Hitz Imaging
Ltd Business Printing Terms and Conditions
By requesting any product or service from Hitz Imaging Ltd, you, the
customer, are bound by the following Terms & Conditions.
1) Tax: According to British Tax Law
Hitz Imaging Ltd is currently not required to charge VAT on any
product, as a result Hitz Imaging Ltd prices are currently VAT free
on all products. However, we are not responsible for any other tax or import
duties charged to the customer, by any other relevant taxing
authority.
2) Proofs (i): Hitz Imaging Ltd
provides free proofs only for items it will be
requested to print as part of the same order. If Hitz Imaging Ltd is
requested to provide proofs, design work for a logo, artwork or layout,
without any printing to follow, there will be a small charge.
3) Proofs (ii): Proofs represent the
customer’s chance to check all relevant details before going to
final print. Hitz Imaging Ltd accepts no responsibility in any
overseen errors on the customer’s part once the work has been
printed. It is the customer’s responsibility to ensure layout, colours,
spelling, wording, grammar, phone numbers, website addresses, e-mail
addresses, addresses and any other detail within the supplied proof are correct before going to
print.
4) Copy / Samples: Samples supplied by
customers or prospective customers may be presented to Hitz Imaging
Ltd in any form, such as handwritten documents, e-mail, pdf files or
image files. You must own the copyright to any text, photos,
illustrations or other artwork you submit, or you must have specific
written permission from the copyright owner before submitting any
material in any form whatsoever.
4a) Artwork: Artwork maybe supplied by
the customer to Hitz Imaging Ltd in the following forms: pdf, MS
Word, MS Publisher, MS Powerpoint, Adobe PSD, Adobe EPS, JPEG, TIFF,
ZIP, BMP. Other document and image types, as well as written
documents may also be supplied by prior arrangement with Hitz
Imaging Ltd.
4b) Artwork: Unless specific written
information specifies otherwise, artwork submitted by the customer
to Hitz Imaging Ltd is assumed to be the correct size; resolution;
layout; colour; orientation; with correct spelling and all other
details checked and correct for the print job the customer has
requested. Hitz Imaging Ltd accepts no responsibility for printing
errors caused by artwork prepared by and submitted by customers. It
is the customer's responsibility to check artwork prior to
submitting it.
5) Copyright: The Copyright of any
logos, artwork, photos taken, layouts, designs, or anything else
prepared, created, or developed by Hitz Imaging Ltd for customers
will remain with Hitz Imaging Ltd until the product(s) and all
associated artwork have been paid for in full by the customer.
Copying or reusing pictures, photos, artwork, layouts, text or other
reproducible materials before the product or products to which they
are associated with have been paid for in full, will constitute a
violation of these Terms and Conditions, and will be in breach of
Copyright Laws, entitling Hitz Imaging Ltd to claim damages.
6) Company Imprint: Hitz Imaging Ltd
does not imprint the company name / logo on any business printing
product that the customer is charged money for. Hitz Imaging Ltd
reserves the right to print or display a copyright warning on any
proof or artwork it is asked to prepare for customers. The copyright
warning will be removed on final printed work.
7) Payment: Hitz Imaging Ltd states
that payment is to be made in full on collection or before dispatch
of the products. Hitz Imaging Ltd reserves the right to ask for a
deposit at a minimum value of 10% of the total cost, when the order
requires Hitz Imaging Ltd to purchase special paper or other
products not usually held in stock in order to complete the
customer’s order.
8) Delivery: Hitz Imaging Ltd
accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage to a customer’s
order caused by the courier. Advice of any damage to goods must be
made, in writing to Hitz Imaging Ltd and the courier company within
3 days of delivery, or in the case of non-delivery, within 10 days
of dispatch.
9) Suspended Work: Should printing be
delayed or suspended at the request of a customer for a period of 30
days or more, Hitz Imaging Ltd will then be entitled to payment for
any work already carried out, materials that have been specially
ordered, and any other additional costs.
