WebPlanSite
Project Contract
[Package Type]
Client Information:
[Name]
- Authorization.
The above-named Client (hereinafter referred to as "Client")
is engaging WebPlanSite (hereinafter referred to as "WebPlanSite"), as an independent contractor for the
specific purpose of designing a World Wide Web site (hereinafter referred to
as "WebPlanSite Project") to be
published on the Client's account on an Internet Service Provider(ISP)/Web
Presence Provider(WPP) computer, hereinafter refer to as "Hosting
Service", or provided on diskette at the Client's option.
The Client hereby authorizes WebPlanSite to access this account, and
authorizes the Hosting Service to provide WebPlanSite and its employee, Stephen C. Bellas,
with "full access" to the Client's account, and any other programs
needed for this WebPlanSite Project that are included as part of the Client's
service agreement/level. The Client also authorizes WebPlanSite to submit
the completed WebPlanSite Project to major Web Search Engines.
- Development.
This WebPlanSite Project will be developed using Microsoft® FrontPage®2000.
- Designing a web site to fully work in multiple browsers (and browser
versions) can require considerable, extra effort. It could also involve
creating multiple versions of code/pages. WebPlanSite represents and
warrants that the web site we design for you will work in:
- Microsoft® Internet Explorer versions 3
and up
- Netscape Navigator/Communicator version 3
and up
While WebPlanSite will make reasonable efforts
to design a fully-functional web site, WebPlanSite ’s warrantee does not
cover AOL, text-based browsers or requested special effects that we have
advise you against.
- Accessibility for People with
Disabilities
– WebPlanSite ’s
standard is to meet at least half the currently recommended guidelines for
web site development. Without sacrificing quality and design, we try to
ensure that the content and functions we build into our web sites are
available to all visitors.
- Assignment of WebPlanSite Project.
WebPlanSite reserves the right, and you
hereby agree, to assign subcontractors to this WebPlanSite Project to insure
that the terms of this agreement are met as well as on-time completion.
- Copyrights and
Trademarks. The Client unconditionally guarantees that any
elements of text, graphics, photos, designs, trademarks, or other artwork
furnished to Stephen C. Bellas and/or WebPlanSite for inclusion in the
WebPlanSite 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 Stephen C. Bellas and WebPlanSite
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.
- Web Site
Maintenance. This agreement allows for minor web site
maintenance to pages over a 6 month period, up to an average of one half
hour per regular web page, including updating links and making minor changes
to a sentence or paragraph. It does not include replacing nearly all the
text from a page with new text, major page reconstruction, new pages,
guestbooks, discussion webs, navigation structure changes, attempted updates
by Client repairs or WebPlanSite Projects delivered to Client via diskette.
The period of 6 months begins on the date the Client's web design site is
available to be published to Client's hosting service or 30 days from the
date this agreement was signed, which ever comes first. If the Client's web
design package includes database access using Active Server Pages (ASP),
then very minor page code changes will be accepted under this web site
maintenance plan, major page code and/or database structural changes will be
charged at then hourly rates.
- Completion Date.
WebPlanSite and the Client must work together to complete the WebPlanSite Project
in a timely manner. We agree to work expeditiously to complete the WebPlanSite Project
no later than 30 days after Client has submitted all
necessary materials. If the
Client does not supply WebPlanSite with complete text and graphics content
for this WebPlanSite Project within 45 days of the effective date this
agreement, the entire deposit amount of the agreement shall be retained by WebPlanSite
as liquidated damages and the contract shall become null and void, at WebPlanSite
’s
option, unless the WebPlanSite Project is cancelled in writing by the Client
prior to 45 days of the effective date of the agreement.
- Project Delivery.
The final web site design project will be published to the Client's
hosting service upon receipt of final payment or delivered via diskette upon
the receipt of full payment. The Client understands that WebPlanSite does
not provide any hosting services in connection with this WebPlanSite Project.
