Consumer Law, Warranties Question on using a contract for people you outsource work to..

[cyphix]

I will soon be opening a new web design & development company & I myself am a coder & not a designer.

I have been freelancing for several years & working with designers, but I am starting to get more serious about it all & more professional.

I will be contracting the design portion of the websites to professional designers, but want them to sign a contract (once-off kind of thing that will cover any work they do for my business) that basically covers the below points..

* Any design they do for us (our clients/work we refer to them) will be displayed in our portfolio but will not be attributed to them

* They are welcome to display the piece in their portfolio under the condition it states something like "Designed for MyBusinessName"

* They will NOT poach the client or contact them stating they were responsible for the design

I basically was wondering if any existing type contract for this exists or will I need a custom contract drawn up?

Thanks a lot!

 

[Michael Wechsler]

What you want to do is not so simple. We will be uploading many new files this week as our new downloads module has been completed. You should definitely make sure you have review of your agreements since it will involve terms in your contract with clients that needs to be consistent with the agreements you make with subcontractors. There are clauses for all of these things but, if this is for your livelihood and not a one off, you want to do it right. The investment will easily be recouped with one job.

There will be special rules that apply in your country. Unless you obtain an agreement that is intended for Australia, you may be in for a surprise when you least want it that could have been easily prevented.

 

[cyphix]

Thanks for the response. So what you're basically saying is it would be beneficial for me to get something professionally drawn up by my lawyer? Just know getting that kind of custom stuff done gets pretty expensive.