General Terms & Conditions
1.BOOKING DETAILS
It is agreed that the terms set out on the booking form is the total agreement made between the parties and that no variation or modification of this contract shall be effective unless agreed by both parties in writing.
2. SPECIAL REQUESTS/COVERAGE
The client understands and accepts that the photographic coverage will be as the photographer’s professional expertise determines and that no one photograph will be deemed more important than another. Every effort is made to comply with the client’s special request and wishes. Any special requests must be made by the client to Squire & Squire Photography before the event.
3. ALBUMS
Where an album is included in the agreed package price, the photographer’s reserves the right to change this album subject to market availability, to another album of equal value.
4. IMAGES
Squire & Squire Photography will provide a pleasing colour balance but cannot guarantee exact colour matching owing to anomalous reflectance caused by a combination of certain dyes and materials especially man-made fibres. It is sometimes impossible to record photographically the exact colour as seen by the human eye.
5. RETOUCHING
Squire & Squire Photography will (as a minimum) perform a standard amount of retouching to take the photographs to a quality which he considers to be appropriate.
6. COPYRIGHT AND DIGITAL FILES
Supplied digital files remain the copyright property of the photographer. Squire & Squire Photography allows the client to store/share/copy/print all images for personal/friends/family use only.
7. LICENSE
Squire & Squire Photography shall be granted complete artistic License including in relation to the poses photographed and the locations used. We are of course open to suggestions in-advance to allow us to plan your photography.
8. FORCE MAJEURE OR ACT OF GOD
We will make every effort to rebook to an alternative date, however if we are unavailable due to other commitments 50% of any payments made will be refunded.
9. NUMBER OF IMAGES
Squire & Squire Photography will do their best to produce more images than discussed with the client, there is no guarantee that any particular number of images will be produced. All images captured are primarily for creating an online gallery from where the client will be able to download and share favourites or to purchase printed media, frames and digital downloads.
All images presented to the client are final selection any other images will not have passed our quality control and therefor will not be processed or released to the client.
10. IMAGES
Images will be supplied via digital means as download files and again via a USB if this is part of the package. It should be noted that you are strongly advised to immediately copy/backup your photographs from this download to a suitable computer/storage device. Online galleries have limited lifespan of two years therefor any storage device cannot be guaranteed indefinitely.
11. DISPLAY
The client hereby allows Squire & Squire Photography to display any images included in this contract in their studios, portfolios, literature, wedding exhibitions and direct/indirect advertising unless the client has instructed us in advance not to do so.
No use of the images will be made by Squire & Squire Photography for other commercial reason except with the written permission of the client.
12. CANCELLATION
The client may cancel a booking at any time by giving written notice to the photographer but in doing so shall forfeit their deposit if one has been paid.
13. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
In the unlikely event that Squire & Squire Photography is unable to perform to the guidelines of this contract due to an injury, illness, act of God, act of terrorism, or other cause beyond the control of Squire & Squire Photography, then we will make every effort to secure a replacement photographer from our network. If the situation should occur and a suitable replacement is not found, responsibility and liability is limited to the return of all payments received for the contracted event.
In the unlikely event that digital files have been lost, stolen, or destroyed for reasons beyond Squire & Squire Photography’s control, including but not limited to camera, hard drive, or equipment malfunction, Squire & Squire Photography’s liability is limited to the return of all payments received for the contracted event.
14. PAYMENT
For studio bookings payment will be taken at the end of the studio session, payments can be made by cash, debit or credit card.
For wedding bookings please see terms and conditions here
For location visits an invoice is created with a 25% deposit payable with the balance payable on the day of the visit or at the latest before the images are shared.
For commercial and business bookings payment via invoice terms of 30 days is accepted, this method of payment is not however open for use for first time clients.
If for any reason an invoice is not paid within 30 days, interest will be charged 8% until the payment is settled.
If payment is not forth coming after 60 days, legal action will be sought to recover the balance via the small claims court.
T: 01926800105
E: enquires@squire-squire.co.uk
A: Squire & Squire Photography, 1 Market Place, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV34 4RU