Terms and Conditions
1. Introduction
1.1 These Terms and Conditions (the “Terms”) govern, in accordance with Section 1751 et seq. of Act No. 89/2012 Coll., the Czech Civil Code (the “Civil Code”), the rights and obligations between Slant, s.r.o., Company ID 092 50 239, VAT ID CZ09250239, registered office Zborovská 940/2a, Žabovřesky, 616 00 Brno, Czech Republic, entered in the Commercial Register maintained by the Regional Court in Brno, Section C, File 118048 (the “Provider”), and its clients (the “Client”).
1.2 These Terms apply to all services of the Provider, in particular brand creation and brand strategy, naming, visual identity, graphic, UX/UI and digital design, and related creative and consulting services (the “Services”), and to the results of the Services (the “Work”).
1.3 These Terms are intended primarily for Clients who are businesses or legal entities entering into a contract in the course of their business. Where the Client is a consumer, these Terms apply only to the extent they do not conflict with consumer protection law. Statutory consumer rights remain unaffected.
1.4 Provisions of an individual contract, proposal or order take precedence over these Terms. If, after agreeing by e-mail, the parties also sign a written contract on the same subject, that contract replaces the earlier e-mail arrangements.
2. Conclusion of Contract and Acceptance of Terms
2.1 A contract between the Provider and the Client is concluded when the Client confirms the Provider’s proposal in writing (including by e-mail), signs a contract, pays an advance invoice, or commissions work from the Provider and the Provider begins performing it.
2.2 By entering into cooperation in any of the ways set out in Clause 2.1, the Client confirms that they have read and agree to these Terms. This includes consent to the presentation of the Work and to the Client being named as a reference under Clause 8. These Terms form an integral part of every contract between the Provider and the Client. The Provider refers to them in its proposals and they are permanently available at www.slant.cz.
2.3 The scope of the Services, price, timeline and number of revision rounds are agreed in the proposal or contract (the “Brief”). Work beyond the Brief is carried out upon the Client’s approval and invoiced separately.
3. Cooperation and Client’s Obligations
3.1 The Client shall provide the Provider with materials, information, feedback and access needed for performance in a timely and complete manner. The Client provides true and complete information; where the Client is a legal entity, it acts through an authorised person. The Client is responsible for ensuring that the materials it supplies (in particular texts, photographs, logos and data) do not infringe third-party rights.
3.2 The Provider may start work even with incomplete materials where practical. If the Client is late in providing cooperation, deadlines are extended by the length of the delay and the Provider may charge any additional costs this causes. If the delay exceeds 30 days, the Provider may suspend work and invoice the work performed so far.
3.3 The price includes the number of revision rounds stated in the Brief. If none is stated, the price includes two revision rounds. Additional revisions and changes to the Brief are charged at the Provider’s current hourly rate.
3.4 The Provider may perform through subcontractors and is responsible for their performance as if it were its own.
4. Delivery and Acceptance of the Work
4.1 The Work or a phase of it is usually delivered electronically. The Client shall review the Work without undue delay and notify the Provider of any defects or comments within 10 business days of delivery. If the Client fails to do so, or begins using the Work, the Work is deemed accepted without reservation.
4.2 The Provider may submit interim proposals and partial outputs to the Client for comments. If the Client does not provide comments within 5 business days of submission, they are deemed approved and further work builds on them.
4.3 The form of the Work reflects the Provider’s professional and artistic judgement. The Client’s mere disagreement with the aesthetic approach of Work that complies with the Brief does not constitute a defect.
4.4 Source and working files (e.g. editable files of design applications) are not part of the deliverables unless agreed otherwise in the Brief.
5. Price and Payment Terms
5.1 Prices are stated exclusive of VAT, which is added at the statutory rate.
5.2 The Provider may require an advance payment before starting work, usually 50 % of the price and up to 100 % for smaller projects. The remainder is invoiced upon delivery of the Work. Long-term projects are invoiced per phase or monthly.
5.3 The Provider usually sends invoices by e-mail; an invoice is deemed delivered on the day after it is sent. Invoices are payable within 14 days of issue unless agreed otherwise. If the Client is late with payment, the Provider may suspend work until payment is made in full. Where the Client is a business, the Provider may also charge a contractual penalty of 0.05 % of the outstanding amount for each day of delay; the right to late-payment interest and compensation for damage remains unaffected.
5.4 If the Client terminates the cooperation before the Work is completed for reasons not attributable to the Provider, the Client shall pay for the work performed and costs reasonably incurred so far. Any advance paid is credited against this amount.
5.5 Proposals and concepts prepared under the Brief are payable regardless of whether the Client ultimately selects and uses any of them.
6. Copyright and Licence
6.1 The Work may be a copyright work within the meaning of Act No. 121/2000 Coll., the Czech Copyright Act. The economic rights to the Work are exercised by the Provider.
6.2 Upon full payment of the price, the Client obtains an exclusive licence to the final approved version of the Work for all methods of use, without territorial, time or quantity limitations. The licence includes the right to modify and adapt the Work, combine it with other works, grant sublicences and assign the licence to a third party. The licence fee is included in the price. The Client is not obliged to use the licence.
