NOTE: This is my standard agreement. Acceptance of my cost estimate will imply that you agree with these terms and conditions.
Thank you for inviting Sara Crompton Meade (I or me or SCM) to provide you (the client) with proofreading and editing services. I now set out the terms of my engagement (Terms of Agreement). The services to be provided are:
OTHER CHANGES: I do request that substantive changes to the paper should be avoided between each proofreading review. Should the content or structure of the document change from the version first provided, please mark these changes clearly. I may need to charge an additional fee for this work (to be discussed and agreed).
FEES AND DISBURSEMENTS: The estimated rate for written work will be submitted via an emailed cost estimate (excluding formula that is not part of the text, tables and references). The estimate will take into account the number of pages/words, the complexity of the subject matter, the current level of written English, the estimated time involved/weekend work, the deadline, and whether or not the client is self-funding. All other terms of engagement for future work shall stand, as per the Terms of Agreement, unless otherwise agreed to in writing. All reasonable disbursements incurred in delivering these services will be reimbursable, but any large or unusual disbursements will not be incurred without consent first being obtained.
INFORMATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY: For the avoidance of doubt, I am not required to audit or verify the accuracy or completeness of any information within the document for proofreading. I do not provide a warranty or indemnity, express or implied, to any party in relation to the accuracy or completeness of the content. I will hold confidential all non-public information obtained or produced in the course of my engagement, except as required by law. I will not disclose any non-public information to third parties without the consent of the client. These undertakings will continue beyond the termination of this agreement.
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION: Both parties agree that these Terms of Agreement will be legally binding if and when executed via electronic transmission, and notices required in accordance with these Terms of Agreement may be properly given via electronic transmission.
LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY: My liability in providing this proofreading service will be limited to three times the amount of any fees I receive from the client in respect of these services in the 12-month period leading up to the first event giving rise to that liability. This proofreading service is being provided for the sole benefit of the client, and I disclaim any liability to any party other than the client in relation to provision of these services. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the client will indemnify me against any liabilities, losses, expenses and other costs reasonably incurred in connection with any claim made against me by any third party arising out of or in connection with these services. The client also agrees to pay me its reasonable fees and disbursements incurred in complying with or challenging any legally enforceable notice or demand to produce documents issued by a third party in relation to or in connection with these services, except to the extent that those fees and disbursements are paid by that third party. All other provisions in these Terms of Agreement will remain legally enforceable to the maximum extent possible despite any provision or provisions in these Terms of Agreement being found by a court of law to not be legally enforceable.
TERMINATION: Either party may terminate this agreement by providing the other with seven days’ written notice. Any fees, disbursements or other amounts owed by the client to me, up to and including the date on which termination of the agreement becomes effective, will become immediately payable by the client.
updated 3 February 2025
Auckland, New Zealand