TERMS & CONDITION:

The following are the terms and conditions of your use of the Seven Web Services web site.

By accessing this site you indicate your acknowledgment and acceptance of these terms and conditions.

Disclaimer of Liability of Seven Web Services:

Seven Web makes no warranty, guarantee or promise (express or implied) concerning the content or accuracy of the information provided through this site.

Disclaimer of Liability for information on others site:

Seven Web Services is not responsible for the contents of any pages linked or referenced through this site. Seven Web Services makes no warranty, guarantee or promise (express or implied) concerning the content or accuracy of the information linked or referenced through this site.

The presence of a hyper-link from a page on Seven Web Services does not imply any kind of endorsement of the content of these pages or links by that organization.

Copyright:

All documents on this site incorporate a link clarifying the copyright status of the document. This link appears at the foot of the page, along with the contact details.

Seven Web Services holds the copyright to all original material produced and displayed on this site. Users may not copy or reproduce the original material displayed on this site without the express written consent of Seven Web Services.

Payment Terms:

Our payment schedule is as follows:

Web Design
Deposit: 50% – Prior to commencement of Design work
Balance: 50% – Prior to ‘live’ site upload (or within 14 days of project ‘presentation’ – whichever is sooner).

Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
All SEO work is paid in advance.
Deposit: First month’s payment prior to commencement of SEO work
Monthly: Payment due upon invoices.

Google AdWords Marketing
Payments to Seven Web Services are for a campaign management fee only.
The cost of clicks is paid directly to Google via your own Google account.
Deposit: First month’s payment prior to commencement of Google AdWords Marketing work
Monthly: Payment due upon invoices

Payment terms are strictly 14 days

All quotation amounts are based on Seven Web Services being able to place a link on the bottom of the client website linking back to Seven Web Services. If this link is not permitted by the site owner, an extra amount will be payable. An extra invoice will be issued and payable at a rate of 30% on top of the total contract value.

Approval

All quotes are valid for 30 days from date of issue.

Client Content
The client agrees that they will deliver the necessary content to go into the website within 30 days of paying the web design deposit. This content will consist of any text (wording) that is required to go into the pages of the website along with all imagery and photographs, logos, font types and color palettes required to go into the website.

If this content is not received within the 30 day period, continuation of the project will be at the discretion of Seven Web Services. If the project is cancelled by Seven Web Services, the client agrees that any deposit monies paid will be forfeited.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Original material:
A client that provides written wording to Seven Web Services for use on the client’s website warrants that the work is original and has not been copied from someone else’s website or any other medium. If copied material that has already been cached by the search engines is used, positive results for SEO will be severely limited.

SEO monthly work
Payment for SEO work is split into monthly installments for client convenience.
Minimum contract period is 12 months – unless stated otherwise in the signed agreement.
The contract amount is the agreed monthly payment multiplied by 12 months (or whatever the agreed contract period is).
Monthly work will be carried out at any stage during the contract period, with the bulk of the work usually done at the commencement of the contract period.
The SEO work will be deemed as any work carried out by Seven Web Services that the company deems as adding value to the client’s website or online business.
Task lists and details of hours worked are not provided to the client by Seven Web Services.
There is no guarantee that links gained for clients during a SEO campaign will be permanent.
Once the initial term is complete, client must give 30 days notice should you wish to discontinue with the SEO contract.

Lead time
You agree to understanding that it takes time for SEO results. You understand this and do not expect instant results. It generally takes about two weeks to respider an existing site, and a month or two for a new site to be crawled and fully shown in the search results after the work is fully completed. Your website appearing in search results for competitive keywords can take up to 12 months or more and are NEVER guaranteed.

You also understand that rankings are not permanent. Search engines are notorious for changing the algorithms that they use to display results. You understand that competitors who are also doing SEO on the same keyword(s) can change your ranking. All of the above can cause your rankings to become lower or higher, and if they occur, it is not a reflection of poor work by the Seven Web Services.

SEO Website Content
Client confirms that all content on their website is their own original content and understands that using copied/stolen content can cause the website or pages of the website to be discarded by search engines and therefore severely impact positive search engine results.

Google AdWords Marketing
Payments to Seven Web Services is for a campaign management fee only.
The cost of clicks is paid directly to Google via your own Google account.
There is no minimum contract term for Google AdWords Marketing campaign management.
All Google AdWords Marketing work is paid in advance.
Client must provide 14 days notice to discontinue with the Google AdWords Marketing contract.

SERVICE TERMS

Intellectual Property
Seven Web Services reserve the right to re-use technical components developed during the project and will retain intellectual property rights on each development.

Maintenance
Seven Web Services can provide a content maintenance & software update service if required. This is billed at our standard hourly rate and will keep all content management systems (CMS) & shopping carts up to date with the latest release versions of their software. It is the clients responsibility to engage Seven Web Services for this preventative work.

Seven Web Services guarantees that each project will be compatible with current versions of all major software platforms and browsers. Current release refers to software versions current at the time the website goes live, versions released after this date are not included.

