Terms and Conditions – LA MORT

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ALL DEPOSITS ARE 100% NON REFUNDABLE

Deposits are 100% non-refundable.
You agree to complete the tattoo consent and release form in its entirety at the appointment to the best of your knowledge.
If you wish to cancel or reschedule your appointment, a minimum of one week’s notice is required for day sessions and half day sessions, and 48 hours’ notice for all other appointments; failure to provide sufficient notice will result in the loss of your deposit. You may rearrange your appointment with notice (in accordance with the above timeframes) once within a 12-month period; beyond this, you may forfeit your deposit.
If you arrive late for your appointment, it may be necessary to cancel or rearrange it, and your deposit will be forfeited. Similarly, failure to attend without prior notification will result in the loss of your deposit.
If you fail to show or not give ample notice to a touch up appointment and wish to reschedule you will be charged the minimum set up cost.
I reserve the right to reschedule your appointment in the event of a personal emergency or other urgent commitments. I will endeavour to provide as much notice as possible and to reschedule the appointment at the earliest opportunity. Such rescheduling will not affect your deposit, voucher, or remaining balance.
Please bring valid photographic identification to your appointment. Failure to do so may lead to the cancellation of the session, and your deposit will be forfeited. Acceptable forms of valid photo ID include a passport, driving licence, or provisional driving licence.
You must inform me of ANY allergies prior to your appointment, even if you believe they are unlikely to be relevant. (Especially to latex, inks, or soaps and moisturisers).
Regarding medications and medical conditions: If you are taking any medication that could potentially affect your tattoo procedure or healing, or if you have experienced, or currently suffer from, any conditions that could influence the tattoo process, you must notify me at the time of booking. This is especially important for any skin or blood-related conditions. All allergies, medications, and pertinent medical issues must also be disclosed on the consent form at both time of booking and at the appointment.
Confirmed pregnancy, suspected pregnancy and/or breastfeeding (including expressing) will result in immediate cancellation of your appointment. Please ensure before booking that none of the above apply at the time of your appointment. It may result in loss of deposit. If you are confirmed pregnant or suspect you may be pregnant ahead of your appointment contact me as soon as you can to discuss options. Please do not leave it until your appointment time.
Numbing creams are not recommended; if used, they are done so solely at your own risk. Should any irritation or reaction occur from the use of a numbing cream, the appointment will have to be cancelled, and your deposit will be forfeited. If reaction does occur consult a healthcare professional for further advice.
Deposits secure the appointment time and the design. If you change your design after paying the deposit and the design has already been drawn, you may forfeit all or part of your deposit to cover the time spent on creating the original design.
Your design will assuredly be ready for your appointment time. Unfortunately, due to workload and working hours, I cannot commit to your design being completed and sent to you prior to the session for your review; however, if requested I will endeavour to do this but it is not guaranteed. Any minor adjustments to the design during the appointment time are generally manageable; however, substantial changes may significantly affect the schedule and cost. Such alterations could result in the appointment having to being cancelled or rearranged, with the forfeiture of your deposit. I therefore encourage you to be extremely clear and certain about your design preferences during the consultation period before confirming your booking.
Deposits can be paid via bank transfer or PayPal or swipe online. Cash payments are accepted at the studio. Payment are provided at the time of booking and/or at the end of the session. Please include the appointment date and time in the reference. Sometimes a small transaction fee may apply, this is purely for the transaction and does not come off the tattoo price.
No booking shall be considered final until the deposit has been received in full.
If any payment for a tattoo/deposit/merchandise etc incurs a payment fee you will be required to reimburse the fee. Especially when using PayPal -please check prior which payment details are required before sending a payment to avoid any fees.
Securing an appointment with a deposit indicates that you have read, understood, and agree to these terms and conditions.
Approved & Prohibited Use of Booking Links
Strictly Non-Transferable: The TidyCal link provided is unique to you and your approved project. It cannot be shared, duplicated, or forwarded to friends, family, or anyone else. Any booking made by a third party using your link will be immediately cancelled, and the deposit lost.
Single-Project Authorisation: The TidyCal link provided is strictly tied to the specific tattoo project, design, and quote agreed upon during your consultation.
Multi-Session Bookings: If the artist has explicitly approved multiple sessions for a large, ongoing project, you are encouraged to use the link to secure all required dates upfront (within 1 month of receipt). All appointments will require a deposit to book.
