Terms & Conditions

Last reviewed: September 2026

1. Quotes, scope and payment

Each project is quoted according to the agreed scope. Unless stated otherwise, domain registration, hosting, SSL certificates, paid third-party services and substantial content or graphic-design work are separate from the website build price. A deposit may be required before work begins, with the balance due when the agreed work is substantially complete and ready for launch.

Quotes remain valid for the period stated on the quotation. Changes requested after approval of the scope may affect both price and completion date.

2. Client content and project timescales

The client is responsible for supplying accurate information and for having permission to use text, photographs, logos, trademarks and other material supplied for the website. Blade Web Designs can help shape rough notes, images and existing material into usable web content, but significant copywriting, image preparation or graphic-design work is additional project work unless it is specifically included in the quotation.

Completion dates depend partly on the timely supply of content, approvals and access details. Where little or no finished content is supplied, additional time must be allowed for content development. Delays caused by missing material, late feedback or third-party services may move the project schedule.

3. Approval and launch

Clients are responsible for reviewing proofs and checking names, prices, contact details, factual claims and other supplied content before launch. Errors introduced by Blade Web Designs will be corrected without charge. Changes to client-supplied information or requests outside the agreed scope may be chargeable.

4. Search engines

Blade Web Designs builds websites with search-friendly structure, titles, headings, metadata and technical indexing support where included in the project. Search engines decide whether, when and where a website appears. No particular ranking, position, traffic level or indexing timescale can be guaranteed.

5. Hosting, domains, SSL and third-party services

Hosting, domain names, SSL certificates, email and other third-party services depend on external providers. Blade Web Designs will take reasonable care when configuring and administering services supplied through it, but cannot guarantee uninterrupted availability of third-party networks, servers, registries, certificate authorities or email systems.

Renewal fees must be paid by the due date. Where a third-party service expires or attracts restoration, redemption or late-payment charges because payment was not received in time, those additional costs are payable by the client before restoration can be completed.

6. Website maintenance and fair usage

Where maintenance is included, it covers reasonable minor updates to existing content within the current structure and functionality of the website, such as text amendments, replacement images, and updates to existing news or blog content.

Maintenance does not include unlimited redesign or development work. New pages, structural changes, new functionality, integrations, ecommerce, bulk content uploads, major copywriting, substantial image or graphic work and similar development are outside routine maintenance unless specifically agreed.

Work outside the regular maintenance scope is charged at €80 per hour or part thereof , unless another price is agreed in advance.

All maintenance is subject to fair usage. Where the frequency, volume or complexity of requests becomes excessive or risks affecting service to other clients, Blade Web Designs may quote an additional charge or group non-urgent work into a scheduled revision period. Clients are encouraged to submit routine non-urgent changes in sensible batches where practical.

7. Ecommerce and specialist systems

Blade Web Designs primarily specialises in brochure and service-business websites. Ecommerce, databases, custom applications and other specialist systems are separate project types and are quoted independently. Ongoing product, stock, price, tax, shipping or catalogue administration is not included in standard website maintenance unless expressly agreed.

8. Intellectual property

The client warrants that material supplied to Blade Web Designs may lawfully be used. On full payment, the client may use the completed website for its intended business purpose. Third-party software, fonts, stock assets, libraries and services remain subject to their own licences. Blade Web Designs retains ownership of its pre-existing tools, methods, reusable code and know-how.

9. Backups, security and liability

Reasonable care is taken in building and maintaining websites, but no internet service can be guaranteed to be permanently available or immune from failure, attack or third-party disruption. Clients should keep copies of important business data and should not rely on a public website as the sole copy of critical information.

To the extent permitted by law, Blade Web Designs is not liable for indirect or consequential loss arising from third-party outages, search-engine changes, client-supplied content, unauthorised modification, expired third-party services, or circumstances outside its reasonable control.

10. Suspension and termination

Blade Web Designs may pause work or suspend services where invoices remain overdue, where required information or cooperation is not provided, or where use of the service is unlawful or creates a security risk. Ending a maintenance arrangement does not cancel charges already due for completed work or third-party services already purchased.

11. General

These terms are intended to be read alongside the relevant quotation, invoice or written agreement for the project. Where a specific written agreement conflicts with these general terms, the specific agreement takes priority for that item.

Questions about these terms can be sent to admin@bladewebdesigns.com .