COMMISSION CONFIDENTIALITY & SUBMISSION POLICY

This policy applies to all commission requests submitted to VZOUX and governs confidentiality, review, and acceptance procedures.

1. CONFIDENTIALITY OF SUBMISSION

All information shared by the applicant during the commission request process, including but not limited to concepts, references, timelines, and personal details, is treated as confidential and reviewed internally by the VZOUX team.

Submission does not grant the applicant ownership, control, or creative authority over any resulting concepts unless a formal commission agreement is executed.

2. NO OBLIGATION TO ACCEPT

Submission of a commission request does not constitute an offer, agreement, or obligation on the part of VZOUX.

VZOUX reserves the sole and absolute right to:

• Accept or decline any request.

• Request additional information

• Limit the number of commissions per season.

• Decline requests without explanation

3. CREATIVE AUTHORITY

All creative direction, design interpretation, and execution decisions remain exclusively with the VZOUX design team.

VZOUX does not replicate existing designs, references, or third-party works and does not guarantee alignment with external inspiration materials.

4. CONFIDENTIALITY OF PROCESS

The applicant agrees not to disclose, publish, or share:

• Consultation discussions

• Design concepts

• Visual references provided by VZOUX

• Process details or communications

Unless explicitly authorized in writing by VZOUX.

5. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

All concepts, sketches, drafts, and design developments created by VZOUX during or after the review process remain the exclusive intellectual property of VZOUX unless otherwise agreed in a signed commission contract.

No rights are transferred by submission alone.

6. NO GUARANTEES

VZOUX makes no guarantees regarding:

• Acceptance of a commission

• Timelines before formal agreement

• Pricing before consultation approval

• Final design outcomes before execution

7. MEDIA & DISCLOSURE

Any media usage, publication, or disclosure related to commissioned work is subject to a separate written agreement and approval.

8. GOVERNING LAW

This policy shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of British Columbia, Canada.

9. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

By submitting a commission request, the applicant acknowledges that they have read, understood, and agreed to this Commission Confidentiality & Submission Policy.