THIS AGREEMENT is made this <<CurrentDay>> day of <<CurrentMonth>>, <<CurrentYear>> by and between <<Company>> (“Designers”) and <<CustCompany>> (“Customer”).
Contact Name ________________________________________
Phone _____________________ FAX_____________________
Company/Client ______________________________________
Address ____________________________________________
City ____________________ State ____ ZIP ____ Country ___
E-mail address _______________________________________
Present WWW URL (if any): ___________________________
Username ______________ Password ____________________
1. Authorization. The above-named client is engaging IGRAPHI, a freelance web/graphic development entity, as an independent contractor for the specific project of developing and/or improving a World Wide website to be installed on the client's web space or a web hosting service's computer. The client hereby authorizes IGRAPHI to access this account, and authorizes the web hosting service to provide IGRAPHI with "write permission" for the client's webpage directory, cgi-bin directory, and any other directories or programs which need to be accessed for this project. The client also authorizes IGRAPHI Web Design & Hosting Services to publicize their completed website to Web search engines, as well as other Web directories and indexes.
2. Standard Website Package Elements. (For Standard Website Packages Only. Cross out for online stores.) IGRAPHI includes the following elements in their Standard Website Packages: • E-mail/phone consultation • Words of text supplied by the client. • Links to external pages. • Custom Graphics Package. Masthead graphic on first page (simple custom graphic incorporating company logo). Top-of-page graphic for all other pages in your website. Colorful lines and bullets, and colored and textured background. • Photos and other misc. graphic images supplied by client, preferably of high resolution/exceptional quality. Retouching will be offered at an additional charge. • Installation of webpages on the client's web hosting service. • Minor updates and changes to existing webpages for six months, subject to the limits outlined below. Additional changes billed at hourly rate. For online stores, this includes only "regular" pages, not product pages or the ordering system pages. • Site publicity to at least a dozen major Web search engines, such as Yahoo, AltaVista, InfoSeek, WebCrawler, Lycos, HotBot, etc. • E-mail response link on each webpage to any e-mail address the client designates. • Feedback or guest book form (Basic CGI program included. Includes up to 20 fields. Extra charges may be incurred if the client's web hosting service does not use a Unix operating system. Not included in the package price for sites smaller than 6 pages. This is not included in online stores, since the shopping cart software is a functional equivalent.) • Image Map for internal navigation (Not included in the package price for sites smaller than 6 pages.)
3. Maintenance and Hourly Rate. This agreement includes minor website maintenance to regular website (not store product pages), including updating links and making minor changes to a sentence or paragraph. It does not including removing nearly all the text from a page and replacing it with new text. If the client or an agent other than IGRAPHI attempts updating the client's pages, time to repair websites will be assessed at the hourly rate, and is not included as part of the updating time. Changes requested by the client beyond those limits will be billed at the hourly rate of $ _________. This rate shall also govern additional work authorized beyond the maximums specified above for such services as general Internet orientation education, marketing consulting, webpage design, editing, modifying product pages and databases in an online store, and art, photo, graphics services, and helping clients learn how to use their own webpage editor.
4. Changes to Submitted Text. Please submit your final text. Time required to make substantive changes to client-submitted text after the websites have been constructed will be additional, billed at the hourly rate.
5. Web Hosting. The client understands that any web hosting services outside of IGRAPHI Web Design & Hosting Services requires a separate contract with another web hosting service. The client agrees to select a web hosting service which allows IGRAPHI full access to the website and a cgi-bin directory via FTP and telnet. The client further understands that if the web hosting service's operating system is not a Unix system, standard CGI software may not work, and providing a substitute may incur additional charges.
6. Completion Date. IGRAPHI and the client must work together to complete the website in a timely manner. We agree to work expeditiously to complete the website no later than _________________________. If the client does not supply IGRAPHI complete text and graphics content all websites contracted for within six weeks of the date this contract was signed, the entire amount of the contract becomes due and payable. If the client has not submitted complete text and graphics content within two months after signing of this contract, an additional continuation fee of 10% of the total contract price will also be assessed each month until the website is advertised.
