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AMERICAN FIREFIGHTER USA COMPANY POLICY

American Firefighter USA requests a deposit before any job starts. Usually, this is 50% of the total cost. During the design period, the client will receive Low Resolution Proofs for viewing. The client can make further deposits during this time but it is not necessary. Once the design is finished, AFUSA will request the remainder balance to be paid before releasing any final files. Once received, a High Resolution .PDF and all of the native files will be delivered. If we are printing your job, a deposit of half of the print quote must be paid before the job goes to print. The remainder will be due when the job is ready for delivery. There are no exclusions for printed jobs. If the client is working with a personal printer other than AFUSA, we will be more than happy so speak with the sales representative to obtain the specs for their printing and create press ready files. We will also deliver the file s straight to the printer! A signed contract may be requested.


*American Firefighter USA will schedule a phone or in person meeting to discuss any job requests but every request must be followed up via email. All job requests must be within an email format for our records. No job will be started or completed without an email request even if a phone or in person meeting had transpired.

*Unlike other companies, American Firefighter USA supplies the client with the entire job for personal use. This includes the rights to any logo designed by AFUSA.

*Deposits are un-refundable.

*Kindly note, overdue invoices are subject to additional processing and late fees. If an overdue invoice remains unpaid after sufficient notice, the remaining unpaid balance will be sent to our collections department and any live jobs such as new designs, printing, websites, hosting, email, etc. will be put on hold / temporarily disabled until payment is received in full.

*Designs beyond the agreed package will hold a charge of $75.00 per hour.

*Any returned checks will be subject to a penalty of $25.00 to cover the insufficient funds charge assessed to American Firefighter USA. A bounced check that is not replaced within 5 business days will force any live job to be put on hold and/or temporarily pull any website(s)/email(s) until the new check is submitted and cleared by the bank.

*All Designs are the property of American Firefighter USA until final payment.

*Payment can be made via credit card, paypal or by check. For CC and PP, simply go to our website and click on the pay now button. By check, please make your payment out to American Firefighter USA and mail it to: 437 Golden Isles Drive, Suite 9H, Hallandale Beach, Fl, 33009

PRINTED MATERIAL

American Firefighter USA has a full service printing press. We offer off-set and digital printing with CMYK and Pantone colors. A non refundable deposit of half of the print quote must be paid before the job goes to print. The remainder will be due as when the job is ready to be shipped. There are no exclusions for printed jobs.



WEB DESIGN


American Firefighter USA requests a deposit before any job starts. Usually, this is 50% of the total cost. During the design period, the client will receive special links for viewing and proofing. Continued deposits will be requested during the design period. Once the website is finished, AFUSA will request the remainder balance to be paid before the job goes live. Once received, the site and email address will be made active.

*American Firefighter USA will schedule a phone or in person meeting to discuss any job requests but every request must be followed up via email. All job requests must be within an email format for our records. No job will be started or completed without an email request even if a phone or in person meeting had transpired.

*Unlike other companies, AFUSA supplies the client with the entire job for personal use.

*Deposits are un-refundable.

*Kindly note, overdue invoices are subject to additional processing and late fees. If an overdue invoice remains unpaid after sufficient notice, the remaining unpaid balance will be sent to our collections department and any live jobs such as new designs, printing, websites, hosting, email, etc. will be put on hold / temporarily disabled until payment is received in full.

*Any web pages created after the original contract has been fulfilled will be subject to a charge of $75.00 per page.

*Any paid domain and hosting fee is un-refundable. after the first 14 days.

*Cancellations of any projects after signed contract will hold a fee of $75.00 per hour for labor completed by American Firefighter USA.

*Any returned checks will be subject to a penalty of $25.00 to cover the insufficient funds charge assessed to American Firefighter USA. A bounced check that is not replaced within 5 business days will force any live job to be put on hold and/or temporarily pull any website(s)/email(s) until the new check is submitted and cleared by the bank.

*All Designs are the property of American Firefighter USA until final payment.

*Payment can be made via credit card, paypal or by check. For CC and PP, simply go to our website and click on the pay now button. By check, please make your payment out to American Firefighter USA and mail it to: 437 Golden Isles Drive, Suite 9H, Hallandale Beach, Fl, 33009


PROOFS

American Firefighter USA will send a low resolution .PDF proof for your viewing. Any proofs out for more than two weeks or if the job is put on hold/terminated will be billed for the graphic design end of the job with the retainer applied. If the job proceeds to print, the job will be billed the remainder of the quoted price.


OUR COMMITMENT TO PRIVACY

Your privacy is important to us. American Firefighter USA will not share your information or project with any other clients. From time to time, we do ask feedback from fellow colleagues.


THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT

The types of personal information collected by American Firefighter USA (Name, Address, Email, Phone numbers, Credit Card information, Etc.) is never shared with outside parties. We store all information in our protected databases and only the owners have access to it. Even our employees only have minimum access to our clients information (email and phone numbers). Your private information and it's security is #1 priority to us.


OUR COMMITMENT TO DATA SECURITY

To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure information we collect online


HOW TO CONTACT US

Should you have any other questions or concerns about these privacy policies, please call the Owner directly at 516-749-9340 or send The RTD Group an email at afusa@americanfirefighterusa.com


TERMS & CONDITIONS FOR PRINT JOBS

NOTICE. PLEASE READ THESE TERMS & CONDITIONS CAREFULLY. By accessing any proof, you agree to be bound by the terms & conditions below. If you do not agree, please do not access any proof emailed by American Firefighter USA. We reserve the right to change, modify or amend these terms and conditions without any notice. American Firefighter USA over / under run policy: Reserves the right to 5% over / under run.


LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

In no event shall American Firefighter USA or its licensors, suppliers, or vendors, their officers, directors, employees, or agents, be liable for any special, incidental, indirect, or consequential damages of any kind, or for any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether or not American Firefighter USA has been advised of possibility of the damage, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of the site or of failure to provide services that you order from American Firefighter USA or its affiliates, including without limitation, damages arising from mistake, omission, virus, delay, or interruption of service. In no event shall American Firefighter USA be liable or responsible for any damages or consequences arising from or related to your inappropriate or unauthorized use of the site or its content.


TURN AROUND TIME

5-7 business days once proof is approved and the job is sent to print.  Delivery may add in a few extra days if shipping. American Firefighter USA is not responsible for any missed customer deadline.


RETURNS / REFUNDS

Since each order is unique to customer and has no re-sale value, All Sales Are Final. If we verify that we made an error, we will re-print the order. No Refunds or Credit.  Customer must notify American Firefighter USA within 5 business days of order acceptance to notify any defects discovered in the ordered product or the claim will be denied. In order to receive replacement, Customer must return 100% of the received product within 15 days (at their own expense) from the time when the ordered product delivery was taken. All charges related to expedite printing (Rush Printing or Shipping) are NOT REFUNDABLE, including for those orders that are returned for any reason. Graphic design is NOT REFUNDABLE.


PAYMENT

All print and design is prepaid. A 50% deposit before the job goes to print and the remainder will be due prior to shipping.  If customer cancels a job prior to approval, we will issue an immediate refund minus any design charges (at their non-discounted rate).


OVERDUE INVOICES

Kindly note, overdue invoices are subject to additional processing and late fees. If an overdue invoice remains unpaid after sufficient notice, the remaining unpaid balance will be sent to our collections department and any live jobs such as new designs, printing, websites, hosting, email, etc. will be put on hold / temporarily disabled until payment is received in full.


CUSTOMER CONTENT

You understand that all information, data, text, photographs, graphics, messages or other materials ("Content") are the sole responsibility of the person from which such Content originated. This means that you, and not American Firefighter USA are entirely responsible for all Content that you use form American Firefighter USA Gallery or send, upload, post or transmit via the Service. Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all local rules regarding online conduct and acceptable Content. You agree to not use the Service to send, upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content that contains (i) child pornography or anything indecent, obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or vile; (ii) a threat to kidnap or injure a person, a threat to injure the personal property or reputation of another person, a threat to accuse any person of a crime, a threat to inform another that a person has violated any law of the United States, or a threat of blackmail; (iii) any matter advocating or urging treason, insurrection, or forcible resistance to any law of the United States; (iv) any defamatory remarks directed at any other person or company; or (v) any content that infringes the intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights of American Firefighter USA or any third party does not control posted by Customers and does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of the Content Under no circumstances will American Firefighter USA be liable to you in any way for any Content you may be exposed to that you may find offensive, indecent or objectionable. Products and services, are provided for your personal use only. You agree to abide by these terms of service and not to use these products and services or related messages for any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation.

You acknowledge that American Firefighter USA does not pre-screen Content, but that American Firefighter USA and its affiliates shall have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to remove any Content that violates the terms of service or may otherwise be objectionable. You further acknowledge and agree that American Firefighter USA may preserve Content and may also disclose Content if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce the terms of service; (c) respond to claims that the Content violates the rights of third-parties; or (d) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of American Firefighter USAp , its users and the public.


GOVERNING LAW

American Firefighter USA is based in Hallandale Beach, FL and all transactions take place on American Firefighter USA's servers located in New York,  NY. Any legal action or proceeding relating to or arising from your access to or use of this Site shall be instituted in Hallandale Beach, FL. You agree to submit to the jurisdiction of Hallandale Beach, FL courts and agree that venue in these courts is proper in any such legal action or proceeding.


