Standard Terms and Conditions of TTA Group

General

All work carried out by TTA Group (“the agency”) shall be governed by the following terms and conditions.

Contractual duration

This agreement will run for a minimum of 12 months from the start date specified in the Letter of Agreement. The agreement can be terminated by either party giving three month’ notice in writing.

Estimates

Prior to any work commencing, the agency will provide the client with a written estimate of the charges relating to the assignment, excluding any incidental charges. On acceptance of the estimate, the client will provide the agency with a written purchase order.

Once the work has commenced, any changes in costs will be agreed with the client before they are incurred. The agency will issue a new estimate to the client for any additional costs. On acceptance of the additional costs, the client will raise an additional purchase order.

If the client does not have a purchase order system, acceptance of the assignment or any additional costs will be given by signing the estimate and returning it to the agency. In addition email confirmation will also be accepted as confirmation of acceptance of estimate.

All estimates are exclusive of Value Added Tax (“VAT”).

Amendments

The agency will take all reasonable steps to comply with requests to change, reject, cancel or stop any or all plans or work in progress, provided they can do so within their contractual obligations to third parties.

In the event of any cancellation or amendment, the client will be responsible for any costs, expenses and disbursements incurred prior to and as a result of the cancellation or amendment.

Terms of payment

The client shall pay all invoices within 30 days of the date of the agency’s invoice unless otherwise agreed in writing.

The company reserves the right to claim interest and compensation for debt recovery costs under the late payment legislation if the agency is not paid according to these credit terms.

The agency reserves the right to request a sum to be paid by the client in advance.

The agency reserves the right to suspend work on the client’s assignments whilst the client has not paid invoices due for payment.

Copyright

The copyright for all artwork, copy and other works produced by the agency shall belong to the agency until such time as all relevant agency fees and charges are paid in full at which time the copyright will be deemed to be assigned to the client.

Confidentiality

The agency acknowledges a duty not to disclose without the client’s permission during or after the assignment any information relating to the Client and/or its business. This does not apply to information already in the public domain or which subsequently comes into the public domain other than as a result of the agency’s neglect.

The client acknowledges the agency’s right to use any general marketing, promotional or advertising intelligence regarding client’s products and services obtained in the course of this assignment provided that such information is in the public domain.

Limitation of liability

The agency shall not be liable for any delay or omission of any publication or transmission or any error in or claim arising from any advertisement or promotion unless otherwise caused by default or neglect on the agency’s part.

In any event, any liability will be limited to the amount of the fee received in respect of the assignment.

Although the agency will take all reasonable care in the execution of the assignment, the client acknowledges that the agency can take no responsibility for the ultimate effectiveness of the assignment due to market or other conditions outside the agency’s control.

Indemnity

The client agrees to indemnify the agency fully in respect of any claims, charges, losses or other damages either direct or indirect that may be suffered by the agency in connection with any work produced by the agency in relation to this assignment.

Governing Law

These conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English Law.