Working terms

Plain English summary

Each engagement has its own written scope, deliverables, dates, and commercial terms.

We try to keep terms clear, proportionate, and practical: what is being delivered, who owns what, how changes are handled, and what each side is responsible for.

If anything needs to be bespoke around ownership, confidentiality, assignment, or continuity, that belongs in the specific agreement rather than hidden in marketing copy.

Scope

Work is governed by an agreed scope, with changes handled explicitly rather than assumed.

Ownership

Pre-existing IP stays with its owner. New work follows the agreement for that engagement.

Confidentiality

Non-public information stays protected and is used only for the purpose of the work.

General points

Proposals and statements of work define what is included.
Material changes to scope, timing, or outputs may require a revised agreement.
Invoices, expenses, and payment schedules are defined per engagement.
Neither side should assume transfer of rights without clear written wording.
Recommendations and prototypes should be reviewed in the client’s own operational and legal context.

This page is a summary, not a substitute for the specific contract that governs a live piece of work.

Full Legal Detail▾

This page is a practical summary of how we usually work. Exact legal and commercial details are always set in the agreement for the specific engagement.

The sections below set out the detailed wording. Open only if you need the full legal structure.

1. Overview

These terms set out the general basis on which PURPL PULSE may provide advisory, research, design, prototyping, delivery, or related services.

The exact scope, timeline, deliverables, and commercial terms for any engagement are confirmed in a proposal, statement of work, or other written agreement.

If a specific agreement conflicts with this page, the specific written agreement takes priority for that engagement.

2. Scope and delivery

PURPL PULSE will use reasonable care and skill in performing the agreed services.

Delivery may include advice, research, written recommendations, design work, prototypes, implementation support, or other agreed outputs.

Unless expressly stated otherwise, timelines and milestones are estimates and depend on timely access, decisions, and cooperation from the client.

3. Client responsibilities

The client is responsible for providing timely information, access, approvals, and feedback needed for the engagement.

Where PURPL PULSE relies on client systems, third-party services, or supplied materials, the client remains responsible for having the right to use and share those items.

Delays caused by missing information, unavailable stakeholders, or changing requirements may affect dates, cost, or scope.

4. Fees and payment

Fees, payment schedules, expenses, and any taxes are set out in the relevant proposal or agreement.

Unless agreed otherwise, invoices are payable within the stated payment period.

Where work is paused or materially changed after commencement, PURPL PULSE may invoice for work completed and any committed cost already incurred.

5. Intellectual property

Each party retains ownership of its pre-existing materials, know-how, methods, and intellectual property.

Ownership of bespoke deliverables, drafts, research outputs, code, designs, or other work product is governed by the relevant written agreement.

Unless explicitly assigned in writing, no intellectual property transfers simply because work has been discussed, demonstrated, or delivered.

6. Confidentiality

Each party should treat non-public business, technical, commercial, and operational information received from the other as confidential.

Confidential information may be used only for the purposes of the engagement and may be disclosed only to people who need to know it and are bound by appropriate confidentiality obligations.

This does not apply to information that is already public, independently developed, or lawfully received from another source.

7. Liability and warranties

PURPL PULSE does not guarantee any specific commercial outcome unless that commitment is expressly stated in a written agreement.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, liability is limited to the amount paid or payable for the relevant engagement, except for matters that cannot legally be limited.

Services, recommendations, and prototypes should be assessed by the client in the context of its own legal, regulatory, operational, and commercial environment.

8. Changes and termination

Either party may request changes to scope, timing, or deliverables. Material changes may require a revised commercial agreement.

Either party may end an engagement in accordance with the termination terms in the relevant written agreement.

Termination does not affect accrued payment obligations, confidentiality duties, or any rights that are intended to survive.

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