These Terms govern your engagement of BQT Consulting ("BQT", "we", "us") and your use of bqtconsulting.xyz. By engaging us or using this site, you agree to the terms below. If you do not agree, please do not use the site or engage our services.
BQT Consulting is a technology firm providing engineering services in RFQ trading systems, blockchain infrastructure, and AI development. We operate as a Dominican Republic-based entity serving clients internationally. Contact: contact@bqtconsulting.xyz.
Each engagement is governed by a written Statement of Work ("SOW") signed by both parties. The SOW controls scope, deliverables, fees, milestones, acceptance criteria, and timeline. Where the SOW conflicts with these Terms, the SOW prevails for that engagement.
Pre-engagement materials — including written technical memoranda, proposals, and estimates — are offered in good faith and are non-binding until a SOW is countersigned.
Fees are stated in the SOW and invoiced per the milestones or cadence set out there. Unless stated otherwise, payment is due within thirty (30) days of invoice. Late payments accrue interest at 1.5% per month or the maximum permitted by law, whichever is lower. All fees are exclusive of taxes, duties, and withholdings, which are the client's responsibility.
Subject to full payment of fees due, BQT assigns to the client all custom code and deliverables produced specifically for that engagement, on a work-for-hire basis. The client owns its own data, trademarks, and pre-existing materials.
BQT retains ownership of: (a) pre-existing tools, libraries, frameworks, methodologies, and know-how; (b) generic improvements and learnings derived from the engagement; (c) any open-source contributions made during the work, which are licensed per the relevant project's license. Where BQT incorporates any of (a) into a deliverable, the client receives a perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide, non-exclusive license to use it as part of that deliverable.
Each party will protect the other's confidential information with at least the same care it uses for its own — and not less than reasonable care — and will use it only to perform under the engagement. This obligation survives for five (5) years after termination. It does not apply to information that is public, independently developed, lawfully received from a third party, or required to be disclosed by law (with prompt notice to the disclosing party where lawful).
BQT warrants that services will be performed in a workmanlike manner consistent with industry standards by suitably skilled personnel. Except as expressly stated, all services and deliverables are provided "as is", without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, or uninterrupted operation.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, neither party is liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, lost revenue, lost data, or business interruption, even if advised of the possibility. Each party's aggregate liability arising out of or related to an engagement is capped at the fees actually paid to BQT under that engagement in the twelve (12) months preceding the claim.
Nothing in these Terms limits liability for fraud, willful misconduct, or any liability that cannot lawfully be limited.
Each party will defend and indemnify the other against third-party claims arising from its breach of these Terms, its negligence or willful misconduct, or its infringement of third-party intellectual property rights, subject to the limitations in Section 07.
These Terms remain in effect while any engagement is active. Either party may terminate an engagement: (a) for convenience on thirty (30) days written notice; (b) immediately for material breach not cured within fifteen (15) days of written notice; or (c) immediately on insolvency. On termination, the client pays for work performed through the effective date and BQT delivers work-in-progress in its then-current state.
BQT acts as an independent contractor. Nothing in these Terms creates a partnership, joint venture, agency, or employment relationship. Neither party may bind the other.
These Terms are governed by the laws of the Dominican Republic, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. The parties will attempt in good faith to resolve any dispute through senior-level negotiation. Failing that, disputes will be resolved by binding arbitration in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in English, by a single arbitrator. Either party may seek injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to protect its intellectual property or confidential information.
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We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes take effect on the date posted at the top of this page. Continued use of the site or services after that date constitutes acceptance.
Questions about these Terms: contact@bqtconsulting.xyz.