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Web Banner Design Service Agreement
IX-ONE.COM
Web Banner Design Service Agreement

This Web Banner Design Service Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into by and between IX-ONE.COM ("IX-ONE.COM") a/an individual and you and your heirs, agents, successors and assigns (collectively, "You"), and is made effective as of the date of electronic execution. This Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions of Your use of IX-ONE.COM's Web Banner Design Service and its related services (collectively, the "Services") and represents the entire agreement between You and IX-ONE.COM concerning the subject matter hereof. By using the Services, You acknowledge that You have read, understand, acknowledge and agree to be bound by all the terms and conditions of this Agreement, along with any new, different or additional terms, conditions or policies including, but not limited to, the Universal Terms of Service that IX-ONE.COM may establish from time to time, in its sole discretion, and any agreements that IX-ONE.COM is currently bound by or may become bound by in the future. Such Agreements may be found here. All IX-ONE.COM policies and agreements related to Your use of the Services are incorporated herein and made part of this Agreement by reference.


1. design services

Depending on the level of Service purchased, IX-ONE.COM will create a web banner design tailored toward Your reasonable expectations. The web banner Service will include an initial interview, presentation of the one (1) initial design and up to one (1) round of requested revisions to the selected design. The static web banner design Service includes delivery of five (5) static images in five (5) sizes of the final approved image. The animated web banner design Service includes delivery of five (5) animated images in five (5) sizes of the final approved image. Non-standard sizes may be included at Your request and for an additional quoted fee. The web banner Service includes up to two lines (up to 20 words) of embedded text, and requires Your submittal of the text before the design Service will begin. The web banner Services are photo-based and may include elements from Your submitted logo and/or complementary graphics and will not include illustration, hand-drawing, hand coloring, or logo design. At Your request, the web banner Service may include photo image search and purchase of up to one (1) photo. The favicon Service includes delivery of a standard favicon image based on Your web design, logo or web site initials.

IX-ONE.COM may request sample artwork, content or other material that You have indicated a desire to incorporate into the web banner design. All such material must be supplied in an electronic file format and transmitted to IX-ONE.COM electronically via email or file upload. Files that are too large to be transmitted electronically can, by prior arrangement, be delivered on a CD to our facilities via any standard shipping carrier. Content can, by prior arrangement, be faxed or sent to our facilities in hard copy format. Content delivered in hard copy format may incur additional fees for electronic conversion. IX-ONE.COM is not responsible for delays in completion due to delays in the receipt of shipped items. IX-ONE.COM, in its sole discretion, may require You to re-submit images should they determine that the images are not of high enough quality. IX-ONE.COM will not begin construction of Your web banner design until all requested materials and assurances of rights have been received from You. All materials provided should be copies and not original material. IX-ONE.COM will not return any materials provided by You in the design process. Failure to provide such material within thirty (30) days from request will result in cancellation of Your work order. No credits or refunds will be given for such cancellation. IX-ONE.COM will strive toward Your Satisfaction, but does not guarantee that all of Your requests will be satisfied if they are unreasonable or unable to be accomplished within the scope of the Services.

Delivery of Your approved web banner design via Design Manager or electronic mail completes IX-ONE.COM' s obligations under this Agreement and releases IX-ONE.COM from any obligation for further revisions or alterations. You agree that IX-ONE.COM is not responsible for sending files to, or any communication with, your vendor(s). Requests for additional design compositions or design revisions, will result in additional hourly design fees based on the number of additional hours worked. If You cancel the web banner design service after work has commenced, You will incur a termination fee based on the number of hours invested in the web banner design service.


2. limitations

IX-ONE.COM strives towards creating a web banner design that meets Your expectations. However, IX-ONE.COM does not guarantee that expectations will be met if requests are unreasonable or unable to be completed within the scope of the Service. Every step of the Service requires Your feedback. Failure to provide timely and reasonable feedback may delay or frustrate completion of the Service. IX-ONE.COM is not responsible for additional fees, time, or expenses incurred because of delays caused by lack of reasonable feedback, including Your failure to initiate the process. Should You fail to initiate the creation process by not responding to the initial request for interview within thirty (30) days, Your account will be considered inactive and the Service will terminate. No refunds or credits will be given for termination due to Your failure to respond to the initial request for interview or any feedback requests. Should You delay feedback for more than thirty (30) days Your unfinished web banner design may be archived and will require additional activation fees to recover.

