Direct Pro Web Design LLC’s Terms and Conditions

2. FEES

2.1 Fee Payable

A non refundable deposit of 40% of the total fee payable under the contract is due immediately upon the signing of the contract. The remaining 60% shall become due when the Work is completed to the reasonable satisfaction of the Client but subject to the terms of Clause 4.3 Approval of Work and Clause 4.4 Rejected Work hereof. Direct Pro Web Design LLC reserves the right not to begin the Work until the said deposit has been paid in full. Hosting, Domain Name, and Email covered up to $100.00 dollars. Anything more for the Domain Name or Hosting will be covered by the Client.

3. DISCLAIMERS

3.1 Third Parties

Direct Pro Web Design LLC can take no responsibility for services provided by third parties through us or otherwise, including the Hosting of the Client’s Website, although Direct Pro Web Design LLC will endeavor to ensure that Website downtime is kept to a minimum.

3.2 Maintenance and Correction of Errors

Direct Pro Web Design LLC takes no responsibility for the functionality or maintenance (unless a maintenance contract is in place) of the Website after the Work has been completed. Errors (both technical and typographical) attributable to Direct Pro Web Design LLC will be corrected free of charge, but Direct Pro Web Design LLC reserves the right to charge a reasonable fee for correction of errors for which Direct Pro Web Design LLC is not responsible, including, but not limited to malicious modification of the Website by a third party and typographical errors contained in materials provided to Direct Pro Web Design LLC by the Client.

3.3 Extent of Work

Installation on the Internet is limited to the uploading of all necessary files to the Host, and testing of functionality. No registration of the Website with Search Engines will be undertaken unless otherwise agreed with the Client.

3.4 Consequential Loss

Under no circumstances will Direct Pro Web Design LLC be responsible or liable for financial or other loss or damage caused by the failure or use or misuse of its software. The Client should ensure that data on their site is regularly backed up and that a contingency plan is in place to minimize possible losses as a result of software failure.

3.5 Status and Duration of Offers

Proposals and offers are valid for a period of one month from the date issued. Direct Pro Web Design LLC is not bound to honor offers that have expired. Offers are not legally binding until an acceptable timetable for the work has been agreed by both parties. This timetable must be agreed within the month that the offer is valid. If an acceptable timetable has not been approved by both parties within one month of the offer being made, the offer is deemed to have expired.

3.6 Search Engine Rankings

Direct Pro Web Design LLC does not guarantee listings on Search Engines (such as Google and Bing) and the Client accepts that it is Search Engines and not Direct Pro Web Design LLC who determine whom they list and whom they will not. If there is search engine work undertaken no manipulative techniques will be used by Direct Pro Web Design LLC. The Client further understands there is no guaranteed placement or rank on the Search Engines and that a new website may never even appear on Search Engines at all. Direct Pro Web Design LLC does not control Search Engines’ algorithms and huge shifts can appear daily, weekly and even hourly.

4. COMPLETION OF WORK AND PAYMENT

4.1 Completion of Work

Direct Pro Web Design LLC warrants completing the Work in accordance with its Standard Terms and Conditions to the specifications previously agreed with the Client. Direct Pro Web Design LLC will not charge more than the amount previously agreed unless the Client has varied the specifications of the Work since the agreement. Direct Pro Web Design LLC will not undertake changes to the specifications of the Work which would increase the cost, without prior written authorization from the Client.

4.2 Supply of Materials

The Client is to supply all materials and information required for Direct Pro Web Design LLC to complete the Work in accordance with the agreed specification. Such materials may include, but are not limited to, photographs, written-copy, logos and other printed materials. Where the Client’s failure to supply such materials leads to a delay in completion of the work, Direct Pro Web Design LLC has the right to extend previously agreed deadlines for the completion of the Work by a reasonable amount. Where the Client’s failure to supply materials prevents progress on the Work for more than 21 days, Direct Pro Web Design LLC has the right to invoice the Client for any part or parts of the Work already completed.

4.3 Approval of Work

On completion of the Work, the Client will be notified and have the opportunity to review it. The Client should notify Direct Pro Web Design LLC in writing, of any unsatisfactory points within 7 days of receipt of such notification. Any of the Work which has not been reported in writing to Direct Pro Web Design LLC as unsatisfactory within the 7 day review period will be deemed to have been approved. Once approved, or deemed approved, work cannot subsequently be rejected, and the contract will be deemed to have been completed and the 60% balancing payment under Clause 2.1 Fee Payable will become due. The Contract will remain in effect until all obligations have been completed in terms of this Clause.

