Terms of Service

01 Agreement to these Terms

These Terms of Service govern your access to and use of this website and its portfolio, project inquiry tools, downloadable materials, and other content (together, the “Website”). The Website is operated by Rickel Industries (“Rickel Industries”, “we”, “us”, or “our”). By accessing or using the Website, you agree to these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Website.

If you use the Website for a company or another organization, you confirm that you have authority to act for it and that both you and that organization are bound by these Terms.

02 Purpose of the Website

The Website presents motion design, animation, visual identity, creative direction, and related services. Portfolio examples are provided to demonstrate capabilities and creative approach. Unless expressly identified otherwise, content on the Website is general information and is not a binding offer, quote, warranty, or professional advice.

Availability, timelines, deliverables, fees, usage rights, revision rounds, expenses, payment schedules, cancellation terms, and other project conditions are determined separately for each engagement.

03 Project inquiries and engagements

Sending an inquiry, email, brief, or other message does not create a client relationship, reserve production time, require us to accept a project, or make information confidential by itself. A project begins only when the parties accept a separate written proposal, statement of work, contract, or equivalent agreement.

If a project agreement conflicts with these Website Terms, the project agreement controls for that engagement. Do not submit trade secrets or highly sensitive information before appropriate confidentiality terms are in place.

04 Information and materials you submit

You retain ownership of materials you submit. You grant Rickel Industries a limited, non-exclusive permission to receive, store, copy, and review those materials solely to evaluate and respond to your inquiry, protect the Website, comply with law, and prepare a potential engagement.

You confirm that:

• the information you provide is accurate and not misleading;
• you have the right to provide the submitted materials;
• our permitted review will not infringe another person’s rights;
• the materials do not contain malware or unlawful content; and
• you will not impersonate another person or misrepresent authority.

05 Intellectual property and portfolio rights

The Website’s design, code, copy, branding, animation, showreels, graphics, layouts, and original portfolio presentation are owned by or licensed to Rickel Industries and are protected by applicable intellectual-property laws. Client names, marks, footage, music, and other third-party materials remain the property of their respective owners.

You may view the Website and share links to its public pages for lawful, non-commercial reference. No other licence is granted. You may not reproduce, download, republish, sell, train a model on, remove credits from, modify, or commercially exploit Website content without written permission from the relevant rights holder.

06 Acceptable use

You must not:

• use the Website for fraud, harassment, or unlawful activity;
• probe, bypass, or interfere with authentication or security controls;
• introduce malicious code or overload the Website or its infrastructure;
• scrape or automate access in a way that disrupts service or violates rights;
• attempt unauthorized access to private projects, media, inquiries, or accounts;
• misrepresent Website content as your own work; or
• use contact details from the Website for unsolicited bulk communication.

07 Third-party content and services

The Website may link to or display content hosted by third parties, including portfolio media, social platforms, fonts, and infrastructure providers. Those services have their own terms and privacy practices. Links do not imply endorsement, and Rickel Industries is not responsible for third-party availability, security, content, or transactions.

08 Privacy and electronic communications

Our Privacy Policy explains how inquiry details, attachments, and essential administrative data are handled. By submitting an inquiry, you authorize us to respond using the contact details supplied. Service-related responses are not marketing consent.

09 Website availability and changes

We may update, suspend, restrict, or discontinue any part of the Website for maintenance, security, legal, or business reasons. We aim to keep information accurate and the Website available, but do not promise that it will always be uninterrupted, current, compatible, secure, or free of errors. Keep your own copies of anything important that you submit.

10 Disclaimers

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Website and its content are provided “as is” and “as available”, without implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, or results. Portfolio outcomes are contextual and do not guarantee that a future project will achieve the same result.

Nothing in these Terms excludes a warranty, remedy, or consumer right that applicable law does not allow the parties to exclude.

11 Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Rickel Industries and its personnel will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or lost-profit damages arising from Website access, inability to access it, reliance on its content, third-party services, or unauthorized interference outside our reasonable control.

These Website limitations do not replace or expand liability terms in a signed client agreement, and they do not limit liability where doing so would be unlawful, including liability that cannot legally be excluded for fraud, wilful misconduct, personal injury, or mandatory consumer protections.

12 Enforcement and suspension

We may block or restrict access when we reasonably believe these Terms have been breached, the Website or another person is at risk, or action is required by law. We may preserve relevant records and cooperate with lawful investigations or court orders.

13 Governing law and disputes

Unless mandatory law or a separate written agreement requires otherwise, these Terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Kenya. Before starting formal proceedings, each party should give the other written notice and make a good-faith effort to resolve the dispute. Courts with lawful jurisdiction in Kenya will have jurisdiction over unresolved Website disputes.

14 General terms

If any provision is unenforceable, it will be limited or removed only to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will continue in effect. A delay in enforcing a provision is not a waiver. You may not transfer rights under these Terms without our written consent. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, are the entire agreement about use of the Website, but not about commissioned services.

15 Changes to these Terms

We may revise these Terms to reflect changes to the Website, services, law, or security practices. The updated date will appear at the top. Changes apply from publication and do not retroactively alter an already signed project agreement.

16 Contact

Questions, permissions, or legal notices concerning the Website can be sent to the contact form.