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Web Site Design Project Contract
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Sample Contract
[Package Type]
Client Information:
[Name]
1. Authorization.
The above-named Client (hereinafter referred to as "Client")
is engaging Geaux Web Designs
as an independent contractor for
the specific purpose of designing a World Wide Web site,
herein after referred to as "Web Design Project", to be
published on the Client's account on an Internet Service
Provider (ISP)/Web Presence Provider (WPP) computer, herein
after refer to as "Hosting Service", or provided on compact
disc at the Client's option. The Client hereby authorizes HM
Web Designs to access this account, and authorizes the
Hosting Service to provide Geaux Web Designs
and its designer,
Hope McCorkle, with "full access" to the Client's account,
and any other programs needed for this Web Design Project
that are included as part of the Client's service
agreement/level. The Client also authorizes Geaux Web Designs
to submit the completed Web Design Project to major Web
Search Engines.
2. Development.
This Web Design Project will be developed using Microsoft
FrontPage.
• Compatibility - Designing a web site to fully work in
multiple browsers (and browser versions) can require
considerable, extra effort. It could also involve creating
multiple versions of code/pages. Geaux Web Designs
represents
and warrants that the web site we design for you will work
in:
o Microsoft® Internet Explorer versions 5 and up
o Netscape Navigator/Communicator version 4 and up
o Mozilla Firefox version 1.0 and up
While Geaux Web Designs
will make reasonable efforts to design
a fully-functional web site, Geaux Web Designs
's warranty does
not cover AOL, text-based browsers or requested special
effects that we have advised you against.
• For People with Disabilities – Geaux Web Designs
' standard is
to meet at least half the currently recommended guidelines
for web site development. Without sacrificing quality and
design, we try to ensure that the content and functions we
build into our web sites are available to all visitors.
3. Assignment of Web Design Project.
Geaux Web Designs
reserves the right, and you hereby agree, to
assign subcontractors to this Web Design Project to insure
that the terms of this agreement are met as well as on-time
completion.
4. Copyrights and Trademarks.
The Client unconditionally guarantees that any
elements of text, graphics, photos, designs, trademarks, or
other artwork furnished to Hope McCorkle and/or HM Web
Designs 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 Hope McCorkle and HM
Web Designs and its subcontractors from any liability
(including attorney's fees and court costs), including any
claim or suit, threatened or actual, arising from the use of
such elements furnished by the Client.
5. Web Site Maintenance.
This agreement allows for minor web site maintenance to
pages for one year at no charge, up to an average of one
half hour per regular web page, including updating links 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, guestbooks,
discussion webs, navigation structure changes, attempted
updates by Client repairs or Web Design Projects delivered
to Client via compact disc, U.S. mail and e-mail. The period
begins on the date the Client's web site is available to be
published to the Client's hosting service. Major page code
and/or graphics changes and additions will be charged at the
$50.00 per hour rate. (Notice: This rate is subject to
change at any time.)
6. Completion Date.
Geaux Web Designs
and the Client must work together to complete
the Web Design Project in a timely manner. We agree to work
expeditiously to complete the Web Design Project no later
than 30 days after Client has submitted all necessary
materials. If the Client does not supply Geaux Web Designs
with
complete text and graphics content for this Web Design
Project within 45 days of the effective date of this
agreement, the entire deposit amount of the agreement shall
be retained by Geaux Web Designs
as liquidated damages and the
contract shall become null and void, at Geaux Web Designs
'
option, unless the Web Design Project is canceled in writing
by the Client prior to 45 days of the effective date of the
agreement.
7. Project Delivery.
The final web site design project will be published to the
Client's hosting service upon receipt of final payment or
delivered via compact disc upon the receipt of full payment.
The Client understands that Geaux Web Designs
does not provide
any hosting services in connection with this Web Design
Project. Hosting services require a separate contract with
the hosting service of the Client's choice. The Client
agrees to select a hosting service which allows HM Web
Designs full access to the Client's account via FTP (File
Transfer Protocol). The Client will be solely responsible
for any and all hosting service charges.
• Publishing:
o If the hosting service has FrontPage®2003 extensions
installed and the extensions are not configured correctly to
support publishing/FrontPage®2003 functionality, HM Web
Designs will not be responsible for problems arising from
improperly installed FrontPage®2003 Extensions.
o There is no charge to publish the site if the hosting
service does not have FrontPage®2003 extensions installed
and Geaux Web Designs
must use an FTP.
