Contracts for the Web

Whitehead and Low has developed a particular speciality in this area and can provide advice and assistance with:
• Software licensing – dealing with licenses for high-value products with negotiated licenses, and with click-wrap and shrink-wrap licenses
• Software development – involving joint development, consultancy agreements, agile development models and resulting licensing issues
• Website development – dealing with issues of ownership of content, service levels, design and termination
• Website hosting
• Website design
• Escrow arrangements – covering the deposit of source code with trusted third parties, and the provisions for its release
• Reseller agreements – allowing software developers to appoint resellers of their products whilst maintaining control of licensing, quality and service levels
• Outsourcing agreements – where key IT functions are taken out of a customer’s hands and dealt with on their behalf, with key issues over performance and liability

We can assist either start-up or established internet based companies or companies with internet presences with such aspects as:
• Website development agreements
• Website hosting agreements
• Website content agreements including terms and disclaimers
• Formation of binding contracts
• Click-wrap contracts
• Contractor agreements for developers
• Terms of business
• Liability for content