Terms and Conditions

Custom Cover Design and Related Services

 

These terms and conditions, when agreed to and accepted by you (the client) will create a binding and legally enforceable contract between you (the client) and Cover Reveal Designs.

 

DESIGNER RESPONSIBILITIES

 

1. Cover Reveal Designs is bound by the Terms and Conditions to deliver eBook cover designs and optional add-on design services to the client.

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• A current list of all products can be found on the Services and Pricing page at the Cover Reveal Designs website.

 

 

CONFIDENTIALITY

 

2. All client information and materials are considered confidential and only for use by Cover Reveal Designs to provide a quote or complete a project. Client information and project materials will not be given out or shared with any third party, unless otherwise requested by the client.

 

 

FILE DELIVERY

 

3. Client files are delivered using Dropbox, a digital delivery service. A folder within the Cover Reveal Designs Dropbox account will be automatically created for the draft/proof review process and final file delivery. A personalized link will be provided to the client at the beginning of the design process and will remain active for two years or until design requests are discontinued. Files are purged every 30 days, and it is the client's responsibility to download each file.

 

 

PUBLISHING RIGHTS

 

4. The client acknowledges he/she has obtained all rights and permissions to publish materials to be used in the project and shall be solely responsible for the materials and the validity of copyrights, trademarks and ownership claimed by the client. Client agrees to indemnify, hold harmless and defend Cover Reveal Designs from all copyright and permission infringement action resulting from materials client provides. The book material client provides must not be a public domain work (unless the client is the original author).

 

 

LICENSING AND OWNERSHIP RIGHTS

 

5. Upon receipt of full payment, Cover Reveal Designs grants the client exclusive license to use the final cover design artwork (PDF, JPEG, or other publishing-ready format) for his/her eBook cover and associated promotional materials.

 

6. The client understands that he/she has no right to alter the final cover design in any way except to change size for printing or digital display. If the client desires any alterations, he/she will consult Cover Reveal Designs. The client understands that additional payments may be required to make these alterations.

 

7. The client agrees to abide by the terms of any license agreement for any images purchased by Cover Reveal Designs through a third-party image provider for use in the client’s book cover design.

 

The cost of cover design includes the standard license to use these images and is limited to a print run of 500,000 units.

For books with a print run over 500,000, additional licensing fees may apply. Images used for the client’s cover are royalty-free; however, the photographer owns the copyright to those photographs, and they cannot be distributed in any manner other than the book cover design. This may include the use of commercial promotional material. For a list of what can and cannot be created with the design, see https://depositphotos.com/license.html and https://www.shutterstock.com/license for licensing information.

 

8. Cover Reveal Designs retains copyright and ownership of all design and draft materials. Cover Reveal Designs retains the right to use the client’s final and draft book cover design, name, and book title in Cover Reveal Design’s portfolio and to market and promote their services after the client has made the product public.

 

9. If the client supplies Cover Reveal Designs with materials subject to intellectual property rights by a third-party, the client will secure the appropriate rights to use the materials before directing Cover Reveal Designs to incorporate them into the project. Should any intellectual property dispute arise involving materials the client provides, the client assumes full legal and financial responsibility.

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RAW FILES

 

​10. Due to copyright and licensing restrictions on stock photos used, listed prices do not give the client access to the raw .PSD (Photoshop) file used to create the cover design. If the client requires additional artwork other than the products and services provided in the cover package, add-ons are available for an additional fee.

 

 

PREMADE COVERS

 

11. Premade Covers are sold as is, non-refundable and non-transferable. Premade covers include one review round for textual changes only.

 

 

ATTRIBUTION

 

12. Cover Reveal Designs has made crediting them in the book optional. This credit may appear in the client’s book as: “Cover Design by Cover Reveal Designs.”

 

 

PROOFING RESPONSIBILITIES

 

13. Client is fully responsible for proofing the printable book cover design provided by Cover Reveal Designs. It is strongly suggested that the client requests a proof from the printer before ordering any materials using the book cover design. At no time will Cover Reveal Designs be held financially or legally responsible for any problems, costs, fees, or expenses incurred by the client as a result of using the book cover design.

 

 

LIABILITY

 

14. Cover Reveal Designs is not liable for incidental, indirect, consequential, special, punitive, or exemplary damages of any kind, including loss of revenues or profits, loss of business or reputation, or loss of data, in any way related to their services. Cover Reveal Designs is not responsible for any claim, loss, or injury based on errors or any other inaccuracies appearing on our site or in our clients’ written documents, including without limitation as a result of any breach of the terms and conditions of this agreement.

 

15. Cover Reveal Designs guarantees to use assets that, to their best knowledge and ability, are legally sourced, and sourced from companies that provide legal and financial support in the case of misuse, and that, if the author has used the created artwork only in the agreed upon, legal manner, the above will apply to their cover.

 

 

PAYMENT AND REFUND

 

16. Client agrees to pay a fifty percent non-refundable deposit during the booking process and before work will begin on the project. Cover Reveal Designs will not release finished files to the client or other parties until the final payment has been received.

 

17. Cover Reveal Designs retains the right to discontinue, withhold, or suspend services for any account should payments not be paid for a contracted job in the order specified in this agreement and will retain the right to (re)use any materials designed for any purpose.

 

18. All payment transactions are processed through PayPal, a third-party payment service.

 

19. The deposit amount will be deducted from the final cost of the invoice.

 

​20. Prices are subject to change without prior notice.

 

​21. Due to the nature of the product, there are no returns, refunds, or exchanges after the final files are delivered to the client.

 

 

CANCELLATION POLICY

 

22. The client or Cover Reveal Designs may cancel this agreement at any time by providing a written notice to the other party. If the client or Cover Reveal Designs cancels a project before work has started, neither the client nor Cover Reveal Designs is under further obligation to the other, and this contract will be considered canceled.

 

23. If the client cancels a project before or during the design process, the client agrees to forfeit fifty percent of the project's total cost. This will ease work hours lost because of the cancellation and resources used during design work and preparation. The client will have no rights to any drafts/proofs or files received and will not use them for any purpose.

 

 

COMPLETE AGREEMENT

 

24. This agreement is the entire agreement of all parties. No additional promises or conditions, written or oral, apply to this agreement that are not included in Cover Reveal Designs, Terms and Conditions.

 

 

MODIFICATION OF AGREEMENT

 

25. Modification of any provisions of this agreement is not valid and enforceable unless confirmed in writing and signed by both parties (physically or digitally). 

 

 

SEVERABILITY

 

26. The finding of any provision of this agreement to be invalid or unenforceable does not render the remaining provisions invalid or unenforceable.