Terms of Service - Murphy Website Design

Effective Date: March 10, 2026

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your purchase and use of website development, deployment, and maintenance services from Murphy Website Design (“Company,” “we,” “us,” “our”). By ordering services, paying an invoice, or using our services, you agree to these Terms. Consult an attorney.

1) Definitions

  • “Client,” “you,” “your” means the individual or business purchasing services.
  • “Services” means website development, deployment, maintenance, and related support as described in an order form, invoice, or written proposal.
  • “Maintenance Plan” means the recurring maintenance subscription (if purchased).
  • “Domain Services” means domain registration/renewal, DNS configuration, and domain administration performed on your behalf (if purchased).

2) Services and scope

A. Website build and deployment

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, we will:

  • Build and deploy a small-business website consistent with the scope described in your order/proposal.
  • Deploy the website using our standard infrastructure and tools (which may include Cloudflare Pages and related Cloudflare services).

B. Maintenance Plan

If you purchase a Maintenance Plan, it typically includes:

  • Routine maintenance activities relevant to the deployed website and its configuration
  • Security-related upkeep and basic troubleshooting
  • Minor content edits as described in the Scope Limits section

C. Scope limits and change requests

To avoid misunderstandings, the following are not included unless explicitly agreed in writing:

  • New pages or major redesign work beyond the agreed scope
  • New features or custom functionality (for example, e-commerce, membership systems, complex booking systems, custom integrations)
  • Copywriting, branding, SEO strategy, advertising, or marketing-analytics setup

We will quote additional work separately, or perform it at an agreed hourly rate if applicable.

3) Client responsibilities

You agree to:

  • Provide accurate and timely content, approvals, and required information (including domain registrant data if applicable)
  • Ensure you have rights to any content you provide (logos, photos, text, trademarks)
  • Use the website and services in compliance with applicable law

4) Domain Services and domain registration options

A. Option 1 - Client registers the domain

You purchase and control the domain registration directly with a registrar of your choice. You provide us the access needed to configure DNS and connect the domain to your website.

B. Option 2 - Company registers/renews the domain in Client’s name

If you request Domain Services where we register or renew a domain in your name, you authorize us to:

  • Collect the registrant contact information required for domain registration/renewal (commonly your name, postal address, email, and phone number); and
  • Submit or transmit that information to the domain registrar and related providers as necessary to register/renew and manage the domain.

You represent that the registrant information you provide is accurate and will be kept up to date.

Domain privacy/proxy services: If available for your domain/registrar, you may request registrar privacy/proxy features. Availability and effect of such features vary by registrar, TLD, and law/policy.

5) Fees, billing, and renewals

A. Fees

Fees are as stated in your proposal, invoice, or order form.

  • Setup fee: $300 due before work begins (unless otherwise stated)
  • Maintenance Plan: $120 per Quarter (every 3 months), billed in advance and automatically renewing unless cancelled
  • Domain fees: domain registration/renewal fees may be billed annually (or as incurred) and may be pass-through plus an administrative fee if stated on your invoice

B. Automatic renewal and cancellation

  • Maintenance Plans renew automatically each billing period unless you cancel in writing at least 30 days before the next renewal date.
  • If you cancel, Services continue through the end of the paid period unless otherwise stated.
  • Domain renewals: if we manage renewals, you authorize us to renew unless you instruct us not to, subject to payment status and registrar rules.

Refunds

Unless required by law or explicitly agreed in writing, setup fees are non-refundable once work begins. Subscription fees are generally non-refundable once a billing period begins.

C. Late payments

If payment is overdue, we may pause work, suspend maintenance activities, or (in extreme cases) suspend deployments until the account is current. We are not responsible for issues that arise during a suspension caused by non-payment.

6) Payment card data and PCI-related disclosures

A. Payment processing

Payments are processed by a third-party payment processor (for example, Stripe). When you pay by card, your card information is collected and processed by the payment processor using a secure payment flow.

B. Our handling of card data

We do not intentionally store full card numbers or card security codes (CVV/CVC) on our systems. We may access or receive limited payment information (such as transaction confirmations, invoices/receipts, and limited card metadata like last four digits) from the payment processor.

C. Payment disputes and chargebacks

If your payment is disputed or charged back, you agree to provide reasonable cooperation and information needed to resolve the dispute.

7) Hosting, third-party services, and availability

Our Services may rely on third-party providers (hosting, security, DNS, domain registrars, payment processors, email providers). Their service interruptions, policy changes, or outages may affect availability. We do not guarantee uninterrupted availability or that the Services will be error-free.

8) Intellectual property

Unless otherwise agreed in writing:

  • Client Content remains owned by Client.
  • Upon full payment of the setup fee, Client receives a license to use the website deliverables for Client’s business purposes.
  • Company retains rights to its pre-existing tools, code, templates, and know-how. We may reuse general techniques and non-client- specific components.

9) Confidentiality

Each party agrees to use reasonable care to protect the other party’s non-public confidential information and to use it only for performing under these Terms, except as required by law.

10) Disclaimers

Services are provided “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE.” To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

11) Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law:

  • Company is not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages.
  • Company’s total liability for any claim related to the Services will not exceed the total fees paid by Client to Company in the [3 or 6] months preceding the event giving rise to the claim.

12) Indemnification

Client agrees to indemnify and hold Company harmless from claims arising out of Client Content, Client’s business practices, or Client’s unlawful use of the Services, including claims that Client Content infringes third-party rights.

13) Governing law and venue

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to conflicts of law rules. Venue for disputes will be in [COUNTY], Texas, unless otherwise required by law.

14) Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. We will post the updated version with a revised effective date. Material changes may be communicated to active clients via email or service notice.

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