WEB DESIGN CONTRACT - TERMS CHECKLIST
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This is a checklist of business terms to agree, NOT a contract and NOT legal
advice. Have a qualified lawyer where you work draft the final contract.

1. PARTIES
- Designer (legal name, address):
- Client (legal name, address):
- Date:

2. SCOPE (attach the agreed proposal)
- Pages included:
- Features included (forms, booking, store, blog, integrations):
- Price per extra page or feature:

3. EXCLUDED (tick what is NOT included)
[ ] logo / branding        [ ] photography        [ ] copywriting
[ ] paid ads               [ ] ongoing SEO        [ ] email set-up
[ ] ongoing edits          [ ] hosting / care plan
Other:

4. CLIENT RESPONSIBILITIES
- Content to supply + deadline:
- Logins to supply (domain, Google Business Profile, etc.) + deadline:
- Approvals: who approves, how (email ok?), response time:
- If content or approvals are late, the launch date moves by:

5. REVISIONS
- Design rounds included:
- Build rounds included:
- Rate for extra rounds:

6. PAYMENT
- Total fee:
- Deposit + when:
- Milestone payments:
- Invoice due within (days):
- Late payment terms (lawyer to confirm):

7. TIMELINE
- Start date:
- Launch target (subject to section 4):

8. OWNERSHIP
- When rights in the finished site pass to the client:
- What the designer keeps (reusable code, templates, portfolio use):
- Third-party licences (fonts, images, themes) stay under their own terms: yes

9. ACCOUNTS AND THIRD-PARTY COSTS
- Domain registered in client's name: yes / no
- Website platform plan paid by:
- Other paid services paid by:

10. AFTER LAUNCH
- Warranty / bug-fix period (lawyer to draft):
- Care plan: not included / quoted separately / included for ___ months

11. ENDING EARLY
- Notice required:
- Payment for work done to date:
- Handover of files and logins:

12. FOR THE LAWYER TO DRAFT
- Liability limits, warranties, confidentiality, data protection,
  dispute resolution, governing law, signatures / e-signature.