Web Design Services Agreement

A customizable, easy-to-use, and easy-to-understand contract template for brand and web designers.

When someone hires you for a 1:1 design project, it’s important that you and your client are on the same page about roles, responsibilities, expectations, timelines, payment, and more. This contract template breaks everything down in easy-to-understand language, protecting you, informing your client, and increasing your creative control.

Quick Details

What it is: A 1:1 services agreement for brand and web designers.

Who it’s for: Designers who work with clients in a 1:1 capacity. 

When you need it: Whenever someone hires you to create web designs for them or their brand.

Why you need it: Creative projects can get messy—your 1:1 services agreement acts as the foundation for your professional relationship and sets the tone for your project moving forward. Most importantly, it’s a legally-binding agreement that can help protect you, your money, and your work should anything go awry.

Includes the following essential clauses: 

• General Purpose
• Services
• Schedule
• Web Designer Responsibilities
• Client Responsibilities
• Creative Control
• Fees + Expenses
• File Storage
• Limitation of Liability
• Maximum Damages
• Intellectual Property Rights
• Copyright Ownership
• Site Credit
• Confidentiality
• Term + Termination
• Notice
• Amendments
• Independent Contractor Status
• Binding Arbitration
• Choice of Law
• Counterparts
• Severability
• No Waiver
• Force Majeure
• Transfer + Assignment
• Headings for Convenience 
• Entire Agreement + All Rights Reserved
• Statement of Work covering:
• Project Scope
• Client Deliverables
• Designer Deliverables
• Schedule
• Deadlines
• Office Hours
• Communication
• Investment
• Payments
• Refunds
• Cancellations
• Edits + Revisions