Church Website Design, Hosting, and Support
Parties.This Agreement is between Busic Digital, LLC, a Montana limited liability company doing business as Church Digital ("Church Digital" or "Agency") and the Client identified during purchase ("Client").
Purpose.Agency will design and build a website for Client, launch it on Client’s own domain, host it, and handle routine content updates for as long as Client subscribes. This is a fully managed plan: Client’s team never has to touch a website builder.
1) Scope of Services
Agency will provide the following services for Client:
- Design and build of Client’s website (a redesign of an existing site or a build from scratch — no existing website is required)
- Mobile-responsive design
- Setup of agreed core pages
- Launch of the final website on Client’s own domain
- Hosting of the website on Agency’s hosting platform during the term of this Agreement
- Ongoing routine content updates handled by Agency (see Section 1.2)
Published turnaround.Agency’s published target is a live site within 14 days. The build starts from Client’s intake responses, and Client sees a private preview before launch. The 14-day target depends on Client providing intake responses, materials, and approvals in a timely way (see Sections 4 and 4.1) — delays on Client’s side extend the timeline accordingly.
1.1 Included Pages
The website pages, page structure, and included content areas under this Agreement will be based on the scope agreed by the parties during the intake and discovery phase.
The discovery phase may include communications and materials such as emails, written notes, intake forms, text messages, recorded or unrecorded phone calls, video meetings, shared documents, or any homepage demo, mockup, or sample provided by Agency. However, for clarity, the binding included scope will be the pages, structure, and direction that are reasonably reflected in a written record, approved demo, approved mockup, email confirmation, proposal, or other written approval between the parties.
Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the included scope covers the core pages and sections reasonably agreed during intake for Client’s website, and not necessarily every page or subpage on Client’s current website.
By way of example only, and not as a guaranteed or exhaustive list for every project, a typical church website scope may include pages such as:
- Home (I’m New)
- About
- Sermons
- Ministries
- Events
- Give
- Plan a Visit
Typical content areas within those pages may include items such as service times, location, what to expect, kids or family information, FAQs, beliefs, leadership, mission or values, sermon archive, groups, registrations, giving information, directions, and contact questions.
If the parties later agree to materially add pages, features, functionality, or content beyond the agreed scope, that work will be treated as additional work under Section 5 unless otherwise agreed in writing.
1.2 Ongoing Updates and Support
Routine content updates are included for as long as Client subscribes: sermon links, events, photos, staff and ministry pages, service times, and similar day-to-day content changes. Client emails the change; Agency makes it. There is no per-update fee and no software for Client’s team to learn.
Agency’s published support standard is that a real person replies within one business day. Support is provided during normal business operations by email (calls may be offered at Agency’s discretion). Routine updates are made within a reasonable time after they are requested; the one-business-day standard is a reply-time standard, not a completion deadline for every request.
Included updates cover routine content changes, not redesigns or new development. Agency is not required to provide immediate, after-hours, emergency, same-day, weekend, or holiday response unless separately agreed in writing.
1.3 Hosting
Hosting means Agency will serve the website from Agency’s hosting platform so the website can be viewed online during the term of this Agreement.
Hosting is included while the subscription is active. Hosting under this Agreement does not include third-party software costs, domain registration, or work outside the scope specifically described in this Agreement.
Unless otherwise agreed in writing, Agency will determine the hosting setup, server environment, and technical configuration used to host the website during the term.
If this Agreement ends, hosting under this Agreement also ends after the paid period runs out (see Section 11), unless the parties separately agree in writing to continue hosting.
1.4 Launch Approval and Acceptance
Client agrees to review the private preview and provide feedback or approval within a reasonable time after Agency requests it.
If Client does not provide requested feedback, revisions, or approval within 7 calendar days after Agency asks for approval or final review, Agency may treat the website as approved for launch or as accepted in its then-current state.
Once the website is launched, or once Client begins using the final website, the work will be considered accepted unless Client notifies Agency in writing of a material issue within 7 calendar days after launch.
Agency will address any material issue that falls within the original scope of work within a reasonable time. Requests outside the original scope will be treated as additional work.
2) Plan Terms
- Agency will design, build, host, and launch the website as described in this Agreement.
- Agency will handle routine content updates as described in Section 1.2 for as long as Client subscribes.
- Agency is not providing unlimited custom development, unlimited design revisions, or work outside the scope expressly included in this Agreement.
- Any work requested outside the included scope may be billed separately at Agency’s then-current rates or at a separately agreed flat fee, subject to Client approval before that work begins.
