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Terms & Conditions of Photography Service

Terms & Conditions of Service for MyrtleBeach911.com “Photographers at the Beach”

By submitting a reservation deposit and hiring MyrtleBeach911.com “Photographers at the Beach” photography service you agreeing to the following terms and conditions:

1. Reservation Deposit & Payments

Deposit Requirement: A minimum deposit is required to reserve a specific time and date for your photo shoot. This deposit removes our photographers from the market for your session; therefore, it is NON-REFUNDABLE except for the specific “Refund Exceptions” listed below.

Balance Due: The remaining balance is due in full at the conclusion of your photo shoot. Payments may be made via cash or personal check directly to your photographer as they exit your shoot.

Credit/Debit Fees: If the final balance is paid via credit or debit card, a 3% convenience fee will be added, and an electronic invoice will be issued for processing.

2. Refund & Cancellation Exceptions

Deposits are only refundable under the following “Act of God” or scheduling conditions:

Hurricane/Evacuation: An official evacuation alert is issued for your shoot location.

Advance Notice: You provide written/text cancellation at least 14 days (two weeks) prior to the scheduled shoot date.

Inclement Weather: Continuous rain or thunderstorms at the exact time of your shoot that prevent the safety of all involved and or the safety of our professional equipment. (We will make every effort to reschedule your shoot before issuing a refund).

Acts of God: Any other extraordinary event beyond human control that prevents the photographer from performing the service.

3. Limitation of Liability

Maximum Liability: You agree that the maximum aggregate liability of MyrtleBeach911.com marketing as Photographers at the Beach, its owners, photographers, and agents for any claim (including equipment failure, loss of digital files, or breach of contract) is strictly limited to the total amount of money that you actually paid for the services.

Equipment: We use high-quality professional gear (Nikon/Canon), but we are not liable for unforeseen technical failures or memory card corruption beyond a refund of the session fees and deposits paid to MyrtleBeach911.com “Photographers at the Beach”.

4. Physical Safety & “Hold Harmless”

Personal Responsibility: You are responsible for your own health, safety, and well-being during the shoot.

Pose Safety: If a photographer suggests a specific pose (e.g., posing under a pier, on a sand dune, or performing the “Myrtle Beach Jump”) and you are uncomfortable with the request, you must say “no.” By proceeding with any pose or location suggested by your photographer, you assume all risks of personal injury.

Indemnification: You agree to hold MyrtleBeach911.com marketing as Photographers at the Beach and its contractors harmless for any injuries sustained during the photography session.

5. Miscellaneous & Location Fees

Reimbursement: The customer agrees to reimburse the photographer for any direct entry or parking fees required for the shoot location. This includes, but is not limited to:

State Parks: Admission fees for Huntington Beach or Myrtle Beach State Park.

Atalaya: Admission fees for Atalaya Castle.

Parking: Meters, resort parking passes, or shuttle fees, etc.

6. Copyright & Image Usage

Customer Rights: You receive a full copyright release for personal use, allowing you to print, share, and redistribute your images for non-commercial purposes to anyone or anybody. Enjoy your photos!

Artist Integrity: We ask that you do not modify, edit, or apply heavy filters to the professional work we provide, except as necessary for cropping or for printing.

Company Copyright Rights: MyrtleBeach911.com and your photographer marketing as Photographers at the Beach reserves all commercial copyrights. We may use any of the images recorded during your session for any reason without notice to you or anyone else in your party for marketing, publication, or commercial purposes without further approval or compensation. Hiring our services constitutes a full model and publication release held by MyrtleBeach911.com. Be sure not to hire us if anyone present at your photo shoot desires us to not have these commercial copyrights. No exceptions can be made without prior approval by the owner “Bruce Foerster”.

7. Google Drive Delivery & Photo Recovery

Delivery Method: All image files will be delivered via a Google Drive link sent to your provided cell phone number or your provided email address.

90-Day Access Policy: We are only obligated to maintain your active Google Drive link for 90 days following your shoot. It is your responsibility to download and backup your complete collection immediately upon delivery. The images can be quite large so download your images to a desktop or laptop, send a backup of all images to a dvd or cloud storage. HAVE A BACKUP OF YOUR IMAGES!

Archival Discovery: After 90 days, the Google Drive link will most likely be deactivated. If we are able to recover lost files from our secondary external archives at your request we will attempt to do so, a $50 Discovery Fee will apply to regenerate images and create a new delivery Google Drive link. After the 90 day window there is no guarantee that we will be able to recover all or any of your outdated link images.