless we have agreed a fixed fee in advance, our work will be charged out on an hourly/daily basisThe final cost of a project will sometimes vary from the original quote supplied for a variety of reasons including;• Changes made by The Client to the project that we deem to be significantly different from the original brief.• The Client delaying, defaulting, or otherwise significantly disrupting the project and its agreed timescales.• Unexpected increases in our overheads or expenses.• Circumstances occurring that are not reasonably within our control.• We will advise you in writing or by email if this occurs before charging further costs.We will charge The Client for any materials and services we purchase from outside suppliers. For most bought-in goods or services, we will charge The Client at cost plus a minimum 17.5 per cent handling fee. The same percentage will be applied to incidental costs such as taxis and deliveries.About our invoicesThe Client must pay our invoices in full within 30 days of the invoice date. A 10% monthly service charge is payable on all overdue balances. The Client shall assume responsibility for all collection of legal fees necessitated by default in payment.Any VAT on our fees and other charges that is payable to us or to a third party, will be on our invoices.(2) Legal rights in the project workAll copyright and other intellectual property rights in connection with our work on clients’ projects, belong to us alone.Once a project is complete and our invoices for it have been paid in full, The Client has the right, known as a licence, to use our design work, for the purpose intended.If The Client supplies us with any work to incorporate into a design or in connection with the project, it is The Clients responsibility to make sure that;The Client already owns the copyright and all other rights in the work orThe Client has the necessary licence or other legal permission to use and reproduce it andour use of it will not infringe any third party rightsIf The Client does not comply with these obligations, The Client accepts that The Client will compensate us for any claims, damages, legal action or expenses If we face as a result.The Client must not alter or modify any of our designs or other work without our agreement. If you have our agreement, the changes must be made by us or under our supervision, at an hourly rate agreed between us.Both us and The Client agree to do everything reasonably possible to protect each other’s confidentiality.If The Client allows us have any items or material, The Client does so at their own risk. We are not responsible if they are subsequently lost or damaged.We have the right, by writing to The Client, to cancel any commitments we have made,• If The Client breaks any of their obligations under this agreement,• If The Client substantially changes or call a halt to a project while it is still in progress.If The Client does break their obligations or if we cancel our commitments, The Client will immediately be responsible for paying any fees and expenses resulting from us carrying out their instructions up to the date of cancellation.If The Client cancels a project, or places it on hold indefinitely, at any stage, we may invoice them in full;• for all the work we have done up to that point, at our usual hourly rate,• for any costs we face for outside supplies already ordered for the project.If The Client calls a halt to a project before it is finished, The Client has no copyright licence or similar rights in the work we have done so far. Nor can The Client make use of our work or exploit it in any way. (3) Our right to sub-contractWe reserve the right to sub-contract any of the work to be carried out on projects. (4) Credit lines We shall receive a credit line with any editorial, or similar usage.(5) Warranty of original We warrant and represent that, to the best of our knowledge, the work assigned 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 from third parties is original or, if previously published, that the consent to use has been obtained on an unlimited basis; that we have full authority to make this agreement; and that the work prepared by us does not contain any scandalous, libelous, or unlawful matter. This warranty does not extend to any uses that The Client or others may make of our product that may infringe on the rights of others. The Client expressly agrees that it will hold us harmless for all liability caused by The Client’s use of our product to the extent such use infringes on the rights of others.(6) Use Media Limited Registered in England and Wales Company Number: 6971560 Registered office: 7 Wilson Close Mickleover Derby DE3 0DT. (7) Limitations of liability The Client agrees that it shall not hold us or our agents liable for any incidental or consequential damages that arise from our failure to perform any aspects of the project in a timely manner, regardless of whether such failure was caused by intentional or negligent acts or omissions of us or a third party.