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Web Design Terms & Conditions

  1. Whereas, The Client is engaging Saltech Systems, LLC (hereinafter referred to as “Saltech Systems“), as an independent consultant/contractor for the specific purpose of Development of the Website referred to in The Client’s contract, proposal, or statement of work (hereinafter referred to as “Project“). The Client hereby authorizes Saltech Systems to access this account, and authorizes Saltech Systems and its employee(s) to access the Domain Name and related accounts to this Project. The Client also authorizes Saltech Systems to submit the completed Project to major Web Search Engines.
  2. Project Scope and Development. The scope of this Project is to design and implement a website as specified below and set up the website on the Saltech Systems server for monthly web hosting. Initial Content and media/images will be included in this Project, and Saltech Systems will ensure the client can continue to update content and media/images after the Project is complete.
  3. Project Specifications:
    See The Client’s contract, proposal, or statement of work.
  4. Completion and Delivery. Saltech Systems and the Client must work together to complete the Project in a timely manner. We agree to work expeditiously to complete the Project no later than 60 days after Client has submitted all necessary materials. If the Client does not supply Saltech Systems with complete text and graphics content for this Project within 60 days of the effective date this agreement, the entire deposit amount of the agreement shall be retained by Saltech Systems as liquidated damages and the contract shall become null and void, at Saltech Systems’ option, unless the Project is cancelled in writing by the Client prior to 45 days of the effective date of the agreement. The final version of the web site will be published to the Saltech Systems’ hosting servers upon receipt of final payment.
  5. Payments. Payments must be made promptly based on the terms of this Project. Saltech Systems reserves the right to remove web pages from viewing on the Internet only after two months of delinquency without any liabilities, until final payment is made. Delinquent bills will be assessed a $25 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% late fee will be added for each month of delinquency. In case collection proves necessary, the Client agrees to pay all fees (including all attorney’s fees and court costs) incurred by that process. This agreement becomes effective only when signed by Saltech Systems. Regardless of the place of signing of this agreement, the Client agrees that for purposes of venue, this agreement was entered into in Story County, Iowa, and any dispute will be litigated or arbitrated in Story County, Iowa, and the Client hereby consents to the personal jurisdiction of the Iowa State Courts. Furthermore, the Client waives any right to or claim of sovereign immunity. Adding of Meta Tags (Description and Keywords) and the submission of the Project to Web search engines and updating occur only after the full final payment is made. All payments will be made in U.S. Dollars.
  6. Software / Web Site Maintenance. The maintenance of this software, website, code, graphics, database structural changes and/or any other changes will be charged at our hourly rate. Charges incurred when Client requests a work beyond the scope of this agreement and are billed at a .1 hour increments at a rate of $110 per hour. Prior approval will be requested before any hourly fees are incurred.
  7. Clients’ Guarantee. The Client unconditionally guarantees that any elements of text, graphics, photos, designs, trademarks, or other artwork furnished to Saltech Systems and/or Saltech Systems for inclusion in the Project 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, indemnify and defend Saltech Systems and its subcontractors from any liability (including attorney’s fees and court costs), including any claim or suit, threatened or actual, arising from the use of such elements furnished by the Client.
  8. Copyrights Ownership and Trademarks. The client will own all intellectual property associated with the site upon final payment under this agreement.  The client guarantees that the provided artwork, copy elements, images, etc. provided to be included are either owned by the client or the client has permission to use them.  If there is not an outstanding balance, the client has the right to request a complete copy of site. Saltech Systems may use or reuse ideas, concepts and elements of the client’s work in future work but may not create an exact copy of the client’s project for another client without express written permission.  Saltech Systems may use the project for promotional purposes in its respective portfolios and display Developed by Saltech Systems and/or Logo with a link to Saltech Systems in the footer section of the Client Web Site.
  9. Assignment of Project. Saltech Systems reserves the right, and Client hereby agrees to assign subcontractors to this Project to insure that the terms of this agreement are met as well as on-time completion.
  10. Cancellation. The Client may declare the Cancellation of the Project for any reason. In the event of Cancellation of this Project by the Client, any milestone payments made prior to cancellation shall be retained by Saltech Systems. In addition, if cancellation is prior to the delivery of the Site Design, a cancellation fee of twenty five percent (25%) of the balance of the Total payments shall be paid by the Client. If the cancellation is later but prior to the acceptance of the Site Design, a fee of thirty percent (30%) of the balance of the Total payments shall be paid by the Client. If the cancellation is later but prior to the delivery of the Beta Version, the above cancellation fee shall be fifty percent (50%) of the balance of Total payments. If the cancellation is after the delivery of the Beta Version, the cancellation fee shall be one hundred percent (100%) of the balance of all remaining dues. Regardless of when the Project is cancelled, all billable expenses already incurred by Saltech Systems or Saltech Systems is liable to pay for shall be paid by the Client in full. In the event of cancellation at any time prior to the delivery of the website and final payment, Saltech Systems retains ownership of all copyrights and any coding, design and artwork.
  11. Electronic Commerce Laws. The Client agrees that the Client is solely responsible for complying with any laws, taxes, and tariffs applicable in any way to the Project or any other services contemplated herein, and will hold harmless, protect, and defend Saltech Systems and Saltech Systems and its subcontractors from any claim, suit, penalty, tax, fine, penalty, or tariff arising from the Client’s exercise of Internet electronic commerce and/or any failure to comply with any such laws, taxes, and tariffs.
  12. Warranties and Liabilities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this contract, neither Saltech Systems nor any of its employees or agents warrants that the functions contained in this Project will be uninterrupted or error-free. The entire risk as to the quality and performance of the Project is with the Client. In no event will Saltech Systems be liable to the Client or any third party for any damages, including, but not limited to, service interruptions caused by Acts of God, Man Made Disasters, Act of Terrorism or any other circumstances beyond our reasonable control, any lost profits, lost savings or other incidental, consequential, punitive, or special damages arising out of the operation of or inability to operate this Project, failure of any service provider, of any telecommunications carrier, of the internet backbone, of any internet servers, you or your site visitor’s computer or internet software, even if Saltech Systems has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
  13. Notice of Internet Explorer Support. Internet Explorer is falling out of support for even Microsoft apps and will be replaced by Edge, so we are no longer optimizing for IE unless requested by our clients with the understanding that there will be an additional cost for the design time.