Effective Date: 12 April 2026

These Website Project Terms and Conditions apply to all website design, development, WordPress, Shopify, WooCommerce, and related freelance services provided by the Freelancer to the Client.

By paying an invoice, approving a quotation, confirming work through message or email, or continuing with the project, the Client agrees to the following terms.

1. Scope of Work and Revisions

The project includes only the pages, features, functionality, and services clearly mentioned in the approved proposal, quotation, invoice, or written agreement.

Each page includes a maximum of three (3) rounds of revisions.

A revision includes minor changes such as:

text edits,
image replacements,
spacing fixes,
color adjustments,
small layout refinements.

A revision does not include:

a complete redesign,
changing the approved layout structure,
adding new sections,
adding new pages,
adding new features,
changing platform requirements,
major structural or visual changes after approval.

Any revision requests beyond the included 3 rounds per page will be charged separately at the Freelancer’s standard rate.

2. Design Approval and Sign-Off

Before development begins, the Client must review and approve the design direction, wireframe, mockup, reference style, or layout.

Once the Client has approved the design and development has started, the approved design is considered final for production purposes.

Any request to significantly change the approved design after development has started will be treated as additional work and may require:

a revised timeline,
additional charges,
or a separate project quote.

The Freelancer is not responsible for redoing already approved work without additional payment.

3. Payment Terms and No-Refund Policy

All payments are 100% non-refundable.

Once a payment is made, it secures project time, scheduling, communication, planning, design, and development work already started or reserved by the Freelancer.

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, payment milestones may be structured as:

50% upfront
50% before final handover, migration, or launch

Work on the next stage will not begin until the related payment has been received and cleared.

Final website files, full website transfer, migration, launch, admin handover, or ownership transfer will only be provided after full payment has been received.

4. Client Responsibilities

The Client is responsible for providing all required materials, information, and access needed to complete the project on time.

This includes, where applicable:

website content,
images,
logo files,
brand assets,
product details,
hosting access,
domain access,
WordPress or Shopify login details,
payment gateway credentials,
approvals and feedback.

The Freelancer is not responsible for delays caused by missing content, incomplete information, or delayed communication from the Client.

5. Delays, Inactivity, and Project Pause

If the Client fails to provide the necessary content, approvals, credentials, or feedback within 14 days of a request, the project may be paused.

If the project is paused due to inactivity and the Client later wishes to resume, a restart fee may apply depending on the amount of time passed and the work needed to re-organize the project.

Project timelines will be extended accordingly in cases of Client delay.

6. Scope Creep and Additional Work

The agreed project price covers only the items clearly listed in the original scope of work.

Any request outside the approved scope will be treated as additional work. This includes, but is not limited to:

extra pages,
new design sections,
new features,
custom coding,
booking systems,
memberships,
multilingual setup,
advanced forms,
extra revisions,
complex third-party integrations,
automation or API connections.

Such requests will be quoted separately and work will begin only after approval of the revised cost and timeline.

7. Domain, Hosting, and cPanel Responsibilities

Unless the Client has specifically purchased hosting or domain management from the Freelancer, the Client is solely responsible for:

purchasing the domain,
renewing the domain,
purchasing hosting,
renewing hosting,
maintaining server access,
maintaining cPanel or platform credentials.

The Freelancer is not responsible for:

server downtime,
poor hosting performance,
hosting limitations,
expired domain or hosting renewals,
SSL issues,
email delivery issues,
mailbox issues,
website speed issues caused by hosting quality,
cPanel or server-related problems outside the Freelancer’s control.

8. Ownership and Copyright

All work created during the project remains the property of the Freelancer until the Client has made full payment.

Ownership of the final delivered website, approved graphics, and final design transfers to the Client only after the final invoice has been paid in full.

The Freelancer retains the right to display the completed work in a portfolio, case study, social media post, or promotional material unless otherwise agreed in writing.

The Client confirms that any content, logos, images, videos, documents, or other assets they provide are either owned by them or used with proper permission.

The Freelancer is not liable for copyright or trademark issues arising from materials supplied by the Client.

9. Post-Launch Support and Maintenance

The project includes a 14-day post-launch support period starting from the date of website launch.

During this period, the Freelancer will fix bugs, broken links, or technical issues that are directly related to the originally approved scope of work.

This post-launch support does not include:

new features,
design changes,
additional pages,
content edits,
new plugin installation,
SEO campaigns,
product uploads beyond scope,
redesign requests,
third-party platform troubleshooting unrelated to original scope.

After the 14-day support period, all further updates or support will require a separate paid maintenance plan or one-time support charge.