Hosting services require a separate contract with the hosting service of the
Client's choice. The Client agrees to select a hosting service which allows WebPlanSite
full access to the Client's account via FrontPage®2000 or FTP. The Client
will be solely responsible for any and all hosting service charges.
- Publishing:
1) If the hosting service has FrontPage®2000 extensions installed and the
extensions are not configured correctly to support publishing/FrontPage®2000
functionality, WebPlanSite charges at its then hourly rate for the effort
involved to resolve whatever problems may arise. 2) If the hosting service
does not have FrontPage®2000 extensions installed, WebPlanSite charges at
its then current hourly rate to publish the site.
- Diskette:
The Client assumes all responsibility for the use and functionality of the WebPlanSite Project.
- 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 WebPlanSite Project or
any other services contemplated herein, and will hold harmless, protect, and
defend Stephen C. Bellas and WebPlanSite 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.
- WebPlanSite Project
Copyright. Copyright to the finished web design site
produced by WebPlanSite will be owned by Stephen C. Bellas and/or WebPlanSite
.
The Client will be assigned rights to use the WebPlanSite Project as a web
site, once final payment under this agreement and any additional charges
incurred have been paid. 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. WebPlanSite and its
subcontractors retain the right to display graphics and other Web design
elements as examples of their work in their respective portfolios. All WebPlanSite Projects will contain a copyright/legal statement with a link to
WebPlanSite 's
Design Services Web Site.
- Payments.
Payments must be made promptly based on the terms of this Web Site Design
Project. WebPlanSite reserves the right to remove any WebPlanSite Project
from viewing on the Internet until final payment is made. 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 WebPlanSite . Regardless of the place
of signing of this agreement, the Client agrees that for purposes of venue,
this agreement was entered into in St.Tammany Parish, Louisiana,and any
dispute will be litigated or arbitrated in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana,
and the Client hereby consents to the personal jurisdiction of the Louisiana
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 WebPlanSite 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.
- Payment Schedule.
Payment for services provided hereby shall be made in accordance
with the conditions contained in this contract and Attachment
A, attached hereto and made a part of this agreement hereof.
Notwithstanding any prices listed in literature or on Web pages, the Client
and WebPlanSite agree that the services described in this contract, and Attachment
A, shall be completed for $_______. The Client agrees to pay to WebPlanSite
an initial, non-refundable deposit of $_______ (normally, 50% of the
estimated total cost or a minimum of $500.00) upon execution of this
agreement. Final payment is due prior to publication and/or delivery of the
Web Site Design Project. All amounts must be in U.S. Dollars.
- Legal Notice.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this contract, neither
WebPlanSite nor any of its employees or agents, warrant that the functions
contained in the WebPlanSite Project will be uninterrupted or error-free. The
entire risk as to the quality and performance of the WebPlanSite Project is
with the Client. In no event will Stephen C. Bellas and/or WebPlanSite
be
liable to the Client or any third party for any damages, including, but not
limited to, service interruptions caused by Acts of God, the Hosting Service
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 WebPlanSite Project, failure of any service provider, of any telecommunications
carrier, of the internet backbone, of any internet servers, your or your
site visitor's computer or internet software, even if WebPlanSite has been
advised of the possibility of such damages.
- This Agreement.
This agreement constitutes the sole agreement between WebPlanSite and the
Client regarding this WebPlanSite Project. Any additional work not specified
in this contract or any other amendment or modification to this contract
must be authorized by a written request signed by both Client and WebPlanSite
.
All prices specified in this contract will be honored for 6 months after
both parties sign this contract. Continued services after that time will
require a new agreement.
The undersigned hereby agree to the terms,
conditions and stipulations of this agreement on behalf of his or her
organization or business.
This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties. Any
changes or modifications thereto must be in writing and signed by both
parties.
AGREED TO:
Client
By_____________________________________ Date
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Name:
Title:
Address:
WebPlanSite, LLC
By_____________________________________ Date
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Stephen C. Bellas
It’s Authorized Representative