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This Agreement ("Agreement") is by and between DGSwift.com
("DGSwift.com") a/an individual and You, Your heirs, agents,
successors and assigns ("You"), and is made effective as of the date
of electronic execution.
TERM OF SERVICES
DGSwift requires 50% of the total amount due to start web site
design project. The remaining balance must be paid upon approval of visual look
and feel or 60 days after beginning the project, whichever comes first,
regardless of project status. If 60 days has passed, the remaining balance is
due regardless of project status.
All content for the web site is to be provided in digital format
by You in a timeline manner not to exceed 2 week from
signed contract. Meeting project deadlines will be dependent on the provision
of content/information for the project by the Client. Failure by You to provide
content/information promptly will result in the project deadline being
re-scheduled or canceled.
DGSwift agree to work expeditiously to complete the Web Design
Project no later than 45 days after You have submitted
all necessary materials. If You do not supply DGSwift with finalized text and graphics
within 60 days of the effective date of this agreement, the entire deposit
amount of the agreement shall be retained by DGSwift as liquidated damages and
the agreement shall become null and void, at DGSwift’s option, unless the Web Design Project is cancelled in writing by the Client
prior to 60 days of the effective date of the agreement.
Additional
Services provided to You by DGSwift, including but not limited to, hosting,
domain names and web marketing services, shall be provided to You and billed at
your approval and expense. Hourly rates are subject to change. Projects outside
the scope, web site maintenance, monthly web site updates, changes and
additions are billed separately at an hourly rate.
DGSwift will only use materials that are in accordance with
copyright laws and the You will not provide material
to DGSwift for use in a web site design that violates such laws. You accept all responsibility for accuracy of any text,
images, artwork, photos, or the like. You shall insure all material provided
does not violate any copyright laws.
DGSwift shall not be held liable for the accuracy of any information
supplied by You and contained in your website.
DGSwift will be given final approval of a design by You before developing the web site. Changes to the design
after approval has been given and development has begun are not included in the
initial agreement and are therefore billed at an hourly rate.
Template driven web site, and or, Web Site Tonight® services
that are built in real time will be notified via email of the live web site for
proofing and approval. This service does not offer a prior proof before developing because it is sole tied into your hosting plan. You will reply within 7 business days of changes,
correction or approval.
The cost assumptions or cost estimates agreed upon by DGSwift
and You are based on the requirements specified in the accepted proposal. Any
change in the requirements or delays in communication will have a direct impact
on the cost of the project.
All payments to
DGSwift are non-refundable. Payments must be made promptly based on the terms
of this Website Design Project Payment Schedule. DGSwift reserves the right to
remove any Web Design Project from viewing on the Internet until final payment
is made. DGSwift reserves the right to charge a reasonable administrative fee
for administrative tasks outside the scope of its regular Services, including
additional costs that it may incur in providing the Services and pass along to
You. In case collection proves necessary, the Client agrees to pay all fees
(including all attorney’s fees and court costs) incurred by that process.
On the agreed completion date, milestone and or visual look and
feel approval You will be invoiced for the agreed fees
as detailed in the Proposals Payment Schedule. DGSwift sends all invoices via
email only and all invoices are due on presentation.
In case any invoice is overdue for more than 10 days, DGSwift
reserves the right to stop work without any further communication.
DGSwift will not give out confidential information, including
but not limited to names, addresses and trade secrets. DGSwift agrees to take
reasonable precautions to prevent unauthorized disclosure of confidential
information.
A valid cancellation will take place if the same is communicated
in writing (with authorized signature by You) or emailed by You and or your
project manager/sponsor and is mutually agreed upon or full and final payment
having been received by DGSwift with respect to project.
This Agreement is effective as of the Effective Date and shall
continue unless terminated; DGSwift may terminate this Agreement after five (5)
days' written notice to You if You materially breaches this Agreement,
including, without limitation, failure to pay, and fails to cure such breach
during such five (5) day period; and (c) upon the termination of this
Agreement, Customer will pay DGSwift for all Services provided to You by
DGSwift prior to termination.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY:
All intellectual material designed and/or developed by DGSwift
shall remain sole property of DGSwift until final payment by You for services rendered. DGSwift retains all trademarks, copyrights, licenses and
other rights to the intellectual property produced for the client of that which is not already under copyright or license
by You until such final payment is made.
Unless an approval process is specified herein or in a
Statement, all Web sites provided by DGSwift to You will be deemed accepted when delivered.
DGSwift reserves the right to change or modify any of the terms
and conditions contained in this Agreement at any time and from time to time in
its sole discretion, and to determine whether and when any such changes apply
to both existing or future customers. DGSwift may make changes or modifications
to referenced policies and guidelines without notice to you..
LIMITS OF
LIABILITY:
In addition
to the statements above, any client who chooses to have DGSwift build and/or
maintain a client's web site, the client is agreeing to accept the limits of
liability statements below.
