Terms & Conditions.
Last updated: July 2026
These terms apply to website design services and website hosting provided by Arthur Beadell, trading as ABStudio ("we", "us", "our"), to any client ("you", "the client"). By engaging our services, you agree to these terms.
1. Services
We provide website design, development, and (where agreed) ongoing hosting services. The specific scope, deliverables, and pricing for any project will be agreed directly with you before work begins, whether by email, written quote, or informal agreement.
2. Quotes and payment
-Any price given is specific to the agreed scope of work. Changes to scope may affect the price and will be confirmed in writing before additional work begins.
- Unless a different arrangement is agreed in writing for a specific project, payment is due as follows: [50%] deposit before work begins, with the balance due on completion, before final files or site access are handed over.
- For ongoing hosting arrangements, fees are billed on the agreed recurring basis (e.g. monthly), and continued hosting is conditional on payment being kept up to date.
- Late payment beyond [14 days] of an invoice due date may result in work being paused until payment is received.
3. Client responsibilities
You agree to provide, in a timely manner, any content, access, or information reasonably needed to complete the project (e.g. text, images, logos, account access). Delays in providing this may delay delivery, and do not extend any liability on our part for missed deadlines caused by that delay.
4. Intellectual property
- Upon full payment, you receive a licence to use the final design and content created specifically for your project, for the purpose of operating your website and associated brand materials.
- This licence excludes, and ownership is not transferred for: (a) any third-party assets, licensed templates, stock imagery, fonts, or code libraries used in its construction, which remain subject to their own licences; and (b) our underlying design methodology, reusable components, frameworks, or structural design patterns developed independently of your project, which we retain the right to reuse across other client work.
- We retain the right to display completed client work in our portfolio, unless you request otherwise in writing.
5. Hosting
Where we provide hosting:
- We will make reasonable efforts to keep your website online and accessible, but do not guarantee uninterrupted uptime.
- We are not liable for outages caused by third-party hosting infrastructure, domain registrars, or other services outside our direct control.
- If hosting fees are not paid, we reserve the right to suspend hosting after [7 days'] written notice.
- If a hosting arrangement ends for any reason, we will provide a copy of your website files and content, where technically reasonable to do so, within [14 days] of the end date, provided all outstanding fees have been paid.
6. Liability
- We aim to deliver accurate, functional websites, but we do not guarantee that any website will be error-free or uninterrupted at all times.
- To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any indirect or consequential loss (e.g. loss of business, loss of revenue) arising from use of, or inability to use, a website we've built or hosted.
- To the fullest extent permitted by law, our total liability arising from any project or hosting arrangement is limited to the total fees paid by you to us in the 12 months preceding the claim.
- Nothing in these terms limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud, or any other liability that cannot legally be excluded.
7. Cancellation
Either party may end a project or hosting arrangement by giving **[14 days']** written notice. Fees for work already completed, and any non-refundable costs already incurred on your behalf (e.g. third-party licences purchased for the project), remain payable.
8. Changes to these terms
These terms may be updated from time to time. Continued use of our services after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.
9. Contact
Questions about these terms can be sent to: hello.noviquo@gmail.com
10. Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales.