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Innovitaitons
Terms and Conditions
All requests for work done or invitation
services supplied by Innovitations shall
be subject to these terms and conditions
and all quotes supplied, orders accepted
and work commenced on behalf of the customer
shall be exclusively upon these terms and
conditions unless otherwise specifically
accepted by Innovitations in writing.
Copyright
Unless otherwise noted, all images, artwork,
text and graphics of this site are under
copyright and/or trade-marked by Innovitations.com.
© 2000 - 2008 Innovitations and Jeff
Ruprecht Design. All Rights Reserved.
Payment
For Gallery Invitations, Thank You's and
correspondance
Before any work is to be done, a design
deposit including applicable fees and(or)
taxes must be paid up front. The design
deposit is based on the work being done.
For more info, refer to the pricing page.
Balance will be due prior to printing and
shipping of. Money orders or personal checks
will be accepted as payment payed to the
order of Innovitations. Personal checks
will be verified before any work will be
begin. Pricing does not include shipping.
For Original
Design
Any custom invitation project will be billed
at an hourly rate of $30 per hour plus printing
fees, applicable fees, and(or) taxes that
apply. Before any custom designs are done,
a design deposit is due before any work
is to be done. The design deposit on an
original design will be base on the work
being done and will be what is stated in
a design quote.
Cancellation
In the event of cancellation of the invitation
project before printing, the design deposit
is non-refundable. This is not negotiable.
In the event of cancellation of the invitation
project after printing has commenced, the
full purchase price is non-refundable. This
is not negotiable.
Sales Tax
The client shall pay any sales, use, or
other transfer taxes that may be applicable
to the services provided under this agreement,
including any tax that may be assessed on
audit of Innovitations' tax returns. Minnesota
residents will be charged the sales tax
of 6.5% and those within Hermantown, MN
city limits will pay the standard city tax
of 1% on top of the state tax rate.
Reimbursable
Expenses
Reimbursable expenses will only apply to
those projects in which a quote is given
on original designs not featured. Innovitations
will use its best efforts to work within
the stated budgets but will not be liable
if these expenses exceed budgets. When possible,
no expenses in excess of the budget will
be incurred without the clients written
or initiated approval in advance. The client
will reimburse Innovitations.com for all
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Innovitations
on the project. These expenses are listed
in the quote for custom invitations and
will be billed at cost plus any surcharge
indicated in the quote for account handling
and supervision. Upon the clients request
at the start of the project, records for
out-of-pocket expenses will be returned
by Innovitations and will be made available
to the client upon completion of the project.
Services
Innovitations agrees to provide all the
services outlined to complete your invitation
order within the speci-fied criteria. If,
however, the client changes any of the criteria
during the project requiring additional
services, a revision fee will be charged
usually, but not limited to, an hourly rate
of $50 per hour. Additional services will
include, but are not limited to, changes
in the extent of work, changes in schedule,
changes in the complexity of any elements
of the project, and any changes made after
client approval has been given for a specific
state of the project according to the agreed-upon
schedule, including concept, design, composition,
and production of mechanicals. Innovitations
will keep the client informed of additional
services that are required and obtain the
clients approval for any services that cause
the total fees to exceed those outlined
for the project.
Schedules
Innovitations reserves the right to adjust
the schedule and/or charge additionally
in the event that the client fails to meet
the agreed upon deadlines for delivery of
information, materials, approvals, payments
and for the changes and additions to the
services outlined to complete the project
in the quote. The agreed upon dates for
approval must be made in order to keep the
project on target to make the mailing date.
Client Approval
The client will approve and proofread all
final designs and type before the production
of mechanicals. This will be done via the
internet and the Innovitations website.
The clients approval of all tangible materials
and artwork will be assumed after 2 email
reminders after the work has been submitted
to the client for review, unless the client
indicates via email different.
Rights and
Ownership
All tangible materials in all circumstances
remain the property of Innovitations. All
rights and ownership apply to prliminary
concepts, press work, listed on this site,
works in progress, and finished materials,
whether the project is completed or cancelled.
The client will be entitled to limited specific
usage rights of such materi-als only for
the purpose of announcing and inviting guests
to their wedding ceremony. Upon payment
of all fees and expenses, Innovitations
will grant usage rights as outlined in the
order for all approved final materials created
by Innovitations. If the client wishes to
make any additional use of the invitations,
the client agrees to such permission from
Innovitations.com and make such payments
as are approved by the parties at that time.
When alterations or retakes are necessary,
Innovitations will be given the opportunity
to make such changes at an additional charge.
Electronic files and software documents
related to the clients project are the property
of Innovitations.
Materials
Provided by Client
The client shall provide accurate and complete
information and materials to Innovitations
and shall be responsible for the accuracy
and completeness of all information and
materials so provided. The client guarantees
that all materials supplied to Innovitations
are owned by the client or that the client
has all necessary rights in such materials
to permit Innovitations to use them for
the project. The client shall indemnify,
defend, and hold Innovitations harmless
from and against any claim, suit, damages
and expense, including attorneyÕs
fees, arising from or out of any claim by
any party, that its rights have been or
are being violated or infringed upon with
respect to any materials provided by the
client. All copy provided by the client
shall be in a form suitable for typesetting.
Where photographs, illustra-tions,for other
visual materials are provided by the client,
they shall be of professional quality and
in a form suitable for reproduction without
further preparation or alteration. The client
shall pay all fees and expenses arising
from its provision of materials that do
not meet such standards. Innovitations shall
return all materi-als provided by the client
within 30 days after completion of the project
and payment of amounts due. The client shall
provide all copy for featured invitation
orders via the order section of the website.
Quotes/Estimates
Any design quotes or estimates provided
by Innovitations will only be good for a
length of 30 days.
Samples
The client will provide Innovitations.com
with samples of each printed or manufactured
design. These samples will represent the
highest quality of work produced. These
samples will be accounted for and pulled
from the order prior to shipping.
Third Party
Contracts
Innovitaitons may contract with other individuals
or companies acting on behalf of the client
to provide additional services such as advertising,
photography, illustration, printing, and
fabrication. The client agrees to be bound
by any terms and conditions, including any
required credits and usage rights, with
respect to repro-duction of the materials
that may be imposed on Innovitations by
the third parties.
Arbitration
Either party may request that any dispute
arising out of this agreement shall be submitted
to binding arbitration before a mutually
agreed upon arbitration pursuant to the
rules of the American Arbitration Association.
The arbitrators award shall be final and
judgement may entered upon it in any court
viewing jurisdiction thereof.
Liability
of Designer
Innovitations shall take reasonable precautions
to safeguard original or other materials
provided by the client. Innovitations shall,
however, not be liable for any damage to,
or loss of any materials provided by the
client, including artwork, photographs,
or manuscripts, other than or on account
of willful neglect or gross negligence of
Innovitations.
Miscellaneous
This document and a quote/estimate (where
applicable) represent the entire agreement
between the client and Innovitations may
be changed or modified only in writing and
with the approval of both parties. The client
and Innovitations represent that they have
full power and authority to enter into this
agreement and that it is binding upon the
client and Innovitations and enforced in
accordance of its terms. This agreement
will be governed by the laws of the state
of Minnesota and any federal law where applicable.
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