Terms and Conditions 

(Please ensure that you read and understand these conditions.)

• Contract: The client’s approval for work to commence shall be deemed a contractual agreement between the client and Sound Ideas. Important: Approval for the work to commence and payment of the advance fee indicates that the client accepts the terms and conditions outlined in this document.

• Intellectual Copyright: Sound Ideas will hold intellectual copyright of any material, including any source code and original images created for the client until payment of the final invoice. At this time we will transfer this intellectual copyright to the client.

• Clients Responsibilities with Regard to Copyright: In situations where the client provides images, text, animations or any other content for their website they are legally responsible for ensuring that this material does not infringe any copyright. Certain images provided by Sound Ideas in the construction of the website may have been purchased under licence from stock image suppliers. These images are generally only licensed for use on a single website and may not be used in publicity material. The website owner is legally responsible for ensuring that this does not happen. If you wish to use any images from the site for other purposes please contact us for clarification.

• Registration Charges: All third party costs arising from the registration of a domain name shall be met by the Client. Sound Ideas recommend that clients register their own domain names so that they have full ownership of these but where we have registered a domain name on the client’s behalf we agree to transfer this domain name to the client immediately upon request and without charge.

• Search Engine Promotion: Sound Ideas are not responsible for the client’s on-going web site promotion. Should the client require the site to be promoted on an ongoing basis a separate contract must be agreed. The order in which websites are ranked in the natural search results is controlled by the search engines. While we can optimise your site for this we are unable to make any guarantees about the success of any search engine promotion activity.

• Cancellation: Should the client wish to cancel at any point during the process they shall remain liable for the work that has taken place and shall be invoiced accordingly.

• Failure to Provide Required Website Content: For sound Ideas to develop your web site efficiently we must ensure that work we have programmed is carried out at the scheduled time. On occasions we may have to reject other work and enquiries to ensure that your work is completed at the time arranged.
  
  This is why we ask that you provide all the required information in advance.
  
  NOTE: Text content should be delivered as a Microsoft Word (or similar) document with the pages in the supplied document representing the content of the relevant pages on your website. These pages should have the same titles as the agreed website pages. Contact us if you need clarification on this. Images should be supplied on CD wherever possible.

• Conceptualising: Conceptualising is the process of producing website concepts for clients. Concepts can include site mock ups, graphics and design proposals. For higher cost websites this will be included but for low cost sites (below £1000) please bear in mind that unless previously agreed, only one concept is possible. You should therefore ensure that you let us have your preferred colour scheme and design requirements beforehand. If you don’t do this we will design the website appropriately but if it is not to your taste we may not be able to rework the website without additional charges. This is why it is often best to show us another website that you like as an example of what you require.

• Travel Time and Expenses: Travelling time to and from customer premises is not generally included in our estimate. Sound Ideas reserve the right to make a charge for travelling time at our normal consultancy rates. Likewise we reserve the right to charge for travelling expenses based on 45p per mile. (NOTE: There will be no charges for travelling time or expenses incurred before you give your approval for work to commence.)

• Quotations: The price quoted to the client is for the work agreed on the quotation only. Should the client decide that changes are required after work on the website commences, then we will accept these changes with the provision that additional charges may have to be negotiated.

•  Advance Payment: An advance of 30% of the total cost of the project is normally required before work can commence unless a specific payment schedule is specified in the tender. After work commences this is non-refundable.

•  Payment terms:  Payment is currently accepted by cheque or bankers draft in UK Pounds Sterling, unless otherwise agreed. If your cheque is returned by the bank as unpaid for any reason, you will be liable for a "returned cheque" charge of £25.

• Credit Card Payments: Credit card payments can not be accepted.

•  Payment: Payment of any balance will be due within 30 days of final invoice date. Full publication of the Web Pages may take place only after full payment has been received unless specifically agreed before contract commencement. Any material previously published may be removed if payment is not received. When this occurs a minimum charge of £50 will be required to have the site restored.

•  Late Payment: Accounts that have not been settled within 7 days of our final reminder will incur a late payment charge of 10% of the amount outstanding. You will also be charged statutory interest of 8% above the reference rate (fixed for the six month period within which date the invoices became overdue) pursuant to the late payment legislation.

•  Future Support: The website is provided to and accepted by the client as a fully functioning, completed work. Sound Ideas is not responsible for future support unless specified as part of the contract. This support can normally be provided upon request and for an agreed fee. No guarantee of future support is given unless an ongoing support package is negotiated.

•  Future Site Problems: Unfortunately malicious software, spyware, viruses and website hacking are facts of life on today’s Internet. It is highly unlikely that these will affect your website, and Sound Ideas will endeavour to protect it from this as much as we can during its creation.  We cannot be held responsible for problems that develop on completed sites as a result of illegal activity.

•  Compliance with Ecommerce, Accessibility or Other Regulations: We design websites in accordance with the client’s specifications. It is the client’s responsibility to ensure that the website and its content comply with standing regulations. We cannot accept responsibility for any failure to comply with regulations related to accessibility, selling online or those related to a specific business or trade. We can research this on the client’s behalf upon request, but in any business where complex compliance issues exist we recommend that the client takes legal advice from their company lawyer.

Notes:
Should Sound Ideas waive any of these terms on an individual basis, this shall not affect the validity of remaining clauses or commit us to waive the same clause on any other occasion.

By agreeing to these terms and conditions your statutory rights are not affected.

Sound Ideas reserves the right to change or modify any of these terms or conditions at any time. Should clarification of any of the above be required please contact me.

Jason Thompson
Sound Ideas
13 Argyle terrace
Newbiggin by the Sea
Northumberland
NE64 6PR

Tel: 01670 810370

Mobile: 07747 022585

Fax: 01670 854652

Email: Jason@sound-ideas.net

Web: www.sound-ideas.net