Terms of service.Read once. Mean it.

These terms are between MD Business Link LLC ("we", "us", the "Developer"), a Maryland limited liability company, and you ("Client") · the individual or legal entity engaging us for services described on /services or in a separate proposal we have sent you.

By paying a deposit, signing a written proposal, or instructing us to begin work, you agree to these terms.

We will perform the services described in the relevant tier (see /pricing) or in a written proposal you accept. Anything outside the described scope · additional pages, custom integrations, additional revision rounds · is treated as additional work and billed separately under Section 7.

Unless a written proposal states otherwise:

• 50% deposit is due before any work begins. Work does not start until the deposit clears.
• 50% balance is due upon final approval and before launch. The website is launched on your live domain, and ownership transferred under Section 6, only after the final payment clears.
• Late payments on any invoice past 14 days may incur a 1.5% monthly service charge on the outstanding balance and may pause active work until cleared.
• You agree not to initiate a chargeback or payment dispute for work performed in good faith under this agreement. Refund procedures are described in our refund policy.

You agree to:

• Provide content, brand assets, logins, and approvals within reasonable timeframes. Delays in your content or approvals may push the launch date.
• Consolidate revision feedback so we can act on it efficiently in the rounds included with your tier.
• Represent and warrant that you own or have the right to use all content, images, text, logos, trademarks, and other materials you provide, and that those materials do not infringe the rights of any third party or violate any law.

Tier 1 and Tier 2 include two (2) rounds of design revisions. Tier 3 includes unlimited revisions within agreed scope. Revisions requested after the included rounds, or that change the agreed scope, design direction, or page count, are additional work billed under Section 7. We will always quote you for additional work before performing it.

Until we have received the full project fee, all work product, designs, code, and files remain our sole property. Upon receipt of the full project fee, we assign to you ownership of the final, delivered website design and the custom content created specifically for you, except for the items described below.

We retain ownership of any pre-existing tools, code libraries, techniques, and know-how we used to create your deliverables. You receive a perpetual, royalty-free license to use those elements as embedded in your delivered website. Third-party fonts, stock imagery, and licensed components remain governed by their own licenses.

Work outside the agreed scope · additional pages, integrations, ongoing edits beyond included revision rounds · is quoted separately and billed at our standard hourly rate, or as a fixed-fee mini-engagement. Either way, you'll have the price in writing before we start.

We warrant that we will perform the services with reasonable skill and care, consistent with industry standards. Except as expressly stated above, the website is provided "AS IS". We disclaim all other warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

We are not liable for loss of access caused by you, your hosting choices made against our advice, third-party platform outages (e.g., Vercel, Resend, Google), or modifications to the site made by anyone other than us.

Our aggregate liability under this agreement is limited to the amount you paid us for the specific services giving rise to the claim. We are not liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages.

Either party may terminate this agreement at any time with written notice. If you terminate before design blueprint approval, you are entitled to a full refund of your deposit as described in the refund policy. If you terminate after blueprint approval, the deposit is non-refundable and you remain liable for any work performed up to the date of termination.

This agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Maryland, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. The parties consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Maryland for any matter not resolved through the dispute resolution procedure below.

The parties will first attempt to resolve any dispute informally and in good faith by direct discussion for at least 30 days before pursuing formal legal action. If informal resolution fails, disputes will be heard in the state or federal courts located in Maryland.

Questions about these terms? Email info@mdbusinesslink.com.