Effective Date: August 11, 2026
The following Terms & Conditions establish the agreement between NOTA DJ Services (“NOTA DJ Services”) and the Client regarding entertainment, event production, equipment, planning, payment obligations, cancellation, rescheduling, and other responsibilities associated with the contracted event.
These Terms & Conditions are incorporated into and form part of the signed service agreement between NOTA DJ Services and Client.
Agreement refers collectively to the service agreement signed by Client, these Terms & Conditions, and any written addenda, service additions, or modifications subsequently approved by NOTA DJ Services and Client.
Client refers to the individual(s), organization, or entity contracting services through NOTA DJ Services.
Event refers to the specific celebration, wedding, corporate event, fundraiser, school event, or other occasion identified within the Agreement.
Original Event Date refers to the event date first identified in the Agreement.
Booking Date refers to the date on which NOTA DJ Services has received both the completed Agreement and the required Booking Retainer. The Event Date is not considered reserved until the Booking Date has occurred.
Rescheduled Event Date refers to an alternative event date expressly approved in writing by NOTA DJ Services.
Booking Retainer refers to the initial payment required to reserve the Event Date. Unless otherwise expressly stated in the Agreement, the Booking Retainer equals fifty percent (50%) of the total Contracted Amount and is applied toward the total amount due.
Contracted Amount refers to the total amount Client has agreed to pay for all services, equipment, travel, enhancements, add-ons, and other items included in the Agreement, as modified in writing from time to time.
Equipment refers to all sound, lighting, visual, photo booth, gaming, photography-related, recording, production, and other equipment provided by NOTA DJ Services.
Written Notice refers to written communication delivered by email, through an official NOTA DJ Services client communication system, or by another written method acknowledged by NOTA DJ Services. A telephone conversation alone does not constitute Written Notice.
Unless a different payment schedule is expressly stated in the Agreement, a Booking Retainer equal to fifty percent (50%) of the total Contracted Amount is due at the time the Agreement is signed.
The Event Date is not reserved until NOTA DJ Services has received both the completed Agreement and the required Booking Retainer. Until both have been received, NOTA DJ Services may accept another event for the requested date.
The date on which both the completed Agreement and required Booking Retainer have been received will constitute the Booking Date.
The Booking Retainer is applied toward the total Contracted Amount and compensates NOTA DJ Services for reserving calendar availability, allocating personnel and equipment, beginning event administration and planning, and declining other potential bookings for the Event Date.
Except during an applicable Limited Cancellation Period or as otherwise required by applicable law, the Booking Retainer is non-refundable once the applicable cancellation period has expired.
The remaining fifty percent (50%) balance is due no later than thirty (30) calendar days prior to the Event Date unless another payment arrangement has been expressly approved in writing by NOTA DJ Services.
If the Booking Date occurs thirty (30) or fewer calendar days prior to the Event Date, the entire Contracted Amount is due at booking.
Payments may be made via check or Venmo (@notadjservices).
Checks may be mailed to:
NOTA DJ Services
421 6th St SE
Sioux Center, IA 51250
A returned or rejected payment fee of up to $40 may be assessed for a payment returned or rejected by a financial institution or payment provider.
Failure to make a required payment when due does not automatically constitute cancellation by Client. NOTA DJ Services may provide Written Notice of the outstanding balance and may suspend planning, preparation, or performance obligations until the account is brought current.
If a required payment remains unpaid, NOTA DJ Services may terminate the Agreement and treat the termination as a Client cancellation. In that situation, Client remains responsible for amounts due under the applicable cancellation provisions of this Agreement.
NOTA DJ Services is not obligated to provide services on the Event Date unless all amounts required to be paid by that date have been paid in full.
NOTA DJ Services provides a limited fourteen (14) calendar day cancellation period for qualifying bookings.
The Limited Cancellation Period begins on the Booking Date.
To qualify for the Limited Cancellation Period, the Event Date must be at least seventy-four (74) calendar days after the Booking Date.
