Who you're contracting with
Stenson Digital is a sole trader business operated by Elliot Stenson, based in Melbourne, Australia (ABN pending registration). All references to "I", "me", or "Stenson Digital" mean that entity.
Using this website
You're welcome to read, share, and link to anything on stensondigital.com.au. Don't copy substantial passages verbatim without attribution; don't scrape the site programmatically; don't try to break or attack it. Standard expectations.
The content on this site is published in good faith as of the date shown. Things change — pricing, methodology, stack opinions. The published information is current at time of publication; rely on a signed quote for binding commitments.
Quotes, fees, and project work
Published pricing (e.g. "From A$3,200") is a starting point, not a final quote. Real quotes are issued in writing after discovery and reflect the specific scope of your project. A quote is valid for 30 days from issue unless otherwise stated.
Standard project terms (subject to the signed contract for each engagement):
- 50% deposit on contract signature
- 50% balance on launch
- Two rounds of revisions within scope; additional rounds quoted separately
- Project timeline typically 4–6 weeks for a 5–6 page marketing site
- Walk-away clause — after the marketing-plan workshop (A$480 standalone fee), if you decide the website isn't the right next step, you owe only the workshop fee and the project deposit is fully refunded
Retainers
Retainers are month-to-month with no lock-in. You can cancel any month with 14 days' notice; I will not invoice you for the following month. Pro-rata refunds are not given for partial months in which work has commenced.
Unused retainer hours do not roll over month to month unless explicitly negotiated.
Intellectual property
On payment in full for a project, you own:
- The final website code in your repository
- The final design files
- The content I wrote for your project
I retain:
- The right to display the finished work in my portfolio and case studies (unless explicitly opted out in writing)
- Underlying methodology, templates, and any reusable components developed
- Standard professional discretion to discuss anonymised aspects of the project for case-study or content purposes
Third-party assets (fonts, stock imagery, plugins) remain subject to their original licences.
Liability
I take care over delivery. That said, technology fails, services go down, and content I wasn't responsible for sometimes breaks things. To the maximum extent permitted by Australian law, my liability for any project is capped at the total fees you paid me for that project in the preceding 12 months.
Nothing in these terms excludes any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law.
Cancellation
Project cancellation by you after signature: deposit is retained as work-in-progress fee. Any work completed beyond the deposit is invoiced and payable on cancellation.
Cancellation by me: I will not cancel mid-project except in cases of non-payment, scope disputes that cannot be resolved, or breakdown of the working relationship. In that case, I will refund unused fees on a pro-rata basis.
Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of Victoria, Australia. Any disputes that can't be resolved by conversation will be submitted to the courts of Victoria.
Changes to these terms
I'll update the "Last updated" date at the top if these change. For existing clients, the terms attached to your signed contract continue to apply for the duration of that engagement.
Contact
Questions about these terms: hello@stensondigital.com.au.