Revision Process

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After receiving your logos, your natural response will be to show friends and family. Please be aware that every one has an opinion and unless you are set and finalized on your decision, you should know that showing off your logo is not a good idea.

Just as you would only discuss the purchase of a home or having a baby with your significant other and not cousin Emma or your best friend, your logo choices are a part your business. Although they may mean well, they may persuade you out of your decision. Show your logo only after you have made your final decision. A lot of research and planning goes into making a logo and if your well meaning cousin talked you out of your decision, you will be wasting time and money.

Also do not compare the artwork given to you to the logos/sites/illustrations in the site. The logos in my portfolio are considered finished and were fine tuned to the specifications of the client. Your initial logos are not considered not finished. Although I have had many customers like my logos at the initial stage, it is not rare to have them add or remove something later on. Utilize revisions to fine tune and explore options. All ideas will be considered, only those worth implementing will be rendered.

Certain things I will not budge
There are certain things I will not change when requested. I have enough websites under my belt to know better. If I know something will not be right, I will refuse the request. A prime example would be showing your work to another designer. There are certain rules in web design I like to follow and others I like to break. One rule I love to break is left align websites- I hate that rule! I like them center. If the designer likes to left align, he will tell you your site is wrong. If you create a request based on this, I will refuse the request and I will not make the changes. 90% of the time, you will see it my way. Unnecessary changes will make delays.

Business Partners
When there are two owners in a business, both of you must be in agreement and you both must converse first and then email me one email with all your thoughts for revisions. ONLY one of you should communicate with me rather than both of you. If this format is not followed I will not be able to finish the work, as I get as many as 1000 emails a day, and I will get confused.

In most cases, after choosing one of the logos, I can revise it to your liking. If that is not the case you have to choose from one of the three options;

* I can create 4 more logos for an extra fee more and after you choose one of those I will finish your logo package.

* I can make you one more logo and take away one of your revisions and radically change and revise it based on your specifications.

* Choose one of the logos I made you and I will change it to look the way you want it to look, without extra charge or taking a revision.

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Definitions- The client shall mean and refer to you, your, yours. The designer shall mean and refer to Elaine Biss, I, my, me.
1.Payment and fees

Immediate payment is preferred. However, the client, may follow a fee schedule set by the designer of a 30% non refundable fee to start work and/or place the client in the waiting list. A 40% fee of the total amount owed will be due at the start of the project, and the remainder %30 will be due once the final artwork or site template is approved. All payments are accepted through 2checkout.com, and Paypal. E-Checks will be held until cleared and will delay the client`s artwork, please keep that in mind.

Cancellation and Kill Fees: Cancellation (”kill”) fees are due based on the amount of work completed. Fifty percent
(50%) of the final fee is due within 30 days of notification that for any reason the job is canceled or postponed before the final stage. One hundred percent (100%) of the total fee is due despite cancellation or postponement of the job if the art has been completed. Upon cancellation or kill all rights to the art revert to the Designer and all original art must be returned, including sketches, comps, or other preliminary materials.

Defaulting on the payment schedule will cancel all the work on the site/artwork. Declining any part of the package will not lower the price. This contract is non negotiable. All contracts shall me mailed or faxed in order for work to start, or agreed to by electronic format, as agreeing to the terms and conditions tab on the survey shall create an electronic signature binding the client to this contract. If the client was working with another designer or firm prior to retaining me, please absolve the relationship with the other designer first! If a third party is involved, the designer will reserve the right to work with you.

2.The Survey

The survey is very important, because this is where I get familiar with what the client does, the product and what the client`s ideas for the logo are. Be as detailed as possible. It will give me a better grasp of what styles you like. The logo survey is when the client should take the time to research styles, competitors and the market you plan to target. Once the survey is submitted, do not research it further. There are too many designs and styles out there, and I was guided by the specifications on your survey. As you look at different styles and logos, your specifications will change slightly each time. It is imperative that you know what you want, otherwise you will need to wait to hire the designer.

3.Time Frame and Turnaround

My turn around is usually about 24 to 72 hours for logos, and 4 days to a week when there is a waiting list. Revisions take 3-4 hours or/and up to 7 days. e-Commerce Websites can take from 30 days to 8 weeks, depending on the amount of revisions. Brochure sites have a turnaround time of about 1 week to 30 days. However if you need logos/artwork/site before that time frame, the fees will doubled. The revision process can and will delay the site completion. Any projects not rendered within 30 days due to no fault of the designer shall incur a fee at the discretion of the designer.

Once the site is ready to be tuned over to you, support will be provided for a maximum of thirty (30) days after which the designer`s current hourly rate will apply.

4.Communication/Business Hours

Please keep in mind that the designer works Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM EST. The designer is not available during the weekends and evenings. You may contact her through email. Please, do not contact the designer outside business hours. During the design process, the designer expects to have communication with you either by email or phone. You may contact the designer by phone only during business hours, through email outside business hours.

5.Logos/Illustrations/Web Sites

If you will be displaying your logo and/or artwork in your website, a link must be placed crediting the designer, regardless of print/ownership license. This link shall not be removed by the site owner or third party. Those found in violation will have their print/ownership licenses revoked and sites taken down for violation of this contract. A credit line suitable to the design of the page will be used. Client agrees to pay an additional fifty percent (50%) of the total fee, excluding expenses, for failure to include credit line. Credit line is required independent of Artist’s signature, which shall be included at Designer’s discretion unless otherwise agreed in writing above.Editing the logo or illustration, animations, website templates, auction templates is strictly prohibited. That includes but not limited to editing through any type of software which distorts or changes the artwork and/or code from its original state or any edited artwork by anyone else except the designer, is subject to copyright infringement, will be asked to be taken down. You are not allowed to provide the template to another designer. You are also asked not to edit the template as it can render the site useless. All artwork rendered will be displayed in The designer`s portfolio as reference. All artwork not chosen by the client, remain property of the designer. Any concepts provided by the client, remain your property. Any concepts, ideas, color schemes that the designer created are the property of the designer and a the client agrees to Nondisclosure Agreement for Idea Submission.

