DEPOSIT, FINAL PAYMENTS & DELIVERY

Deposit: A 50% deposit may be required before work commences on your project. If a deposit is requested, an invoice will be sent via email, and payment is expected within 30 days of issuance. By paying the deposit, you agree to these Terms of Service and enter into a contract with Grey Designs (Grey Yu).

Final Payment: The remaining balance for the project and any associated services will be invoiced before the release of logo files or final exports. Grey Designs reserves the right to withhold delivery of these files until full payment is received.

Unresponsiveness: In cases where you have been uncontactable or unresponsive for more than 30 days, Grey Designs reserves the right to invoice for the remaining balance before the agreed-upon timeline.

Payment Plans: You may request a payment plan, which will be considered at the discretion of Grey Designs. Any agreed-upon payment plan must be documented in writing by both parties.

Payment Due: All payments are due within 30 days of invoice issuance.

Collection Fees: Grey Designs reserves the right to charge for any fees incurred in the collection and recovery process for accounts that remain unpaid beyond 30 days.

LICENSING OF ANY USED FONTS OR TYPEFACES

Commercial Licensing: Any fonts or typefaces purchased for the final logo or supporting brand identity assets are subject to commercial licensing laws. A font/typeface license grants the owner full rights to use the font/typeface as necessary.

Client Responsibility: In the initial presentation of design concepts, I will provide details on the typefaces used and information on where they can be acquired. It is the client's responsibility to purchase any necessary font licenses (whether paid or unpaid). Please consider this when approving designs.

Legal Compliance: It is illegal for me to provide any client with a copy of any font/typeface that I personally own and have purchased.

Client Licensing: If you wish to use a font/typeface that I have purchased for commercial purposes, you must purchase the respective license and register it in your name.

RESTRICTIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT

Ownership of Unused Concepts: All original preparation materials, sketches, visuals, and unused ideas presented remain the property of Grey Yu (Grey Designs). You do not have the rights to use, modify, alter, replicate, or borrow any of these previous concepts, sketches, or ideas.

Reuse of Unused Concepts: Grey Yu (Grey Designs) retains the freedom to use any unused concepts or ideas for future conceptual work and client projects. If a previously unused idea/design resembles the final logo, it will be sufficiently repurposed and styled to avoid any conflicts.

Portfolio and Public Display: Unless otherwise agreed, Grey Yu (Grey Designs) reserves the right to showcase the finished logo and associated designs in portfolios, online galleries, showcases, awards, and printed materials such as books and magazines, both now and in the future. This includes designs related to commercial print, business cards, stationery, signage, desktop icons, mobile application icons, and other imagery.

Supporting Artwork: Any supporting artwork and designs created for this project may be used by Grey Yu (Grey Designs) for personal and professional purposes You are free to change, modify, and adapt the finished logo design as you see fit; however, any modifications are done at your own risk.

LICENSING OF ANY USED FONTS OR TYPEFACES

Property of Grey Yu (Grey Designs): All preparation materials, sketches, visuals, and electronic files used to create the project remain the property of Grey Yu (Grey Designs). The final artwork and digital files will transfer ownership to you only upon full payment of the project.

Non-Payment: If the final payment is not received as agreed, all designs and concepts will remain the property of Grey Yu (Grey Designs) until payment is completed. In such cases, Grey Yu (Grey Designs) reserves the right to reuse or amend any of these ideas for other clients or to use them as concepts in the portfolio.

Unauthorized Use: Should the client attempt to use, modify, alter, replicate, or steal any of the ideas without making the agreed final payment, Grey Yu (Grey Designs) will take immediate legal action.

Portfolio Rights: Grey Yu (Grey Designs) reserves the right to showcase any artwork, ideas, or sketches created for this project in a portfolio as examples of client work. This is typically done upon project completion. If there are specific non-disclosure agreement (NDA) requirements, please inform us before agreeing to the proposal.

Final Payment and Ownership: Final payment ensures that only the agreed-upon logo design becomes your property. All previous ideas and concepts remain the property of Grey Yu (Grey Designs) unless otherwise agreed in writing.

Due to the lengthy and often costly procedures involved in trademark, copyright, and legal name searches, Grey Yu (Grey Designs) is unable to provide practical assistance with these processes. If you wish to register the logo as a trademark or require other legal protections, it is your responsibility to seek your own legal advice and assistance.

You are fully responsible for ensuring that your company, product, or name is legally available before the commencement of the project. Grey Yu (Grey Designs) will not provide refunds or assume legal responsibility for any issues that arise due to the naming after the project is completed.

Please ensure that the name you intend to use is legally safe and free to use before committing to a logo project. Changing the project name during the project can be exceptionally costly, challenging to implement, and can cause significant delays.

If a change of name is required mid-project, and significant logo exploration work has already started, I will need to recalculate the total project cost to account for the additional reworking involved. Therefore, it is crucial to conduct appropriate checks to ensure the name is not already in use, does not infringe on any registered trademark or business name, and is legally clear for use.

LOSS OF DAMAGE

You agree and accept that Grey Yu (Grey Designs) is not legally responsible for any loss or damage suffered or incurred in connection with the use of any of my services. This includes any amendments, errors, printing errors or omissions in documents, designs, information, or any goods or services offered by me. Additionally, I am not liable for any loss or damage arising from your use of, or reliance on, any third-party content, links, comments, or advertisements.

Your use of, or reliance on, any information or materials I produce, amend, or design is entirely at your own risk. Grey Yu (Grey Designs) shall not be liable for any such reliance. You acknowledge that the information and materials provided may contain inaccuracies or errors, and you expressly exclude Grey Yu (Grey Designs) from any liability for such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.

I affirm that all designs presented to you will be original and, to the best of my knowledge, will not infringe on any other work. However, I assume no legal responsibility for any loss or damage suffered or incurred concerning legal issues regarding the originality or authenticity of my work. You agree to perform your own checks and due diligence concerning plagiarism and

CANCELLATION DURING THE PROJECT

Client-Initiated Cancellation: If you decide to cancel the project after the submission of ideas and proposals, refunds for prior payments are generally not possible. However, a partial refund may be considered based on the scope of work completed and the total budget.

Designer-Initiated Cancellation: If I, the designer, am unable to complete the project due to illness or unforeseen circumstances, a proportional refund of the overall budget will be provided. In most cases, a full refund will be offered. If any work completed can be transferred to another designer, a percentage of the payment will be refunded based on the usability of the delivered assets. Other reasonable resolutions can also be considered.

PROJECT SUSPENSION

I reserve the right to suspend any project if there is interference with excessive micromanaging, demonstrating a continued lack of trust and inability to move forward after showing more than a reasonable number of unique logo ideas/concepts, and/or showing a reluctance in paying the final payment.

Fair notice will be given with fair chance to remedy the situation without resorting to project suspension or termination. Any suspension, or termination, will not result in any refunds and all designs and work thus developed remain the full ownership of Grey Yu of Grey Designs.

In the event of project suspension or termination, no refunds will be issued. All designs and related materials developed up to that point remain the full ownership of Grey Yu of Grey Designs.