Client terms

Clear terms for a straightforward service.

Free mockups first. No build fee and nothing to pay on day one. Then one price every four weeks that keeps the site hosted, secure and up to date, and the site is yours after twelve months.

These terms explain how Sitework's website design service works. They apply when you commission a project from us. We will confirm the agreed scope, timing and any project-specific details in writing before work starts.

1. Who we are

Sitework is operated by Jacob Orsborn-Smith, a sole trader trading as Sitework in the United Kingdom. In these terms, “we”, “us” and “our” mean Sitework. “You” and “your” mean the person or business commissioning the work.

You can contact us at support@sitework.uk.

2. The service and current price

We design and build bespoke websites for UK trade businesses. The standard offer shown on this site is:

Part of the servicePrice and timing
Website buildNo build fee. There is nothing to pay on day one and no deposit.
Website plan£50 every four weeks, starting when the website goes live.
Groundwork plan£100 every four weeks. Everything in Website, plus ongoing local search work.
Local Reach plan£350 every four weeks. Everything in Groundwork, plus an ongoing content programme.
SEO only£300 every four weeks, where you already have a website we did not build.
Billing cycleEvery four weeks, which is thirteen payments a year, not twelve.
Minimum termThree months, then rolling. Cancel in writing after that.
OwnershipAfter twelve months the website and the domain are transferred to you, with no exit fee.

Every plan includes the build itself, hosting, domain renewal, SSL, routine security and backups, plus unlimited small text and photo changes. It does not include substantial new pages, a redesign, paid advertising, paid software or third-party subscriptions. If extra work is needed, we will explain it and agree the price with you before starting.

3. Free mockups, no obligation

Before you commission a site, we may prepare mockups based on the details you give us. Mockups are free and there is no obligation to proceed. Until a project is agreed and paid for, concepts, designs and mockups remain our property and must not be copied, published or given to another designer for use.

4. Payment and starting work

Once you approve a design direction and we confirm the project in writing, we build the site. There is nothing to pay until it is live. Your plan is then charged in advance every four weeks from launch. If you are not happy with the finished site, your first payment is refunded.

We may pause work, delay launch or suspend the care service while an invoice remains overdue. This does not remove your responsibility to pay for work already agreed or delivered.

5. Your role in the project

You are responsible for providing accurate business details, content, photographs, logos and approval in reasonable time. You confirm that you have the right to use everything you supply and that it does not infringe another person's rights, mislead customers or break the law.

We will ask questions and guide the process, but delays in receiving copy, photos, permissions or feedback may move the delivery date.

6. Ownership and third-party materials

Your business content, including your logo, text and photos, remains yours. You may use the finished site for your business while your plan remains active. After twelve continuous months on a plan, ownership of the website files and the domain transfers to you and you may keep the site whether or not you continue.

Some parts of a site may be subject to third-party terms, such as fonts, images, plug-ins or maps. Those materials remain subject to their own licences. We will not knowingly use material that requires you to break those terms.

7. Cancelling your plan

Plans run for a three month minimum and are rolling after that. You can cancel by telling us in writing and it will end at the close of the paid period. If you cancel inside the first twelve months we will take the hosted site offline when it ends, unless we agree a handover or alternative hosting arrangement with you. After twelve months the site and the domain are yours and are transferred to you on request at no charge.

If you want to move elsewhere, ask us before the end of the paid period. We will provide a reasonable handover of the site files and the information needed to transfer the domain where we control it. Any additional migration or third-party set-up work will be discussed and agreed with you first.

8. Cancellation rights for consumers

Sitework is aimed at businesses, but if you are contracting as a consumer, you may have statutory cancellation rights. Where applicable, we will provide the required information and obtain your express request before beginning services during any cancellation period. Nothing in these terms removes rights that the law gives you.

9. Results, availability and liability

We build sites carefully, but we cannot guarantee a particular Google ranking, amount of traffic, number of enquiries, or uninterrupted availability of third-party services. Search engines, browsers, hosts, telecoms networks and directories are outside our control.

To the extent allowed by law, our total liability relating to the service is limited to the amount you paid us for the service that gave rise to the claim. We are not liable for indirect or consequential loss, loss of profit, loss of business or loss of data. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot lawfully be limited or excluded.

10. Portfolio use

We may show completed work and a truthful review in the Sitework portfolio or marketing. If you would prefer that we do not, tell us before launch and we will respect that preference.

11. Governing law

These terms are governed by the law of England and Wales. The courts of England and Wales will have jurisdiction over any dispute, except where consumer law gives you a different right.

12. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms from time to time. The version in force when we confirm your project applies to that project unless we agree a change with you in writing.