Quotes, proposals and subsequent contracts entered into will be subject exclusively to my Term & Conditions as set out below. If you accept my quote and commisson me you are agreeing to the following Terms & Conditions.
By contracting me to write for you, you acknowledge that you have been offered the opportunity to read these Terms & Conditions and agree to be bound by them.
When you contract with me to write for you, you acknowledge that these Terms & Conditions take prcedence over any other terms and conditions, express or implied and regardless of whether it is your general practice to conduct similar engagements under your own Terms & Conditions.
The Contract
When you hre me to work for you on behalf of any organisation, company or group of individuals other than yourself alone, you confirm that you are authorised to hire me on their behalf.
When you hire me on behalf of a marketing agency to work for the agency ona project for one of your clients, a contract will exist only between me and the agency and not between me and the agency’s client.
You agree to indemnify me against any claim for compensation or damages brought about as a direct or indirect consequence of the work I do for you and/your your organisation.
If you represent a marketing service or web development agency of any kind and instruct me to work on a project for one of your clients, but prefer me to contract directly with that client, then a contract, subject to agreement, will exist between your client’s company and me; you will acknlwedge that I am free to conduct and further develop a direct relationship with ath client without reference to you, and without compensation or commission of any kind being payable. In such case, I affirm that I will not seek to sell to your client services, other than copywriting which they have at any time previously purchased from you.
For Copywriting the fee includes up to three drafts. You are required to supply a detailed written brief, including campaign objectives, who the target audience is and any technical information, your house style (i.e. fonts and formatting), tone of voice and any brand guidelines and logos.
My Fee
I charge either per 1,000 words (depending on how much editing is required), by the hour or fixed fee for projects. This shall be agreed once details of the project have been provided.
Unless otherwise agreed, my fee includes attending your initial briefing, or meeting (if deemed necessary), copywriting and submission of the first draft (or in the case of blogging support – schedule of topics), discussion, evluation and integration of up to three revisions, proof reading and submission of final draft.
Payment Terms
I will invoice you following submission of the final draft once I have your agreement that you are happy with the work I have carried out for you.
Unless previously agreed otherwise, invoices will be sent electronically and are payalble within 14 days of the invoice date.
Under exceptional circumstances, I reserve the right to seek a proportion of the fee to be paid in advance before I commence work on your project. The balance will be due within 14 days of my final invoice.
Cancellation
If a project is cancelled after written confirmation has been received, but before the first draft has been submitted, a cancellation fee of 50% of the total agreed fee will be due (or an estimate if the project is to be charged at an hourly/daily rate).
If a project is cancelled after the submission of the first draft, the agreed fee will be payable in full.
Non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements
Whilst I am happy to sign whatever confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements you or your organisation deem necessary, you agree to indemnify me against any action whatsoever by you or a third party, associated with the accidental disclosure or loss of this information.
Copyright
I will assign copyright of all materials I produce to you following full payment of all fees due.
I reserve the right to use selected extracts of my work for self-promotion or advertising purposes unless specificially forbidden to do so by a confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement.
If, as part of your brief, you include materials written by someone else, I will make every effort to ensure that I do not inadvertently breach their copyright. However, you confirm that you are authorised to send me the material fo use either as reference material or to form part of a new piece of work and you indemnify me against any action airising, directly or indirectly as a result of use of this content.
Errors
I do my utmost to guarantee that all materials supplied to you are free of literal and spelling errors. However unless carried out by me by prior agreement, you are responsible for final proofreading and indmenify me against any costs arising from the appearance of such errors in any printed or published form.
Whilst I make every attempt to make sure that my work complies with the law, it is your responsibility to submit all copy for legal review.
Communication
I can am available to meet either face-to-face or telephone/Skype briefings. I am always available to talk on the phone and I always respond quickly to feedback and sort out anything that’s unclear. Don’t feel that you can’t ask for clarification, because if you’re happy, I’m happy!
If you don’t want everyone to know that you’ve asked a professional to write for you, I am very discreet!