10. SEO and Marketing Disclaimer

Unless specifically mentioned in writing, the project includes only basic technical SEO setup and best-practice website structure.

This may include:

heading structure,
basic metadata,
image optimization,
mobile responsiveness,
crawl-friendly page setup,
basic speed optimization.

The project does not include:

ongoing SEO services,
Google Ads,
Facebook Ads,
Local SEO,
Google Business Profile setup or optimization,
backlink building,
ranking campaigns,
blog strategy,
content marketing,
lead generation campaigns.

The Freelancer does not guarantee:

search engine rankings,
traffic volume,
leads,
conversions,
inquiries,
sales,
revenue growth.

11. Premium Plugins, Themes, and Third-Party Tools

If the project requires any premium plugin, paid theme, third-party software, API, extension, or app, the Client is responsible for purchasing the required license unless otherwise stated in writing.

This includes any future renewal charges for such tools.

The Freelancer is not responsible for:

third-party pricing changes,
license expiration,
software policy changes,
discontinued plugins or apps,
compatibility issues caused by third-party updates,
future renewal costs.

12. E-Commerce Project Terms

The following terms apply specifically to Shopify, WooCommerce, or any other e-commerce website project.

12.1 E-Commerce Scope

The e-commerce project includes only the store setup, design, and functionality clearly mentioned in the approved proposal or quotation.

Any advanced functionality not mentioned in the agreed scope will be considered additional work.

12.2 Included Product Upload Limit

For e-commerce projects, the scope includes manual upload/setup of a maximum of 15 products to help establish the store structure and layout.

This may include:

product title,
featured image,
basic price entry,
category assignment,
short description formatting,
simple product setup.

12.3 Additional Product Upload Charges

Any product upload beyond the included 15 products will be charged at ₹150 per product.

This charge applies to additional manual product entry or setup requested by the Client beyond the included limit.

If products are variable, complex, or require additional formatting, attributes, or gallery work, extra charges may apply depending on the work involved.

12.4 Product Data Responsibility

The Client must provide complete and accurate product information, including:

product name,
price,
description,
images,
category,
SKU,
stock quantity,
size or color variations,
shipping details,
tax-related inputs if required.

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Client is responsible for entering, managing, updating, and maintaining all remaining product data beyond the included upload limit.

12.5 Variations, Inventory, and Catalog Management

Bulk imports, advanced variation setup, inventory rules, shipping classes, product filters, custom product options, and large catalog structuring are not included unless specifically mentioned in the project scope.

These items may be quoted separately if requested.

The Client is fully responsible for product stock accuracy, inventory management, pricing updates, and order management after handover.

12.6 Payment Gateway Integration

The Client must provide valid credentials and complete cooperation for payment gateway integration, including services such as Razorpay, Stripe, PayPal, or similar providers.

The Client is solely responsible for:

merchant account approval,
KYC and compliance,
legal business documentation,
payout settings,
bank verification,
transaction disputes,
refunds to customers,
chargebacks,
payment provider policy compliance.

The Freelancer is responsible only for the agreed technical setup and is not responsible for approval delays, rejected applications, frozen accounts, or payout issues from payment providers.

12.7 Shipping, Tax, and Legal Compliance

The Client is responsible for ensuring that all shipping settings, tax rules, return policies, refund policies, privacy policies, and legal business information are accurate and compliant with applicable laws.

The Freelancer does not provide legal, tax, accounting, or regulatory advice unless separately agreed in writing.

12.8 Third-Party App and Platform Dependency

E-commerce websites may depend on third-party apps, plugins, APIs, themes, and platform services.

The Freelancer is not responsible for:

app subscription costs,
future renewal costs,
app conflicts,
app limitations,
third-party outages,
WooCommerce or Shopify platform changes,
plugin incompatibility caused by future updates.

12.9 No Sales Guarantee

The Freelancer does not guarantee:

sales,
profit,
conversion rates,
customer retention,
abandoned cart recovery,
return on ad spend,
revenue growth.

Business performance depends on many factors outside the scope of website development, including pricing, product quality, trust, competition, marketing, customer service, and advertising strategy.

13. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Freelancer’s total liability for any claim related to the project shall not exceed the total amount actually paid by the Client for that specific project.

The Freelancer shall not be liable for:

loss of profits,
business interruption,
loss of data,
loss of customers,
lost sales,
indirect damages,
third-party hosting issues,
plugin failures,
software conflicts,
security issues caused by weak passwords or Client negligence,
downtime caused by external providers.

14. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by the laws of Telangana, India.

