Milestone, Cancellation &Refund Policy
Honest, transparent policies governing agile sprint milestone sign-offs, deposit protections, project cancellation terms, and warranty hypercare.
Pay Only for Delivered & Verified Engineering
Our milestone model eliminates financial risk: work is verified on clickable staging builds prior to milestone release, backed by our 60-day post-launch warranty.
Structured Sprint-by-Sprint Payments
Divanex operates on transparent milestone tranches agreed in your Statement of Work (SOW). Rather than demanding full upfront payment for complex multi-month platforms, payments are tied to delivered functional increments:
- Phase 1: Architecture & UI/UX Sprint: Wireframes, database schema design, and interactive Figma prototypes.
- Phase 2: Core Feature & API Sprints: Working backend APIs, authentication, core database entities, and web/mobile UI.
- Phase 3: Integration, QA & Staging: Payment gateway webhooks, third-party integrations, security audits, and load testing.
- Phase 4: Production Deployment & Handover: DNS propagation, cloud infrastructure handover, and 60-day warranty initiation.
Verification on Clickable Staging Environments
Every sprint deliverable is deployed to an isolated staging environment for Client inspection. Client has a standard 7-business-day acceptance review period to test newly completed features against the agreed user stories.
If any feature does not conform to the agreed SOW criteria, our engineering pod refactors and resolves it promptly before milestone sign-off.
Clean Exit Rights at Any Sprint Boundary
We understand that business priorities can pivot. If you ever choose to pause or cancel a project:
- You may cancel at the completion of any milestone with written notice.
- You retain 100% ownership of all source code, design files, database schemas, and documentation delivered and paid for up to the exit date.
- You will not be billed for subsequent unstarted sprint phases.
Transparent Handling of Milestone Funds
Deposit & Retainer Refund Terms:
- If a project is cancelled prior to the commencement of technical discovery and engineering sprints, 100% of the initial sprint deposit is refunded.
- For in-progress milestones, billing is calculated strictly on hours/deliverables completed; any unallocated pre-paid balance is refunded directly to your original payment method.
- Milestone payments already approved and accepted following staging review are non-refundable, as corresponding intellectual property and source code have been transferred to the Client.
Zero Additional Charges for Defect Fixes
All delivered software includes our 60-Day Post-Launch Warranty. If unexpected defects or errors within the original scope emerge after real traffic hits production, our team fixes them immediately without additional invoices or hourly ticketing charges.
Have Questions About Milestone Payments or SOW Terms?
Speak directly with our technical leadership for transparent contract scoping.
