Terms & Conditions

1. Introduction & Acceptance

These Terms and Conditions ("Terms") govern all services provided by DevLumina ("I", "me", "my") to clients ("you", "your"). By engaging my services — whether through a signed proposal, purchase order, statement of work, or written agreement — you agree to be bound by these Terms.

If you do not agree to these Terms, do not engage my services. I reserve the right to update these Terms at any time; continued engagement after changes constitutes acceptance.

2. Services

I provide software engineering, product development, backend API engineering, cloud architecture, and related technical consulting services. The specific scope, deliverables, timeline, and fees for each engagement are defined in a separate Statement of Work ("SOW") or proposal agreed upon in writing before work begins.

I reserve the right to decline any engagement at my discretion. Services are provided on a best-efforts basis within the agreed scope; out-of-scope requests require a change order and may affect timeline and cost.

3. Payment Terms

Work is structured in fixed-price sprints. You pay a minimal sprint fee upfront to start. If you are not satisfied with the outcome of any sprint, you may discontinue the engagement with no further obligation — you only ever pay for work already completed.

• Each sprint is invoiced and paid before that sprint begins.
• You may cancel after any sprint without penalty; no future sprint fees are owed.
• Invoices are due within 7 days of issue to avoid delaying the sprint start.
• Work may be paused pending overdue payment.

Sprint scope, duration, and fee are defined in the Statement of Work agreed before each sprint starts. All prices are quoted excluding VAT or applicable taxes, which will be added where required by law.

4. Intellectual Property

Upon receipt of full payment for a given engagement, all custom code, designs, and deliverables created specifically for you under that SOW are assigned to you. You own the final deliverable.

I retain ownership of all pre-existing tools, frameworks, libraries, and general methodologies used in the delivery of the work ("Background IP"). A non-exclusive, perpetual licence to use any Background IP embedded in your deliverable is granted automatically upon full payment.

I reserve the right to reference the project (without disclosing confidential details) in my portfolio, case studies, and marketing materials unless you request otherwise in writing.

5. Confidentiality

I treat all non-public information you share — including product details, business strategy, user data, and technical architecture — as confidential. I will not disclose it to third parties without your prior written consent, except as required by law.

This obligation does not apply to information that is or becomes publicly available through no fault of mine, was already known to me prior to your disclosure, or is independently developed by me without reference to your confidential information.

If required, a separate Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) can be signed before the discovery call.

6. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, my total liability for any claim arising out of or related to the services shall not exceed the total fees paid by you in the three months preceding the event giving rise to the claim.

I shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including loss of profits, data, or business opportunities, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

You are responsible for maintaining adequate backups of your data and systems. I am not liable for data loss arising from your own infrastructure or processes.

7. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which DevLumina is registered. Any disputes shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of that jurisdiction.

Before initiating legal proceedings, both parties agree to attempt resolution in good faith through direct negotiation for at least 30 days.

8. Changes to These Terms

I may update these Terms from time to time. The effective date at the top of this page will be updated accordingly. For active engagements, material changes will be communicated by email. Your continued use of my services after such notice constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

9. Contact

If you have questions about these Terms, please reach out: