Client terms: ownership, delivery and revisions

These terms apply to every project RC-Tools takes on. They are accepted when you send a project request or accept a quote, and each quote states the version that applies.

Who you are contracting with

RC-Tools is a sole-trader business based in the United Kingdom. Email: admin@rc-tools.co.uk. Business address: [BUSINESS ADDRESS TO BE ADDED]. RC-Tools is not VAT-registered, so no VAT is added to prices, which are in pounds sterling.

Key terms at a glance

Topic	Term
Ownership	Client owns the delivered custom code once the final payment clears
Background materials	RC-Tools keeps its pre-existing modules and published scripts; client gets a licence to use them inside the deliverable
Delivery	Source code, which the client runs in their own TradingView account
Confidentiality	Client's logic kept confidential; a mutual NDA on request at no charge
Revisions	2 rounds within the agreed scope
Bug fixes	Defects against the agreed spec fixed free for 30 days after delivery
Payment	50% deposit to start, 50% on delivery (card or stablecoin)
Response time	Reply to enquiries within one business day
Will not build	Copies of other authors' protected scripts; anything promising returns

Ownership of deliverables

When the client has paid in full, the client owns the intellectual property in the custom code RC-Tools writes specifically for that project (the “Deliverable”), and may use, modify and keep it private or publish it.

Until the final payment clears, RC-Tools keeps ownership and the client has only a limited licence to test the work. Work is delivered as source code (see Delivery).

Background materials and published scripts

RC-Tools keeps ownership of everything it created before the project or builds independently of it: its code libraries, helper functions, testing and reporting tools, and the free scripts published on its TradingView profile (“Background Materials”).

Where a Deliverable includes Background Materials, the client gets a perpetual, non-exclusive licence to use them as part of that Deliverable. Standard methods such as Mann-Kendall, CUSUM or Fisher transforms are public techniques that nobody owns. What the client owns is the specific logic, parameters and configuration written for them.

RC-Tools will not reuse a client's confidential strategy rules or parameters for anyone else. It may reuse general know-how and Background Materials.

Delivery by source code

RC-Tools delivers each project as source code, which the client runs in their own TradingView account.

1. What the client receives. The full Pine Script source, with notes on its inputs and settings.
2. Protecting the code. A client who wants to restrict who can see the code can publish the script from their own TradingView account as private or invite-only. RC-Tools does not host, publish or sell access to client scripts.

Webhook and alert setups are delivered as code and settings the client deploys and controls. RC-Tools does not run, host or operate automated trading on a client's behalf.

Client materials and what RC-Tools will not build

The client confirms that they own, or have permission to use, any code, specifications and data they supply, and that using them does not infringe anyone else's rights.

RC-Tools will decline or stop work that involves:

• copying, cloning or reverse-engineering another author's protected or invite-only script
• features, marketing or documentation that promise profits, returns or specific trading outcomes
• running or managing money, or giving investment advice

If RC-Tools declines for these reasons before work starts, any deposit is refunded in full.

Confidentiality and NDA

RC-Tools treats the client's strategy rules, parameters and any supplied code as confidential and uses them only to deliver the project. On request, RC-Tools will sign a mutual NDA before the brief is shared, at no charge.

RC-Tools will not show a client's work in its portfolio, on TradingView or on social media without written permission. The obligation does not apply to information that is already public or that the client publishes themselves.

Revisions, bug fixes and warranty

Each project has a written scope in the quote, and the price covers that scope plus 2 rounds of revisions to it. Requests beyond the scope, such as new features, extra assets or a different strategy, are quoted separately.

For 30 days after delivery, RC-Tools fixes any defect, meaning behaviour that departs from the agreed specification, at no charge. Where the specification calls for confirmed-bar-only logic, RC-Tools tests that it behaves the same on historical and live bars.

The fix window does not cover changes caused by TradingView platform updates after delivery, edits made by the client or third parties, or new requirements. These can be quoted separately.

RC-Tools warrants that the work matches the specification. It does not warrant any trading result.

Quotes, payment and timelines

Every project starts with a fixed-price written quote that states the scope, delivery option, estimated timeline and price. Nothing is charged before the client accepts it.

• Deposit: 50% before work starts.
• Balance: 50% on delivery. The source code is handed over when the balance clears.
• Methods: card via payment link, or a stablecoin on a network agreed in advance.
• Timeline: dates in the quote are estimates and depend on the client supplying information and feedback promptly. Delays on the client's side move the dates.
• Cancellation: if the client cancels after work has started, RC-Tools refunds the unused part of the deposit and keeps only the value of work already done.

Work arranged through a marketplace such as Upwork follows that platform's terms and payment system instead.

Disclaimers and liability

RC-Tools supplies software. It is not a regulated financial services provider, and nothing it delivers or says is investment advice or a recommendation to trade. Backtested and simulated results have inherent limits and do not predict real results. Trading carries risk of loss, and the client decides how to use any tool.

RC-Tools is not affiliated with TradingView, Inc.

RC-Tools' total liability for any claim relating to a project is limited to the fees paid for that project, and RC-Tools is not liable for trading losses or indirect or consequential loss. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot lawfully be limited, such as for fraud or for death or personal injury caused by negligence.

Consumers: cancellation and statutory rights

This section applies only when the client is an individual buying for purposes outside their trade, business or profession (a “Consumer”). Where it conflicts with another section, this section prevails for Consumers.

• 14-day right to cancel. A Consumer may cancel within 14 days of the day the contract is made, without giving a reason, by any clear statement such as an email to admin@rc-tools.co.uk. A model cancellation form is available on request.
• Starting work within the 14 days. RC-Tools starts work during this period only if the Consumer expressly asks it to, and the quote records that request. By asking, the Consumer accepts that if they cancel after work has started they must pay a proportionate amount for the work done up to the point they told RC-Tools. They also accept that the right to cancel ends once the work has been fully performed.
• Refunds. RC-Tools refunds any money due within 14 days of receiving the cancellation notice, to the original payment method, less any proportionate amount for work done.
• Statutory rights. Nothing in these terms affects a Consumer's legal rights. RC-Tools carries out its services with reasonable care and skill, and the Deliverable will match the description in the quote and be of satisfactory quality and fit for any purpose the Consumer made known before ordering. If not, the Consumer may be entitled to a repair, replacement, price reduction or refund.
• Limits on liability. The limit on liability in these terms does not reduce a Consumer's statutory rights.

Your data

The details you send in a project request are stored by RC-Tools' form host (Netlify) and emailed to RC-Tools. They are used to reply to your request and to run your project, and are not sold or shared for marketing. Site visits are counted with cookieless analytics (Cloudflare Web Analytics). To ask for your details to be corrected or deleted, email admin@rc-tools.co.uk.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the law of England and Wales, and the courts of England and Wales have jurisdiction.