Professional Genealogist 3321 North Rockfield Drive
Email: nokee@comcast.net
Phone: (302) 478-4758
AGREEMENT FOR RESEARCH
1)
Services:
Heather H. Doherty agrees to provide the undersigned with genealogical
research
services, which include research, analysis, report writing and
correspondence.
At the completion of said services, Heather H. Doherty will provide you
with a
written, documented analysis of the findings, describing both
successful and
unsuccessful research and recommendations for further research. Prior
to beginning research, Heather H. Doherty requests that the undersigned
provide her with any information/documentation on the family being
researched that has already been acquired by the undersigned (e.g.
birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, bible
records, deeds, newspaper articles, published or unpublished
genealogies, personal knowledge of the family, etc.) [Note: Please send
only copies of these records, not the originals].
2)
Compensation:
Upon signing this agreement, you authorize Heather H. Doherty, to
provide
services to you at the rate of $45.00 per hour and agree to reimburse
her for
expenses incurred that are directly connected with her ability to
provide said services
to you, the client. Expenses will include costs such as photocopies,
postal
expenses and commuting expenses (e.g. tolls, parking, travel, etc).
There will
be a required 10 hour retainer fee of $450.00, which will, upon
receipt, preserve
your position on the waiting list. If no waiting list is present, this
retainer
fee will enable Heather H. Doherty to begin research immediately,
provided she has also received any pertinant information concerning the
research project. If
your research goals are met in less than 10 hours, the remainder will
be returned to the undersigned. Currently, Heather H. Doherty accepts
checks payable
to Heather H. Doherty (mailed to the address above) and payments made
via PayPal.
3)
Methods
of Billing: Following the $450 retainer fee, the undersigned will
agree to
a method of billing with Heather H. Doherty. Methods include, but are
not
limited to billing per a specified number of hours completed, per a
specified
amount of compensation due, per month, or payment in advance. Upon
receipt of
an invoice (via email or postal service), the undersigned agrees to pay
the
stated balance due within 30 days of the date on the invoice.
4)
Confidentiality:
All personal information concerning the undersigned will be held in
confidence
by Heather H. Doherty, and will not be shared unless authorized to do
so by the
undersigned. This includes name, email address, home/work address,
phone
numbers and any other identifying information about the undersigned.
This
confidentiality will not apply to any information that has been
disclosed in
publicly available sources. Any research or analysis, as
a
product of the research, may be published or distributed by Heather H.
Doherty,
without prior authorization by the client, provided that confidential
information or identifying details are altered or removed. At no point
will Heather H. Doherty disclose the identity of her client(s) unless
authorized by said client(s).
5)
Proprietary
Rights: Heather H. Doherty shall own the rights to her analysis of
the genealogical research to be provided to the
undersigned, such as those provided in progress reports. Said progress
reports will almost always include facts obtained from research, but it
is the original expression of those
facts, and not the facts themselves, which falls under "intellectual
property" of copyright law. For more information on copyright law
and how it pertains to genealogical research and analysis see "Copyright
&
Genealogy" by Kimberly Powell & "Copyright
Fundamentals
for Genealogy" by Mike Goad.
Signature: ______________________________________________________ Date: _________________________