Terms & Conditions

Project Terms:

• All esti mates/quotes are based on our understanding of your requirements and as per given time-frame. Any changes to the functionality including micro-improvements, may incur additional costs accordingly. Please ensure and clarify our understanding in a face to face meeting.
• By accepting a quote, you agree to and accept the terms and conditions of GoExperts Pty Ltd. Acceptance can be verbal, by email, payment of Initiation, signing a quote.
• Clients to ensure that we have included all requirements in the quotes/proposals/estimates and that we fully understand their requirements. Clients must provide us with clear guidelines along with the flow or specific details they may require. When such details are not provided, we will proceed with our understanding of the requirements and quote accordingly. At a later stage, if a discrepancy arises, it may lead to additional costs to accommodate the changes. Thus, it is essential that you clarify every aspect of your website development and ensure that you have been quoted on the right requirements.
• Any complexity related to specific tasks, must be advised in advance and included in the proposal for costing purposes. We operate in good faith and rely on our clients to disclose the full picture at the time of quotation. Any discrepancy arising due to unclear requirements will not be borne by GoExperts.
• There are limited man-hours allocated to each task including Project Management and Digital Strategist/Business Analyst. Minor changes may be included within the allocated hours. This will be analysed on a case-by-case basis.
• Synapse Worldwide will make every effort to complete the project/changes in the given timeframe. Reasonable delays are accepted if functionalities are redefined or modified.
• Any delays at client’s end, may delay the project and proposed timeframes and may incur additional costs.
• Any bugs (programming errors) reported during or just after the development does not attract additional charges.
• Any re-work on an already completed task will attract additional charges. Any changes in the design after the design approval will incur additional charges.
• Any modifications requested during the development or after the Go-Live approval will incur additional charges. All additional work, over and above the estimates is charged separately. Under no circumstances will Goexperts be liable for any delays caused by change in the project brief.
• Goexperts software codes (not including open source software) are copyrights of Goexperts. The codes can be handed over at an additional cost for use once all previous invoices are settled, on the condition that the codes are used only for use or modification for re-use for further development for the specified client or subsequent owners of that legal entity. Under no circumstance, the codes will be allowed to be used for re-selling or duplication purposes.
• The website or software application will be designed to be deployed on the web, via using a commercial grade web-server or a similar setup. Based on your website traffic, the website may not perform if deployed on a generic office network environment.
• Depending upon the functionalities required, there may be 3rd party components such as Third Party Payment Gateways or SSL certificates involved in building a website/application. Although Synapse Worldwide does its best in recognising the suitability of any such component, any unforeseen limitations of 3rd party components are beyond our control. Any third-party component purchase costs (such as SSL, Payment gateway, Google Adwords, Plug-in licenses etc) are not included in our quotes.
• Goexperts takes no responsibility of any open source products such as WordPress, Open Source carts, Joomla etc. It is clients responsibility to update all components and third party softwares. We suggest you to take regular back-ups to avoid any disruptions.
• Domain registration/renewal etc charges are not included as a part of any project/proposal unless mentioned otherwise. If required, a quote for which will be submitted separately and approved by the client.
• Hosting charges are not included in the quotations unless mentioned otherwise. Goexperts can organise an appropriate hosting solution if required, a quote for which will be submitted separately and approved by the client. Where clients decide to organise their own hosting, we should be consulted before finalising the type of hosting and database, as it should meet the requirements of the technology used for the development. Please note that we’ll require full access with hosting support for testing and deploying the application. Synapse Worldwide will not be liable for any delays or errors caused by direct or indirect actions of the hosting company.

Digital Marketing Package or Digital Strategy Package Terms:

All digital marketing/strategy packages are for a minimum of 6 months period. Thereafter, cancel anytime with clear one month email notice.

They are billed monthly and are payable by the 1st of every month.

Packages are designed with keeping in mind Digital Marketing/Strategy requirements of our clients. There are specific man-hours allocated each month and any unused man-hours are not rolled over to the next month. No third party softwares or marketing expenses are included.

Goexperts employs fair use policy, which means that although we don’t formally transfer over any unused time to the next month or formally accumulate unused man-hours, we do understand that your needs may change from month to month, and we allow flexibility in good faith sometimes.

Any extra hours used may be billed separately. Any urgent tasks will be charged separately.

Support requests need to be sent via email to info@goexperts.in

Payment terms:

Payable by the 1st of every month. We strongly recommend our clients to have a direct debit set-up for the same.

An administrative fee of $25 will be charged to the clients account for any late payments or declined credit card charges.

There are absolutely no refunds for any fees related to the digital marketing/strategy package.

Termination:

All digital marketing/strategy packages are for a minimum of 6 months period. Thereafter, cancel anytime with clear one month email notice.

Goexperts reserves the right to terminate at anytime with written notice to the Client.

Basic Annual Maintenance Package Terms:

All maintenance packages are for a minimum of 12 months period.

Maintenance packages are billed annually, however are paid monthly via direct debit on the 1st of every month.

Packages may include 12 months basic website hosting, email hosting and DNS hosting.

Packages are designed to serve website maintenance tasks only. The hours may not be used for projects such as full redesign or major functionality add-ons.

Support requests need to be sent via email to info@goexperts.in

Any urgent tasks will be charged separately.

The package is auto renewed every year on its anniversary date.

