Does anybody have an example of a web design contract for site owners?

I've been looking through this subreddit and have found some useful links for freelancer contracts:

But does anybody have examples of contracts site owners can give to freelance designers? I'm looking to hire a freelance designer but I feel like I'd be missing important parts of a contract. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Posted Mar 20, 2010, 5:21 AM UTC

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BaconCat•16 yr. ago

Are you looking for anything specific in particular?

By definition a contract is an agreement between two parties regarding terms, conditions, etc.. so a contract for web developers is as much a contract for them as it is for the web site owners they sign it with.

HwaaaOP•16 yr. ago

Basically something that ensures that all intellectual property belongs to me. Possibly a non-compete clause though it might not be needed in my situation. I feel like there's lot of little things I'd miss besides intellectual property and the potential non-compete.

BaconCat•16 yr. ago

You could just modify one of the examples you mentioned above. I actually use #2, so:

Ownership to Web Pages and Graphics. Copyright to the finished assembled work of web pages and graphics produced by (WEB DEVELOPER) is owned by (WHO YOU WANT TO OWN IT). Upon final payment of this Contract, ownership of all intellectual property produced by (WEB DEVELOPER) in commission with this contract becomes the property of (CLIENT/ WHOEVER). Rights to photos, graphics, computer programs are specifically not transferred to The Client, and remain the property of their respective owners. (WEB DEVELOPER) and its subcontractors retain the right to display all designs as examples of their work in their respective portfolios or not depending on your preference.

HwaaaOP•16 yr. ago

That's what I think I'll end up doing if I don't find any examples. Thanks for helping with some ideas by the way.