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Web Design Contract
Below you will find a copy of the terms and conditions of our web design contract. When proceeding with our web design services you will have been sent a copy of this contract via SignWell, to Electronically Sign.
Sites & Stuff
The Workshed, London Street
Swindon, Wiltshire,
SN1 5DG
Telephone: 01793 633206
Email: hello@sitesandstuff.com
Date: [Date]
Client’s Name: [Client’s Name]
Client’s Address: [Client’s Address]
Proposal ID: [Proposal ID]
This Web Design Contract (“Contract”) is entered into on [Date], between Les Donaldson trading as Sites & Stuff, a website development company with its principal place of business located at The Workshed, London Street, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN1 5DG (“Sites & Stuff”) and [Client’s Name], with an address at [Client’s Address] (“Client”). This Contract governs the web design and development services to be provided by Sites & Stuff for [Proposal ID] (the “Project”).
1. Scope of Work
1.1 Description of Services: Sites & Stuff agrees to provide the following web design and development services for the Client:
- See [Proposal ID] Under heading ‘Scope’.
1.2 Project Timeline: The parties agree that the estimated timeline for the completion of the Project is as follows:
- See [Proposal ID] Under heading ‘Timeline’.
2. Payment Terms
2.1 Compensation: The Client agrees to pay Sites & Stuff for the services outlined in Section 1 the total sum of:
- See [Proposal ID] Under heading ‘Costs’
2.2 All payments are due on invoice. We do not offer terms of credit.
- See [Proposal ID] under heading ‘Payment schedule’ for terms.
2.3 Additional billable: An hourly rate of £75 is applicable for work outside the Project Scope. All additional billable is agreed in advance.
2.4 Large purchases: If the project requires Sites & Stuff to make purchases that exceed the 1/3 ‘project initiation’ payment then the invoice may be adjusted to cover these purchases.
2.5 Late Payment: If the Client fails to make any payment as outlined in Section 2.1, 2.2. or 2.3 Sites & Stuff reserves the right to suspend work on the Project until all outstanding payments are received.
3. Schedule
3.1 Sites & Stuff will provide the following deliverables at the following dates:
- See [Proposal ID] Under heading ‘Schedule’.
4. Client Responsibilities
4.1 Content: The Client shall provide all necessary content (text, images, videos, etc.) for the Project in a timely manner. Failure to do so may result in project delays.
4.2 Feedback: The Client agrees to provide timely feedback and approvals during all phases of the Project. The Client will have up to five business days to review and approve each deliverable. At the end of said time, if no answer has been given, the work will be considered approved, and Sites & Stuff will continue work.
5. Revisions
5.1 Quantity: Client shall be entitled to up to two revisions of the website design. Any revisions beyond two shall become additional billable as outlined in Section 2.3.
6. Intellectual Property
6.1 Ownership: Upon full payment, Sites & Stuff assigns all rights, title, and interest in the completed web design and development to the Client.
6.2 The Client continues to own any and all proprietary information it shares with Sites & Stuff during the term of this Agreement for the purposes of the Project. Sites & Stuff has no rights to this proprietary information and may not use it except to complete the Project.
6.3 Sites & Stuff retains the right to use the Project as part of its portfolio.
6.4 Sites & Stuff continues to own any and all template designs it may have created prior to this Agreement. Sites & Stuff will further own any template designs it creates as a result of this Project.
6.5 The Client agrees to continue to display Web Design by Sites & Stuff with a back link to https:sitesandstuff.com for as long as the Project uses the template provided.
6.6 While Designer will customise the Client’s Website to the Client’s specifications, the Client recognises that websites generally have a common structure and basis.
6.7 The Client guarantees that they have legal rights to all elements of text, photographs, video and anything that they provide Sites & Stuff with, and will not hold Sites & Stuff responsible for any third-party claims.
6.8 Sites & Stuff will guarantee that they have legal rights to all elements related to the services they are providing and will not hold the Client responsible for any third-party claims.
7. Confidentiality
7.1 Both parties agree to keep confidential all information shared during the course of the Project, including but not limited to business strategies, trade secrets, and proprietary information.
7.2 During the term of this Project and afterward, Sites & Stuff will use reasonable care to prevent the unauthorised use or dissemination of the Client’s confidential information. Confidential information is limited to information clearly marked as confidential.
Confidential information does not include information Sites & Stuff knew before the Client disclosed it; is or becomes public knowledge through no fault of Sites & Stuff; Sites & Stuff obtains it from sources other than the Client who owe no duty of confidentiality to the Client, or Sites & Stuff develops independently.
8. Termination
8.1 Termination for Convenience: Either party may terminate this Contract for any reason by providing written notice to the other party with a minimum of seven days’ notice and pay for services already completed and hours already worked.
8.2 Termination for Cause: Either party may terminate this Contract in the event of a material breach by the other party. Notice of termination for cause must be provided in writing and specify the nature of the breach.
8.3 This Project will automatically terminate when both Parties have performed all of their obligations under the Project and all payments have been made.
9. Limitation of liability
9.1 Neither party will be liable for breach-of-contract damages that are remote or speculative, or that the breaching party could not reasonably have foreseen on entry into this Project.
9.2 Under no circumstances shall either party be labile to the other party or any third party for any damages resulting from any part of this Project such as, but not limited to, loss of revenue or anticipated profit or lost business, costs of delay or failure of delivery.
9.3 Disclaimer of Warranties: Sites & Stuff shall create a Website for the Client’s purposes and to the Client’s specifications. Sites & Stuff does not represent or warrant that said website will create any additional profits, sales, exposure, brand recognition, or the like. Sites & Stuff has no responsibility to the Client if the website does not lead to the Client’s desired result(s).
10. Legal Fees
10.1 In the event of a dispute resulting in legal action, the successful party will be entitled to its legal fees, including, but not limited to its representatives’ fees.
11. Governing Law
11.1 This Contract shall be governed by and interpreted according to the law of England and Wales and all disputes arising under the Contract (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English and Welsh courts.
12. Entire Agreement
12.1 This Contract constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, whether written or oral.
Please sign below to indicate your acceptance of the terms and conditions of this Contract. A signed copy of this Contract can be provided for your records.
____________X__________________ Date: ________________
[Client’s Representative’s Signature]
___________X___________________ Date: ________________
[Sites & Stuff Representative’s Signature]
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Contract, please do not hesitate to contact us at the telephone number or email address provided above.
v1.2 – Nov 2023