Payment Terms

Deposit
I may request a 50% deposit before beginning work on your project. An invoice will be sent via email, and payment is due upon receipt. By paying the deposit, you accept these Terms of Service and enter into a contract with Edge Advertising.

Final Payment & Delivery
Once the project is complete, I will invoice for the remaining balance before releasing any production files or final exports. I may withhold all final deliverables until full payment is received. If you remain uncontactable or unresponsive for more than 30 days, I reserve the right to issue the final invoice earlier than initially agreed.

Payment Plans
You may request a payment plan; however, approval is at my sole discretion. Any payment plan must be confirmed in writing by both parties.

Payment Deadlines
All invoices must be paid within 30 days of issue.

Late Payments & Recovery
If any invoice remains unpaid after 30 days, I reserve the right to initiate collection and recovery processes. You will be responsible for any fees incurred as a result of these processes.

Fonts & Typefaces

Licensing of any used fonts or typefaces

Any fonts/typefaces that are purchased for the final logo, and/or supporting brand identity assets, are subject to commercial licensing laws. A font/typeface licence gives only the owner full rights to use the font/typeface as necessary.

If you request, I will provide information of the typefaces used and where they can be acquired. It is the responsibility of the client to acquire any necessary font licenses (paid or unpaid), so please bear this in mind when approving designs.

It is against the law for me to provide any client a ‘copy’ of any font/typeface that I own, and have personally purchased. 

If you would like to use a copy of a font/typeface that I have purchased, to be used commercially, you must purchase the respective font/typeface licence, and register it in your name. 

Typically, a font used in a logo will not need to be licensed, as the graphics are converted to vector artwork and can no longer be edited. However, should you require a font to use in your own artwork for editing purposes, such as on a website or a print presentation, then you will need your own license through a desktop license purchase.

Restrictions

Restrictions to the signing of this agreement

These Terms of Service do not give you the rights or permission to use/modify/alter/replicate or borrow any of the previous ideas/concepts/sketches that I present. All original preparation materials, sketches, visuals and unused ideas shown and considered will remain the property of Edge Advertising.

Unless otherwise agreed and arranged, I reserve the right to showcase the finished project and associated designs in my portfolio and in any number of online galleries/portfolio/showcases/awards as well as in printed literature including books and magazines, now and in the future. Associated designs and artwork can include commercial print design/business card/stationery design/signage/desktop icons/mobile phone and other portable device application icons and imagery. 

ANY supporting artwork and designs required by this project can be used as indicated by myself for personal and professional reasons.

You are free to change, modify and adapt the finished logo design as you see fit, but you do so at your own risk.

Ownership & Copyright

All preparation materials, sketches, visuals, including the electronic files used to create the project remain the property of Edge Advertising. The final artwork/digital files will become your property ONLY upon final payment of the project. 

If final payment is NOT received as agreed, all designs and concepts will remain the property of Edge Advertising until payment is received.

If there are issues with final payment, I reserve the right to reuse or amend any of these ideas for other clients, or to be used freely as concepts in my portfolio. 

Should the client attempt to use/modify/alter/replicate or steal any of my ideas without making agreed final payment, I will take immediate legal counsel.

Edge Advertising reserves the right to show any artwork, ideas, sketches created for this project in a portfolio as examples of client work. This is typically, but not limited to the completion of the project. If you have any specific ‘secrecy/stealth mode’ or NDA requirements, please mention this before agreeing to the proposal.

Final payment ensures that ONLY the agreed logo/project design becomes your property. Any previous ideas/concepts remain mine, unless any prior agreement has been made.

Copyright & Trademark

You take full responsibility for ensuring that your company/product/name is legally free/available before work is started. Should any legal issue arise with the naming after the project has been completed, no refunds are possible, neither am I legally responsible for any problems thus arising.

In Canada, copyright law, governed by the Copyright Act, automatically grants copyright protection to original works, including logo designs, as soon as they are created and fixed in a tangible form. By default, the creator (e.g., the graphic designer) owns the copyright unless there is a written agreement transferring ownership to another party, such as the client. While copyright protects the artistic expression of a logo, trademark law is needed to protect the logo as a brand identifier in commercial use.

In Canada, trademark law, governed by the Trademarks Act, protects logos, names, symbols, and other brand identifiers used to distinguish a business's goods or services. Unlike copyright, which protects the artistic expression of a logo, a trademark provides exclusive rights to use the logo in commerce, preventing others from using a confusingly similar mark. Registration grants nationwide protection, renewable indefinitely every 10 years, and allows enforcement against unauthorized use. Unlike copyright, which automatically belongs to the creator, a trademark is owned by the business that registers or first uses it in trade.

Please ensure the name you are using is free and legally safe to use before committing to a logo project. Project name changes during a project are exceptionally costly, challenging to implement, and cause significant delays. 

If a change of name is required mid-way during a project, and significant logo exploration work has already been presented, then I will have to recalculate the total cost of the project, to allow for the reworking involved. Please ensure that the name you are using has been subject to appropriate checks, is not in use by someone else, and/or infringes on any other registered trademark, business name etc.

Cancellation

Cancellation during the project

If you choose to cancel the project midway through, where ideas and proposals have been submitted, refund of previous payment is not possible. However, depending on the work completed and overall budget, a portion of the funds may be returned.

If I fall ill, or am unable to complete the project due to unforeseen circumstances, a portion of the overall budget will be returned. In most cases the complete amount will be refunded. If any works, so far completed, can be used for another designer to pick up, then a percentage will be refunded based on work completed or any other reasonable suggestion will 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 concept designs/ideas, 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 Edge Advertising.

Unforeseen Circumstances/Act of God

In the event I fail to perform any obligation pursuant to these Terms of Service due to an “act of God” or an act of any government, terrorism, riot, war, accident or any deficiency in materials or transportation or any other cause of any nature beyond my control, such failure shall not be deemed to be a breach of these Terms of Service, provided that you are notified of the existence and nature of the reason for my non-performance and delay, and I resume performance immediately upon the conclusion of the relevant unforeseen circumstances.

Limitation of Liability

Loss or damage

You agree and accept that Edge Advertising is not legally responsible for any loss or damage suffered or incurred related to use of any of my services, whether from amendments, errors or omissions in documents, designs, information or any goods or services offered by myself. This includes your use or reliance on any third-party content, links, comments or advertisements. Your use of, or reliance on, any information or materials I produce, amends or designs is entirely at your own risk, for which I shall not be liable.

You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and expressly exclude liability of Edge Advertising for any 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/plagiarise any other work. I will perform limited checks to ensure that my work has not unintentionally infringed on another’s design, including limited checks against the WIPO database and reverse image checks across search engines. However, I assume no legal responsibility for any loss or damage suffered or incurred related to legal issues regarding the originality or authenticity of my work. You agree to perform your own checks and due diligence regarding plagiarism and originality. Should you have any concerns, please discuss this item with me prior to commencing work.

AS OF: 01/24/2025