Terms & Conditions

1.1 "Blavk House" means Blavk House, Blavk House (Pty) Ltd, its directors, employees, contractors, agents, crew members, editors, photographers, videographers, producers, creative directors, strategists, designers, assistants, suppliers, representatives, licensees, successors, and assigns.

1.2 "Client" means the person, company, brand, agency, representative, organisation, or entity requesting, booking, approving, receiving, paying for, using, or benefiting from Blavk House's services or deliverables.

1.3 "Services" means any service provided by Blavk House, including but not limited to creative direction, production, videography, photography, editing, retouching, grading, campaign strategy, consultation, concept development, scripting, pre-production, production management, post-production, live streaming, design, social media content creation, usage licensing, casting, styling, art direction, set design, event coverage, brand development, and related creative or commercial services.

1.4 "Project" means any work, campaign, shoot, event, consultation, production, retainer, booking, or assignment undertaken by Blavk House for the Client.

1.5 "Deliverables" means the final exported content expressly listed in the accepted quotation, invoice, proposal, scope of work, written brief, or project agreement.

1.6 "RAW Material" means all unedited, unprocessed, ungraded, unretouched, source, behind-the-scenes, rushes, footage, photographs, audio, project files, working files, edit timelines, design files, source files, colour-grade files, proxy files, scripts, notes, treatments, decks, creative references, and production materials created during the Project.

1.7 "Working Files" means any files used to create the Deliverables, including Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut, After Effects, Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, InDesign files, LUTs, fonts, project folders, source layers, presets, templates, notes, markups, sound design sessions, and project organisation systems.

1.8 "Usage Rights" means the permitted ways in which the Client may use the Deliverables, including platform, channel, purpose, duration, territory, audience, media spend, paid usage, organic usage, in-store usage, online usage, internal usage, third-party usage, and any other use agreed in writing.

1.9 "Invoice" means any invoice, estimate, quotation, statement, payment request, or commercial document issued by Blavk House to the Client.

1.10 "Agreement" means these Terms and Conditions together with any accepted quotation, invoice, proposal, scope of work, email approval, WhatsApp confirmation, written brief, release form, usage licence, production agreement, or signed addendum.

1.11 "Third Party" means any person or entity other than Blavk House and the Client, including agencies, media buyers, sponsors, distributors, affiliates, partner brands, parent companies, retailers, influencers, publications, broadcasters, production companies, event organisers, landlords, venues, platforms, suppliers, resellers, or contractors.

2.1 By requesting a quotation, accepting an estimate, approving a proposal, paying a deposit, confirming a booking, attending a consultation, participating in a shoot, receiving Deliverables, downloading files, publishing content, using content, or otherwise instructing Blavk House to proceed, the Client agrees to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.

2.2 An Invoice issued by Blavk House shall form part of the Agreement between the parties. The Invoice, together with these Terms and Conditions and any written scope of work, shall be treated as a binding contractual agreement for the Services described.

2.3 Where a Client acts through an employee, representative, agency, producer, manager, assistant, or third party, that person confirms that they have full authority to bind the Client to these Terms and Conditions.

2.4 These Terms apply unless Blavk House expressly agrees otherwise in writing. Any waiver, amendment, exception, expanded usage right, raw footage release, buyout, assignment, or additional obligation shall only be valid if confirmed in writing by Blavk House.