Policies, Terms, and Conditions

Service Terms and Conditions

Editor’s Status

I, the editor, am an independent contractor. Nothing in the work agreement/contract will be understood to create a partnership, joint venture or co-venture, agency, or employment relationship between the client and myself.

I cannot guarantee a publishing contract, books sales, or any other achievement as a result of services provided. I am not liable if a client uses my feedback/edits and does not reach their specific goals.

The Contract

As is standard among many editors, I use a contract that formally outlines the terms of each work agreement. Both myself and the client must sign the contract in order to move forward with the agreement.

Quotes, Invoices, and Payments

All quotes and invoices are in Canadian dollars. Payments are processed via direct deposit/Interac e-Transfer (for Canadian residents only), Wave (American residents), or money/wire transfer.

 

Deposits

I charge a deposit of 50% of the total project fee once the contract has been signed. This deposit secures the client a spot in my schedule and it must be paid within 3 business days, or else the work agreement is considered terminated.

This deposit will be deducted from the final invoice.

In cases where the total project fee is less than $500, the fee must be paid in full upon signing the contract.

 

Refund Policy

The deposit is only refundable in full if the edit is cancelled before the agreed upon start date of the work agreement.

If I cannot perform the duties outlined in the work contract for reasons beyond my control or the client’s control, I will refund any amount paid by the client for services not delivered (including any unearned portion of the deposit). The client will not have any further liability with respect to the contractual agreement.

Overdue Payments

The client will pay me within 14 days of receiving my final invoice. Any payment after the due date is subject to late fees of 3% per month.

Termination

The client and I both have the right to terminate a contract for services at any time if there is a serious breach of its terms.

The contractual agreement may be terminated by myself or the client with at least 24 hours’ notice by providing written notice via email. The termination must be acknowledged in writing by the other party in order for it to be considered valid. If the agreement is terminated, the client will pay the me for work done and expenses incurred up to the date of termination. Subject to the terms of the booking fee/deposit, any fees advanced will be credited against the amount due.

AI Policy

I do not use any AI technologies to either assist with or provide my editing services. Similarly, I do not edit text produced by AI technologies. By signing the contract, the client agrees that the text they have commissioned me to edit is an original creation produced by a human, by a group of humans, or by a human–animal team, as the case may be. Text crafted with the use of speech-to-text technologies is accepted and welcomed.

Website Policies

Website Content

The content provided on my website is for informational and educational purposes only. I am not responsible for anything that does or does not happen as a result of someone utilizing either my website content or my services.

I am not liable for anything that does or does not happen as a result of someone following a link to a webpage external to my website.

Any content or resource that I produce and make freely available on my website may be shared with others on other websites, with credit/reference/link to the original source.

 

Testimonial Disclaimer

Individuals who generously share testimonials of my services do so of their own free will. They have the choice to include their names or appear anonymous.

I always strive to provide clients with the best possible services, but all situations and circumstances (and manuscripts) are different, and individual results may vary. One client’s success does not guarantee the success of another client.

Personal Data Collection

This website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace collects personal data when you visit this website, including:

  • Information about your browser, network, and device

  • Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website

  • Web pages you view while on this website

  • Your IP address and basic geographic location

Squarespace needs the data to run this website, and to protect and improve its platform and services. Squarespace analyzes the data in a de-personalized form.

 

Cookies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text that download to your device when you access a website or app. For information about viewing the cookies dropped on your device, visit “The cookies Squarespace uses.”

 

What Cookies Are Used?

 

Analytics

This website collects personal data to power my site analytics, including:

  • Information about your browser, network, and device

  • Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website

  • Your IP address and basic geographic location

This information may also include details about your use of this website, including:

  • Clicks

  • Internal links

  • Pages visited

  • Scrolling

  • Searches

  • Timestamps

I share this information with Squarespace, my website analytics provider, to learn about site traffic and activity.

 

What Does This Actually Look like on My End?

When it collects this data, Squarespace presents it to me in a series of charts, graphs, lists, and maps, including:

  • Charts that track how many visits, unique visitors, and page views my website receives per day

  • Graphs that show the top sources of visits (ex: direct, from Google, from Instagram), top browsers by visits (ex: Chrome), and top operating systems by visits (ex: Windows, iOS)

  • A pie chart showing top devices by visits (desktop and mobile)

  • A map of the world that shows me where the majority of my website visitors come from; underneath is a list of the top locations, by country, province/state, and city

  • Charts that track search keywords from Google and other search engines

  • A graph that shows how many views each page receives, and a chart that shows how much time, on average, visitors spend on each page, and whether they go on to click on other pages or exit the site

  • An activity log that lists each IP address, the time it accessed the website, and the page visited

 

Block Form Submissions

When you submit information to this website via webform, I collect the data requested in the webform in order to track and respond to your submissions. I share this information with Squarespace, my website hosting provider, so that they can provide website services to me. I also share this information with Google, who sends me an email version of your form; Google also stores the webform information in Google Sheets.

On my end, I store the information provided in webform submissions in Microsoft Excel spreadsheets saved on a password-protected computer; I also save copies of these spreadsheets to Google Drive.

 

Storage of Manuscripts and Sample Text

When you share with me your manuscript or sample text, I save a copy of your original document to my password-protected computer. I also upload a copy to Google Drive. This is to ensure that I always have access to the original version of your manuscript as you sent it to me, without any of my edits or comments.