Terms and Conditions

Terms and conditions (quote)

By acceptance of the Quotation and Invoicing Terms you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions.

Deposit

Where applicable you agree to deposit 50% of the quotation value into the account specified on the Quote prior to commencement of the project. The balance is due once the project is completed. A project is considered completed once all User Testing has been completed and the product is ready to be deployed to the live environment. Final payment is required before the product can be deployed to live.

Validity

All quotations are valid for 14 days from the date of issue.

Termination

Should you decide to cancel the quotation prior to commencement of work, the deposit will be retained to cover expenses incurred and no refunds will be made. Should you decide to cancel after the work has been completed you will be liable for the remainder of the quotation amount on completion.

Payment Terms

Payment is strictly COD (cash on delivery) via bank EFT or PayPal, unless other terms have been negotiated prior to commencement and issued in writing by me. PayPal payments are subject to a service fee of 7.5% to cover PayPal and international fund transfer costs.

Late or non-payment

I reserve the right to hand over any client who does not make payment on completion of the project as stipulated above.

Content

The Client is responsible for supplying all artwork, logos, video, written content and/or any other content required for the completion of a project.

Timely Delay

Should the client for any reason delay the supply of information necessary for completion of the work, as accepted in the quotation, for a period exceeding 60 days the client will be invoiced in full for work completed to that date.

I reserve the right to adjust my Quotation and Invoicing Terms from time to time.

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