Payment - Web Design
Web World Designs
use freelance designers, therefore no VAT is charged on work - the price
you see is the price you pay, there are no "hidden" extras nor unpleasant surprises.
A deposit of 20% is required with any project before any design work will be carried out.
Deposits are non refundable once the project has started or is in progress.
When a web design project has been designed & completed the final balance of payment is due
prior to site release.
In the case of a single page "Starter" website, the full fee will be payable in
advance before work begins.
In the event of any third-party charges being accrued through returned or stopped cheques,
or other charges levied against payment on the account, the client accepts full liability for the costs involved.
Web World Designs reserves the right to remove any Web Design Project from viewing on the
Internet until final payment is made. Once payment is cleared, the completed website will be released to the net.
Should the client decide they no longer want the website, because they have commissioned the work and paid a deposit they are still obliged to
pay for the work which has been done.
The adding of Meta Tags, Description & Keywords; the submission of the web design project to web search engines and directories; and updating
shall occur only after the full final payment has been cleared.
Payment -
SEO Search Engine Optimisation / Optimization
A deposit of 20% is required with any SEO (search engine optimisation) project before any optimisation work
will be carried out.
Deposits are non refundable once the project has started or is in progress.
When a search engine optimisation project has been completed the final balance of payment is due and the website will not be released until
payment has been cleared. The submission of the optimised project to web search engines and directories shall occur only after the full final
payment has been cleared.
In the event of any third-party charges being accrued through returned
or stopped cheques, or other charges levied against payment on the account, the client
accepts full liability for the costs involved.
Should
the client decide they no longer want the optimisation, because they
have commissioned the work and paid a deposit they are still obliged to pay for the work which has been done.
Copyrights & Trademarks
The client unconditionally guarantees that any elements of graphics, photographs, designs, trademarks, text or other artwork furnished for inclusion
in the web design project are owned by the client, or that the client has permission from the rightful owner to use each of
these elements, and will hold harmless, protect, indemnify and defend Web World Designs and its subcontractors from any liability (including legal
fees and court costs), including any claim or suit, threatened or actual, arising from the use of such elements furnished by the Client.
Web Design Project Copyright
Under Copyright law the creator of the design and content on a web site automatically becomes
the legal owner of said design or content the moment it is designed or written.
The Client
will own the copyright of any content originated and supplied by them on the completed website unless other copyright is already in existence.
Unless there is a prior written agreement to the contrary,
Web World Designs,
as the creator of a website, owns the copyright and the client
must continue to hire Web World Designs
for all alterations to said website.
Businesses that intend to hire a different contractor to handle site maintenance (or who plan to do it in-house) may do so only with the
express written agreement of Web World Designs prior to any such
maintenance or changes taking place.
Web World Designs accepts no responsibility to ensure additions which
are not implemented by Web World Designs
are error free and reserve the right to charge an according amount for any correction to these or further additions.
Web World Designs
reserves the right to publish for promotional purposes on the
Web World Designs website, a link to
the Client’s Website, together with a small amount of information.
Web World Designs
also reserves the right to include an accreditation and link to the
Web World Designs website(s) on
the Client’s website, unless it has been specifically agreed with
the Client not to do so.
The copyright notice with a link to Web World Designs
is placed and must remain on the bottom of each page of all websites produced by
Web World Designs. Surrender of said copyright
is by express written agreement only.
Any and all applications, scripts, text content, html coding, graphics, layout and web designs created designed and published by
Web World Designs remain the copyright of
Web World Designs and may only be
commercially reproduced or resold with the permission of Web World Designs.
In addition Web World Designs retains
full copyright on all work created by
Web World Designs for
the Client, unless copyright is transferred per written agreement.
The Client will be assigned rights to use the web design
project as a web site, once final payment under this agreement and any additional charges incurred have been paid in full.
Rights to design, source code, content, html, coding, computer programs and software
applications used are specifically not transferred to the Client, and remain the property of their respective owners.
Web World Designs retains the right to display a sample of clients Web design elements as examples of
Web World Designs portfolio.
All web design projects will have text links to Web World Designs website(s) at the bottom of the web pages.
Search Engine Optimisation / Search Engine Optimization
Web World Designs guarantees search engine placement
provided editorial rights are held exclusively by
Web World Designs,
however there is no guaranteed rank on the search engines and
Web World Designs will not be held liable for search engine
rankings.
Website Maintenance
The website maintenance agreement allows for minor web site maintenance to pages over a thirty (30) day period,
up to an average of thirty (30) minutes per web page, including updating links, replacing graphics and making minor changes to a sentence or paragraph.
It does not include replacing nearly all the text from a page with new text, major page reconstruction, new pages, navigation structure changes, or repairs to
attempted updates by the Client.
The period of 30 days begins on the date the Client
's web design site is available to be published to
the Client's hosting service or 30 days from the date this agreement
was accepted online, which ever comes first.
Major page code and/or structural changes will be charged at hourly rates.
When new requests are added or more designs are requested the project may need a new quote and/or may take longer to complete and/or incur extra costs to
the client.
Consequential Loss
Under no circumstances will Web World Designs
be responsible or liable for financial or other loss or damage caused by the failure or use or misuse of its software.
The client should ensure that data on their site is regularly backed up and that a contingency plan is in place to minimise
possible losses as a result of software failure.
General
Web World Designs reserves the right to decline to publish material Web World Designs
considers to be unsuitable and to make any alterations to client submitted material considered necessary to maintain the high standards
Web World Designs insist upon.
Web World Designs will not accept nor publish material of dubious legality.
Web World Designs reserves the right to
amend or update these terms and conditions at any time. Prices and terms of service are liable to change without prior notice.
