GENERAL INFORMATION, TERMS & CONDITIONS. READ CAREFULLY.
IF YOU PROCEED TO THE NEXT STEPS OF GETTING TATTOOED YOU ARE CONSIDERED TO HAVE AGREED TO THOSE. ©
Age & Consent
The UK prohibits anyone under the age of 18 to have a tattoo. If you fail to provide ID (passport or driving license) upon request I will not tattoo you. Bring ID with you to your appointment so's to fully completed the tattoo consent form.
Payment/Deposit:
Deposits are sent via Bank Transfer to confirm your appointment.
The remaining cost of the tattoo is paid via Bank Transfer or Cash on the day of the appointment if the customer would prefer.
The deposit is non-refundable. It acts as a booking fee & contributes towards the total cost on the day of the tattoo appointment.
If the customer would like to cancel or reschedule once the deposit has been paid, the deposit can not be refunded, we can rearrange the appointment one time, providing that you give at least 5 working days notice & good justifyable reason.
Please use your name as reference upon sending a deposit to my account.
Furthermore, the customer will also forfeit the deposit if:
- they are suddenly unsure of having the tattoo 72hours before your appointment. You should only send a deposit if you're 100% confident otherwise out of respect I won’t tattoo you.
- they arrive more than 20 minutes late to the appointment
- I've spent a lot of time re-working the design or unnecessarily communicating via email when minor decisions can be made on the day
Design and execution:
Tattoo ideas are sent/requested by the customer and considered by myself. If I don’t feel the idea sits in line with my work I won’t tattoo it.
I’m most comfortable tattooing anything within the lines of natural history & surrealism but always interested in new ideas.
I don’t do any kind of colour work & limited cover-ups.
Intellectual Property and usage:
All designs produced in the context of the tattoo remain my (@mas_tattoos_) property and may be re-used at my discretion.
If you require exclusivity on the design, a “buy out” option can be discussed and subject to additional charge.
You are obviously fully entitled to use the image of your tattoo as part of your own image with no limitations however if a 3rd party such as a Television Program would like to document my work then a "buy out" option would need to be discussed.
If you bring artwork to include as-is, you are responsible to ensure you have the rights to use it and reproduce it.
The Shop:
The studio is usually an open space with other artists and clients around.
Let me know beforehand or if needed during the appointment if you require privacy.
For your own and my safety, you may still appear on CCTV, which is in any case not to be viewed or used in any case unless very specifically required and remain strictly confidential.
Boundaries and consent:
Tattooing is by definition a practice which demands close contact during the tattooing process.
It may be required or recommended to remove certain items of clothes in order to not interfere with the artist’s movements or to avoid cross-contamination of clothes around an area where tattooing is happening. To counter act this please wear appropriate clothing for your tattoo placement, loose fitting clothing is best.
If you feel uneasy at any point, please feel free to ask for an explanation why certain physical contacts happen or why you are asked to remove certain clothes.
Feel free to decline or state boundaries if needed, before or during the session at any point. It is always OK to enforce your boundaries.
Also, should I mispronoun you, feel free to state or remind me of your preferred pronouns.
Appointment and shop policy:
You are expected be on time for the appointment. If you are 20 minutes late or more without giving notice, the appointment may be considered cancelled and the deposit forfeit.
It is preferable that the customer comes alone to their appointment however people accompanying the client may freely stay in the waiting area unless stated otherwise by myself.
Please Note: I try not to work past 5:30pm. If we don’t complete your tattoo in this time I reserve the right to stop the session (very unlikely) & request that we finish it in another new session.
All information contained in this is confidential and may be subject to copy rights or change.