Termsof use

01The short version

These terms cover the AM Studio website and client portal. The work itself, like a website build or a care plan, is covered by the proposal or agreement you accept for that project. If the two ever disagree, your project agreement wins.

02Who we are

AM Studio (am.studio) is run by Adrian Mustafa in Chicagoland, Illinois. "We" and "us" mean AM Studio; "you" means you and the business you represent. Questions go to adrian@am.studio.

03Using the website

• The site is here to tell you about our work and services. Descriptions, examples and any prices shown are general information, not an offer. Your actual scope, timeline and price are set in your proposal.
• Please don't try to break, overload or scrape the site, get into parts that aren't meant for you, or use it for anything illegal.

04The free site audit

A free audit is our honest opinion of your website based on what anyone can see publicly. It's free, there's no obligation, and it isn't a guarantee of any result. We only look at public pages and never try to get into anything private.

05Client portal accounts

• Portal accounts are by invitation only. Keep your password private and tell us right away if you think someone else has used your account.
• Owners can invite teammates and choose what they can see and do. You're responsible for what people you invite do in the portal.
• We may pause or close access if an account is misused, if a project ends, or if invoices go unpaid for a long time. We'll tell you first unless there's a security reason not to.

06Your content

You own what you send us: logos, photos, text, files and feedback. You give us permission to use it to do your project and run your portal. Please only send things you have the right to use; if you're not sure about a photo or font, ask us and we'll help find a safe option.

07Our work

• Who owns the finished work, and when, is set in your project agreement. Unless it says otherwise, the final designs and site we build for you become yours once they're paid for in full.
• We keep our general know-how, tools and reusable code that aren't specific to your business, and you get a license to use them as part of your site.
• We may show finished work in our portfolio. If you'd rather we didn't, just tell us.

08Payments

Prices, deposits, payment schedules and what happens if a payment is late are set in your proposal or plan. Online payments are processed by Stripe under Stripe's terms.

09Other services

Your site may rely on services we don't own, such as domain registrars, hosting, email, maps, payment processors or plugins. They have their own terms and occasional outages, which we can't control, though we'll always help sort things out.

10No guarantees

We work hard to keep the site and portal accurate and online, but they're provided "as is" and may sometimes be unavailable or contain mistakes. We don't promise specific results such as search rankings, traffic or sales unless your project agreement says so.

11Limits on liability

As far as the law allows, AM Studio isn't responsible for indirect or unexpected losses, such as lost profits or lost data, that come from using the website or portal. For the website and portal, our total responsibility is limited to what you paid us in the 12 months before the problem, or $100 if you haven't paid us anything. Your project agreement may set different limits for the project itself. Nothing here limits rights you have that the law doesn't allow us to limit.

12Privacy

How we handle your information is explained in our Privacy Policy, which is part of these terms.

13Law and disputes

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois. If something goes wrong, please talk to us first; most things get fixed with a phone call. If we can't work it out, disputes go to the state or federal courts in Cook County, Illinois.

14Changes

We may update these terms from time to time and will change the date at the top when we do. If a change is significant, we'll email portal users before it takes effect. Using the site or portal after that means you accept the updated terms.