Consulting Agreement Between ‘Surreal International’ (The Consultant) & The Client whoever purchases services from the website. Surreal International This Consulting Agreement (the “Agreement” or “Consulting Agreement”) states the terms and conditions that govern the contractual agreement between Surreal International having its principal place of business at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia & Hyderabad, India (the “Consultant”), and work assigned for ‘The Services Purchased by the Client (the “Client”) principal place of business being his billing address which he entered on the checkout page, who agrees to be bound by this Agreement. WHEREAS the Consultant offers consulting services in the field of ‘Various services’ included on his website Surrealarabia.com & Surreal.co.in WHEREAS, the Client desires to retain the services of the Consultant to render consulting services with regard to ‘Content ’ according to the terms and conditions herein. NOW, THEREFORE, In consideration of the mutual covenants and promises made by the parties hereto, the Consultant and the Client (individually, each “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”) covenant and agree as follows:

1. Term

This Agreement shall begin on the date of billing by the consultant to the client and will be in effect till the project is completed & handed over. Both parties have agreed to be locked into this agreement for a minimum of  3 months to retain their interest of both the parties. 

1. Either Party may terminate this Agreement for any reason within 10 days of written notice to the other Party. Refunding or Account closure of the remaining amount will be dependent upon the percentage of work completed ranging from 0% – 100% of the project 0% being the starting of the project and 100% being the project closure and handover. To end a project from the client side the email should be drafted to either: info@surreal.co.in or Salaam@surrealarabia.com, whereas if the consultant needs to end the project prematurely he should draft an email to the client’s billing email address.
2. Any service provided by the consultant which is not described in the Invoice or Quotation will be charged as per the consultant’s (Surreal International/Surreal Arabia’s)  pricing standard.
3. Failure to deliver mentioned services from the consultant’s side (Surreal International/ Surreal Arabia) the client has all the power to eliminate this contract without any ‘notice period’. Provided that the payment for the Services already provided by the consultant is cleared.
4. The two parties are bound by this contract unless provoked by either the client or consultant.
5. Payment plans as described in the client’s order number or if a custom package should be seamless and on time to avoid any inconvenience with the delivery time of the project & work.
6. Additional Project Cancellation Charges + the Number of work hours invested in the project(With Reference to point 01) are to be deducted from the payment, in the case of ‘Project Withdrawal’ from the client’s end. Additional Project cancellation charges are 15% of the total mentioned in the quotation, invoice or receipt.

2. Consulting Services 

The Consultant agrees that it shall provide its expertise to the Client for all things pertaining to the services opted by the client.

3. Compensation

In the case of a premature contract dismissal due to a lack of funds, and resources from either end of the parties the compensation of time and work needs to be paid by the client for the work provided by the consultant (or) Likewise from the consultant’s end.

4. Intellectual Property Rights in Work Product

The Parties acknowledge and agree that the Client will hold all intellectual property rights in any work product resulting from the Consulting Services including, but not limited to, copyright and trademark rights. The Consultant agrees not to claim any such ownership in such work product intellectual property at any time prior to or after the completion and delivery of such work product to the Client. Such as logos, content, and pictures. All rights to the original digital materials, designs, videos, images, and CDs prepared, developed, and produced, whether fully or partly, under this Agreement are the intellectual property and copyright of the Client only, irrespective of whether stored in hard copy or soft copy formats. No part of the materials may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the client. The consultant must return to the Client whole of all the above digital material and property and destroy all copies thereof upon the Client’s request, at the end of the Agreement. The above conditions are applicable from the date of this Agreement and shall remain valid even after the lifetime completion or termination of this contract indefinitely. 

5. Confidentiality

The Consultant shall not disclose any information without the client’s specific written permission and consent to any third party about any details regarding the Client’s business, including, without limitation any information regarding any of the Client’s customer information, business plans, or price points (and any other confidential or strategic plans described by the client’s end), (ii) make copies of any Confidential Information or any content based on the concepts contained within the Confidential Information for personal use or for distribution unless requested to do so by the Client, or (iii) use Confidential Information other than solely for the benefit of the Client.No reference involving Client’s intellectual property (marketing plans, business plans, trademarks, trade name, logo, etc) shall be communicated or shared in any form with any third-parties. All of the Consultant’s employees, subcontractors, and any third-party of the Consultant who may be in contact with the Consultant shall be equally bound by this confidentiality clause. The above confidentiality clauses are not applicable to any information and data currently in the public domain. The above conditions are applicable from the date of this Agreement and shall remain valid for a period of 2 (two) years after the end of this Agreement.

6. Noncompetition

During the term of this Agreement and for 2 months thereafter, the Consultant shall not engage, directly or indirectly, as an employee, officer, manager, partner, manager, consultant, agent, owner, or in any other capacity, in any competition with the Client.

7. Non-Solicitation of Customers

During the term of this Agreement and for 2 months thereafter, the Consultant will not, directly or indirectly, solicit or attempt to solicit any business from any of the Company’s clients, prospects, employees, or contractors.

8. Nonsolicitation of Employees

During the term of this Agreement and for 2 months thereafter, the Consultant will not, directly or indirectly, recruit, solicit, or induce, or attempt to recruit, solicit, or induce, any of the Company’s employees, or contractors for work at another company.

9. No Modification Unless in Writing

No modification of this Agreement shall be valid unless in writing and agreed upon by both Parties.

10. Applicable Law

This Consulting Agreement and the interpretation of its terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Telangana and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in India, Telangana.

11. Ownership

To the extent that the consultant has received payment of compensation as provided in this agreement and the applicable statement of work, all selected final materials, artwork, and/or digital deliverables produced by the consultant, its employees, agents, or assistants specifically for the client will be owned by ‘Client’. All work performed for the Client by the Consultant shall be considered “Work For Hire”.