Terms of Service

Frederick Design Studio (“Frederick Design Studio,” “we,” “us”) is an independent design and development studio based in Sonoma, California. These Terms govern your use of this website and, together with any written proposal or agreement we sign with you, the services we provide.

You may browse and contact us through this site for lawful purposes. Please don’t attempt to disrupt, misuse, or gain unauthorized access to the site, the client portal, or related systems.

Project scope, deliverables, timelines, and fees are defined in a written proposal or agreement for each engagement. Any prices or estimates shown on this site are indicative and are not an offer; the terms of a specific project are those set out in the agreement we both accept.

Project fees and any deposit or milestone schedule are set in your proposal. Managed hosting and support plans are billed on a recurring basis until cancelled. Invoices are due as stated on them; we may pause work or services on overdue accounts.

On full payment, you own the final, delivered website and the custom assets created specifically for your project. We may retain and reuse general techniques, know-how, and reusable components, and we may display the work and describe the engagement in our portfolio and marketing unless we agree otherwise in writing. Third-party and open-source components remain subject to their own licenses.

You are responsible for the content, materials, and approvals you provide, and for confirming you have the rights to any content you supply. Timely feedback and materials keep projects on schedule.

We provide our services with reasonable skill and care. Except as expressly stated in a signed agreement, the site and our services are provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind. We do not guarantee specific business results, search-engine rankings, or uninterrupted, error-free operation.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Frederick Design Studio will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, and our total liability for any claim relating to the site or our services will not exceed the amount you paid us for the services giving rise to the claim. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so some of these may not apply to you.

Our work relies on third-party platforms such as hosting and infrastructure providers. Their availability and terms are outside our control, and your use of features that depend on them may be subject to their terms.

Either party may end an engagement as set out in the applicable agreement. Provisions that by their nature should survive — such as payment, intellectual property, disclaimers, and limitation of liability — will survive termination.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules, and any disputes will be handled in the state or federal courts located in California.

We may update these Terms from time to time. The “last updated” date reflects the current version; continued use of the site after changes means you accept them.

Questions about these Terms? Email [email protected] or start a conversation.