Variations and Extensions
In the event of any variations or extensions to this contract, all work will be undertaken in accordance with our hourly rates.

Goodwill
This proposal assumes goodwill from both sides regarding:
* What can reasonably be achieved in a given time frame
* Making best use of resources to achieve the most effective outcomes

Definitions
SevenWeb refers to Seven Web Services.
The client refers to the company or individual engaging the services of Seven Web Services.

General
Seven Web Services will only commence a project where an agreement has been provided by email or mail. An ‘order’ is deemed to be a written or verbal contract between Seven Web Services and the client. This includes written and verbal agreements via telephone and email.

Project stages
Stage 1 – The client must carefully review the completed website including all content, providing feedback on any changes within three business days.
Stage 2 – The client will review any changes made in stage 1 and authorise Seven Web Services to launch the project to ‘live’ status.

Any changes requested after stage 2 will be considered additional and charged at our standard hourly rate.

Bugs or system errors
When a project has been delivered and approved, the client will have a one month grace period where Seven Web Services will address any reported system errors or bugs free of charge. After this grace period any required maintenance will be billed at our standard hourly rates.

Website design

The project and any associated graphics and files remain the property of Seven Web Services until all accounts are paid in full.

Any scripts, cgi applications, php scripts, programming code or software written by Seven Web Services remain the property of Seven Web Services and may only be commercially reproduced or resold with the permission of Seven Web Services.

Seven Web Services cannot take responsibility for any copyright or privacy infringements caused by materials submitted by the client and may refuse use of any such material unless proof of permission is provided.

Any additions to the brief will be carried out at the discretion of Seven Web Services. Where no charge is made by Seven Web Services for these additions, Seven Web Services accepts no responsibility to ensure these additions are error free. Seven Web Services reserves the right to charge an appropriate sum for any correction to these or further additions.

The client agrees to provide Seven Web Services all materials required to complete the site (files, content and images) in a timely fashion. Seven Web Services will not be liable for costs incurred, compensation or loss of earnings due to the failure by the client or Seven Web Services to meet agreed deadlines.

Seven Web Services will not be liable or become involved in any disputes between the site owner and their clients and Seven Web Services cannot be held responsible for any wrongdoing on the part of a site owner. Seven Web Services will not be liable for any costs incurred, compensation or loss of earnings due to the work carried out on behalf of the client, or any of the clients appointed agents.

Seven Web Services will not be liable for any costs incurred, compensation for loss of earnings due to the unavailability of the site, servers, software or any material provided by its agents.

A deposit of 50% is required with each design project before any work will commence. Once a project has been completed the final balance of payment is due in accordance with our payment terms. If the client decides to terminate the contract after a project has commenced, the client will be liable to pay for all work done up to the point of termination.

Content and data entry
The supply of content and assets is the responsibility of the client, unless the client is employing Seven Web Services copywriting service. All content for all sections of the website must be supplied at an agreed time and preferably in one delivery. Content must be thoroughly reviewed before it is supplied to Seven Web Services. Seven Web Services is not responsible for any spelling and grammatical errors.

Image licenses
All images for a website are to be supplied by the client.
Images should either be the property of the client already or stock images purchased by the client with relevant licences.
If Seven Web Services is required to source images on behalf of the client, we will endeavour to source royalty free images but it is understood that the client is responsible for these images and any licences that may be required for their use on the client’s website.

Project delays
Where a project has final approval Seven Web Services will indicate timeframes for both parties. If a client delays the project for more than two months, (by missing deadlines for the supply of information, content or images) Seven Web Services reserves the right to charge a project-delay fee to recover costs associated with ongoing management of the project.

Database, application and eCommerce development
Seven Web Services cannot take responsibility for any losses incurred by the use of any software created for the client. The client is expected to fully test any application or program relating to a site developed by Seven Web Services before being made available for general use. Whilst every care has been taken to ensure products are bug free and accurate, the ultimate responsibility lies with the client in ensuring that all software is functioning correctly before use.

Any scripts, cgi applications, php scripts or software written by Seven Web Services remain the property of Seven Web Services and may only be commercially reproduced or resold with the permission of Seven Web Services.

Where applications or sites are developed on servers not recommended by Seven Web Services, the client is expected to provide information, software and support relating to the server to assist with the correct development of the application. Any assistance or work required from Seven Web Services for external hosting will incur additional charges.

Where a large application is to be developed, the client is responsible for providing a testing environment as similar as possible to the final production environment.

When a project has been delivered and approved, the client will have a three month grace period where Seven Web Services will address any reported system errors or bugs free of charge. After this grace period any required maintenance will be billed at our standard hourly rates.

Agreeing to terms
If you do not agree to these Terms of Use or the privacy policy posted on the Website, please do not use this Website or any services offered by Seven Web Services or this Website. We reserve the right to make changes to these terms at any time. Please check back from time to time to ensure you are aware of any updates or changes. Your use of our Website indicates acceptance of all terms.