These Terms govern your use of the KDM Consulting website and any consulting services we agree to provide. By visiting the site or by engaging us, you accept these Terms. Project-specific work is also covered by a separate written agreement, which controls in the event of any conflict with this page.
01 — Acceptance
These Terms form an agreement between you and KDM Consulting ([legal entity name], "KDM," "we," "us"). By using this website you accept these Terms in full. If you are entering into them on behalf of an organisation, you confirm you have authority to do so on its behalf.
02 — Our services
KDM provides design, engineering, and advisory services covering — among other areas — UX/UI design, web platforms, brand and visual identity, internal tools, design systems, AI integration, and embedded support. The specific scope of work for any engagement is set out in a signed proposal, statement of work, or order.
03 — Engagements & deliverables
Every engagement is governed by a written proposal or statement of work that sets out scope, deliverables, schedule, fees, and assumptions. If those documents conflict with this page, the engagement document controls.
Timelines and estimates are provided in good faith and based on the information available at the time. Material changes to scope or assumptions may require an updated quote.
04 — Fees, invoicing & payment
Unless otherwise agreed in writing, invoices are payable within [e.g. 14 days] of issue. Late payments may incur interest at the statutory rate applicable in [jurisdiction]. Fees are stated exclusive of VAT or equivalent taxes, which are added where required by law.
Work paused at the client's request for extended periods may be re-quoted to reflect the cost of resuming.
05 — Intellectual property
On full payment of fees due, KDM assigns to the client the intellectual property rights in deliverables specifically commissioned for and delivered to the client under a written engagement, subject to the following:
- KDM retains the right to use generic methods, processes, tools, libraries, and pre-existing materials it brings to the engagement.
- KDM may reference completed work in its portfolio (including this website) in a manner that respects the client's confidentiality.
- Third-party assets (typefaces, stock imagery, open-source components) remain subject to their own licence terms.
06 — Confidentiality
Each party will treat as confidential any non-public information shared by the other in the course of an engagement, will use it only for the purposes of the engagement, and will protect it with the same care it uses for its own confidential information. This obligation continues after the engagement ends.
Confidentiality does not extend to information that is already public, was independently developed, or is required to be disclosed by law.
07 — Warranties & disclaimers
KDM will perform its services with reasonable skill, care, and diligence consistent with prevailing professional standards. Beyond that warranty and any express commitments in a signed engagement document, the website and our services are provided on an "as is" basis to the extent permitted by law. We do not warrant that the website will be uninterrupted or error-free.
08 — Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, KDM's total aggregate liability arising out of or in connection with any engagement is limited to the fees actually paid by the client to KDM in the [e.g. twelve months] immediately preceding the event giving rise to the claim.
Neither party is liable to the other for any indirect, consequential, special, or incidental loss — including loss of profit, revenue, anticipated savings, goodwill, or data — however caused.
Nothing in these Terms excludes liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud, or for any liability that cannot be excluded under applicable law.
09 — Termination
Either party may terminate an engagement on written notice as set out in the relevant engagement document, or immediately if the other party commits a material breach that is not remedied within a reasonable period. On termination, the client pays for all work performed and committed expenses up to the date of termination.
10 — Governing law
These Terms and any engagement governed by them are subject to the laws of [jurisdiction]. The courts of [jurisdiction] have exclusive jurisdiction to resolve any dispute, except where mandatory consumer protection law of the client's residence provides otherwise.
11 — Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. The current version is the one published on this page; the "Last updated" date is shown at the top. Material changes will be communicated to active clients directly.
12 — Contact
Questions about these Terms or any active engagement should be sent to office@kdm.consulting.
These Terms are provided as a structural template. Please review them with qualified counsel before relying on them for a live business.