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Terms of Service
A plain-language version of how working with us works. If something here is unclear, ask — and if you decide we're not a fit, walk away. No hard feelings.
Who's behind these terms
The Mountain Wilds Web Design is a sole-proprietor web design business operated by Arien Seghetti, based in Ball Ground, Georgia. References to "we," "us," and "our" mean that business. References to "you" mean the client engaging us for work.
How a project starts
Most engagements begin one of two ways. Either we built a sample of your site before contacting you (the "build first, pitch second" model), or you reached out and we agreed to build something. Either way, before any money changes hands you'll receive a written scope confirming the package, the deliverables, and the price.
When you accept that scope in writing — by email, signed PDF, or replying "yes, let's do it" — we treat it as your agreement to these terms.
Payment
- Handoff (one-time): $497 for 3 pages, $997 for 5 pages, $1,497 for 12 pages. Paid in full on go-ahead. The site is yours to host wherever you like.
- Lite ($7.99/month): $100 one-time onboarding, then $7.99/month for hosting and one small edit per month. Cancellable anytime.
- Care ($11.99/month): $150 one-time onboarding, then $11.99/month for hosting and up to 10 change requests per month via our preview-and-approve workflow. Cancellable anytime.
- HD2 domain (optional, any tier): $50 one-time setup + $25/year passthrough if you'd like us to register and hold the domain in our account. Transferred to you whenever you ask.
Payment is via Stripe (card or ACH) unless we agree otherwise. Monthly billing happens on the same day each month. We don't run long contracts — Lite and Care are month-to-month.
Revisions
Handoff includes one revision round within 14 days of delivery. Lite includes one small edit per month. Care includes up to 10 change requests per month, submitted through a short form and reviewed in a preview before going live. Anything beyond a tier's included edits is quoted in advance — we won't surprise you with extra hours.
What we deliver
For Handoff, you receive the live site, a copy of all source files (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, images), full ownership of the content we used, and a recorded walkthrough of how to update what you're likely to want to update. The site is yours. For Lite and Care, we host the site on Vercel under our account and run the ongoing edit workflow; you can request your source files anytime, and if you cancel we'll help you migrate at no charge.
What you provide
Real content (menus, services, photos, branding), responses to questions within a few business days, and access to whatever logins are needed (your domain, your Google Business Profile, etc.). The schedule depends on your responsiveness more than on us.
Hosting and ongoing care
If you choose a monthly hosting and maintenance retainer, we keep the site live on Vercel under our account, push updates, and respond to issues within one business day. If you cancel the retainer, we'll help you migrate the site to your own Vercel or other host at no charge.
What we promise
- The site we deliver works on every modern browser and on phones.
- The site loads fast and meets standard accessibility expectations.
- The content is yours. You can move it. You can hand it to another developer.
- If something we built breaks within 30 days of going live and it's our fault, we'll fix it free.
What we don't promise
Specific search rankings, specific traffic numbers, or specific revenue outcomes. We can build you a great site and give you reasonable advice about SEO and content. We can't promise you'll show up first on Google for a competitive query — anyone who promises that is lying to you.
Cancellation
If you decide partway through a project that you don't want to continue, you can cancel. You'll owe us for the work completed up to that point at our standard $75/hour rate, with a written summary of what was done. Anything you've already paid above that amount is refunded.
If we decide partway through a project that we can't continue (for any reason), we'll refund any payment you've made and give you whatever work product we've completed so far at no charge.
Liability
Our total liability for any claim related to a project is limited to the amount you paid us for that project. We're not responsible for indirect damages — lost revenue, lost customers, missed opportunities — even if they trace back to our work.
Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Georgia. Any dispute that we can't resolve by talking will be handled in the courts of Cherokee County, Georgia.
Changes
We may update these terms over time. Your active engagement with us is governed by the version of these terms in effect when your scope was accepted, unless we agree otherwise in writing.