A website development and hosting agreement is the legal instrument by which a person or a business gives data regarding its activities, products and services to a service provider, who designs, hosts and runs websites, for the purposes of putting this data online.

Given the international nature of the Internet, this type of transaction requires special undertakings to ensure that the service provider is not held liable for any content that may violate different national laws. This template covers both the designing and hosting of the website. Should your context require only one of these activities, the template can be easily adapted accordingly.

We recommend using this template to govern the legal relationship between a person or business wishing to promote its activities on-line with the assistance of a provider that specializes in providing hosting services. 

0.00 INTERPRETATION
0.01 Definitions
0.01.01 Activities
0.01.02 Agreement
0.01.03 Breach
0.01.04 Change in Control
0.01.05 Confidential Information
0.01.06 Digital Reproduction
0.01.07 Domain Name
0.01.08 Electronic Address
0.01.09 Encumber or Encumbrance
0.01.10 Event of Default
0.01.11 Force Majeure
0.01.12 Fundamental Provisions
0.01.13 Information Systems
0.01.14 Intellectual Property
0.01.15 Internet
0.01.16 Legal Representatives
0.01.17 PARTY
0.01.18 Person
0.01.19 Prime Rate
0.01.20 Putting Online
0.01.21 Related Person
0.01.22 Subsidiary
0.01.23 Web
0.01.24 Web Page
0.01.25 Website
0.02 Precedence
0.03 Jurisdiction
0.03.01 Governing Law
0.03.02 Non-compliance
0.04 Miscellaneous
0.04.01 Cumulative Rights
0.04.02 Time and Dates
0.04.03 Financial References
0.04.04 References within Agreement
0.04.05 Gender and Number
0.04.06 Headings
0.04.07 Presumptions
0.04.08 Knowledge
0.04.09 Approval
0.04.10 GAAP
1.00 PURPOSE
1.01 Development
1.02 Conditions
1.02.01 Required by DEVELOPER
1.02.02 Required by CLIENT
1.02.03 Choice
2.00 CONSIDERATION
2.01 Basic Fee
2.01.01 Costs
3.00 TERMS OF PAYMENT
3.01 Initial Instalment
3.02 Final Instalment
3.03 Costs
3.04 Taxes
3.05 Interests
3.06 Loss of Term
4.00 SECURITY
4.01 In favour of CLIENT
4.02 In favour of DEVELOPER
4.03 Right of Ownership
5.00 MUTUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
5.01 Status
5.02 Authority
5.03 Binding Agreement
5.04 Canadian Resident
5.05 Commission
5.06 Insurance
5.07 Nominee
5.08 Fundamental Provisions
5.09 Disclosure
6.00 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE DEVELOPER
6.01 Status
6.02 Authority
6.03 Binding Agreement
6.04 Insurance
6.05 Nominee
6.06 Fundamental Provisions
6.07 Disclosure
6.08 Ability
6.09 Modernity
6.10 Intellectual Property
7.00 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE CLIENT
7.01 Status
7.02 Authority
7.03 Binding Agreement
7.04 Insurance
7.05 Nominee
7.06 Fundamental Provisions
7.07 Disclosure
7.08 Content Quality
7.09 Intellectual Property
8.00 MUTUAL DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS
8.01 Confidential Information
8.01.01 Undertaking
8.01.02 End of Agreement
8.02 Insurance
8.02.01 Insured Risks
8.02.02 Amount of Coverage
8.02.03 Issuer
8.02.04 Co-insured
8.02.05 No Limitation
8.03 Indemnification
8.03.01 “Loss”
8.03.02 Scope
8.03.03 Procedure
8.03.04 Deductible
8.03.05 Limitation on Claims
8.04 Disclosure of Agreement
9.00 DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE DEVELOPER
9.01 Confidential Information
9.02 Insurance
9.02.01 Insured Risks
9.02.02 Amount of Coverage
9.02.03 Issuer
9.02.04 Co-insured
9.02.05 No Limitation
9.03 Indemnification
9.03.01 “Loss”
9.03.02 Scope
9.03.03 Procedure
9.03.04 Deductible
9.03.05 Limitation on claims
9.04 Liability
9.04.01 Damages
9.04.02 Results and Performance
9.04.03 Limitation
9.05 Website Development
9.05.01 Conception
9.05.02 Change Request
9.05.03 Intellectual Property
9.05.04 Copy
9.05.05 Testing
9.05.06 Similar Design
10.00 DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE CLIENT
10.01 Cooperation
10.02 Content of the Website
10.02.01 Compliance with Legislation
10.02.02 Corrections and Modifications
10.02.03 Liability
10.03 Domain Name
10.04 CLIENT’s Name and Logo
10.05 DEVELOPER Credit
10.06 Non-solicitation of Staff
11.00 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
11.01 Assignment
11.01.01 Prohibition
11.01.02 Effect of Breach
11.01.03 Exception
11.02 Force Majeure
11.02.01 No Default
11.02.02 Duty
11.02.03 Rights of Other PARTY
11.03 Relationship
11.03.01 Independent Contractors
11.03.02 No Control over Performance
11.03.03 No Authority to Bind
11.04 Further Assurances
11.05 Other Remedies
11.05.01 Choices
11.05.02 No Limitations
11.06 Prescription
11.07 Intellectual Property
12.00 GENERAL PROVISIONS
12.01 Notice
12.02 Dispute Resolution
12.02.01 Good Faith Negotiations
12.02.02 Mediation
12.02.03 Arbitration
12.03 Election
12.04 Counterparts
12.05 Amendment
12.06 Waiver of Rights
12.07 Electronic Transmission
12.08 Language
13.00 TERMINATION
13.01 Mutual Consent
13.02 Unilateral Termination
13.03 Without Notice
13.04 Resiliation
13.04.01 With FIVE (5) Days’ Prior Notice
13.04.02 With THIRTY (30) Days Prior Notice
13.05 Prior Notice
13.06 Change in Control
14.00 EFFECTIVE DATE
14.01 Retroactivity
14.02 Execution
14.03 Deferral
15.00 DURATION
15.01 Probationary or Trial Period
15.02 Initial Term
15.03 Renewal
15.03.01 First Renewal
15.03.02 Subsequent Renewals
15.04 Survival
15.05 Non Renewal
16.00 SCOPE

SCHEDULE A - EXCERPT OF A RESOLUTION OF THE DEVELOPER
SCHEDULE B - EXCERPT OF A RESOLUTION OF THE CLIENT
SCHEDULE 0.01.20 – PUTTING ONLINE ORDER
SCHEDULE 1.01 – WEBSITE SPECIFICATIONS
SCHEDULE 9.05.01 - DESCRIPTION OF THE INFORMATION TO BE PUT ONLINE