Plain-language summary of SkillMix service terms. The authoritative, binding version is the page at https://skillmix.nl/service-terms. This markdown mirror exists for LLM context and is not the legal document.
Provider
Legal entity: SkillMix BV (Belgian BV).
VAT: BE1029020540.
PEPPOL ID: 0208:1029020540.
Registered address: Abel Janssenslaan 10, 2845 Niel, Belgium.
Jurisdiction: Antwerp, Belgium.
Governing law: Belgian law applies to all engagements unless explicitly varied in writing.
Engagement structure
Every engagement follows the same three-step structure:
Free exploration call. No commitment, no fee. Used to qualify fit and outline scope.
Paid Scope Sprint (mandatory). A short, fixed-fee discovery sprint that produces a precise scope, written acceptance criteria, a fixed implementation price, and a delivery date.
Fixed-scope implementation. Built against the acceptance criteria from the Scope Sprint, under no-cure-no-pay (see below).
No implementation work begins without a completed and paid Scope Sprint. This is not optional — it is the basis on which the no-cure-no-pay guarantee can be offered fairly to both sides.
Pricing & payment
Standard payment structure: 50/50 — half invoiced on kickoff, half on outcome acceptance.
Quoting model: all SkillMix engagements are fixed-price. There is no time-and-materials billing on implementation work.
Direct external costs (e.g. cloud compute, third-party APIs, paid datasets) may be invoiced separately at cost, with prior written notice.
Pro-rata invoicing applies where work spans multiple phases or where a deliverable is partially accepted, per the Collaboration Framework.
No-cure-no-pay — what it does and doesn't mean
Applies only to implementation, only after a paid Scope Sprint, and only against the success criteria defined in that Sprint.
If those criteria are not met, the implementation fee is not owed. Not a discount, not partial credit.
The Scope Sprint itself is always paid, regardless of whether you continue with implementation.
Direct external costs (e.g. compute) may still be invoiced even where the implementation fee is waived.
Material scope changes during the build trigger a short re-scoping pass and a new fixed price; the original no-cure-no-pay terms travel only with the originally scoped deliverable.
Confidentiality & IP
All client information is treated as confidential. NDAs are standard and signed on request before any sensitive work begins.
On full payment of the implementation fee, the client owns the delivered code, prompts, models, infrastructure-as-code, documentation, and audit logs. No lock-in.
SkillMix retains the right to reuse generic methods, patterns, and unmodified open-source components.
Liability
SkillMix's liability is capped at fees actually paid for the engagement giving rise to the claim.
Indirect, consequential, and reputational damages are excluded to the extent permitted by Belgian law.
Disputes
Any dispute is governed by Belgian law and falls under the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Antwerp, Belgium.