This is not really a formal legal clause, but we like to put it in here because we think it sets
the right tone:
We always try to do the right thing, regardless of what's in this agreement.
Agreements can’t cover everything. And even if they are those 1000-page contracts that
seem to mention every eventuality, they're still only as good as the people who stand
behind them.
We are not in this business to haggle over terms. If things get to the point where people are
quoting contracts, things have gotten very bad.
That being said, we still need to know the rules of our relationship, and this section is all
about laying out the most important legal terms and expectations so we can both do the
right thing by each other.
LEGAL
1.1 The initial term of this Agreement shall be three (3) Months commencing as of the date
hereof (“Term”). This Agreement shall automatically renew for consecutive Terms of three
months unless terminated by either party. Either Party may terminate this Agreement upon
30-day written or emailed notice, with or without cause, as set forth herein.
1.2 Additionally, either Party may terminate this Agreement, effective upon written notice to
the other Party (the “Defaulting Party”), if the Defaulting Party:
(a) Becomes insolvent or admits its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due.
(b) Becomes subject, voluntarily or involuntarily, to any proceeding under any domestic or
foreign bankruptcy or insolvency law, which is not fully stayed within seven days or is not
dismissed or vacated within 45 days after filing.
(c) Is dissolved or liquidated or takes any corporate action for such purpose.
(d) Makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors.
(e) Has a receiver, trustee, custodian, or similar agent appointed by order of any court of
competent jurisdiction to take charge of or sell any material portion of its property or
business.
2. Invoicing and Fees
2.1 As full and complete compensation for the Services rendered, Client Shall pay Company
the fees determined under the Financial Details section of this Agreement. Fees shall be
due on the first day of service and each month thereafter on the same day for so long as
Company performs Services for Client.
2.2 Client shall reimburse Company for all reasonable expenses incurred in accordance
with this Agreement, upon receipt by the Client of an invoice from Company accompanied
by receipts and reasonable supporting documentation.
2.3 All late payments shall bear interest at the lesser of the rate of 3% per month or the
highest rate permissible under applicable law, calculated daily and compounded monthly.
Client shall also reimburse Company for all costs incurred in collecting any late payments,
including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees. In addition to all other remedies available
under this Agreement or at law (which Company does not waive by the exercise of any
rights hereunder), failure to make payment for Services is considered a material breach of
this Agreement and Company shall be entitled to suspend the provision of any Services if
the Client fails to pay any fees when due hereunder.
3. Client Obligations
3.1 Respond promptly to any reasonable requests from Company for instructions,
information or approvals required by Company to provide the Services.
3.2 Cooperate with Company in its performance of the Services and provide access to
Client’s premises, employees, contractors, and equipment as required to enable Company
to provide the Services.
3.3 Take all steps necessary, including obtaining any required consents, to prevent Clientcaused
delays in Company’s provision of the Services.
4. Payment Authorization
4.1 Client authorizes Company to charge Client credit card on file monthly for fees
associated with the Services, including, if necessary, adjustments for any additional
charges associated with my account. Client agrees the periodic charge will be applied to
Client’s credit card according to Section 2 and the Financial Details Section of this
Agreement. Client understands that, unless Client provides notice to terminate this
Agreement per Section 1, this Agreement will automatically renew for consecutive three
month cycles. Client agrees to make a good faith effort to remedy any fee dispute with the
Company per Section 14 prior to disputing any charges with Client’s credit card institution.
Client warrants that it is the legal card holder for the credit card and is legally authorized to
enter into this Agreement with the Company.
4.2 COMPANY SHALL OFFER CLIENT NO REFUNDS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
5. Relationship of the Parties
The relationship between the parties is that of independent contractors. Nothing contained
in this Agreement shall be construed as creating any agency, partnership, joint venture or
other form of joint enterprise, employment or fiduciary relationship between the parties,
and neither party shall have authority to contract for or bind the other party in any manner
whatsoever.
