This Pictology, Inc. Service Agreement (the "Agreement") is made by
and between Pictology, Inc. (the "Company"), a Michigan corporation, and you, the "Photographer."
1.0 ENGAGEMENT OF SERVICES. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, the Company agrees to host and display the Photographer's images in
a low-resolution format on the Company's website. The Company will offer users
online services such as reprint order processing and other services that may be
amended from time to time at prices that are set by the Photographer and
communicated to the Company. Orders for reprints and other products will be
communicated by the Company to the Photographer within twenty-four (24) hours.
The Photographer shall be responsible for timely processing and shipping all
orders directly to users in accordance with the terms of the order, and in any
case within twenty-five (25) days of receipt of the order. Photographer shall
notify the Company of the shipment of all orders within twenty-four (24) hours
of shipment. Photographer shall immediately notify the Company of any returns,
refunds, or fee disputes by any end user. Photographer shall notify the Company
of order shipments, changes in prices, and any other information using the
Company's software. The Company retains the right to not process any order it
deems unfit for processing. ALL IMAGES LOADED ONTO THE COMPANY’S WEBSITES MUST HAVE A LIKELIHOOD OF SALE – ANY EVENT OR IMAGES DEEMED NOT TO HAVE A LIKELIHOOD OF SALE WILL BE REMOVED BY THE COMPANY.
1.2 ACCEPTABLE PRODUCTS. The Photographer must sell tangible products. An
example of a tangible product is a physical print of an image, a DVD containing
one or more images, or a framed print of an image. Intangible products are not
allowed and are forbidden. Examples of forbidden intangible products are portrait sitting fee, a wedding services fee, or an installment payment fee.
THE COMPANY, AT ITS SOLE DISCRETION, DEFINES ACCEPTABLE AND UNACCEPTABLE
PRODUCTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE COMPANY, AT ITS SOLE DISCRETION, CAN ELECT TO
EITHER DECLINE TO PROCESS ANY ORDER CONTAINING FORBIDDEN PRODUCTS, OR REFUND
THE END USER’S CREDIT CARD AND DEBIT THE PHOTOGRAPHER’S ACCOUNT FOR PREVIOUSLY
PROCESSED ORDERS.
1.3 COMPANY COMMUNICATIONS. In order for the Company to provide exceptional
service, the Company must be able to communicate with the Photographer in an
unrestricted manner. The Photographer agrees to receive communications from the
Company as the Company, at its sole discretion, decides to send them, whether
sent via email, a telephone call, or in writing. If the Photographer does not
wish to receive the Company’s communications, the Photographer must elect to
cancel their account. THE COMPANY WILL NOTIFY THE PHOTOGRAPHER OF PENDING
ORDERS VIA AUTOMATED EMAIL. THE PHOTOGRAPHER AGREES THAT THE COMPANY IS NOT
LIABLE IF THE PHOTOGRAPHER DOES NOT RECEIVE THE EMAILS SENT BY THE COMPANY, AND
THE PENDING ORDERS ARE SUBSEQUENTLY CANCELLED.
2.0 MONTHLY SERVICE FEES. The Photographer will pay a monthly fee (unless
Photographer is enrolled in the Company's free service plan) that will be
billed to the Photographer's credit card on a recurring basis until the
Photographer requests to close their account. Photographer agrees to keep all
credit card information current, and to update any changes in account number
and or expiration date in a prompt and timely manner.
2.1 TRANSACTION PROCESSING. The Company will process all orders placed from the
Company’s websites. For credit card purchases, the end user’s credit card will
not be debited until the Photographer marks the order PROCESSED. In the event
that the order is not marked PROCESSED within 25 days from creation, the
Company will automatically cancel the order.
2.2 SALES TAX. The Company will broker transactions on behalf of the
Photographer. The Photographer is responsible for any and all sales tax
liabilities. In no event shall the Company be responsible for paying sales tax
to local, state, or federal offices. The Photographer agrees to provide the
Company with the sales tax applicable for the Photographer’s jurisdiction in a
timely manner, and will update the Company as the sales tax rate changes.
2.3 DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS. The Photographer’s account shall be credited and
debited for monthly service fees, transaction fees, and processed orders.
Processed orders are not available until three (3) business days after the
order is marked PROCESSED by the Photographer. The balance of the account will
be distributed on a semi-monthly basis.
2.4 REFUNDS AND CHARGEBACKS. If an end-user requests a refund or a chargeback
for a transaction the Company has processed, the Company will debit the
Photographer’s account for the amount of the refund or chargeback. If the
Photographer’s account will become over-drawn because of the debit for the
refund or chargeback, the Photographer agrees that the Company may debit the
Photographer’s credit card for the outstanding or overdrawn balance. IN THE
EVENT THAT AN END USER REQUESTS A REFUND FOR ANY REASON, THE E-COMMERCE
TRANSACTION FEE ORIGINALLY COLLECTED BY THE COMPANY WILL NOT BE REFUNDED TO THE
PHOTOGRAPHER. IN THE EVENT OF A MERCHANT PROCESSOR CHARGEBACK, THE E-COMMERCE
TRANSACTION FEE ORIGINALLY COLLECTED BY THE COMPANY WILL NOT BE REFUNDED TO THE
PHOTOGRAPHER. IF THE PHOTOGRAPHER’S ACCOUNT IS OVERDRAWN, THE PHOTOGRAPHER
AGREES THAT THE COMPANY CAN COLLECT THE OVERDRAWN AMOUNT BY DEBITING THE
PHOTOGRAPHER’S CREDIT CARD.