When the Event Date is at least seventy-four (74) calendar days after the Booking Date, Client may cancel the Agreement by providing Written Notice to NOTA DJ Services no later than fourteen (14) calendar days after the Booking Date.
The seventy-four (74) day requirement ensures that at least sixty (60) calendar days remain before the Event Date when the fourteen (14) day Limited Cancellation Period expires.
If timely Written Notice of cancellation is received during an applicable Limited Cancellation Period, payments received under the Agreement will be refunded and Client will have no further payment obligation under the Agreement.
If the Event Date is fewer than seventy-four (74) calendar days from the Booking Date, the contractual fourteen (14) day Limited Cancellation Period does not apply, and the Booking Retainer becomes non-refundable upon receipt, except to the extent a cancellation or refund right is required by applicable law.
Once the applicable Limited Cancellation Period has expired, it cannot be restarted, renewed, or extended by changing services, adding services, changing the venue, postponing the Event, or requesting a different Event Date.
Nothing in this Agreement is intended to waive or limit any cancellation, rescission, refund, or other consumer right that cannot legally be waived under applicable law. If applicable law provides Client with greater rights than those stated in this Agreement, the applicable legal requirement will control.
All cancellations must be provided to NOTA DJ Services through Written Notice. The effective date of cancellation will be the date NOTA DJ Services receives the Written Notice.
If Client cancels after expiration of any applicable Limited Cancellation Period and more than thirty (30) calendar days prior to the Event Date, the Booking Retainer will not be refunded. Client will not be responsible for the remaining unpaid balance that has not yet become due.
If Client voluntarily paid more than the required Booking Retainer before the remaining balance became due and cancels more than thirty (30) calendar days prior to the Event Date, amounts paid in excess of the required Booking Retainer will be refunded, unless those amounts relate to separately purchased non-refundable items, completed services, custom products, or non-recoverable expenses specifically authorized by Client.
If Client cancels thirty (30) or fewer calendar days prior to the Event Date, one hundred percent (100%) of the Contracted Amount is due and remains payable. No refund will be issued for payments previously made, except as otherwise required by applicable law.
Any unpaid balance owed as a result of a cancellation occurring thirty (30) or fewer calendar days prior to the Event Date becomes immediately due.
Client acknowledges that NOTA DJ Services accepts a limited number of events, reserves personnel and equipment for contracted Event Dates, performs planning and administrative work before the Event, and may decline other potential bookings after an Event Date is reserved.
Client further acknowledges that replacing a cancelled event may become increasingly difficult as the Event Date approaches. The cancellation amounts stated in this Agreement are intended to reasonably compensate NOTA DJ Services for anticipated lost calendar availability, planning and administrative work, committed resources, and lost booking opportunities and are not intended as a punishment or penalty.
NOTA DJ Services will provide confirmation after a cancellation request has been received and processed.
Client does not have an automatic right to transfer the Agreement to another date.
A request to postpone, reschedule, or otherwise change the contracted Event Date will be considered a cancellation of the Original Event Date unless NOTA DJ Services expressly agrees in writing to transfer the Agreement to a Rescheduled Event Date.
Approval of a Rescheduled Event Date is entirely subject to availability, staffing, equipment availability, venue location, travel requirements, and other operational considerations.
NOTA DJ Services is not required to provide the same entertainer, team member, equipment package, or pricing for a Rescheduled Event Date if those resources are unavailable or circumstances have materially changed.
If NOTA DJ Services approves a transfer to a Rescheduled Event Date, payments previously made will be transferred or applied only as specified in the written rescheduling approval.
An approved rescheduling does not create a new Booking Date or a new Limited Cancellation Period. Any Limited Cancellation Period that previously expired remains expired, and the Booking Retainer remains non-refundable.
If Client requests to reschedule thirty (30) or fewer calendar days prior to the Original Event Date, the full Contracted Amount associated with the Original Event Date must be paid before NOTA DJ Services is required to approve or reserve a new date.
