These terms describe how I work: what a retainer includes, how deliveries and revisions run, who owns what at the end, and what each side is responsible for. Hiring me — by signing a proposal, paying an invoice or approving a scope over email — means you agree to them.
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Who you are contracting
Victoou is the studio name of Victor E. Lima, an independent video editor and creative director based in Brazil, working with clients worldwide. Every agreement is made directly with me — there is no agency, no subcontracting of your project without telling you first.
Any notice under these terms can be sent to contact@victoou.com.
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Services and the monthly retainer
Work is normally sold as a monthly retainer: a fixed scope of deliverables per month, agreed in writing before the month starts. One-off projects follow the same rules, with the scope defined in the proposal instead.
The proposal states, for each engagement:
- how many deliverables are included and in which formats;
- the expected turnaround for each delivery;
- how many revision rounds are included;
- the monthly fee and the billing date.
Anything outside that scope is quoted separately and only starts after you approve it.
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Deliveries, revisions and turnaround
Turnaround is counted in business days from the moment I have all the material needed for the cut — footage, audio, brand assets, references and the brief.
Revision rounds are consolidated: each round is one list of changes, not a stream of separate requests. Notes that change the direction already approved (new structure, new script, new brand direction) count as new scope, not as a revision.
Deliveries are considered accepted if I get no revision notes within seven days of sending them.
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What I need from you
You are responsible for sending material you have the right to use, and for making sure it is complete and organized enough to work from. That includes footage, music, fonts, logos and any third-party asset.
You also agree to name one person as the approver. When feedback comes from several people with conflicting notes, the project waits until you consolidate it — and that time does not count against my turnaround.
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Fees and payment
Retainers are billed in advance, monthly. One-off projects are billed 50% before the work starts and 50% on final delivery, unless the proposal says otherwise.
Prices are quoted in the currency stated in the proposal. Bank, platform and currency conversion fees are on the client side. Late payments pause the work until they are settled.
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Ownership and usage rights
When the project is fully paid, you own the final deliverables and can use them commercially without limits of territory or time.
What stays with me: the project files, timelines, presets, templates and any tool or system I built to produce the work. Those are the studio's working method, not part of the delivery — they can be licensed separately if you need them.
Third-party assets (stock footage, music, fonts) follow the license of whoever sold them. If I buy them on your behalf, the cost and the license terms are passed on to you.
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Portfolio and confidentiality
Unless we agree otherwise in writing, I may show the finished work in my portfolio, on social media and in proposals, crediting you as the client.
If the project is under embargo, tell me the release date and I will hold the publication until then. Everything you share that is not public — strategy, numbers, unreleased material — stays confidential.
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Pausing and ending a retainer
Either side can end a retainer with 15 days' notice before the next billing date. The current month is delivered in full and is not refunded, since the time was already reserved for you.
A retainer can be paused for one month at most, once per contract year, as long as you tell me before the billing date.
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Warranties and limits
I deliver the work with professional care, but I cannot promise a specific commercial result — views, retention, conversions or growth depend on factors outside the edit.
My liability for any claim connected to a project is limited to the amount you paid for that project. I am not liable for indirect damages, lost profit or losses caused by material you supplied.
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Changes to these terms
These terms may be updated as the studio changes. The version that applies to your project is the one published when the proposal was accepted, and the date at the top of this page always shows the current revision.
Questions about anything here: contact@victoou.com.
REVIEW NOTE — the text above describes how the studio works, in plain language, and is not a substitute for legal advice. Before publishing, confirm with a lawyer: the governing law and venue (Brazil or the United States), the notice and refund periods, and the liability limits. Anything that needs to change is copy only — the page structure stays as it is.