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You don’t want to depend on an agency.Code, logins and data belong to you.
The website including all files and logins, source code, data and documentation: it all belongs to you. There’s no licence that expires and no key we keep.
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The situation
With your last agency, hosting, domain and admin access sat in their account, the code wasn’t documented and every text change meant a phone call. Or your software runs on a platform that charges per head per month – and whose prices rise once switching hurts.
So before the next project you want it in writing: who owns the website, code and data? Who has which logins? And what happens when the collaboration ends?
Our solution
For websites, the website belongs to you, including all files and logins; you get personal logins and the hosting contract is in your name. We build a custom theme with the block editor instead of page builders such as Elementor, Divi or WPBakery – and train your team to change copy, images and pages itself.
For software and apps, code, data, export paths and documentation belong to you. Source code ownership is settled in writing before the project starts, you get repository access, and there’s no per-user licence model. If the collaboration ends, you get everything complete and in usable form – another team can take over.
Custom software in detailProcess & details
How you stay independent – from day one:
- 01Ownership in writing
- 02Logins in your name
- 03Repository access
- 04Documentation & training
- 05Complete handover
You stay free with ongoing services too: maintenance term and notice period are stated transparently in the quote, the analytics growth partnership can be cancelled monthly, tracking is set up in your own accounts, and when an SEO engagement ends, all the work stays with you.
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4 clients worldwide
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Adltortechnik
Waiblingen, Germany
ADL Tortechnik is a specialist company based in Waiblingen (Stuttgart region), focused on the planning, sale, installation and maintenance of modern door, gate and loading-bay technology.
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Das Catering
Germany
Das Catering (Das Catering Berlin) is the full-service catering arm of the Berlin restaurant concept Die Stulle. Based at the same address in Berlin-Charlottenburg, the team caters private celebrations, brand events and corporate functions in Berlin and Brandenburg.
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- Code, data and documentation are yours
- Website and logins belong to you
- No licence that expires
- Source code ownership in writing
- Hosting contract in your name
- Fixed quote, no hidden items
- Owner-led studio in Berlin
This is what you get.
Every line is on our service page – nothing we don’t deliver.
- 01
Ownership in writing
Source code ownership in the contract before the project starts – no open questions at the end.
- 02
Your logins
Personal logins, hosting contract in your name, tracking in your own accounts.
- 03
No page builder, no licence trap
Custom theme with the block editor, software without per-user licences.
- 04
Documentation & training
Readable, documented code and training for your team.
- 05
Complete handover
Code, data and documentation complete and in usable form – also when we part ways.
Four steps to the finish.
From the first call to the handover.
- 01
Intro call
15 minutes, free. Your project, existing systems and what you need regarding ownership.
- 02
Fixed quote & contract
Scope, stages and source code ownership in writing – no hidden items.
- 03
Build
Logins in your name, repository access, documented code.
- 04
Handover
Training, documentation and all files – ongoing care only if you want it.
Frequently asked questions
Who owns the website when an agency builds it?
At KULIMO, you do – including all files and logins. You get personal logins and the hosting contract is in your name.
Who owns the source code of an app?
We settle that in writing before the project starts. The aim is that another team could continue developing the application: we document the code, keep the structure traceable and give you repository access.
How do I avoid vendor lock-in?
Make sure code, data, export paths and documentation belong to you and no licence expires. With us there’s no licence that expires and no key we keep.
Can I maintain the website myself?
Yes, that’s the norm. You get a content management system, training and a structure that lets you change copy, images and subpages without technical knowledge.
What happens if we end the collaboration?
You receive source code, data and documentation complete and in usable form. The application keeps running on your infrastructure and another team can take over.
Ask us what will belong to you at the end.
15 minutes, free, no obligation. Afterwards you know how ownership, logins and handover are handled in your project.
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