Why do I need this Creative Services Essentials Bundle?
If you’re starting up a creative business, or it’s been running for a while, but you haven’t quite got your legals in place, this bundle contains the four key legal documents you need to manage your relationships with your clients, protect your intellectual property, get paid on time, look professional and keep yourself out of any legal trouble.
Who is this Creative Services Essentials Bundle for?
Any creative or creative agencies providing services and deliverables to their clients – graphic designers, interior designers, spatial designers, digital designers, copyrighters, strategists, content creators, art workers, design agencies, advertising agencies, digital agencies… basically any creative business!
What’s in this Creative Services Essentials Bundle?
Four vital legal documents to set yourself up for success as a creative business owner:
- Creative Services Agreement – covers all the key terms of your relationship and engagement with your client (such as services scope, fee, payment terms, IP ownership and licensing, deliverables and deadlines). It has lots of options to choose from to customise it to your unique business model.
- Website Terms of Use – lets users know what they can and can’t do on your website (eg, can’t copy your content), what you are allowed to do (eg, change the website at any time) and what you’re not responsible for.
- GDPR-compliant Privacy Policy – to comply with NZ privacy law, businesses must tell customers how they collect their personal information (ie, names, phone numbers, email addresses) and what they use it for. A privacy policy makes it easy for customers to find this information and helps build customer trust. This privacy policy also includes an option to include additional information to comply with the European Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). If your business has a presence in the EU, provides or offers goods and services to EU customers, or tracks users and behaviours in the EU, you need to have a GDPR Privacy Policy on your website. If you are required to comply with the GDPR, non-compliance can result in significant fines.to comply with the law.
- One-Way Confidentiality Agreement – often, clients require creatives to sign confidentiality agreements before starting their services. These agreements can be hard to understand, based on overseas law and cobbled together from Google searches. With your own confidentiality agreement, you can use it as a template to offer your clients a simple, easy-to-understand (free of legalese) and professionally drafted agreement that you are comfortable signing.
As well as:
- Checklist for starting up a creative business – all the essentials to check off when starting your creative business, from business structure choice (company? sole trader? what’s the difference?) to GST registration, securing your business name and protecting your IP. This simple, easy-to-understand checklist is customised to the creative industry.
- Guide to Intellectual Property in New Zealand – understanding intellectual property, what it is, how it’s created, how it can be protected, and how to avoid infringing others’ IP rights is absolutely crucial for creatives! This guide explains the different types of IP and the benefits and processes for protection for each.
- Checklist for negotiating with suppliers on your terms – when you buy products and equipment from a supplier, they’ll probably require you to sign their legal agreement or terms of trade. Our checklist tells you what to look for to ensure you get the best deal and protect your business.
- Top 10 tips for negotiating a commercial lease in NZ – if you need a business premises, use these tips to help understand leasing documentation, reduce the power imbalance with landlords, and negotiate a lease that meets your business needs.
How long will it take to create my documents?
Around 10 - 20 minutes – get it done in no time at all! During the Q&A you can save your progress to come back later, or repeat the Q&A to change an answer or produce a new version of a document.
What information do I need to create my documents?
- Details of the engagement with your client – services scope, deliverables, deadlines, fee and payment terms, IP rights
- How a client can unsubscribe from receiving emails or texts from you
- Whether you use cookies (see our blog: Am I using cookies? for more information)
What if I need help?
We’d love to help. Just contact us at hello@onyourterms.co.nz and we can either help over email or jump on a call.
Your documents will be downloadable in MS Word, so you can make changes if you like (and add branding). Also, our legal partner, Luminate Legal, can provide legal advice for a fixed price if you’d like it.
What do I do once my documents are created?
The documents are ready to go as soon as you have downloaded them. The Website Terms of Use and Privacy Policy should be loaded to your website. The Creative Services Agreement can be digitally signed and/or sent to your client to review. You need a new Creative Services Agreement each time a new client engages you.
Other helpful information:
- Read our blogs: How to Protect your Brand, Empowering Creatives: How to Protect your Copyright, Do I really need T&Cs?
- To add additional services (to the same client) to your Creative Services Agreement, you can purchase our Additional Creative Services Proposal – a one pager of key terms specific to the additional services (eg, scope, deliverables, fee and IP), which incorporates the base terms of the Creative Services Agreement
- You may also find these bundles or documents useful for your business: Individual Employment Agreement, Influencer Agreement, Creative Services Agreement, Term Sheet for Project, Independent Contractor Agreement, Property Licence, Sublease, Shareholders' Agreement, Shareholders' Agreement and Constitution Bundle
- Check out our FAQs here
If you’re unsure whether this bundle is what you need, reach out to us at hello@onyourterms.co.nz – we’re happy to help!
If you’re not satisfied with your purchase of this product for any reason, let us know why within 10 days of your purchase and we’ll work with you to make sure you’re happy, including giving you a full refund if necessary.
Disclaimer: On Your Terms was created to provide fast, easy and affordable access to legal information and documentation. We are not a law firm and do not provide legal advice. The information and documents we provide are of a general nature, designed for common situations, and may not be suitable for your needs or circumstances. If you need legal advice, we have a network of specialist law firm partners able to help you here.