theMediaWorx (PRODUCTION)
Privacy Policy and Term and Conditions
1. Authorization. The Client is engaging theMediaWorx Web Design agency (hereinafter referred to as "theMediaWorx"), as an independent contractor for the specific purpose of
designing a web site (hereinafter referred to as "Web Design Project") to be
published on the Client's account on an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer
(hereinafter refer to as "Hosting Service") or to be hosted by theMediaworx
agency for monthly maintanance fee. If Client's personal hosting service is used for
hosting services the Client hereby authorizes theMediaWorx to access this account,
and authorizes the Hosting Service to provide theMediaWoorx and its employee,
theMediaWorx representative, with "full access" to the Client's account, and any
other programs needed for this Web Design Project that are included as part of the
Client's service agreement/level.
2. Development. This Web Design Project will be developed to no specific standard
nor does it conform to any particular www requirement. The Client has viewed
theMediaWorx Web Design Websites prior to signing this document.
• Browser Compatibility - Designing a web site to fully work in multiple
browsers (and browser versions) can require considerable, extra effort.
It could also involve creating multiple versions of code/pages.
theMediaWorx warantees that the web site we design for you has been
tested and will work in:
▪ Microsoft® Internet Explorer
▪ Mozilla Firefox (Win)
▪ Google Chrome
▪ Safari
While theMediaWorx will make reasonable efforts to design a fully-functional
web site, theMediaWorx agency's warrantee does not cover AOL, text-based
browsers, e-commerce components, linked pages from 3rd parties, webcams,
speed of page loading or requested special effects that we have advise you
against.
3. Assignment of Web Design Project. theMediaWorx reserves the right, and you
hereby agree, to assign subcontractors to this Web Design Project to insure that the
terms of this agreement are met as well as on-time completion.
4. Copyrights and Trademarks. The Client unconditionally guarantees that any
elements of text, graphics, photos, designs, trademarks, or other artwork furnished
to theMediaWorx representative and/or theMediaWorx for inclusion in the Web
Design Project are owned by the Client, or that the Client has permission from the
rightful owner to use each of these elements, and will hold harmless, protect,
indemnify and defend theMediaWorx representative and theMediaWorx and its
subcontractors from any liability (including attorney’s fees and court costs),
including any claim or suit, threatened or actual, arising from the use of such
elements furnished by the Client.
5. Web Site Maintenance. This agreement allows theMediaWorx access for minor
web site maintenance to pages. For any minor or major changes the Client will pay
maintanance fee if no long term maintnanace service is puchased from
theMediaWorx agency. If the maintanance plan is purchased the minor changes will
be covered (this does not include replacing nearly all the text from a page with new
text, major page reconstruction, new pages, guestbooks, discussion webs,
navigation structure changes, attempted updates by Client repairs) and for any
other major changes the maintenance will be provided to the client at our standard
professional rate of compensation or per service fee (upon verbal agreement).
6. Completion Date. theMediaWorx and the Client must work together to complete
the Web Design Project in a timely manner. We agree to work expeditiously to
complete the Web Design Project after Client has submitted all necessary materials.
If the Client does not supply theMediaWorx with complete text and graphics content
for this Web Design Project within 45 days of the effective date this agreement, the
entire deposit amount of the agreement may be retained by theMediaWorx as
liquidated damages and the contract shall become null and void, at theMediaWorx
agency's option. After signing this agreement the deposit amount is not refundable,
unless decided by theMediaWorx agency.
7. Project Delivery. The final web site design project will be published to the Client's
hosting service or theMediaWorx agency's hosting service upon receipt of final
payment or delivered via CD upon the receipt of full payment. The Client
understands that theMediaWorx itself does not provide any hosting services, but
may suggest one. Hosting services may require a theMediaWorx to electronically
pay the annual payment for hosting. The Client agrees to reimberse theMediaWorx
the full cost of the separate contract with the hosting service of theMediaWorx's
choice. theMediaWorx will provide necessary passwords and user names required to
access the website. theMediaWorx is not responsible for providing any special
security measures relating to the Client's hosted space. The Client will be solely
responsible for any and all hosting service charges. The Client may provide their
own servers or alternate hosting service. The client is responsible for any and all
charges related to such changes.