IN NO EVENT
SHALL DGSWIFT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING
LOSS OF PROFIT OR GOODWILL, FOR ANY MATTER, WHETHER SUCH LIABILITY IS ASSERTED
ON THE BASIS OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLDUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF WARRANTIES,
EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ANY BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ITS INCORPORATED
AGREEMENTS AND POLICIES YOUR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE OR SERVICES, YOUR
LOSS OF DATA OR FILES OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF DGSWIFT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
You may register a domain name and/or hosting account from any services
provider. Should You desire DGSwift to recommend or
even set up domain registrar or hosting provider for You, You will not hold
DGSwift liable for any shortcomings from any domain or hosting provider chosen
in the client's behalf.
Once your web site is uploaded to the server, outages can occur
at times which may cause the client's web site to be
unavailable for an undetermined amount of time. DGSwift.com utilizes vendors
such as LaunchHere.com for all domain name, hosting and Web Site Tonight®
services. Outages are normally resolved quickly as most providers maintain a
99.9% uptime standard.
DGSwift.com provides web design services (labor) and depends on
third parties for non labor related web site services
such as, hosting, email and domain registration services. You agree that DGSwift
shall not be bound by any representations made by third parties who You may use to purchase Services from DGSwift. DGSwift’s preferred partner for these web site related
services is LaunchHere.com a Wild West Domain Name service provider. Please
visit LaunchHere.com for the Universal Terms of Service for LaunchHere.com
Software and Service.
DGSwift is not liable for any damages or financial business loss
due to the client's domain name expiring.
You are responsible for paying for non labor related web site services,
such as, domain name, hosting, content management, Web
site Tonight® design services,
email accounts by the due date as communicated by the hosting and domain name
provider to Web site Tonight®. Notification will be made to You by email according to the lead-time specified by the domain registrar. Failure
to pay the these Web site related services by the due
date can cause the lose your domain name, hosting, content management, Web Site
Tonight® design services and email accounts. DGSwift.com is not responsible for
reminding You to make any payment due to retain these
services. You are responsible for making arrangement for payment according to
the payment terms specified by LaunchHere.com or clients chosen domain name and
hosting provider. Terms of service are available by visiting the domain
registration and hosting providers web site.
If You have purchased Services or
Software from LaunchHere.com, the term of this Agreement shall continue in full
force and effect as long as You take advantage of and use the Software or
Services. In the event You terminate Your usage,
LaunchHere.com will not refund any amounts You have paid. Please visit
LaunchHere.com for the Universal Terms of Service for LaunchHere.com Software
and Service.
You agree that You will be responsible
for notifying LaunchHere.com should You desire to terminate Your use of
LaunchHere.com 's Services. Notification of Your intent to terminate must be
provided to LaunchHere.com no earlier than 10 days prior to Your billing date but no later than three days prior to Your billing date. Please
visit LaunchHere.com for the Universal Terms of Service for LaunchHere.com
Software and Service.
If you terminate or cancel Services or Software from
LaunchHere.com the term of this Agreement shall continue in full force and
effect as long as You take advantage of and use the
Software or Services. In the event You terminate Your
usage, You will not be refunded any amount(s) You have paid. You agree that
LaunchHere.com shall not be bound by any representations made by third parties
who You may use to purchase Services from LaunchHere.com , and that any statement of a general nature, which may be posted on
LaunchHere.com ’s Web site or contained in LaunchHere.com ’s promotional
materials, will not bind LaunchHere.com . LaunchHere.com may, at times, offer
certain promotions with different charges and features.
You agree that You will be responsible
for notifying LaunchHere.com should You desire to terminate Your use of
LaunchHere.com 's Services. Notification of Your intent to terminate must be provided
to LaunchHere.com no earlier than 10 days prior to Your billing date but no later than three days prior to Your billing date.
DGSwift.com is not liable for the loss of the client's web site
files should the client default or not pay to keep their hosting account
current.
Upon request, DGSwift may set up an online email account if this
feature comes with the domain or hosting package. DGSwift may charge a fee for
providing this service to the client based on the time it takes to complete the
setup process. DGSwift is not responsible for any online email or online email
feature associated to the online email account. Client can expect to receive
unwanted spam with any email account. You hold DGSwift harmless if any
offensive email is received associated to the online email account. DGSwift is
not responsible for nor will configure a client's local email account designed
to download email from the online email account.
Customer Information: DGSwift will not share any personal or account information provided
by the client unless the client provides written permission to do so.
This agreement
constitutes the sole agreement between DGSwift and the Client regarding this
Web Design Project. Any additional work not specified in this agreement must be
authorized by a written request signed by both Client and DGSwift. These terms
and conditions apply to web design. Other projects or services may be bound by
separate terms and conditions.
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