Terms of Service

Effective Date: September 04, 2026

Welcome to yoosuf.me (the “Site”), operated by Yoosuf Mohamed, an independent systems architect and technical consultant based in Colombo, Sri Lanka (the “Consultant,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). These Terms of Service (the “Terms”) constitute a legally binding agreement between you (“you” or “Client”) and the Consultant, and govern: (a) your access to and use of the Site, and (b) any architecture, engineering, advisory, technical-leadership, or related professional services provided by the Consultant (the “Services”).

Please read these Terms carefully before using the Site or engaging the Consultant for Services. By accessing or using the Site, or by engaging the Consultant, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and by any additional terms incorporated by reference, including the Terms & Payments and the Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not use the Site or engage the Consultant.

1. Definitions

“Client” means the individual or entity that engages the Consultant for Services, and any person or entity acting on its behalf.
“Engagement Agreement” means the written agreement, statement of work, proposal, or purchase order accepted by both parties that governs a specific engagement for Services, including all exhibits and attachments.
“Deliverables” means the work products, code, documents, designs, and other materials specifically created by the Consultant for the Client in the course of an engagement.
“Confidential Information” means all non-public information disclosed by one party to the other in connection with an engagement, whether in oral, written, electronic, or other form, including business plans, source code, customer data, pricing, financial information, and technical materials.
“Fees” means the amounts payable by the Client to the Consultant for Services, as set out in the applicable Engagement Agreement or invoice.

2. Scope of Services

The Consultant provides technology consulting services, including without limitation systems architecture, software engineering, technical leadership, and AI systems advisory. The specific scope, deliverables, timelines, milestones, and success criteria for each engagement shall be defined exclusively in a written Engagement Agreement executed by both parties. In the event of any conflict between these Terms and an Engagement Agreement, the Engagement Agreement shall control with respect to that engagement, unless otherwise expressly stated.

3. Quotes, Pricing, and Fees

All pricing is quoted and invoiced exclusively in USD (United States Dollar). Engagement fees are determined by scope, complexity, timeline, and engagement model. Larger or more complex projects are individually scoped and quoted separately, and no work shall commence until the Client has received and accepted a written proposal. The starting prices published on the Services page are indicative only and do not constitute a binding offer; the binding price is the price stated in the written proposal or Engagement Agreement.

4. Payment Terms

Unless otherwise stated in the Engagement Agreement, payment terms are as follows:

A deposit is required to reserve capacity before work begins.
Milestone payments are due upon completion and acceptance of the corresponding milestones, as defined in the Engagement Agreement.
Monthly retainers, where applicable, are invoiced in advance and due at the start of each billing period.
Invoices are payable within the period stated on the invoice, typically seven (7) days.
The Consultant reserves the right to suspend performance of Services while any invoice is outstanding and unpaid. Suspension of Services shall not constitute a breach or termination of the engagement by the Consultant.

Payment methods, invoicing procedures, tax treatment, and late-payment consequences are set out in the Terms & Payments, which are incorporated into these Terms by reference.

5. Engagement Agreements

Every engagement is governed by a written Engagement Agreement that defines the deliverables, milestones, and payment terms, safeguarding the interests of both parties. Work begins only after both parties have executed the Engagement Agreement. Oral statements, promises, or representations made prior to execution that are not reflected in the Engagement Agreement shall have no binding effect.

6. Client Responsibilities

The Client agrees to:

Provide timely access to the systems, documentation, personnel, and stakeholders reasonably required for the Consultant to perform the Services.
Make decisions and provide approvals within the response times agreed in the Engagement Agreement, so that the work is not delayed.
Provide clear, accurate, and complete information relevant to the engagement, and notify the Consultant promptly of any changes or inaccuracies.
Ensure that any environments, credentials, and third-party systems provided to the Consultant are lawfully accessible and that the Client has the authority to grant such access.

Failure by the Client to satisfy these obligations may extend the timeline or increase the Fees, and such extensions or increases shall be documented in writing.

7. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise agreed in writing in the Engagement Agreement, all Deliverables created specifically for the Client during a paid engagement are the sole property of the Client, and the Consultant hereby assigns to the Client all right, title, and interest in and to such Deliverables, effective upon full payment of the Fees for the engagement. The Client acknowledges and agrees that the Consultant retains all right, title, and interest in and to (a) any pre-existing tools, libraries, methodologies, frameworks, source code, templates, and know-how, and (b) any general-purpose code, practices, and techniques developed in the course of an engagement that are not specific to the Client’s business, including any modifications, improvements, and derivative works thereof. To the extent any such retained materials are embedded in a Deliverable, the Consultant grants the Client a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to use such materials solely as incorporated in, and to the extent necessary to use, the Deliverable.

