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Anything I can do there, normaly I just give a hand shake, but not everyone in the world is fully hornest.
Does your credit card company, bank, doctor, vehicle insurance, landlord or mortgage holder, etc., etc., etc., etc rely on handshakes when doing business with you? I dinna think so. Ergo, no reason to make this other company be the odd man out and treat them differently than you deal with the rest of the world on business matters. Put the deal in writing, and if you are not very very certain how to do so in a manner that protects you fully, pay someone with the expertise to do that for you.
How to be sure that I own the whole website after they finished the job.
Make sure it says in the contract that you do.
Issent there any form/standart paper where I just have to fill in name and company and thanks for the reply.
Yes - you can buy books of standard contracts. Try Amazon. You don't really need to, though - in my experience the contract just needs to be a clear statement of who does what, that's understood by both sides.
hth, a.
If you can't find a good "fill-in-the-blank" contract, it would be worth having an attorney review your agreement and tweak it. It shouldn't cost that much, and could save a bundle of money and grief later.
Contract and transaction/sale law will vary from State to State, so there's no easy answer.
I'd suggest a read of the Copyright.gov website focused on assignment/sale of creative/copyrights: Specific, in detail, signed, etc.
Put all your concerns in writing: All your expectations, etc. Use plain unambigusous language. If you agreed to something verbally put it in writing. If you are not going to hire a "local lawyer" (local to the presumed 'place of contracting') then go for detail, even thought detail sometimes works against you if not well worded.
Be certain to spell out a process for dispute resolution and where that is to take place. Arbitration is often a good idea.
There's a lot to be said. This is just a start for the committed law person. I think once before I may have posted in some greater detail at WW about "some of the issues/concerns" when contracting. Hunt for it. I really can't give advice but I'm willing to offer some generic guidance.
I've seen some very good contracts prepared by laypeople. It just takes time to think through the issues. Once you do that then you look to the forms for some legalese and general legal principles.
I guess what I'm saying is do this in reverse of the way you are thinking of doing it. Think of the possible issues. Address them. Think of your concerns. Address them. Elaborate upon your expectations. Write the in. After you do all of that then look to the form to see what you may have overlooked.
You might find a form if you search for something along the lines of "contract for purchase and/or sale of a business". I didn't search those terms but those would be the words where I'd start.
Why cant a contrat be like this.
you know own everything we have made for you - signed company.
It's your business, so you have to decide if it is advisable to pay (possibly more, far more) for competent assistance in cleaning up a mess than it would likely cost to simply avoid the mess in the first place. If you thrive on risk, roll them bones. If you don't, engage competent assistance.
