Terms
1. Fees
Our development fees are a flat rate $20.00 per hour for all services rendered. See section 11 Payments for further details
2. Authorization
The named client hereinafter referred to as “client” is appointing Burlington Web Design as an independent contractor for the specific web design project of developing and/or improving a web site hereinafter referred to as “web design project” which may be installed via Burlington Web Design account on an Internet Service Provider (ISP), to access this account and authorizes Burlington Web Design 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.
3. Acceptable Use
An acceptable use policy is part of these terms and conditions of hosting any information associated with the domain name. This is necessary because the proliferation of abusive electronic mail and practices generated by a minority of the Internet users can interrupt services. The exhibit with the description of the acceptable use policy is posted on our website and the exhibit is part of these terms and conditions.
4. Copyright and Trademarks
The client unconditionally guarantees that any elements of text, graphics, photos, designs, trademarks, or other artwork furnished to Burlington Web Design 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 and defend Burlington web Design and its subcontractors from any claim or suit 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 over a 30 day period, and up to an average of one half hour per regular web site, including making minor changes to a sentence or paragraph. It does not include updating or replacing nearly all the text from a page with new text, major page reconstruction, new pages, guest books, navigation structure changes, repairs or web design projects delivered by the client via media storage. The period of 30 days begins on the date the client’s web design site has been published to the hosting service or 45 days from the date this agreement was signed, which ever comes first.
6. Completion Date
Burlington Web Design and the client must work together to complete the web design project in a timely manner. Burlington Web Design agrees to work expeditiously to complete the web design project no later than 30 days after the client has submitted all necessary materials. If the client does not supply Burlington Web Design with complete text and graphic content for this web design project within 60 days of the date this agreement was signed, the entire amount of the agreement becomes due and payable. If the client still has not submitted all the required contents within 90 days after signing this agreement, an additional continuation fee of 15% of the total agreement price will be assessed for each month until the web design project is published or the client cancels the web design project in writing.
7. Project Delivery
The web site design project delivery shall be completed upon receipt of the payment associated with delivery. Delivery may be accomplished by publishing, electronic transfer, or physical media. The client understands that Burlington Web Design shall be providing hosting services in connection with this web design project. Hosting services may require a separate contract. The client will be solely responsible for all hosting service charges. The client assumes all responsibility for the use and functionality of the web design project.
8. Publishing
If the web design project agreement includes publishing, Burlington Web Design will make a good faith effort to accommodate the client’s request of publishing in a timely manner, using FTP to publish the site.
9. Electronic Commerce Laws
The client agrees that the client is solely responsible for complying with such laws, taxes and tariffs, and will hold harmless, protect, and defend Burlington Web Design and its subcontractors from any claim, suit, penalty, tax or tariff arising from the client’s exercise of Internet electronic commerce, if this service is provided within the web design project.
10. Web Design Project Copyright
Original web site content specifically requested by the client and designed under work for hire shall be the intellectual property of the client once final payment under this agreement and any additional charges incurred have been paid. Rights to clipart, photos, graphics, source code, work-up files and computer programs that are not specifically requested and designed under work for hire are not transferred to the client, and remain the property of their respective owners. Burlington Web Design and its subcontractors retain the right to display graphics and other web design elements as examples of their work in their respective portfolios.
11. Payments
Payments must be made promptly based on the agreed schedule. Delinquent bills can be assessed a $25 charge if payment is not received within 10 days of the due date. If an amount remains delinquent 30 days after its due date, an additional 5% penalty can be added for each month of delinquency. Burlington Web Design reserves the right to remove any web design project from viewing on the Internet until final payment is made. In case collection proves necessary, the client agrees to pay all fees incurred by that process. This agreement becomes effective only when signed by an authorized representative of Burlington Web Design. Regardless of the place of signing of this agreement, the client agrees that for purposes of venue, this agreement was entered into in Burlington, Iowa, US and any dispute will be litigated or arbitrated in Burlington, Iowa, US. Please pay on time. All payments will be made in US$ by cash, company check or personal check.
12. Legal Notice
Burlington Web Design does not warrant 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 any representative of Burlington Web Design be liable to the client or any third party for any damages, including, but not limited to service interruptions caused by Acts of God or any other circumstances beyond our control, any lost profits, lost savings or other incidental, consequential 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 site visitor’s computer or Internet software, even if Burlington Web Design has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
13. This Agreement
This agreement constitutes the sole agreement between Burlington Web Design and the client regarding this web design project. Any additional work not specified in this contract must be authorized by a written or e-mail request. All prices specified in this contract will be honored for 3 months from date offered. Acknowledgment of agreement after that time will require a review of current pricing and new agreement. This agreement supersedes any prior written or oral agreements between the parties.
14. Amendments
This agreement may be modified or amended if the amendment is made in writing and is signed by both parties.
15. Severability
If any provision of this agreement shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions shall continue to be valid and enforceable. If a court finds that any provision of this agreement is invalid or unenforceable, but that by limiting such provision it would become valid and enforceable, then such provision shall be deemed written, construed, and enforced as so limited.
16. Waiver of Contractual Right
The failure of either party to enforce any provision of this agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of limitation of that party’s right to subsequently enforce and compel strict compliance with every provision of this agreement.
17. Notices
Any notice, direction or other communication given under this Agreement shall be in writing and given by sending it via e-mail or via regular mail. In the case of e-mail, valid notice shall only have been deemed to have been given when an electronic confirmation of delivery has been obtained by the sender, in the case of notice to us to michaeldane1947@gmail.com or an authorized representative, in the case of notice to you, at the e-mail address provided by you in this agreement, in your WHOIS record for the website domain name or as updated from time to time. Mail shall be sent to Burlington Web Design, 2800 Yoder Drive, Burlington, Iowa 52601 and to you at the mailing address provided in this agreement or as updated in writing. Any e-mail communication shall be deemed to have been validly and effectively given on the date of such communication, if such date is a business day and such delivery was made prior to 4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time and otherwise on the next business day. Any communication sent via regular mail shall be deemed to have been validly and effectively given 5 business days after the date of mailing.