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My contract states that I will host the photos for a minimum of 6 months from the date of photo delivery and that the photos can be deleted without notice after the 6 month period. I don't have a steady flow of clients since this is just a side thing for me, so typically the photos get deleted at some point when I decide to do spring cleaning on my storage. On average, I end up having the photos hosted around a year or so. This probably is not sustainable if I start getting a lot more clients, but for my current flow, this works well for me.
I like how you have that clause in your contract. Ill probably do that in my future contracts but instead of 6months for only a month amd anything more you pay me lol.
Delivery terms are an important part of the agreement. The contract should specify exactly how the images are to be delivered. If they're online, the minimum time should be specified exactly as people are point out. Other times it is a thumb drive included along with the prints.
For online delivery giving notice before they're gone and keeping an offline copy are commonplace, but not mandatory unless they're specified in the contract.
The contract is everything. Don't wing it because you cannot replace or redo a bad contract, and that's usually only discovered after someone takes the photographer to court; work with a lawyer comfortable in the field to help you make a good one.
I appreciate the advice