TERMS
terms and conditions of commissioning and reproduction of
photographs from neil alexander photography.
1. DEFINITIONS
For the
purpose of this agreement "the Agency" and "the Advertiser"
shall where the context so admits include their respective assignees,
sub-licensees and successors in title. In cases where the Photographer's client
is a direct client (i.e. with no agency or intermediary), all references in
this agreement to both "the Agency" and "the Advertiser"
shall be interpreted as references to the Photographer's client.
"Photographs" means all photographic material furnished by the
Photographer, whether transparencies, negatives, prints or any other type of
physical or electronic material.
2. COPYRIGHT
The entire copyright in the Photographs is retained by the Photographer
at all times throughout the world.
3. OWNERSHIP OF MATERIALS
Title to all
Photographs remains the property of the Photographer. When the Licence to Use the material has expired the Photographs
must be returned to the Photographer in good condition within 30 days.
4. USE
The Licence to Use comes into effect from the date of payment
of the relevant invoice(s). No use may be made of the Photographs before
payment in full of the relevant invoice(s) without the Photographer's express
permission. Any permission which may be given for prior use
will automatically be revoked if full payment is not made by the due date or if
the Agency is put into receivership or liquidation. The Licence
only applies to the advertiser and product as stated on the front of the form
and its benefit shall not be assigned to any third party without the
Photographer's permission. Accordingly, even where any form of 'all media' Licence is granted, the photographer's permission must be
obtained before any use of the Photographs for other purposes eg use in relation to another product or sublicensing
through a photolibrary. Permission to use the
Photographs for purposes outside the terms of the Licence
will normally be granted upon payment of a further fee, which must be mutually
agreed (and paid in full) before such further use. Unless otherwise agreed in
writing, all further Licences in respect of the
Photographs will be subject to these terms and conditions.
5. EXCLUSIVITY
The Agency and
Advertiser will be authorised to publish the
Photographs to the exclusion of all other persons including the Photographer.
However, the Photographer retains the right in all cases to use the Photographs
in any manner at any time and in any part of the world for the purposes of
advertising or otherwise promoting his/her work. After the exclusivity period
indicated in the Licence to Use the Photographer
shall be entitled to use the Photographs for any purposes.
6. INDEMNITY
The Photographer
agrees to indemnify the Agency and the Advertiser against all expenses,
damages, claims and legal costs arising out of any failure by the Photographer
to obtain any clearances for which he/she was responsible in respect of third
party copyright works, trade marks, designs or other intellectual property. The
Photographer shall only be responsible for obtaining such clearances if this
has been expressly agreed before the shoot. In all other cases the Agency shall
be responsible for obtaining such clearances and will indemnify the
Photographer against all expenses, damages, claims and legal costs arising out
of any failure to obtain such clearances.
7. BOOKING
Once the Client has made a booking for a specific time and date, Neil
Alexander will not accept any other work from other clients for those times and
dates. As a result, once a booking is made, if it is subsequently cancelled, a
cancellation fee will be charged to the client according to the following
schedule. When a client cancels a booking within two weeks of any confirmed
date, a fee of 50% of the booked time rate will be charged. When a client
cancels photography within one weeks of any confirmed date, a fee of 100% of
the booked time rate will be charged. In addition to this cancellation fee, the
client will be charged for any expenses already incurred by Neil Alexander.
8. PAYMENT
Payment should normally be made by crossed cheque made
payable to "Neil Alexander Photography Ltd.". BACS details can be
supplied upon request and are on the bottom of every invoice. Proof of postage
of remittances is not considered proof of receipt, and clients are advised to
send payment by any method affording proof of delivery. Our terms are strictly
net 28 days (four weeks) unless agreed in advance and in writing. If the invoice is not paid, in full, within 30
days The Photographer reserves the right to charge interest at the rate
prescribed by the Late Payment of Commercial Debt (Interest) Act 1998 from the
date payment was due until the date payment is made.
9. EXPENSES
Where extra
expenses or time are incurred by the Photographer as a result of alterations to
the original brief by the Agency or the Advertiser, or otherwise at their
request, the Agency shall give approval to and be liable to pay such extra expenses
or fees at the Photographer's normal rate to the Photographer in addition to
the expenses shown overleaf as having been agreed or estimated.
10. REJECTION
Unless a
rejection fee has been agreed in advance, there is no right to reject on the
basis of style or composition.
11. CANCELLATION & POSTPONEMENT
A booking is
considered firm as from the date of confirmation and accordingly the
Photographer will, at his/her discretion, charge a fee for cancellation or
postponement.
12. RIGHT TO A CREDIT
If the box on
the estimate and the licence marked "Right to a
Credit" has been ticked the Photographer's name will be printed on or in
reasonable proximity to all published reproductions of the Photograph(s). By
ticking the box overleaf the Photographer also asserts his/her statutory right
to be identified in the circumstances set out in Sections 77-79 of the
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 or any amendment or re-enactment
thereof.
13. ELECTRONIC STORAGE
Save for the
purposes of reproduction for the licensed use(s), the Photographs may not be
stored in any form of electronic medium without the written permission of the
Photographer. Manipulation of the image or use of only a portion of the image
may only take place with the permission of the Photographer.
14. APPLICABLE LAW
This agreement shall be governed by the laws of England & Wales.
15. VARIATION
These Terms
and Conditions shall not be varied except by agreement in writing.