IX-ONE.COM reserves the right to refuse any direction to create a web banner design that exploits children, contains pornography or other tasteless images, contains copyrighted or trademarked materials of others or infringes on the intellectual property rights of another, harasses, defames or slanders another, or for any other reason that IX-ONE.COM, in its sole discretion, decides. IX-ONE.COM has the right, but not the obligation, to back up or archive Your web banner design before delivery.

The Services, the resulting product and all copies belong to Starfield Technologies, Inc. (“Starfield”). The Services, the resulting product and all copies are copyrighted and are protected by United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions with all rights reserved. Upon final delivery of the web banner design, Starfield grants You an all rights, titles and interest in the web banner design and any products resulting from the purchase of the Services. Except as explicitly granted herein, IX-ONE.COM does not grant any express or implied right to You under IX-ONE.COM patents, copyrights, trademarks, or trade secret information. IX-ONE.COM may display the resulting product as-is or with alterations online, in marketing materials or in other manners in IX-ONE.COM's sole discretion.


3. maintenance and alterations after delivery

The Services are for the initial creation of a web banner design only and do not include routine maintenance or major alterations.


4. availability of services

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and each of IX-ONE.COM's policies and procedures, IX-ONE.COM shall use commercially reasonable efforts to attempt to provide the Services on Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm MST basis, excluding holidays, throughout the term of this Agreement. You acknowledge and agree that from time to time the Services may be inaccessible or inoperable for any reason, including, without limitation:

  1. equipment malfunctions;
  2. periodic maintenance procedures or repairs that IX-ONE.COM may undertake from time to time; or
  3. causes beyond the reasonable control of IX-ONE.COM or that are not reasonably foreseeable by IX-ONE.COM, including, without limitation, interruption or failure of telecommunication or digital transmission links, hostile network attacks, network congestion or other failures.

You acknowledge and agree that IX-ONE.COM has no control over the availability of the Services on a continuous or uninterrupted basis.


5. your obligations

By using the Services, You agree that You are age eighteen (18) or over. The Service is available only to persons who can make legally binding contracts under applicable law. You agree to provide a valid email address to receive information, questions and the final approved web banner design.

You represent and warrant that you have the appropriate rights or licenses in all logos, trademarks, intellectual property and content supplied by You for inclusion in the Services. You represent and warrant that all content provided by you will not be:

  • defamatory, embarrassing, harmful, abusive, threatening, slanderous or harassing;
  • prohibited by the laws of the United States and/or foreign territories in which You conduct business;
  • encourages unlawful behavior by others, such as hate crimes, terrorism and child pornography;
  • tortious, vulgar, obscene, invades the privacy of a third party;
  • racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable in the sole opinion of IX-ONE.COM ;
  • designed to impersonate the identity of a third party;
  • harmful to minors in any way; or
  • otherwise unlawful or infringing.

You agree that all requests shall be reasonable in nature and within the scope of the Service as advertised.

You also agree to respond to any requests for feedback within fourteen (14) days. Failure to respond within thirty (30) days shall result in a non-refundable cancellation of the Service.


6. IX-ONE.COM 's rights and restrictions

IX-ONE.COM explicitly reserves the right and sole discretion to:

  1. modify its pricing, if desired by IX-ONE.COM ;
  2. establish limits and guidelines concerning the use of the Services;
  3. terminate Your use of the Services for use of the Services to unnecessarily or illegally harass, non-payment of fees for the Services, activities designed to defame, embarrass, harm, abuse, threaten, slander or harass third parties, activities prohibited by the laws of the United States and/or foreign territories in which You conduct business, activities designed to encourage unlawful behavior by others, such as hate crimes, terrorism and child pornography, activities that are tortious, vulgar, obscene, invasive of the privacy of a third party, racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable in the sole opinion of IX-ONE.COM, activities designed to impersonate the identity of a third party, activities designed to harm minors in any way, and other activities whether lawful or unlawful that IX-ONE.COM determines, in its sole discretion, to be harmful to its other customers, operations, or reputation;
  4. terminate Your use of the Services if Your use of the Services results in, or is the subject of, legal action or threatened or proposed legal action, against IX-ONE.COM or any of its affiliates or partners, without consideration for whether such legal action or threatened or proposed legal action is eventually determined to be with or without merit, and
  5. terminate Your use of the Services if You have not responded to requests for feedback.

If IX-ONE.COM terminates Your use of the Services, IX-ONE.COM may, at its own option and in its sole discretion, remove and destroy data and files stored by You on its servers. IX-ONE.COM has no obligation to monitor Your use of the Services, but reserves the right in its sole discretion to do so.


Revised: 12/17/2008
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