8. Electronic Commerce Laws.
The Client agrees that the Client is solely
responsible for complying with any laws, taxes, and tariffs
applicable in any way to the Web Design Project or any other
services contemplated herein, and will hold harmless,
protect, and defend Hope McCorkle and Geaux Web Designs
and its
subcontractors from any claim, suit, penalty, tax, fine,
penalty, or tariff arising from the Client's exercise of
Internet electronic commerce and/or any failure to comply
with any such laws, taxes, and tariffs.
9. Web Design Project Copyright.
Copyright to the finished web design site
produced by Geaux Web Designs
will be owned by Hope McCorkle
and/or Geaux Web Designs
. 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. Rights to photos, graphics, source code,
work-up files, and computer programs specifically are not
transferred to the Client, and remain the property of their
respective owners. Geaux Web Designs
and its subcontractors
retain the right to display graphics and other Web Design
elements as examples of their work in their respective
portfolios. All Web Design Projects will contain a
copyright/legal statement with a link to Geaux Web Designs
'
Design Services Web Site.
10. Payments.
Payments must be made promptly based on the terms of this
Web Site Design Project. Geaux Web Designs
reserves the right
to remove any Web Design Project from viewing on the
Internet until final payment is made. All payments are to be
made within 30 days after completion and approval of the Web
Design Project by the Client. In case collection proves
necessary, the Client agrees to pay all fees (including all
attorney's fees and court costs) incurred by that process.
This agreement becomes effective only when signed by HM Web
Designs. Regardless of the place of signing of this
agreement, the Client agrees that for purposes of venue,
this agreement was entered into Livingston Parish,
Louisiana, and any dispute will be litigated or arbitrated
in Livingston Parish, Louisiana and the Client hereby
consents to the personal jurisdiction of the Louisiana State
Courts. Furthermore, the Client waives any right to or claim
of sovereign immunity. Adding of Meta Tags (Description and
Keywords) and the submission of the Web Design Project to
Web search engines and updating occur only after the full
final payment is made. All payments will be made in U.S.
Dollars.
11. Payment Schedule.
Payment for services provided hereby shall be
made in accordance with the conditions contained in this
contract and the Package Price, attached hereto and made a
part of this agreement hereof. Notwithstanding any prices
listed in literature or on Web pages, the Client and HM Web
Designs agree that the services described in this contract,
and the Package Price, shall be completed for $________. The
Client agrees to pay to Geaux Web Designs
an initial,
non-refundable deposit of $________ (normally, 50% of the
estimated total cost) upon execution of this agreement.
Final payment is due within 30 days prior to publication
and/or delivery of the Web Site Design Project. All amounts
must be in U.S. Dollars.
12. Legal Notice.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
contract, neither Geaux Web Designs
nor any of its employees or
agents, warrants that the functions contained in the Web
Design Project will be uninterrupted or error-free. The
entire risk as to the quality and performance of the Web
Design Project is with the Client. In no event will Hope
McCorkle and/or Geaux Web Designs
be liable to the Client or
any third party for any damages, including, but not limited
to, service interruptions caused by Acts of God, the Hosting
Service or any other circumstances beyond our reasonable
control, any lost profits, lost savings or other incidental,
consequential, punitive, or special damages arising out of
the operation of or inability to operate this Web Design
Project, failure of any service provider, of any
telecommunications carrier, of the Internet backbone, of any
Internet servers, your or your site visitor's computer or
Internet software, even if Geaux Web Designs
has been advised
of the possibility of such damages.
13. This Agreement.
This agreement constitutes the sole agreement between HM Web
Designs and the Client regarding this Web Design Project.
Any additional work not specified in this contract or any
other amendment or modification to this contract must be
authorized by a written request signed by both Client and HM
Web Designs. All prices specified in this contract will be
honored for 6 months after both parties sign this contract.
Continued services after that time will require a new
agreement.
The undersigned hereby agree to the terms, conditions and
stipulations of this agreement on behalf of his or her
organization or business.
This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the
parties. Any changes or modifications thereto must be in
writing and signed by both parties.
AGREED TO:
Client
(Sign) By_____________________________________ Date
________________
(Print) Name:
Title:
Address:
Phone:
E-mail:
Geaux Web Designs
By__________________________________________ Date
________________
Hope McCorkle
It's Authorized Representative
Note:
This is a SAMPLE ONLY and is subject to change. Your
actual contract may vary based on the Package Type or Extra
Services you choose.
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