terms of use

1. about

This website (damianjanik.com) is operated by Damian Janik, a sole trader providing DevOps engineering and AWS Solutions Architecture services, based in Wrexham, North Wales, UK.

By accessing or using this website you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.

For any queries: [email protected]

part a — website use

2. permitted use

You may use this site for lawful purposes only. You must not:

• Use the site in any way that breaches applicable local, national, or international law
• Transmit unsolicited or unauthorised advertising material
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the site or its infrastructure
• Scrape, crawl, or harvest content from the site in bulk without prior written permission

3. intellectual property

All content on this site — including blog posts, project write-ups, code examples, design, and copy — is owned by Damian Janik unless otherwise stated.

You may share or quote content with attribution. You may not reproduce, republish, or commercially exploit any content without prior written permission.

4. contact form

When you submit the contact form you are sending an enquiry. Submission does not constitute a contract, guarantee of work, or binding commitment on either party. We aim to respond within 2 business days but cannot guarantee a specific response time.

5. third-party links

This site may link to third-party websites. We have no control over their content and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage arising from your use of them.

6. disclaimer of warranties

This site is provided “as is” without warranties of any kind, express or implied. We do not warrant that the site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses. Technical content (blog posts, guides) is provided for informational purposes — apply it at your own risk.

7. limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Damian Janik shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of this website or reliance on its content.

part b — freelance service terms

These terms apply to all freelance engagements between Damian Janik (“Contractor”) and the client (“Client”) unless a separate written contract supersedes them.

8. engagement & scope

A project begins when both parties agree on scope, deliverables, and fee in writing (email or a signed proposal is sufficient). Any work outside the agreed scope constitutes a change request and may incur additional charges.

Where a quote form or proposal is submitted by the Client, this represents an invitation to negotiate — not a binding offer — until explicitly confirmed in writing by the Contractor.

9. fees & payment

• Fees are agreed in writing before work commences.
• Invoices are issued on completion of a milestone or monthly for ongoing retainer work, unless otherwise agreed.
• Payment is due within 14 days of the invoice date unless otherwise stated on the invoice.
• Late payments may incur interest at 8% above the Bank of England base rate under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998.
• Quoted prices are exclusive of VAT where applicable.

10. intellectual property

Upon receipt of full payment, the Client receives full ownership of all custom deliverables created specifically for their project (code, architecture diagrams, documentation).

The Contractor retains ownership of any pre-existing tools, frameworks, libraries, or boilerplate code incorporated into the deliverables. The Client is granted a perpetual, non-exclusive licence to use such components as part of the delivered work.

The Contractor reserves the right to reference the engagement as part of their portfolio unless the Client requests confidentiality in writing.

11. confidentiality

The Contractor will treat all non-public information shared by the Client as confidential and will not disclose it to third parties without consent, except as required by law.

12. cancellation

• Either party may terminate an engagement with 14 days' written notice.
• Work completed up to the cancellation date is payable in full.
• If the Client cancels after work has commenced, a kill fee of 50% of the remaining project value may apply.

13. liability (services)

The Contractor's total liability for any claim arising from a service engagement shall not exceed the total fees paid by the Client for that engagement.

The Contractor is not liable for losses arising from the Client's own infrastructure decisions, third-party services, or misuse of delivered work.

14. governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales. Any disputes shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

15. changes to these terms

We may update these terms at any time. The “last updated” date at the top reflects the most recent revision. For active engagements, the terms in force at the time the project was agreed apply unless both parties consent to updated terms.