i. DOT-COMmunications web design service is provided to voluntary, community and faith organisations for a flat fee of £25 per hour and not-for-profit social enterprises at £35 per hour.
Prices can start from as little as £100 for a three-page static site and from £250 for a basic database-driven site template.
ii. We can also provide a variety of webhosting solutions tailored to your needs. We can host the site on our own web-server (CMS sites created by us must be hosted on an appropriate server), with access to your own control panel, statistics, back-ups and email accounts for a small annual fee.
iii. Minimum chargeable period is considered to be half an hour including meetings and communication time spent with the User. Our designers will meet with the User to discuss their requirements and will agree a project specification including a schedule and an estimate. The User agrees that the initial development and design will be to the agreed specification and accepts financially liability for all work done to that specification.
iv. The User can at anytime decide to change their specification but accepts that they are financially liable for ALL work undertaken up to that point in time undertaken to the previously agreed specification. The User can at any time request in writing a change to any part of the contract and schedules if it is with the agreement of both parties.
The User will be informed of all over-runs to the estimate prior to work continuing.
v. DOT-COMmunications agrees to provide the finished site within a reasonable time, however it cannot accept any liability for over-run in production time. Users should note that any features or provision not listed in the agreed specification or schedule is not considered part of DOT-COMmunications scope of work.
vi. DOT-COMmunications will provide the User with a fully functional site but can accept no liability for any scripts or programs not created and designed by their staff (1).
vii. The User will agree to pay for DOT-COMmunications Web Design services undertaken to date at the end of the agreed pre-production/agreement stage, design stage and finally at launch. In the event of a major delay in the User providing any of the necessary content whether text, graphics or other material needed to complete the project, the User may be asked to pay for all work undertaken by DOT-COMmunications to that point and all work will cease until the content has been provided. Failure to provide money at the appropriate stage(s) will result in DOT-COMmunications ceasing work on the design. The User is considered financially liable for all work undertaken to that point in time.
viii. DOT-COMmunications retains the intellectual rights to all website designs and graphics created by their staff until such time as the User pays in full. At that time the intellectual right to the website design (1) transfers unconditionally to the User.
ix. DOT-COMmunications is not liable for the usability or search engine rating of any agreed design however we will undertake a usability study if requested for a separate fee.
x. DOT-COMmunications is not responsible for registering the site with search engines or for any future maintenance, alterations, updates or repairs after the User has signed off on the site unless the User wishes DOT-COMmunications to undertake this work under a separate maintenance contract.
Our designers will meet with you to discuss your requirements and will agree a project specification including schedule and an estimate. You will be given an opportunity to agree the initial specification.
You can at anytime decide to change your specification, but you must accept that you will be financially liable for ALL work already undertaken to the previously agreed specification.
You will be kept informed if there are any over-runs to the estimate prior to work continuing.
DOT-COMmunications agrees to provide the finished site within a reasonable time, however it cannot accept any liability for over-runs in production time. You should note that any features or provision not listed in the agreed specification or schedule is not considered to form part of DOT-COMmunications agreed schedule.
DOT-COMmunications will provide you with a fully functional site but can accept no liability for any scripts or programs not created and designed by our staff.
You will be expected to pay for DOT-COMmunications Web Design services undertaken to date at the end of the agreed pre-production/agreement stage, design stage and finally at launch.
In the event of a major delay caused by yourself not providing any of the necessary content whether text, graphics or other material needed to complete the project, you may be asked to pay for all work undertaken by DOT-COMmunications to that point and all work will cease until the content has been provided.
Failure to provide money at the appropriate stage(s) will result in DOT-COMmunications ceasing work on the design. You will be financially liable for all work undertaken to that point in time.
DOT-COMmunications is not liable for the usability or search engine rating of any agreed design, however we will undertake a usability study and initial Search Engine Optimisation if requested, for a separate fee.
DOT-COMmunications is not responsible for registering the site with search engines or for any future maintenance, alterations, updates or repairs after you have signed off on the site unless you wish DOT-COMmunications to undertake this work under a separate maintenance contract.
(1) This refers to the transfer of ownership of the web design aspect ("the look") of the clients site and a single license to use any and all database programming and scripts ("The mechanics") created or used to facilitate the operation of the said site, but does not imply or impart the transfer or granting of ownership of said database programming and scripts.
DOT-COMmunications and its staff, or in the case of commercial or Open Source programs and databases the stated authors and/or designers, retain the ownership and intellectual rights in perpetuity to any database programming, programs, scripts or modules created or designed by them to achieve the clients functional requirements, unless contracted to do so in advance in writing and charged accordingly.
DOT-COMmunications reserves the right to encrypt any and all aspects of its programming in order to better protect its legal rights.
