Dave Clarke Editorial Services
Fiction editing and proofreading for independent and self-publishing authors
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General Terms and Conditions
These general Terms and Conditions (‘Terms’, ‘Terms and Conditions’) are taken from my standard Terms which are available here.
- These terms & conditions apply to any work done for the Client by Dave Clarke Editorial Services (herein ‘me’ or ‘I’).
- The Client is under no obligation to offer me work; neither am I under any obligation to accept work offered by the Client.
- I will provide service(s) as mutually agreed and confirmed in writing by the Client.
- The work will be carried out unsupervised at such times and places as determined by me, using my own equipment.
- I confirm that I am self-employed, responsible for my own income tax and National Insurance contributions and will not claim benefits granted to the Client’s employees.
- I confirm that I am not VAT registered at this time.
- The Client will pay me a fee per hour OR per printed page OR an agreed flat fee for the job.
- The completed work will be delivered on or before the date agreed, for the agreed fee, which will be based on the description of the work required and the brief, both supplied by the Client.
- If, however, on receipt of the item to be worked on or at an early stage, it becomes clear that significantly more work is required than had been anticipated in the preliminary brief, I reserve the right to renegotiate the fee and/or the deadline.
- If, during the term of my work, additional tasks are requested by the Client, I reserve the right to renegotiate the fee and/or the deadline.
- Any content created by me as part of the copywriting/line editing/copy-editing process will become the copyright of the Client, once full payment has been received, unless otherwise agreed.
- If the Client believes my work is unsatisfactory, I will rectify it as quickly as practically possible and at my own expense with no additional costs to the Client, unless there is an agreed change of scope to the original work.
- A payment schedule will be agreed at the outset and will incorporate a 10%, or £250 whichever the greater, deposit to secure time in my calendar and 50% of the balance payable at the start of work. Payment of the remaining 40% will be payable on completion of the work, or by agreed schedule for large projects.
- Unless agreed in writing at the outset, payment will be made within 7 days of receipt of my invoice. Unless otherwise agreed, non-payment or late payment will be charged interest in accordance with the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 (amended 2002 and 2013).