Payment/Refund Terms:

1. All invoices are to be processed as per the schedule via your preferred method of payment.
2. There is a surcharge charged for payments made via Xero Accounting Software. This is charged by Stripe for the credit card payments.
3. Synapse Worldwide reserves the right to negotiate and refund appropriate portion of the amount paid by customer towards the requested service. If you cancel your order after making the payment, but the work has not commenced, we will refund 75% of the payment that you have already made. If the order is cancelled after the commencement of work, the maximum refund or charge will be 50% of the invoice. There will be no refund or adjustments if cancellation is called when more than 50% of the work has been completed. All cancellations must be received in writing and can be sent via regular mail, email or fax. Telephone requests on cancellations will not be accepted. For minor or once-off works, payments need to be made either in advance or as per the terms mentioned in the invoice/proposal. If you require any changes to the terms, you must inform us in writing (emails accepted) within two working days of the receipt of the same.

Due date:

Is the date on which the payment is due as per the terms on the invoice/proposal

Outstanding Invoice:

An invoice is deemed to be outstanding if the payment is still due after 14 days of the expiry of the due date.

Debt Collection:

Client is provided a further 7 days after late payment fee is applied to pay the invoice. Failure to pay will result in the outstanding amount referred to a debt collector. Synapse Worldwide will not be liable for any costs or charges associated with the recovery of the outstanding amount. Any charges associated with the recovery of the outstanding amount (debt collectors, administration charges, legal fees) will be referred to the client for processing.

1. If you are late with a payment or have any queries regarding the Invoice, please contact Accounts Manager immediately on receiving the invoice or reminder emails.
2. All communications/correspondences are generally done via emails. It is client’s responsibility to keep us updated with their relevant email addresses.
3. Any payment relating to the domain name registration renewal or hosting or any 3rd party products or service purchased on behalf of the client will have to be paid in full and is non-refundable. In case of all renewal cancellations, we must be notified atleast 30 days before the renewal date.

Disputes, Liability and Indemnity:

In an event of a dispute, Goexperts reserves the right to charge the client in full for the work done as well as for the resources spent in managing the dispute. In such an event, Goexperts reserves the right to charge the client without honoring any discounts that were previously honored in good faith. Under no circumstances will Goexperts be liable for any damages arising from misrepresentation or misinformation.

Goexperts reserves the right to refuse service to any client, if these are not aligned with our business operating principles and policies.

Client will indemnify and hold Goexperts, its licensors, content providers, service providers, employees, agents, officers, directors, contractors and sub-contractors (the “Indemnified Parties”) harmless from your breach of any of these Terms And Conditions or any other terms, conditions, policies or procedures herein, including, without limitation, any use of content other than as expressly authorized in these Terms and Conditions. Client agrees that the indemnified parties will have no liability in connection with any such breach or unauthorized use, and you agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnified Parties from any and all resulting loss, damages, judgments, awards, costs, expenses, and attorneys’ fees in connection therewith. You will also indemnify and hold the Indemnified Parties harmless from and against any claims brought by third parties arising out of your use of the information obtained from Goexperts.

Hosting:

Hosting is an annual charge which must be paid in advance for the whole year. Except if the client is under one of our Maintenance packages.

It is the client’s responsibility to renew the hosting in time ie. before the expiry date. Failure to renew in time can lead to loss of files, data, emails, backups etc. All unpaid hostings are disabled or deleted from the server.

All renewals must be paid by seven working days prior to the expiry date. Goexperts will not be responsible for issues relating to delayed payment.

Hosting are on shared and non-shared servers hosted via third party providers. Goexperts ensures best to our ability that our systems and servers are protected from hackers, viruses, intruders and other online and offline problems, however we will not be held liable for any disruption of services if such situation arises.

Cancellation/Termination:

Hosting Cancellation requests must be sent in writing or by email one month prior to the expiry of the same. Once the hosting has been renewed, it cannot be cancelled and must be paid for the full year.

If the hosting is not paid and renewed before the expiry date. We reserve the right to disable the hosting and all associated services including emails and dns records. Additional charges will be applicable to re-enable the hosting. Goexperts will not be responsible for any loss of data, files, emails, backups, restoration costs etc.

If a hosting has been cancelled / disabled then all files, emails, databases and backups will be deleted from the server without any notification to the client.

Emails:

All emails are to be downloaded on the client’s computer periodically. Email boxes must be kept within their quota limits. Periodical maintenance may be carried out on the email box and emails older than 6 months are deleted.

Client’s must not use the email hosting for inappropriate content and other undesired emails which can result in spamming or infecting the server. Under such circumstances, immediate action will be taken and the required files and data will be deleted without any prior notice.

Hosting are on shared and non-shared servers hosted via third party providers. Goexperts ensures best to our ability that our systems and servers are protected from hackers, viruses, intruders and other online and offline problems, however we will not be held liable for any disruption of services if such situation arises.

Domains:

All domain registrations and renewals are to be paid in advance.

Expiration of a domain can result in service disruption and loss of domain.

Goexperts will not be responsible if a domain expires due to non-payment / late payment of the charges. All payments must be made by seven working days before the expiry date.

It is client’s responsibility to renew their domain names with us.

All invoices and dues must be paid in full before we release the requested domain name.

Goexperts has the domains in a common pool account and therefore cannot give access to its domain control panel.

Goexperts offer packages in co-ordination with third party providers. Changes to the third party provider’s rules and policies may ultimately effect the services we provide or the terms and conditions herein.

Intellectual Property:

All content of this website is a property of Goexperts unless otherwise specified. Goexperts reserves the right to change the content or policies without any prior notice.

The project related copyrights can be transferred to the client at an additional cost, after the full payment of the project and upon signing the Certificate of Acceptance. Goexperts reserves the rights to refuse the transfer of ownership if irregular circumstances arise.

In an event of a Webmaster change, site owners are not allowed to display the credits to the new website, unless such time that the website functionality and appearance is changed by over 50% of our original work.