Terms of Use

These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the website of Source Code Development ("we", "us" or "our"), and the services we offer. By accessing or using our website, you agree to be bound by these Terms and all applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, please do not use our website.

Where we provide development or consulting services, those services are governed by a separate written service agreement (or proposal accepted by you) between us. Where these Terms and a service agreement conflict, the service agreement prevails in respect of the services it covers.

Source Code Development provides custom software development, web and mobile application development, AI solutions and automation, cloud engineering, API integration, and related consulting services.

Our website is intended to describe our services, showcase our work and enable you to contact us. Nothing on this website constitutes an offer to provide services; a binding engagement arises only when a written proposal is accepted by you.

All project pricing is set out in a written proposal or service agreement. Unless otherwise stated:

• Proposals are valid for the period stated in the proposal (usually 30 days) and may be revised if significant time has passed.
• A deposit or project commencement fee may be required before work begins, as specified in the proposal.
• Projects are generally billed on a milestone basis, with each payment tied to the completion and approval of a defined phase.
• Invoices are payable within the period stated on the invoice. Late payment may result in work being paused until payment is received.

Refunds are governed by our Refund Policy, which forms part of these Terms.

To keep projects on track, clients agree to:

• Provide complete and accurate information, content and materials needed for the work.
• Grant us access to systems, accounts and third-party services required to complete the work.
• Review deliverables and provide feedback within the timelines agreed in the proposal.
• Confirm that you own or have the right to use any materials, content or intellectual property you supply to us.

Timelines assume timely input from you. Delays in providing content, feedback or access may reasonably extend project timelines and milestone dates.

You may use our website for lawful purposes only. You may not:

• Interfere with, disrupt or overload the website or its connected services.
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the website, our systems or other users' data.
• Scrape, mine or systematically copy website content without our permission.
• Upload or transmit malicious code, or use the website to commit or facilitate any unlawful activity.

We reserve the right to restrict or suspend access to the website where we reasonably believe these Terms have been breached.

Unless otherwise agreed in writing:

• All deliverables — including code, designs, documentation and other work product created specifically for your project — remain our property until full payment has been received. On full payment, ownership of those deliverables transfers to you.
• We retain ownership of our pre-existing tools, frameworks, libraries, processes and know-how. You receive a licence to use any such components as part of your product, but not to extract or resell them independently.
• Third-party software and libraries used in your project remain subject to their own licences, which we will ensure are incorporated appropriately.
• Our company name, logo and branding may not be used without our prior written consent.
• We may reference our work (including your project) in our portfolio and marketing materials unless you request otherwise in writing.

Both parties agree to keep confidential any non-public information disclosed in connection with a project, including business plans, source code, pricing, customer data and proprietary technology.

We will not disclose your confidential information to third parties except where necessary to perform the services (for example, to sub-processors bound by confidentiality obligations) or where required by law. This obligation survives the completion or termination of any project.

Every project includes a support period after launch, as specified in the service agreement, during which we will fix bugs and issues reported by you. Extended maintenance and feature development are available under a separate agreement or retainer.

We will use reasonable efforts to resolve issues promptly, but support response times may vary depending on the agreement in place.

We warrant that services will be performed with reasonable skill and care, and that deliverables will conform substantially to the specifications agreed in writing.

Except as expressly stated, the website and its content are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. We do not warrant that the website will be uninterrupted, error-free or free of harmful components.

Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes any rights you have under South African consumer protection legislation that cannot be limited or excluded by law.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages, including loss of profits, revenue, data or business opportunity, arising out of or in connection with the use of our website or services.

Our total liability to you for any claim relating to a project is limited to the total fees actually paid by you for that project. Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable law.

You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from and against any claims, damages, losses and expenses (including legal fees) arising out of or relating to: (a) your use of the website, (b) content or materials you provide to us, or (c) your use of deliverables in a manner that breaches these Terms or applicable law.

You may terminate a project in accordance with the terms of your service agreement. In the event of termination, you remain responsible for payment for all work performed up to the date of termination, as described in our Refund Policy.

The provisions of these Terms which by their nature should survive termination — including Intellectual Property, Confidentiality, Limitation of Liability and Indemnification — will continue to apply.

Neither party will be liable for delays or failures to perform caused by events beyond its reasonable control, including natural disasters, power outages, network failures, strikes, pandemics, government action or interruptions in third-party services.

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of South Africa. You submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of South Africa in relation to any dispute arising from these Terms or the use of our website.

Before commencing formal proceedings, the parties agree to attempt to resolve any dispute in good faith through discussion and, where appropriate, mediation.

• Entire agreement — these Terms (together with any service agreement) constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding your use of the website.
• Severability — if any provision is found to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force and effect.
• Waiver — failure to enforce a provision does not constitute a waiver of that provision.
• Assignment — you may not assign your rights under these Terms without our prior written consent.

We may update these Terms from time to time. The date at the top of this page indicates when they were last updated. Continued use of our website after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

Questions about these Terms can be sent to us at info@sourcecodes.co.za or by post to 11740 Sekwati Street, Zone 7A, Sebokeng, 1983, South Africa. Source Code Development is registered in South Africa under company registration number 2026/007155/07.