• Publishing: 1) theMediaWorx makes no claims of suitabilty or
correctness to any standard of publishing or Internet Standard.
theMediaWorx may charge at its current hourly rate or employ subcontractors
for the effort involved to resolve whatever problems may
arise related to problems arising from any damage to the website
content. theMediaWorx does not warranty that the website is immune to
3rd party damages, hacking, presence of virus, spyware, etc. and is not
responsible in any way for it's presence or removal.
• Publishing/Work-In-Progress: theMediaWorx may at it's sole
descretion publish the in-progress Website Design Project in other than
it's final form to allow the Client the benefit/partial use of the Project.
This courtesy does not in any way alter the terms of payment or other
terms of this agreement.
• CD: The Client assumes all responsibility for the use and functionality of
the Web Design Project.
8. Electronic Commerce Laws. The Client agrees that the Client is solely responsible
for complying with any laws, taxes, and tariffs applicable in any way to the Web
Design Project or any other services contemplated herein, and will hold harmless,
protect, and defend theMediaWorx representative and theMediaWorx and its
subcontractors from any claim, suit, penalty, tax, fine, penalty, or tariff arising from
the Client's exercise of Internet electronic commerce and/or any failure to comply
with any such laws, taxes, and tariffs.
9. Web Design Project Copyright. Copyright to the finished web design site
produced by theMediaWorx will be owned by theMediaWorx representative and/or
theMediaWorx. The Client will be assigned rights to use the Web Design Project as a
web site, once final payment under this agreement and any additional charges
incurred have been paid. Rights to photos, graphics, source code, work-up files, and
computer programs are specifically not transferred to the Client, and remain the
property of their respective owners. theMediaWorx and its subcontractors retain the
right to display graphics and other Web design elements as examples of their work
in their respective portfolios. All Web Design Projects will contain a copyright/legal
statement with a link to theMediaWorx Web Design internet website.
10. Payments. Payments must be made promptly based on the terms of this Web Site
Design Project. theMediaWorx reserves the right to remove any Web Design Project
from viewing on the Internet until final payment is made. In case collection proves
necessary, the Client agrees to pay all fees (including all attorney’s fees and court
costs) incurred by that process. This agreement becomes effective only when signed
by theMediaWorx. Regardless of the place of signing of this agreement, the Client
agrees that for purposes of venue, this agreement was entered into in California,
and any dispute will be litigated or arbitrated in jurisdiction convenient to
theMediaWorx, and the Client hereby consents to the personal jurisdiction of the
California State Courts. Furthermore, the Client waives any right to or claim of
sovereign immunity. Adding of Meta Tags (Description and Keywords) and the
submission of the Web Design Project to Web search engines and updating (if paid
for) occur only after the full final payment is made. All payments will be made in
U.S. Dollars.
11. Legal Notice. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in here,
neither theMediaWorx nor any of its employees or agents, warrant that the
functions contained in the Web Design Project will be uninterrupted or error-free.
The entire risk as to the quality and performance of the Web Design Project is with
the Client. In no event will theMediaWorx representative and/or theMediaWorx be
liable to the Client or any third party for any damages, including, but not limited to,
service interruptions caused by Acts of God, the Hosting Service or any other
circumstances beyond our reasonable control, any lost profits, lost savings or other
incidental, consequential, punitive, or special damages arising out of the operation
of or inability to operate this Web Design Project, failure of any service provider, of
any telecommunications carrier, of the internet backbone, of any internet servers,
your or your site visitor's computer or internet software, even if theMediaWorx has
been advised of the possibility of such damages. theMediaWorx does not guarantee
page download speed, website bandwidth levels, presence of firewalls, security of
any type.
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