5.Licensing

The print license only gives the client the right to print the logo not the illustrations made for the project. Once payment and terms are set, the artwork is converted in printable formats and made available to the client for the purpose of promoting YOUR business. Any work that is abandoned, the ownership will return to the designer. Any work found on someone else`s site other than the client will be subject of copyright infringement. All work rendered by the designer falls under Licensed Work. You may buy out the designer for a royalty fee or a flat fee at the discretion of the designer.

6.Revisions/Revision Requests

Revisions are any modification, alteration, or changes done to your logo, template or artwork that will alter its original state. All logo/Illustrations have 10 revisions. Site templates have three revisions. If you need more revisions, a fee at the discretion of the designer will apply. This is non negotiable and logos will not be revised unless this fee is paid. If the client chooses not to proceed with the logo package purchased at this point, you will NOT be entitled to any refunds. If changes are needed due to an oversight on the designer`s part, the client will not be penalized. Site templates have 3 revisions. Business Card/Postcard/Letterhead/Hand Tag have 3 Revisions. Layouts of the Business Card/Postcard/Letterhead/Hand Tag will be chosen by the designer based on the design. Any misspelling errors due to no fault of the designer will incur a fee.

Requests

If the client emails the designer 3 modification requests in one email, the designer counts it as one revision request. If the client emails the designer 100 modification requests in one email, the designer counts it as one revision. All revision request must be emailed. Any emails following the request will be consider a separate revision request and it will be treated as such, no exceptions. Keeping your requests together will save the client and the designer time.

7.Extra Work Outside of the Outlined Agreement

Any and all extra work will be discussed prior to agreement, outlined, estimated, amended and agreed upon and paid in full before rendering the work. No data entry or picture editing shall be done by the designer.

8.Refunds

Please keep in mind that all design work is custom work and the client is paying for the designer`s time which cannot be refunded. Therefore refunds will not be issued.All the artwork ownership returns to the designer. Usage of said artwork/concepts will result in legal action.

9.Payment Arrangement

Whenever a payment arrangement is in place, any default on a payment will result in your website being suspended and the artwork ownership returns to the designer. Any claims made through Paypal or 2chekout.com will be disputed. However, anyone wishing to carry on with the project and payment schedule, will be honored will a time limit of 30 days.

Under no circumstances are third parties shall be involved, This includes but not limited to, friends or family who are not business partners, business counselors-you may hire them after the product is finished, programmers, other web or graphic designers. If the client`s spouse does not support your business decision, please, do not hire the designer.

11.Software Compliance, Gateways, Content Management, Hosting, Third Party Hosting and Security

Although the client is not required to purchase a license for the cart or content management script, it is recommended as it will add extra support to the e-comerce or content management site. A list of payment gateways will be made available to the client that are compatible with the e-commerce site. The designer is not responsible for managing the content, adding text, keyword or any meta data or pictures to your site. A software fee may apply.

Although not required, the client may not update the software to the latest version without interruption. If the e-commerce site has had modifications, in which turn a programmer will be needed and recommended to upgrade it. Programmers will be recommended, however any outsourcing without the designer`s consent to any web site rendered before the time designated, will be considered a breach of contract. In doing so you may render the site useless.

Certain browsers and/or other software may conflict with the proper function of the cart, in which case recommendations will be made to assure proper function. Elaine Biss Designs makes no guarantees in regard to security. Proper secure certificates must be acquired and it is the responsibility of the client. Hosting must be in compliance with the requirements of the shopping cart system and content management system.

Hosting may be done under one of the companies from the list the designer provides. The client may take your site to another host, however, the designer will not support the transfer and this is done at the clients own risk.

12.Legalities, Arbitration, Privacy and Confidentiality

In the rare and very extreme case that, any act of abuse, communication harassment either though email, phone or postal mail, unfair leverage, name calling, libel and slander and threats of any kind will not be tolerated and will be reported to the proper authorities, forwarded to my attorney and prosecuted. Details of the transaction always are to be kept in confidencial by both parties.

Any matter needing legal attention, will be forwarded to the designer`s attorney. His contact information will be provided upon request. Any and all matters will be litigated in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Any third parties asked to participate in an arbitration must be discussed prior to meeting as well as subject matter for the meeting.

elainebissdesigns.com will not sell, share or compromise your private information, payment information, electronic and street mail addresses. All information transmitted to Paypal and 2checkout.com is encrypted. 2checkout.com never shares sensitive or identifying information with anyone. Information disclosure will only be made available to law enforcing agencies in legal matters and to comply with the Patriot Act. Information will NOT be disclosed with any individual regarding transactions, phone calls, electronic communications, work rendered, agreements entered into, or any matter as long as the client is a client of elainebissdesigns.com. You are bound to this contract to not disclose with any individual regarding transactions, phone calls, electronic communications, work rendered, agreements entered into, or any matter as long as you are a client of hipnchicdesigns.com, unless the individual is your legal counsel and you are seeking his counsel.

elainebissdesigns.com will not render logos to promote adult websites, religious entities, political parties/sites, hate/paramilitary type organizations and sites or organizations that give destructive, dubious, offensive or morally reprehensible information. Refund will be issued if that is the case. Any manipulation by the client of the designer`s time and resources will not be honored. This includes but is not limited to excessive emailing, weekend phone calls, changing designs after execution and exorbitant requests. I reserve the right to refuse service to any one at any time with or without cause.

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Bausman Pa 17504

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