Terms & Conditions

These Terms & Conditions ("Terms") govern your use of this website and any services provided by Raashid Din Dar, operating as CodeSmiley ("I", "me", or "my") to you ("Client", "you"). By requesting a quote, paying an invoice, or otherwise engaging my services, you agree to these Terms.

For larger projects, I may also provide a written proposal or contract. If anything in that document conflicts with these Terms, the signed proposal or contract takes priority. Please also read my Privacy Policy, which explains how I handle your data.

I provide the following professional services, as described on my Services page:

• Full-stack web development: web applications, SaaS platforms, APIs, and e-commerce storefronts.
• WordPress development: custom themes, plugins, WooCommerce stores, headless builds, and migrations.
• Mobile app development: cross-platform and native iOS and Android applications.
• LMS & e-learning systems: course platforms, paywalls, and secure video delivery.
• Technical consulting: code audits, refactoring, infrastructure optimization, and CI/CD setup.

The exact deliverables for your project are defined in the quote or proposal I send you.

Each quote covers a specific scope of work, price, and estimated timeline. Quotes are valid for 30 days unless stated otherwise, and a project begins once you accept the quote and I receive the initial deposit.

• Features, pages, or integrations not listed in the agreed scope are out of scope.
• If you request changes or additions, I'll provide a revised quote and timeline before starting that work.
• Estimates for projects that depend on unknowns (legacy code, third-party APIs) may be adjusted once those unknowns are understood, and I'll tell you before any price change.

Ongoing services such as maintenance or retainers are billed on the schedule set out in the agreement for that service.

Great results depend on a good partnership. To keep your project on track, you agree to:

• Provide accurate requirements, content, images, branding, and access in a timely manner.
• Give consolidated feedback and approvals within a reasonable time (ideally within 5 business days).
• Ensure you own or have the rights to all content, logos, fonts, images, and materials you supply.
• Keep backups of your existing sites and data before I begin work on them.
• Comply with the laws that apply to your business and product, including consumer, data protection, and accessibility rules.

Timelines in a quote are good-faith estimates, not guarantees. They depend on timely feedback, content, and access from you. Delays on your side move delivery dates accordingly.

• Each quote includes a set number of revision rounds at design and development milestones. Extra rounds are billed at my standard hourly rate.
• If a project is stalled for more than 14 days awaiting your input, I may pause it and reschedule once you're ready. Re-starting may be subject to my availability.
• Work is reviewed on a private staging link. Once you approve a milestone, further changes to it count as new work.

• Ownership on payment: once the final invoice is paid in full, ownership of the custom deliverables created specifically for you (custom code, designs, and content) transfers to you.
• Until paid: I retain all rights to the work, and you have no right to use unpaid deliverables in production.
• My tools and libraries: I keep ownership of my pre-existing code, frameworks, boilerplates, and tools, and I grant you a perpetual, non-exclusive licence to use them as part of your deliverables.
• Your materials: you keep ownership of everything you provide to me.
• Portfolio: unless you ask me not to in writing, I may show the finished work (screenshots, links, and a short description) in my portfolio and marketing. I'll never publish confidential information.

Most projects rely on third-party software and services such as WordPress, WooCommerce, premium plugins, themes, APIs, hosting, domains, payment gateways, and app-store accounts. These are subject to their own licences and terms.

• Licence, subscription, hosting, and usage fees for third-party products are not included in my fee unless stated in the quote.
• Premium plugins and services should be purchased in your name or company's name so you keep control.
• WordPress and many plugins are released under open-source licences (such as the GPL), which govern how that code can be used and shared.
• I'm not responsible for changes, outages, price changes, or discontinuation of third-party services.

• Post-launch support: I'll fix bugs in agreed features at no charge if they're reported within 30 days of launch (or handoff).
• Not covered: new features, content updates, issues caused by third-party updates or hosting changes, or changes made by anyone other than me after launch.
• Ongoing care: maintenance (updates, security monitoring, backups) is available as a separate paid plan. Without one, keeping your site and plugins updated is your responsibility.
• Hosting: unless agreed otherwise, hosting accounts are in your name and billed to you directly.

Mobile apps. Apple App Store and Google Play have their own review rules, fees, and approval processes. I'll build to their published guidelines, but I can't guarantee approval or the timing of approval. Developer accounts should be created in your name, and their annual or one-time fees are your responsibility.

LMS and e-learning. You are responsible for the courses, videos, and materials you publish, including having the rights to them and complying with education, consumer, and tax regulations. Secure or encrypted video delivery reduces piracy risk but cannot make content completely copy-proof.

I treat non-public business information, source code, credentials, and customer data you share as confidential. I'll only use it for your project and won't disclose it to others without your permission, except where required by law. This duty continues after the project ends. If you need a separate signed NDA, I'm happy to sign one.

I'll perform my services with reasonable skill and care, using industry-standard practices. Beyond that, services and deliverables are provided "as is", and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, I disclaim all other warranties, express or implied.

In particular, I can't guarantee that your website or app will be completely error-free, uninterrupted, or immune from attacks, achieve particular search rankings, traffic, sales, or app-store approval, or perform identically on every device, browser, or version.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, I'm not liable for indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages, including lost profits, lost revenue, lost data, or loss of business, arising out of my services or this website.

My total liability for any claim relating to a project is limited to the amount you paid me for that project in the 3 months before the claim arose. Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot legally be limited, such as for fraud or wilful misconduct.

You agree to indemnify me against claims arising from materials you supply, your use of the deliverables in breach of law or third-party rights, or the content and operation of your own business.

Either of us may end a project by giving written notice. If a project ends early:

• You pay for all work completed and expenses incurred up to the termination date.
• The deposit is non-refundable once work has begun, as it secures my time and covers initial planning and setup.
• If I end the project or can't deliver what was agreed, I'll refund any payment for work I haven't completed.
• Work completed and paid for transfers to you under the Intellectual Property terms above, and I'll hand over files and access related to it.

I may also suspend or end services if you breach these Terms, fail to pay, or ask me to do something unlawful or unethical.

These Terms are governed by the laws of [Your State / Country]. If a disagreement arises, we'll first try to resolve it informally and in good faith. If that fails, disputes will be handled by the courts of [Your City / Jurisdiction], unless local law requires otherwise.

I may update these Terms from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top shows the latest version. Changes apply to new projects from that date, while existing projects continue under the terms in place when they were accepted, unless we agree otherwise in writing.

Questions about these Terms? Get in touch:

• Raashid Din Dar (CodeSmiley)
• hello@yourdomain.com
• Use the contact form