Terms of Service
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These terms cover the services RDN Publishing ("RDN", "we", "us") provides to you ("Client"). Using our services or paying an invoice means you accept them.
1. What we provide
RDN Publishing is a public relations firm. We write, pitch, and place client stories with editors at third-party publications. We also advise on messaging and online presence.
The exact scope, placement count, and deliverables for your engagement are set in a written proposal or service agreement. That document controls if anything here conflicts with it.
2. What we do not provide
We do not sell links, website traffic, followers, reviews, or engagement metrics. We do not pay editors for coverage, and we do not place content on sites that exist solely to host paid links.
Editorial decisions belong to the publication. We cannot promise a named outlet, a publish date, or the tone of a finished piece.
3. Fees and billing
- Services are billed as a monthly retainer, stated in your agreement.
- Payment is due on the date listed on each invoice.
- Charges appear on your statement as [YOUR STRIPE STATEMENT DESCRIPTOR].
- Recurring charges continue each billing period until you cancel under Section 4.
- Late payment past [15] days may pause active work.
4. Term and cancellation
Engagements run for an initial term of [six] months and continue month to month after that. Either side may cancel with [30] days written notice to [your email address].
Work already performed and placements already pitched are billable through the notice period. See our Refund and Cancellation Policy for how money is handled.
5. Client responsibilities
You agree to give us accurate information about your company, your background, and your claims. You approve drafts before we pitch them, and you confirm that what you tell us is true.
You are responsible for any statement you ask us to publish on your behalf. RDN is not liable for claims arising from information you supplied.
6. Ownership
You own the final approved content we create for you once it is paid for. We keep ownership of our internal templates, media lists, processes, and methods.
We may reference your company name and published placements in our portfolio unless you ask us in writing not to.
7. Confidentiality
Both sides agree to keep non-public business information private. This survives the end of the engagement.
8. No guarantee of results
Public relations outcomes depend on editors, news cycles, and search engines we do not control. Nothing on our website or in a proposal is a guarantee of coverage, rankings, revenue, or any specific result.
9. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent the law allows, our total liability is limited to the fees you paid us in the [three] months before the claim. Neither side is liable for indirect or consequential damages.
10. Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of [Hawaii], United States, without regard to conflict of law rules.
11. Changes
We may update these terms. Material changes will be posted here with a new date, and continued use of our services means you accept the update.
12. Contact
RDN Publishing
[123 Example Street, Honolulu, HI 96813]
hello@rdnpublishing.com
[(808) 555-0000]