2.1 Scope Exclusions
The monthly price under this Agreement does not include:
- Full redesigns after launch (routine content updates are included; a new design direction is a new project)
- New custom features or functionality beyond the launched scope
- Custom development requests
- Third-party software, plugin, or subscription costs
- Domain registration fees (the domain is Client’s, registered in Client’s name)
- Work made necessary by changes Client or third parties make outside Agency’s platform
If Client later wants Agency to perform services beyond the included scope, both parties may agree on a separate charge before that work begins.
3) Pricing and Term
The Website Plan is $120 per month, billed as a recurring monthly subscription through Stripe. There is no setup fee, no build fee, no minimum term, and no contract — the published monthly price is the whole price, and Client may cancel anytime from its account (see Section 11). If the price shown at checkout ever differs from this page, the checkout price controls, and it is confirmed in Client’s confirmation email and Stripe receipt.
3.1 Payment Terms
- Payments are processed by Stripe using the payment method Client provides at checkout
- If Client subscribes on a date other than the 1st of the month, the first payment may be prorated based on the number of days remaining in that calendar month
- Beginning on the 1st day of the following month, Client will be charged the regular monthly rate
- Monthly payments continue on the 1st of each month for as long as the subscription is active
3.2 Late or Failed Payments
If a recurring payment fails and is not brought current, Agency may pause work, delay launch, or suspend hosting-related services until the balance is resolved.
If any amount remains unpaid for more than 7 calendar days after its due date, Agency may suspend performance without liability for resulting delays, downtime, or project interruption.
Client remains responsible for amounts due for periods when the subscription was active. Agency may require any overdue balance to be paid in full before resuming work or restoring suspended services.
3.3 No Minimum Term
The Website Plan has no minimum term and no early-termination balance. Client pays month to month for as long as it keeps the subscription, and cancellation stops future billing (see Section 11). Nothing in this Agreement obligates Client to any number of months.
4) Client Responsibilities
Client agrees to:
- Complete the intake form and provide timely access to its domain and, where applicable, its current website and other necessary accounts
- Provide logos, images, written content, and other materials reasonably needed for the project
- Review the private preview and provide feedback in a timely manner
- Designate one primary point of contact for approvals and communication
- Ensure it has the right to use all materials it gives Agency
- Maintain a valid payment method and keep billing information current
- Submit requests, approvals, and project communications through Agency’s designated communication channel and through Client’s designated primary point of contact unless otherwise agreed in writing
Delays in receiving content, approvals, or account access may delay the project timeline, including the published 14-day turnaround target.
Client agrees that Agency may rely on instructions, approvals, and feedback from Client’s designated primary point of contact as binding on Client for purposes of scope, content, and launch decisions.
4.1 Delays and Inactive Projects
Client understands that Agency’s ability to complete the project depends on timely access, content, approvals, and communication from Client.
If Client delays providing needed materials, approvals, or access, Agency may adjust the timeline accordingly.
If Client becomes unresponsive for 30 calendar days or more during the build process, Agency may treat the project as inactive, pause work, and reschedule the project based on availability once Client responds.
If a project remains inactive for an extended period, Agency may require a revised timeline or updated scope before resuming work.
5) Changes and Additional Work
Reasonable revisions that are consistent with the original agreed direction are part of the normal website process. However, any of the following may require a separate estimate, revised timeline, and written approval before Agency continues:
- Major direction changes
- Substantial new requests
- Added features beyond the agreed scope
- Extensive rewriting
- Replacing previously approved content wholesale
- Work caused by delays, missing information, or changed instructions from Client
- Migration, offboarding, or transfer work beyond the content export described in Section 8
- Requests requiring expedited turnaround, weekend work, holiday work, or unusually urgent handling
Agency will have no obligation to perform additional work until the parties agree in writing on the scope and cost of that work.
6) Content, Written Materials, and Third-Party Assets
Client will provide the written content, photos, logo files, and other materials used on the website (Agency can help shape and place them as part of the build).
Client represents that it owns, or has permission to use, all text, photos, logos, media, and materials it supplies to Agency.
Any third-party costs are not included unless specifically stated otherwise, including but not limited to:
- Stock images or premium fonts Client asks Agency to license
- Domain registration
- Outside software subscriptions (for example, giving platforms or church management systems)
- Third-party integrations’ own fees
7) Browser, Device, and Technical Standards
Agency will build the website to work reasonably well on current major browsers and modern mobile devices. Agency does not guarantee identical display or performance across every browser, operating system, or device, especially outdated systems, unless separately agreed in writing.
