What should be in a contract?

[m83]

Hi, I'm curently getting a website built with a freelance web developer. We've agreed on a price for the website build and he is now ready to begin coding.

We do not have a contract drawn up though. I'm just curious as to what it should include so we are both legally protected?

 

[louie]

exactly what you need, how you need it and the timeline to complete the project.

 

[m83]

Thanks for the reply but I was looking for more of a response concerning the legal ownership of the code, confidentiality and security issues.

 

[tomed]

If you have concerns about ownership etc, you should create the contract and ask the developer to sign it.

If he's not happy he'll tell you. But it will also be a good way of getting to a situation where you both agree on what's deliverable.