Trade Terms and Conditions of Contract

1. Design Fees: Any request for design alteration will be considered a request for a custom-job quote.

2. Approve the Digital Proof: When the design is finalized, we will send you a digital proof (in Adobe PDF format) which you must review for textual errors, and approve, before the job goes to press. Your reply by email acknowledging receipt and approval of the reviewed PDF will be considered approval. Note that this is not a design or style review as all typographic styles are fixed by the template, with only minor adjustments made for spacing purposes.

3. You accept responsibility for proofing:  Your approval of the digital proof confirms that Slow Print Letterpress will not be liable for any typographical, spelling or design errors. Changes after approval but prior to the press run will be allowed with a 75% surcharge.

4. Delivery Time for TFL Print Shop Orders: Your order will be shipped within approximately 2-3 weeks, contingent on your prompt approval of the digital proofs. We are not responsible for delays beyond our control, including but not limited to network or email problems, equipment breakdowns, shipping delays, etc.

5. Limited Guarantee: We want you to be overjoyed with the final printed product! If there are flaws due to our workmanship or our mistake we will either reprint the flawed portion of the job at our expense or refund your payment which will relieve us of further obligation, on your return of the flawed work. However, note that Letterpress printing is a largely manual process and is therefore subject to natural variation of color, impression, registration and other characteristics, and we do not allow claims for concerns of this nature. No claims accepted after 14 days from delivery.

6. Shipping: We can not be responsible for damage during shipping.

7. Cancellation by Us for any reason: We can not be responsible for unforeseen circumstances, work-stoppages, 'acts-of-God' or whomever, which may make it impossible for us to complete your job in a reasonable amount of time. Our complete obligation to you may be discharged in its entirety by our refund of your payment, without prejudice. We disclaim any secondary consequences or costs that you may incur.

8. Cancellation by Client for any reason: Cancellations after the job has gone to press will not be accepted.

9. Work-for-hire: You agree that your rights to the work produced shall not exclude our right to display, show or exhibit the product for promotional or marketing purposes. Any design, artwork or creative material which we produce on your behalf is licensed non-exclusively by us to you, and shall not be considered 'work-for-hire'. We may, at our discretion, re-use and re-purpose such design elements, imagery, creative solutions, without limitation or notification.

10.  We are not obligated to accept any job, and our refund of your payment at our discretion will release us from any further obligation to you whatsoever.

We reserve the right to correct typographic and other errors.

11. You agree that you are accepting the terms outlined herein and/or in our written estimate or quotation by either: 

 A. authorizing us to place a charge for the payment or deposit on your credit-card

or 

 B.  delivering the payment or deposit in the form of cash,  check, PayPal  or other instrument.

12. You agree that the record of correspondence, including estimates and acceptance of estimates by email, will provide sufficient and incontrovertible evidence of the Specifications of Work  Contracted, and become part of this agreement by inclusion.

Semiotx, Inc maintains records of all correspondence and transactions on its various computers and servers for this purpose.

In case of conflicting terms, a signed, written agreement is authoritative.

13. Disputes will be addressed through good-faith negotiation, or arbitration,  prior to any action at law.

14. Limitations of liability: You understand and agree that under no circumstances shall Semiotx, Inc. ("Semiotx", also DBA "SlowPrint Letterpress Studio", or "SlowPrint.com") nor any of its directors, employees or officers or members, be liable for any indirect or consequential or punitive punitive losses, or damages (including loss of artwork, data, profits or business or monies invested in events or services), defects, negligence or any other hypothesis in any way relating to the performance and provisioning of any of our products or services. Your sole remedy is to stop using said product or service and the only remedy for your dis-contentment shall be to obtain a refund as noted and in conformity with these terms and conditions. Additionally, regarding the reliability, timeliness and /or performance of any third party companies such as FedEx, UPS and the US postal service or other parties. Such limitation of liability shall apply to prevent recovery of actual, indirect, consequential, exemplary and punitive damages. With respect to errors or negligence on the part of Semiotx, the maximum Semiotx will be liable for is limited to the total price paid for the order, product or service.

15. All Semiotx, Inc. products and services including any third party vendor materials such as envelopes, glue and other paper products are offered "as is" and without express or implied warranties or warranties of any kind. No statement from any employees or agents shall create any additional warranties other than those expressed in these terms and conditions.

16. All legal issues arising from or related to the use of Semiotx, Inc. products and services shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the state of Illinois. The state and federal courts of Illinois shall be the exclusive forum and venue to resolve disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms and Conditions or any user's (or any third party) use of the products and services. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to these Terms and Conditions shall be conducted in the courts located in the city of Galena, Illinois. In the event Semiotx, Inc. has to resort to legal action to enforce any obligation of wholesaler/retailer, we will be entitled to recover actual damages together with reasonable attorney fees.

17. This terms and conditions agreement replaces all previous versions of Semiotx, Inc. terms and conditions. By Placing an order or purchase of of any Semiotx, Inc. products and order of goods or services constitutes knowledge of, agreement with and acceptance of these terms and that these are binding contractual obligations by and for you.

The final contract may amend the terms outlined above. This document shall be included by reference in each estimate, quotation or work-order.

For purposes of contract law, any contract shall be made between you and Semiotx, Inc (DBA Slow Print Letterpress Studio)., a Delaware Registered Corporation with its headquarters in Galena, Illinois. 

Contact Peter Fraterdeus, President, Semiotx, Inc, PO Box 248, Galena Illinois 61036 USA  peterf@semiotx.com

These terms may be changed without notice. 

The current terms are always available at http://www.slowprint.com/rates-and-conditions/TFL_trade-terms

Current as of 25 March 2011