7. Payment of Fees. Fees to IGRAPHI are due and payable on the following schedule: 50% upon signing this contract, 50% when the websites have been constructed according to the client's original written specifications. If the total amount of this contract is less than $350.00USD, the total amount shall be paid upon signing this contract. In case the client has not secured Web space on a web hosting service by the time the websites are completed, the websites may be delivered to the client on diskette or attached to an e-mail message. Advertising the pages to Web search engines and updating occur only after the final payment is made. All payments will be made in US funds.
8. Assignment of Project. IGRAPHI reserves the right to assign subcontractors to this project to insure the right fit for the job as well as on-time completion.
9. Legal Stuff. IGRAPHI does not warrant that the functions contained in these websites or the Internet website will meet the client's requirements or that the operation of the websites will be uninterrupted or error-free. The entire risk as to the quality and performance of the websites and website is with client. In no event will IGRAPHI be liable to the client or any third party for any damages, including any lost profits, lost savings or other incidental, consequential or special damages arising out of the operation of or inability to operate these websites or website, even if IGRAPHI Web Design & Hosting Services has been advised of the possibility of such damages. If any provision of this agreement shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from this agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
10. Copyrights and Trademarks. The client represents to IGRAPHI and unconditionally guarantees that any elements of text, graphics, photos, designs, trademarks, or other artwork furnished to IGRAPHI for inclusion in websites 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 IGRAPHI and its subcontractors from any claim or suit arising from the use of such elements furnished by the client.
11. Laws Affecting Electronic Commerce. From time to time governments enact laws and levy taxes and tariffs affecting Internet electronic commerce. The client agrees that the client is solely responsible for complying with such laws, taxes, and tariffs, and will hold harmless, protect, and defend IGRAPHI Web Design & Hosting Services and its subcontractors from any claim, suit, penalty, tax, or tariff arising from the client's exercise of Internet electronic commerce.
12. Copyright to Websites. Copyright to the finished assembled work of websites produced by Cerebral Innovations is owned by IGRAPHI. Upon final payment of this contract, the client is assigned rights to use as a website the design, graphics, and text contained in the finished assembled website. Rights to photos, graphics, source code, work-up files, and computer programs are specifically not transferred to the client, and remain the property of their respective owners. Wilson Internet Service and its subcontractors retain the right to display graphics and other Web design elements as examples of their work in their respective portfolios.
13. Payment of fees. In order for IGRAPHI to remain in business, payments must be made promptly. Delinquent bills will be assessed a $15 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 will be added for each month of delinquency. IGRAPHI reserves the right to remove websites 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 IGRAPHI. Regardless of the place of signing of this agreement, the client agrees that for purposes of venue, this contract was entered into in Placer County, California, and any dispute will be litigated or arbitrated in Placer County, California. Please pay on time.
14. Sole Agreement. The agreement contained in this "Website Design Contract" constitutes the sole agreement between IGRAPHI and the client regarding this website. Any additional work not specified in this contract must be authorized by a written change order. All prices specified in this contract will be honored for six (6) months after both parties sign this contract. Continued services after that time will require a new agreement.
15. Initial Payment and Refund Policy. The total amount of this contract is $______________ This agreement begins with an initial payment of $_____________. If the client halts work and applies by registered letter for a refund within 30 days, to the Owner/CEO of IGRAPHI Web Design & Hosting Services, work completed shall be billed at the hourly rate stated above, and deducted from the initial payment, the balance of which shall be returned to the client. If, at the time of the request for refund, work has been completed beyond the amount covered by the initial payment, the client shall be liable to pay for all work completed at the hourly rate stated above. No portion of this initial payment will be refunded unless written application is made within 30 days of signing this contract. The undersigned agrees to the terms of this agreement on behalf of his or her organization or business.
On behalf of the client (authorized signature): _________________________________________________________ Date _______________________
On behalf of IGRAPHI (authorized signature) _________________________________________________________ Date _______________________
