Effective date: May 20, 2025
Last updated: May 20, 2025
1. A project-specific rights agreement
The rights attached to a commissioned design must be addressed in the signed project agreement. That agreement should identify the final deliverables, the rights being assigned or licensed, any territory or use restrictions, when the rights take effect, and any payment conditions. This general website policy is not itself a signed copyright assignment for a particular project. Paying an invoice alone should not be treated as proof that every intellectual property right has transferred.
2. Final commissioned deliverables
Where the project agreement provides for an assignment of rights in final commissioned work, the assignment applies to the identified deliverables and on the conditions stated there. It should distinguish approved final designs from exploratory work, rejected concepts, and earlier drafts. For a licensed arrangement, the agreement should state the permitted use. Any transfer must comply with the applicable legal formalities, including a signed written instrument where required.
3. Pre-existing tools and reusable knowledge
Pre-existing templates, methods, tools, generic components, workflow techniques, design knowledge, and materials created independently of the engagement may remain with their original owner. If such material is embedded in a final deliverable, the agreement should explain the client’s license to use it as part of that deliverable. A client-specific confidential requirement is not made reusable merely by calling it a method or a component.
4. Client-supplied material
The client retains ownership of materials it supplies, subject to any existing rights held by others. The client gives the permissions reasonably needed to use those materials for the agreed service and confirms that it is authorized to do so. This may include brand assets, copy, images, existing interface files, and appropriately shared data. We do not acquire a general right to resell, publish, or disclose client materials simply because they were used in a project.
5. Third-party assets and software
Fonts, stock imagery, icons, plugins, code, platform features, and other third-party resources remain subject to their own license terms. Some require a separate client license, attribution, a paid subscription, or limits on redistribution and editable source delivery. The proposal or handoff should identify known material dependencies and who is responsible for obtaining the relevant license. A design file does not override a font vendor’s or software provider’s terms.
6. Design systems and component libraries
An engagement may produce a client-specific component library, a general UI kit, documentation, or a combination. The project agreement should state the ownership and permitted reuse of each category. Delivery of design components does not automatically include a coded library or ownership of a third-party framework. Any limitations on editing, internal use, publication, distribution, or sublicensing should be stated clearly rather than left to assumption.
7. Research, source files, and confidential records
Research reports, working notes, recordings, participant details, design sources, and exported assets are distinct categories of material. What is included in a handoff depends on scope, permissions, and confidentiality obligations. An intellectual property transfer does not remove participant privacy rights or authorize an unconsented release of recordings. The client’s right to use research findings should be described separately from access to identifiable raw research records.
8. Portfolio and public references
We require written client permission before publicly presenting client work, naming a confidential engagement, or publishing its screens, brand assets, or results as a portfolio example. Any permission should identify what can be shown, any launch timing, and required redactions. A product becoming publicly accessible is not blanket permission to publish confidential source files, business information, or research records. This website does not display invented client projects or claimed results.
9. Prototypes, AI tools, and legal assurances
A prototype may contain licensed or temporary material suitable for review that must be replaced or licensed before production. Any proposed AI-assisted workflow involving confidential material must be discussed and authorized where required. We do not promise that a design is patentable, registrable as a trademark, or legally exclusive in every market. Trademark clearance, patent advice, and specialist intellectual property opinions are separate professional services.
10. Concerns and resolution
If you believe material connected with our website or services infringes your rights, contact us with a description of the work, the location of the material, your interest in it, and information sufficient to investigate. Do not include unnecessary private data. We will assess the concern and respond appropriately. Disputed ownership between project parties should be reviewed against their signed documents, the specific material involved, and applicable law.
Contact Justice Design Group
EMAIL: projects@justicedesignux.com
ADDRESS: 405 E. Euclid Ave, Compton, CA 90222, United States
PHONE: 1 (213) 437-0102