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Terms and Conditions
Terms governing professional services provided by Se7entech Corporation.
1. Agreement and contractual documents
These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) apply to professional services provided by SE7ENTECH CORPORATION (“Se7entech,” “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) to the person or organization purchasing those services (“Client,” “you” or “your”).
A signed proposal, statement of work, order, invoice, service agreement or other written document accepted by both parties is referred to as a “Service Agreement.” If a Service Agreement conflicts with these Terms, the Service Agreement controls for that specific project.
By signing a Service Agreement, approving work in writing or purchasing services, the Client acknowledges that it has read and accepted these Terms.
2. Services
Se7entech will provide the products or services described in the applicable Service Agreement in a professional manner and within a reasonable schedule. Services may include website design and development, software development, digital marketing, graphic design, hosting coordination, maintenance or related consulting.
Dates are estimates unless the Service Agreement expressly identifies a deadline as guaranteed. Se7entech will communicate material delays, unavailable products or necessary changes and may propose a reasonably comparable alternative when an agreed product or third-party service is unavailable.
3. Client responsibilities
The Client will:
- Provide accurate information, content, approvals, credentials, access and other resources reasonably required for the work.
- Respond to requests and review submissions within three business days unless another period is agreed in writing.
- Ensure that materials supplied to Se7entech may legally be used, copied and published.
- Attend scheduled meetings or provide reasonable notice when rescheduling is necessary.
- Pay invoices according to the Service Agreement.
Client delays may extend the delivery schedule. If a delay creates additional work or reserved time is lost, Se7entech may submit a written change order or rescheduling fee before continuing.
4. Fees, invoices and payment
Fees, deposits, milestones and payment dates will be stated in the Service Agreement. Unless otherwise stated, deposits are applied to project work and are non-refundable once work has begun.
Se7entech may pause services when an invoice is overdue after providing notice. Overdue balances may incur a fee of up to 5% per month only where permitted by law and expressly stated in the Service Agreement. The Client remains responsible for undisputed amounts while the parties work in good faith to resolve a billing question.
5. Changes, revisions and scope
The project price covers only the scope and revision rounds listed in the Service Agreement. Requests that add pages, features, integrations, campaigns, content or revision rounds may require a written change order, additional fee and revised schedule.
The Client should communicate changes promptly. Significant changes requested close to a delivery date may require at least two weeks or another reasonable period to implement.
6. Third-party products and services
Domains, hosting, advertising platforms, payment processors, social networks, software libraries and other third-party services are governed by their own terms and availability. Unless expressly included, their fees are the Client's responsibility.
Se7entech is not responsible for an outage, policy change, account suspension, security incident or service interruption caused by a third party, but will provide reasonable assistance when that assistance is included in the Service Agreement.
7. Intellectual property
Until all project invoices are paid, Se7entech retains ownership of deliverables created specifically for the Client. After full payment, the Client receives the ownership or license rights described in the Service Agreement.
Se7entech retains ownership of pre-existing methods, reusable code, tools, templates, know-how and internal processes. Third-party assets remain subject to their original licenses. If a project ends before full payment, the Client may not use unfinished or unpaid deliverables without written permission.
8. Confidentiality
Each party will use reasonable care to protect confidential business, technical and customer information received from the other party and will use it only to perform or receive the contracted services. This obligation does not apply to information that is public through no breach, independently developed, already lawfully known or required to be disclosed by law.
9. Portfolio use
Unless the Service Agreement states otherwise or the Client requests confidentiality in writing, Se7entech may identify the Client and display publicly released work in its portfolio and marketing materials. Confidential information and unpublished credentials will not be displayed.
10. Warranties and Client approval
Se7entech warrants that it will perform its services with reasonable professional care. The Client is responsible for reviewing and approving content, claims, prices, legal notices and functionality before publication.
Except for warranties expressly written in a Service Agreement, services and deliverables are provided without additional express or implied warranties to the fullest extent permitted by law. Se7entech does not guarantee a specific search ranking, advertising result, revenue level or uninterrupted operation of third-party platforms.
11. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, neither party will be liable to the other for indirect, incidental, special, exemplary or consequential damages, including lost profits or lost data, arising from the services.
Se7entech's total liability arising from a specific Service Agreement will not exceed the amount paid to Se7entech under that Service Agreement during the six months preceding the event giving rise to the claim. This limitation does not apply where liability cannot legally be limited.
12. Suspension and termination
Either party may terminate a Service Agreement if the other party materially breaches it and does not correct the breach within 30 days after written notice. Se7entech may suspend work sooner when necessary to protect systems, accounts or data, or when payment remains overdue after notice.
If the Client terminates without cause, the Client will pay for work completed, committed third-party costs and any termination charge expressly stated in the Service Agreement. The original PDF included a charge equal to 50% of the remaining contract value; that charge applies only when it is clearly included in the signed Service Agreement and enforceable under applicable law.
Upon termination, each party will return or securely dispose of the other's confidential information when reasonably requested. Provisions concerning payment, intellectual property, confidentiality, liability and dispute resolution survive termination.
13. Dispute resolution and governing law
The parties will first attempt to resolve a dispute through direct good-faith negotiation. If it remains unresolved, either party may request mediation before filing a lawsuit. Unless the Service Agreement states otherwise, these Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to conflict-of-law rules, and legal proceedings will be brought in a court with proper jurisdiction in Illinois.
Nothing in this section prevents either party from seeking urgent injunctive relief or using a lawful small-claims procedure.
14. No unauthorized transfer or subcontracting by Client
The Client may not assign a Service Agreement or transfer unpaid deliverables without Se7entech's written consent. The original PDF contained a broad exclusivity clause restricting similar third-party services. In this web draft, exclusivity applies only when a signed Service Agreement defines the exclusive service, duration and consequences.
15. Modifications
Changes to a signed Service Agreement must be approved in writing by both parties. Se7entech may update these public Terms for future work by posting a new effective date. An update does not retroactively change an existing signed Service Agreement unless both parties agree in writing.
16. General provisions
If any provision is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect. A failure to enforce a provision once is not a waiver of the right to enforce it later. Headings are for convenience only. Electronic signatures and written electronic approvals may be used when accepted by both parties and permitted by applicable law.
17. Contact
Questions or requests for a copy of these Terms may be sent to:
SE7ENTECH CORPORATION
Bensenville, Illinois
[email protected]
+1 773-666-2021