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E-commerce Development Contract

For Shopify, WooCommerce, or custom e-commerce builds - covers payment integration, product setup, and testing.

What's included

Platform, Scope, and Deliverables

Defines the selected e-commerce platform, included development services, excluded items, required pages, apps, integrations, and acceptance criteria.

Payment Gateway and Checkout Configuration

Specifies the payment gateways, merchant account responsibilities, checkout settings, tax and currency configuration, and limits on financial processing obligations.

Product Data Migration Responsibilities

Allocates responsibility for product descriptions, images, SKUs, pricing, inventory, variants, category mapping, data accuracy, and migration deadlines.

Fees, Expenses, and Payment Milestones

Sets the project fee, deposit, milestone payments, reimbursable expenses, third-party subscription costs, late payment rights, and launch-payment conditions.

Confidentiality and Access Credentials

Requires both parties to protect confidential business, customer, product, pricing, login, and payment-related information disclosed during the project.

Testing, Performance, and Risk Allocation

Covers browser, mobile, checkout, performance, analytics, and conversion testing while allocating risk for third-party platforms, gateways, plugins, hosting, and client-provided content.

Termination, Suspension, and Dispute Resolution

Provides termination rights for breach, nonpayment, or delay; addresses work completed before termination; and establishes a process for resolving disputes.

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Frequently asked questions

What should an e-commerce development contract include?

It should define the platform, development scope, deliverables, payment milestones, product data responsibilities, payment gateway setup, testing requirements, launch conditions, intellectual property rights, confidentiality, termination, and dispute procedures.

Who is responsible for product data migration?

The contract should state whether the client or developer is responsible for product descriptions, images, SKUs, pricing, inventory, variants, and category mapping. Clients are commonly responsible for accuracy, while developers handle agreed import or migration tasks.

Should payment gateway setup be covered separately?

Yes. Payment gateway terms should identify the gateways to be configured, who provides merchant account access, what testing will be performed, and that the developer is not responsible for processor approvals, chargebacks, banking delays, or third-party outages.

Can the developer delay launch if the client has not paid or provided content?

Yes, if the contract includes clear payment, approval, and dependency terms. The agreement should allow schedule extensions or suspension where delays are caused by late payment, missing product data, unavailable credentials, or delayed client approvals.

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