Terms of use for clients

If you register as a client and use Wordy, you agree to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use for clients, which together with our privacy policy govern Wordy’s relationship with you in relation to this website.

The term “Wordy” or “us” or “we” or “our” refers to the Danish company Wordy ApS as the owner of the website “www.wordy.com” whose registered office is Store Kongensgade 110 C 1., DK-1264 Copenhagen, Denmark. The company is registered with the Danish Commerce and Companies Agency under registration number (CVR-NO.): DK-32450466.

The term “client” or “clients” or “you” refers to you as the client of our editorial services.

The term “editor” or “editors” refers to our partner(s) offering editorial service to you through our website.

The term “document” or “text” or “job” refers to any written material you send to Wordy for editing.

The term “work” refers to the text from you that has been edited by an editor.

The term “editing” refers to the work done by editors.

The use of this website is subject to the following terms of use:

1. Services

Wordy adds professional copy-editing to any writing process. Our core promise is to let clients publish with confidence. Therefore, it is essential to us that you know what to expect, and editors know what to deliver.

When sending a document to Wordy, you receive an instant price quote. The quote includes checking and correcting the grammar, spelling, punctuation, consistency and textual structure. All quotes are non-binding.

Editors work from a standardised set of guidelines which describe in detail the process by which all documents are edited. You can download a PDF file of the “Wordy Guide for Editors” by clicking here.

2. Payment

When you place an order on Wordy, the payment is transferred to a dedicated account for holding. Payment does not accrue interest while in holding. Upon an editor's acceptance and subsequent delivery of the job, the amount is credited to the editor. All payments are made in the European Union currency the euro (EUR) and are exclusive of customs duties and other taxes apart from Danish VAT.

3. Editing

Editing of your text includes checking the grammar (correction of all grammatical errors), spelling (correction of all spelling errors), punctuation (correction of all punctuation errors), consistency (imposing a consistent style) and textual structure (ensuring that the structure is well organised). Editing does not include development (any writing apart from ensuring consistent structure), rewriting, ghost-writing or critique or evaluation of the text.

4. Delivery and deadlines

All dates and times provided for the delivery of the document or text are approximate, and based on prior orders of the same size. Wordy cannot be held liable for any loss or damage caused by a later delivery time than the approximate one.

5. The editor’s right to refuse the job

Upon acceptance of the text, the editor has the right to refuse the job if it doesn’t meet the standard that makes it possible for the editor to complete the job. This also includes when the editor discovers that he or she cannot carry out the job to an acceptable standard for whatever reason. If the editor refuses the job, you will be notified via email, and your payment reimbursed.

6. The client’s right to refuse the job

When editing has been completed on a document, you have 2 days from the next business day to evaluate, accept or claim a re-edit. If you fail to do so, you are deemed to have accepted the work.

If you do not accept the work, you can claim a re-edit, stating your explicit reasons for doing so. When claiming a re-edit, you must have made no significant changes to the document, and addressed all notes and comments from the editor. If you fail to provide a reason for your refusal of edited text, you are deemed to have accepted the work.

If you send the text for re-editing, the editor will do the re-edit at no extra cost to you.

If you do not accept the re-edited work, and your claim is legitimate and supported by substantive proof, your payment will be reimbursed, and the editor will not receive any payment.

7. Confidentiality

Wordy acknowledges that editors may be privy to confidential information in the form of sensitive or unpublished material. To ensure client confidentiality, all Wordy editors shall accept to work under a non-disclosure agreement by using the service. The non-disclosure agreement can be found in full in Wordy’s privacy policy.

Please note: With extremely sensitive material you should think twice before sending it to Wordy. Wordy cannot be held liable for any leaked material in any shape or form from editors.

8. Liability

Though we strive to provide an excellent service with an outstanding product, we will in no way be liable for any loss or damage, including, without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.

Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, Wordy takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control. It is the clients’ responsibility to safeguard any original material sent to Wordy.
Though Wordy keeps both original and edited documents with every order history, Wordy cannot be held responsible by the editor or the client for any loss of data on the website. The client is solely responsible for any obscenity, blasphemy, racism, plagiarism and reproduction of copyrighted material.

9. Contact

If you have any questions or concerns about these terms and conditions, please contact us at legal@wordy.com.

10. Agreement

These terms and conditions constitute an agreement between you and Wordy. You are agreeing to be bound by the following terms of use, which together with our Privacy Policy govern Wordy's relationship with you in relation to this website and its services.

11. Governing law and venue

This agreement is governed by the laws of Denmark.
Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this agreement, including any disputes regarding its existence, validity or termination, shall be settled by arbitration arranged by Danish Arbitration in accordance with the rules of the arbitration procedure adopted by Danish Arbitration and in force at the time when such proceedings are commenced.

Terms of use for editors

If you register as an editor and use Wordy, you agree to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use for editors, which together with our privacy policy govern Wordyʼs relationship with you in relation to this website.

The term “Wordy” or “us” or “we” or “our” refers to the Danish company Wordy ApS as the owner of the website “www.wordy.com” whose registered office is Store Kongensgade 110 C1., DK-1264 Copenhagen, Denmark. The company is registered with the Danish Commerce and Companies Agency under registration number (CVR-NO.) DK-32450466.

The term “editor” or “editors” or “you” refers to you as the independent self-employed provider of editorial services to our clients through our website – see section 2.

