terms of business (skeleton)
plain-english structure; each section needs the studio's real positions filled in and the whole reviewed by a solicitor. do not publish or attach to proposals until reviewed.
1. who the agreement is between
b makers ltd (company no. [COMPANY NUMBER], registered office [ADDRESS]) and the client named in the proposal. the proposal + these terms = the contract.
2. the work
scope is what the proposal says, no more. changes are welcome and quoted before they happen; nothing out of scope starts on a nod.
3. money
- fixed-scope packages: 50% on signing, 50% on delivery. motion: monthly in advance.
- invoices due within 14 days. late payment attracts interest at 8% over base, per the late payment of commercial debts act, and pauses the work.
- prices exclude vat [if registered] and third-party costs (fonts, stock, ad spend, print), which are quoted and approved before purchase.
4. what we need from you
timely feedback, content you have the rights to, and one decision-maker. delays on the client side move the timeline; they do not move the invoice.
5. intellectual property
- on full payment, the client owns the final deliverables.
- we keep: our pre-existing tools and methods, rejected concepts, and the right to show the work in our portfolio and case studies [unless confidentiality is agreed in the proposal].
- third-party licences (fonts, stock, plugins) belong to their licensors; we set them up in the client's name where possible.
6. revisions
each package includes [N] rounds of revisions at the stated checkpoints. more rounds are fine; they are quoted as changes.
7. confidentiality
both sides keep each other's non-public information private, during and after. survives the end of the engagement.
8. liability
- we carry professional indemnity insurance of [£X].
- liability capped at the fees paid under the engagement. neither side is liable for indirect or consequential loss.
- nothing excludes liability that cannot legally be excluded (fraud, death, personal injury by negligence).
9. ending it
- fixed-scope: either side may terminate on written notice; work done to date is invoiced at day rate / proportion.
- motion: 30 days notice either way, no lock-in, as the website says.
10. the boring but necessary
governed by the laws of england and wales; courts of england and wales have jurisdiction. these terms beat any conflicting client purchase terms unless agreed in writing. notices by email count.