Photography Terms and Conditions
COPYRIGHT - Full copyright of the Photographs is retained by the Photographer at all times unless otherwise agreed.
LICENCE TO USE - A Licence to Use will be granted to the client and comes into effect from the date of payment of the relevant invoice. This will cover all ‘below the line’, Press & PR and Internal usage.
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/her work.
Oliver Dixon shall not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by the Client or any third party arising from the use or reproduction of any picture or its caption.
BOOKING CONFIRMATION - Confirmation of booking, either verbal or written, confirms the client’s acceptance of these terms and conditions. Once the Client has made a booking for a specific time and date, Oliver Dixon will not accept any other work from other clients for those times and dates. As a result, if a booking is subsequently cancelled or postponed, Oliver Dixon reserves the right to charge the client a cancellation fee according to the schedule below.
CANCELLATION FEES - A booking is considered firm as from the date of confirmation and accordingly Oliver Dixon will, at discretion, charge a fee for cancellation or postponement. This fee would normally be charged at the following rate: When a client cancels a booking within 48 hours of any confirmed date, a fee of 50% of the booked time rate will be charged. When a client cancels photography within 24 hours of any confirmed date, a fee of 100% of the booked time rate will be charged. In the event of the job being rescheduled, 50% of this fee will be credited to the invoice when the assignment is completed.
EXPENSES - Where extra expenses or time are incurred by the Photographer as a result of alterations to the original brief, 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 in addition to any expenses having been agreed or estimated.
PAYMENT - Payment terms are strictly 30 days from date of invoice, unless otherwise agreed.
Payment methods accepted: Cheques made payable to ‘Oliver Dixon’ or by automated credit transfer (BACS). BACS details will be supplied with the invoice.
If the invoice is not paid in full within the agreed payment period Oliver Dixon also 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.
CLIENT CONFIDENTIALITY - Oliver Dixon will keep confidential and will not disclose to any third parties or make use of material or information communicated to him/her in confidence for the purposes of the photography, save as may be reasonably necessary to enable the Photographer to carry out his/her obligations in relation to the commission
VARIATION - These terms and conditions shall not be varied except by agreement in writing.