Any dispute arising from the project shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts located in Hyderabad, Telangana.

15. Acceptance of Terms

Terms and Conditions

Effective Date: 12 April 2026

These Website Project Terms and Conditions apply to all website design, development, WordPress, Shopify, WooCommerce, and related freelance services provided by the Freelancer to the Client.

By paying an invoice, approving a quotation, confirming work through message or email, or continuing with the project, the Client agrees to the following terms.

1. Scope of Work and Revisions

The project includes only the pages, features, functionality, and services clearly mentioned in the approved proposal, quotation, invoice, or written agreement.

Each page includes a maximum of three (3) rounds of revisions.

A revision includes minor changes such as:

text edits,
image replacements,
spacing fixes,
color adjustments,
small layout refinements.

A revision does not include:

a complete redesign,
changing the approved layout structure,
adding new sections,
adding new pages,
adding new features,
changing platform requirements,
major structural or visual changes after approval.

Any revision requests beyond the included 3 rounds per page will be charged separately at the Freelancer’s standard rate.

2. Design Approval and Sign-Off

Before development begins, the Client must review and approve the design direction, wireframe, mockup, reference style, or layout.

Once the Client has approved the design and development has started, the approved design is considered final for production purposes.

Any request to significantly change the approved design after development has started will be treated as additional work and may require:

a revised timeline,
additional charges,
or a separate project quote.

The Freelancer is not responsible for redoing already approved work without additional payment.

3. Payment Terms and No-Refund Policy

All payments are 100% non-refundable.

Once a payment is made, it secures project time, scheduling, communication, planning, design, and development work already started or reserved by the Freelancer.

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, payment milestones may be structured as:

50% upfront
50% before final handover, migration, or launch

Work on the next stage will not begin until the related payment has been received and cleared.

Final website files, full website transfer, migration, launch, admin handover, or ownership transfer will only be provided after full payment has been received.

4. Client Responsibilities

The Client is responsible for providing all required materials, information, and access needed to complete the project on time.

This includes, where applicable:

website content,
images,
logo files,
brand assets,
product details,
hosting access,
domain access,
WordPress or Shopify login details,
payment gateway credentials,
approvals and feedback.

The Freelancer is not responsible for delays caused by missing content, incomplete information, or delayed communication from the Client.

5. Delays, Inactivity, and Project Pause

If the Client fails to provide the necessary content, approvals, credentials, or feedback within 14 days of a request, the project may be paused.

If the project is paused due to inactivity and the Client later wishes to resume, a restart fee may apply depending on the amount of time passed and the work needed to re-organize the project.

Project timelines will be extended accordingly in cases of Client delay.

6. Scope Creep and Additional Work

The agreed project price covers only the items clearly listed in the original scope of work.

Any request outside the approved scope will be treated as additional work. This includes, but is not limited to:

extra pages,
new design sections,
new features,
custom coding,
booking systems,
memberships,
multilingual setup,
advanced forms,
extra revisions,
complex third-party integrations,
automation or API connections.

Such requests will be quoted separately and work will begin only after approval of the revised cost and timeline.

7. Domain, Hosting, and cPanel Responsibilities

Unless the Client has specifically purchased hosting or domain management from the Freelancer, the Client is solely responsible for:

purchasing the domain,
renewing the domain,
purchasing hosting,
renewing hosting,
maintaining server access,
maintaining cPanel or platform credentials.

The Freelancer is not responsible for:

server downtime,
poor hosting performance,
hosting limitations,
expired domain or hosting renewals,
SSL issues,
email delivery issues,
mailbox issues,
website speed issues caused by hosting quality,
cPanel or server-related problems outside the Freelancer’s control.

8. Ownership and Copyright

All work created during the project remains the property of the Freelancer until the Client has made full payment.

Ownership of the final delivered website, approved graphics, and final design transfers to the Client only after the final invoice has been paid in full.

The Freelancer retains the right to display the completed work in a portfolio, case study, social media post, or promotional material unless otherwise agreed in writing.

The Client confirms that any content, logos, images, videos, documents, or other assets they provide are either owned by them or used with proper permission.

The Freelancer is not liable for copyright or trademark issues arising from materials supplied by the Client.

9. Post-Launch Support and Maintenance

The project includes a 14-day post-launch support period starting from the date of website launch.

During this period, the Freelancer will fix bugs, broken links, or technical issues that are directly related to the originally approved scope of work.

This post-launch support does not include:

new features,
design changes,
additional pages,
content edits,
new plugin installation,
SEO campaigns,
product uploads beyond scope,
redesign requests,
third-party platform troubleshooting unrelated to original scope.

