Terms of Use

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STOCK IMAGES/LICENSES:

By purchasing a design, you are reserving exclusive rights to use the design as your book cover. However, Forever After Romance Designs will retain the license and/or copyright to the artwork, images, and materials used in producing the cover.

To create my designs, I use stock images with Standard Royalty Free Licenses. Stock images are available to anyone who licenses them, so I cannot guarantee they will not be used on another design. 

Some stock photo services reserve the right to revoke a license at any point, just in case they need to remove the content from their archive or run into a dispute with the photographer. If that happens, you'll be forced to stop selling any books with the stock cover and replace them with an alternative image.

Due to Licensing Restrictions, you CANNOT:

- Alter the finished artwork in any manner. The only exception being font placement.  

- Use beyond the 250,000 allowable prints for a full wrap cover. 

- Use the cover design to create items for resale or distribution (postcards, mugs, shirts, etc).    

 You may use the artwork to create promotional images for your book (example: teaser images, facebook banner, etc) The image may not be used to create items for resale (mugs, shirts, etc.).  

ARTWORK LICENSE LIMITS:

Licensed for unlimited eBook Reproductions. 

Licensed for up to 250,000 total prints of a full wrap cover.

PREMADE COVERS:

Premade artwork is sold as is and are priced as marked. Each cover is only sold once. All sales on premade art are final. 

Front Artwork and audio covers will be delivered as a JPEG flattened Image. KDP Wraps will be delivered as a High Quality Print PDF File.

Premade cover art is usually delivered within 24 hours, with the exception of weekends, holidays or unless otherwise noted. 

CUSTOM DESIGN PROCESS:

The turn-around for custom cover art is generally 5-15 business days from the start of the design. However, in the end, it will depend on working with you on any draft revisions and finalizing the design. The design is created based on your input on the order form. So give as much detail as possible. 

You may request up to 2 rounds of revisions to the first draft. There is a fee of $35.00 per hour for additional edits. 

Included in custom art is one stock image of the models from PI, Killian or similar and up to 10 RF Images from my other sources (Shutterstock, Dreamstime, etc) for the background/foreground and head swaps. Additional images will incur a fee. 

The balance is due before delivery of the finished product(s), unless other arrangements have been made. Finished design(s) will be uploaded to a shared Dropbox file for you to download once payment is made in full. 

FULL WRAP PROCESS: 

Full wrap covers are created based on the specifications you provide to me, trim size, page count and paper color. The cover is then fitted to either KDP, B&N or IngramSpark templates - based on your preference (Custom Designs Only). They are flattened and delivered as a High Quality Print PDF file. Each print service varies, it is recommended that you request a draft copy of your cover prior to offering it for sale. 

If you have provided incorrect specs or if you need an adjustment to the wrap after it was finalized there is a fee of $35 per hour. 

If information is not available for wraps at the time of completion of the art, the client MUST book their wrap design separately by contacting me or booking on my website. The specs will be required 24 hours before your scheduled date. 

PAYMENT/REFUND INFORMATION: 

- Forever After Romance Designs reserves the right to refuse service and return the full purchase price to the buyer at any time. 

- Scheduled Custom Designs may be cancelled by the client. However, the booking deposit is non-refundable if you do not cancel a minimum of two weeks prior to your scheduled start date. This deposit is used to cover the time, material and equipment usage invested in the design up to that point. Forever After Romance Designs also reserves the right to offer the design as a pre-made cover. 

- Pre-made cover sales are final, there are no refunds or exchanges. 

DESIGN STORAGE:

All finalized designs are stored in a designated shared Dropbox file. Please be sure to download your design(s) immediately. The Dropbox folder will be kept live for a minimum of 6 months upon design sign off. PSD files will be stored by me for 12 months following the final design.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

I reserve the right to display the final approved cover designs in my portfolios. 

My designs may not be used for or by individuals engaging in pornography, sex trade or illegal activities. 

You are responsible for proofing the cover design at the time of delivery. This includes all text (Title, Author Name, tagline, etc). If there is an issue, please inform me immediately so the adjustment can be made. 

Credit is required in publications and should read:

Cover Art by Forever After Romance Designs

By purchasing a design, you agree to defend and hold harmless Barbara Conter/Forever After Romance Designs against claims, liability, damages, costs and any expenses which may arise out of breach of these and the stock image provider's Terms of Use. My stock images providers can be found on the "Sources" page of my website. 

These terms are subject to change. Last Updated 11/08/22