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Elkhorn Solutions Contract


Terms and Conditions: All services provided by Elkhorn Solutions, L.L.C to the customer are subject to the following terms and conditions. (Hereafter Elkhorn Solutions, L.L.C. shall be known as ES.)

1. Acceptance:
A signed statement must be provided by all new Customers at the time of submission of work to ES, indicating agreement to and acceptance of these Terms and Conditions. Contract will be valid for one year from date of signing.

2. Charges:
All ES design services require an advance payment of a minimum of 50% of the invoice total before the work is supplied to the customer for preview. Quotes for custom services will be provided after evaluation of the requirements submitted by the Customer. Complete estimates will be provided on request, and are valid for thirty days from the date of issue (see paragraph 10).

3. Payment:
Checks are to be made payable to Elkhorn Solutions, LLC. Payment must be received in full before the pages are placed on the server.

4. Default:
Accounts unpaid thirty (30) days after the date of invoice will be considered in default. If the Customer in default maintains any information or files with ES, ES will, at its discretion, remove all such material from its archives. Removal of such material does not relieve the Customer of its obligation to pay any outstanding charges assessed to the Customer's account. Checks returned for insufficient funds are assessed a return charge of $25 and the account is immediately considered to be in default until full payment is received. Customers with accounts in default agree to pay ES reasonable expenses, including attorney fees and costs for collection by third-party agencies, incurred by ES in enforcing these Terms and Conditions.

5. Termination:
Termination of services must be requested by either e-mail, telephone requests, or written confirmation. The customer will be invoiced for authoring work completed to the date of first notice of termination for payment in full within 30 days.

6. Legal Restrictions:
ES services may be used for lawful purposes only.

7. Copyright:
Customer retains the copyright to data, files and graphic logos provided by the Customer, and grants ES the rights to publish and use such material. Custom artwork and graphic logos designed by ES for use in the Customer's web presentation will remain the property of ES, at its discretion, ES will grant the Customer's rights to use such material in formats other than web presentations. The Customer must obtain permission and rights to use any information or files that are copyright by a third party; the Customer is further responsible for granting ES permission and right for use of the same.

8. Indemnity:
The Customer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless ES from any and all claims resulting from the Customer's use of ES's services which cause damage to the Customer or a third party.

9. Disclaimer:
ES makes no warranties of any kind, whether written or implied, for the services it provides. ES also disclaims any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. ES will not be responsible for any direct, indirect , or consequential damages which may result from the use of its services including loss of data resulting from delays, non-delivery or interruption in service.

10. Agreement of Service to be provided and costs of said service:

ES will:
Design, publish, and maintain a web site for ________________________.
Initial hourly writing rates will be charged at $________/hour.
Maintenance fees will be at a rate of $________ per hour.
Maintain a copy of customer's current files for the term of this contract.
Procure web server cost and register name . This cost will be recurring as follows:
Server Cost $___________ for one year. Domain name $70.00 for two years.
Provide a monthly billing of maintenance costs and transactions (as required).
Provide free consultation.
Will be responsible to replicate the exact information as supplied by the customer
in a manner as outlined in para. 11.

Your Company will:
Grant ES authorization to use all associated logos.
Submit payment within 15 days of billing.
Not use ES logo or name in any advertising or distribution without our consent.
Allow ES to review all advertisement for possible inclusion of information into their
web site.
Allow ES to use them as a referral of services rendered.

11. General:
As we believe in the intent of the first amendment, we reserve the right to refuse to create, maintain, link to, publish or consult on any page or web site that we believe, is not in our or our customers' best interest. This includes any page or site that is illegal or promotes any illegal actions. In the event that a customer purchases our services and then publishes and controls their site, we will not be responsible for their actions. In the event that ES should be dissolved, regardless of reason, all customers files will be transferred to them to do with as they wish. They will become sole owner of all copyright material developed by ES or their contracted representative, associated with the customers page(s). These Terms and Conditions supersede all previous representations, understandings or agreements and shall prevail notwithstanding any variance with terms and conditions of any order submitted. The Customer's signature below constitutes agreement to and acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.

I have read and understood the Terms and Conditions for service provided by Elkhorn Solutions, L.L.C., and agree to abide by them

Authorized
Signature:__________________________________________________________________

Company
Name:________________________________________________ Date:_________________

Elkhorn
Representative:__________________________________________ Date:_________________

Our Services Include:
Website Design using Flash, HTML, Javascript, CSS, PHP
Interactive Websites, Custom Web Applications
Graphic/Logo/Brochure Design
Web Database solutions, Shopping Carts
E-newsletters and E-cards
E-Commerce, Chat Application
Bulletin Boards and Forums
Domain name registration
Website hosting
Search Engine Optimization
Search Engine Submission
Website Branding and Positioning
Website Maintenance
Upgrades of second generation websites
Moderation, Email Reply services
Video, Audio and Podcasts


When a customer approaches us to write a website, one of the first questions they ask is, "How much will this cost?" In many cases that is difficult to answer ... so what we do to make it easier for you ... is we talk to you.
NO MATTER HOW MUCH TIME IT TAKES -- YOU DON'T PAY TO TALK TO US!.

It has been our experience if we take the time to hash out your desires and then develop a open-end solution, then everyone is on the same page and there are no surprises -- for either of us. Of course, we stand 100% behind our work and guarantee our work. The results in Search Engines and campaigns will vary based on what we do and what you want done. On more than one occassion we have had a client that decided they knew more about our business than we did and the results were less than they wanted. Our philosphy is, we don't tell an auto maker how to build cars -- but we can tell them what we want in the car and what we want the car to do. If they can't do it ... then we go somewhere else.