6.3 Until the price has been paid in full, the Client may not use the Work unless agreed otherwise.
6.4 Unselected proposals, alternatives, sketches and concepts remain with the Provider. The Client obtains no licence to them. If the Client uses an unselected or rejected proposal (e.g. a logo, name or visual) or a substantial part of it without a written agreement with the Provider, the Client shall pay the Provider a contractual penalty of CZK 200,000 for each such proposal; the right to compensation for damage remains unaffected.
6.5 The Provider may continue to use general know-how, methods and tools used or developed during performance.
6.6 Third-party elements, in particular fonts, stock photographs, icons and software, are not covered by the licence under Clause 6.2. They are governed by the licence terms of their providers, and the Client acquires licences to them at its own cost unless agreed otherwise.
6.7 The moral rights of the authors remain unaffected.
7. Names and Trademarks
7.1 Unless a clearance search is expressly agreed, the Provider does not guarantee that a proposed name, logo or other sign can be registered as a trademark or domain, or that it does not infringe third-party rights. The Provider recommends that the Client carry out a clearance search and file a trademark application before using the sign. The Client is responsible for these steps.
8. Portfolio and References
8.1 The Client grants the Provider a free-of-charge, non-exclusive consent and licence, unlimited in territory and time, to:
- present the Work and other outputs of the cooperation, including process materials and visualisations, in its portfolio, on its website, social media, in presentations, proposals, printed materials, publications and industry competitions;
- name the Client’s business name, brand name, logo and trademarks as a reference, including a brief description of the cooperation;
- state its authorship of the Work.
8.2 In doing so, the Provider will not disclose the Client’s confidential information. Work not yet published by the Client will be presented only after its official launch or after a reasonable period has passed.
8.3 If the Client requires the cooperation to remain confidential, or the presentation to be postponed, this must be agreed in writing before the contract is concluded. Such a request may affect the price. Any later request to restrict presentation will be considered by the Provider on a case-by-case basis.
9. Confidentiality
9.1 Both parties shall keep confidential any confidential information of the other party obtained in connection with the cooperation, including after it ends. This obligation does not apply to publicly available information or where disclosure is required by law. Clause 8 remains unaffected.
10. Liability
10.1 The Client is responsible for the accuracy of texts, data and materials it supplies and for the final approval of the Work, including checking print data before production.
10.2 The total compensation the Client may claim from the Provider is limited to the price of the Work in connection with which the damage arose. This limitation does not apply to damage caused intentionally or through gross negligence, to harm to natural rights of a person, or to other cases where the law does not permit such a limitation.
10.3 The Provider is not liable for lost profits or for damage resulting from improper use of the Work by the Client or a third party.
11. Personal Data Protection
11.1 The Provider processes personal data of the Client and its contact persons as a controller in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and Czech Act No. 110/2019 Coll., on the processing of personal data. Data are processed for the conclusion and performance of the contract, compliance with legal obligations and on the basis of legitimate interest, in particular for communication with the Client and listing references. Data are kept for as long as necessary for these purposes.
11.2 Data subjects have the right of access, rectification, erasure and restriction of processing, the right to object and the right to lodge a complaint with the Czech Office for Personal Data Protection. These rights can be exercised at [email protected].
12. Termination
12.1 A contract concluded for an indefinite period (e.g. ongoing cooperation) may be terminated by either party in writing with one month’s notice, starting on the first day of the month following delivery of the notice.
12.2 Either party may withdraw from the contract if the other party materially breaches its obligations and fails to remedy the breach within an additional period of 14 days after written notice. The Provider may also withdraw if the Client is more than 14 days late with an advance or partial invoice, or fails to provide necessary cooperation even after being asked.
12.3 Clauses 5.4, 5.5, 6, 8, 9 and 10 survive termination of the contract.
13. Final Provisions
13.1 Legal relations between the Provider and the Client are governed by the laws of the Czech Republic. For disputes with Clients who are businesses, the parties agree under Section 89a of the Czech Civil Procedure Code on the local jurisdiction of the court of the Provider’s registered office, at first instance the Municipal Court in Brno (or the Regional Court in Brno where it has subject-matter jurisdiction).
13.2 Where the Client is a consumer and the contract is concluded at a distance (e.g. by e-mail), the Client may withdraw within 14 days of its conclusion. If the Client expressly requests that work begin before this period ends, the Client pays a proportionate part of the price for services already provided upon withdrawal; once the service has been fully provided with the Client’s express consent, the right of withdrawal lapses (Section 1837(a) of the Civil Code). The Provider handles consumer complaints within 30 days of their submission.
13.3 Consumers may file a proposal for out-of-court resolution of a consumer dispute with the Czech Trade Inspection Authority (www.coi.cz).
13.4 The Provider may amend these Terms. A contract is governed by the version of the Terms in effect on the date of its conclusion. In ongoing cooperation, the Provider will notify the Client of amendments in writing at least 30 days in advance. The Client may reject the amendment and terminate the contract for that reason.
13.5 For the purposes of these Terms, communication by e-mail is deemed to be in writing. An e-mail is deemed delivered on the day after it is sent to the address the other party used when arranging the cooperation or notified in writing.
13.6 If any provision of these Terms is or becomes invalid or ineffective, the remaining provisions remain in force.
13.7 These Terms take effect on 4 November 2026 and replace the previous version. In case of any discrepancy, the Czech version prevails.
Brno, 4 November 2026