Terms & Conditions

These terms cover work commissioned from Sami Swain ("I"/"me"), freelance web developer, Preston, Lancashire. By booking a bundle or commissioning work you agree to them. Anything agreed in writing for a specific project takes priority over these general terms.

Quotes & bundle prices

Bundle prices shown on this site are fixed for the scope listed on the relevant service page. The price is the price, with hosting, business email, SSL and malware protection included as described. Work outside a bundle's scope is quoted and agreed before I start it. Custom projects are quoted individually and the quote is valid for 30 days.

Payment

Unless we agree otherwise in writing: projects are 50% deposit to book the work in, with the balance due before the site goes live. Care plans and other monthly services are billed monthly in advance. Deposits cover work done and cannot be refunded once work has started.

Your content

You confirm that any text, images, logos or other material you give me is yours to use or properly licensed. You're responsible for the accuracy and legality of the content on your site once approved.

Revisions & timescales

Bundles include reasonable rounds of revisions within the agreed scope because I want you happy with it, not just done. Timescales I give are honest estimates and I'll hit them wherever possible; delays caused by waiting on content or approvals from your side don't count against them.

Hosting & care plans

Hosting included with a bundle runs on my dedicated Web Spinner server, which is managed in the UK. Care plans run month to month and either of us can end one with 30 days' notice. If hosting ends, I'll hand over your site files and help you move. Your site is yours, not a hostage.

Who owns what

Once paid in full: your domain, your content and your website are yours. I keep the right to reuse common code, tools and libraries I bring to every project. Unless you ask me not to, I may also show the finished work in my portfolio.

Liability

I deliver work that functions as described, and if something I built breaks because of my work, I fix it. I'm not liable for indirect losses (lost profits, lost data caused by third parties, downtime outside my control), and my total liability on any project is capped at the fees you've paid me for it. Nothing in these terms excludes liability that can't legally be excluded.

External services

Domains, payment providers, plugins and similar external services have their own terms and fees, which are between you and them. I'll set them up and manage them where agreed, but I can't control their pricing or availability.

Ending a project

Either of us can end a project in writing. You pay for the work done up to that point; I hand over everything you've paid for.

The legal bit

These terms are governed by the law of England and Wales, and the courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction. If any part of these terms turns out to be unenforceable, the rest still stands.

Questions about any of this? Ring 01772 485 348. You'll get me, not a legal department.