Terms of Service

1. Account and registration

• To use the platform you must be at least 18 years old or have the consent of your legal guardian.
• You must provide accurate information when registering. Opening an account under a false name, someone else's company, or another person's documents is prohibited.
• One person holds one account. Opening a new account to replace a blocked one is a violation.
• Your account's security is your responsibility. Never share your password, and report suspicious activity immediately.

2. Clients and developers

The platform connects two sides and runs the flow between them:

• The client posts a project, reviews applications and accepts one — a contract is created at that point.
• The developer applies, performs the agreed work and delivers the result.
• A single project can have several active contracts, so working as a team is supported.
• Bidding is closed: developers cannot see each other's prices.

3. Prohibited conduct

The following will get an account blocked:

• Circumventing platform payments — pushing the other side to settle outside the platform in order to avoid the commission.
• Fraud: not opening escrow for work that has been paid for, presenting undelivered work as delivered, or filing false reports.
• Presenting someone else's intellectual property as your own, or posting material that infringes copyright.
• Unlawful, violent, discriminatory or abusive content.
• Spam, mass unsolicited offers, automated collection of site data (scraping), or generating load that interferes with the platform.
• Distributing another user's personal data without their consent.

4. Payments and the platform commission

All payments go through escrow, which protects both sides:

• The client pays the milestone amount up front. The money is held in the platform's escrow account and does not go to the developer straight away.
• The developer starts work knowing the money has already been deposited.
• The money is released once the client accepts the milestone. Payment never moves on its own for work that has not been accepted.
• The platform commission is 10% of the milestone amount. It is withheld on release, so the developer receives the amount minus the commission.
• The commission rate is frozen when the escrow is opened: if the rate changes later, money already held is not recalculated.
• Payments are processed by Click and Payme. The provider may charge its own fee.
• Refunds are only made through the dispute flow — see the section below.

5. Dispute resolution

Either side can open a dispute on a contract. A moderator reviews both sides' evidence — chat history, deliveries and the contract terms — and decides whether the escrowed money is released or refunded. The money stays in escrow while the dispute is being reviewed. The moderator's decision is final within the platform; this does not limit your right to go to court.

6. Content and intellectual property

• Content you post on the platform (project descriptions, portfolio, messages) remains yours.
• You grant us only the rights needed to display and operate that content on the platform.
• Rights in the delivered work pass according to the agreement between the client and the developer. The platform is not a party to that agreement.
• The platform's own mark, design and code belong to us.

7. Limitation of liability

Please read this section carefully:

• DevMarket UZ is an intermediary platform. We are NOT A PARTY to the contract between client and developer, and we do not perform the work ourselves.
• We give no guarantee as to the quality or timeliness of the work, or the good faith of either party. Escrow protects the money, not the outcome.
• The service is provided "as is". We do not guarantee that the platform will run without interruption or be free of errors.
• We are not liable for indirect damages: lost profit, lost opportunity, or reputational harm.
• In any event our liability will not exceed the commission we received on the contract the dispute concerns.
• These limits do not apply to liability that cannot be limited by law, such as liability for wilful misconduct.

8. Suspension of an account

We may block an account that breaks these terms, with a warning, or without one in the case of a serious violation. You may also request deletion of your account at any time. When an account is closed, money held in escrow is resolved against the existing contracts first.

9. Changes to these terms

These terms may be updated from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by email, and the date of the new revision is shown at the top of this page. Continuing to use the platform after a change means you accept the new terms.