New Ecommerce software requires Contract/Agreement?

[mangohead]

I am a freelance designer/developer and i'm currently working on an ecommerce software which i plan to license to my clients (monthly). We're almost ready to roll out the software, but I thought I should check if any contracts or agreements are required.

Do most ecommerce software companies require you to sign a contract/agreement before you chose to use their software? Maybe one that does not leave them responsible if something happens to your site (eg. hacked).

If anyone has any useful knowledge about this area, please let me know.

Your help is greatly appreciated


Randy

[NetNerd85]

Yes.

First of all, you plan to license your software for a monthly price. Is the software hosted on your server or theirs? If it is hosted on theirs you are going to have a funny time getting them to pay without an agreement. IMO a once off fee is best. Depending on the software 5 - $7,000 sounds nice :)

You will definitely need an agreement at least. Because, like I said what happens if they just didn't want to pay you any more? What if they wanted to start selling your software?

Good luck :D