Web Design Terms and Conditions

All services provided by Dragon design to the Customer are subject to the following terms and conditions.

1. Acceptance. A copy of these terms and conditions must be read by all new customers at the time of submission of work to Dragon design, indicating agreement to and acceptance of these Terms and Conditions. Alternatively, payment of an advance fee or payment online is an acceptance of our terms and conditions.

2. Charges. Charges for services to be provided by Dragon design are defined in the project quotation that the Customer receives via e-mail. Quotations are valid for a period of 30 days. Dragon design reserves the right to alter or decline to provide a quotation after expiry of the 30 days.
All Web site design services require an advance payment of a minimum of twenty (20) percent of the project quotation total before the work is supplied to the Customer for review. The remaining eighty (80) percent of the project quotation total will be due upon completion of the work prior to upload to the server or release of materials. Charges for web design work does not cover the release of source files related to generic processes delivered to the website; if the Customer requires these items then a separate quotation can be prepared. Client specific source codes however are the property of the Customer.
Payment for services is due by cheque or bank transfer. Cheques should be made payable to Dragon design and sent to 18 The Brache, Maulden, Bedfordshire. MK45 2DR, or paid directly to our bank account, details available through the client login area.

3. Customer Review. Dragon design will provide the Customer with an opportunity to review the appearance and content of the Web site during the design and once they are completed. At the completion of the project, such materials will be deemed to be accepted and approved unless the Customer notifies Dragon design otherwise within ten (10) days of the date the materials are made available to the Customer.

4. Turnaround Time and Content Control. Dragon design will install and publicly post or supply the Customer's Web site by the date specified in the project proposal, or if no such date is specified, within four weeks of the date initial payment is received from the Customer, unless a delay is specifically requested by the Customer and agreed by Dragon design.
During the project, Dragon design will require the Customer to provide copy and images where agreed and/or required. If content is not provided within four (4) weeks of an official request by email then Dragon design reserves the right to advise the Customer of a revision to the final payment fee based on new or revised pricing schedules that may be introduced from time to time. If content is not provided within eight (8) weeks from the original email request then the Customer is considered to be in default of the commission, the project will be terminated and the Customer sent the final invoice for immediate payment. Dragon design will agree, at its discretion, to recommence the commission after agreement is reached on a new quotation document and once the original fees have been paid.

5. Payment. Invoices will be provided by Dragon design upon completion of the work for Web Design and any associated services. Invoices may be sent via email; however, the Customer may elect to receive hard copy invoices. Invoices are due upon receipt. Accounts that remain unpaid thirty (30) days after the date of the invoice will be assessed a service charge in the amount of the higher of one and one-half percent (1.5%) or 25 per month of the total amount due.

6. Default. Accounts unpaid ninety (90) days after the date of invoice will be considered in default. If the Customer in default maintains any information or files on Dragon design's Web space, Dragon design will, at its discretion, remove all such material from its web space. Dragon design is not responsible for any loss of data incurred due to the removal of the service. Removal of such material does not relieve the Customer of the obligation to pay any outstanding charges assessed to the Customer's account. Cheques returned for insufficient funds will be assessed a return charge of 25 and the Customer's account will immediately be considered to be in default until full payment is received. Customers with accounts in default agree to pay Dragon design reasonable expenses, including legal fees and costs for collection by third-party agencies, incurred by Dragon design in enforcing these Terms and Conditions.

7. Termination. Termination of services by the Customer must be requested in a written notice (email allowed) and will be effective on receipt of such notice. Telephone requests for termination of services will not be honoured until and unless confirmed in writing. The Customer will be invoiced for design work completed to the date of first notice of cancellation for payment in full within thirty (30) days.

8. Copyright. The Customer retains the copyright to data, files and graphic logos provided by the Customer. The Customer must obtain permission and rights to use any information or files that are copyrighted by a third party. The Customer is further responsible for granting Dragon design permission and rights for use of the same and agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dragon design from any and all claims resulting from the Customer's negligence or inability to obtain proper copyright permissions. An agreement for Web site design and/or placement shall be regarded as a guarantee by the Customer to Dragon design that all such permissions and authorities have been obtained. Evidence of permissions and authorities must be shown on request.

10. Standard Media Delivery. Unless otherwise specified in the project quotation, this Agreement assumes that any text will be provided by the Customer in electronic format (ASCII text files delivered on disk or via e-mail or FTP) and that all photographs and other graphics will be provided physically in high quality print suitable for scanning or electronically in .gif, .jpeg, .png or .tiff format. Although every reasonable attempt shall be made by Dragon design to return to the Customer any images or printed material provided for use in creation of the Customer's Web site, such return cannot be guaranteed.

11. Design Credit. A link to Dragon design may appear in either small type or by a small graphic at the bottom of the Customer's Web site. If a graphic is used, it will be designed to fit in with the overall site design.

12. Access Requirements. If the Customer's Web site is to be installed on a third-party server, Dragon design must be granted temporary read/write access to the Customer's storage directories, and those directories must be accessible via RDP. Depending on the specific nature of the project, other resources might also need to be configured on the server. Third arty hosting must be agreed with Dragon Design before commencement of any projects.

13. Post-Placement Alterations. Dragon design cannot accept responsibility for any alterations caused by a third party occurring to the Customer's pages once installed. Such alterations include, but are not limited to additions, modifications or deletions.

14. Domain Names. Dragon design may purchase domain names on behalf of the Customer. The loss, cancellation or otherwise of the domain brought about by non or late payment is not the responsibility of Dragon design. Payment for domain name renewal will be required 30 days prior to the due date.

15. General. These Terms and Conditions supersede all previous representations, understandings or agreements. The Customer's agreement on commencement of work or payment of an advance fee constitutes agreement to and acceptance of these Terms and Conditions. Payment online is an acceptance of our terms and conditions.

16. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by English Law.