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heritage commitment & agreements

TERMS & CONDITIONS

"A commitment made in the Leh workshop is as solid as the high-altitude timber we carve."

1. Scope of Bespoke Hand-Carved Commissions

All pieces sold by Ladakh Wood Works are individually handcrafted by native master artisans in the Union Territory of Ladakh. When you place a custom order for a Choktse table, guardian dragon panel, ritual object, or architectural lintel (Shingskos), you agree that:

2. Payment Thresholds & Milestone Policies

Because all woodworks are carved explicitly to order, we manage advance deposits to secure the required raw logs and allocate workshop space in Leh:

  1. Advance Booking Deposit: We strictly require a non-refundable 50% advance deposit to begin the wood selection and roughing phases.
  2. Final Clearance Payment: The remaining 50% balance, alongside verified shipping fees, must be cleared in full once the piece is finished. We provide clear, high-resolution photographs and videos of the completed woodwork to you on WhatsApp prior to invoicing.
  3. Architectural Contracts: For large-scale projects, billing is divided into custom phased milestones tied directly to progress stages, as outlined in the initial contract.

3. Traditional Guild Intellectual Property

The specific structural layouts, geometry patterns, snow-lion carvings, and dynamic dragon motifs are part of the protected GI-tagged Shingskos heritage craft. Ladakh Wood Works retains the intellectual rights to all custom-engineered designs and hand-carved temple patterns. Replicating our pieces for industrial commercial production is strictly prohibited under international copyright conventions.

4. Jurisdictional Authority

Any legal claims, contractual disputes, or payment arguments arising out of commissions placed with our workshop will be handled under the exclusive legal jurisdiction of the courts of Leh, Union Territory of Ladakh, India.

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