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Client Agreement

What your agreement covers, for reference. Your own is prepared for your project and signed electronically through a private link. The Terms & Conditions cover everything else.

Reference only — not a contract. This page shows what a client agreement covers. Each client's agreement is prepared for their project and signed electronically through a private link; this page can't be signed, printed or used as one.

This reference page isn’t available to print.

01The Parties

Studio
LEGAL NAME OR COMPANY, doing business as Designs by Hunter Curtis
Studio Address
BUSINESS ADDRESS, Illinois
Studio Email
hunter.curtisdesigns@gmail.com
Client
CLIENT NAME
Organization
ORGANIZATION, IF ANY
Client Address
CLIENT ADDRESS
Client Email and Phone
EMAIL · PHONE

02The Project

Project Scope
PAGES, FEATURES AND INTEGRATIONS INCLUDED IN THE BUILD
Domain
DOMAIN NAME, registered and owned by the client
Content From the Client
TEXT, PHOTOGRAPHS, LOGOS AND DOCUMENTS TO BE SUPPLIED
Approver
NAME OF THE PERSON WHO APPROVES THE WORK

03Price and Payment

There is no design fee, deposit or setup fee, and nothing is payable at signing. There are no late fees or interest.

Payment Route
12-month agreement Outright purchase
Purchase Price
$ TOTAL
Monthly Base Payment
$ AMOUNT × 12 = the purchase price
Outright Payment Due
ON LAUNCH / OTHER MILESTONE (outright purchase only)
Payment Method
CARD / ACH — AUTHORIZED SEPARATELY

04Key Dates

Signing Date
DATE
Development Period
Estimated NUMBER weeks from receipt of the client's content
Billing Start Date
The launch date, or DATE if stated here
First Base Payment
DATE
Term
START DATE to END DATE (twelve monthly payments)
Final Base Payment
DATE

05Included Services

During the Term
Hosting with SSL; monitoring, security and dependency updates; correction of defects in the studio's work
Monthly Edit Allowance
NUMBER minutes of edits to existing content each month, not rolled over
Also Included
ANY OTHER INCLUDED SERVICES, OR “NONE”
Outright Purchase
Design, build, launch and codebase delivery; defect correction for 14 days after delivery; hosting for NUMBER days after launch

06Exclusions

Not included unless listed above: new pages, redesigns, new forms or integrations, copywriting, logo or brand work, new functionality, domain registration and renewal, and third-party subscriptions.

Specific to This Project
ANY PROJECT-SPECIFIC EXCLUSIONS, OR “NONE”

07Optional Services and Third-Party Costs

Each item is itemized separately. None changes the purchase price or counts toward it, and none is charged without the client's written approval.

Extra Work Rate
$ RATE an hour, quoted before work begins
Approved at Signing
ITEM — COST — CLIENT INITIALS, OR “NONE”
Third-Party Costs
ITEM — COST — WHO PAYS, OR “NONE”

08Paying Off Early

The client may pay off the website at any time. The payoff amount is the purchase price minus the base payments received, with no premium, penalty or fee. Once it's paid, no further base payments are due.

$ PRICE − (PAYMENTS MADE × $ MONTHLY) = remaining balance

Example: $1,800 − (5 × $150) = $1,050.

09Ownership and Assignment

The client's domain, logos, photographs, written content and other supplied materials remain the client's at all times.

Effective automatically when the purchase price has been paid in full, the studio assigns to the client all of its right, title and interest, including copyright, in the completed website and the design, code and other materials created specifically for it. The studio's signature below is its signature on that assignment, and the studio will sign a confirmation of the transfer on request.

The studio's general tools and components are licensed to the client on full payment, permanently, irrevocably and royalty-free, for use, modification and hosting as part of the website. Third-party materials stay under their own licenses.

10Codebase Delivery and Handover

Delivery Method
ZIP file GitHub transfer to ACCOUNT OTHER
Delivered Within
NUMBER business days of full payment, at no extra charge
Included Hosting Ends
NUMBER days after full payment, unless a separate care agreement is signed

11Missed Payments

Time to Catch Up
NUMBER days after written notice
Then
The site may be suspended on hosting the studio controls. The domain and content are never taken or deleted.
Restoration
Within NUMBER business days of paying the overdue amount, with no reactivation fee

12The Whole Agreement

This agreement and the Terms & Conditions, version 2.0 dated DATE, are the whole agreement between the client and the studio. Where they differ, this agreement wins. Changes must be in writing and signed by both parties. This agreement is governed by Illinois law. It may be signed electronically and in counterparts.

13Signing

Your agreement is sent to you as a private link. You check the details, add yours, and sign electronically. I sign on my side, and we each keep a signed copy with its date and time recorded.