Terms of Service

Overview

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the website and services provided by Expert Dev Studio ("we", "us"). By accessing our site or engaging our services, you agree to these Terms. If you are entering into these Terms on behalf of a company, you represent that you have authority to bind that company.

Acceptance of terms

You must be at least 18 years old (or the age of majority in your jurisdiction) and capable of forming a binding contract. If you do not agree to these Terms, do not use the site or services.

Scope of services

We offer product, design, and engineering services including websites, web apps, and related deliverables. The specific scope, timeline, and deliverables for a project are defined in a written proposal or statement of work ("SOW").

Proposals & SOWs

• Quotes are valid for the period stated (or 30 days if unspecified).
• Work begins after written acceptance and initial payment (if applicable).
• Change requests may affect scope, fees, and timeline; we’ll confirm impacts in writing.

Fees & payments

• Unless otherwise stated, invoices are due within 7 days.
• Late payments may pause work and may incur interest as permitted by law.
• Upfront deposits, milestones, or retainers will be specified in the SOW.
• International payments are accepted; bank, card, or gateway fees are your responsibility.

Taxes

Fees are exclusive of taxes unless stated. You are responsible for applicable taxes, duties, and levies (excluding our income taxes).

Intellectual property

• Pre‑existing materials: Each party retains ownership of its pre‑existing IP. We grant you a license to use ours solely to the extent needed for the deliverables.
• Deliverables: Upon full payment, you receive a worldwide, perpetual license to use, display, and operate the deliverables for your business. If your SOW states IP assignment, we’ll assign ownership on receipt of final payment.
• Tools & libraries: Our internal tools, templates, and know‑how aren’t transferred, but we may use them to produce deliverables.

Client materials

You represent that you have the necessary rights to all materials you provide to us, and you grant us a limited license to use them to deliver the project.

Open‑source software

Deliverables may include open‑source components governed by their respective licenses. Where practical, we will document key licenses and obligations.

Confidentiality

Non‑public information disclosed by either party should be treated as confidential and used only for performing the project, except where disclosure is required by law. We are happy to sign a mutual NDA upon request.

Publicity

With your permission, we may reference your name, logo, and project outcomes in our portfolio and marketing. If you prefer not to be referenced, let us know and we’ll honour it.

Compliance & privacy

We aim for privacy‑respecting implementations. If processing personal data on your behalf, we can execute a data processing addendum (DPA). Please also see our Privacy Policy for details on how we handle personal data.

Warranties & disclaimers

We provide services with reasonable skill and care. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY STATED, THE SERVICES AND SITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY (INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON‑INFRINGEMENT).

Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NEITHER PARTY WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, OR GOODWILL. OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY UNDER THESE TERMS IS LIMITED TO THE AMOUNTS PAID BY YOU FOR THE SERVICES GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM IN THE 3 MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT.

Indemnification

Each party will defend and indemnify the other from third‑party claims to the extent arising from the indemnifying party’s breach of these Terms or infringement of third‑party rights, subject to prompt notice and reasonable cooperation.

Third‑party services

We may integrate or rely on third‑party services (e.g., hosting, analytics, payments). Your use of them may be subject to their terms and privacy policies.

Acceptable use

• No unlawful, harmful, or abusive activities using the site or deliverables.
• No attempts to breach security, reverse engineer, or disrupt service.
• Respect IP rights, privacy, and applicable laws.

Term & termination

Either party may terminate an SOW for material breach not cured within 10 days of written notice. Upon termination, you will pay for work performed up to the effective date. Rights intended to survive (e.g., IP, payment, confidentiality) will survive.

Force majeure

Neither party is liable for delays or failures due to events beyond reasonable control (e.g., natural disasters, outages, war, governmental actions), provided reasonable mitigation efforts are taken.

Governing law & disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of United Arab Emirates, without regard to conflict‑of‑laws principles. The exclusive venue for disputes is the courts of Dubai, UAE. The U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply.

Changes to these terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Changes become effective when posted. If the changes are material, we will provide a more prominent notice.

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