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Terms of Service

The ground rules for working together.

These terms cover your use of this website and the general basis on which we provide services. Each project is governed by the separate agreement we sign with you.

Terms of Service Last updated September 2026

1. Acceptance

By using this website you accept these terms. If you do not accept them, please do not use the site.

2. Use of this website

You may view and share the content on this site for your own reference. You may not copy it for commercial reuse, present it as your own, or attempt to interfere with the operation or security of the site.

Information on the site describes our services in general terms. It is not a quotation, a commitment, or professional advice for your particular situation.

3. Engagements and quotations

Any work we carry out is defined in a separate written agreement, statement of work, or proposal setting out scope, deliverables, timelines, fees, and payment terms. Where anything in that agreement differs from these terms, the agreement takes precedence.

Estimates are based on the information available when we prepare them. If scope, dependencies, or third-party constraints change materially, we will discuss the effect on cost and schedule before proceeding.

4. Client responsibilities

Delivery depends on both sides. We rely on you to provide the access, information, decisions, and reviews the plan calls for.

  • Timely access to systems, data, and stakeholders needed for the work.
  • A named decision maker who can approve scope and sign off deliverables.
  • Any licences or third-party subscriptions the solution requires.

5. Fees and payment

Fees, milestones, and invoicing intervals are stated in the engagement agreement. Invoices are payable within the period stated on the invoice. Work may be paused where invoices remain unpaid beyond that period.

Taxes and duties are additional where applicable.

6. Intellectual property

On payment of the fees due, the deliverables we create specifically for your engagement become yours, along with the repositories, infrastructure definitions, and documentation covering them.

We retain ownership of our general knowledge, methods, and any pre-existing tools or libraries we bring to the work, and we grant you a licence to use those as part of the deliverables.

Third-party and open-source components remain subject to their own licences, which we will identify.

7. Confidentiality

Each side agrees to keep the other’s non-public information confidential and to use it only for the engagement. This applies during the engagement and after it ends. Where you require a separate confidentiality agreement, we are happy to sign one.

8. Warranties and limits

We provide our services with reasonable skill and care, and we will correct defects in our work reported within the warranty period stated in the engagement agreement.

Beyond that, and to the extent permitted by law, we exclude implied warranties and are not liable for indirect or consequential loss, loss of profit, or loss of data. Our total liability is limited to the fees paid for the engagement giving rise to the claim.

9. Third-party services

Solutions often depend on platforms and services operated by others, including cloud providers, payment processors, and software vendors. We are not responsible for their availability, changes to their terms, or their pricing.

10. Termination

Either side may end an engagement in the manner set out in the agreement. On termination you pay for work performed and costs committed up to that date, and we hand over the deliverables completed.

11. Governing law

These terms and any engagement are governed by the laws of India, and the courts of India have jurisdiction over any dispute, unless the engagement agreement states otherwise.

12. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms. The version published on this page at the time you use the site is the version that applies.

Questions about this policy? Write to hello@fernbytes.com.