This contract is made between the two parties whose complete data is specified in the attached contracting form, referred to herein as “Party One” (the Developer / Software Development Company) and “Party Two” (the Client / Project Owner), collectively referred to as “the Parties.” In accordance with the provisions of the Egyptian Civil Law No. 131 of 1948, the Intellectual Property Rights Protection Law No. 82 of 2002 (especially Articles 138-178 pertaining to copyright and related rights), the Commercial Law No. 17 of 1999, the Personal Data Protection Law No. 151 of 2020, the E-Commerce Regulation Law No. 15 of 2022, the Anti-Cybercrime Law No. 175 of 2018, and the applicable laws and regulations in the Arab Republic of Egypt, this agreement aims to regulate the software development relationship between Party One (the Developer / Software Development Company) and Party Two (the Client / Project Owner), whereby the Developer undertakes to design, develop, program, test, and deliver customized software (application, system, platform, or any other program) in accordance with the agreed specifications and requirements, for an agreed fee, with the stages of development, timelines, acceptance criteria, intellectual property rights of the developed software (including source and executable codes), future amendment and development rights, quality and performance warranties, compensation and penalties terms, and the rights of rescission and termination, all within a framework of transparency and commitment to the highest standards of software engineering and governing laws in the Arab Republic of Egypt. The parties have agreed to the following:

Article (1) Contract Definitions
1- The following words and phrases - wherever they appear in this agreement - shall have the meanings indicated next to each of them, unless the context requires a different meaning:
2- Contract: This refers to this software development agreement in its entirety, including all its terms and appendices, and its introduction shall be considered an integral part of it.
3- Developer: The first party to this contract, an individual or legal entity (software development company, independent programmer) specialized in software development, who commits to developing software for the client.
4- Client: The second party to this contract, an individual or legal entity that requests software development, owns the idea or project, and benefits from the developed software.
5- Software: The software system, application, platform, program, or software component being developed under this contract, detailed in Appendix (1) of this contract.
6- Functional Requirements: The document that specifies the functions, features, and characteristics that the software must perform, as detailed in Appendix (2) of this contract.
7- Non-functional Requirements: The document that specifies performance, security, compatibility, scalability, reliability, and any other requirements not related to functions, as detailed in Appendix (3) of this contract.
8- Design Specifications: The document that specifies the architectural design, user interface design, database design, and subsystem design, as detailed in Appendix (4) of this contract.
9- Source Code: The programming codes written in programming languages (such as Java, Python, C#, JavaScript, etc.) that constitute the software and can be read and modified by programmers.
10- Executable Code: The compiled or translated programming codes (such as .exe, .dll, .jar, .apk, .ipa files) that can be run and executed on devices or servers.
11- Development Phases: The main phases of software development, which are: analysis and design phase, development and programming phase, testing phase, and delivery and implementation phase.
12- Deliverable: The outputs provided by the developer to the client at each stage of development, including requirement documents, design specifications, source code, executable code, user documentation, operational documentation, and test results.
13- Acceptance Criteria: The criteria and requirements that the software must meet to be accepted by the client, as specified in Appendix (5) of this contract.
14- Warranty Period: The time period during which the developer guarantees the quality of the software and its freedom from defects, as specified in Article (8) of this contract.
15- Development Fee: The amount of money that the client commits to pay the developer for software development, as specified in Article (5) of this contract.
16- Related Parties: Includes affiliates, parent companies, sister companies, as well as directors, employees, contractors, consultants, agents, and representatives.

Article (2) Subject of the Contract and Scope of the Software
1- Firstly: The software subject to development:
2- The developer shall develop the following software for the client, which are detailed in the appendices attached to this contract:
3- Project name:  
4- Software description:  
5- Type of software:  
6- Languages and technologies used:  
7- Target platforms:  
8- Target users:  
9- Expected number of users:  
10- Secondly: Functional and non-functional requirements (Appendices 2 and 3):