Policy purpose
This policy explains ownership and permitted use of client content, custom deliverables, pre-existing materials, third-party assets, open-source components, credentials, confidential information, source files, and portfolio materials used in website projects.
The specific proposal, statement of work, license, or signed agreement controls if it contains more specific intellectual-property terms.
Client-provided content
Client content may include names, logos, trademarks, text, photographs, illustrations, videos, audio, product information, customer data, software, databases, documents, policies, and other materials supplied for the project.
The client retains ownership of client content or the rights granted by the applicable owner.
The client grants 1010 Carbon Court a limited, non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, adapt, display, transmit, and otherwise use client content only as reasonably necessary to evaluate, perform, test, deliver, maintain, or support the project.
Client authorization and warranties
The client represents that it has the authority to provide instructions and use the supplied content for the project.
The client is responsible for licenses, releases, permissions, privacy notices, consents, and regulatory approvals required for trademarks, copyrighted works, personal information, testimonials, photographs, customer data, and other materials.
The company may request proof of permission or decline content that reasonably appears unlawful, infringing, misleading, malicious, or unsafe.
Custom deliverables
Custom deliverables may include page layouts, theme customizations, content structures, style systems, custom code, graphics, configuration, documentation, or other work created specifically for the project.
Ownership or license rights in custom deliverables transfer only as stated in the project agreement and after required payment.
A transfer of rights in final deliverables does not transfer rights in pre-existing tools, reusable techniques, development methods, generic components, know-how, or third-party materials.
Pre-existing and reusable materials
The company may use pre-existing code, frameworks, utilities, templates, processes, design methods, component patterns, documentation, and know-how when appropriate.
Those materials remain owned by their original owner. The client receives only the rights reasonably necessary to use the final deliverable as stated in the project agreement.
The company may continue to use general skills, ideas, methods, non-confidential know-how, and reusable components that do not disclose client confidential information.
Third-party materials and licenses
Themes, applications, plugins, fonts, stock assets, APIs, payment tools, open-source software, platform code, and other third-party materials remain subject to their own licenses and terms.
The client may need to purchase, register, renew, or maintain licenses after delivery.
The company cannot transfer rights greater than those granted by the third-party owner and does not guarantee that a third-party product will remain available or compatible.
Open-source software
Open-source components may be used under licenses that grant broad rights subject to conditions such as attribution, preservation of notices, disclosure of modifications, or distribution under the same license.
The client agrees to comply with applicable open-source terms included in the delivered website or dependencies.
Open-source software is generally provided by its authors without warranty, subject to the applicable license.
Source files and working materials
Source files, editable design files, internal notes, unused concepts, development environments, test data, scripts, credentials, and working materials are included only when expressly identified as deliverables.
A finished website or published theme does not automatically include every internal file used during production.
When source files are delivered, third-party license restrictions and confidential information may require exclusions or redaction.
Client modifications and derivative work
After delivery, the client may modify deliverables to the extent permitted by the rights granted and applicable third-party licenses.
The company is not responsible for errors, security issues, compatibility problems, or loss caused by later modifications made by the client or another provider.
Removal of copyright, trademark, license, attribution, or open-source notices is not permitted when the applicable law or license requires those notices to remain.
Portfolio and publicity
A project should not be displayed publicly as portfolio work when confidentiality, client restrictions, or the project agreement prohibits that use.
Where portfolio use is permitted, the company may identify the general type of work and display public-facing pages after launch. Confidential data, unpublished materials, private dashboards, credentials, and customer information should not be disclosed.
The client may request reasonable limits on portfolio display in writing before publication.
Confidential information
Confidential information may include nonpublic business plans, customer information, access credentials, pricing, project documents, source code, security details, and unpublished content.
Each party should use confidential information only for the project and protect it with reasonable care.
Confidentiality does not apply to information that is public without breach, already lawfully known, independently developed, lawfully obtained from another source, or required to be disclosed by law.
Personal data in client content
Client content may contain personal data belonging to the client’s customers, employees, contractors, or users.
The client is responsible for determining whether providing that data is lawful and necessary, issuing required notices, collecting required consent, and limiting access.
A separate data-processing agreement may be required when personal data is processed on behalf of the client.
Infringement notices and claims
A person who believes content used in a project infringes intellectual-property rights should provide the work claimed, the location of the disputed material, ownership or authorization information, contact details, and a good-faith explanation.
The company may remove or restrict disputed content while a claim is reviewed. Removal does not determine ownership or liability.
The client is responsible for resolving claims arising from client-provided content or instructions, subject to the project agreement and applicable law.
Effect of termination
Termination of a project does not automatically transfer unpaid custom deliverables or terminate third-party license obligations.
Accrued payment duties, confidentiality, intellectual-property restrictions, third-party license terms, and provisions intended to continue remain effective after termination to the extent permitted by law.
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