Acceptable Use Policy

as of 1st July 2020

These General Terms of Service when combined with a Quote and signed by a Client constitute a binding contract of sale for the Work set out in the Quote.

1. Definitions

a. Spin Design – means Spin Design Pty Ltd (ACN 95 094 058 698), the party agreeing to undertake the Work.
b. Client – means the party named in the Quote, being the party commissioning Spin Design to undertake the Work.
c. Quote – means the Proposal to undertake the Work delivered by Spin Design to Client and setting out the related scope of works and itemised costing.
d. Fee – means the total of all monetary charges and reimbursements charged by Spin Design to Client for completely undertaking the Work.
e. Day – means a business day and Days means successive business days.
f. Work – means the goods and/or services set out in the Quote and falls into two categories:
1. Design Project – which refers to standard graphic design and print projects; and
2. Website Project – which refers to the design, creation and/or commissioning of websites, either in whole or in part.
g. Content – means any static text and images to be included in a Website Project or any text, copy and/or images to be used in a Design Project.
h. Revisions – means any changes or alterations to the Work requested by Client and falls into two categories:
1. Minor Revisions – which includes changes to text (such as font styles, text colour
, and website navigation titles); colour changes of layout elements; and repositioning of elements in the design/layout.
2. Major Revisions – which includes changing the entire colour scheme of the site or design; moving modifying the entire layout of content; changing the way website navigation functions; and, altering content layout to the extent that a website database needs to be altered.
i. Intellectual Property – referred to herein as IP and includes without limitation all existing intangible rights and property belonging to or which is created by Spin Design whilst undertaking the Work, including Photoshop Layered PSDs, Flash FLAs, Illustrator A1s, website templates, custom coding, and 3-D source files – which shall be and remain the property of Spin Design unless Client enters into a further agreement with Spin Design to purchase selected IP.

2. Project Management

At Spin Design, we employ the monday.com project management platform for the comprehensive organization and execution of all our projects and tasks. This streamlined approach enables us to centralize information and resources for each project, ensuring optimal efficiency and communication.

Please note: If you opt not to utilise the provided monday.com platform and instead opt for alternative communication methods such as email, WhatsApp, SMS, etc., we cannot guarantee the timely completion or budget adherence of your project. This is due to potential communication challenges, misplaced assets, or unclear instructions that may arise without the use of our preferred management system.

3. Client to provide Content

a. Client must provide all Content to Spin Design prior to commencement of the Work.
b. Any Website Project with a database backend and/or content management system can have dynamic content inserted at a later stage by Client.

4. Revisions by Client

a. Client may request up to 5 Minor Revisions and up to 1 Major Revision, prior to the Quote being approved.
b. After Client approves the Work, no further Revisions may be made.
c. Revisions required by Client after the Work has commenced will incur additional charges, for which Spin Design will prepare an additional Quote requiring approval by Client.
d. Any additional Revisions required by Client must be received by Spin Design within 3 Days of commencement of the Work or, otherwise, Spin Design shall be allowed to proportionally extend the completion date for the Work.

5. Involvement of Third Parties

a. Client shall not utilise the services of any Third Party on or in relation to the Work without the written permission of Spin Design.
b. Where Spin Design provides such permission, Client shall indemnify and keep Spin Design indemnified in respect of all damage or costs of any nature whatsoever arising from or in relation to actions taken by, or in following advice received from, such Third Party.

6. Payment of the Fee

a. Upon acceptance of the Quote and prior to Work commencing, Client shall pay to Spin Design 50% of the Fee.
b. Spin Design shall present to Client final draft forms of the Work (final layouts for Design Projects and mockups for Website Projects) prior to proceeding to complete the Work. If Client approves these final drafts, it shall pay to Spin Design a further 40% of the Fee prior to Spin Design proceeding to complete the Work.
c. Upon Spin Design giving notice to Client that the Work is complete, Client shall within 14 Days pay to Spin Design the final outstanding 10% of the Fee.
d. Within 24 hours of Spin Design receiving full and final payment for the Work, it shall deliver to Client the agreed product of the Work.
e. Spin Design charges $140 exGST per hour with a minimum charge of 30 minutes or any task and then further time is charged out in 15 min increments for any casual work.