10) Customer’s Property: The customer’s
property, or any item supplied on behalf of the customer to Hitz
Imaging Ltd, shall, while it is in the possession of Hitz Imaging
Ltd, or in transit to or from the customer will be deemed to be at
the customer’s risk unless otherwise agreed, and the customer should
insure items accordingly.
11) Customer’s Materials: Hitz Imaging
Ltd reserves the right to reject or refuse to use paper, or other
materials supplied by the customer which are deemed to be unusable
or unsuitable. Hitz Imaging Ltd will have no liability in respect of
any work being less than satisfactory quality as a result of defects
or unsuitability of any materials supplied by the customer. Hitz
Imaging Ltd assumes that any materials supplied by the customer will
be the correct quantity to cover the amount of printing requested by
the customer. Hitz Imaging Ltd will have no liability in a shortage
of materials, or a delivery delay of materials supplied by the
customer.
12) Insolvency: If the customer ceases
to pay it’s debts in the ordinary course of business, or cannot pay
it’s debts as they become due, or being a company, is deemed unable
to pay it’s debts or has a winding-up petition issued against it, or
being a person, commits an act of bankruptcy or has a bankruptcy
petition issued against it, Hitz Imaging Ltd without prejudice will
have the right not to proceed any further with any work for the
customer. Hitz Imaging Ltd reserves the right to charge for any work
already carried out on the customer’s behalf (whether completed or
not), and any materials purchased for the customer, such charge to
be an immediate debt due to Hitz Imaging Ltd.
13) Illegal Matter: Hitz Imaging Ltd
reserves the right not to print any matter that in its opinion is,
or may be of an illegal or libellous nature. The customer will
indemnify and hold Hitz Imaging Ltd harmless against all claims,
demands, costs, expenses (including but not limited to legal costs
and disbursements), losses and damages arising from or incurred by
reason of the work Hitz Imaging Ltd is required to produce pursuant
to a customer order being or alleged to be defamatory.
14) Colour Printing Process: Hitz
Imaging Ltd makes all reasonable efforts to obtain the best possible
colour reproduction on the customer’s work, but colour variation is
inherent in any printing process. It is therefore accepted that Hitz
Imaging Ltd will not be required to guarantee an exact colour or
texture match between the customer’s photograph(s), proof, graphic
file, previously printed matter, or any other materials supplied by
the customer.
15) Data Protection: Any details
supplied by customers to Hitz Imaging Ltd during the ordering
process, shall remain with Hitz Imaging Ltd even after the order has
been completed. Hitz Imaging Ltd will not pass on or sell any of the
customer’s information in any form. Hitz Imaging Ltd may use the
customer’s information to occasionally inform the customer of any
new products, services or offers which Hitz Imaging Ltd feel may be
of use or benefit to the customer.
16) Unforeseen Circumstances: Hitz
Imaging Ltd will always make every reasonable effort to complete the
customer’s order by any agreed date or time whether verbally or in
writing. However, Hitz Imaging Ltd will be under no liability if it
is unable to perform any obligation that is owed to the customer due
to circumstances beyond its control. These circumstances include but
are not limited to, Act of God, flood, legislation, war, fire,
terrorism, drought, power supply failure, delivery failure, or a
mechanical failure. During such circumstances, the customer may give
written notice to Hitz Imaging Ltd to terminate any work, and pay
for any work that may have been done, and for materials used, but
subject thereto shall otherwise accept delivery when available.
17) Company Information: By British Law
companies must print certain company information on their business
stationery. It is the customer’s responsibility to check with a
relevant authority what information their company must display on
business stationery. Hitz Imaging Ltd accepts no responsibility or
liability and will be held harmless against any claims, costs, legal
costs or disbursements faced by the customer and their associated
company, as a result of failing to display relevant company
information on business stationery.
18) Law: These terms and conditions
shall be governed and construed in accordance with English Law.
English Courts shall have jurisdiction to any matters arising in
connection with any contract formed between Hitz Imaging Ltd and the
customer, or any work carried out by Hitz Imaging Ltd for a
customer, into which these terms and conditions are incorporated.
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