Terms of Service

1 Company and service focus

These terms describe the basis on which Larkwell Editorial offers traditional editorial craft and content development services. The business is identified in the footer. Our company was established on October 1, 2026. Our address is 708 W 2nd St, Little Rock, AR 72201; our email is projects@larkwelleditorial.com; our phone is +1 928 564 0160. Website descriptions explain possible services. The accepted engagement identifies the work we actually undertake for a particular project.

2 Forming an engagement

A service-cart selection or submitted project request is an invitation to discuss work, not a completed commission or payment obligation. The website form transmits the request through Shopify for delivery to the store contact email. A successful submission notice confirms submission, not acceptance of a project or a guaranteed response time. Work begins only after scope, fees, timing, and any required advance have been agreed. Payment preferences are subject to confirmation with the invoice; this form does not collect money.

An engagement begins only when both parties accept a written proposal or service agreement and any stated start conditions are met. The agreement identifies the client, authorized representative, scope, fee, currency, payment arrangements, deliverables, timetable, revision rounds, confidentiality requirements, and rights. The applicable policies must be made available before acceptance.

3 Relationship between documents

A separately signed agreement, including an NDA, controls any expressly inconsistent project provision. The accepted proposal and these terms otherwise apply together with the relevant Editorial Services and Revisions, Cancellation and Refund, Confidentiality and Manuscript Handling, and Copyright and Intellectual Property policies provided before engagement. Mandatory legal protections prevail over any inconsistent term. General website use alone does not assign rights in a visitor's work.

4 Scope and instructions

Available services include manuscript development, structural and line editing, proofreading, corporate narrative writing, speechwriting, academic editing, permitted long-form ghostwriting, print copywriting, and technical writing. Different editorial stages have different purposes. Printing, distribution, design, legal review, technical validation, specialist research, and other additional tasks require express agreement. Administrative use of email or files does not expand an engagement into a publishing or distribution service.

5 Client responsibilities

The client must provide accurate instructions, the intended audience and use, relevant style requirements, necessary source materials, and timely consolidated feedback. A representative must have authority to commission the work and approve decisions. The client must have the necessary rights and permissions for supplied content and disclose relevant confidentiality or institutional restrictions. Unsupported facts, missing sources, or unclear permissions may need resolution before work can proceed.

6 Prices minimum discount and payment schedule

The published prices are in United States dollars. Ranges and starting prices depend on the manuscript, source materials, complexity, and agreed editorial level. Rates stated per character count letters, numbers, punctuation, and spaces. The authoritative version and counting method are agreed before the fee is finalized. Projects above 100,000 characters require an individually agreed fixed quote; structural editing's stated $180–$280 scope covers up to 80,000 characters.

The minimum total project fee is $90. A 10% discount applies when at least two different service types are commissioned together; it applies to their combined editorial fees, subject to the $90 minimum. Multiple documents within one service type do not alone qualify as two different services. Any applicable tax and any authorized external cost are identified separately in the written quote. The calculator is an estimate, not an invoice.

After the engagement and fee are agreed, an advance of 40% is due before work begins, with the remaining 60% due after delivery under the agreement. A payment-method preference in the form is a request to discuss an arrangement, not a guarantee that a particular processor or payment rail is available. Changes to length, audience, materials, editorial level, or deliverables may change the fee and timetable; additional charges require agreement before the additional work.

7 Scheduling and delivery

The timetable is agreed for the particular project and depends on the necessary materials, approvals, and payments. A preferred timeframe selected on the website is a planning request, not a reservation or guaranteed deadline. If a dependency or delay affects delivery, the parties will discuss a revised schedule and the available contractual or statutory remedies.

Delivery takes the agreed form, which may be marked-up copy, a clean manuscript, an editorial report, or another stated format. Text intended for print can be developed and delivered through an agreed practical channel without making online publishing or distribution part of the service. Physical originals and paper delivery require specific handling arrangements. The client should retain a complete copy of all supplied material.

8 Review and professional care

We will perform the agreed work with reasonable professional care and skill. The Editorial Services and Revisions Policy explains corrections and additional requests. The client remains responsible for final approval and decisions to publish, print, submit, or deliver a speech. This responsibility does not remove our obligation to meet the agreed standard or any remedy for deficient service. No promised result should be inferred from an example or service description.

9 Rights confidentiality and permitted work

Sending material gives us only the limited permission needed to assess or carry out the agreed work. Ownership, licenses, credit, confidentiality, and any assignment of newly created text must be addressed under the relevant policies and written agreement. We may decline or pause work that requires unlawful use, fabricated research, deceptive authorship, or breach of another person's rights. Any termination and account reconciliation remain subject to the agreement and applicable law.

10 Problems and legal rights

Please describe a service problem promptly at projects@larkwelleditorial.com, identifying the project and relevant material. We will review the issue and discuss a proportionate remedy. These website terms do not create a blanket liability waiver, mandatory arbitration clause, class action waiver, or exclusive court requirement. Any negotiated limitation or choice of law must appear in the signed agreement and remain subject to mandatory protections. Nothing restricts access to a regulator or a remedy available by law.

11 Changes to terms

The version supplied and accepted for an engagement applies to that engagement unless both parties agree to a change or a mandatory legal requirement applies. Later website revisions apply prospectively. A material change to scope, payment, rights, or responsibilities requires an appropriate written agreement rather than being imposed by editing a policy page.