6. Limitation of Liability
6.1 IN NO EVENT SHALL COMPANY BE LIABLE TO CLIENT OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY FOR
ANY LOSS OF USE, INCLUDING LOSS OF USE, ANY RESTRICTION, OR ANY POTENTIAL BLOCK, OR BAN, PLACED ON CLIENTS LINKEDIN ACCOUNT AT ANY TIME DURING THE ENGAGEMENT OR THEREAFTER, OR REVENUE, OR PROFIT OR LOSS OF DATA OR DIMINUTION IN VALUE,
OR FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL, OR
PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHETHER ARISING OUT OF BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT
(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH DAMAGE
WAS FORESEEABLE AND WHETHER OR NOT COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND NOTWITHSTANDING THE FAILURE OF ANY
AGREED OR OTHER REMEDY OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
6.2 IN NO EVENT SHALL COMPANY’S AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO BREACH OF
CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED THE
AGGREGATE AMOUNTS PAID OR PAYABLE TO COMPANY PURSUANT TO THIS
AGREEMENT IN THE MONTH PERIOD PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM.
ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS AND IMPLIED, ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED.
7. Indemnity
Each party shall indemnify, defend, and hold the other party harmless from and against any
and all claims, actions, suits, demands, assessments, or judgments asserted, and any and
all losses, liabilities, damages, costs, and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys
fees, accounting fees, and investigation costs to the extent permitted by law) alleged or
incurred arising out of or relating to any operations, acts, or omissions of the indemnifying
party or any of its employees, agents, and invitees in the exercise of the indemnifying
party's rights or the performance or observance of the indemnifying party's obligations
under this agreement. Prompt notice must be given of any claim, and the party who is
providing the indemnification will have control of any defense or settlement.
8. Severability
If any provision of this agreement shall be declared by any court of competent jurisdiction
to be illegal, void, or unenforceable, the other provisions shall not be affected but shall
remain in full force and effect. If the non-solicitation or non-competition provisions are
found to be unreasonable or invalid, these restrictions shall be enforced to the maximum
extent valid and enforceable.
9. Intellectual Property
All intellectual property rights, including copyrights, patents, patent disclosures and
inventions (whether patentable or not), trademarks, service marks, trade secrets, knowhow
and other confidential information, trade dress, trade names, logos, corporate names
and domain names, together with all of the goodwill associated therewith, derivative works
and all other rights (collectively, “Intellectual Property Rights”) in and to all documents,
work product and other materials that are delivered to Client under this Agreement or
prepared by or on behalf of the Company in the course of performing the Services
(collectively, the “Deliverables”) except for any Confidential Information of Client or client
materials shall be owned by Company. Company hereby grants Client a license to use all
Intellectual Property Rights in the Deliverables free of additional charge and on a nonexclusive,
worldwide, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, fully paid-up, royalty-free and
perpetual basis to the extent necessary to enable Client to make reasonable use of the
Deliverables and the Services.
10. Assignment
Client shall not assign, transfer, delegate or subcontract any of its rights or delegate any of
its obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Company. Any
purported assignment or delegation in violation of this Section 10 shall be null and void. No
assignment or delegation shall relieve the Client of any of its obligations under this
Agreement. Company may assign any of its rights or delegate any of its obligations to any
affiliate or to any person acquiring all or substantially all of Company’s assets without
Client’s consent.
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1. Successors and Assigns
This Agreement is binding on and inures to the benefit of the Parties to this Agreement and
their respective permitted successors and permitted assigns.
12. Notices
All notices, requests, consents, claims, demands, waivers and other communications under
this Agreement (each, a “Notice”, and with the correlative meaning “Notify”) must be in
writing and addressed to the other Party at its address or email address provided in
accordance with this Agreement. Unless otherwise agreed herein, all Notices must be
delivered by personal delivery, facsimile or email (so long as receipt is confirmed),
nationally recognized overnight courier or certified or registered mail (in each case, return
receipt requested, postage prepaid).
