Terms of Service

By emailing the studio, accepting a proposal or using this website you agree to these terms. Where a signed statement of work conflicts with this page, the statement of work prevails for that engagement.

TreadForm provides footwear design and development services: concept and collection design, last and fit development, material engineering, outsole and tooling design, 3D and digital sampling, tech packs and bills of materials, and factory sample management. Each engagement is defined by a written proposal listing deliverables, formats, review rounds and dates. Work outside that list is a change request and is quoted separately.

You agree to supply accurate briefs, brand assets, size runs, factory contacts and feedback within the review windows set in the proposal. Delays in feedback, factory response or material sourcing shift the schedule by an equivalent number of working days. You confirm that any artwork, trademark or reference you supply is lawful for us to use.

Engagements are quoted fixed-fee per style or per collection unless stated otherwise. A deposit of [PLACEHOLDER: deposit percentage] is due before work begins, with the balance invoiced at the milestones named in the proposal. Invoices are payable within [PLACEHOLDER: payment terms, e.g. 14 days] of issue. Late amounts may accrue interest at [PLACEHOLDER: statutory late payment rate]. Fees exclude VAT or other applicable taxes, third-party tooling costs, material sampling charges, laboratory testing and courier fees.

Each deliverable includes two rounds of consolidated revisions. Additional rounds, restarted directions after written approval, or new silhouettes are billed at our then current day rate, quoted before work resumes.

TreadForm retains ownership of all designs, drawings, 3D files and tech packs until the related invoices are paid in full. On full payment, ownership of the commissioned designs for the agreed product programs transfers to you. We retain our pre-existing methods, templates, last libraries and know-how, and the right to display non-confidential images of the finished product in our portfolio once it has been released to market or after [PLACEHOLDER: publicity embargo period].

Both parties will keep the other's commercial, technical and pricing information confidential and use it only for the engagement. This obligation survives termination for five years, or longer where a separate non-disclosure agreement applies.

We perform our services with the skill and care expected of a professional footwear studio. We do not warrant commercial performance, sell-through, or that a factory will reproduce a specification without deviation. To the maximum extent permitted by law, our total liability for any engagement is limited to the fees paid for that engagement, and neither party is liable for indirect or consequential loss, including lost profit or tooling costs incurred without our written sign-off.

Either party may terminate an engagement on 14 days' written notice by email. On termination you pay for all work completed and committed third-party costs, and we deliver the work in its current state.

These terms are governed by the laws of [PLACEHOLDER: governing law jurisdiction], and the courts of [PLACEHOLDER: exclusive venue / court location] have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute. Questions about these terms: office@soluras.shop.