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These terms explain how to use the Ann Armitage website, how information and enquiries are handled, and how these website terms relate to any later transaction. Read them alongside the Privacy policy and the terms provided for a particular product or service. Mandatory consumer protections continue to apply.

Ann Armitage publishes this independent portfolio for copyediting and proofreading. The full professional identity and address appear on About and in the footer. These terms explain use of the portfolio and the difference between exploring an example, asking a question and entering a commissioned engagement. No client relationship arises merely from reading these pages or preparing a message. A later agreement should identify the responsible parties and the work accepted. These website terms preserve rights that applicable law gives you and do not rewrite a separately agreed project.

Copyediting examines the clarity, consistency and structure of supplied writing; proofreading focuses on errors in a near-final text or layout. The examples show fictional passages with editorial notes so you can see the distinction. They are not excerpts from published clients or evidence of a particular qualification. An improvement in one sentence does not establish that an entire manuscript has been checked. Read each decision with its stated audience, voice and scope. A real engagement needs agreement on the level of intervention and what stays with the author.

A useful first message describes the manuscript, reader, approximate length and stage of completion. Preparing the form creates only a local draft; you choose whether to open an email program and send it. Selecting proofreading does not establish that a supplied manuscript is ready for a final proof or that time has been reserved. Confirm the proposed scope and schedule in an actual conversation. Do not rely on an unacknowledged message when publication, submission or another deadline is approaching.

The proposal for a real manuscript should identify its version, word count, editorial level, review rounds, format and delivery date. Agree how queries, tracked changes and author revisions will be handled. Changing the underlying text after an edit may create a separate assignment rather than a correction to the original work. Confirm fees, licence or confidentiality conditions and responsibility for publication approval. The website does not sell an automatic editing package, and its general terms do not override the accepted proposal or applicable consumer rights.

An editing estimate needs the word count, a representative sample, subject, intended audience, file format, deadline and required level of edit. Proofreading a designed PDF differs from restructuring an early draft. Agree whether the work includes tracked changes, a style sheet, author queries, a clean copy or another review after revisions. There are no fixed per-word rates or publication promises on this site. Confirm price, currency, taxes and scheduling in a written proposal. New sections, major rewrites or extra review passes should be discussed rather than assumed to be included.

The studies A slower morning, A place to begin are original, self-initiated exercises with fictional briefs. They demonstrate choices visible in the accompanying artwork and text; they are not commissioned projects, recommendations from customers or evidence of past employment. You may follow the links and discuss an example when enquiring about work. Browsing does not transfer copyright or grant permission to publish an example as your own work. Ask about the intended material, medium, attribution and permission before reproducing any substantial part. Names inside a fictional example do not identify an actual client.

You must be able to authorise review of the manuscript and any accompanying material. Identify quoted passages, house style, specialist terminology and facts that the editor should not change without asking. The author or publisher should approve substantive changes, resolve editorial queries and confirm factual accuracy. Handover can include marked-up text and a style sheet as agreed. A corrected document does not itself grant rights to third-party quotations, verify every factual assertion or secure acceptance by a journal, publisher or academic institution. Define those responsibilities before relying on the output.

Website text, photographs, graphics, trademarks and software may be protected by intellectual property rights belonging to the operator or to third parties. You may view the material and retain copies for your own consideration of the business, subject to applicable law. Reusing protected material commercially, removing attribution or implying that another party's content is yours may require permission from the relevant rights holder. This section does not restrict statutory exceptions, lawful quotation or rights granted by an explicit licence accompanying particular content.

Use the contact route for relevant project discussions, rights questions or corrections. Do not interfere with the website, attempt to obtain another person's information, send unlawful material or pretend to represent someone without authority. The form needs a name, reply email, interest and outline. A broad description is enough to open a conversation; omit confidential attachments and account credentials. Each party should confirm the source of a message before sharing sensitive documents. Access restrictions, if necessary to address misuse, remain subject to applicable law and do not remove contractual or consumer remedies.

A Word manuscript, a typeset PDF and a content-management draft create different review conditions. Agree which file the edit covers and whether changes will be entered directly, suggested or supplied as annotations. Access to a publishing platform, software subscription or print proof is not automatically included. Email and separately chosen services have their own terms. A file that looks correct in one application may change when converted; confirm who checks the final published format and any later alterations before the work is released.

If an editorial sample or contact route has an apparent error, send the page and passage concerned. For commissioned work, identify the manuscript version, agreed scope and the issue rather than comparing unrelated drafts. A correction, additional review or another remedy depends on the agreement and applicable rights. No term here guarantees publication, reader response or absolute freedom from error. Equally, no general notice removes mandatory obligations, a valid express promise or access to an appropriate complaints, consumer or judicial process.

Responsibility for website information and for any transaction is assessed under the applicable agreement and law. Nothing in these terms removes mandatory consumer remedies, misrepresentation protections, statutory warranties or liability that cannot lawfully be excluded. A business-specific warranty or remedy may apply in addition to those protections. The fact that a transaction occurs after an online enquiry does not itself eliminate rights associated with that transaction. If a question arises about a description, payment or performance, retain the relevant page, correspondence and transaction records.

The date shown on this page identifies the current published version. Website changes may require an updated explanation of how a feature works. A later revision does not automatically rewrite an earlier agreement or extinguish an existing claim. Use the Contact page to raise a concern and identify the page or transaction involved, the relevant dates and the outcome you are seeking. You remain free to use any complaint, regulatory or dispute resolution channel available under applicable law; contacting the business does not waive those options.

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