What a white-label development agreement should cover

Confidentiality and commercial relationship

• NDA from the moment sensitive information is shared.
• No contact or client solicitation outside the agreed frame.
• Meeting participation only when the agency requests it.
• No publishing brands, screenshots or outcomes without explicit permission.

Ownership and technical control

The agreement should state where repositories, domains, deployment accounts and documentation live. Delivery should not depend on a personal account the agency cannot access.

• Ownership of code and deliverables.
• Agency access to repository, CI and staging.
• Secure, revocable credential management.
• Inventory of third-party services and recurring costs.

Scope, acceptance and change

A fixed price only makes sense when there is a verifiable outcome. If priorities change often, a retainer or support frame with visible capacity and limits is safer.

• Deliverables and milestones.
• Acceptance criteria.
• Person responsible for validation.
• How changes are approved and affect timing or budget.

Support, handoff and exit

Closure should define included post-launch support, remaining documentation, access revocation and what another person needs to continue.

A clean exit protects both agency and developer by preventing indefinite expectations and out-of-frame emergencies.