Terms & Conditions of Booking
The Photographer and the Client hereby acknowledge that the following Standard when Booking for Photographic or Video services:
Terms and Conditions are incorporated in and make a part of the Agreement
between the parties hereto.
1. DEFINITIONS
Client: means the Client specified in Item 1 of the Summary.
Expenses: means the expenses incurred by the Photographer and to be paid by the Client and set out in Item 4 of the
Summary.
Fee: means the total fee as specified in Item 3 of the Summary.
GST: has the meaning defined in the A New Tax System (Goods and Services) Act 1999 (Cth).
License: means the license granted by the Photographer to the Client for Uses of the Photographs as specified in Item 5 of the Summary.
Photographs: means the finished photographs taken by the Photographer and as chosen by the Client and detailed in Item 2 of the Summary.
Photographer: includes any employees, assistants, or any other parties engaged by the Photographer specified in Item 1 of the Summary to provide the Services.
Services: means the services provided by the Photographer and set out in Item 2 of the Summary.
Summary: means the Photographer Services Agreement Summary attached to this Agreement which forms part of this Agreement.
Term: means the period set out in Item 7 of the Summary.
Territory: means the territory set out in Item 8 of the Summary.
Uses: means the permitted uses granted by the Photographer to the Client for use of the Photographs as set out in Item 6 of the Summary.
2.
ENGAGEMENT AND SERVICES
2.1
The Agreement is between the Photographer and the Client. The Client wishes
to engage the Photographer and the Photographer accepts the engagement to
hereby:
(a) provide the Services to the Client;
(b) produce the Photographs; and
(c) upon full payment of the Fee and the Expenses, the Photographer will grant the
Client the License on the terms set out in this Agreement.
3.
PAYMENT AND FEES
3.1.
The Client agrees to pay the Fee and Expenses (plus GST, if applicable) to the
Photographer.
3.2
All amounts payable under this Agreement are exclusive of GST. If any amount
payable under this Agreement is the consideration for a taxable supply under
GST Law, then GST, calculated in accordance with the GST legislation, must
be paid in addition to the amount specified in this Agreement at the same
time and in the same manner as the Fee and Expenses. All stamp duties and
governmental charges, if any, arising out of or incidental to this Agreement are
the responsibility of and must be paid by the Client.
4.
RIGHTS GRANTED
4.1.
In consideration of the full payment of the Fee and Expenses by the Client, the
Photographer grants the Client the License to use the agreed Photographs for
the Use(s) during the Term throughout the Territory. The License granted is
not effective until both Parties have signed this Agreement and the Client has
paid the Fees and Expenses in full.
4.2.
The Photographer asserts all moral rights attached to the Photographs, unless
expressly provided for in Item 9 of the Summary, and the Client does NOT
have the right to edit, change, add to, take from, alter or otherwise amend the
Photographs without the prior written consent of the Photographer.
4.3.
Notwithstanding the License granted under this Agreement, the Photographer
reserves the right to use the Photographs during the Term in the Territory for
the purposes of promoting and marketing the Photographer, including but not
limited to displaying the Photographs in the Photographer’s portfolio, on the
Photographer’s website and in galleries or in photography competitions. The
Photographer expressly reserves all other rights subsisting in the Photographs
not specifically granted in this Agreement.
4.4.
In the event that the Client wishes to extend the Use, Territory or the Term of
this Agreement, the Parties will negotiate a further use fee in good faith at the
time.
5.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
5.1.
The Photographer is the owner of the intellectual property created by the
Photographer in the course of the Services, including but not limited to the
Photographs, digital or electronic material, transparencies, negatives and prints
relating to the Photographs.
5.2.
The Photographer retains all rights and ownership in the Photographs and any
negatives (or digital equivalent) from which the Photographs are derived. No
interest in the negatives (and/or digital equivalent) is assigned or licensed to
the Client by this Agreement, unless expressly specified in the Summary. Unless
otherwise agreed in writing, the Photographer is not responsible for storing or
archiving the Photographs.
6.
PHOTOGRAPHER’S INTERPRETATION
6.1.
The Parties agree and acknowledge that the details of the Services,
Photographs and/or works the subject of this Agreement have been discussed
by the Parties and are described in full in Item 2 of the Summary and/or any
applicable attached brief. It is further acknowledged that in the event that the
Client or the Client’s representative is not present on the Photography Date(s)
at the Location, then the Photographer’s interpretation of the Services shall
prevail.
7.
WARRANTY AND INDEMNITY
7.1.
The Client warrants to the Photographer that:
(a) it has the capacity and authority to enter into this Agreement;
(b) it has obtained the necessary clearances in relation to the subject matter to be photographed; and
(c) it will only use the Photographs in accordance with the License granted under this Agreement.
7.2.
The Client agrees to indemnify the Photographer against any actual and direct
loss, claim, injury or damage (including any reasonable legal costs or expenses
properly incurred) by the Photographer as a direct result of breach by the
Client of the above warranties.
8.
CANCELLATION BY CLIENT
8.1
If the Client cancels the Agreement prior to the Cancellation date as set
out in Item 3 of the Summary, the Photographer reserves the right to charge
the Cancellation Fee set out in Item 3 of the Summary. In the event that the
Client cancels or postpones the Services after the Cancellation Date, the
Photographer reserves the right to charge the Client the full Fee and Expenses.
9.
TERMINATION
9.1.
This Agreement may be terminated if:
(a) The Client fails to pay any part of the Fee or Expenses;
(b) The Client is declared bankrupt, enters into administration or into liquidation;
or
(c) The Client is in breach of this Agreement and has failed to rectify the breach
within 30 days after receiving notice from the Photographer of such breach.
9.2.
Immediately upon termination:
(a) All rights in the Photograph/s and/or work(s) revert to the Photographer;
(b) The Client must return all physical property (including but not limited to the
Photographs and any equipment); and
(c) All Fees and Expenses owed to the Photographer under this Agreement must
paid in full.
10.
MISCELLANEOUS
10.1.
This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between the Parties, and
may not be modified, amended, or otherwise altered unless agreed in writing
between the parties.
10.2.
If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid under the law, the
validity of the whole shall not be affected. The remaining provisions will remain
in full force and effect.
10.3.
Each party must do all acts and execute all documents as necessary to give
effect to this Agreement.
10.4.
The Client must not assign or sub-license all or any of its rights in this
Agreement without prior written consent of the Photographer.
10.5.
This Agreement must be read and construed according to the laws of the state
indicated in Item 10 of the Summary. The Parties submit to the jurisdiction of
that state.