1. DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of this agreement "the Agency" and "the Client" 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 Client" 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.
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2. COPYRIGHT
Copyright of Photographs is retained by the Photographer at all times throughout the world. It is the Agency's and Client's responsiblility to ensure all IPTC/metadata of the original supplied digital file including the photographer's name, address, contact details, copyright status, rights, etc is retained and included in all subsequent copies.
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3. OWNERSHIP OF MATERIALS
Title to all Photographs remains the property of the Photographer.
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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 client and product as stated on the invoice 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.
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5. EXCLUSIVITY
If required, 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 work.
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6. CLIENT CONFIDENTIALITY
The Photographer will keep confidential and will not disclose to any third parties or make use of material or information communicated to him in confidence for the purposes of the photography, save as may be reasonably necessary to enable the Photographer to carry out his obligations in relation to the commission.
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7. INDEMNITY
The Photographer agrees to indemnify the Agency and the Client 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, trademarks, 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.
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8. PAYMENT
Payment by the Agency or Client will be expected for the commissioned work within 30 days of the issue of the relevant invoice. 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.
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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.
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10. REJECTION
Unless a rejection fee has been agreed in advance, there is no right to reject on the basis of style or composition.
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11. CANCELLATION & POSTPONEMENT
A booking is considered firm as from the date of written or verbal confirmation. Notice for cancellation or postponement of a booking requires at least 24 hours prior to the start of the assignment. Failure to give sufficient notice, may result in a cancellation fee of up to 50% of the agreed assignment rate.
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12. RIGHT TO A CREDIT
The Client will, where possible, ensure a byline accrediting The Photographer appears with all publications, whether in print or online, and furthermore, the Photographer asserts his 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.
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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.
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14. APPLICABLE LAW
This agreement shall be governed by the laws of England & Wales
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15. VARIATIONS
These Terms and Conditions shall not be varied except by agreement in writing.
SEPTEMBER 2019
My NEW website can now be found at www.kevindayphotographer.com
The links, galleries and images here still all work fine as does the contact page
but I would love you to look at my most recent work at my new address