TERMS OF USE

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION – PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE!

 

Please read these Terms of Use (“Terms”) carefully. The following is a legal agreement between you (“user”) and Tina Sokolovskaya photography), which governs your use of Products (defined below) obtained by purchase through this website at tinasokolovskaya.com, or any related domains or subdomains (the “Site”).  In these Terms, use of the words “you”, “client” and “your” refer to each individual user who may interact with this site, and “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Tina Sokolovskaya photography.

“Products” referred to by these Terms include but are not limited to: images, templates, communications, workshops, and any other documents provided for paid purchase or for which you supply personal information in exchange, including free downloaded material or other information available through the Site, obtained from Tina Sokolovskaya photography.  All such Products are the intellectual property of and are owned by Tina Sokolovskaya photography.

By purchasing any Product, you agree to be bound by these Terms, without any other conditions or declarations. If at any time you do not agree with these Terms or find them otherwise unacceptable, please discontinue use of Tina Sokolovska photography immediately.

Understand that by using the Site, any Products, services or applications for which you tender payment or otherwise obtain through the Site, you warrant that you are at least 18 years of age and are otherwise legally able to enter into a valid contract.

 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSE

Tina Sokolovskaya photography owns all intellectual property rights in (a) all text, logo, images, headers, trademarks, service marks, design elements, and all other protected elements on the Site (except those licensed from others);  (b) any Products and portions therefore; (c)  all things otherwise provided to you as a part Tina Sokolovskaya photography services, and; (d) any other intellectual property rights afforded to Tina Sokolovskaya photography, either through state or federal registration or as otherwise available at common law (“Intellectual Property”).  Except as stated below, Tina Sokolovskaya photography does not grant you any rights to any Intellectual Property contained within the Products or as may be available to you generally through the Site.

You agree not to make unauthorized use of or otherwise infringe upon Tina Sokolovskaya photography Intellectual Property in any way, and understand that it is your responsibility to ensure you refrain from doing so.  Tina Sokolovskaya photography will take whatever legal action is necessary to protect its Intellectual Property in the event of such infringement and asks that you carefully manage your use of the Products, and any other downloaded materials or services to ensure compliance with these Terms.

So long as you comply with this Terms of Use, Tina Sokolovskaya photography grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to download, view, copy and print the Digital Products you purchase solely for your personal use with respect to your photography clients or similar business use, and which is not to include any reproduction, copying, or any other use of the Products or free downloadable material for resale or distribution (“Permitted Use”), provided that you:

(1)  abide by all copyright protections afforded to the Products, both as formally registered with the U.S. Copyright Office and as otherwise provided by law;

(2)  abide by all trademark protections afforded to the Products, both as formally registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, a state trademark authority, or as otherwise provided by common law;

(3) do not use the Products or otherwise offer them on any other website, through a networked computer environment, or otherwise offer them for distribution or sale or in any manner inconsistent with Permitted Use as provided by these Terms; and

(4) do not modify the Products in any way beyond edits consistent with Permitted Use provided by these Terms. Such permission to modify Products consistent with Permitted Use in no way expands the limited license provided herein, nor does grant you intellectual property ownership in, or provide a general right to modification of, the Products.

Please remember that it is your responsibility to download the Product immediately and securely back up all purchases. Tina Sokolovskaya photography is not liable for any loss or damage to Products that occur after download or any customer’s inadvertent or mistaken download of a Product or free download such customer did not intend to purchase or download, and Tina Sokolovskaya photography will not reimburse you for such downloads.  Tina Sokolovskaya photography will, one time, at your request, send a 24-hour access link to purchased products if you request a new download link after a prior purchase, having otherwise misplaced the download link originally supplied by Tina Sokolovskaya photography.

 

 CONTACT

By using the Site and entering personal information, you give Tina Sokolovskaya photography permission to contact you via email, telephone, and by any other method for which you include contact information to provide you with information regarding specials, new Products and services or changes to the terms of the privacy policy.  Should you prefer not to be contacted by e-mail, please let Tina Sokolovskaya photography know by emailing us at tsphotographynyc@gmail.com and we will kindly refrain from doing so.

 

RETURN/REFUND POLICY

You acknowledge that all Products and materials are non-refundable and not returnable, under any circumstances.  All sales are final. 

 

TIMELINESS + ATTENDANCE

Client should arrive to photoshoot, on time and ready to shoot.

Timeliness is imperative for the smooth execution of each session. Additional time will not be added to a session, in the event of tardiness.

A grace period of up to 15 minutes will be given for each session. After 15 minutes, clients will incur a charge based on rate $500/hour.  After 30 minutes, session will be cancelled, and client will forfeit payment for the session.

If the client is creating toxic environment, being rude, Tina Sokolovskaya photography have a right to stop the shoot and charge the package fee.

 

CANCELLATIONS/RESCHEDULING

Date is secured by deposit. If client is cancelling the session less than 2 weeks before shoot - deposit are non-refundable.

In the event a reschedule is necessary due to inclement weather, illness, personal or family emergency, the new session date will be scheduled as soon as possible. If new date is not scheduled within 3 months from the date of purchase, Client session fee will be lost.

If clients cancel the shoot less than 1 day before even he must pay 100% full price, if less than 1 week - 50%

If we are unable to perform required Work on the day of the session/event, due to illness, personal or family emergency, a full refund of session payment will be provided to Client within 5 days of scheduled event. Client agrees to indemnify Consultant for any loss, damage or liability.

 

PRINTS & PRODUCTS

Clients will receive a digital gallery of edited images within 2 weeks of the session date.

 

NO WARRANTIES

 

PRODUCTS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”. Tina Sokolovskaya photography OFFERS NO WARRANTY, EXPLICIT OR IMPLIED, REGARDING ANY FORMS OR TEMPLATES, THE ACCURACY OF ANY INFORMATION, OR ANY RIGHTS OR LICENSES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

OBTAINING MATERIALS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND AT YOUR OWN RISK.  L&S PHOTOGRAPHY LLC MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE SITE, PRODUCTS OR MATERIALS WILL BE ACCURATE AND RELIABLE IN ALL INSTANCES.

 

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION

EXCEPT AS PROHIBITED BY LAW, Tina Sokolovskaya photography SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR ANY GENERAL, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, OR LOST PROFITS OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES, COSTS OR LOSSES ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, MATERIALS OR PRODUCTS, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES AND RELATED EXPENSES OF LITIGATION AND ARBITRATION.    EXCEPT AS PROHIBITED AS LAW, TO THE EXTENT THERE IS LIABILITY FOUND AS TO L&S PHOTOGRAPHY LLC, SUCH RECOVERY IS LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT YOU PAID FOR MATERIALS, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.

 

GOVERNING LAW; VENUE

These Terms shall be construed in accordance with, and governed in all respects by, the laws of the state of NY. Any dispute between the parties concerning this Agreement shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and/or federal courts for the city of New York, NY.  Tina Sokolovskaya photography reserves the right to change or modify these Terms at any time without notice to You.  Again, it is your responsibility to review these Terms prior to use and periodically throughout your use of Tina Sokolovskaya photography Products, Materials and services.

 

Any questions regarding the above Terms may be directed to:

tsphotographynyc@gmail.com