Last updated: 15 April 2026
We build things for you. You pay for them. You own what we build. We both act like reasonable people. These terms exist to make that clear, not to catch anyone out.
BUILD+SHIP is a trading name of MarkD Limited, registered in England and Wales (Company No. 15909858). When these terms say “we”, “us”, or “BUILD+SHIP”, that's who we mean.
We offer sprint-based product development, ongoing monthly partnerships, and embedded engagements. The specific scope, price, and timeline for your engagement are agreed before work starts — either in a proposal, a statement of work, or an email confirmation.
All code, designs, and systems we create for you during an engagement belong to you once payment is received. We don't retain rights to your bespoke work and we don't lock you in.
The exception is any pre-existing tools, libraries, or frameworks we bring to the engagement — those remain ours, but you get a perpetual licence to use them in whatever we built for you.
Sprint engagements (BUILD+SHIP) are paid in full before work begins. Monthly partnerships (ITERATE+GROW) are invoiced at the start of each month. Embedded engagements (EMBED+SCALE) are invoiced in agreed milestones.
All prices are in GBP and exclude VAT, which is added at the prevailing rate. Invoices are due within 14 days unless agreed otherwise.
For sprints, if you cancel before work starts, we'll refund in full. Once the sprint is underway, no refund — you've reserved the time and we've committed to delivery.
Monthly partnerships can be cancelled at any time with 30 days' notice. No lock-in, no penalties.
We treat everything you share with us as confidential. We won't share your business information, code, or data with anyone outside the engagement. If we want to reference your project as a case study, we'll ask first.
We take our work seriously and stand behind what we ship. But we need to be practical: our total liability for any engagement is capped at the amount you paid us for that engagement. We're not liable for indirect losses, lost revenue, or things outside our control.
The content on this site is provided for general information. We do our best to keep it accurate and up to date, but we make no guarantees. External links are provided for convenience — we're not responsible for the content of other sites.
These terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales. If something goes wrong, we'd rather talk it through than involve lawyers — but if it comes to it, the courts of England and Wales have jurisdiction.
We may update these terms from time to time. The date at the top tells you when they were last changed. If we make significant changes that affect active engagements, we'll let you know directly.
If anything here is unclear, email mark@buildandship.com. We're happy to explain.