Strict Ban on Reuse: Because booking links remain technically active, you are strictly prohibited from saving and reusing the link months down the line for a new or unapproved tattoo project.
Cancellation Penalty: Any booking made using a link without fresh, explicit written approval from the artist will be immediately cancelled, and the deposit will be permanently lost.
Safe Healing Windows: When scheduling approved multi-session work, you must adhere strictly to the healing timeframe discussed with the artist. Booking continuous sessions too close together is not allowed.
Calendar Block Penalty: If you book dates too close together against the artist’s instructions, or schedule unapproved dates that block the calendar and prevent other clients from booking, the slots will be cancelled and your deposit will be forfeited.
Intellectual Property & Design Ownership
All custom designs, sketches, and drawings created by Joanne Freeman/La Mort Custom Tattoo/Athamé remain the sole intellectual property of the artist. The fee paid for your tattoo covers the custom design process and the application of the artwork to your skin. It does not transfer copyright ownership.
To ensure fairness and respect for the deeply personal nature of tattooing, the artist categorises and handles custom designs as follows:
Highly Personal & Sentimental Designs: Custom artwork that contains highly specific, personal identifiers—including but not limited to portraits of your family or pets, names, initials, exact dates, handwriting, or unique commemorative memorials—will never be reproduced for commercial merchandise or public sale.
General & Versatile Concepts: Artwork featuring more versatile motifs—including but not limited to flowers, botanicals, geometric patterns, non-specific animals, mythical creatures, landscapes, and inanimate objects—remains fully available for the artist to use for promotional materials, art prints, apparel, and merchandise.
Wherever possible, the artist will make every reasonable effort to consult you as a courtesy before releasing merchandise featuring a design drawn for you. However, for general concepts, the artist reserves the final right to use the artwork if you cannot be contacted, or if the final design has been sufficiently altered from your original concept. Any commercial reproduction or use of the design by the client is strictly prohibited without explicit written consent from the artist.
The custom tattoo design you have booked and paid for will never knowingly be copied, replicated or tattooed on anyone else by me.
Disclaimer – Pricing &Quotes
I am committed to providing accurate and fair quotes and will never intentionally overestimate to increase charges. For projects where the completion time is uncertain—such as large, ongoing pieces like sleeves or full back designs—I will try to advise accordingly, but please be aware that precise quotes may not be possible. I recommend budgeting with some flexibility to account for potential variations and I am always happy to discuss options to align with your budget expectations.
ALL quotes are estimates and may be subject to modifications if additional time is required to complete the tattoo. A grace period of 15 minutes is included; beyond that, any extra time will be at additional charge. Overtime prices are stated at time of booking for your information I will ALWAYS consult with you before ANY overtime charges are applied.
If you wish to end the session and then book a new appointment with the standard pricing to complete the tattoo this is absolutely ok to do!
Overtime to complete the tattoo, if chosen to proceed, is only available if there is time allowing to do so and is solely at the artists discretion.
If I ever overestimate the necessary time I will fairly adjust the final cost accordingly to reflect the actual duration – please do bear in mind this will take into consideration preparation and drawing time not just the time being tattooed.
The “fixed price” allows any amount of time UP to the maximum stated duration and the minimum stated duration. If it runs into overtime additional costs will be applicable. All fixed prices and the corresponding minimum and maximum times are stated at time of booking.
Please note that my rates are based on fixed appointment blocks, not exact minutes on a stopwatch. For example, a ‘2-hour appointment’ is a flat rate that covers up to 2 hours of studio time (typically anything between 1.5 and 2 hours). Because that entire time slot is secured and reserved exclusively for you, the price for your booked session remains fixed even if the tattoo is completed slightly quicker than expected.
That being said, I am committed to fair pricing. In the rare event that a design takes significantly less time than I initially estimated, I will adjust the price fairly at my discretion, taking into consideration preparation time and overheads. My priority is ensuring you get a fair price for your art, while ensuring my time and studio costs are covered also.
Please note that the rates cover more than just the tattooing process itself; they also include artwork creation, preparation, stencil making and placement, materials, studio rent, electricity, and other overheads. If I am delayed in beginning your appointment (studio time/tattoo process/tattoo procedure) I will make up that time during the appointment at NO additional charge.