If a transfer is approved, additional charges may apply based on changes to services, travel requirements, venue, staffing, equipment needs, or current pricing.
Any accommodation, transfer, credit, or exception provided by NOTA DJ Services is specific to that Event and does not establish a continuing obligation to provide the same accommodation for another Client or future event.
Requests to add, remove, substitute, or modify contracted services are subject to availability and must be approved by NOTA DJ Services.
Any approved additional services, enhancements, equipment, travel charges, or other additions become part of the Contracted Amount.
If services are added more than thirty (30) calendar days prior to the Event Date, Client may be required to make an additional payment sufficient to bring total payments received to at least fifty percent (50%) of the revised Contracted Amount. The remaining balance will continue to be due thirty (30) calendar days prior to the Event Date.
If services are added thirty (30) or fewer calendar days prior to the Event Date, the full amount of the added services is due when the addition is approved.
After an applicable Limited Cancellation Period has expired, a request to remove or reduce previously contracted services does not automatically reduce the Contracted Amount. Any credit, reduction, or refund must be expressly approved in writing by NOTA DJ Services.
Client agrees to provide a safe, appropriate, and reasonably accessible working environment for NOTA DJ Services, its team members, and its Equipment throughout setup, performance, and breakdown.
Client is responsible for ensuring:
Client is responsible for venue-imposed entertainment fees, permit fees, power requirements, special access fees, or other venue-related charges unless expressly included in the Agreement.
If the venue or Event conditions prevent NOTA DJ Services from safely setting up or operating contracted Equipment, NOTA DJ Services may delay, modify, suspend, or decline the affected service until safe conditions are provided.
Client assumes responsibility for damage to NOTA DJ Services Equipment caused by Client, guests, attendees, venue staff, vendors, or other persons associated with the Event, excluding normal wear and tear or damage caused solely by NOTA DJ Services.
Client agrees to reimburse NOTA DJ Services for reasonable repair or replacement costs resulting from such damage.
If damage prevents Equipment from being used for a subsequently scheduled event, Client may also be responsible for reasonable rental or substitute equipment expenses incurred by NOTA DJ Services to fulfill existing contractual obligations.
For Equipment rental services placed in Client’s possession, Client assumes responsibility for the Equipment from the time it is delivered or released to Client until it is returned to or retrieved by NOTA DJ Services.
Client agrees to notify NOTA DJ Services promptly of any malfunction, loss, theft, or damage involving rented Equipment.
NOTA DJ Services will provide the services described in the Agreement during the contracted performance period, including reasonable setup and breakdown time as required.
Entertainment services involve professional judgment and artistic discretion. NOTA DJ Services will make reasonable efforts to follow Client’s planning information, requested music direction, event timeline, announcements, and communicated preferences while also adjusting to guest response, venue conditions, event timing, and other circumstances occurring during the Event.
Guest requests may be accepted or declined at the discretion of NOTA DJ Services and will remain subject to Client’s communicated music preferences and do-not-play selections.
NOTA DJ Services does not guarantee a particular level of guest participation, dance floor activity, attendance, or guest response because those factors are affected by circumstances outside the reasonable control of NOTA DJ Services.
Additional performance time or overtime may be available upon request, subject to venue restrictions, staff availability, and additional charges.
NOTA DJ Services reserves the right to adjust sound levels, equipment placement, lighting, or other operational elements as reasonably necessary to comply with venue policies, local requirements, safety considerations, or Event conditions.
Services or contracted time voluntarily declined, shortened, or left unused by Client on the Event Date are not refundable.
When a specific entertainer or NOTA DJ Services team member is identified in the Agreement, NOTA DJ Services will make reasonable efforts to provide that individual.
In the event the assigned individual becomes unavailable because of illness, emergency, or circumstances beyond reasonable control, NOTA DJ Services may provide a qualified replacement capable of performing the contracted services.
If NOTA DJ Services cannot provide the contracted services or a mutually acceptable qualified replacement, the provisions under Cancellation by NOTA DJ Services will apply.
