Terms of Service

These terms set the baseline for freelance engagements with Pol Mendieta operating as PolDescomm. Each project gets a signed Statement of Work that overrides anything below — these defaults apply only when the SOW is silent.

1. Scope and change requests

Every engagement is fixed-price, scope-locked at signing. Anything not in the signed SOW is out of scope and goes through a Change Request: you describe what you want, I quote it (fixed price + delivery date), you approve in writing, and only then work starts.

2. Payment terms

Default payment schedule is 30% on signing (non-refundable after work begins), 30% at the second milestone, 40% on delivery. Invoices are due 14 days net. Late payments accrue interest at the Spanish statutory rate plus 2 percentage points, per Ley 3/2004 de morosidad.

3. Intellectual property

On full payment, all custom code, designs and content I create transfer to you under an exclusive, perpetual, worldwide licence. Pre-existing libraries, frameworks and snippets I bring (clearly marked) remain mine and are licensed to you under MIT or the original library's terms.

4. Acceptance

You have 14 days from delivery to flag any work that doesn't match the SOW. Unflagged work is deemed accepted. Bug fixes for defects flagged within those 14 days are included.

5. Post-launch support

Every project includes 30 days of free post-launch bug fixes for issues caused by my work. Issues caused by third-party services, new browser versions, or your own subsequent changes are out of scope unless covered by a retainer.

6. Cancellation

Either side may cancel an engagement in writing. On cancellation: I invoice for work completed up to the cancellation date pro rata to the milestones; you receive everything I've finished; the non-refundable deposit covers schedule impact.

7. Confidentiality

Anything you tell me about your business, code, customers or roadmap stays confidential, both during and after the engagement. I'll sign your NDA if you have one; if not, this clause is the NDA.

8. Warranty and liability

I deliver work to professional standards but do not warrant it is fit for any specific commercial purpose beyond what is described in the SOW. My total liability for any engagement is capped at the total fee paid for that engagement.

9. Force majeure

Neither side is in breach if performance is prevented by events outside reasonable control (natural disaster, war, pandemic, government action, internet-scale outage). Delays caused by force majeure extend deadlines by the duration of the event.

10. Governing law

These terms are governed by Spanish law. Disputes are subject to the courts of Barcelona, Spain.