Art71 - Terms & Conditions

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Our Full Terms & Conditions

1. art71 agrees to supply "the Work" (the Work is the service described in art71's proposal) to "the Client" (the Client is the individual, organisation or business who has requested the Work). The "Website" is the art71 website or any linked websites owned and operated by art71 including all web-based files and emails and their contents. The "User" is the visitor to the Work.
2. All quotes will exclude UK VAT if applicable and all invoices whether in Pounds Sterling, Euros or Dollars will be billed from our UK address. An invoice will be issued at the start of the Work and then on the anniversary of the initial invoice. If the Client is not fully satisfied with the Work in the initial year of the Work then no monies will be due and, if necessary, the Client will be refunded in full except for direct costs associated with the registration of website domain names. The Client may request monthly payment for the Work. If granted, monthly payments must be made electronically but should more than one-quarter of payments be late within a 12 month period then the offer of monthly payment interest free will be withdrawn. Monthly payments are not available for UK Limited companies except with a personal guarantee of payment from all the Directors of the Limited company. All other invoices issued during the lifetime of the contract between art71 and the Client are strictly payable within 7 days of invoice date.
3. All fees quoted are subject to review and adjustment by art71 before the issue of the invoice. If a quoted fee is adjusted then the Client may cancel the Work within 3 days of the issue of the invoice and no fee will be due.
4. The Client may terminate the contract with just one day's notice. In the initial year the Client may request a full refund if unhappy with the Work. In subsequent years the Client may request a refund of the latest month's fee if unhappy with the Work. art71 must offer 30 (THIRTY) days' notice of cancellation of contract except in the event of late payment or the Work being used beyond the limits of the original agreement as described in 6 below.
5. In the event of late payment a credit charge of 5% of the balance due will be charged per month. In the event of any invoice being more than 6 months overdue, the Work will be suspended with 15 days' written notice and the Client asked to change suppliers. The property of the Client will be released on full payment of outstanding monies plus 5% interest per month.
6. art71 reserves the right to withdraw the Work at its discretion in 1) in the event of non-payment or 2) in the event of the Work being used beyond the limits of the original agreement or 3) in the event of the Work being used for activities such as mass emailing which may bring art71 in to disrepute or liable to prosecution under the laws of any country worldwide in which the Work is active. This does not apply to countries where both art71 and the Client agree that the particular country's laws are unreasonable. This includes all countries worldwide including the United Kingdom. In this event, art71 would support the Client in any claim from a Third Party against the Client.
7. In the event of 5 or 6, art71 reserves the right to remove, delete or withhold all files and associated images, text or data associated with the Work.
8. Copyright in all text, images and data supplied by the Client and copyright in the look of the Work shall be granted to the Client. Copyright in the software and coding shall remain with art71 or the author if named in any copyright statement and licensed to the Client for the lifetime of the contract between art71 and the Client. If the Work is reused in the future through a third party, all references and links to art71 must be removed. Until such a time, art71 insists on the right to include a link to the art71 websites from any client web page at art71's sole discretion.
9. Copyright in photographic images taken by art71 while commissioned by the Client shall remain with art71 but the images will be licensed for a lifetime use on the website of the Client, regardeless of who is running the website. art71 reserves the right to re-license all such images to any third party unless this is in any conflict with any other third party trademark or copyright.
10. The Client shall indemnify and hold harmless art71 against any claims that may arise out of the content or nature of any material or text stored upon any computer associated with the Work which may be prohibited or protected by the laws of any other country in which the Work is active except for any country where both art71 and the Client agree that the particular country's laws are unreasonable.
11. The Client shall be responsible for any claims made about the Client's products or services and for all the text content in the Work. The Client and art71 shall be jointly responsible for text content generated by the User such as bulletin board posts and comments which can be left by any User who accesses the Work.
12. While art71 will make every reasonable effort to safeguard the privacy of data associated with the Work, art71 can not be held liable for any loss or invasion of privacy caused by the actions of any persons or organisation who without permission gain access to the Work through the computer systems of the Client or through any other computer or through any future technologies which allow access to the Work.
13. art71 supplies the Work on its chosen web server. art71 is unable to supply IT support within the Client's own office or computer network or any other equipment which the Client uses to access the Work. art71 will supply the necessary passwords and access information to permit the Client to access the Work but the Client must either be able to configure their computer equipment to access the Work or must ensure they have an IT consultant capable of helping to configure the Client's equipment.
14. While art71 will make every reasonable effort to ensure continuous access to the Work through the internet or other means to access the Work, art71 can not guarantee uninterrupted access to the Work.
15. In the event of any claim against art71 howsoever arising the amount of damages payable by art71 shall be limited to the sum of £125,000.
16. All disputes, howsoever arising, shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

Business owner and address: art71 is a private UK business owned by Mike Slater which has been trading since 1st July 1995. The UK office address for all mail correspondance is art71.com, PO Box One, Newtown, SY16 2WP, United Kingdom. The phone number is 07976 621421 (+44 7976 621421 outside UK).