After the 14-day support period, all further updates or support will require a separate paid maintenance plan or one-time support charge.

10. SEO and Marketing Disclaimer

Unless specifically mentioned in writing, the project includes only basic technical SEO setup and best-practice website structure.

This may include:

heading structure,
basic metadata,
image optimization,
mobile responsiveness,
crawl-friendly page setup,
basic speed optimization.

The project does not include:

ongoing SEO services,
Google Ads,
Facebook Ads,
Local SEO,
Google Business Profile setup or optimization,
backlink building,
ranking campaigns,
blog strategy,
content marketing,
lead generation campaigns.

The Freelancer does not guarantee:

search engine rankings,
traffic volume,
leads,
conversions,
inquiries,
sales,
revenue growth.

11. Premium Plugins, Themes, and Third-Party Tools

If the project requires any premium plugin, paid theme, third-party software, API, extension, or app, the Client is responsible for purchasing the required license unless otherwise stated in writing.

This includes any future renewal charges for such tools.

The Freelancer is not responsible for:

third-party pricing changes,
license expiration,
software policy changes,
discontinued plugins or apps,
compatibility issues caused by third-party updates,
future renewal costs.

12. E-Commerce Project Terms

The following terms apply specifically to Shopify, WooCommerce, or any other e-commerce website project.

12.1 E-Commerce Scope

The e-commerce project includes only the store setup, design, and functionality clearly mentioned in the approved proposal or quotation.

Any advanced functionality not mentioned in the agreed scope will be considered additional work.

12.2 Included Product Upload Limit

For e-commerce projects, the scope includes manual upload/setup of a maximum of 15 products to help establish the store structure and layout.

This may include:

product title,
featured image,
basic price entry,
category assignment,
short description formatting,
simple product setup.

12.3 Additional Product Upload Charges

Any product upload beyond the included 15 products will be charged at ₹150 per product.

This charge applies to additional manual product entry or setup requested by the Client beyond the included limit.

If products are variable, complex, or require additional formatting, attributes, or gallery work, extra charges may apply depending on the work involved.

12.4 Product Data Responsibility

The Client must provide complete and accurate product information, including:

product name,
price,
description,
images,
category,
SKU,
stock quantity,
size or color variations,
shipping details,
tax-related inputs if required.

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Client is responsible for entering, managing, updating, and maintaining all remaining product data beyond the included upload limit.

12.5 Variations, Inventory, and Catalog Management

These items may be quoted separately if requested.

The Client is fully responsible for product stock accuracy, inventory management, pricing updates, and order management after handover.

12.6 Payment Gateway Integration

The Client must provide valid credentials and complete cooperation for payment gateway integration, including services such as Razorpay, Stripe, PayPal, or similar providers.

The Client is solely responsible for:

merchant account approval,
KYC and compliance,
legal business documentation,
payout settings,
bank verification,
transaction disputes,
refunds to customers,
chargebacks,
payment provider policy compliance.

The Freelancer is responsible only for the agreed technical setup and is not responsible for approval delays, rejected applications, frozen accounts, or payout issues from payment providers.

12.7 Shipping, Tax, and Legal Compliance

The Freelancer does not provide legal, tax, accounting, or regulatory advice unless separately agreed in writing.

12.8 Third-Party App and Platform Dependency

E-commerce websites may depend on third-party apps, plugins, APIs, themes, and platform services.

The Freelancer is not responsible for:

app subscription costs,
future renewal costs,
app conflicts,
app limitations,
third-party outages,
WooCommerce or Shopify platform changes,
plugin incompatibility caused by future updates.

12.9 No Sales Guarantee

The Freelancer does not guarantee:

sales,
profit,
conversion rates,
customer retention,
abandoned cart recovery,
return on ad spend,
revenue growth.

Business performance depends on many factors outside the scope of website development, including pricing, product quality, trust, competition, marketing, customer service, and advertising strategy.

13. Limitation of Liability

The Freelancer shall not be liable for:

loss of profits,
business interruption,
loss of data,
loss of customers,
lost sales,
indirect damages,
third-party hosting issues,
plugin failures,
software conflicts,
security issues caused by weak passwords or Client negligence,
downtime caused by external providers.

14. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by the laws of Telangana, India.

Any dispute arising from the project shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts located in Hyderabad, Telangana.

15. Acceptance of Terms

By paying an invoice, approving a quotation, sending written approval, or continuing with the project, the Client confirms that they have read, understood, and agreed to these Terms and Conditions.