The following Terms and Conditions of Service apply to all products and services provided by "Design Melon/ Dabadoo Design Studio" and in the event of any dispute. All work is carried out by "Design Melon/ Dabadoo Design Studio" on the understanding that the client has agreed to our terms and conditions. Copyright is retained by "Design Melon/ Dabadoo Design Studio" on all design work including words, pictures, ideas, visuals, and illustrations unless specifically released or after all, costs have been settled.

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If a choice of designs is presented and one is chosen for your project, only that solution is deemed to be given by us as fulfilling the contract. All other designs remain the property of "Design Melon/ Dabadoo Design Studio" unless specifically agreed in writing.

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Project Acceptance / Design Charge

"Design Melon/ Dabadoo Design Studio" can provide the customer with a written estimate or quotation in PDF. These Terms and Conditions can be read at any time on the "Designer Shack" website. A non-refundable payment of 100% Upfront fee of the quoted cost will become immediately due.

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Unless agreed otherwise with the Client, all design services require an advance payment of a minimum of 50% of the project quotation total before the work commences or is supplied to the Client for review. The remaining 50% of the project quotation total will be due upon completion of the work prior to the release of materials.

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Charges for Other Services

Charges for any additional services requested during the project that are over and above the estimated time or out of scope will become fully payable (100% of the quoted amount) at the time of estimate or quotation acceptance.

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Payment

Payments may be made by online transfer, Gcash, credit card (Visa, MasterCard). After confirming the payment, the client is required to send a screenshot of his/her payment as proof.

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Cancellation

If the client chooses to cancel the project midway through the project, where ideas and proposals have been submitted, a refund of the previous payment is not possible.

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If "Design Melon/ Dabadoo Design Studio" falls ill, or is unable to complete the project due to unforeseen circumstances, a portion of the overall budget will be returned. If any works, so far completed, can be used for another designer to pick up, then a percentage will be refunded based on work completed or any other reasonable suggestion will be considered.

If the project is completed & all files are delivered, there is no negotiation for a refund.

"Design Melon/ Dabadoo Design Studio" can cancel a project if it remains unpaid for 30 days from the date of invoice.

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Ownership -Trademark-Legal

All preparation materials, sketches, visuals, including the electronic files used to create the project remain the property of "Design Melon/ Dabadoo Design Studio". The final artwork or digital files will become the property of the client mentioned in this proposal only upon the final payment of the project. If the final payment is not received as agreed and set out in the initial proposal, all designs and concepts will remain the property of "Design Melon/ Dabadoo Design Studio" Until payment is received. If there are issues with the final payment, I reserve the right to show any artwork, ideas sketches created for this project in a portfolio as examples of client work. This can be during the project, and also on completion. If you have any specific ‘secrecy/stealth mode’ requirements, please mention this before agreeing to the proposal. Do not attempt to use/modify/alter/replicate or steal any of my ideas without making the agreed final payment. The final payment ensures that ONLY the agreed logo design becomes the client's property. Any previous ideas/concepts remain the property of "Design Melon/ Dabadoo Design Studio" unless any prior agreement has been made.
 

Due to the lengthy and often costly procedures required to initiate any form of trademark and legal name search, I am unable to provide any practical help with this.

If you require the logo to be registered as a trademark—”®”, then you must seek proper legal advice.

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You take full responsibility for ensuring that the company/product/name is legally free/available before work is started. Should any legal issue arise with the naming after the project has been completed, no refunds are possible, neither am I legally responsible for any problems thus arising. Please ensure the name you are using is free and legally safe to use before committing to a logo project. Ensure that the name you are using has been: subject to appropriate checks, is not in use by someone else, and/or infringes on any other registered trademark, business name, etc.

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