You have read, understood, and agreed to my quote and pricing guide, and you acknowledge that certain tattoo quotes are indicative and may have additional costs incurred to complete the tattoo. Additionally, should the appointment exceed the allocated time, overtime charges will be applicable; however, no such charges will be imposed without your prior consent.
The appointment duration (studio time/tattoo process/tattoo procedure) covers the entire tattooing process. This includes, but is not limited to, the final drawn design consultation, skin preparation, and stencil application, in addition to the actual tattooing (“needle time”). All of these steps are essential components of your appointment and are included within the cost and length of the appointment.
Please arrive either precisely at your scheduled appointment time or ideally 10 minutes before. Earlier arrivals may interfere with disinfection procedures and therefore entry may not be possible.
The pricing for full day sessions includes a minimum of a 30-minute break, while half-day sessions include a minimum 20-minute break. For other appointments, small breaks can be taken as/if required.
By proceeding with a deposit you confirm that you are 18 years of age or older, you will be 18 years or older at the time of the appointment and you have read, understand and are in agreement with my pricing guide and all terms and conditions including that Government-issued photo ID (Passport or Driving Licence) is required at your appointment.
Failure to provide valid ID at the appointment will result in the immediate cancellation of your session and forfeiture of your deposit. Determination of age is at the sole discretion of the artist.
Athamé/La Mort Custom Tattoo reserves the right to amend or update these Terms and Conditions at any time without prior notice. The T&Cs in effect at the time of your booking or appointment will apply.
I reserve the right to refuse service to anyone, at any time, for any reason. This includes (but is not limited to) clients who appear under the influence of drugs or alcohol, exhibit poor hygiene, or display inappropriate, disrespectful, or aggressive behavior. In these instances, deposits (if applicable) will be forfeited and may result in permanent exclusion from my client list and entering the premises in future.
Attendance & Client List Policy
My calendar stays heavily booked, and missed appointments directly impact my business.
Please note that while consultations and touch-up sessions are free of charge to book, they still cost the business time and money to prepare for. Because of this, I operate a strict policy for all scheduled sessions.
Note: A “failure to attend” includes failing to show up, a total lack of communication, or cancelling without ample notice (as outlined in my cancellation policy).
Consultation Appointments
First Failure to Attend: If you fail to show up, fail to communicate, or cancel without ample notice, a second consultation slot will be offered to you.
Second Failure to Attend: If the second slot is missed or cancelled late again, no further bookings for anything will be offered, and you will be permanently removed from my client list.
Touch-Up Appointments (In line with my Touch-Up Policy)
First Failure to Attend: If you fail to show up, fail to communicate, or cancel without ample notice, a second touch-up appointment can be scheduled, but it will now require a minimum studio setup fee paid n full at the time of booking.
Second Failure to Attend: If the second slot is missed or cancelled late, the setup fee is forfeited, and you will be permanently removed from my client list.
Tattoo Appointments
First Failure to Attend: If you fail to show up, fail to communicate, or cancel without ample notice, your original deposit will be forfeited. To rebook the session, the new appointment must be paid for in full upfront, with the full amount now acting as your non-refundable deposit.
Second Failure to Attend: If the second slot is missed or cancelled late, the full payment will be forfeited, any future bookings will be cancelled, and you will be permanently removed from my client list.
I completely understand that emergencies happen, but failing to show up with no communication or giving late notice on a second occasion means I may no longer be able to offer you studio time in the future. All missed appointments are looked at individually on a “case by case” basis. Please see my FAQS “I’ve missed my appointment” for some further information.
All decisions are at the artist’s discretion and all decisions are final.
By booking an appointment, you agree to allow the studio to take photographs and videos of your tattoo. These images may be used for promotional, portfolio, and social media purposes. If you prefer not to have your photos shared, please inform me prior to the session.
You agree that you are entering into the procedure at your own risk.
While within the studio the highest standards of cleanliness, disinfection and, where applicable, sterilisation are maintained daily and for each individual client the long-term healing of your tattoo depends entirely on your aftercare routine.
Athamé/La Mort Custom Tattoo accepts no liability for infections or damage caused by improper aftercare, neglect or failure to follow the provided aftercare instructions or products. Aftercare advice is always available on my website, verbally given at time of appointment, leaflet provided/available at time of appointment and is always strongly encouraged, recommended and advised to be followed correctly.
If you suspect your tattoo may be infected immediately stop aftercare & seek professional medical advice straight away.

Last updated: 09/06/2026