Terms and Conditions

These terms & conditions apply to any work done for the Client (you) by the Freelancer (Luisa Bott).

The Client is under no obligation to offer the Freelancer work; neither is the Freelancer under any obligation to accept work offered by the Client.

The Freelancer will provide service(s) as mutually agreed and confirmed by the Client.

The work will be carried out unsupervised at such times and places as determined by the Freelancer, using her own equipment.

The Freelancer confirms that she is self-employed, is responsible for her own income tax and National Insurance contributions and will not claim benefits granted to the Client's employees. The Freelancer confirms that she is not VAT registered so there will be no VAT added to her fee.

The Freelancer agrees to attend the Client's or other premises for necessary meetings, the time spent and agreed reasonable expenses incurred to be reimbursed by the Client.

The Client will reimburse the Freelancer for agreed reasonable expenses over and above usual expenses incurred in the process of editorial, proofreading and project management work.

The Client will pay the Freelancer a fee per hour OR per printed page OR an agreed flat fee for the job.

The completed work will be delivered on or before the date agreed, for the agreed fee, which will be based on the description of the work required, supplied by the Client.

If, however, on receipt of the item to be worked on or at an early stage, it becomes apparent that significantly more work is required than had been anticipated in the preliminary discussion, the Freelancer may renegotiate the fee and/or the deadline.

Similarly, if, during the term of the Freelancer's work, additional tasks are requested by the Client, the Freelancer may renegotiate the fee and/or the deadline.

If the project is lengthy, the Freelancer may invoice periodically for completed stages.

Any content created by the Freelancer as part of the editing/proofreading/project management process will become the copyright of the Client, unless otherwise agreed.

The nature and content of the work will be kept confidential and not made known to anyone other than the Client and the Freelancer without prior written permission.

The Freelancer guarantees that any in an unlikely event causing cancellation or delay, the Client will be contacted in writing (including email) at the earliest possible opportunity to suggest an alternative timeframe for the project or find an alternative supplier of proofreading/editing/project management serviceswork.

If the Freelancer's work is unsatisfactory, the Freelancer will rectify it in her own time and at her own expense.

Unless agreed otherwise at the outset, payment will be made within 14 days.

The information that the Client and the Freelancer may keep on record is covered by the terms of the General Data Protection Regulation. No more such information will be held than is necessary, at any time, to comply with those terms and with any compliance statement or privacy policy published by the Client and/or the Freelancer. Both the Client and the Freelancer agree that, where consent is required to hold or process such data, such consent has been requested and obtained and both facts can be demonstrated. Either may view the other’s records to ensure that they are relevant, correct and up to date.

Either the Client or the Freelancer has the right to cancel the service agreed upon if there is a serious breach of its terms.

The Freelancer may use the Client's name in her promotional material.

This agreement is subject to the laws of England and Wales [or Scots or Northern Ireland law, as appropriate], and both Freelancer and Client agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the English and Welsh [or Scots or Northern Ireland] courts.