13. Cumulative Rights
Any specific right or remedy provided in this contract will not be exclusive but will be
cumulative of all other rights and remedies.
14. Force Majeure
Neither party shall be held responsible for any delay or failure in performance of any part of
this agreement to the extent such delay or failure is caused by fire, flood, explosion, war,
embargo, government requirement, civil or military authority, act of God, or other similar
causes beyond its control and without the fault or negligence of the delayed or nonperforming
party. The affected party will notify the other party in writing within ten (10)
days after the beginning of any such cause that would affect its performance.
Notwithstanding, if a party's performance is delayed for a period exceeding thirty (30) days
from the date the other party receives notice under this paragraph, the non-affected party
will have the right, without any liability to the other party, to terminate this agreement.
15. Governing Law; Venue
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed, interpreted and enforced under the
laws of the State of California applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely
within the State of California, without regard to any applicable conflict of law provisions.
The Parties agree that any claim or dispute arising from and relating to this Agreement shall
be resolved by a court located in Los Angeles County, California, except as otherwise
agreed by the Parties.
16. Attorney's Fees
In any dispute under this agreement, the Client and never the Company shall pay all costs
and expenses, including expert witness fees and attorneys' fees, incurred by the both
parties in resolving such dispute.
17. Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which is deemed an original, but
all of which together are deemed to be one and the same agreement. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary, a signed copy of this Agreement delivered by facsimile, email, or
other means of electronic transmission is deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery
of an original signed copy of this Agreement.
18. Integration Provision or Entire Agreement
This agreement sets forth and constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the
parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. This agreement supersedes any and all
prior agreements, negotiations, correspondence, undertakings, promises, covenants,
arrangements, communications, representations, and warranties, whether oral or written, of
any party to this agreement.
19. Showing Our Work
We love to show off our work, so we reserve the right to display all aspects of our content,
creative work, including sketches, work-in-progress designs and the completed project on
our portfolio and in articles on websites, social media, magazine articles and in books.
20. Outside Work
We hope you love working with everyone you meet at BAMF, and you get excited every
time you work with them. But we have to insist that you don’t work with them outside of
working with us, unless we give both you and them explicit approval. This means you don’t
ask them to do any sort of writing, editing, outreach, strategy, marketing, or other creative
work that is identical to what we do, or very close. You also agree that if you do this, that
we have the right to seek damages and lost revenue. We don’t want to do that, and know
you wouldn’t do that to us, but this is just here for that one person in a thousand who would
try something underhanded like this.
21. Right To A Peaceful Work Environment
This very rarely ever comes up as an issue. We are selective about the types of clients we
work with from the get go, but we have this here for the one out of a hundred that come in
and just act like dicks. Don't be that guy (or girl). We reserve the right to cancel the
contract without refund to protect our right to a peaceful work environment. This means,
any instance of harassment, inappropriate behavior, lewd or sexual language, intimidation,
use of profanity in a derogatory manner (We're badass, we get it... but if you curse at our
employees, we have zero tolerance). Overly harsh or critical "feedback" that offers no
constructive value— we welcome and encourage feedback, but saying "this is all shit"
without constructive context or ideas for improvement doesn't fly. We will give one warning
if we feel someone on your end crosses a line and it can be corrected via communicating
and setting the standards, but we don't guarantee this warning for flagrant violations of this
policy.
22. Additional Expenses
You will be required to cover the expenses for LinkedIn Sales Navigator ($79) and your own
Calendly account ($12). LinkedIn Sales Navigator is required for us to do the outreach from
your account, and Calendly is required for us to set appointments on your behalf (Suite Tier
and above). We do not use any other calendar tools at this time, although we are building out new integrations with HubSpot and ScheduleOnce in the near future. That being said, most of them do integrate with
Calendly which we can customize to fit your needs.