All original materials presented on this website including but not limited to images, text, source code, etc., unless stated otherwise, are property of Sebastian Wintermute and cannot be copied, duplicated or distributed by any means without an expressed permission.

The rights to all the images restored by Sebastian Wintermute belong to the rightful owners. Images cannot be copied, duplicated or distributed by any means without an expressed permission.

Any unauthorized use of all or part of the company name, images, text, source code, and other intellectual property is liable to give rise to legal proceedings.

Sebastian Wintermute accepts no liability or responsibility for any materials or information found on the Internet, other than on this web site, which is published, posted or transmitted without an expressed permission.

Sebastian Wintermute does not collect, share, sell or distribute any private information presented by the clients nor does he use on the web site any internet technology to collect such information.

In accordance with United States and International copyright laws Sebastian Wintermute reserves the right to use the images, documents and any other materials that have been submitted for restoration for promotional purposes such as publication on the web site, inclusion into promotional printed materials and any other medium.

Credits Proper credits must be provided whenever the work done by Sebastian Wintermute is used. This includes but is not limited to printed publications, interactive media, film and video production

Limits of Liability Sebastian Wintermute uses utmost care in handling client’s documents, prints, transparencies and negatives. Sebastian Wintermute makes all reasonable efforts to handle all customer materials in a manner that avoids handling or misuse by unauthorized parties.

Sebastian Wintermute will reasonably execute client’s clear and complete instructions. If Sebastian Wintermute fails to perform clearly requested instructions, Sebastian Wintermute will not issue refunds or credits unless unable to complete the work in accordance with the customer's original requests, instructions and specifications.

While Sebastian Wintermute can assure the high quality service in photographic reproduction, Sebastian Wintermute is not liable for any damages due to its failure to restore photographs in a manner that is deemed satisfactory by the customer, delay in delivering of the product, any technical problem or loss or destruction of files, prints, transparencies or negatives due to the circumstances beyond control of Sebastian Wintermute

Exact color matching is not guaranteed due to the limitations of photographic and computer materials, processes tonal variations and viewing conditions.

Submitting any photographs, documents, files, CDs, film, print or any other item(s) to Sebastian Wintermute for retouching, restoration, archiving or printing constitutes an Agreement by client to assume full liability for any damages or loss that may occur during the delivery of the item(s) and to release Sebastian Wintermute from any liability for any damages to the item(s) that may occur during restoration process. The client agrees to pay in full any additional cost of insurance that the client may request to protect the items during shipment or during the restoration process or to purchase such insurance in his or hers name.

Sebastian Wintermute will not be liable for any damage occurred during delivery of the materials by any third party to or from the studio and reserves the right to refuse the work or change the estimate price if the material(s) arrive damaged or was not shipped according to specifications.

By placing an order with Sebastian Wintermute client agrees to this terms and conditions and to that any dispute with Sebastian Wintermute will be resolved through binding arbitration in New York, NY. Such Arbitration shall be subject to the Commercial Arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. Client also agrees to waive any right to a jury trial in connection with such proceeding.

Obscene Materials Sebastian Wintermute reserves the right to refuse restoration of photographs, images or documents that contain writings, symbols or depictions of scenes that may be considered to promote any ideology of hate or discrimination, unless such photographs, images or documents are needed for legitimate research or publication. Sebastian Wintermute reserves the right to refuse restoration of photographs, images or documents for personal or technical reasons. Any pornographic, obscene, or abusive images will not be accepted and any image appearing to show criminal activities will be reported to the proper authorities.

Outsourcing To protect client’s privacy and to provide the highest possible quality of work Sebastian Wintermute does not outsource any restoration projects or parts of projects to any outside companies or individuals. If for any reason a need for an outside consultant or expert help is required, Sebastian Wintermute will notify the client in advance and will not proceed without clients expressed permission.