Client grants NOTA DJ Services permission to capture and use photographs and video footage from the Event for promotional, portfolio, advertising, website, educational, and social media purposes.
Client may opt out of this Media Release by providing Written Notice to NOTA DJ Services prior to the Event Date.
NOTA DJ Services reserves the right to pause, modify, suspend, or terminate services when conditions create a reasonable concern for the safety of NOTA DJ Services personnel, guests, vendors, or Equipment.
Such conditions may include, but are not limited to, fighting, threats, harassment, abusive behavior, dangerous conduct, intentional interference with Equipment, severe intoxication, unsafe weather conditions, electrical hazards, or other circumstances presenting a reasonable safety concern.
NOTA DJ Services may resume services when venue staff, security personnel, law enforcement, Event representatives, or NOTA DJ Services reasonably determine that safe conditions have been restored.
If services are terminated because of unsafe, threatening, abusive, destructive, or unlawful conduct caused by Client, Client’s guests, attendees, vendors, or venue representatives, no refund will be due and the full Contracted Amount will remain payable.
Neither party will be considered in breach of the Agreement for failure or delay in performance caused by circumstances beyond that party’s reasonable control.
Such circumstances may include, but are not limited to, severe weather, natural disasters, government restrictions, venue closure, widespread power failure, civil disturbance, transportation disruption, public emergency, serious illness, or other unforeseen circumstances that make performance impossible, illegal, or unsafe.
A change of mind, change in relationship status, change in guest count, financial circumstances, or personal preference regarding the Event does not by itself constitute a Force Majeure event.
If a Force Majeure event prevents the Event from occurring as scheduled, Client and NOTA DJ Services will communicate promptly and make reasonable efforts to determine whether the contracted services can be transferred to another mutually acceptable date.
Any transfer, refund, credit, or adjustment resulting from a Force Majeure event will take into consideration services already performed, planning already completed, non-recoverable costs or commitments, availability for an alternative date, and applicable law, and will be documented in writing.
In the unlikely event NOTA DJ Services is unable to perform the contracted services because of illness, emergency, or other circumstances beyond reasonable control, NOTA DJ Services will make reasonable efforts to provide a qualified replacement entertainer or service provider.
If NOTA DJ Services is unable to provide the contracted services or a mutually acceptable qualified replacement, Client will receive a refund of payments received for services that NOTA DJ Services is unable to perform.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, NOTA DJ Services’ financial liability arising solely from its inability to provide the contracted services will not exceed the amount paid by Client for the services that were not performed.
Any amendment, modification, service change, pricing change, date transfer, exception, credit, or other change to the Agreement must be documented in writing and acknowledged by NOTA DJ Services.
Verbal conversations alone do not modify the Agreement.
The signed service agreement, these Terms & Conditions, and any written amendments or addenda constitute the entire agreement between Client and NOTA DJ Services regarding the contracted Event.
Statements contained in advertising, social media, informal conversations, or other communications do not modify the Agreement unless specifically incorporated into the Agreement in writing.
A decision by NOTA DJ Services to make an exception, accommodation, credit, refund, rescheduling allowance, or other concession in one instance does not waive NOTA DJ Services’ right to enforce the Agreement in another instance.
If any provision of the Agreement is determined to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in effect to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
Client agrees that an electronic signature, electronic submission, or other electronic acceptance used to execute the Agreement is intended to constitute Client’s signature and acceptance of the Agreement to the extent permitted by applicable law.
The version of these Terms & Conditions provided or made available to Client at the time the Agreement is signed will govern that Agreement. Later revisions to these Terms & Conditions will not retroactively modify an existing signed Agreement unless the parties expressly agree to the modification in writing.
By signing and submitting an Agreement through NOTA DJ Services, Client acknowledges that they have had an opportunity to review these Terms & Conditions, understand the payment and cancellation obligations associated with the Event, and agree to be bound by the Agreement.
Questions regarding these Terms & Conditions should be directed to NOTA DJ Services before the Agreement is signed.