7. Rights of the Parties to use the Work

a. Once it has fully paid the Fee, Client has an unfettered right to use the product of the Work, being the subject of this agreement.
b. Unless Client has entered into a further agreement with Spin Design, as contemplated in Clause 1 (i) hereof, Client shall not have any rights whatsoever in relation to website codes or designs owned, created or utilised by Spin Design in undertaking the Work.

c. In any case, Spin Design shall retain a right to utilise in its marketing efforts any product of the Work and shall retain any and all attribution (moral) rights to all IP and product of the Work created or utilised in the pursuit of this agreement.
d. Client hereby irrevocably grants Spin Design permission to name Client as one of its customers in any of Spin Design’s marketing efforts.

8. Cancellation by Client

a. Client shall not unreasonably withhold acceptance of or payment for the Work.
b. If, prior to completion of the Work, Client observes any non-conformance with the agreed performance of the Work, it shall immediately notify Spin Design of the problem and allow Spin Design to make any necessary corrections.
c. If thereafter Client cancels the Work, in the absence of provable gross negligence on the part of Spin Design, Client shall pay all outstanding monies owing to Spin Design or which would have been outstanding at and up to the time of cancellation by Client.
d. Forthwith upon cancellation, Client shall return all items in its possession relating to the Work and shall ensure that it keeps no copies thereof.
e. Client hereby indemnifies Spin Design for all costs, expenses and reasonable legal fees associated with any action brought by Spin Design against Client in relation to the recovery of any outstanding part of the Fee unpaid by Client.

9. Order of Work

a. Client commissions Spin Design to undertake the Work.
b. Spin Design generates the Quote.
c. Client signs the General Terms of Service and pays 50% of the Fee.
d. Spin Design commences Work upon receipt of an initial payment and all Content.
e. Spin Design completes Work to draft stage and delivers to Client for approval or final Revision.
f. Spin Design issues interim invoice (Progress Payment) to Client for 40% of the Fee.
g. Spin Design completes the Work and issues invoice to Client for the final 10% of the Fee.
h. Client makes payment to Spin Design for final invoice.
i. Spin Design delivers the product of the Work to Client.

10. Credit Card Payment Fees

All credit card payments paid via the Spin Design Payment Portal will incur the following fees

  1. 1.75% of the invoiced amount.
  2. Plus a transaction fee of 30 cents.

If you want to avoid these fees then you can pay your invoice via EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer) using the details below.

Spin Design Pty Ltd
BSB – 062 246
Account No – 1021 9387

11. Changes

10.1. Spin Design may amend our Acceptable Use Policy at any time. Changes to this agreement will become effective upon their publication to our website.
10.2. Continued use of the Service(s) constitutes acceptance of the amended terms. If you do not wish to accept the amended terms, you may request cancellation of your Services) in-line with our cancellation policy found within our Terms of Service.
If you have any questions about this agreement please contact our Customer Care team via email at info@spindesign.com.au

12. Suspension or Deletion of your Hosting Account

We may suspend or delete your hosting account under the following circumstances:

12.1 Non-payment. If your account balance is overdue for at least two months (60 days), we may suspend or delete your account without notice.

12.2 Unsatisfactory use. If we determine that your account is being used in a way that is unsatisfactory or inconsistent with our terms and conditions, we may suspend or delete your account. This could include, for example, using your account to host illegal content or to send spam.

12.3 Fraudulent activity. If we believe that your account is being used for fraudulent purposes, we may suspend or delete your account without notice.

12.4 Hacking. If we believe that your account has been hacked, we may suspend your account until you take steps to secure it. If you do not take steps to secure your account within a reasonable period of time, we may delete your account.

12.5 Multiple hacking incidents. If your account has been hacked three times in a three-month period, we may delete your account without notice.

If your account is deleted, it can be restored by paying all overdue amounts plus a $200 exGST restoration fee.

We will always act fairly and reasonably when we suspend or delete an account. If you have any questions about why your account has been suspended or deleted, please contact us.

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