INDEMNITY

You agree that you shall indemnify and defend American Firefighter USA and all parties from whom American Firefighter USA has licensed portions of Content, and their directors, officers, and employees, against all claims, liability, damages, costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees and expenses arising out of or related to (i) your breach of these Terms of Use or (ii) any suit, claim, or demand arising from or relating to any text, photograph, image, graphic or other material you incorporated into Products.


ORDER APPROVAL

Please review your order prior to submitting. Customer is fully responsible for final proof and layout approval prior to the printing process.  American Firefighter USA is not liable for errors in a final product caused by any of the following reasons: Misspelling, Graphics, Bleeds, Grammar, Damage Fonts, Punctuation, Wrong cuts, Incorrect or Missing Folds, Die Lines, Crop Marks, Transparency, Overprint, Finished Product Size. We do make any changes on customer supplied files. Minimum charge for typesetting and design is $50.00.


INDEMNITY

By submitting the above document to American Firefighter USA "I agree to the following terms".  I have verified that spelling and content are correct. I am satisfied with the document layout. I understand that my document will print exactly as it appears here, that I cannot make any changes once my order is placed and that I assume all responsibility for typographical errors.


SUBMITTED ARTWORK OR GRAPHICS

All artwork or designs and images must be provided in CMYK format. American Firefighter USA is not responsible for any color shift that occurs in conversions from RGB to CMYK or PMS Pantone colors to CMYK color modes.  All artwork, designs and images must be provided in minimum of 300 DPI and CMYK color mode. American Firefighter USA is not responsible for images printed as fuzzy, distorted or pixilated due to customer provided artwork.


COLOR PROOFING & MATCHING

American Firefighter USA is not liable for color matching or ink density on screen proofs approved by the customers. Screen proofs will predict design layout, text accuracy, image proportion and placement, but not color or density.  Application of UV Coating may effect or change the appearance of the printed colors. American Firefighter USA is not liable for the final color appearance of a UV product(s).


ORDER CANCELLATION

American Firefighter USA will be happy to help you cancel your print order prior to approval. All charges due for any design at the regular rate will apply. Our Customer Service Team will inform you of any cancellation charges depending on the stage of the order. Orders may not be cancelled or refunded once they have been approved. Absolutely no refunds will be issued once an order has been approved or any process thereafter, including but not limited to Printing, Coating, and / or Finishing. Once the order has been placed successfully, No Refunds are issued for the Graphic design services. American Firefighter USA is not responsible for any duplicated orders that are placed on our web site due to the customer mistake.  Graphic design is sometimes offered at a discounted rate with a printed job. If the customer cancels that printed job, the graphic design charges are due at their regular non-discounted rate at $75.00 an hour.


RE-ORDERS

American Firefighter USA has three back up servers where we store all jobs.  If you have a re-order, please supply us the the exact specs of the job to help us find the re-order through our archives easily.  A proof will be emailed to you for approval prior to printing.  No graphic design fees will apply unless there are changes.


ORDER SHIPPING & DELIVERY

American Firefighter USA will always act to make sure that any production difficulties do not delay delivery schedules. In no case shall American Firefighter USA be liable for any consequential or damages resulting from any delay in shipment or delivery.  All American Firefighter USA customers agree not to hold American Firefighter USA liable for delays in shipments caused by weather conditions, shipping company delays, international customs issues or any other circumstances beyond American Firefighter USA's direct control. American Firefighter USA shipment and delivery dates are calculated based upon estimates provided by our suppliers.  American Firefighter USA will always act to make sure that delivery schedules are met. However, unexpected equipment failure, malfunction and or technical problems may delay the printing process. In case of delay caused by technical difficulty, rush charges/fees will be refunded or waived where applicable. However, technical difficulty will not be the grounds for order cancellation.  Please note that we don't ship to P.O. Boxes.


SHIPPING ERROS & LOST PACKAGES

Lost or damaged claims can only be filed for shipments over $50.00 in value and can only be done after 14 days from package shipment. American Firefighter USA is not responsible for 3rd party shipping errors, omissions or damaged shipments.


PACKAGE RETURN

Effective 01/01/09, all returned packages received from customers are required to have reference numbers starting with "R" on the boxes given by a American Firefighter USA representative when customers call; otherwise, customer will not receive any kind of compensation for the order.


CUSTOMER SUPPLIED INCORRECT ADDRESS

When a package is not delivered due to an error made by the customer in submitting the proper shipping address,American Firefighter USA will reship the package with corrected address and charge an additional shipping fee for the shipment.


POSTAGE RATES

We ship to our clients at a 'at cost' rate.  This means that the client will be charged the same price as American Firefighter USA.  No up-charge is added to the invoice.  This is a courtesy to our clients.



American Firefighter USA · 437 Golden Isles Drive, Suite 9H, Hallandale Beach, FL 33009
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