Terms of Service

By browsing this website or accepting a proposal from Layout Mechanics ("the studio"), you agree to these terms. Where a signed statement of work conflicts with these terms, the signed statement of work prevails for that engagement.

Each engagement is defined by a written proposal listing deliverables, milestones, review rounds, timeline and fees. Work outside that list is a change request, quoted separately and started only after written approval.

Unless stated otherwise, an engagement includes three initial concept routes and two rounds of refinement on the selected route.

You agree to provide accurate brief material, a single named decision-maker, timely feedback within the review windows set in the schedule, and lawful rights to any assets, text, photography or trademarks you supply to us.

Delays in feedback or content delivery of more than [Delay Threshold, e.g. 10 business days] may require the schedule and fees to be re-baselined.

Engagements are invoiced [Payment Schedule, e.g. 50% on signature and 50% on delivery]. Invoices are payable within [Payment Terms, e.g. 14 days]. Late amounts may accrue interest at [Late Interest Rate] as permitted by the law of [Jurisdiction]. Quoted fees exclude [Applicable Taxes, e.g. VAT] and third-party costs such as printing, stock imagery and font licences, which are recharged at cost.

We retain ownership of all concepts, drafts and working material until the final invoice for the engagement is paid in full. On full payment, ownership of the final approved deliverables transfers to you.

Unselected concepts, internal process material, studio tools and templates remain the property of Layout Mechanics. Third-party fonts, stock images and plugins are licensed to you directly by their owners under their own terms.

Unless you request otherwise in writing, we may display the delivered work in our portfolio, case studies and social channels after the work is publicly launched. We will honour any confidentiality period you specify in the statement of work.

Each party will keep the other's non-public business information confidential and use it only for the engagement. This obligation continues for [Confidentiality Term, e.g. 3 years] after the engagement ends.

We warrant that services will be performed with reasonable skill and care by qualified personnel. We do not warrant that a mark is free of conflicting third-party rights; trademark clearance and registration are your responsibility and should be conducted by qualified counsel in [Jurisdiction].

Website content is provided "as is" for information only and does not constitute professional advice.

To the maximum extent permitted by the law of [Jurisdiction], neither party is liable for indirect, incidental or consequential loss, loss of profit, revenue, data or goodwill. Our total aggregate liability arising from an engagement is limited to the total fees paid by you for that engagement.

Nothing here excludes liability that cannot be excluded by law.

Either party may terminate an engagement on [Notice Period, e.g. 14 days] written notice. On termination you pay for all work completed and committed third-party costs to that date. Refund treatment is set out in our Refund Policy.

These terms are governed by the laws of [Jurisdiction], and the courts of [Jurisdiction / Venue] have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute, subject to any mandatory consumer protections that apply to you.

Questions about these terms: arcone@rhyzon.shop.