The term “client” or “clients” refers to the client(s) of our editorial services.

The term “document” or “text” or “job” refers to any written material that clients may send to Wordy for editing.

The term “work” refers to the text from clients that has been edited by the editor.

The term “editing” refers to the work done by editors.

The use of this website is subject to the following terms of use:

1. Services and payments

Wordy adds professional copy-editing to any writing process. Our core promise is to let clients publish with confidence. Therefore, it is essential to us that clients know what to expect, and that editors know what to deliver.

When sending a document to Wordy, clients receive an instant price quote. The quote includes checking and correcting the grammar, spelling, punctuation, consistency and textual structure. All quotes are non-binding.

Editors work from a standardised set of guidelines which describe in detail the process by which all documents are edited – see section 4.

2. Editorsʼ employment status

It is a requirement to register as an editor with Wordy that you are an independent self- employed provider of editorial services. As a registered editor, you will not be employed by Wordy but will only acquire work through Wordy.

3. Your account

You can access all your personal information that we collect online and maintain your account after signing in. Here, you can also modify, add, or remove any of your personal information.

Your account is also where you can track your earnings, accept open orders, deliver your orders, view order details and much more.

4. Payment

When a client completes an order on Wordy the payment is transferred to a dedicated account for holding. Upon your acceptance and subsequent delivery of the job, the payment is credited to your Wordy account, minus Wordy's commission, which is 20% as of 20 April 2010. Note, the client has 2 days from the next business day to evaluate, accept or claim a re-edit. The payment is not credited before the clients’ acceptance of the job.

Wordy transfers payments to your account on the second Tuesday of each month. You can see your account balance and modify your banking details in your account.

Due to the cost of bank transfers the minimum amount payable to you is not less than €100. If this minimum amount is not reached in a particular period, Wordy is entitled to carry the amount due to you to the next period and so on, until the minimum amount is reached.

The credit balance on your Wordy account does not accrue interest.

All payments are made in the European Union currency the euro (EUR), converted to your local currency at the rate of the day. Payments are exclusive of customs duties and other taxes apart from Danish VAT.

5. Editing

Editors acquire jobs on Wordy on a first come, first served basis. When a client sends a document to Wordy, he or she is prompted to choose a category for the type of text as well as to provide a short brief for the editor. All Wordy editors can access this information, and on the basis of it choose to accept the job.

All editing must be done in accordance with the “Wordy Guide for Editors”.

Editing of a clientʼs text includes checking the grammar (correction of all in grammatical errors), spelling (correction of all spelling errors), punctuation (correction of all punctuation errors), consistency (imposing a consistent style) and textual structure (ensuring that the structure is well organised). Editing does not include development (any writing apart from ensuring consistent structure), rewriting, ghost-writing or critique or evaluation of the text.

6. Delivery and deadlines

All dates and times provided for the delivery of the document or text are approximate. Wordy cannot be held liable for any loss or damage caused by a later delivery time than the approximate one.

7. The editorʼs right to refuse the job

Upon acceptance of the text, you have the right to refuse the job if it doesnʼt meet the standard that makes it possible for you to complete the job. This right also holds if, during a job, you discover that you cannot carry out the job to an acceptable standard for whatever reason. If you refuse the job, the client is notified via email, and the clientʼs payment reimbursed.

8. The clients right to refuse the job

When editing has been completed on a document, the client has 2 days from the next business day to evaluate, accept or claim a re-edit.

If the client does not accept your work, the client can claim a re-edit by you, stating explicit reasons for doing so. The client must have made no significant changes to the document, and addressed all of your notes and comments.

If the text is sent back to you for re-editing, you will re-edit the text at no extra cost to the client.

If the client does not accept the re-edited work done by you, Wordy will inform you of the clientʼs reasons for the refusal. If the clientʼs claim is legitimate and supported by substantive proof, the clientʼs payment will be reimbursed, and you will not receive any payment.

9. Recruiting editors for Wordy

In recruiting editors for Wordy, we make use of a series of tests to determine editorsʼ proficiency in grammar and spelling, command of English, ability to spot inconsistencies, and awareness of ambiguities and textual structure. Also, we ask for and check editorsʼ credentials, including their professional experience, formal qualifications and training. The tests are copyrighted by Wordy and not must not be distributed by any means or in any form.

10. Confidentiality

Wordy acknowledges that editors may be privy to confidential information in the form of sensitive or unpublished material. To ensure client confidentiality, all Wordy editors accept to work under a non-disclosure agreement by using the service. The non-disclosure agreement can be found in full in Wordyʼs privacy policy.

11. Liability

Though we strive to provide an excellent service with an outstanding product, we will in no way be liable for any loss or damage, including, without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.

Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, Wordy takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.

12. Contact

If you have any questions or concerns about these terms and conditions, please contact us at legal@wordy.com.

13. Agreement

These terms and conditions constitute an agreement between you and Wordy that you are agreeing to be bound by our terms of use, which together with our privacy policy govern Wordy's relationship with you in relation to this website and its services.

14. Governing law and venue

This agreement is governed by the laws of Denmark.

Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this agreement, including any disputes regarding its existence, validity or termination, will be settled by arbitration arranged by Danish Arbitration in accordance with the rules of the arbitration procedure adopted by Danish Arbitration and in force at the time when such proceedings are commenced.