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Terms of service

The terms that govern a Holdfast engagement. A skeleton, to be reviewed by counsel and finalised per signed contract.

Last updated: 2026-05-23

The engagement

Holdfast Studio LLC provides software development services as a fixed 14-day sprint or as a month-to-month embedded engagement. The specific scope, price, and dates of any engagement are set out in a separate signed contract, which prevails over these terms.

The 14-day guarantee

For a sprint, if the agreed feature is not deployed to your production environment by the contracted day 14, the full sprint fee is refunded. The guarantee covers the delivery date. It does not cover scope you change mid-sprint, or delays caused by access, dependencies, or approvals we are waiting on from you.

Payment

A sprint is invoiced 50 percent on signing and 50 percent on delivery. Embedded engagements are invoiced monthly in advance. Payment terms are net 7. There are no setup, onboarding, platform, or conversion fees.

Intellectual property

On full payment, all work product, including source code and assets, is assigned to you. We retain no licence and no rights. We may request permission to publish a case study; you may decline.

Confidentiality

We will sign your NDA, and we treat your code and business information as confidential by default. We sign a Data Processing Agreement for engagements involving personal data.

Cancellation

Embedded engagements may be cancelled by either party with 30 days written notice, with no penalty. You are billed only for whole months worked.

Liability

Our total liability under any engagement is limited to the fees paid for that engagement. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, USA. For questions, contact hello@holdfast.dev.