4.4 Rejected Work

If the Client rejects the Work within the 7 day review period, or will not approve subsequent Work performed by Direct Pro Web Design LLC to remedy any points reported by the Client as unsatisfactory, and Direct Pro Web Design LLC considers that the Client is unreasonable in his repeated rejection of the Work, the contract will be deemed to have expired and Direct Pro Web Design LLC can take any legal measures to recover both payment for the completed Work and reasonable expenses incurred in recovering payment.

4.5 Payment

Upon completion of 7 day review period, Direct Pro Web Design LLC will invoice the Client for the 60% balancing payment in accordance with Clause 2.1 Fee Payable hereof, which, in the absence of agreement to the contrary, is to be paid by the Client within 3 days of the date that the invoice was issued.

4.6 Remedies for Overdue Payment

If payment has not been received by the due date, Direct Pro Web Design LLC has the right to suspend ongoing work for Client, until such time that full payment of the outstanding balance has been received. If full payment has still not been received 3 days after the due date, Direct Pro Web Design LLC has the right to replace, modify or remove the Website and revoke the Client’s license of the Work until full payment has been received. By revoking the Client’s license of the Work or removing the web site from the Internet, Direct Pro Web Design LLC does not remove the Client’s obligation to pay any outstanding monies owing.

5. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

5.1 Offers and Proposals

Offers and proposals made by Direct Pro Web Design LLC to potential clients should be treated as trade secrets and remain the property of Direct Pro Web Design LLC. Such offers and proposals or the information contained within them must not be passed to third parties or publicly disseminated without prior written authorization from Direct Pro Web Design LLC. This includes, but is not limited to, technical features, functionality, aspects of the design and pricing information.

5.2 Warranty by Client as to Ownership of Intellectual Property Rights

The Client will obtain all the necessary permissions and authorities in respect of the use of all copy, graphic images, registered company logos, names and trademarks or any other material it supplies to Direct Pro Web Design LLC for inclusion on the Website. The conclusion of a contract between Direct Pro Web Design LLC and the Client shall be regarded as a guarantee by the Client to Direct Pro Web Design LLC that all such permissions and authorities have been obtained and that the inclusion of such material on the Website would not constitute a criminal offense or civil delict. By agreeing to these terms and conditions, the Client removes the legal responsibility of Direct Pro Web Design LLC and indemnifies the same from any claims or legal actions however related to the content of the Client’s site.

5.3 Domain Name

Any Domain Name obtained will belong to the Client. The Client agrees to indemnify Direct Pro Web Design LLC including any incidental costs, against any claims that a Domain Name applied for, or obtained, violates the intellectual property rights of a third party. The Client warrants that the domain name sought is not a trademark of a third party.

5.4 Licensing

Once Direct Pro Web Design LLC has received full payment of all outstanding invoices and the Work has been approved by the Client in accordance with Clause 4.3 hereof, the Client will be granted a license to use the Website and its contents.

5.5 Trade Secrets

Any code that is not freely accessible to third parties and not in the public domain, and to which Direct Pro Web Design LLC or their suppliers owns the copyright, may not be copied, published, distributed or passed to any third parties in any form without prior written consent from Direct Pro Web Design LLC Unless previously agreed otherwise in writing, no modifications may be made by the Client or any third party to code to which Direct Pro Web Design LLC or their suppliers owns the copyright. Direct Pro Web Design LLC acknowledges the intellectual property rights of the Client. Information passed in written form to Direct Pro Web Design LLC, and that the Client has indicated is confidential or a trade secret, will not be published or made available in any other way to third parties without the prior written consent of the Client.

6. RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

6.1 Right to Terminate

Direct Pro Web Design LLC reserves the right to refuse or break a contract without prior notice, if it is believed that the Client, their Website, or any material is illegal, immoral or otherwise unacceptable.

6.2 Events Beyond the Control of Direct Pro Web Design LLC

Direct Pro Web Design LLC will not be liable for breach of contract where that breach was due to software, hardware or electrical failure, natural events such as fire or other events beyond the control of Direct Pro Web Design LLC

6.3 Supply and Pricing of Service

Direct Pro Web Design LLC reserves the right to use whoever it feels appropriate at the time for third party software and services, and to alter its prices as necessary without prior notice and without affecting existing contractual pricing agreements.

7. INTERPRETATION

7.1 Jurisdiction

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of The State of Michigan which shall claim venue and jurisdiction for any legal action or claim arising from the contract between Direct Pro Web Design LLC and the Client. The said contract is void where prohibited by law.

7.2 Survival of Contract

Where one or more terms of the said contract are held to be void or unenforceable for whatever reason, any other terms of the contract not so held will remain valid and enforceable at law.

7.3 Change of Terms and Conditions

These terms & conditions may change from time to time. The Client will be informed of revisions as and when they are issued.