Legal
Master Services Agreement
The MSA is the umbrella contract that governs every engagement. This page summarizes what's in it. The signed version is a short PDF we exchange before work begins.
Scope & Statements of Work
The MSA sets the rules. Actual work is scoped in short Statements of Work (SOWs) attached to the MSA — one per engagement. An SOW names the team, the duration, the deliverables, and the commercial terms. If the MSA is the constitution, the SOW is the law.
Intellectual property
All work product — source code, designs, configuration, documentation, build artifacts — is assigned to you on delivery. We retain no rights and no licensing fees. We don't reuse client code across engagements. The only exception is the generic, reusable building blocks (internal libraries, boilerplates) we bring to the engagement; those remain ours.
Confidentiality
The MSA includes a mutual confidentiality clause covering everything you share with us and everything we share with you. It's in effect from the day it's signed and remains in effect indefinitely after the engagement ends. If you prefer a standalone NDA, we also sign those — see the NDA page.
Payment terms
We invoice monthly in USD. Net 15 by default; net 30 by request. We accept ACH, wire, Stripe, and Wise. First month is billed in advance; subsequent months are billed on the first of the month for the month just completed (or on the first day of the upcoming month — client's choice).
Trial week & replacement
Every new developer engagement starts with a free trial week. If the fit isn't right, you pay nothing and we match you with a different developer within 48 hours. After the trial, we'll still replace any developer at any time for free.
Termination
Monthly rolling. Either party can end the engagement with 15 days written notice after the first full month. No early-termination fees, no lock-in. Any outstanding deliverables are handed over; any pre-paid work that hasn't been delivered is refunded pro-rata.
Liability & warranties
We warrant that our work is original, that we have the right to deliver it, and that it materially meets the specification in the SOW. Liability is capped at fees paid for the engagement in the twelve months preceding the claim. Standard professional-services language — we're happy to adjust for specific client requirements.
The signed MSA PDF
Want the full MSA document?
We'll send the signed MSA template before any scoping call. Email [email protected]and we'll reply with the PDF.