Terms of service.
1. Platform & Hosting
All websites are designed by DesignsbyRin and hosted on Squarespace. Clients are also bound by Squarespace’s own terms of service and privacy policy.
2. Design & Development
The design scope will be discussed and agreed upon before project begins. DesignsbyRin offers two website packages, Essential Site and Premium Site, with different. Additional revisions or work outside of the original package will incur an extra fee. This includes any additional Features or Add Ons requested by the client. In addition, Squarespace fees for emails campaigns, commerce, and processing payments will incur an extra fee. (see Section 4 & 5).
3. Ongoing Maintenance & Management
Ongoing website maintenance is available at a monthly or hourly fee, as needed. This includes updates, light edits, and general upkeep. As long as you are enrolled and current on payments, I will manage your website accordingly.
If you choose to discontinue service or if I choose to transfer the site back to you—full responsibility for website upkeep, edits, and security will be yours moving forward. A Squarespace username and password will be created for you to have admin capabilities and/or full transfer.
4. Revisions & Hourly Work
Design revisions, content updates, and any other service requests made after project completion or outside of a maintenance agreement are billed at an hourly rate. Larger changes, re-designs, new features, add ons, additional website pages and new requirements will need a new scope of work and quote.
My current hourly rate is $75 per hour, billed in 30-minute increments.
This rate is subject to review and may change year over year.
You will be notified in advance of any rate changes.
5. Squarespace Fees
DesignsbyRin website packages include creative development only. Email campaigns, Ecommerce / ach payment processing, memberships, bookings, donations, etc. are an additional monthly cost between Squarespace and client and will automatically charge card on file if features are requested.
6. Payment Terms
All invoices must be paid in full before a site goes live or services are rendered. Payment must be made in the form of business or personal check. Ongoing service or maintenance fees must be paid on time to avoid disruption. Clients card on file must be able to incur Squarespace monthly fees (if applicable) and annual hosting fee. Late or missed payments may result in paused services or additional late fees.
7. Cancellation & Handoff
You may cancel ongoing maintenance at any time with written email notice. No refunds will be provided.
If I discontinue management services, I will transfer administrative access to you and provide instructions to take over your Squarespace site. I am not responsible for issues or payments that arise after the handoff. You may also have access to your website while site is ran through DesignsbyRin through Squarespace admin capabilities once a username and password is created.
8. Intellectual Property
Once full payment has been received, the final website and content are yours to use. I retain the right to display the project in my portfolio and on social media accounts, unless requested otherwise.
9. Limitation of Liability
I am not responsible for Squarespace outages, third-party plugin issues, client error, or cyber incidents outside my control.
10. Modifications to Terms
These Terms may be updated at any time. Clients will be notified of major changes.
11. Domain Name
Client must purchase a new domain through GoDaddy or Squarespace or provide their already purchased domain name information to me to transfer name server to Squarespace. Clients must use their own business or personal credit card (which will be on file within Squarespace) for automatic annual hosting payment. This is a transaction between Squarespace and client.