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title: "Terms"
description: "How the charbel.builds website may be used, and the standard terms for projects, payment, ownership and hosting."
url: https://charbelbuilds.online/terms
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# Terms

How this website may be used, and the standard terms for projects, payment, ownership and hosting.

Last updated 15 October 2026

On this page

1. About these terms
2. Using this website
3. Quotes and scope
4. Payment
5. Working together
6. Who owns the website
7. Hosting and maintenance
8. What I can and can't promise
9. Law and disputes
10. Changes to these terms

## About these terms

These terms cover your use of this website and the standard terms for projects I take on. I'm Charbel Morkos, a freelance web designer and developer in Lebanon trading as charbel.builds.

Every project also has a written quote. If the quote says something different from these terms, the quote wins for that project.

## Using this website

- The design, text and code of this website belong to me. Please don't copy them without asking.
- The client projects shown here belong to my clients. Their names, logos and content are theirs.
- Case studies and results describe past projects. They are not a promise of the same results for your business.

How I handle your information is explained in the [privacy policy](https://charbelbuilds.online/privacy) .

## Quotes and scope

- After our call I send a written quote with the scope, price and timeline. It's valid for 30 days.
- The scope is exactly what the quote lists. New pages, features or changes of direction after we agree are quoted separately before I start them.
- Prices are in US dollars unless the quote says otherwise.

## Payment

- **50% upfront** to book your project and start work.
- **50% before launch** , once you've approved the finished site and before it goes live on your domain.
- Work starts when the first payment arrives. The site goes live when the final payment arrives.
- The upfront payment covers the time I reserve and the work I start right away, so it isn't refundable once work has begun. If a project stops early, I'll hand over the work completed so far.

## Working together

- The quote states how many rounds of revisions are included. Further revisions are charged at the rate in the quote.
- You provide your content (text, photos, logo) and confirm you have the right to use it. I can help write or source content as an extra.
- Timelines depend on getting content and feedback on time. If I don't hear back for 30 days, I'll pause the project and we'll agree a new date when you're ready.

## Who owns the website

Once the project is **paid in full** , you own the design, the content and the custom code I wrote for your project.

- Third-party parts, such as fonts, plugins, libraries or stock images, stay under their own licences, which I'll make sure allow your use.
- I keep the right to reuse my general tools and techniques, and to show your project in my portfolio and on social media. If you'd rather I didn't, tell me in writing.

## Hosting and maintenance

- If I host or maintain your site, the fee and what it covers are set out in your quote or plan, and it's paid in advance.
- If a hosting or maintenance payment is more than 30 days late, I'll remind you first. If it stays unpaid after that, I may suspend the site until it's settled.
- You can ask for a full copy of your website's files and data at any time while your account is paid up, including if you want to move to another host.

## What I can and can't promise

- I build every project carefully and fix bugs in my work that you report within 30 days of launch, free of charge.
- I can't guarantee search rankings, sales or a set number of leads, because they depend on many things outside my control.
- I'm not responsible for problems caused by third-party services (hosting outages, payment providers, app stores) or by changes someone else makes to the site.
- As far as the law allows, my total responsibility for any project is limited to the amount you paid me for it.

## Law and disputes

These terms follow the laws of Lebanon. If we ever disagree, we'll first try to sort it out by talking. If that doesn't work, the courts of Beirut will decide.

## Changes to these terms

I may update these terms and will change the date at the top when I do. A signed quote keeps the terms that applied when it was agreed. Questions? Email [hello@charbelbuilds.online](mailto:hello@charbelbuilds.online) .

Questions about this page? Email [hello@charbelbuilds.online](mailto:hello@charbelbuilds.online) or WhatsApp [+961 81 627 526](https://wa.me/96181627526) .

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*charbel.builds is run by Charbel Morkos, a freelance web designer and developer in Lebanon. Email hello@charbelbuilds.online, WhatsApp +961 81 627 526. Facts about the business, with sources: https://charbelbuilds.online/facts.md · All pages: https://charbelbuilds.online/llms.txt*