Please read these Terms & Conditions carefully before engaging with aetis Studios. By commissioning work, signing a proposal, or making payment, you agree to be bound by these terms.
01 / ACCEPTANCE
Acceptance of Terms
These Terms & Conditions ("Terms") govern all design, development, and creative services provided by aetis Studios ("aetis", "we", "us", or "our") to any client ("you", "Client").
By signing a project proposal, making a payment, or explicitly agreeing via written communication (email or messaging platform), you confirm that you have read, understood, and accepted these Terms in full. If you do not agree, please do not engage our services.
02 / SERVICES
Scope of Services
aetis Studios provides design and creative services including, but not limited to:
- Brand identity and visual system design
- Website design and front-end development
- MVP and product UI/UX design
- Pitch deck and investor presentation design
- Motion design and launch assets
- Social media creative design (recurring)
All work is scoped and agreed upon in writing prior to commencement. Any additions to scope require a separate written agreement and may incur additional fees.
aetis reserves the right to decline any project at its sole discretion without providing a reason.
03 / PAYMENT
Payment Terms
All pricing is quoted in USD unless otherwise specified in the project proposal. Invoices are issued in accordance with the payment schedule agreed upon in the project proposal, which typically follows this structure:
- 50% deposit due before work commences
- 50% final payment due upon project completion, before delivery of final files
For Growth Retainers, payment is due on the first day of each billing period. Late payment (beyond 7 days of due date) may result in a pause of active work until the outstanding balance is settled.
All sales are final. We do not offer refunds on completed or in-progress work, as resources and time are committed to your project from the moment the deposit is received.
04 / INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Intellectual Property & Ownership
Upon receipt of full payment, aetis Studios transfers all rights to the final deliverables to you, the Client. This includes source files in the formats specified in the project proposal.
Until final payment is received in full, all work — including drafts, concepts, and intermediate files — remains the intellectual property of aetis Studios.
aetis Studios retains the right to:
- Display completed work in our portfolio (unless a signed NDA restricts this)
- Reference the project in case studies, presentations, and marketing materials
- Retain copies of all working files indefinitely
You represent and warrant that all assets, content, copy, images, and materials provided to us for use in the project are owned by you or that you have full rights to use them. aetis Studios is not liable for any third-party IP violations arising from client-supplied materials.
05 / CONFIDENTIALITY
Confidentiality
Both parties agree to keep confidential any proprietary, business-sensitive, or non-public information shared during the engagement ("Confidential Information"). This includes but is not limited to product roadmaps, financial projections, unreleased product details, and strategic plans.
If a mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) is signed, the terms of that document take precedence over this clause. We are happy to sign client-provided NDAs prior to engagement.
These confidentiality obligations survive the termination of the agreement.
06 / REVISIONS
Revisions & Feedback
Each project proposal specifies the number of revision rounds included. A "revision" is defined as a single, consolidated round of feedback applied to a deliverable — not individual, iterative changes.
Revisions beyond the agreed number are billed at our hourly rate (provided in the proposal). Significant changes to project scope or direction after approval of a deliverable are treated as new scope, not revisions.
Clients are responsible for providing clear, consolidated, and timely feedback. Delayed feedback may affect the project timeline and delivery date.
07 / TERMINATION
Termination
Either party may terminate the agreement with 7 days written notice. Upon termination:
- All work completed up to the termination date is billable and must be paid
- The deposit is non-refundable in all cases
- Partially completed deliverables will be provided in their current state
- Final files are only released upon receipt of all outstanding payments
aetis Studios reserves the right to terminate the agreement immediately, without notice or refund, in cases of abusive communication, fraudulent activity, or material breach of these Terms.
08 / LIABILITY
Limitation of Liability
aetis Studios provides all services "as is" and makes no warranties, express or implied, regarding the commercial outcomes of our work. Design and creative services are subjective — we commit to delivering work aligned with the agreed brief, not guaranteed business results.
In no event shall aetis Studios be liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of the use of or inability to use our deliverables. Our total liability to you shall not exceed the total fees paid by you in the current project engagement.
09 / GOVERNING LAW
Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with applicable laws. Any disputes arising from these Terms shall first be attempted to be resolved through good-faith negotiation between the parties. If negotiation fails, disputes shall be submitted to binding arbitration.
We reserve the right to update these Terms at any time. Continued engagement with aetis Studios after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. We will make reasonable efforts to notify active clients of material changes.
10 / CONTACT
Contact
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us:
aetis Studios
Email: hello@aetis.studio
Website: aetis.studio
We typically respond within 48 hours.