Payment protectionDetails
- Revisions within the package are free.
- If you do not respond within 3 days of delivery, the work is accepted automatically.
The money is reserved when you pay and released only once you accept the work.
Example result
Contract template: web design services agreement
Website Design Services Agreement
This Agreement is made on [DATE] between:
- Designer: Lena Park, trading as Park Studio Design, [BUSINESS ADDRESS], [EMAIL]; and
- Client: [CLIENT NAME / COMPANY], [ADDRESS], [EMAIL].
1. Services
1.1 The Designer will design and build a website of up to [NUMBER] pages as described in the Project Brief in Appendix A. 1.2 Work not listed in Appendix A, such as copywriting, photography or ongoing maintenance, is outside this Agreement and will be quoted separately.
2. Timeline
2.1 The project starts once the deposit and all content listed in Appendix A are received. 2.2 Estimated delivery: [NUMBER] weeks from the start date. Delays in Client feedback or content extend the timeline by the same period.
3. Fees and payment
3.1 Total fee: [AMOUNT AND CURRENCY]. 3.2 Payment schedule: 50% deposit on signing, 50% before the website goes live. 3.3 Invoices are due within [14] days. Late payments may pause work until settled.
4. Revisions
4.1 The fee includes two rounds of revisions at the design stage and one round after development. 4.2 Further revisions are charged at [HOURLY RATE] per hour.
5. Ownership
5.1 After full payment, the Client owns the final website design and content created for it. 5.2 The Designer may show the finished website in a portfolio unless the Client objects in writing. 5.3 Third-party fonts, plugins and stock images remain subject to their own licences.
6. Termination
6.1 Either party may end this Agreement with [7] days' written notice. 6.2 The Client pays for work completed up to the termination date; the deposit is non-refundable once design work has begun.
7. Liability
The Designer's total liability under this Agreement is limited to the fees paid by the Client.
Signatures: Designer ________ Date ______ / Client ________ Date ______
Review checklist before signing
- Appendix A lists every page and feature you agreed on by email.
- The deposit percentage and late-payment terms match how you actually work.
- The liability cap and termination terms are acceptable under the law of [COUNTRY/STATE]; a local lawyer can confirm this.
- Hosting and domain: decide who pays and add a clause if you manage them.
- Both parties' legal names are written exactly as registered.
This is a template to adapt to your business, not legal advice.
Client: Lena Park, a freelance web designer trading as Park Studio Design. Template for one-off website projects. Fields in [BRACKETS] are filled in for each new client.
The client and all details are made up.
About this service
When you let a client, brand or publisher use your photos, music, illustrations or footage, a licence spells out exactly what they may do and for how long, while you keep the copyright. We fill in the template with the works, the type of use (web, print, advertising, broadcast, merchandise), territory, term, exclusivity, credit line, fee or royalty, and what happens if the work is used beyond the licence. It suits photographers, composers, illustrators and video creators selling usage rights directly.
What is included
- What you getA filled-in licence agreement with the works, permitted uses, territory, term, exclusivity, credit and fee, as text and a .docx file, plus a checklist. It is a template, not legal advice: have a lawyer in your country check it before use.
- Permitted usesWeb, print, ads, broadcast, merch
- Territory and termWhere and how long
- Exclusive or notWhether you can license others
- Fee or royaltyFlat fee or a share of sales
- Credit and editsCredit line and allowed changes
How it works
- 1BriefYou describe the works and the use
- 2DraftingWe fill in the licence
- 3DeliveryYou get text, .docx and the checklist
What we need from you
You and the licensee, your countries, the works being licensed, how they will be used, where and for how long, whether it is exclusive, the fee or royalty and how you want to be credited.
We will ask you:
- What works are you licensing?
- How will the licensee use them?
- Exclusive or non-exclusive?
- What fee or royalty is agreed?
Compare packages
| Packages | BasicShort licence agreement$15 | StandardFull licence agreement$35 | PremiumDetailed licence agreement with notes$69 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadline | 1 day | 2 days | 3 days |
| Revisions | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Documents | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Length | up to 3 pages | up to 6 pages | up to 10 pages |
| Review checklist | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Clause notes | No | No | Yes |
| Order Basic | Order Standard | Order Premium |
Payment protection
You pay when you order, but the money is released only for accepted work.
- Fixed priceThe package price does not change after you pay.
- The money is reservedWhen you pay, the amount is only reserved. It is released to the service once you accept the work.
- Checked before deliveryEvery result goes through a quality check before it reaches you, and you see it on the order page before accepting it.
- Free revisionsAsk for changes within your brief as many times as the package allows.
- Acceptance after 3 daysIf within 3 days of delivery you neither accept the work nor ask for changes, it is accepted automatically. If you write in the order chat after delivery, the order waits; once we answer, we may start the 3 days again and will say so in the chat.
- Redo or a full refundIf the result does not match your brief and the revisions did not fix it, or the work takes more than twice its deadline, write in the order chat: we will redo the work or refund the payment in full.
Questions and answers
Is this legal advice?
No. It is a template for information. Copyright and licensing rules differ by country, so have an IP lawyer check it, especially for large or exclusive deals.
Is a licence the same as selling the copyright?
No. A licence lets someone use the work on agreed terms while you stay the owner. Transferring copyright needs a different document.
Does it cover music sync or stock sites?
Sync licences for film or ads are covered as a use type. Stock agencies have their own terms, so this template is for direct deals.