Terms & Conditions

The Photographer: Karen Collette Photography

1. The Client:

Is hereby referred to as, any person, body of persons, collaborator, any type of recipient, firm, or Company with whom the Photographer enters into a contract for the sale of goods or provision of paid or non paid services, joint working agreements or competitions with or by the Photographer.

1. Photography Service Agreement:

A signed binding agreement between the Photographer and the Client outlining the terms and conditions of image use, purchases, pricing, scheduling etc & must be signed before any session takes place.

 

Payment, Non-Payment, and  Travel Costs

Booking Payment of a 50% non refundable deposit, and execution of this Agreement is required to reserve the Photo Session. Deposit will be later applied towards the final cost. The remainder of the Session Fee will be paid on or before the date of the session. If payment is not received in accordance with the payment due dates, the Agreement may be voided by Photographer. Travel costs and or additional expenses will be approved as needed between parties and will be billed separately.

 

Rescheduling, Cancellation, and Late Arrival

To reschedule, the Client will be required to submit to a new agreement.

For cancellations, the Booking Fee is nonrefundable, and Client will be responsible for nonrefundable travel costs and/or expenses incurred.

Any arrival past 15 minutes late will be deducted from your total session time.

 

Location

Client is responsible for acquiring necessary permits and/or permission for locations. (Example…photos at the National Mall)

 

Image Delivery and Rights

Image Delivery Photographer will cull through images to deliver to the Client. Unedited images will be provided within 48 hrs of the session. Client will make selections according to the chosen package and final edited images will be delivered within 7-10 business days. Photographer may accommodate editing requests of the delivered images, but is not required to do so. Proof Images will be provided by pdf and final edited images by a link from Pass Gallery. Archival of the images is the responsibility of the Client.

 

Client’s Use of Images

Client shall use images for personal use only, and not allow third-party use without permission.

Photographer photo credit is requested for online posts.

 

Photographer’s Use of Image Rights

Photographer retains all copyrights to all images. Client agrees that Photographer may use images for its own promotional and marketing activities.

 

Disputes

Disputes should be first raised by the Client with the Photographer in writing within 14 days from the date of receipt of images. Any dispute shall be brought within the jurisdiction of Photographer’s principal place of business and the local law shall apply. Any potential legal damage for any claim shall not exceed the total cost of the Photo Session.

 

Limit of Liability

Client Risks. Client acknowledges that the Photo Session may expose the Client to risks,hazards, and other dangers that cannot be anticipated, known, controlled, or eliminated, or are created by Client’s own doing. Client assumes such risk.

 

Dangerous Conditions

Photographers retain the right to stop the Photo Session, deny any photo request, or reschedule services if the Photographer feels to be in danger.

 

Minors and Pets

Minors shall be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Photographer is not responsible for safety or care of minor children or pets who may be subjects of or present at the Photo Session.

 

Service Interruptions

Should services be cancelled, postponed, or otherwise adversely impacted because of a force majeure event (including but not limited to Acts of God, including fire, flood, earthquake, storm, hurricane or other natural disasters, pandemic or epidemic, Government restrictions and/or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of the parties), no refunds will be made for the Booking Fee and payments already received by the Photographer. Photographer will use all reasonable efforts to reschedule.

 

General Release

A reshoot will be provided as the sole remedy if all images damaged in processing, lost through camera malfunction, or otherwise lost or damaged prior to the delivery of the final images.