Terms & Conditions

APPLICABILITY
The following terms of service apply to DW Web Designs and DWWebDesigns.com.

ACCEPTANCE
Placing an order with DW Web Designs will be regarded as acceptance of these Terms and Conditions and agreement by you, hereafter known as the Client, to familiarize yourself with these terms and abide by them should you choose to use the services to which such terms apply. Orders may initially be placed by e-mail or phone, but must be confirmed in writing and will include a signed copy of these Terms and Conditions, as well as an initial deposit before work is begun.

REFUSAL OF SERVICE
We reserve the right to refuse, cancel, or suspend service at our sole discretion.

PAYPAL TRANSACTION FEES
Clients making deposits or payments via PayPal will incur an additional fee of 2.9% of their payment. This is a set Transaction Fee applied by PayPal to all payments received electronically by DWWebDesigns and it is the responsibility of the Client to pay this should they choose to make payments in this manner.

CONTENT
Web page design pricing assumes that all text is provided by the Client in electronic format (.txt, .doc, .wpd, and .pdf) on floppy, CD, e-mail, or retrievable ftp. Text on typed pages is acceptable but will be subject to an additional charge for typing at the rate of $60 per hour in 15-minute increments.

All graphics are to be of high quality and photos should be Web-Ready, available in standard formats including .jpeg, .gif, , .png, .bmp, or .tiff. Photos or graphics which require editing are subject to additional charges at the hourly rate of $60 charged in 15-minute increments. Photos and/or graphics are to be delivered via email attachment or may be submitted by CD.

COPYRIGHT
Client will guarantee that any elements of text, graphics, photos, designs, trademarks, or other artwork furnished to DW Web Designs are owned by the Client, or that the Client has permission from the rightful owner to use each of these elements online.

ACCESSING FILES
DW Web Designs will require authorization to access files on storage servers. Access will be required to update, change, replace or otherwise modify existing web pages and will include ftp address, username and password information. Client will need to provide such information for work on all existing sites.

LINK & PORTFOLIO
DW Web Designs will place a link from the Client's site to DWWebDesigns.com and list the client in the Portfolio of DW Web Designs. This can benefit the Client by drawing potential customers to the Client's site.

DOMAIN REGISTRATION & SITE HOSTING
With the purchase of a Design Package for new sites, DW Web Designs will include 1 year of site hosting and 1 year of domain registration of an available .com, .net or .org name of the Client's choice through iPowerWeb.com or another web host selected by DW Web Designs. The domain name will be registered with the Client as owner. DW Web Designs will automatically renew the domain and hosting at the end of 1 year and the client will be billed the current annual rate of $125.

For clients who have already procured their domain name and hosting prior to working with DW Web Designs – such as those purchasing site remodeling services – renewal of the domain name and hosting will remain the responsibility of the client.

PRIVACY POLICY
DW Web Designs insures that all personal information being voluntarily submitted to us in the processing of your order (to be used for record and billing purposes, etc.), inclusive, but not limited to, credit card and other personal information, will be kept strictly confidential and used "solely" by DW Web Designs and its authorized representatives for the strict purpose for which it was intended, and for the benefit of the Client. We agree not to share, rent, sell or release this information to any individual, entity or third party, for any reason, without the specific written consent of the Client, with exception as required by Law, Regulation or Governmental Authority.