Sample project agreement

FICTIONAL EDUCATIONAL DRAFT. Not signed. Replace every placeholder and confirm applicable law before use.

Project: five-page brochure website. Provider: [Freelancer legal name]. Client: [Client legal name]. Effective date: [agreed date].

Scope and acceptance

Home, About, Services, FAQ and Contact pages; responsive layout; one contact form with agreed recipient; deployment to the client’s existing hosting. Client supplies final text, images and account access. Excludes ecommerce, booking, branding, copywriting and paid licenses.

One consolidated revision round per design and build milestone. Acceptance checklist: all five pages present, supplied copy included, navigation and form tested, mobile layout reviewed at 360px and desktop at 1440px. Client provides written approval or a specific defect list within five business days. Silence is not automatic acceptance.

Price and schedule

Fixed price USD 1,500. USD 600 on written agreement before start; USD 600 after design approval; USD 300 after build acceptance before final handover. Example duration: three working weeks after content and access arrive. Client delays require a revised schedule agreed in writing.

Changes, rights and ending work

Out-of-scope requests require written description, additional price and revised deadline approved before work. On full payment, agreed original deliverables transfer to the client; pre-existing code and third-party materials keep their own licenses. If work stops, parties reconcile completed approved work and payments in writing; refunds or balances require agreement under applicable law. No automatic penalty is specified.

Before signing, agree governing law, dispute procedure, confidentiality, data responsibilities, support period and termination notice. This specimen leaves those points unresolved.

Provider signature: [not signed]   Client signature: [not signed]