Custom Project Agreement

This agreement governs custom build work, the "Build my app" service where we design and develop a website or application for you for a one-time fee. It is separate from our hosting subscription terms.

If you only read one thing: every project starts with a written scope and a 50% deposit, includes two rounds of revisions, and hands the finished work over to you as the owner. Anything outside the agreed scope is billed at $60 per hour, agreed in advance.

1. Parties

This agreement is between Amanaric ("we", "us", the "developer") and the person or organization commissioning the work ("you", the "client"). It takes effect when you approve a written scope and pay the deposit, or otherwise confirm in writing that you want us to begin.

2. Scope of work

• Every project begins with a written scope that describes what we will build: the features, the deliverables, the price, and the expected timeline. We prepare this from the goals and references you send us.
• The written scope, once approved by both sides, is the definition of the project. Work, price, and timeline are all based on it.
• Custom build fees typically range from $150 to $800 depending on the scope. Your specific price is the one stated in your written scope.
• Anything not described in the written scope is not included. See "Out-of-scope work" below.

3. Fees & deposit

• 50% deposit. A non-refundable deposit of 50% of the project fee is due before work begins. The deposit reserves our time and covers the initial work.
• Balance. The remaining 50% is due on completion, before the finished project is handed over or deployed to your production environment.
• Payments are made through Stripe or another method we agree. Prices exclude any applicable taxes.
• If a project is put on hold by you for an extended period, we may invoice for work completed to date.

4. Revisions

• The fee includes two (2) rounds of revisions against the agreed scope. A revision round is a single, consolidated set of change requests you send us after reviewing delivered work.
• Revisions are for refining what was agreed, correcting mistakes, and adjusting details, not for adding new features or changing the direction of the project.
• Additional revision rounds beyond the two included are billed at $60 per hour.

5. Out-of-scope work

New features, expanded requirements, or changes that go beyond the approved written scope are "out-of-scope." We are happy to do them, but they are billed at $60 per hour, or as a separate agreed fee, and we will confirm the estimate with you before starting. Out-of-scope work may also affect the timeline.

6. Timeline & your input

• Timelines in the written scope are good-faith estimates, not fixed deadlines, unless we have specifically agreed a firm date in writing.
• Projects depend on your input: content, assets, access, feedback, and approvals. Delays in providing these move the timeline accordingly.
• If you go unresponsive for a prolonged period, we may treat the project as paused and pick it back up when you return, subject to our availability.

7. Delivery & acceptance

When we deliver the project (or a milestone) for your review, please review it promptly and send any revision requests as a single consolidated set. If we do not hear back within a reasonable period after delivery, we may treat the delivered work as accepted so the project can close out.

8. Ownership & IP

• You own the deliverables. On full payment, the custom code and assets we create specifically for your project become yours. We assign to you the rights we hold in that custom work.
• Until full payment, we retain ownership of the work, and any deployment before final payment is a limited, revocable license.
• We keep ownership of our own pre-existing tools, libraries, and general know-how. Where our reusable components are part of the deliverable, you get a broad, perpetual license to use them as part of your project.
• Unless you ask us not to, we may reference the project (name, a screenshot, a short description) in our portfolio and marketing. We will never disclose your confidential information in doing so.

9. Third-party components

Projects may use open-source libraries and third-party services (for example a payment provider, an email provider, or an AI API). Those come under their own licenses and terms, and any usage fees they charge are your responsibility. We will tell you about the significant ones your project depends on.

10. Hosting & handover

• Custom development does not automatically include ongoing hosting. If you want us to host the finished app, that runs on one of our hosting arrangements under the separate Hosting Subscription Terms.
• If you prefer to host it yourself, we hand over the code and reasonable deployment notes so you or another provider can run it.
• Ongoing maintenance, updates, and bug-fixing after handover are not included unless you take a managed-maintenance retainer or agree separate paid support.

11. Your responsibilities

• You confirm you have the rights to any content, branding, or material you give us to use, and that our building what you have asked for is lawful.
• You are responsible for the accounts, licenses, and paid third-party services your project needs to run.
• You are responsible for your own legal compliance for the finished product, including privacy, accessibility, and any regulations specific to your industry.

12. Warranty & support

We will re-fix, at no charge, any defect where a delivered feature does not do what the approved scope said it would, if you report it within 14 days of delivery. This warranty does not cover new requirements, changes you or others make to the code after handover, issues caused by third-party services, or normal maintenance. Beyond that window, fixes and changes are billed at $60 per hour or covered by a maintenance retainer.

13. Cancellation

• You may cancel a project at any time. The 50% deposit is non-refundable, and if work completed to date exceeds the deposit, we will invoice for the additional work at the agreed rate.
• If we cancel a project for reasons within our control, we will refund any payments you have made for work not yet delivered.
• On cancellation, ownership of completed-and-paid work transfers per the ownership section; unpaid work remains ours.

14. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages, or for lost profits, revenue, or data. Our total liability for any claim relating to a project is limited to the total fees you paid us for that project.

15. Confidentiality

Each side will keep the other's non-public information confidential and use it only to carry out the project. This does not apply to information that is public, already known, or independently developed, or where disclosure is required by law.

16. Changes to this agreement

This agreement, together with your project's written scope, is the whole agreement for that project. Changes to it must be in writing and agreed by both sides. If a term here conflicts with your written scope, the written scope controls for that project.

17. Governing law

18. Contact

Project and custom-build enquiries: [email protected]. General contact: [email protected].