Calligraphy & Stationery Contract

- Names of Parties to Agreement: Identifies you and your clients to clarify who is entering into the contract.

- Outline of Package and Services: Details the services and package you’ll provide to your client.

- Fees and Retainer Clause: Clarifies your payment terms, including retainers, installments, late fees, and no downgrades.

- Calligraphy & Stationery Services Clause: Lays out what is included in the client’s package.

- Exclusive Calligrapher & Stationer Clause: Ensures that you are the only calligrapher and stationer retained for the services under the contract.

- First Draft & Editing Revisions Clause: Clarifies when you will send designs and how long a client has to approve and give input.

- Final Approval for Mock-Ups and Designs Clause: Ensures that no designs will be sent to the client until they approve of the designs and balances are paid.

- Handwritten Calligraphy Products Clause: Details the Calligraphy services that will be provided including what type of materials you will be using.

- Ordering Date for Stationery Clause: Sets a clear deadline for when a client must approve a design.

- Delivery Time of Stationery & Printer Clause: Ensures that the client understands the printer turnaround time as well as limiting liability for printer issues.

- Stationery Returns & Reprints Clause: Details that no refunds or returns will be issued.

- Rush Fee Clause: Identifies rush fees for rush orders for the client.

- Shipping Clause: Outlines how you will ship products, if applicable, and outlines the contract terms in the case of envelope addressing.

- Cancellation by Client Clause: Gives a detailed breakdown of how a client can cancel the agreement, and what movies are refundable depending on where you are in the process of providing services.

- Rescheduling by Client Clause: Provides two options to choose from depending on whether you allow clients to reschedule services to a new date or not.

- Artistic Style Clause: Defines your unique artistic style and creative approach, as well as sets expectations to the client on the artistic style.

- Company's Copyright Clause: Confirms that you retain full copyright ownership of the designs.

- Reproduction Clause: Ensures that all reproductions or copies of the designs will go through you.

- Posting on Social Media Clause: Sets guidelines for your client to credit your work on social media.

- Use of Images Clause: Notifies the client that you may request professional images from the photographer and that you reserve the right to use those images.

- Communication Clause: Encourages clear and ongoing communication between you and your client.

- On-Site Work Clause: Details your policies on onsite work including fees, travel fees, venue limitations, and inclement weather policies.

- Harassment Clause: Protects you from any form of inappropriate and harassing behavior during the contractual period.

- Safe Working Environment Clause: Promotes a danger-free work environment.

- Indemnification Clause: Protects you from third-party legal liabilities and claims.

- Maximum Damages Clause: Limits claims to the cost of the agreement.

- Limitation of Liability Clause: Caps your liability for exemplary damages.

- Force Majeure Clause: Covers unforeseeable, unpredictable events that make it impossible to perform under the contract, like natural disasters and war.

- Term & Cancellation of Services by Company Clause: Confirms the term of the contract and how the client can terminate the contract.

- Sales Tax Clause: Clarifies any applicable sales tax applied to package price.

- Entire Agreement Clause: Confirms this contract is the full and complete agreement between the parties.

- Venue & Jurisdiction Clause: Specifies the legal venue and interpretation of law for any disputes or claims.

- Arbitration Clause: Requires disputes go through arbitration first.

- Severability and No Waiver Clause: Ensures the contract remains valid even if some parts are unenforceable or waived.

- Transfer Clause: Details that the contract cannot transfer to another party without consent.

- Headings Clause: States that headings are for organization, not legal interpretation.

- Notice Clause: Explains how you’ll handle official notifications to client.

- Counterparts/Facsimile Signatures Clause: Allows for electronic signatures to deem the contract valid.

- Signature Lines: Provides space for you and your client to sign and make it official!

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