Payment

1. An initial payment 30% of the final package price is due upon booking. This initial payment is not a deposit or a retainer. The initial payment serves to secure your session date, current pricing and terms & conditions associated with your session. In general, this initial payment is not refundable, especially (but not exclusively) if:

   • The session is cancelled by the client (see the next section on cancellation and rescheduling for what constitutes a cancellation)
   • The client fails to complete full payment for the session

2. Any partial or whole refund of the initial payment are at the sole discretion of Borel Photo Singapore. Unless otherwise stated within these terms, any partial or whole refund will in general only be given under exceptional circumstances.

3. The remaining 70% of the package price is due upon proofs of the final product being submitted to the client. Borel Photo Singapore will arrange for a download link of any high-resolution edited images that are part of the final product after the receipt of payment.

Location Surcharges

4. There are additional location surcharges for the following locations:

   • Sentosa: $60
   • Coney Island: $90
   • Upper Peirce Reservoir: $90

5. Aside from the specific locations mentioned above, there will be a $50 surcharge for any location that is more than a 10 minutes’ walk away from the nearest bus stop or MRT station.

Cancellation / Rescheduling

6. The client is allowed one unilateral re-scheduling at least 3 days in advance without any additional fees. Any other unilateral rescheduling by the client will be considered a cancellation by the client (leading to a forfeiture of the initial payment). It is the client’s duty to reach out to Borel Photo Singapore as soon as possible in the event of any emergencies (e.g., illness).

7. Borel Photo Singapore maintains the right to unilaterally reschedule any shoot if needed due to inclement weather, illness, emergency, equipment malfunction or circumstances beyond our control. A rescheduling as such will not be considered a cancellation.

8. The client agrees not to place us or our equipment in circumstances that could endanger us or our equipment. The client agrees and understands that it is their responsibility to ensure that they and their party (including but not limited to any other person(s) or pet(s) that may be part of the shoot) do not damage our equipment or endanger us. In the event that the client is non-cooperative with respect to this responsibility or repeatedly attempts to place us or our equipment in danger, we reserve the right to cancel the shoot with no refund of any payments made with respect to the shoot.

Idemnification

9. While we will endeavour to capture a variety of photographic situations in accordance with any consultations prior to the actual shoot, the client understands and agrees that we are under no obligation to capture any specific moment, pose, or person(s) during the shoot.

10. We will strive to present and edit the photographs in a workmanlike manner, but we are not required to cater to any specific aesthetic preferences of the client. The delivery of any final product is final. There will not be any re-shoots, re-edits, or refunds for any perceived or actual failures to meet any specific aesthetic preferences of the client.

11. If inclement weather, illness, emergency, equipment malfunction or circumstances beyond our control lead to a cancellation of the shoot (note that this is distinct from a re-scheduling), the client agrees to indemnify us for any loss, damage, or liability. However, we will return in full all payments (including the initial payment) made by the client to us in relation to the shoot.

12. The client agrees to indemnify us for any liability, damage, or loss related to technological failure, such as but not limited to data loss, photographic materials are damaged in processing, lost through camera or media malfunction, lost in the mail, or otherwise lost or damaged without fault on the part of the photographer.

13. The client agrees to be fully responsible for any clothing, make-up, hair, or props that may be used or involved in the shoot. In particular, there will be no re-shoots, re-edits, or refunds given for poor choices of clothing, make-up, hair, weather related issues, or by not following the recommendations of the photographer.

14. The client understands and agrees that we are not required to maintain copies of any photographs from any session in any format (including the photographs that were delivered to the client as the final product) after the delivery of the final product. The client agrees that it is their responsibility to store, back up, or otherwise ensure continued possession of and access to any soft copies of images delivered.

15. The client releases Borel Photo Singapore from all liabilities, claims and damages, injury or loss of life that may result from any accidents or incidents that may happen during the shoot. This includes all cost and expenses incurred as a result of such claims.

16. In the event of any liability (including but not limited to the circumstances covered above and elsewhere in this contract), the client agrees that our liability will be limited to the amount that the client has paid us.

Copyright Law, Media Release, Model Release

17. All photographs taken during the shoot by Borel Photo Singapore remain the property of Borel Photo Singapore. Borel Photo Singapore retains the copyright on all images and reserves the right to use the images for advertising, display, or other purposes. Borel Photo Singapore also retains the right to re-edit any images taken during the shoot by Borel Photo Singapore. The client is granted a license only with respect to the photographs that are eventually delivered as the final product, and only for their personal use.

18. Any proofs of photographs sent to the client (including but not limited to proof of work, any draft edits of the photographs to consult the client’s preferences) are the exclusive property of Borel Photo Singapore. The client has no right to these photographs except for a license to review the photographs. This license to review does not extend to storage of the proofs of photographs after they have served their intended purpose (for example but not limited to after the client has verified that the proof of work is legitimate, or after the client has communicated their preference with respect to drafts). The client undertakes to delete any copies of any proofs of photographs after the proofs of photographs after they have served their intended purpose.

19. No RAW photography files, photography files in intermediate stages of the editing or post-processing processes, or photographs prior to editing will be included as part of the deliverables of the contract. These files remain the exclusive property of Borel Photo Singapore only with no license granted to the client.

20. The client warrants that she or he has the actual authority to agree to the use of the likeness of all persons or animals included in the photographs with respect to any lawful way that the photographs may be used, including but not limited to by Borel Photo Singapore for the purpose of advertising or display. In the event of litigation arising from issues on the use of the likeness of any persons or animals included in the photographs taken during the shoot, the client undertakes to indemnify Borel Photo Singapore.

Changes in Terms & Conditions

21. These terms are subject to change from time to time. The terms & conditions that apply to any given shoot will be confirmed in writing prior to the payment of any initial payment. Clarifications on our terms and conditions should be raised to [email protected].

Acceptance of Terms & Conditions

22. By engaging us in any shoot including the pre-shoot consultation that we provide, you signify your acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not engage us in any work or use our site.