Client understands that websites may rely on third-party services, platforms, hosting infrastructure, registrars, integrations, and software providers. Agency is not responsible for outages, pricing changes, discontinued features, licensing changes, security issues, compatibility issues, policy changes, or other problems caused by third-party providers.
8) Ownership and What Happens If You Leave
Client guarantees that the materials it provides do not infringe on the rights of others.
- Client owns its content and its domain.The website content — text, photos, logos, sermon links and media, and the other materials that make the site Client’s — belongs to Client, as does the domain, which is registered in Client’s name and stays Client’s at all times.
- Agency owns the build and hosting platform.The platform the site runs on — including its code, internal methods, know-how, processes, reusable frameworks, templates, systems, code libraries, and design systems — remains Agency’s property and does not transfer under this Agreement.
- Third-party software, licenses, fonts, tools, and platforms remain owned by their respective providers and are subject to their own license terms.
On cancellation,Agency will provide Client a copy of Client’s website content — the text, images, and links from the site — in a portable form, so Client can take it wherever it goes next. The running website itself (the build on Agency’s platform) is not transferred, and hosting ends as described in Section 11. Migration or rebuild assistance beyond the content export is not included and may be separately agreed and billed.
Agency may pause the content export and any transfer assistance while amounts already due under this Agreement remain unpaid.
9) Portfolio Rights
Unless Client requests otherwise in writing, Agency may display the completed website, Client’s name, and general project details in Agency’s portfolio, website, social media, and other marketing materials.
10) No Guarantee of Outcomes
Agency agrees to perform the services professionally and in good faith. However, Client understands that Agency does not guarantee any specific result or outcome from the website or related services, including increased attendance, increased traffic, increased donations, improved search rankings, more leads, or any other ministry or business result.
11) Cancellation / Pause
Client may cancel anytime from its account — no call, no wind-down contract, no cancellation fee. Written cancellation requests (email is sufficient) are also honored.
On cancellation or pause:
- Cancellation stops future billing; the subscription and hosting run through the period already paid, and no further payments are owed after that
- Client remains responsible for any amounts already due through the effective cancellation date
- Agency will provide the content export described in Section 8
- Agency may pause work, delay launch, or suspend hosting if amounts due remain unpaid
- If Client becomes unresponsive for more than 30 days during a build, Agency may treat the project as paused or inactive and may require a revised timeline before resuming
- After the paid period ends, Agency has no continuing obligation to host, maintain, secure, update, support, or store the website or related files unless the parties separately agree in writing
Agency is not required to retain website files, backups, or related materials for any minimum period after termination unless otherwise agreed in writing — Client should request its content export promptly.
12) Limitation of Liability
Agency will use reasonable care and professional judgment in performing the work.
Except where prohibited by law:
- Agency’s total liability under this Agreement will not exceed the total amount actually paid by Client under this Agreement
- Agency will not be liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or lost-profit damages
- Agency will not be liable for downtime, data loss, hacking, malware, third-party outages, domain issues, email issues, hosting interruptions, or other losses caused by third-party services, Client actions, or events outside Agency’s reasonable control
Client understands that no website, hosting environment, or third-party platform can be guaranteed to be uninterrupted, error-free, or completely secure.
12.1 Disclaimer of Warranties
Except as expressly stated in this Agreement, Agency provides the services and hosting arrangement on an “as is” and “as available” basis.
Agency disclaims all implied warranties to the fullest extent permitted by law, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
13) Miscellaneous
- Agency may use subcontractors, employees, or service providers to perform portions of the work, provided Agency remains responsible for the services under this Agreement
- This Agreement is the entire agreement between the parties regarding this project
- Any amendment must be in writing; email is sufficient
- If any provision is unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in effect
- Governing law: the laws of the State of Montana, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules
Acceptance and Payment Authorization
By ticking the consent checkbox during checkout for the Website Plan, Client confirms that Client has read this Agreement, agrees to its terms, and authorizes Agency to charge the price shown at checkout, recurring payments due under this Agreement, and any additional charges separately approved by Client in writing.
Stripe stores the exact terms text, the timestamp of acceptance, the IP address, and the customer/session ID — a verifiable electronic acceptance record under the E-SIGN Act and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA). Client may request a copy of that acceptance record at any time by emailing logan@churchdigital.com.
Effective July 18, 2026 · Version 1.0