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Design Policies:

ESTIMATES ARE GOOD FOR 30 DAYS.

These policies are NON-NEGOTIABLE &
apply to all projects..
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No Ritty in the City graphics may be used by
any other designers.

Ritty in the City© is a copyright name & mark. We suggest you copywrite your custom logos
for your own protection, we try our best to discourage people from downloading files off
this site but there are people who find their way around it, so protect yourself legally.
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Payment: Deposits are NON REFUNDABLE.
This is not negotiable. If you decide to change your company name or project details, we are
not responsible for doing a new job for you for free, this is also not negotiable. Ritty in the City is a very fair and generous design company and we pride ourselves on going above and beyond on every project to make it work.

Property Rights: No Ritty in the City graphics may be used by any other designers without permission. Usually their is a $250 charge to hand over our artwork to other designers to profit from. The elements of design work for the project remain Ritty in the City property whether or not the project is executed. If client chooses to terminate the project at any time in the future, Ritty in the City reserves the right to retain the rights for usage. This means, you own your finished product but we reserve the rights to the 'ingredients' used to create your imagesi ncluding fonts, illustrations (unless custom ordered) patterns, stock art, textures, color combos & shapes.

* We suggest you copywrite your custom done artwork. Template jobs MAY NOT be copy written as we are the owners of these illustrations. We recommend http://www.copyright.gov & local copywriter lawyers http://www.leveylaw.com.

Approval of Final Artwork: The Client shall proofread & approve all final type before the production of artwork. Final proof will include artwork, size, shipping address & quantity. The email verification of the Client’s Representative shall be conclusive as to the approval of all artwork, drawings & other items prior to their release for printing, fabrication, or installation. Ritty in the City does not offer proofreading. NO refunds or reprints are given after a final approved design has gone to print.

Rights: Other than for the promotional use of the Designer, all services provided by the Designer shall be for the exclusive use of the Clients said purposes ONLY. Designs may not be used for other promotional items, website or printed materials without permission. Upon payment of all fees & expenses, reproduction rights for all approved final designs created by the Designer for this project shall be outlined in the original estimate. For further usage, price will be based on a case by case basis.

RUSH FEES: Any job that is pushed ahead of regularly scheduled jobs for emergency purposes will have an automatic rush fee added of $250 for all types of card designs. Booklets, Menus, Brochures the rush fees are $350 & up. Websites start at $500. Generally we do not accept rush jobs.

Ownership: All drawings, artwork, specifications, & other visual presentation materials remain the property of Ritty in the City to show in printed or online portfolios for the length of the lifetime of the artist. All preliminary concepts & visual presentations produced by the Designer remain the property of the Designer & may not be used by the Client without the written permission of the Designer. Final artwork & concepts may not be given to other artists to alter, reproduce or post online in any way without express permission of Ritty in the City.

The Designer shall retain all artwork, drawings, & specifications, for which reproduction rights have been granted for a specified period. Upon expiration of this period, usually lifetime of client, all such materials may be destroyed unless the Client has requested, in writing, that they be retained & agrees to pay reasonable storage charges. The Client shall have reasonable access to all such materials for the purpose of review. The specified time for the Designer to retain such materials shall be two years. 

Liability of Designer: The Designer shall take reasonable precautions to safeguard original or other materials provided by the Client. The Designer shall, however, not be liable for any damage to, or loss of any material provided by the Client, including artwork, photographs, or manuscripts, other than or on account of willful neglect or gross negligence of the Designer. Although Ritty in the City may recommend that the client utilize the services of various trades people, Ritty in the City shall have no liability for payment to these trades people, nor shall Ritty in the City have liability as a result of any services or product or materials by said trades people

Payment of Fees: Fees are due & payable on the following schedule: 50% deposit, 50% upon completion. Payment in full is due before final website is uploaded, files are provided or printed materials are shipped out. Shipping & Handling on printed materials are a separate charge.

Termination: Either party may terminate this Agreement upon giving written notice to the other as specified below. Upon termination the Designer may retain any deposit payment & the Client shall pay the Designer for all hours expended on the Project, up to the date of termination, at the Designer’s standard rates together with all other amounts due hereunder.

Refunds: Deposits are NON REFUNDABLE

Timelines: After deposit is given & project has been outlined, we will provide you will an estimated turnaround time. For websites this turnaround time is from the date we have ALL CONTENT FROM YOU. Without content from you, the design job can not be fully understood or planned out. If you decide to take a break from the project without informing Ritty in the City, & then pop back up a month later, we can not guarantee you will still be first in line for design work. We will do out best to work you back into the schedule as time permits. Clients that disappear longer than 2 months, the project will be cancelled.

Maintenance: After completion of a website project, maintenance is billed at an hourly rate of $45 & billed at the first of each month.

RECAP:

ESTIMATES ARE GOOD FOR 30 DAYS ONLY

NO Ritty in the City graphics are available for use without written permission.

No Ritty in the City graphics may be used by any other designers.

No Ritty in the City graphics are free for commercial use without written permission.
DEPOSITS (50%) ARE NON REFUNDABLE.

These policies are NON-NEGOTIABLE & apply to all jobs.

Call 954-749-4308 or click here to Request More Information.

Prices subject to change without notice.