These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of the DAB Inventive website at dabinventive.com and any engagement for our software development, IT infrastructure, digital marketing, or design services. By browsing this website or engaging us for a project, you agree to these Terms. Where a signed project agreement or statement of work exists between DAB Inventive and a client, its specific terms take precedence over this page for that engagement.
Who We Are
DAB Inventive is a Mumbai-based software development and IT consulting company providing web, mobile, and desktop software development, custom ERP systems, network infrastructure, digital marketing, and brand design services, delivered by an in-house team.
Use of This Website
You may browse this website and use its contact and quote forms for legitimate business enquiries. You agree not to misuse the site: no scraping, no attempting to access systems or data you're not authorized for, and no submitting forms with the intent to spam, mislead, or disrupt our team's ability to respond to genuine enquiries.
Engagements & Project Agreements
Website content, including service descriptions, portfolio references, and pricing indications, is informational and does not itself constitute a binding offer. An engagement with DAB Inventive begins once both parties agree on scope and sign a proposal, statement of work, or equivalent project agreement, which sets out the specific deliverables, timeline, fees, and payment schedule for that project.
Fees & Payment
Fees, payment milestones, and invoicing terms are defined in each project's own agreement, typically structured as a fixed-scope project, a retainer, or a dedicated-team arrangement as described on our Engagement Models page. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, invoices are due within 15 days of the invoice date, and we reserve the right to pause work on overdue accounts until payment is current.
Intellectual Property
Unless a project agreement states otherwise, intellectual property rights in the custom work product we build for a client transfer to that client upon full payment for the engagement. We retain ownership of our own pre-existing tools, internal frameworks, and reusable components used to build that work, and grant the client a license to use them as embedded in the delivered product. Until full payment is received, all deliverables remain our property.
Client Responsibilities
Timely delivery depends on both sides. Clients are responsible for providing accurate requirements, timely feedback and approvals, any content or credentials we need access to, and for having the legal right to any material (branding, data, third-party integrations) they ask us to incorporate into a project.
Confidentiality
We treat client information, project details, and any data or system access shared with us as confidential, and routinely sign NDAs before technical discovery calls or system access begins. We expect the same discretion in reverse regarding our own proprietary tools and processes.
Warranties
We warrant that work will be performed with reasonable professional skill and care, and will substantially conform to the specifications agreed in the relevant project agreement. Beyond that, our services and this website are provided "as is." We do not warrant that software will be entirely free of defects, as that is not achievable for any non-trivial system, but we do stand behind post-launch support commitments defined in the applicable engagement.
Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, DAB Inventive's total liability arising from any engagement is limited to the fees actually paid for that specific engagement in the twelve months preceding the claim. We are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages, including lost profits or lost data, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
Third-Party Services
Projects we build may rely on third-party platforms, APIs, hosting providers, or services (for example, payment gateways, cloud infrastructure, or email delivery providers). We are not responsible for outages, policy changes, or pricing changes made by those third parties, though we'll help clients respond to and adapt around them where reasonably possible.
Termination
Either party may terminate an active engagement as set out in that engagement's project agreement, typically with written notice. On termination, the client pays for work completed up to the termination date, and we deliver whatever work product exists at that point in a usable state.
Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of India, and any dispute arising from them or from an engagement with DAB Inventive is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time to reflect changes in how we operate or in applicable law. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Terms for an active, already-signed engagement are governed by that engagement's own agreement, not by later changes to this page.
Contact
Questions about these Terms can be sent to hello@dabinventive.com or through our contact page.