Mobile App Terms of Use and Related Privacy Policies

As a customer, there are many advantages to commissioning bespoke or custom software for your business, including creating a tailored and efficient user experience and giving you a greater degree of control over the use of the software. From a legal perspective, however, IP rights in bespoke software that you commission may still remain owned by the software developer. It is far better that there is something in writing which clearly transfers the ownership of the IP rights in the bespoke software to the commissioning customer so as to remove any uncertainty.

Once ownership has transferred to you, you may issue licences and distribute the software in line with your business plans and objectives. You will, however, be responsible for updating and developing the software on an ongoing basis to ensure it retains its value and remains fit for purpose. For this reason, you may wish to continue engaging the developer under a separate maintenance contract to undertake this for you, if you do not have the capabilities in-house.

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