| Client Name: ________________________________
Date:
_______________________________
1.
Authorization.
The above-named client is engaging BlueGreenWeb.com, a sole
proprietor, 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 on a web hosting
service's computer. The client hereby authorizes BlueGreenWeb.com
to access this account. The client also authorizes BlueGreenWeb.com
to publicize their completed website to Web search engines,
as well as other Web directories and indexes.
2.
Standard Website Package Elements.
BlueGreenWeb.com includes the following elements in their
Standard Website Packages:
* E-mail/phone consultation
(Up to 2 hours total general Internet orientation education,
marketing strategy, and Web design consultation. Telephone
long distance charges are in addition to package rates quoted.
Additional education and consultation is at our hourly rate.)
* Words of text supplied by the client (200 words per page
approximate maximum if not supplied via diskette. webpages
of more than 1,200 words of text may be subject to additional
fees, especially if they require a great deal of formatting.)
* Links to external pages, up to an average of 3 per page.
* 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
(up to an average of 2 included per page in standard websites
and "regular" online store pages, in addition
to masthead and top-of-page graphic).
* Installation of webpages on the client's choice of 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.
* Site publicity to 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 form (Basic form program included. Includes up
to 20 fields. Extra charges may be incurred if the client's
web hosting service does not allow PHP. 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.)
* Site Map for internal navigation.
3.
Standard Website Packages.
The content of the webpages will be supplied by the client
and executed as specified by the client in a "Website
Content Worksheet" dated _______________. This website
includes up to ___________ webpages. In case the client
desires additional standard webpages beyond the original
number of pages specified above, the client agrees to pay
BlueGreenWeb.com an additional $_______ for each additional
webpage. Graphics or photos beyond the allowed average of
2 per webpage shall be billed at an additional $____ each.
Where custom graphic work is requested, it will be billed
at the hourly rate specified below.
4.
Maintenance and Hourly Rate.
This agreement includes minor webpage maintenance to regular
webpages (not store product pages) over a six-month period,
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 BlueGreenWeb.com attempts
updating the client's pages, time to repair webpages will
be assessed at the hourly rate, and is not included as part
of the updating time. The six-month maintenance period commences
upon the date the client signs this contract.
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. Programming charges (if
any) are not included in this rate.
5. Changes to Submitted Text.
Please send us your final text. Time required to make substantive
changes to client-submitted text after the webpages have
been constructed will be additional, billed at the hourly
rate.
6.
Web Hosting.
The client understands that any web hosting services require
a separate contract with a web hosting service. The client
agrees to select a web hosting service which allows BlueGreenWeb.com
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 does not allow PHP, standard
PHP forms may not work, and providing a substitute may incur
additional charges.
7.
Completion Date.
BlueGreenWeb.com 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
BlueGreenWeb.com complete text and graphics content all
webpages 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.
8.
Payment of Fees.
Fees to BlueGreenWeb.com are due and payable on the following
schedule: 50% upon signing this contract, 50% when the webpages
have been constructed according to the client's original
written specifications. In case the client has not secured
Web space on a web hosting service by the time the webpages
are completed, the webpages 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.
9.
Assignment of Project.
BlueGreenWeb.com reserves the right to assign subcontractors
to this project to insure the right fit for the job as well
as on-time completion.
10.
Legal Information.
BlueGreenWeb.com does not warrant that the functions contained
in these webpages or the Internet website will meet the
client's requirements or that the operation of the webpages
will be uninterrupted or error-free. The entire risk as
to the quality and performance of the webpages and website
is with client. In no event will BlueGreenWeb.com 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 webpages or website, even if BlueGreenWeb.com
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.
11.
Copyrights and Trademarks.
The client represents to BlueGreenWeb.com and unconditionally
guarantees that any elements of text, graphics, photos,
designs, trademarks, or other artwork furnished to BlueGreenWeb.com
for inclusion in webpages 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 BlueGreenWeb.com and its subcontractors from
any claim or suit arising from the use of such elements
furnished by the client.
12. 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 BlueGreenWeb.com and its subcontractors
from any claim, suit, penalty, tax, or tariff arising from
the client's exercise of Internet electronic commerce.
13.
Copyright to Webpages.
Copyright to the finished assembled work of webpages produced
by BlueGreenWeb.com is owned by BlueGreenWeb.com. 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. BlueGreenWeb.com and its subcontractors
retain the right to display graphics and other Web design
elements as examples of their work in their respective portfolios.
14.
Payment of fees.
In order for BlueGreenWeb.com 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. BlueGreenWeb.com reserves the
right to remove webpages 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 BlueGreenWeb.com.
Please pay on time.
15.
Sole Agreement.
The agreement contained in this "Website Design Contract"
constitutes the sole agreement between BlueGreenWeb.com
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.
16. 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, 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.
BlueGreenWeb.com
Web Design & Search Engine Optimization
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