8. Confidentiality

Each party (the “Receiving Party”) agrees to hold in strict confidence all Confidential Information of the other party (the “Disclosing Party”) and shall not use or disclose such Confidential Information except as necessary to perform its obligations under these Terms or the applicable Engagement Agreement. The Receiving Party shall protect the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information using at least the same degree of care it uses to protect its own Confidential Information, and in no event less than a reasonable degree of care. These confidentiality obligations shall survive the termination or expiration of any engagement and these Terms. Confidential Information does not include information that: (a) is or becomes publicly available through no fault of the Receiving Party; (b) was rightfully in the Receiving Party’s possession prior to disclosure; (c) is rightfully obtained from a third party without restriction; or (d) is independently developed without use of the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information.

9. Warranties and Disclaimer

The Consultant warrants that the Services will be performed in a professional and workmanlike manner, with reasonable skill and care, consistent with applicable industry standards. Except for the foregoing, and to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Site and the Services are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, and the Consultant makes no other representations or warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise, including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, accuracy, or results that may be obtained from the Services. The Consultant does not warrant that the Services will be error-free, uninterrupted, or that any defects will be corrected.

10. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Consultant’s total cumulative liability arising out of or in connection with these Terms or any engagement, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), or otherwise, shall not exceed the total Fees actually paid by the Client to the Consultant for the engagement giving rise to the claim. In no event shall either party be liable to the other for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, punitive, or exemplary damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, or anticipated savings, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

11. Indemnification

The Client shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Consultant, and the Consultant’s officers, employees, and agents, from and against any third-party claims, losses, liabilities, damages, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or in connection with: (a) the Client’s use of the Site or the Services; (b) the Client’s breach of these Terms or an Engagement Agreement; or (c) the Client’s violation of any applicable law or the rights of any third party.

12. Termination

Either party may terminate an engagement with written notice as specified in the Engagement Agreement. Upon any termination, the Client shall be liable for payment of all Fees for work completed up to the date of termination, including work completed but not yet delivered, and for any non-cancellable expenses incurred by the Consultant. The provisions of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination, including without limitation Sections 7 (Intellectual Property), 8 (Confidentiality), 9 (Warranties and Disclaimer), 10 (Limitation of Liability), and 11 (Indemnification), shall survive such termination.

13. Suspension

The Consultant may suspend performance of Services, in whole or in part, without liability, in the event of (a) any outstanding and unpaid invoice, (b) the Client’s material breach of these Terms or the applicable Engagement Agreement, or (c) any force majeure event as described in Section 14. The Consultant shall provide the Client with reasonable written notice of any such suspension where practicable.

14. Force Majeure

Neither party shall be liable for any failure or delay in performing its obligations due to any cause beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation acts of God, natural disasters, war, terrorism, civil unrest, pandemics, power or telecommunications outages, government actions, or failures of third-party services or infrastructure.

15. Independent Contractor

The Consultant is an independent contractor and not an employee, agent, joint venturer, or partner of the Client. Neither party has the authority to bind the other or to incur obligations on the other’s behalf. Nothing in these Terms creates an employment, partnership, or agency relationship between the parties.

16. Assignment

The Client may not assign or transfer these Terms or any Engagement Agreement, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the Consultant. The Consultant may assign these Terms or an Engagement Agreement in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganisation, or sale of all or substantially all of its business. Subject to the foregoing, these Terms shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their permitted successors and assigns.

17. Entire Agreement and Severability

These Terms, together with the Terms & Payments, the Privacy Policy, and any applicable Engagement Agreement, constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, and communications, whether written or oral. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect, and the invalid provision shall be deemed modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable.

18. No Waiver

The failure of either party to enforce any provision of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of that provision or of any other provision, and shall not affect the right to enforce any provision at any later time. A waiver of any provision shall be effective only if made in writing and signed by the waiving party.

19. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

These Terms and any engagement between the parties shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Sri Lanka, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to these Terms or an engagement shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Sri Lanka. The parties agree that the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods shall not apply to these Terms or any engagement.

20. Changes to These Terms

The Consultant may amend these Terms from time to time. Any amendments shall become effective upon posting on this page, and the “Effective Date” above shall be updated accordingly. Your continued use of the Site or engagement of the Consultant after the posting of amended Terms constitutes your acceptance of the amended Terms. It is your responsibility to review these Terms periodically for changes.

21. Contact

Questions, notices, or requests relating to these Terms may be directed to [email protected].

Last updated: September 04, 2026