Academic and Administrative Services
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BASIC RATES, TERMS, AND METHODS OF PAYMENT Basic rate for commercial services is $350 US per hour, one hour minimum. Non-commercial is less. See cost rate schedule for details. Payment due upon completion and delivery of the project; personal check, postal money order or cash accepted. We will provide invoice Large projects require a deposit and will be billed incrementally as work progresses. Quote-for-job, not-to-exceed, partial or receipt. services, group rates, and similar are often much cheaper. Military personnel call or email for possible substantial discounts. CONFIDENTIALITY AND RIGHT TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Work provided to us by the client is the property of the client. Work product provided to the client, upon payment, is the property of the client. We will safeguard and maintain confidentiality of the client's intellectual property. We will maintain client intellectual property files for one month following completion of routine editing and writing jobs. Files on bigger projects will be kept for six months. At the end of the holding period, all files will be permanently deleted. The client agrees that all information, documents, quotes, and any other intellectual property submitted is 1) his or her own property under US and International copyright laws, 2) property for which he or she has permission or paid a fee to the rightful owner or their agent to use, 3) in the public domain, or 4) is a representative short quote suitable for literary reference or review, as defined by US copyright laws and is not otherwise prohibited by the owner from being so used, and is fully attributed as such either in the text or in an appended reference list. ADMINSTRATIVE SERVICES Basic administrative rate is $80 per hour. Rates for word processing, tables, spreadsheets, drawings or documentation edited to other than basic American style is negotiable. Speeches, books, theses, training materials, and technical manuals are quoted on an individual basis. Provide a sample of your work for examination for a fixed-rate or not-to- exceed rate quote. Costs associated with postage, courier return of documents, any meetings requested by clients, color printing, color or oversize copying (B-size or larger), and faxing is additional to the hourly rate. Changes or work required by a client in addition to the original request will be charged at the appropriate rate. COMMUNICATIONS Prior to start of work, the client must provide a wireline telephone number or major pay-for-service email address. Cell telephones, and free email services are not acceptable for initial job discussions because of the inability to positively identify the client. |
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Botts Family Enterprises ProtoLux Group 68860 Kachina Drive Twentynine Palms, CA 92277 (760) 362-4402 keith@kbotts.com |
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