AGREEMENT TERMS & CONDITIONS Session Fees/Retainer: A retainer of $25 for Micro/Mini sessions & signed contract are required to reserve your date and is non-refundable. However, the above-stated retainer will be applied to the total cost of your photo package. The balance is due in full, prior to starting your session. If not paying in cash, an invoice will be sent to your email, which must be paid in full, prior to the start of the session. If not paid in full, we reserve the right to not move forward with your session and by agreeing to these terms you understand our right to decline service.The non-refundable retainer is a fee that retains the photographer’s services for your scheduled session date that the photographer has turned down other work for. Change of Date or Location: Beach Bum Photography must be notified immediately of any changes in schedule or location, at least one week prior to the scheduled date of the session. Notification of any changes can be made by phone along with written notice sent via email for documentation. If an email is sent, a confirmation of receipt must be in writing. It is the client's responsibility to confirm all arrangements at least 3-5 days prior to the session. In the event of a change of address or contact information as listed, the client must notify Beach Bum Photography and the location could be rejected due to scheduling conflicts. Photo Manipulation: We do not alter, modify or faceswap photos as part of our regular editing process. Any additional photo editing will be paid for as a seperate charge, and be billed on a per picture basis. Copyright Information: The photographs produced by Beach Bum Photography are protected by Federal Copyright Laws and MAY NOT be reproduced, cropped or altered in any manner. Client hereby waives any claims of ownership, income, editorial control and the use of the images. It is a breach of this agreement to not only reproduce or change the images but to display them on social media networking sites (Facebook.com, Twitter.com, Instagram.com, etc…) without crediting Beach Bum Photography. If displayed on social networking sites, any photo shared on the internet should be either captioned crediting Beach Bum Photography or tagging Beach Bum Photography in the actual photograph. Cancellation or Postponement Policy: There shall be NO refund of retainer after the signing of the agreement due to the reservation of the photography date. Once a balance is paid, it is NON-REFUNDABLE. Any other arrangements shall be discussed between the client and Beach Bum Photography. All arrangements will be put in writing. Cancellation must be in writing even if a phone call was made to inform Beach Bum Photography of the cancellation. Lateness or Inclement Weather Policy: The client understands that if the client is unable to make the date and time of the scheduled session, the deposit is non- refundable, and their session will attempted to be rescheduled, but with no commitment that their session will be able to be rescheduled. If the client is more than five minutes late for a session, the time for that session will begin without delay due to other sessions being scheduled throughout the day. After 10 minutes of being late, the session will be considered cancelled without refund. Sessions will only be rescheduled due to rain or electrical storms. If given the option to reschedule but the client decides to move forward with the session, and the session has to be terminated early due to weather, the session will not be rescheduled and the full amount of the session is due. There will be no discount to any sessions that end early due to weather or the customer. Remember that you are taking pictures on a beach. Since we are at the mercy of the elements, it is up to the customer to make proper precautions beforehand. Be ready for elements such as overcast, sand, seaweed, heat, humidity, Red Tide, wind, and sun. As we can not control these elements, and we only offer rescheduling due to electrical or rain storms, please understand that we will do everything we can to pose or direct you to combat these elements, but due to unpredictability, we can’t be held responsible for the final outcome. Creative License: Images are edited at the photographer's (Beach Bum Photography) discretion, and delivered images may not include all images shot. The photographers (Beach Bum Photography) reserves the creative right to edit and release only those deemed creditable as professional quality and within the photographer's artistic standards. All images released are high-resolution JPEG. RAW files are not released. We do not provide unedited pictures and all edits are delivered digitally. You are guaranteed the minimum amount of edits provided with your package as written on the website. Any additional pictures delivered are at no extra cost, but no one paticular picture is guaranteed. Flash Drive Storage: Due to the lack of information about how long flash drives can hold information, Beach Bum Photography recommends clients back up images on another media format other than flash drives, such as an external hard drive. Beach Bum Photography also recommends making multiple copies of the images from the flash drive to ensure the images for years to come. Beach Bum Photography cannot be held responsible for the failure of the flash drives due to mishandling. It is the client's responsibility to keep several copies of any flash drive in more than one location and back the images up on another format such as a hard drive.