Legal Notices
applicable to services dated 06/07/2026 and onwards
Working Terms & Conditions
JM Development Services Ltd, registered office: 124 City Road, London, England, EC1V 2NX. Company number 16632434 ("JM", "we", "us", "our").
Please read these terms in full before you submit your details. By ticking the acceptance box, submitting the form, and paying the estimated cost, you agree to them. If anything is unclear, ask us before you submit, not after.
1. The parties
1.1. "You" means the client whose name, business details and contact information you provide in the form below.
1.2. You confirm you are entering into this agreement in the course of a business.
1.3. You confirm you are 18 or over. We do not provide services to anyone under 18.
2. Who does the work
2.1. Your task will usually be carried out by the designer named to you.
2.2. Some parts may be done by other specialists or support staff, all under our supervision. This helps us work efficiently and charge fairly for the work done.
3. What we charge
3.1. We charge for the time we spend on your task. Our current rates are:
£30.00 per hour, for 3D modelling, including texturing;
£15.00 per hour, for graphic design; and
£60.00 per hour, for development consultancy.
3.2. Time is recorded in six-minute units.
3.3. A routine email we send counts as one unit. A routine email we receive counts as half a unit. Longer messages, calls and other work are charged by the time they take. Time spent on billing admin is not charged.
3.4. The hourly rate for a task is agreed before we start and never changes mid-task.
3.5. You also pay any disbursement costs we incur for you, for example third-party services or transfer fees. VAT is normally added where it applies. We will notify you before this becomes necessary.
4. Payment, in full and up front
4.1. Before we begin, we give you an estimate for the task.
4.2. You pay the full estimated cost up front. This is held on account, and invoices are drawn from it as the work is done.
4.3. If the work is likely to exceed the estimate, we tell you before that happens. You can then either add funds to continue, or end the task.
4.4. Either way, you are liable for work already done, and you receive that work.
5. Invoices and challenging a bill
5.1. We bill against your funds on account as work progresses, or on completion.
5.2. If you want to challenge a bill, tell us in writing within 14 days, saying which item and why. We will work with you to resolve it.
6. Unused funds
6.1. Payments on account are final and non-refundable.
6.2. If a task finishes under the estimate, the unused balance stays as credit toward another task with us.
6.3. For example, if 10 hours were estimated and paid for but the task takes 9, the remaining £30 is usable on future work but is not refunded.
7. Our liability
7.1. Nothing in these terms limits or excludes our liability for: death or personal injury caused by our negligence; fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or anything else that cannot be limited or excluded by law.
7.2. Subject to clause 7.1:
we are not liable for indirect or consequential loss, or for loss of profit, revenue, data, goodwill or business opportunity;
our total liability for any task is limited to the fees you have paid us for that task; and
we are not normally insured for consequential loss unless separately agreed with clients. If you want insurance cover for a task, please let us know in writing.
8. Third parties
8.1. Under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999, no one who is not a party to this agreement can enforce any part of it.
8.2. Only you, the named client, can rely on any written advice.
8.3. If you share our work or advice with anyone else, you must tell them we accept no responsibility to them.
9. Intellectual property
9.1. Who owns it.
Under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, we are the first owner of copyright in the work we create for you. No rights pass to you until you have paid in full for the relevant task.
9.2. Standard, exclusive licence.
Upon full payment for a task, you receive an exclusive licence to use the work product. This means that we will not license the same work to anyone else. The licence covers commercial use, use on the platform or platforms the work was made for, and the right to modify it for your own use. This licence is granted to you in writing by these terms.
9.3. Full assignment.
If you would like to arrange absolute ownership of the copyright, so you can transfer it on and enforce it in your own name, this is available as a separate option. Because copyright can only be assigned by a signed written document, full assignment requires a separate assignment agreement that you sign. We provide this option for all client work, free of charge, on request.
10. Moral rights and showcasing
10.1. We assert our moral rights in the work.
10.2. We may show completed work in our portfolio and to prospective clients as a legitimate business interest, unless we agree otherwise in writing.
11. Unfinished or infringing work
11.1. We accept instructions on the basis that they do not infringe anyone else's rights, and we use our best endeavours to produce original work. However, if your instructions are not sufficiently original, it is possible that the work product may infringe third party copyrights. All of your instructions are provided at your own risk.
11.2. We are not liable for carrying out an instruction from you that infringes a third party's copyright.
11.3. Copyright may not exist in every piece of work. For example work that is unfinished, derivative or too similar to earlier work might not qualify for copyright protection. Any licence or assignment only covers copyright that actually exists in what we made.
12. Communication
12.1. We may sometimes contact you on platforms other than email. This is not normally charged.
12.2. If we ask you for instructions there, please reply promptly. A reasonable time is within 48 hours.
12.3. If you do not, we may pause your task until you do, and charge for time spent requesting contact from you.
13. Your warranties
13.1. When you submit the form you warrant that:
the information you give is true and not misleading;
you are 18 or over; and
you are entering into this agreement in the course of a business.
13.2. If information you give is false or misleading, we may end your task without doing any work, and any funds you have paid are non-refundable.
14. How you accept these terms
14.1. You accept these terms when you tick the acceptance box, submit the form, and pay the estimated cost.
14.2. The terms are available to read in full before you submit. Paying the deposit confirms your acceptance.
15. Privacy
15.1. We only use the details you give us to run your task and our business: invoicing, sending files and updates, and keeping proper business records.
15.2. We keep client information absolutely and strictly confidential.
16. Governing law
16.1. This agreement is governed by the law of England and Wales, and the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction.