Terms and Conditions

Pixel and Curve

The following Terms and Conditions of Service apply to all artwork, graphic design, print and services provided by Pixel and Curve.

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

Copyright and ownership of all graphic design work is retained by Pixel and Curve 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, Pixel and Curve 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 and for online order once user paid for order via our online website to accept Pixel and Curve’s terms and conditions.

Design Fees & Payment
Fees for design services to be provided by Pixel and Curve, 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% of the outstanding amount.

Default
An account shall be considered default if it remains unpaid for 30 days from the date of invoice, or following a returned cheque. Pixel and Curve shall be considered entitled to remove Pixel and Curve’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 Pixel and Curve 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 Pixel and Curve 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 Pixel and Curve on behalf of the customer, will remain the property of Pixel and Curve and/or it’s suppliers.

By supplying images, text, or any other data to Pixel and Curve, the customer grants Pixel and Curve permission to use this material freely in the pursuit of the design and to utilise the designs in Pixel and Curve’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 Pixel and Curve holds no responsibility for any amendments made by any third party, before or after a design is published.

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

Disclaimer
Pixel and Curve makes no warranties of any kind, express or implied, for any and all products and/or services that it supplies. Pixel and Curve will not be held responsible for any and all damages resulting from products and/or services it supplies. Pixel and Curve 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 Pixel and Curve responsible for any such loss or damage. Any claim against, Pixel and Curve shall be limited to the relevant fee(s) paid by the customer.

Pixel and Curve 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. Pixel and Curve will not knowingly perform any actions to contravene these and the client also agrees to be so bound.

General
These Terms and Conditions supersede any previous Terms and Conditions distributed in any form. Pixel and Curve reserves the right to change any rates and any of the Terms and Conditions at any time and without prior notice.