3. LICENSE AND OWNERSHIP OF THE WORK PRODUCT. By using the service, the
Photographer grants The Company a world-wide, non-exclusive license to use the
Photographer’s images for display on the Company’s websites. The Company shall
not gain any ownership interest in the Photographer's images.
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The Photographer represents and warrants
that: (a) Photographer has the right and unrestricted ability to grant the
license to the Company as set forth in Section 3, and (b) the Work Product will
not infringe upon any copyright, right of publicity or privacy, or any other
proprietary right of any person, whether contractual, statutory or common law,
and (c) the Photographer has acquired all necessary model releases. The
Photographer agrees to indemnify the Company from any and all damages, costs,
claims, expenses or other liability (including reasonable attorneys' fees)
arising from or relating to the breach or alleged breach by Photographer of the
representations and warranties set forth in this Section 4.
5. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR
INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY DAMAGE OR
INJURY TO BUSINESS EARNINGS, PROFITS OR GOODWILL SUFFERED BY ANY PERSON ARISING
FROM THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF ADVISED OF
THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS. IN NO CASE SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE FOR ANY
AMOUNT IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNTS PAID UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. Further,
Photographer agrees to Indemnify the Company from any and all damages, costs,
claims, expenses or other liability (including reasonable attorneys' fees)
arising from or relating to the handling of personal data through the Company’s
websites, including credit card information and addresses.
6. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR RELATIONSHIP. The Photographer's relationship with the
Company is that of an independent contractor, and nothing in this Agreement is
intended to, or should be construed to, create a partnership, agency, joint
venture or employment relationship. The Photographer shall be deemed the broker
of all reprints and any other products or services sold through the Company’s
websites. The Photographer will not be entitled to any of the benefits which
the Company may make available to its employees, including, but not limited to,
group health or life insurance, profit-sharing or retirement benefits. The
Photographer is not authorized to make any representation, contract or
commitment on behalf of the Company unless specifically requested or authorized
in writing to do so by an Officer of the Company. The Photographer is solely
responsible for, and will file, on a timely basis, all tax returns and payments
required to be filed with, or made to, any federal, state or local tax
authority with respect to the performance of services and receipt of fees under
this Agreement. Photographer shall be solely liable for any failure to pay
applicable taxes. Photographer is solely responsible for, and must maintain
adequate records of, expenses incurred in the course of performing services
under this Agreement. No part of Photographer's compensation will be subject to
withholding by the Company for the payment of any social security, federal,
state or any other employee payroll taxes.
7. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. The Photographer agrees to hold the Company’s
Confidential Information in strict confidence and not to disclose such
Confidential Information to any third parties. Confidential Information as used
in this Agreement shall mean all information disclosed by the Company to the
Photographer that is not generally known in the Company’s trade or industry.
This Section shall survive for 3 years beyond any termination or expiration of
this Agreement.
8. TERM AND TERMINATION.
8.1 TERM. The initial term of this Agreement is for one (1) month from the
Effective Date set forth above, unless earlier terminated as provided in this
Agreement. Thereafter, this Agreement will automatically renew each month, for
one (1) month terms, unless the Company receives fifteen (15) days written
notice prior to the last day of the month that the Agreement shall not renew.
8.2 TERMINATION BY THE COMPANY. The Company may terminate this Agreement with
or without cause, at any time. The Company may also terminate this Agreement
immediately upon material breach of any part of this agreement.
9. PRIVACY AND DECENCY. The Photographer shall not upload, post, or transmit to
the Company’s websites material that is unlawful, harmful, threatening,
abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, and/or
invasive of another's privacy, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive, or
sexually explicit. The Company shall be the sole judge of decency and may
refuse to publish any photograph at its sole discretion. Photographer agrees to
indemnify the Company from any and all damages, costs, claims, expenses or
other liability (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from or relating
to the breach or alleged breach by Photographer of the provisions of this
Section. Photographer will also abide by the provisions posted on the Company's website in the User Agreement and Privacy Statement, as amended
from time to time.
10. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. Photographer may not subcontract or otherwise
delegate its obligations under this Agreement without the Company’s prior
written consent. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement will be for the
benefit of the Company’s successors and assigns, and will be binding on
Photographer's assignees.
11. NOTICES. Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be posted
to the Company’s websites and shall be delivered as follows with notice deemed
given as indicated: (i) by the web when posted to the Company’s websites (ii) by E-mail.
12. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the laws
of the United States of America and by the laws of the State of Michigan,
without regard to its conflict of laws rules.
13. SEVERABILITY. Should any provisions of this Agreement be held by a court of
law to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the legality, validity and
enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be
affected or impaired thereby.
14. WAIVER. The waiver by the Company of a breach of any provision of this
Agreement by the Photographer shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of
any other or subsequent breach by the Photographer.
15. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between
the parties relating to this subject matter and supersedes all prior or
contemporaneous oral or written agreements concerning such subject matter. This
Agreement may be changed at any time by the Company. (subject to Section 11
- Notices) upon which the newest version will become binding.
If you have any questions regarding this agreement, please call 1-888-968-5565 x-18.