Please read these Terms of Service (“Terms”) carefully before using www.stmntstudios.com, submitting an inquiry, booking studio time, or engaging STMNT Studios. These Terms govern your use of our website and establish baseline terms for our services when no separate written agreement applies. By accessing our website, submitting a booking inquiry, signing a proposal or statement of work, or using our studio facilities, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use our website or services.
STMNT Studios is a video production company and studio rental space located at 888 O’Farrell Street, Suite 103, San Francisco, California. We provide video production services, studio rental, creative direction, production support, and related services to clients in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.
These Terms are intended to govern general website use and provide default terms where no more specific written agreement exists. If you enter into a signed Statement of Work, production agreement, studio rental agreement, invoice, estimate, or other written agreement with STMNT Studios, that document controls to the extent it conflicts with these Terms.
You agree to use this website only for lawful purposes and in a way that does not infringe the rights of others, interfere with the operation of the website, or restrict anyone else from using the website.
You must not:
When you submit an inquiry, booking request, contact form, or similar communication through the website, you agree that the information you provide is accurate and that STMNT Studios may contact you about your inquiry, project, booking, account, or related services.
Submitting an inquiry does not create a binding booking, production engagement, or studio rental. A booking is not confirmed until STMNT Studios confirms it in writing and any required deposit, signed agreement, or other booking requirement has been completed.
You may opt out of marketing communications at any time. Project, booking, transactional, and administrative communications may still be sent as needed to provide services or manage our relationship with you.
Production engagements, studio rentals, creative services, post-production work, and related services may be governed by a separate written agreement, including a Statement of Work, production agreement, studio rental agreement, estimate, proposal, or invoice. If there is a conflict between these Terms and a signed or otherwise accepted project-specific agreement, the project-specific agreement controls.
Any quote, estimate, proposal, rate card, or budget guidance provided by STMNT Studios is non-binding until accepted in writing by both parties and, where applicable, a required deposit has been received. Unless otherwise stated in writing, quotes and estimates are valid for 30 days from the date issued.
Any change to the agreed scope of work, including additional shoot days, locations, deliverables, edits, versions, talent, crew, rentals, set builds, revisions, or timeline changes, must be approved in writing. STMNT Studios may adjust pricing, payment schedules, and timelines to reflect approved scope changes. Verbal approvals, informal comments, or assumed changes do not create a binding change order unless confirmed in writing.
Client is responsible for providing timely approvals, accurate information, required materials, brand guidance, access, feedback, and decisions needed for STMNT Studios to perform the services. Client is also responsible for reviewing deliverables before publication or distribution, including for factual accuracy, legal compliance, advertising claims, product claims, required disclosures, brand compliance, and suitability for the intended use.
STMNT Studios may provide creative, production, strategic, and execution services, but we do not guarantee any specific business outcome, advertising result, sales result, conversion rate, engagement metric, platform approval, media placement, audience response, or return on investment.
Unless otherwise stated in a signed agreement, proposal, invoice, or written confirmation:
Cancellation and rescheduling terms may be specified in the applicable project agreement, studio rental agreement, estimate, proposal, invoice, or booking confirmation. If no specific written cancellation or rescheduling terms apply, the following default terms apply:
“Final deliverables” means the completed, exported videos, photos, graphics, files, or other assets expressly listed as final deliverables in the applicable agreement, proposal, invoice, or written project scope.
Upon receipt of full payment of all amounts due for the applicable project, STMNT Studios assigns to client the rights, title, and interest in the final deliverables specifically created for client and expressly included in the project scope, subject to any third-party licenses, talent usage restrictions, music licenses, stock licenses, platform restrictions, or other limitations that apply.
Unless expressly agreed in writing, STMNT Studios retains ownership of raw footage, source files, project files, editing timelines, working files, unused concepts, unused footage, internal notes, lighting diagrams, production methods, templates, presets, LUTs, pitch materials, treatment materials, and any pre-existing materials, tools, systems, know-how, or intellectual property owned or developed by STMNT Studios.
Client is responsible for obtaining and maintaining all rights, licenses, releases, permissions, approvals, and clearances required for materials or elements client provides or requests to include in a project, including music, stock footage, images, logos, trademarks, product designs, scripts, claims, testimonials, locations, talent, minors, union requirements, and branded elements. STMNT Studios is not responsible for claims arising from client-provided materials, client instructions, or client failure to secure required rights or approvals.
