01The site
We publish work, ideas, and information about the studio. We try to keep everything accurate, but we don't promise the site is free of errors, or that it will always be available. We may update, restructure, or take down content without notice.
02Acceptable use
You can browse, share, and link to our public content. You may not:
- Copy or republish our case studies, copy, or visual work without permission.
- Reverse-engineer, scrape, or systematically extract content from the site.
- Use the site to harm us, our clients, or anyone else.
- Attempt to access systems or data that aren't intended for you.
03Engagements
Work is governed by a written proposal or Statement of Work that defines scope, timeline, deliverables, payment terms, and any assumptions. Anything outside that scope is treated as a change request and quoted separately.
04Payment
Engagements typically require a deposit before work begins, with the balance due at agreed milestones or on delivery. Invoices are due within the terms stated on the invoice.
Late payments may pause work and accrue reasonable interest as permitted by Texas law.
05Intellectual property
On full payment, final deliverables produced for you (logos, copy, design files, code written specifically for your engagement) become yours. We retain:
- Pre-existing tools, methods, and templates we bring to the work.
- The right to display the work in our portfolio, case studies, and marketing once it is publicly launched, unless we agree otherwise in writing.
- Copyright over working files (sketches, exploration, intermediate assets) not listed as final deliverables.
Any third-party assets (fonts, stock imagery, plugins) are licensed to you under the terms set by the original rights holder, and those terms are passed through to you.
06Client responsibilities
To do good work we need clear, timely input from you: briefs, feedback, approvals, and any assets, access, or credentials we need to deliver. Delays from your side can shift the timeline.
07Confidentiality
We treat your business information as confidential and use it only to deliver the engagement. We expect the same in return for our proposals, pricing, and methods.
08Warranties and limits
We deliver work with reasonable skill and care. Beyond that, the site and our work are provided “as is.”
To the maximum extent permitted by law, USL is not liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential losses, and our total liability for any engagement is capped at the fees paid for that engagement.
09Termination
Either side can terminate an engagement in writing. If you terminate for convenience, you pay for work completed up to the termination date. If we terminate for cause (for example, non-payment or breach of these terms), the same applies and you also remain liable for any third-party commitments we made on your behalf.
10Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, United States. Disputes are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Travis County, Texas, unless we agree in writing to resolve them another way.
11Changes
We may update these terms from time to time. The date at the top tells you when the current version took effect.