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Terms of Service

Last updated: 8 September 2026

Template notice. These terms are a starting point that reflects the services described on this site. Replace every [BRACKETED] value and have a lawyer adapt them to your jurisdiction and insurance position before you rely on them.

1. Who these terms are between

These terms are between [REGISTERED BUSINESS NAME] ("Mr. Comet", "we") of [REGISTERED ADDRESS], company/registration number [NUMBER], and the business or person who engages us ("you", "the client"). They apply to every quote, order and service we provide unless we agree something different in a signed statement of work.

2. The services

Website design and build: quoted per project in a written proposal or statement of work.
Hosting, maintenance and support: recurring services agreed with you separately from the base project fee, priced according to scope.
Add-ons: domain registration, business email, SEO, analytics and marketing, as set out in your plan or a separate quote.

Figures we publish for uptime, response times, backups and retention are service targets and commitments, not guarantees of past or future performance. Section 9 sets out what happens if we fall short.

3. Quotes, orders and start date

A quote is valid for [30] days. Work begins once you have accepted the quote in writing and paid any deposit stated in it. We will agree a schedule with you; timelines assume you provide content, feedback and approvals within the times we ask for.

4. Fees and payment

Project fees: [50]% on acceptance, the balance on launch, unless the statement of work says otherwise.
Recurring plans: billed [monthly / annually] in advance. Prices are in [USD] and exclude any sales tax or VAT, which we add where required.
Third-party costs we pass through at cost: domain fees, premium plugins, stock assets, paid ad spend.
Invoices are due within [14] days. We may charge interest of [statutory rate / X%] on late amounts and may pause services on accounts more than [30] days overdue after notice.

5. Your responsibilities

Provide accurate information and the content, assets and access we need to do the work.
Confirm you own, or are licensed to use, everything you give us (text, images, logos, fonts, data) and that it does not infringe anyone's rights or break the law.
Review and approve work within the agreed time. Approved work is deemed accepted.
Keep your own copies of credentials and content you provide.

6. Changes

Requests outside the agreed scope are quoted separately before we carry them out. Recurring plans include the edit allowance stated for that plan; additional work is billed at [our standard hourly rate].

7. Intellectual property

Your content: you keep all rights in the content, branding and data you supply.
Your finished website: on full payment, we assign to you the rights in the bespoke design and page code we create specifically for your project, so you can use, host and modify it freely.
Our tools: we keep ownership of our reusable frameworks, components, libraries and know-how, and grant you a perpetual, non-exclusive licence to use them as part of your site.
Third-party components: open-source and licensed components remain under their own licences, which we will tell you about on request.
Your domain: is registered in your name and remains yours. We will provide transfer codes on request, subject to your account being up to date.
Portfolio: unless you ask us not to, we may show your finished site and name it as our work.

8. Hosting, acceptable use and third-party services

Hosting, email and domain services depend on our upstream providers, and your use of them is also subject to their acceptable-use policies. You agree not to use the services to host unlawful, infringing or malicious content, to send spam, or to place undue load on shared infrastructure. We may suspend a site that puts other customers or the platform at risk, and will tell you why as soon as we can.

9. Service levels and remedies

We aim for [99.9]% monthly uptime for hosting, excluding scheduled maintenance (notified in advance) and events outside our reasonable control. If monthly uptime for your site falls below the target because of a fault on our side, your remedy is a pro-rata credit of [X]% of that month's hosting fee per [1]% below target, up to [100]% of the month's hosting fee. Credits are your sole remedy for missed service levels.

10. Warranties and disclaimers

We will provide the services with reasonable skill and care. Except as expressly stated, the services are provided "as is" and we disclaim all other warranties to the fullest extent the law allows. We do not warrant that the services will be uninterrupted or error-free, or that any particular search-ranking, traffic or revenue outcome will be achieved. Nothing in these terms excludes liability that cannot be excluded by law, including for death or personal injury caused by negligence or for fraud.

11. Limitation of liability

Subject to section 10, our total liability to you arising out of or in connection with the services in any [12]-month period is limited to the fees you paid us for the services in that period. We are not liable for loss of profit, revenue, goodwill, data or anticipated savings, or for indirect or consequential loss.

12. Indemnity

You will indemnify us against claims, losses and reasonable costs arising from content or instructions you provide, from your breach of section 5, or from your use of the services in breach of these terms.

13. Data protection

Our handling of personal data is described in our Privacy Policy. Where we process personal data on your behalf (for example data held in a site or system we host for you), we do so as your processor: only on your documented instructions, with appropriate security, using sub-processors listed in the Privacy Policy, and we assist you with data-subject requests and breach notification. A separate signed Data Processing Agreement is available on request and, if signed, takes precedence on data-processing matters.

14. Term, termination and offboarding

Recurring plans continue until cancelled by either party on [30] days' written notice, effective at the end of the current billing period.
Either party may terminate for material breach not remedied within [14] days of written notice, or on the other's insolvency.
On termination we will, for [30] days and on payment of any sums due, provide an export of your site files, database and content and reasonable help to migrate. After that period we may delete data held only for your benefit.

15. General

We may update these terms; we will post changes here and, for recurring clients, give at least [30] days' notice of material changes. If a clause is unenforceable the rest stands. Neither party is liable for delays caused by events beyond its reasonable control. These terms are the entire agreement on their subject matter and replace earlier discussions.

16. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of [JURISDICTION], and the courts of [JURISDICTION] have exclusive jurisdiction, without affecting any mandatory consumer-protection rights you have where you live.

17. Contact

[REGISTERED BUSINESS NAME]
[FULL REGISTERED ADDRESS]
mr.cometwebsites@gmail.com