Unless client requests otherwise in writing before publication, STMNT Studios may display final deliverables, production stills, excerpts, behind-the-scenes content, and project descriptions in its portfolio, website, social media, pitch materials, award submissions, case studies, and promotional materials. This right survives completion or termination of the applicable project.
All content on this website, including text, images, video, logos, graphics, layout, and design elements, is owned by STMNT Studios or its licensors and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, modify, publicly display, create derivative works from, or commercially exploit website content without our prior written consent.
Use of the STMNT Studios physical studio space is subject to the specific studio rental agreement, booking confirmation, platform terms, or written rules provided at the time of booking. In addition:
Both parties agree to keep confidential any non-public business information, creative concepts, pricing, client lists, project details, scripts, unreleased products, and other confidential information disclosed in connection with an engagement. This obligation does not apply to information that is publicly available, independently developed without use of confidential information, rightfully received from a third party, approved for release in writing, or required to be disclosed by law. Unless otherwise stated in a signed agreement, confidentiality obligations survive completion or termination of the engagement for two (2) years.
Your use of this website is also governed by our Privacy Policy, available at www.stmntstudios.com/privacy-policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. If these Terms conflict with the Privacy Policy regarding the collection, use, or handling of personal information, the Privacy Policy controls for that issue.
This website and all information, content, and materials provided through it are offered on an “as is” and “as available” basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement. STMNT Studios does not warrant that the website will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or free of viruses or harmful components.
Except as expressly stated in a signed agreement, STMNT Studios makes no warranty that any service, deliverable, content, or creative work will achieve any particular business, marketing, financial, legal, technical, or platform outcome.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, STMNT Studios and its principals, employees, contractors, vendors, and agents shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, including lost profits, lost revenue, lost business opportunities, lost data, reputational harm, production delays, platform rejection, or advertising underperformance, arising out of or related to your use of the website or our services, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, STMNT Studios’ total liability for any claim arising out of or related to a specific project, rental, or engagement shall not exceed the total fees actually paid by client to STMNT Studios for that specific project, rental, or engagement.
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless STMNT Studios and its principals, employees, contractors, vendors, agents, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising out of or related to:
STMNT Studios is not liable for delay, non-performance, or failure to provide services caused by events outside its reasonable control, including fire, flood, earthquake, severe weather, illness, injury, labor disputes, strikes, government action, public health emergencies, power outages, internet outages, equipment failure, transportation disruptions, venue issues, building issues, security concerns, accidents, acts of God, or other emergencies. If such an event occurs, STMNT Studios may adjust timelines, reschedule services, or modify performance obligations in a commercially reasonable manner.
These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of law rules.
The parties agree to first attempt to resolve any dispute arising out of or related to these Terms or STMNT Studios’ services through good-faith negotiation. If the dispute is not resolved through negotiation, either party may bring an eligible claim in small claims court in San Francisco County, California, or may pursue binding arbitration as described below.
Except for eligible small claims matters or requests for injunctive or equitable relief, disputes shall be resolved through binding arbitration administered by JAMS in San Francisco, California, under its Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures. The arbitration shall be conducted by a single arbitrator. Each party shall bear its own costs and attorneys’ fees unless the arbitrator determines otherwise or applicable law requires otherwise. Judgment on the arbitration award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Either party may seek temporary, preliminary, or permanent injunctive or equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to protect intellectual property, confidential information, payment rights, studio property, or to prevent irreparable harm.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, disputes must be brought on an individual basis and not as a class, collective, consolidated, or representative action. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each party waives the right to a jury trial for disputes arising out of or related to these Terms or STMNT Studios’ services.
STMNT Studios may update or modify these Terms at any time. Changes will be posted to this page with an updated effective date. Your continued use of the website or services after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.
These Terms, together with any applicable Privacy Policy, signed project agreement, studio rental agreement, proposal, estimate, invoice, or written booking confirmation, constitute the entire agreement between you and STMNT Studios with respect to the subject matter addressed here and supersede prior or contemporaneous communications regarding that subject matter.
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